The Werewolf's Vampire Mate
Chapter 296: Good or bad

Chapter 296: Good or bad

Blue.

The next morning, I sit up on the bed with Gyles next to me. I didn’t sleep a wink last night. Gyles wanted me to get some rest after my breakdown but I couldn’t. I kept thinking and worrying. Wondering if he is okay. If he has eaten. I don’t know how much longer I can take of this. When I went to see Levine, she seemed lost. She kept calling my name, almost like she wanted me to see her. I have never really had a relationship with her, so I didn’t know what to say. I wasn’t even in the right frame of mind to have a conversation with her.

I asked her why she did it.

She couldn’t give me a definite answer. She couldn’t tell me why she thought it was a good idea to kill my mother in cold blood. Her body is still warm and she can’t justify her reason for taking her life. Beau said we need to connect with him but I have been trying. No matter how many times I think about him, I still can’t feel him.

A knock on the door makes me sit up on the bed. The person on the other side of the door opens it and walks in. Gyles is still asleep, so I stand up and walk over to the door, taking badger out of the room with me. "What is it?’’ I ask him impatiently. I am not even in the mood to interact with anyone.

"The elders want to see you. They set up a meeting for noon.’’

The elders. The same people that gave me an ultimatum. To them, I have found the culprit. I have done exactly what they asked. I know what they will say in this meeting. The punishment for the murder of the chief. An execution. They don’t even care if she is her sister. Fuck, I don’t care about that either. All I want is to know where Rex Is and Levine is the only one that has a clue. She is the only one that knows where he is and if she is killed, I might never find out. I don’t know how I feel about that. I am not ready for her to be executed.

I need more time.

"I can’t have this meeting today," I tell him blatantly.

He furrows his brows in confusion "Why not?’’ he asks me.

"My mate is still meeting. I need to find him first."

"You can’t refuse the elders. They will not accept insolence."

"I don’t care about Badger. The one person that is important to me is missing and Levine is the only one that knows where he is. Do you expect me to go to that meeting, knowing full well that they will have her executed?’’

He sighs "You are the next in line, you need to start acting like a leader. The most important thing right now is eliminating the threat.’’

I scoff because he is basically telling me to be stone cold and act like my mother. Do this the way she would have. I can’t ignore the fact that a big chunk of my heart has been ripped out and taken away with Rex’s absence. I don’t care about the coven and I will never care about the people in this estate. All I care about is Rex and Gyles. They are the only ones that matter and I have to act as if I care about the other people here until I find him. As long as I am a contender for the throne, I will have power and I need power right now.

"You can’t refuse this son, this is the best thing for everyone. Your mother is dead, you have a chance to do things right." I raise a brow in suspicion. He is basically telling me that it is good that she died. I don’t want to go into this right now because I know who killed her. The people in the association were right. They didn’t do this. There is the probability that Levine was the last member. The one they didn’t want to talk about. I could focus on that. Finding out the truth but I don’t even care about all that. I only care about finding him.

"Okay, I will be there,’’ it ell him with a sigh in defeat.

He manages a faint smile. This is not even the time to be smiling. This is a day of loss and pain. My heart is heavier than it usually is. I go back into the room and Gyles is not on the bed. I see him seated on the chair in front of my desk. The book is open and he is reading it. I run over to him and grab it before he can even go any further.

"What are you doing?’’ I ask him as I hold unto the book. The book has been calling me, begging me to use it. I have been ignoring the silent calling all night. Gyles is fucking stubborn and I don’t know if I will ever be able to tame him.

"I just wanted to see it,’’ he manages. His eyes are red, it seems like he was crying again. We cried all night until he fell asleep and I just hate the pain I am causing him so much.

"It’s nothing important,’’ I manage because I don’t even want him to know that there is anything in this book that could possibly help us.

"There is a finder’s spell in the book,’’ he points to it.

"It is not important. You don’t need to concern yourself with it.’’ I tell him wanting him to forget about it.

"I read it. It says you can find anyone with it.’’

I haven’t even opened the book and he picked it up like it was nothing. I don’t know how else to explain this to him. "It’s not the good kind of magic Gyles. I don’t know if we should give in to it.’’

He frowns "Our mate is missing. Who gives a fuck about good or bad right now.’’ he shouts so loud.

"You don’t know the repercussions of dark magic. There is always a sacrifice. A fucking price to pay. I don’t want to risk things when we can do this the right way.’’

"What is the right way? Enlighten me on how we can find Rex with the right way.’’

I sigh "Beau said we are connected. I think we should look for him with that bond. There is always a right way to do things."

He runs his hands through his hair "What if he is dead? What if that is why we can’t feel him?’’

I don’t even want to think about it that way. I know Rex is a fighter. He wouldn’t just give up so easily. He wouldn’t just die and I want to believe that he is alive and waiting for us to get to him.

"Give me time G, this should be the last resort,’’ I tell him, slowly grabbing his hands in mine and dropping the book back on the table.

He closes his eyes "When do we know it’s time to do things with this book?’’

"When all other options fail."