Page 20 of Her Silent Knight

Chapter Six

HOW DARE SHE CHAINme to a wall?

Kaede’s wrists bled as he pulled at the restraints. He needed to go to her. The fucking witch was outside with a cannibal. He could scent two more of those bastards behind the house.

He could hear his witch’s one-sided conversation with the creature. Though the creature was asking for him, it wouldn’t hesitate to take his witch also. He had to save her. Did she not know that her wards weren’t full-proof?

Yeah, the being couldn’t break through them right now. But if enough beings continually tried to break through, eventually they’d get through. He’d seen it happen. Hell, he and his crew had made it happen a few times.

How had she survived this long all the way out here by herself? She was too close to the mountains. Too close to the area most Frostland creatures refused to venture into. Kaede stared around the room again.

And she was living here like she was back on the mortal plane. She’d decorated the place for Christmas. It was probably her who’d put up those lights at the train station. She was treating her life here as a game.

It wasn’t. The report he’d gotten on her said she’d been here for two years. Many didn’t survive that long. His clueless witch had. Someone had to be watching over her. Someone had to be protecting her because she was doing a shitty job of protecting herself.

Said the dragon chained to the wall.He’d allowed a witch who was barely able to protect herself to kidnap him. Kaede sighed. He needed to stop thinking of her as incapable. She was highly capable of taking care of herself.

His present situation was proof. That didn’t mean she completely understood how things worked on this plane. That didn’t mean she couldn’t be taken by a creature of the Frostlands and murdered or worse, turned over to The Deciders. Which was exactly what he’d planned to do with her.

We cannot turn her over,his dragon’s raspy voice filtered through his mind.

No longer accustomed to hearing his beast speak, he was slightly surprised. His head began to ache. That would go away the more he and his beast communicated with one another.

We will not turn her over.

Shit. What was he going to do now? This female was his mate. At least, he thought she was.

She is.

He had to be sure though. He couldn’t risk angering The Deciders over a creature who didn’t belong to him.

She does.

“If she does, I’ll figure something out. If she doesn’t, well, we’re back to plan A.”Which was capture and turn over.

There’s one true way to tell if she’s the one. Speak.

Right. He’d been able to speak when she captured him. Now was the perfect time to see if he could truly talk. His first words would be calling her ass back into the cabin. Kaede opened his mouth and yelled for her to return to his side. His lips moved. No sound emerged.

Impossible, his dragon whispered.

Disappointment washed over him. He’d really thought... he’d even spoken earlier... he’d....

Try again.

Kaede cleared his throat. This female was his mate. She had to be. It had been so long since he’d spoken. His lungs and windpipe were just a little rusty. After clearing his throat for the second time, Kaede took a deep breath then called out for his witch.

Nothing. No sound. Not even a croak. What he could do however was growl. His beast roared his displeasure. The sound was so loud, it caused his body to tremble.

How?His creature yelled. How is this possible?

Kaede couldn’t answer that question.

She’s the one. She’s ours. She has awakened me.

That was true. Perhaps the problem didn’t lie with her. Perhaps it was him.

It’s us. It has to be. We’re the problem. Fix us.