Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 20

Konstantin

If I pace this room any more than I have, there will be a fucking dent in the concrete. “Are you fucking sure?” I ask my brother, who has finally decided to reveal what the old Alpha told him.

“Why would I lie?” he scowls while crossing his arms.

I stop walking and look at him. “Okay, then why not tell Fenriz this as well? Isn’t this something you think he needs to be aware of?” I ask, still not understanding my brother’s logic.

“The old Alpha asked me not to tell his son about this as it will distract him from his current duties,” Kai says. I think he’s referring to the newest wife Fenriz will be killing.

“So we’re doing this without his help, now that we know exactly what we’re up against?” I exclaim. We need Fenriz now more than ever; actually, we need all the fucking help we can get.

Kai sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. “The pack comes first for the Vega Lycans, Kon. I understand how frustrated you must feel, but we have to do this on our own now. Yes, we could possibly use his strength, but what use is strength against an Incubus?”

A fucking Incubus. I still can’t wrap my head around Stefan being a bonafide fucking sex demon. I swear if you told me he’s a dragon, I would have been more inclined to believe you, but a fucking SEX DEMON?

How the hell is it even possible, and what the fuck does he want?

“Lily is like him; this could be why she can’t resist him when he touches her; because he plies her with what her demonic side needs. But you’re the mate chosen for her by the Gods way before she was even born. There’s more power there than your average sexual attraction.” Kai says, sitting forward.

I stop pacing the office floor and sit down opposite Kai, breathing out a pent up sigh. “Okay, so now that we know what he is, how do we kill him?”

“This is the reason I have called for the witches to come to the estate tonight. If anything, they’re the darkest type of witches known to man and should be able to help us with this.” Kai says.

I know how much my brother hates dealing with witches, so the fact that he’s doing this for me means more than I can explain. Kai, Fenriz, they’ve all given up so much and done a lot to help me get Lily back when I can do nothing but accept their help.

But how can I be more helpful? What can I do on my own to get her back to me?

“I need you to go home and rest, for now, Kon. Try to get some sleep in; we’ll talk about this after I’ve spoken to the witches. You’ve been through a lot these past few weeks, go and sleep before you burn yourself out.” Kai says and gives me an odd look.

I nod, then leave his penthouse for my own.

Get some sleep? Does my brother not know me by now? There’s no way I’ll be able to fucking sleep knowing my mate is out there being violated, and there was nothing I could do about it. So what the fuck do I do while I wait?

As I am making my way downstairs, I spot Caterina standing by the large windows overlooking Central Park. She has her hands against the windows and seems to be muttering something.

“Caterina?” I ask as I walk over to her.

My eyes widen when her head snaps towards me, and I notice her eyes have gone white.

“Beware the rise of the serpent as he feeds on Volkov Epsilon blood. The Epsilon lives. The Epsilon lives. The Epsilon lives.” she says, repeating the line over and over even as she turns away from me.

What the fuck?! “Kai, something is up with Cat!” I call my brother over the mind link, and within five seconds, he’s downstairs, stomping towards his mate.

He cups her face with his hands and looks into her eyes. “Come back to me, little wolf,” he says in a low voice while stroking her cheek with his thumb. Caterina’s muttering grows quieter, then stops as she closes her eyes.

When she opens them again, her usual green is back, but she looks visibly confused.

“Kai?” she says in a trembling voice. “What… What happened? Why am I here?”

Kai smiles at her gently and kisses her forehead. “You were sleepwalking, my love. Let’s get you back into bed.” He whispers and draws her closer to him, stroking her hair.

When he looks up at me, there’s worry in his eyes. /“Don’t tell her about this; she has enough on her plate.”/ He pleads over the mind link to me alone, then walks her upstairs.

I don’t even know if I’m awake or dreaming this anymore. What did Zephyr call it? Like we're in an episode of Supernatural or something. Last year we were an average Mafia Wolf Pack, now we’ve become a haven for supernatural creatures. Where the fuck is Dean and Sam when you need them?

I suppose we’ll deal with this tomorrow after Kai has conferred with the witches.