BRIE was resting her head on Hamish's shoulder as they and Randall sat in the tonneau of Mr Morton's truck with Alyssa in the passenger's seat and Jack driving. Jack pulled the truck to a stop outside the den. Hamish slowly lifted Brie off his shoulder before standing up. "We should probably…" Randall started in regard to Jack before was stopped by Hamish; "Give him some space. Great idea."
Once he had jumped off the truck, Hamish gripped Brie around her waist and helped her off the truck with her hands resting on his shoulders to keep herself stable. "I was thinking more like a group hug," Randall suggested making both Hamish and Brie shook their heads at him.
"Nope," Hamish said as he helped Brie into the house.
He laid her down onto the couch and he gripped her hand that was laying on her stomach. "You okay?" he asked as he stared down at her.
She gave him a small smile with heavy eyelids. "I'll be okay. I just need to rest," she informed him; turning over the hand he was gripping to interlock their fingers together.
Brie's time for resting was short-lived as Jack and Alyssa entered the den. Hamish helped Brie off the couch and noticed she was steadier on her feet then she was before. The two plus Randall stood in front of Jack and Alyssa. "Jack. I'm so sorry about your grandfather," Randall spoke with Brie nodding in agreement.
"Let's just…not talk about it," Jack explained; not looking at the three in front of him.
"Okay. Let's talk about Lilith. Where is she?" Hamish asked as he moved his eyes from Jack to Alyssa.
"She wolfed out and distracted Edward, bought me time to escape," Alyssa answered making Randall asked for further explanation; "And then?"
"I don't know," Alyssa sighed, shrugging her shoulders.
"I'll check her hide locker," Randall suggested with Hamish nodding in agreement.
Brie could feel the anger seeping off Hamish and she knew it was directed to Jack. "What were you thinking? We had a plan," Hamish snapped at Jack who had finally looked up from the spot on the ground he was staring at.
"Alyssa was in danger. I had to help. That alright with you?" Jack sassed to Hamish making Brie roll her eyes.
"No, because you keep doing whatever you wanna do, and people end up dead," Hamish snarled at Jack as the door to the basement opened and Randall reappeared.
"Lilith's hide isn't there," Randall informed them once he returned to his previous spot next to Brie.
"Or missing, just as bad. The point is, how many more people need to die because of you?" Hamish asked Jack who answered; "Only one more."
Jack walked away from them to the living room where he stood in front of the window, staring out of it. The others looked at each other before Brie shook her head. Slowly, they began walking over to Jack and stared at him. "Look, Jack…" Hamish began but Jack interrupted him; "I know we have to focus on killing Coventry."
"We have to rescue Lilith," Randall explained which didn't sit well with Alyssa.
"What we have to do is get that book away from Edward," Alyssa pointed out making Brie scoff loudly.
"Maybe if you didn't help him require all the pieces…we wouldn't be in this situation," she snarled at Alyssa who stared at her with wide eyes.
"I don't recall our last Marvel team-up working out so well," Hamish remarked; glaring at Alyssa.
"The book is key to everything. And right now, Edward is at his most vulnerable," Alyssa explained; feeling uncomfortable from Hamish and Brie's stares on her.
"You sure about that?" Randall asked; not believing her.
"He needs to complete the final sacrifice before the Vade Maecum will bond with him," she answered making Brie's eyes widened when she remembered.
"What's the final sacrifice?" Hamish asked which Alyssa answered; "His son."
"His firstborn son," Brie explained; her eyes moving over to Jack.
"You know what we need to do to beat Coventry?" Jack asked the others before turning around to face them.
"Absolutely nothing," he answered his own questioned making them stared at him with frowning brows.
"What the fuck?" the four of them spoke in unison.
"So, your plan is to let Coventry murder my brother?" Brie asked him; angry seeping with every word.
Jack didn't respond as he stared at Brie with his face void of emotions. "Fuck you!" she snarled at him; pointing her finger at him.
She didn't let the others respond as she stormed out of the den. "Brie!" she could hear Hamish call out, but she ignored his calls.
She was going to her brother.
Brie had managed to steal a car; with the help of her magic of course. When she arrived at her former home, she entered the house to see several members of the Order guarding the front door. "Brie," she heard Maddox's voice called out before feeling him throw himself out her.
She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and gripped him tightly. "Brie…can't…breathe," he gasped as Brie gripped him too tightly.
She released her grip before kneeling down to be eye level with him. "There's something I need to tell you," she informed him; gripping his upper arms.
Brie, however, wasn't able to tell him the truth when the sounds of yells from outside Edward's office that they were standing in. She pushed Maddox behind her; her body tense as she didn't know who was attacking. However, when the growls of wolves reached her ears, she let out a sigh; relieved that it was the wolves attacking.
After a few moments, the yells had disappeared, and the doors were thrown open to reveal Randall and Hamish standing on the other side; wearing robes she didn't know where they got from.
She gave them a small smile before turning around to Maddox who kept himself hidden behind Brie. "It's okay. They're friends of mine. We going to take you somewhere safe," she informed him; brushing his hair away from his eyes.
She lightly tapped his temple causing his eyes to close and to fall into Brie's arms. She stood up and carried Maddox on her hips like she use to do when he was younger. She had to use her magic to lessen the strain of his weight on her arms.
"Let's go," Brie spoke to Hamish and Randall and together we walked out of Coventry's home.
It wasn't kidnapping if the person being kidnapped doesn't know they are being kidnapped.