The Trinity: The Ashland Pack Series (28 page)

Adrianna’s
head came up and she threw her hands out, blasting Magnus backwards. The fight was on. Adrianna’s family dropped to the ground
when the first shots were fired from the trees. Mace had got some of the pack together
who could shoot and gave them silver bullets. The men that had shifted were charging
Adrianna’s family when they were blasted with silver bullets. More werewolves and vampires came
running from the woods. Mace didn’t
have enough time to make more bullets, so now it was combat time.

Mitch
Founder ran up to Mace, pointing his gun at him pulling the trigger. The bullet hit Mace in the chest,
knocking him backwards but not killing him. Mitch looked shocked, he had a silver
bullet in his gun, and it should have killed Mace.

Mace
jumped up and pulled his gun from his waist yelling, “Bullet proof vest, you
fuckin’ idiot. Bet you don’t have
one.” Mace pulled the trigger
watching the Rogue wolf fall to the ground dead.

Two
vampires ran up to Cade with swords in their hands when Cade pulled a sword
from his back. Samson ran up beside
Cade, pulling his sword out.

Cade
yelled, “Together, mate.” Cade and
Samson killed the vampires, cutting their heads off.

Adrianna
and Magnus were in full magical battle, each throwing spells at each
other. Jacob picked Selena up and
ran with her toward Adrianna. Selena dropped to the ground, dragging Jacob with her. She put her hands on Adrianna’s legs,
chanting. She was lending what
little powers she had left to Adrianna. Mace ran over to Adrianna placing both of his hands on Adrianna’s back,
lending her his powers. Cade and
Samson ran toward their mate, placing their hands on Adrianna, giving her their
strength. Felix and the ten witches
and warlocks formed a circle around the group, lending their magic to Adrianna.

Magnus was
screaming from the pain Adrianna was blasting him with. Magnus had so much power that he was
pushing the blasts back when Joshua Cahill appeared beside Adrianna, placing
his hands on her giving her more power.

Adrianna
screamed, “Now, my friends, now!”

The ground
started shaking when the roots rushed out of the ground, grabbing Magnus,
ripping him apart. When his body
fell, it looked as if the ground had opened up and swallowed him, then spiting
him back out. Blood and body parts
were laying everywhere.

Adrianna
fell; Cade caught her before she hit the ground. Everybody stood staring at the field not
believing what they had seen. The
Trinity
could control the trees.

Afton ran
to Selena who was lying on the ground gasping for air. She had used what little powers she had
left. Afton picked up his mate,
carrying her back to the house. Cade picked Adrianna up telling her to wake up. Felix and his group stood watching Cade
and Adrianna. Samson was pulling
the hair away from her face, caressing it, pleading for her to wake up.

Felix
walked up to Samson and Cade. “Get
her to the house. She used all of
her energy to fight Magnus. She has
been drained; she needs rest to regain her strength.”

Cade
picked Adrianna up walking toward the house. Samson followed, holding her hand,
needing to feel his mate to make sure she was all right.

Two days
later, Adrianna lay motionless in the bed. Samson and Cade stayed by her side, never leaving. Felix walked into the bedroom carrying a
tray of mugs filled with coffee.

“Why hasn’t
she woken up?” Samson bellowed,
frustrated that Adrianna hadn’t even moved.

“Give her
time, Samson. She expelled all her
energy plus all of ours. That took
a lot to do that. I don’t know of
anybody else who can do that. She
will wake when it is time. Now
drink the coffee if you both are determined to stay awake.”

Cade and
Samson never left the room. They
looked like hell. They hadn’t even
taken a shower in case Adrianna woke up. They had to be near her. Mace told them to take a shower at least or their mate would probably
drop dead of the smell. That didn’t
go over well with her mates.

Felix
decided to stay for a while in Ashland. He needed to learn more about what would happen when Adrianna woke
up. Would she now demand to be the
leader of the Twister’s Council? There were so many unanswered questions. He went over to the window and sat
down. Joshua Cahill walked into the
room smiling.

“What are
you smiling about?” Cade hissed.

“Ah, it’s
a beautiful morning out there.” Joshua smiled even bigger.

“Well,
it’s not in here. My mate lies
there not even moving, so what is so happy about that?” Cade bristled, shaking his head. He wanted to take out his frustrations
on someone, might as well be Joshua.

“Well now,
don’t be like that. Your mate has
been blessed. Her hair has the kiss
of the light on it. Look at
it.” Cade and Samson looked down at
Adrianna’s hair. They hadn’t
noticed it, but it was shining. It
looked like the light was shining off it.

“Now boys,
back up so I can do my magic and wake up your sleeping beauty.” Joshua pushed past Samson sitting on the
bed beside Adrianna.

Joshua
leaned over and whispered something in Adrianna’s ear. Then leaned back and stood up. Samson and Cade leaned forward to see
what Joshua was doing to their mate. Adrianna blinked her eyes open. Her eyes focused and looked over at her mates. She smiled at them, bringing tears to
their eyes. They came to her side,
kissing her, telling her how much they loved her.

Samson and
Cade pulled back, looking into her eyes. “Baby, are you okay? Do you
hurt anywhere?” Cade asked.

“I’m fine,
my loves. There is one thing,
though. What is that smell?”

Felix and
Joshua started laughing, knowing it was her mates because they hadn’t taken a
shower in three days.

Adrianna
asked if anybody got hurt. She
asked about the pack and if everybody got to safety.

“Yes,
everybody is fine. They got
everyone out of the Pub before the bomb went off. The Pub didn’t make it, though. Mace is rebuilding it, everybody is
helping,” Cade answered.

Adrianna
tried to get up but Samson tried to make her stay in bed. “I want to get up. I think it’s you two who stink, so if
you stink, I know I do. I want to
take a long, hot bath, and then eat. I’m starving.”

Samson and
Cade laughed but insisted on picking her up and carrying her to the
bathroom. Joshua and Felix left the
room so Adrianna could be alone with her mates.

Samson and
Cade insisted on getting in the big tub with her, washing her hair and
body. She wanted to wash them too,
but they said she needed to rest. Adrianna pouted but she didn’t get her way this time. They bathed her, dried her off, and
putting loose fitting clothes on her. She wanted to go to the kitchen to eat so Cade carried her to the
kitchen. Mace and Afton came up to
her, hugging her, telling her how much they loved her. Adrianna sat beside Selena who was
sitting at the table. Adrianna
hugged her, thanking her for her help in the field.

Adrianna
sat at the table with her family going over the events that occurred. Felix and Afton had some questions they
needed answered.

Felix sat
down at the table. He knew Adrianna
because she was a witch too and part of the Twister’s Society. “Adrianna dear, do you mind if I ask you
a few questions?”

“Sure,
Felix,” Adrianna answered.

“How do
you command the trees?” Felix
asked.

“Well, I
don’t command them; they are my friends and part of nature and Ashland. They are products of the light. You see, Felix, if Magnus had won, then
the trees, flowers, and everything living in the light would have died. I have always had an ability to talk to
the trees and flowers. I never
asked how or why, I just know it’s a gift that I don’t take lightly. I respect them and they respect
me.” Felix sat there staring at
Adrianna, knowing that nobody on earth could do that.

“You are
truly blessed, my dear. How did you
know the trees would have helped you when you called on them?” Felix asked.

“Well
earlier that morning, I went outside and talked to the trees. I asked for their help, only when I
called. If I had done it sooner,
Magnus would have had time to kill the trees. So I had to wait for the exact moment
when he was so focused on me that he wouldn’t know what hit him. You see, we already knew the battle
would take place at Seige Field. Trees surrounded that particular field.”

Felix
smiled at the
Trinity
, knowing that
she was born to be a true leader. “One more question, if you are up for it.” Adrianna smiled then nodded at
Felix. “What do you plan to do with
the Twister’s Council?”

Adrianna
paused for a moment then looked up at Felix. “Well I plan to leave it the same,
Felix. I’m not ready for the
responsibility to run the packs, Vampire Council, or the Twister’s
Council. I hope that you will agree
to keep it the same. Hopefully, you
will start coming to the meetings we have with the packs and the Council. Together we can make a lot of decisions
that need to be made so we, as a society, can flourish. That way if something else happens like
this again, then together we can come up with a solution and solve it before it
gets to this stage. There shouldn’t
be any more prejudice against each other’s race. We are all different and to grow, we
need to protect each other to thrive.”

Everybody
sat at the table looking at Adrianna in admiration. She didn’t even know how good of a
speaker she was.

“Wow,
angel. You give great
speeches. I need to take you with
me to my meetings.” Samson smiled.

Everybody
in the room was listening to what Adrianna said and liked the fact everyone
would be considered equal. Declan
was leaning against the wall, listening to Adrianna and what she said about all
the different species joining. He
knew it was a good idea but he knew there were others out there who wouldn’t
like that and would fight against it.

“Well, I
plan too. Remember, together, all
for one and one for all.” Adrianna
laughed as Samson and Cade reached over and kissed her cheeks.

A month
had passed since the battle on Seige Field and Adrianna felt like her old
self. The pack had rebuilt the Pub
and planned to reopen it for a party to celebrate. Cade was still Alpha of the Viston Pack
and Samson had been appointed to the leader’s position over the Vampire
Council.

Felix kept
his word and came around more often. He said he wanted to move to Ashland so he could be close to the other
governing parties.

Afton
continued to run the packs as the Supreme Alpha. Selena regained her powers and helped Afton.

Mace was
still Alpha of the Ashland Pack. He
had come to her house a lot lately. Adrianna could tell he was lonely although he would never say it. He would always say the pack was his
mate.

Then there
was Joshua Cahill. He said he was
moving to Ashland because he would be needed one day. Joshua said that Magnus wasn’t working
alone, that he had to pull that kind of power from someone else or
something. He said the Wardens
would be arriving soon to protect her. He also said he wanted to sample the new babes that were moving to
town.

Then there
was little Jacob who wasn’t so little anymore. He had started his training and was
coming into his own. He had put on
a lot of muscle and the girls were starting to notice him. Damen and Declan helped with his
training, giving Adrianna a break for a while.