The Accidental Mate - Radiant Light (crime books to read TXT) 📗

shrug. With a sigh she sat on the large couch. Gabriel was right she would have to face them, sooner or later. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Trying to summon up some type courage.

"The only way I'll go downstairs is if you come down with me." He said walking over to her, grabbing hold of her hands as he helped her to her feet.

"Why did I know you would say that?" She asked him with a smile before it faded away, "I'll only go if you promise not to leave me alone with any of them." She said looking up at him with pleading eyes.

"I promise." He whispered as he leaned down and captured her lips in a kiss. Pulling back he caressed her cheek with his hand, "Let's get this over with." He whispered as he grabbed hold of her hand and led her out of the room ans down the stairs.

Blair hesitated at the landing of the staircase that led down to the kitchen were she could clearly hear her grandparents, Alex, Roxanne, Micheal, Brad and Nick. Blair tightened her hold on Gabriels hand as they began to come down the stairs. When they stood at the entrance way Meredith did a double take so shocked she was to see Blair, especially when her two cousins stood a couple of feet away from her.

Blair looked everywhere but where her two cousins stood, taking a deep breath she let go of Gabriels hand and sat down next to her grandmother, "Glad to see you're joining us." Alex said with a smile.

Blair smiled back before looking over as Gabriel sat down next to her and grabbed hold of her hand, "Grandma, has there been any news?" Blair asked curious to know if they had heard anything from the guards.

"Nothing good." Blake said as he sat down across from Blair, "The guards are reporting more people missing."

Blair looked at Blake. He was worried, she could tell by the hard set of his face, "Are we going to do anything?" Blair asked looking around the room her eyes still avoiding her cousins.

Meredith shook her head sadly, "No, if they are missing it's for a reason. They were either taken to be part of their army or food."

Gabriel growled as one of Blairs cousin walked up to the table, "We have to do something." Aiden said as he leaned on the table with his hands.

Startled, Blair jerked back and tightened her hold on Gabriels hand. Looking up she stared into her cousins gray and gold flecked eyes, his dark mahogany hair was swept back from his face and he seemed to tower over her, "Back off." Gabriel growled making Aiden look over at him before looking back into his cousins terrified face.

Taking a deep breath he looked away from Blair and met his identical twin brother Quinns eye. Opening a telepathic link to his brother he said, 'She's scared of us.'

Quinn looked at Blair and frowned, 'Why? It's been ten years.'

Aiden shrugged, "Blair. Quinn and I have something to say. When we were kids you were our only cousin. What I'm trying to say is, we shouldn't have played all of those pranks on you." He said looking sincere, "We were older, we should have been playing them on each other instead of you and protecting you from this asshole instead of acting like him." He said nodding towards Gabriel and making Blair frown.

"Why didn't you stop then?" Blair yelled and stood from her chair as her eyes began to glow.

"We were kids, Blair." Quinn said softly making Blair look up at him, the only way to tell them apart was their eyes. Quinn had blue eyes with silver flecks, but everything else, they were complete matches.

"You had no right to treat her that way." Meredith said as she placed a hand to Blairs shoulder, "You're lucky she doesn't send you into exile."

"She doesn't have that kind of power." Aiden gaped at Meredith who merely smiled at him.

"As my heir, yes she does." Meredith said making Blairs mouth drop open in shock, "Blake and I decided last night that Phaedra will not make a very good queen, she's to easily influenced." She said with a frown before looking at Blair, "You, on the other hand are strong of mind and will, that's what our kingdom needs."

"A Slayer for a queen." Quinn said in astonishment, shaking his head in disbelief, "What will the people say?"

"They actually have encouraged our decision," Blake said calmly, "They had celebrations when Blair returned behind the Line. Meredith and I talked to people from the surrounding packs and clans. They were ecstatic to have their princess back."

"The people care more for Blair than they do Phaedra. They want someone strong not weak." Meredith said looking over at her with a smile, "I will be stepping down as queen to only the Northern Wolves, once I feel you're ready, I will step down from the Southern Wolves." Meredith said with an encouraging smile as she took hold of Blairs hand.

"But..." Blair began and faded away when Meredith glared at her.

"Blair we've already made the decision, you will be queen to the Wolves." Blake said ending the conversation as Meredith continued to glare at Blair.

Gabriel stood from his seat and walked towards the large window were the sun was just beginning to peek over the trees. His life had changed in a measly two days. If only he'd had enough guts to pull her out of the river. The decisions they made affected their entire future. Would she still have been his mate if he had pulled her out of the river?

Meredith looked Gabriel as she heard his little metal monologue. He was so confused. It made her smile as he looked over at Blair with love in his eyes. He didn't even know it yet. All he knew was that his wolf had claimed her, but his heart and mind belonged to Blair she was his first thought when he had awoken, she dominated his thoughts.

"Gabriel, you will be king." Blair said looking over at him waiting to see his reaction.

Startled, Gabriel looked at Meredith who nodded, "That was pretty much the plan all along. Blake and I had hoped you would mate with Blair." She said nonchalantly as she shrugged as if it was no big deal that they had planned Blair's life to the minute detail.

Blair looked over at Meredith, "Really? You really had to plan out my life without discussing it with me first?"

"Shut up Blair, you know you like where you've ended up. Queen of the Northern Wolves." Alex said with a laugh as he rounded the table and pulled her into a hug.

Blair frowned, but had she really have to go through everything that had happened to get to this point? She looked over at Gabriel who was staring at her with wide eyes. Blair stepped away from Alex and walked over to him, when she was close enough to touch him he took a step back, "Gabriel?" She whispered, "What's wrong?"

Gabriel continued to stare at her as swirls of turquoise curved around her arms. Grabbing her arm he pulled it up to her eye level so she could see what he was staring at, "What is this?" He asked just as the house shook violently.

Chapter 7

"What the hell was that?" Quinn said as the house shook again.

Meredith's eyes opened wide as she looked over at Blake, "Could it really be them?"

Blake shrugged and looked around. Blairs eyes shifted around the kitchen as the house shook once again as lightning began to crash outside. Just as suddenly as it started it stopped. Suddenly there was a bright flash of light making everyone shield their eyes. When Blair opened her eyes she saw a man and a woman standing in the middle of the kitchen.

The man was at least 6'10" while the woman barely reached his shoulder. His hair was as dark as the night while hers was the complete opposite so blonde it was nearly white, "Atlas. Nike." Meredith said as she took a seat on the top of the island.

Nike looked over at Meredith and smiled, "You always knew I would come to Claim her." She said before looking at Blair, "Hello, my name's Nike Goddess of Victory." She said as she walked up to Blair and laid a hand on her shoulder.

"Hello," Blair replied looking uncertainly at Nike and Atlas as he stood next to her and mimicked Nike.

As soon as Atlas' hand touched her shoulder she flinched as a current, that felt like lava, went through her. Suddenly she felt as if she couldn't breathe. Nike and Atlas released her shoulders at the same time and she collapsed on the floor. Gabriel stared at Blair before collapsing next to her. Gasping for air Blair reached towards Gabriel and grabbed hold of his hand.

Gabriels eyes opened and stared into Blairs teary eyes, "What's happening?" He heard Micheal ask from what seemed very far away.

"The claiming." Nike said as she knelt in front of Blair and watched the swirls of turquoise travel up her arms, curve around her shoulders and lined her hairline in swirls. Looking over at Gabriel she noticed the same happening to his left arm, frowning she looked at him more closely before staring up in shock at Atlas, "It's him." She said her eyes filling with tears as Atlas looked down at the man, who held Blairs hand, speechless.

"It can't be," He said and knelt in front of Gabriel and stared into his eyes, Nike's eyes. Atlas looked up into Nikes eyes and watched as tears coursed down her face, "When the claiming's over we'll be asking a couple of questions." He said, no one made his Nike cry.

She nodded silently and grabbed hold of Blairs left hand and Gabriels right hand, anchoring herself to them, she made sure her son would come back safely from his journey through the Elysian Fields and back, but she didn't know what she could do for Blair. Her journey would be much different. More painful.

Blair couldn't breathe, it was like another being was pushed inside of her. Something her body wouldn't or couldn't do. In the back of her mind she wondered why when her wolf materialized. She could clearly see her pacing her mind back and forth as if waiting. She lifted her nose to the air and suddenly there was a woman walking seductively forward out of the darkness, she looked exactly like Blair, her eyes the color of blood and in her mouth. Was that vampire teeth?

Blairs eyes widened in surprise, she knew she had a wolf,