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Chapter 14

(Third POV)

Chloe opened her eyes slightly at the feel of arms tightening around her waist and a nose nuzzling itself into her neck. She let a small smile cross her features, and she slowly turned in the embrace to look at the person holding her. Raising her hand, Chloe gently traced the face of this wolf, this man, that she discovered to be her mate only 6 months ago. As much as she wanted to resist the bond, she fell for Derek in the end still. She felt the bond between them grow stronger every day they were near each other. Her body had become attuned to his own.

Chloe leaned close and gently brushed her lips across Derek's, her eyes closing and relishing in the small contact. She let out a slight noise of surprise when suddenly she found herself on her back with Derek hovering over and kissing her deeply. Chloe lightly bit Derek's bottom lip and smiled when a rumble came from him. She slid her hands up his bare chest and tangled her fingers in his hair when Derek trailed his hand down to her hip and hooked her leg around his waist.

When Derek pulled away slightly to breathe, Chloe watched him, her eyes briefly flashing that deep purple at him. When his eyes flared that purple color back at her, Chloe touched his face gently and stared up at him.

"I love you." She whispered. Derek paused above her before quickly crushing his lips to hers.

"I love you, too, snowflake." He whispered back.

Derek slowly opened his eyes. His dreams had taken him back to the first time Chloe told him she loved him. He growled to himself. He had to get her back.

He climbed into the cab that had been sent to meet him after getting off the plane. He was in a daze as the taxi drove. He watched the scenery pass him, buildings, cars, people, then it was open fields. Wait, open fields?

"The hotel is in the city, why are we outside the city?" Derek asked the driver.

The driver stayed silent for a moment, glancing at Derek in the rearview mirror. "I was told to bring you here, instead." The car pulled to a stop in the middle of the road.

"Where is here exactly?" Derek growled.

The driver nodded out the window towards the field. Derek turned to look and immediately shifted and started growling as he jerked the door open and slammed it shut, making his way to the figure he saw standing there waiting for him.

"Where is she?" Derek demanded.

"She was taken."

Derek roared in the individual's face.

"Derek, I had to sedate her. You looked at her after the binding spell was done. She was going feral because you weren't close. She wasn't in control. Winter was even worse."

"Then why didn't you bring her back to me, Jesse," Derek growled.

"We were going to when something happened. She was knocked out, in the sleeping spell, I put on her. She wasn't going to wake up until you kissed her, cliché I know, but it was the only way I could make sure she would stay asleep until we got her to you. Adrian found us though, I don't know how, but he was able to ambush us and take Chloe. He's done something to her. That woman, in the small village that you are going to, that isn't Chloe, that's a duplicate, just like the one that looks like you. It's a trap, Derek. Adrian is trying to get you as well. If he gets you both, there's no telling what he has planned for you. Chloe, wouldn't want you to get caught if she was in her right mind."

Derek felt his claws dig into the palm of his hand. "I need her back, Jesse. I don't know how much longer I can hold on without her." He whispered, a light hint of desperation in his voice.

Jesse placed a hand on Derek's shoulder. "I know, Kira's surveilling how we can get her out of where she is right now and what exactly they are doing with her since she's in the sleeping state she's in currently."

Derek jerked away from Jesse's touch. "It hurts when anyone touches me." He grunted.

"Sorry, I forgot."

"Jesse," a voice called out. Derek and Jesse could make out a figure running towards them.

"It's Kira," Jesse said. The smaller girl stopped in front of the two and had a look of apprehension on her face.

"It's not good." Kira started. "It's hard to explain. They've entered her subconsciousness, and apparently, there's a nymph there that is willing the power of some Inyx's to manipulate Chloe's mind."

"An Inyx, why would they use the bird of love to," Jesse's eyes trailed over to Derek, and a look crossed her face. "Oh dear. Did they say the name of the nymph?"

"There were two I think, Tages and Vegoia. Jesse, I think he's working with them, and they are going to use her to get to you, not Derek."

"Who is Tages and Vegoia?" Derek crossed his arms and looked sternly at the two women before him.

"Tages is a seer, a guardian, not a nymph. Vegoia is the nymph." Jesse muttered to herself before answering Derek. "How familiar are you with Etruscan mythology?" Jesse asked him.

"It was mostly merged with Roman mythology when they were conquered," Derek answered.

"Right, well there is a lot that was not merged and remains vital for what is going on right now." Jesse sighed and got a faraway look in her eyes momentarily. Kira touched her arm.

"Hey, that's not going to bring them back. Just focus on the now. Focus on getting Chloe back."

"When we get Chloe back, you are going to have to lock yourselves up for about a week. With the state, she was in before I put her under and the condition you are in currently, you'll need to complete the bond, both sides." Jesse gave Derek a pointed look. "I realize you two, still aren't okay, that's why I said to take at least a week. You two have to move past this, especially Chloe."

Derek remained quiet. "I thought it was complete when…" his voice trailed off.

"Heavens, no. Chloe knows what is involved. I'll leave it to her to open up and tell you exactly how you two need to complete the bond."

"From what I can tell, she's in a room on an altar of some kind. They-" Kira stopped when Derek's cell phone started to ring.

"What?" Derek growled.

"We have Chloe here at the cottage. Adrian, he just appeared, saying he was done with Chloe, she was broken anyways. Then just disappeared laughing. She won't wake up though, Deaton says she's under a spell, we don't know what they did to her Derek, but she's with us again at least." Scott's voice quickly said.

"I'm on my way. It's a sleeping spell, Jesse put it on her. Apparently, she had been worse than I have been lately. We will be there shortly." Derek hung up and turned to head towards the village, Jesse and Kira following him close behind.

Upon they entered the cottage, they saw everyone standing around the bed that was placed in the middle of the room. Chloe looked serene and untouched. Derek walked over and gently touched her cheek.

"Chloe," he whispered. He just stared at her face for a moment before leaning in to kiss her.

Jesse took in a sharp breath and took a step forward. "Derek, wait, don't-" An energy released itself from Chloe and Jesse tensed as Derek slowly leaned up and watched as Chloe's eyes slowly opened to reveal her eyes as black pits, void of any emotion. They looked haunted and weren't reflecting light.

"Oh, no, what have they done to you?" Jesse whispered. Her eyes glowed green, and she noticed a hue emanating from Chloe's body. Everyone jolted when Chloe suddenly had Derek by the throat, digging her nails into the skin.

Chloe opened her mouth with an evil smirk. "Thank you, Hale. You were the key to solidifying my hold on her."

Derek's eyes widened in fear.

"Did you really think I wouldn't see the only way to wake her was from your kiss?" Adrian's voice taunted, as it merged with Chloe's, creating dissonance and eeriness as he spoke. "Oh, that is sweet. I hate to break it to you though wolf boy. She's mine, and I don't plan on ever letting my new toy go." Chloe flung Derek into the nearest wall. "You know, I really owe you double thanks. It took me a while to figure out what memory of yours would be the key to get her to just give up. Then I found it. That fight with the Anuk'te. All that creature had to do was conjure up your biggest weakness, the anger, and fear that you felt about a woman. Low blow to Chloe, it wasn't her. It was another woman. That Jennifer druid woman that used you. I just linked that to all the intimate interactions between you and Jennifer and voila, one Chloe Freeman at my service."

Chloe's body stood as Derek grunted and stood up to watch Chloe's inhabited body. "Chloe, I know you're in there. Please, come back to me. I've been going crazy without you, there's more to what happened with the Anuk'te than he showed you."

"Ah, ah, ah," Adrian' taunted. "She can't hear you. She's locked up in a world that I created for her so that she remembers who she really belongs to," Adrian paused, and a sinister smile crossed Chloe's face. "me."

"No, Chloe, can you hear me? You need to fight him. Snowflake, fight him and come back to me."

"Why would she come back to you?" Adrian started to laugh. Suddenly Chloe's body fell to the floor.

"Well, that's enough of that, don't you think?" a peppy female voice spoke up. There was a glimmer in the air and a beautiful woman with long blonde tresses, wearing a white cloth as if she was some century-old Greek goddess statue that came to life.

"Aleia? What?" Jesse spoke, her green eyes flaring to life. "Why are you here?"

"I called her." Jesse tensed and slowly turned to see Sebastian Karuch standing in the doorway. Her fists clenched as she moved and threw a hard right hook into his face.

"Jesse, if he didn't Chloe might not have a chance." Aleia's eyes glowed silver and Jesse gasped.

"Oh god, that's the hell she's living right now." Tears began to form in the corners of Jesse's eyes. Derek growled, and Jesse looked at him. "Show him," Jesse told Aleia.

Scott picked up Chloe and gently laid her back down on the bed as he watched Aleia's silver gaze turn on Derek. Derek's sharp intake of breath had him worried, and when Derek fell to his knees, he began to fear the worst.

"What is she going through right now?"

"How do we get her out?" Derek finally said, looking up at Aleia.

"I would have to cause your subconsciousness to merge with hers temporarily. You would have to convince Chloe to wake up and fight in that time you have. If she doesn't, you will be trapped there with her as well. The enchantment she is under is powerful and can only be broken by her, this Adrian made sure of it." Aleia stated.

"Derek, no. This could be exactly what Adrian wants, you to get trapped in there with her." Scott spoke up.

"You don't think I can't get her out?" Derek challenged. Scott paused.

"No, it's not that, it's just-"

"It doesn't matter. I…This is all my fault. She's doubted me for too long. If this is the only way to be with her forever, because I fucked up, then so be it. I'd rather be with her in the hell that she's living in there, than without her at all." Derek cut Scott off and looked at his friend.

Aleia nodded and gestured for him to lay down next to Chloe on the bed. Derek walked over and laid down on his back, taking Chloe's hand in his own and threading their fingers together.

I'm coming snowflake. Derek thought as he turned his head to gaze at Chloe as Aleia began to chant above him.

"Derek, you will have to find her in there. Be prepared for some challenges, Winter is going to test you to see if you are still worthy, of either of them. It's not just the human side that you are fighting for anymore." Jesse said gently as he felt his eyes grow heavy.

As Jesse's words settled within him, Derek and his wolf shared one thought before succumbing to the darkness. We aren't giving up on us.