Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 44

Whilst the two warriors peered through the leaves in worry as the distant thunder rolled closer, Gabriella crouched down on the ground muttering to herself desperately, 'Silver sword, magical fire.. what else.. think Gabs! Silver sword.. magic.. iron!' she suddenly shouted, 'do either of you have anything made of iron?' Both warriors immediately crouched down beside her and started to rummage through their bags desperately, looking for anything that could be made of the necessary metal.

'Nope' Vaughn growled angrily, 'nothing iron at all' looking over at Rowan they saw the same defeated look on his face.

'Dammit!' Gabriella muttered, her brow furrowing once more, 'I know there was one more thing.. sword, fire, iron.. ughh! it's a common thing, Vaya said it was the most easily found.. what the hell' she muttered.

'You'll see what is in hell as soon as that storm arrives' one of the voices cackled back excitedly.

'Go to hell' Gabriella shouted back angrily.

'Been there already Princess, prefer it here but thanks for the invite' the voice mocked as the other two laughed back, their voices echoing around the trio huddled together within the symbol.

'Come on Gabby, think!' Vaughn groaned, as Gabriella glared back at him.

'Shut up, I am thinking and you are interrupting me' she hissed back, 'sword, fire, iron... something.. sa...salt! it's salt!' she exclaimed triumphantly before her face fell again, 'who would carry salt around with them?' she growled in defeat.

Rowan quickly started to throw things out of his back pack, scattering them over the pentagram before finally dragging out a small container of salt, holding it up with a grin as menacing hisses reverberated from the trees.

Snatching it from his hand, Gabriella stared at him as he stuffed all his belongings back into the bag and stood up.

'Why would you be carrying salt you weirdo?' she demanded as Rowan shrugged, keeping his eyes averted.

'Who cares! Pour some in my hands' Vaughn grumbled, holding out his palm to the princess who unscrewed the top and poured a little in.

'Be sparing with it and try not to throw unless you are positive of hitting a target' she ordered, 'there isn't a lot here and from what I remember it might not send them back, only make them lose form for a time!'

'Great' Vaughn moaned rolling his eyes, 'we're about to step out of a magic symbol with salt to protect us that might not even do what we think it does!

'Please feel free to throw in your own knowledge of how to deal with this' Gabriella snapped back, 'oh wait, you don't have any so forgive me if I'm going to put my life in the hands of the only person I know who actually has an idea of what to do!' Rowan silently held out his hand, showing that he was going to follow his mate's lead.

Snorting, Vaughn grumbled under his breath but nodded agreement.

Straightening her shoulders, Gabriella took a step toward the edge of the pentagram, the Demon's jeering at her with every step.

'Come on little princess, we won't hurt you' they called out from their hiding places.

Hesitating momentarily, the teenager stepped over the line, a whooshing sound came from her left, spinning around she came face to face with her worst fears. A tall, skinny creature with talon like nails protruding from his fingers ran toward her, his burnt skin cracked as he moved showing burning flesh underneath. His yellow eyes leered at her with a deep l**t, sending shivers of revulsion down her spine, frozen to the spot Gabriella could only watch as the evil entity swooped toward her, hands outstretched toward her delicate skin.

Suddenly the Demon screamed in pain, his form breaking apart into a black lifeless smoke that dissipated into the air. Her eyes moving to behind her, she saw Vaughn on the edge of the pentagram, his hand outstretched where he had thrown the salt he was holding straight into the side of the beast as he raced toward his victim.

Hurrying out after her, Vaughn grabbed the princess by the arm, starting to drag her until she began to move on her own, Rowan bringing up the rear, facing backwards, throwing small pinches of salt behind them to keep back the creatures who were sneaking out of the darkness warily, their hunger not quite overpowering their fear.

Smoke suddenly swirled back into the area and reformed into the first Demon who howled angrily at the retreating trio.

'It doesn't get rid of them' Vaughn shouted terrified, speeding up, his hand clasped tightly to Gabriella's who started to run with him, looking over her shoulder in fear.

'Run Rowan!' she screamed, snapping the warrior's attention to her momentarily giving the Demons a chance to advance on him, 'watch out!' she yelled in horror, the warrior spinning his head back just in time to see the claws of one of the creatures aiming for his heart.

Lifting his hand, he threw his remaining salt into the lead Demon's face and turned quickly, sprinting after his friends not even looking back as howls of agony filled the air behind him.

Dodging through the trees, they could hear the heavy footfalls of their pursuers, feel their heated breath as they began to gain on them. To their right, one of the Demon's jumped out, Vaughn dropping Gabriella's hand to pull the salt from her grip and throw some in the entity's face, placing himself between the princess and the enemy as she kept running blindly ahead.

The sound of roars and howls crashed into her ears pushing her onward until she was hopelessly lost within the forest.

Her heart slamming against her chest, she slowed her pace until coming to a stop in a small clearing, the sounds of the fight distant and distorted by the surrounding trees.

Looking around her wildly, Gabriella realised that she was alone, the boys had fallen behind, protecting her from the creatures who wanted them.

Her eyes swivelling from side to side as she spun around on the spot, trying to penetrate the darkness around her. The teenager shivered, wrapping her arms around herself protectively as she whimpered quietly, her ears pricked for sounds of the two warriors coming to her.

'Hello princess' came a taunting voice behind her, swallowing her scream, Gabriella span around to face the coal black Demon who's eyes travelled her body, his snake like tongue flickering out, running over his dry lips as he grinned down at her. 'Are you cold princess? I can take you somewhere warm' he whispered with a sinister smirk, 'and when we get there, I will make you scream for eternity' he promised, his smile widening.

'No!' Gabriella growled, stepping away from him desperately, 'leave me alone.'

'Oh no princess, I will never leave you alone, you are too delicious, your screams of terror and agony are going to fill me with so much pleasure, I can't wait to make you mine' he hissed back, slowly prowling toward her.

As the princess' terror rose, her eyes started to focus in on the Demon's chest, his movements decelerating, the rise and fall of his chest slowing as the world seemed to quiet around her.

As if of their own accord, Gabriella's hands rose up in front of her, her skin heating up as she felt power surge through her, 'NO!' she yelled forcefully as her powers forced their way from her palms, hitting the Demon square in the chest rendering him momentarily motionless before he disintegrated before her eyes, the ash of his body falling lazily to the ground where it got absorbed into the dirt.

Staring at her shaking hands in horror, Gabriella's attention was snapped back as Vaughn's yell filled the air, rushing back toward the noise, she stumbled out to replace Rowan and Vaughn trapped having clambered up a large tree out of the demon's reach, both of them throwing salt as the two remaining Demons dodged out of the way.

'Out of ammo little mutt?' one finally snickered as Vaughn turned the pot upside down in defeat. Reaching his cruel blackened hands upward, the demon was just about to grab hold of Rowans ankle when Gabriella shouted loudly

'Don't you dare touch my mate!' she growled, her anger overtaking her as the four turned to look at her, the two demon's eyes lighting up whilst Vaughn and Rowan's fell in panic.

'Gabby, get out of here!' Vaughn shouted desperately.

Ignoring him, Gabriella rose her hands in front of her, concentrating on the deep fear she had just felt until power started to rise again, the two Demon's were stalking their way toward her now, the grimaces joyful at the thought of getting their prize. Once she felt herself boiling, the power trying to break through her skin, she pushed it out through her palms, using every ounce of strength, hitting both the demon's squarely. A look of surprise flickered across the creatures faces momentarily before they combusted into nothing.

Slowly Rowan and Vaughn dropped down from their perches, neither of them able to look away from the teenager, who still stood in the same place, staring at where their attackers had just been. Reaching her, Vaughn whispered, 'how did you do that?'

Gabriella looked up at him, 'I don't know' she muttered dazedly, 'I don't know how I did it, I just got scared and they were gone, I killed them' she murmured to herself fretfully.

'You didn't kill them Gabs, they were already dead, you just sent them back to where they were supposed to be' Vaughn replied softly, taking her hand in his.

Nodding distractedly, Gabriella gulped a few times before the damn finally broke and she dropped to the floor in tears of relief and grief as Vaughn knelt beside her, holding her to him, comforting her as released all the emotions she had been holding inside of herself.