The Alpha King's Mate novel Chapter 54

The ground continues to shake, which causes everyone to lose their balance. The wind is so strong some are lifted into the air. They desperately hold on to the trees. A fire has begun to spread around us.

"You have to let me go, or we will all die, including you," Damon yells.

"If I'm going to die, I will take you with me," King Fenris says as he presses the knife harder into Damon's throat.

"Damon!" I scream.

An arrow whistles past my ear and hits King Fenris straight into his shoulder. He drops the silver knife and cries in pain as he pulls the arrow out. Hugo tackles King Fenris to the ground and begins to punch him repeatedly. Hugo reaches for the silver knife and plunges it into the chest of King Fenris. A brief moment goes by as his body becomes limp. King Fenris is dead.

I still have no control of the elements, and everyone is trying to flee or hold on to anything with dear life. I cry, knowing they are being injured or killed by my powers. I am trapped inside my sphere of elements.

I can't get out, and I'm unable to stop it.

"Maia!"

Damon calls out my name. It's hard to see anything past the debris and flames.

"Damon, is that you? Please tell me you are alright?" I cry.

I can see Damon. He is on the ground, slowly crawling towards me, fighting through the debris.

My head is beginning to hurt, and everything is now blurry. I try to focus on Damon.

The wind pushes him back, and he is still bleeding from the stab wound. Nevertheless, he uses all his strength to fight through all the elements and continues toward me.

"Damon," I yell as I reach my hand out to him. The debris is cutting into him, and the flame burns his skin, but he doesn't stop. He can almost reach my hand.

"I don't know how to stop this," I say.

Damon reaches his hand into the sphere of elements. I take his hand. He wraps his arms protectively around me and holds me tight.

"Maia, my beautiful, dear mate, I love you so much," he says.

We affectionately cup each other's faces in our hands and lovingly gaze into each other's eyes. Then, finally, Damon smashes his lips on mine, and we kiss with intense passion and desire for each other.