Eddward and Kev look around and see nothing then head back. "Anything?" he asks, desperately clutching his mating marks.
"No, it looked like someone was there recently it they're gone now. No tracks outside and no scents either to follow. So can't you guys communicate through your bond? You get anything through there?"
"Nothing. He has cut me off or passed out" Eddward says worriedly.
"Let's just move forward... We should stick together and find him. There is only two places left: The compound to the East and the Children's compound" Nazz pointed out. "Well, the children's compound is full of holding cells, there are no procedure rooms there... The best chance we have would be to check the Eastern Compound" Kev explained.
Eddward nods in understanding "Quickly then, quickly!" he says taking off. Kev took the lead, heading east as fast as he could. He knew Eddward was getting desperate to get his mate back just as he would b
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Kevin slowly came to in a cell, alone and in pain. His arms were chained above his head and he couldn't feel his legs but he could move them a bit. His back was screaming in pain and he couldn't turn his head to either side without almost passing out from the pain. He didn't know when he took to his human form again but it didn't matter right now. His whole body hurt and he wanted to get out. He tried to pull at the chains holding his arms but cried out in agony. He knew his mate was out looking for him but he didn't want to open their bond and have the pain run through him, too.
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Eddward growls in frustration at not finding anything in the eastern location as they head off to the last location. He pushes himself and everyone else harder "Hurry please."
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Kevin came to again when his cell door opened and a figure walked in, holding a bucket. "You look thirsty, want some water?"
When Kevin refused to answer, Alistar throws the bucket of boiling hot water over Kevin's body. A cry in agony tore through Kevin's throat as Alistar grabbed his arm and injected another serum into his bloodstream. "Oh I'm sorry, but don't worry... This serum might help, but it will burn like a bitch though."
Alistar stood and left, slamming the cell door closed. Kevin laid there and tried to block out the pain lacing through his veins. His control on his link failed as he reached out for his mate subconsciously. Eddward screamed in agonizing pain as he crumpled to the ground, falling from the trees.
"Kevin!" he screams withering in agony.
Nazz skids to a stop next to him as Edd and Kev drop to the ground. "What's wrong?! What happened?" Nazz asks frantically.
Just as quickly as the pain engulfed him it washes away and he stands up, dusting himself off. "It's Kevin, he is being tortured and we have to find him now" he growls, enraged and panicked.
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Kevin managed to get their bond blocked again, he hoped he didn't cause Eddward to get hurt because of his fuck up. Everything hurt and he wanted to go home with his mate and family. He wanted to get up and kill Alistar, kill the guards, kill everyone that was on Alistar's side; his only hope was Eddward. When he got here, he was going to light the place ablaze...
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The group finally makes it to the sight and the split up for a moment to assess the situation. "Report" Eddward barks as they meet back up.
"Locked up tight... Guards inside every door" Nazz chimed.
"Knowing my father, he will have top security at all the entrances but he is careless. There are times where the guards will lax and that's when we should strike" Kev advised.
"And not make ourselves known. The more we keep ourselves quiet and sneak around the better" Edd added before looking to Nazz. "You may want to take your human form... It's easier to hide a human than a large blonde wolf."
Eddward tosses her a knife. "Here, since you will not be in wolf form. The small Raven is right."
Nazz caught the blade in her hand, securing it at her waist she cracked her neck. "We know where he is in here? This is a large compound, it could take us awhile to find him if we have to go room by room."
Eddward looks at Kev "Any ideas?"
"Probably the basement level... That's where all the cells are. Alistar must know that you are coming. He could switch it up and so I wouldn't know."
Eddward sighs "If Kevin would open his fucking bond, this would be so much easier" he growls, reaching out again.
"But his pain comes through, doesn't it? He doesn't want to do that to you would be my assumption" Edd offered.
"Yes, I understand that, but I could grin and bear it so we could find him" Eddward says slamming against the bond with his mind.
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Kevin groaned in his cell, he could feel Eddward close and he was pounding against their link. He let his barrier down a little bit to link to his mate, calling Eddward to him.
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Eddward tenses in pain but smiles. "He knows we are here. I know where he is" he says softly to the others as he feels their link close again. He send a swift 'I love you' to the ginger wolf.
"Where is he? If he is by an outer wall, we may be able to get to him from an outside window or something? Otherwise, let's knock it the guards and get him out" Nazz snipped.
"He is in the basement..." Eddward says certainly "I could feel him underground."
"Then let's go. Lead the way" Kev said. Eddward nods and darts forward snapping the neck of a sleeping guard and making his way in. Nazz peers around both end of the hallway, seeing it clear and not hearing any footsteps or talking, she nods forward to let the vampires go first and she'll bring up the back.
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"Wake up, mongrel!" Kevin hears that rough voice break through his hazy mind.
"What could you possibly want now?" Kevin sassed weakly. He was tired and in an immense amount of pain. He didn't want to deal with Alistar and his bullshit.
"Your mate is here... I'm going to see how much he can take before he begs me for death."
"Leave him alone! Why can't you just leave us in peace?!" Kevin tried to get a rise out of Alistar but that was all he couldn't muster before leaning his head back and a few tears slipping down his cheek.
"You just concentrate on getting Eddward to show his face." With that Alistar slammed his cell door and left with a vicious laugh.
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Eddward leads the pack, darting down this hall way and that, swiftly killing several guards as they head downstairs.
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Kevin opened his bond fully and practically begged Eddward to leave, that Alistar was waiting for him...
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Eddward growls and sends an image of Nazz and the fledglings. 'I'm not leaving without you!' he booms in his head.
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Kevin strained at his chains with all the energy he had and screamed out "No! Get out of here!"
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Edd stopped and looked down a dark corridor. Nazz stopped behind him "What?! Why'd you stop?"
"Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Kevin... That was Kevin! Eddward!"
"I know if you wish to leave do so, he just informed me that it's a trap for me" Eddward says continuing down the hall.
"I heard him from down here though..." Edd started before a doppelgänger came from the shadows and grabbed the young doctor, pulling him to the shadows. Kev ran forward "Go save your mate, I'll worry about mine!" Kev ran forward with a growl.
Nazz raced to right behind Eddward. "This is bad... Is Kevin close?!"
Eddward nods and draws out a knife "Yes, though I fear we will have to rescue the fledglings now too" he says before busting in a cell door.
"Mon amour!" he says seeing the struggling werewolf.
"... Eddward, get out of here..." Kevin weakly protested. "Alistar..."
"I know, my darling, but I will not leave without you" Eddward says ripping the chains out of the wall and carrying the wolf out of the cell. "Let's go, Nazz."
"We need to get to a place that I safely c-" Nazz grunted as her legs were swept out from under her and she was pulled back by her double. "Go now! Get out of here!" she cried as she attacked with the knife.
Eddward tosses Kevin over his shoulder "I'm sorry, I know you hurt but I have to get you out of here!" he shouts dashing out and past Nazz and whoever, or whatever, she is fighting.
Suddenly, Kevin was yanked out of Eddward's arms and he was kicked to the floor. Alistar had Kevin kneeling on the concrete with two knives crossed in front of Kevin's throat. "You came a bit more prepared than I had thought... Had to make adjustments. You have a tendency to piss me off but not tonight. You're trapped in here..." he laughed menacingly. "You move and I'll slice his throat apart, he'll bleed out before you have any chance to heal him."
"Then I'll die with him, Alistar, and you don't want that… You want me to suffer, don't you?" he asks.
"Tempting offer really... Alas, you are correct. I would love for you to suffer. I would love to kill all your little family and make you watch and then, only then, I would kill your mate and watch you turn to ashes. However, fate seems to have dealt me another ha-..." Alistar was cut off by a figure colliding their knee with his face.
"God, you're insufferable and annoying! Shut up!" Marie taunts grabbing Kevin and hauling him on her back and gently and quickly as possible. "Move your ass, Eddward! Be surprised later!"
Eddward sighs in relief "I caught your scent… about time!" he calls out rushing forward just as Nazz joins them.
"What the hell! Where did she some from?!" she yell. They heard Alistar's voice ring out over the loud speakers, commanding all guards to attack on sight and kill whomever they come across
Eddward shrugs "Who cares? She saved our asses!" Eddward says taking out some throwing knifes, freeing the fledgings from a battle with two guards and duplicate of Daniel. Behind Marie a duplicate of Victoria rose up and before she could act, a large brown wolf jumped on her, effectively snapping her neck and killing her. "Let's move! Daniel and Victoria are keeping the entrance open!"
"Lucas?!" Eddward asks in surprised as he continues to run.
"The one and only!" he grins as he slashes through another few guards. They fight their way through the compound, Eddward and Lucas killing most of the guards, as they lead the pack out. Once outside, Eddward grabs his mate from Marie.
"Everyone split up and meet back at the house. He knows where the sheriff's station is" he says flitting off.
Nazz and Marie split off, Kev and Edd split off, Victoria and Daniel split off, and Lucas split off on his own. Kevin tried to stay awake but he was failing. He was cold, in immense pain, and very tired. He clung as tight as he could to his mate, drawing comfort and relief from him, trying to not echo back his guilt.
"Darling, don't worry. You have nothing to be sorry for" Eddward says gently as he continues to flit through the trees. Kevin just groaned and curled in closer, inhaling Eddward's calming scent and slipping off to sleep. Eddward gets back to the house first then grabs a bobby pin from Marie's pack and picks the locks on his mate.
Once the chains fell off his wrists, Kevin started to come back to consciousness. He groaned in pain as his muscles screamed at him to stop moving but he missed his mate. He thought he was going to die, he prayed for it and his only regret was he wouldn't be able to see Eddward one final time. But now things have changed and he was back with him, Eddward's warm hands on his skin brought so much comfort to the red head and he wanted to relish in it.
Eddward picks him up and carries him into the bathroom filling the bath up with warm water and cleaning him gently. He was touching everywhere he can, thanking God that his love was still with him, as he washes the ginger's roughed up face. A silent tear of relief falls as he breathes deeply.
"Kevin, my darling... I know you are conscious, if just barely, but I want you to listen to what I have to say. We have to stop letting our emotions get the better of us when it comes to jealousy. I almost lost you this time and I am not the only one that is counting on you. It is not just us anymore as we have Daniel, Nazz, Marie, and your mother and father to look after. Darling, even the fledglings helped me save you. So from now on, no more running, no more blocking our bond. I believe it was you who said that we work best as a team and I believe to do that we have to quit shutting each other out. We need to work together, through our bond. Just imagine how much more clearly we would be able to communicate by now if we quit shutting each other out." he says kissing the ginger's forehead.
Kevin listened intently and sighed. He slowly opened his eyes and gazed at Eddward, a small smile graces his face. The warm water was soothing his abused body and Eddward's touch was making it even better. He gingerly lifted his hand and touched Eddward's face.
Eddward smiles and cups the Kevin's hand to his face "Je t'aime" he says softly. Kissing his lover's palm "Let us get you out of there. The water is turning cold and we must get you dressed before the others get back so you can be healed" he says. Unplugging the tub, he gently dries the ginger off and carries him to their room where he slips boxers and sleep pants on before lying next to him and petting his hair the way he likes humming the lullaby he sung to Danny.
Shortly after, Daniel and Victoria reached the home. Daniel tumbled in being scolded by his Mother. "Daniel! You are getting mud and dirty everywhere! Go wash off in the stream behind the house immediately while I heal your brother. And no, you may not help. Your energy is too hyper and it gives people a headache" she claimed. A small "aww, man" was heard before Victoria knocked on the bedroom door before entering. "Eddward, is he awake?"
"Just barely. He is trying to hold on to consciousness" Eddward says continuing to pet the ginger. Kevin tightens his grip on his raven, not wanting to let go. Victoria came close and touched his shoulder, examining his back. "This is horrible... That bastard..."
Eddward sighs "Yes, I know it is awful. I've cleaned him so that when you got here you could heal him. Forgive me, he doesn't want to let go. You can heal him even though he is clutching onto me, correct?"
"Yes, that is correct. The healing would just concentrate on him" she closed her eyes and concentrated intently. A white light emanates from her hands and encompasses her son's body. Victoria trembles as she heals her son's injuries one at a time. Eventually, the last of his injuries were healed and a tired mother fell to her knees on the floor. Lucas was there in a second, lifting her in his arms, and carrying her to their room. Before he left, he turned and said "Thank you for saving my son. He is healed physically... Time for both of you to heal mentally" and he leaves with the click of the door.
Eddward holds the ginger tightly "I'm so sorry my love. I never wanted to kiss him, he kissed me and it wasn't even him! It was a duplicate trying to get us to separate!" he says shamefully hoping that the ginger will believe the truth.
Kevin responded in the only way he knew how... He bared his fangs and bit into his claiming mark on the vampire's neck with a low growl.
Eddward gasps and moans "Mon amour..."
Kevin detached himself and connected their lips, sharing the blood and moaning. Eddward begins to heal as he fights for dominance in the kiss. He lets out a low growl as more relieved tears slip down his face.
"Don't cry..." another kiss "It's okay..."
"He had you... He could have killed you... And the last thing you saw... Was some filthy... Little doppelgänger... Kissing me..." Eddward cries between kisses.
"I knew... Deep down... It wasn't... Your choice... I love you... I'm sorry..." Kevin bit down on Eddward's bottom lip, sucking and pulling on it. His hands running down Eddward's sides, resting in the small of his back, pulling him closer.
Eddward growls "You knew...?"
"After I left and I thought about it, I just knew that you wouldn't be unfaithful to me but I had to calm down and think about it to realize that."
Eddward wraps his arms around the ginger's neck and moans as he kisses a certain spot. "I threw him against a tree."
"Good, cuz you're mine and mine alone. Now, I have to wonder how does it feel to be mated to a werewolf/vampire hybrid?"