Chapter 13
Merrick's POV
I leave the room and head for the front door, pistol in my hand ready for anything. If Luca was bold enough to try and poison us, he might come back to finish the job, especially knowing that Phillip was affected. It left us unguarded and outmanned. Two lycans with a badass werewolf guard that had been training with the lycan general would be a force to reckon with, but without knowing if Ella could fight I didn't want to take that chance. I look out the peephole to check who was knocking, but there was no one there. I hear the knock again but still no one.
"Who's there?" I say, my alpha voice in full effect.
"It's me, Your grace," the familiar voice whispered. "Doctor Reed, Why can't I see you?" I question. I had seen a lot of things in my 28 years but never an invisible werewolf.
"Please your grace let us in and I will explain everything, I promise." I carefully open the door and suddenly Doctor Reed and a younger woman appear.
"What the...?" The young woman and the doctor quickly come into the door and lock it. "I'm sorry my boy, I got here as quick as I would. This is Sadie", he points to the woman as she bows. "She is my assistant and will be helping me with your guard. We are going to take a look and assess the situation, please we haven't got a lot of time, where is he?" Doctor Reed was a no-nonsense kind of person, one of the many things I admired about him. I lead him to the doors of our suite and show them in.
Ella's head raised with alarm and the door flew open her eyes changing from their normal deep blue is a light gray as her Lycan threatened to shift.
"This is the Doctor, Ella. It's alright" I assured her. The deep blue faded back in as she got out from under the covers placing her dress on from the night before.
"I'm sorry, I'm just on high alert" she smiled and moved towards me wrapping her arm around my waist, as she had done at the wedding.
"He just had some water and he has warmed back up," she told him as he starts to examine him. He nods, looking at me
"Your grace, may I please see the capsule you extracted from the wine?" he asks holding out his hand. I hand it to him and he studies it for a minute. He gives Sadie a look and I can tell that it's bad.
"What is it??" I growl, sending goosebumps to Ella's arms.
"Your grace, we need to move quickly if you want him to live. I will tell you more but we need to get to the jet. I go to pick up Phillip and Sadie just smiles, placing her hand on Phillip's bare chest. Sparks of what looked like fire at first started dancing in the room and Sadie's eyes beam warm light onto Phillip.
"Your Graces, please touch Phillip's arm", she spoke, her voice surrounding us. Ella looks at the doctor then back at me and places a hand on his chest. I place my hand on Phillip's shoulder cautiously.
Within an instant, it felt like my body was being stretched and pulled in all different directions. My eyes wouldn't open but I could see light passing underneath my eyelids. It felt like I was in a tornado, the wind whipped around me and pulled me violently in every direction until I was standing in front of my private jet, Ella's arm still wrapped around me. Her eyes are wide like mine, as we look at each other and our surroundings.
Doctor Reed and Sadie, who had carried Phillip were already up the stairs before we had a chance to process what had just happened.
"Please hurry" the doctor yells and we ascend into the cabin of the plane. "We are going to Dashpoint to the duke's manor. Let's go, Everm", he said to my pilot. In a hurry, we take off and Ella and I look at the doctor and Sadie.
"What the hell was that?" I ask, both shocked and angry. I can see the look on Sadie's face as she turns to the Doctor, "Your grace, Sadie is a very gifted witch. She has been with me for years now and I trust her with my life, she will be able to cure Phillip with the right herbs from your gardens at Greenvine."
I feel my blood start to boil, "A WITCH!!! YOU BROUGHT A WITCH IN MY PRESENCE. HOW DARE YOU..." I seethe. I can feel the anger rage throughout my body and I start to shift my claws grabbing ahold of Sadie's neck. Doctor Reed, tries to reason with me but I'm already past that point "Please, Merrick! Don't do this..she is trying to help Phillip." Ella screams out, her arms trying to pull me away. I glance down at Sadie who was struggling to breathe under the weight of my grip.
"Why should I? We all know the witches are with the Silver Spears and they killed Alliyah and Paul. She is just one of them!" I scream, shaking her a bit. I felt Ella's hand around my waist when she said sternly " Do you really think if she was with the Spears she would be trying to save Phillip's life? She is a witch she could have seriously hurt us before we even got on the plane. Plus, I doubt Dr. Reed would have her as his assistant if she was with the enemy?" Her words make me loosen my grip but not fully let go. I look her right in the eye, my eyes turning the bright yellow my lycan wore, "betray me or give me any reason to not trust you, I will shred your body before you blink", and with that, I let go.
A few hours into the flight and after everything had settled back down I see Sadie look at me, his eyes slightly red from the earlier exchange. "....I'm sorry Your Grace, truly, I have never been a part of that life.
My family dumped me at Doctor Reed hospital when I refused to join the SS. Even as a kid, I knew that I didn't want to spend my life killing people, no matter how much they wanted me dead. I don't blame you." She shifted in her seat and looked away before I could say anything. I felt the guilt wash over me knowing I had just scared her half to death. All I could think about was Alliyah, and how the only reason those capsules had been made was because of witches. Ella and Doctor reed stare at me before she nudges my side and mouths 'say sorry'. I look at the young girl and after a min, I realize she can't be more than 17.
"Look Sadie, I am really sorry. I don't have the best temper or relationships with witches. They took someone very dear to me." I say calmly. She reaches out and wipes the tear that had fallen down, her eyes glow warmly again and I see a vision of Alliyah. Her in the gardens, in the yellow dress that was now the background of my phone. She was just as beautiful as the last time I had seen her. A few seconds later, I am back in the plane, Ella's head resting on my arm.
"I know you miss her, your grace but she would want you to be happy and move on," she whispered giving me a slight smile. A flash of anger fills me but there is truth in her words. I look out the window not sure what to say. Everm called from the cockpit, " we will be landing shortly." I look out the window and see us cross the border into my territory. Now to save Phillip....