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It has been two weeks since I discharged myself from the hospital. Isaac put Katrina down for treason and endangering the life of the pack’s luna as soon as they got all the information they could get out of her. I was very relieved she was gone.Then the search began for Tirayna. We started wondering what her position was within the dark witch coven. Was she second in command? She looked considerably younger than Delphine, so was Tirayna her daughter? We had too many unanswered questions for my liking.Winnie was back in her coven, researching the relationship in question. She told us that she would come back when she had some answers and she would be equipped with everything she required for a special protection spell, if one is needed.After two weeks of trying to rest in the house, I decided that I wanted to get out and spend some time in the orphanage. I asked my daughter if she wanted to come with me. She answered, “Nah. I’m trying to work on ways of fighting the dark witches.” I
Gasps were heard throughout the room and I watched Lena put a protective arm around the little girl. I mind linked my mate, “I think we just found Lena’s little sister.” Isaac answered, “I was just thinking the same thing. We’ll talk with Lena about it later.” I agreed, “We can’t make this decision without her input.”I asked, “What did the Goddess say to you, little one?” She stood on the coffee table and paced the length of it, back and forth while fidgeting with her hands, “I need to let Gemma tell you all of it. Some of it is hard for me to tell. Is that okay? She can be a bit bold… for a kid.” I chuckled to myself as Onyx laughed, “Aren’t we all? This child is ours, human. Lena also knows.”Heather’s eyes turned a beautiful shade of jade and we all smiled. I greeted, “Hello, Gemma, we are all happy to meet you. You have beautiful eyes.” Heather’s voice changed into that of a teenage girl, “Hello, Luna.” Then she looked around and greeted each person by name. She continued, “I shou
Two days later, Winnie brought Heather to me and Lena immediately scooped her up, “Hey, little sis. Let’s go talk. I think I have a plan to keep you out of danger.” She then proceeded to run upstairs to her room and they shut the door.I made a face toward the steps and Winnie laughed, “What was that look about?” I answered hesitantly, “I’m just a tad suspicious. I know Lena has seen the attack and she knows how I will be taken.” Winnie smiled, “She has seen it. Having said that, you know she can not tell you what she has seen.”I nodded, “I know. It just makes me sad to think she has all this on her shoulders and there is nothing I can do to lighten the load.” Winnie shrugged, “Trust me, hon, she is so much stronger than she looks. It became a part of who she is before you even knew her.” I nodded, “I guess you’re right.” She laughed, “You know I’m right.”It didn’t take long before Lena and Heather walked back downstairs. Heather came to me and gave me a tight hug, “Good morning, Lun
I immediately heard my mate’s voice in my head, “You are not doing this alone. I’m on my way.” I shouted in the link, “No! She cannot get all of my power if you aren’t with me! I want to be able to continue my healing ability!” He answered, “Absolutely not. Trust me. Our daughters have a plan… and it’s a good one. Trust your family.” I conceded, “Okay. I’m going out there now.”I walked to the orphanage and found a lone dark witch standing in front of the orphanage with Heather in her arms! Heather was going along with whatever the witch told her to do. She had a far off look in her eyes and I recognized that look. I was easily able to look into Heather’s mind and found that she was pretending to be controlled and the witch was somehow falling for it.Breathing a little easier, I asked the witch, “What do you want?” The dark witch answered, “Delphine demands that you and your mate come with me. If you fail to do so, I will kill the child.” I had a feeling that was what she was planning
When we made it through the portal, we found that we were underground. I tried to mind link Isaac, “Can you hear me?” I was surprised when I heard his answer, “I can hear you. What feels off about this place? I was expecting the stereotypical old, creaky floorboard house.” I laughed, “Me too.”Delphine prodded us to continue walking until we entered a huge room with different strange looking devices and tables. Isaac mind linked, “This is a torture room.” I answered, “I figured that.”She stopped Isaac first and paralyzed his body so that he couldn’t get to her. She then took me a few feet away and put handcuffs on me. She brought a chain out and put the chain on the handcuffs and hoisted me up until only my toes touched the floor and locked it into place. Isaac growled, “Let her go. She won’t do anything to you.”Delphine laughed, “Alpha, I am going to let that one go. I am going to do what I want and each time you argue or fight me on it, I am going to weaken your mate. I know there
Zariah POVWarning: Depiction of violence ahead.Wow. Delphine did not waste any time in getting started. As soon as she had Isaac strapped to a chair directly across from me, she tore off my shirt and pulled a branding iron from the nearby fireplace and forced it, hard, onto my bare stomach. She cackled, “Now your entire pack will know you are the barren luna.”Instead of giving her the satisfaction of hearing me scream in pain, I receded to the back of my mind and didn’t feel anything. I tried to keep Onyx from taking over, but I couldn’t help it. She opened her eyes and looked Delphine straight in her eyes, “Do you honestly feel that will do anything to me? You forget, Delphine; you and I have done this before. You have also burned me before. Try something new.”Delphine smiled, “Onyx, it’s nice that you have joined the party. How about a nice shot of wolfsbane for you? Straight down the throat.” Onyx laughed, “You did that the second time you tried to torture me. What else do you h
Isaac POVThe doctor shook his head and I was suddenly panicking, “Doctor, how is she?” He sighed, “We are once again treating a traumatic brain injury, Alpha. If this one doesn’t cause long-term issues, the next one definitely will.“I gasped, “What kind of issues are we talking about?” The doctor replied, “Short-term memory loss, long-term memory loss, migraines, balance issues and those are the mild symptoms. At worst, she could forget to walk, speak, or use her arms and hands. She could also experience bouts of extreme aggression.”I answered, “I believe the goddess said this will be the last war. I can only pray that she won’t suffer any symptoms. She will always have her bodyguards, the girls or me around her. If she starts showing symptoms, we will be sure to bring her to you.” The doctor sighed, “I do want to make sure she is not having symptoms before I discharge her. However, she has to wake up first. The next twenty-four hours will be the most crucial.”I nodded, “Thank you.
Zariah POVAs soon as everything went dark, I was standing in front of the Moon Goddess, “Just concentrate on me, my child. I am helping you with your pain. Onyx did everything she could to slow down the torture, but Delphine was very mad.”I asked, “What did Onyx mean when she acted as though they had met before?” Selene sighed, “Onyx has had to fight with Delphine or one of her ancestors every time she has been with a human form. Her human form has always been one of your ancestors.”I asked, “Why does this one feel milder than we were expecting?” She answered, “Alpha Damien and Luna Abby have lightened the war that we were expecting for you. She is fighting against other supernaturals right now and forming a multi-species alliance for me. You and Isaac should sign that alliance as well. You will have many other species to call upon when you need them as allies.”I nodded, “I will talk with Isaac about this. I think it’s a great idea.” Selene smiled at me, “Child, I have already put
Two Years LaterI was helping Aadi with refreshments when I heard Lena yell for me, “MOM!” I rushed to her room, tires squealing as I turned the corner into her room, “What’s up, sweetheart?” She was standing there, at the foot of her bed in nothing but her bra and panties with a huge pile of dresses on her bed, “I can’t find anything to where and they are going to be here in less than an hour!”I chuckled because we go through this every time Alpha Doug and Luna Kathryn come down for a visit, “Okay sweetie, let’s see what your options are. We don’t want formal because that’s just too much, so take all the formal gowns out.” That reduced one foot of the pile.I sighed, “Okay, are you feeling any particular color for today?” She shrugged, “I don’t know.” I suggested, “I would love to see you in something that highlights your eyes. You have beautiful eyes and he needs to see that.” She giggled, “He already has. He’s always told me I have beautiful eyes.” I smiled, “Then we need to show h
The following month, Alpha Doug and Luna Kathryn brought their two boys and one girl to visit our pack. The poor girl, Elizabeth, was stuck, in age, between both of her brothers, with no sister to have her back.Their oldest son, Lucas, was fifteen and held himself as a future alpha but he was also trying not to seem unreachable. He kept staring at Lena in awe, but it almost seemed as though he was afraid to approach her. I chuckled, “It’s okay if you want to hang out with Lena. Just stay where we can see you.”He let out a breath and walked up to her, “Would you like to take a walk?” She answered as she blushed a bright shade of pink, “I would love to.” As they walked away, I couldn’t help but notice the awestruck look on his face as he kept his eyes on her. I smiled at Isaac knowingly and Isaac nodded in acknowledgement. Aadi chuckled, “We may have a pair of mates.”Blaine approached Elizabeth, “Would you like to take a walk?” Elizabeth agreed and she started walking next to his whe
Within minutes, there were at least one hundred snakes covering his body, biting him, while he screamed in pain and terror. Blaine nodded and all of the snakes stopped biting and started climbing the wall to leave the same way they came in.He was still conscious and yelling obscenities at Blaine while our son laughed, “I’m glad you’re still awake, Devlin. If you thought that was bad, wait until you see what is next.” He nodded at the guards and Heather withdrew the tree roots.We all walked outside and the guards roughly dragged him outside and just let him drop, face up onto the ground. He looked at Heather and she smiled, “Happy to help, brother.” The tree roots started winding their way up his arms again.Devlin asked, “So what now?” He smiled, “This is going to be better than expected. You are going to see your end coming and feel every bit of the pain. Rot in hell, Devlin Thorn. You deserve no less.”We all stepped back and watched as two panthers approached him. He screamed like
We all went into the pack house and I asked if they would like some lunch before we go to the dungeons. Luna Kathryn asked, “Are you planning to go to the dungeon?” I nodded, “Blaine has a rather unconventional execution planned. We can go in Isaac’s office and tell you about it.”We sat in the lounge area of his office and Isaac started, “The first thing you need to know is that the prisoner is Blaine’s biological father. He kidnapped and raped his mother multiple times before she was able to escape. Not long after Blaine was born, he found them and tried to kill Blaine because he didn’t want kids. That’s how Blaine became paralyzed.”Luna Kathryn gasped, “Oh my Goddess! You poor child. You are so lucky to have survived.”Blaine spoke up, “It was the Goddess’ will that I survived. I have spent my whole life following Her path for me and I will until I die. Dad and I spent the last year looking for him so that I could get my justice. I’m just glad my biological mother kept track of him
One year later, I was at my desk in the office at the pack house, working on the books for the pack. I took a deep breath and sat back in my chair, thinking back on the past year.The kids have improved by leaps and bounds. My mind went to Blaine’s breakthrough moment.FlashbackShortly after I came home from the hospital, I had been resting on the couch because I wanted time with my family. The girls had gone to the kitchen to make a snack when Blaine approached me and laid his head on my chest.He asked, “Mom, can you tell me the whole truth about my father? Isaac is my dad, but I need to know about the guy who got my mom pregnant.” Isaac smiled and nodded at me. I looked at Aadi and she nodded also.I explained, “Well, your mom told me that he was a terrible man who had kidnapped her to sell her to some traffickers. He raped her multiple times before she was able to escape. I don’t know his name though.”Aadi added, “She told me that his name is Devlin Thorn. When you were a tiny ba
I gasped, “Three weeks?! What the hell was wrong with me?!” Isaac started trying to soothe me, “It’s okay, love. They were able to fix it. You had a brain aneurism. It burst just as you got here to see the doctor. They were able to stop the bleeding and fix the aneurism through your carotid artery.”I sighed as Isaac continued, “If you hadn’t been here, in this hospital, when you passed out, you could have bled out and died. They called me and told me to get to the hospital, and I jumped out of bed and ran for the hospital.”I furrowed my brow, “I remember you telling me that they were doing surgery, but I was out again before I could ask why.” He smiled, “I’m just so happy that you are still with us. The kids will be so happy that you are awake.”The doctor walked in and I shrugged, “I’m back, doc.” He laughed, “Yes, you are, Luna. I’m very happy to see you awake. I need to check and see if there are any neurological issues. Aneurisms can do that.”He checked the strength in my arms a
When we got home, Blaine had a huge grin on his face. Isaac lifted him out of his chair and put him on his lap. I asked, “So, sweetheart, how long have you been able to control animals?” Blaine blushed, “Since I was three. I can’t talk to them, but I can control what they do.”I smiled, “That is a really cool ability. Can you do that with humans?” He shook his head, “No. Just animals. But I can control their wolves after they shift.” I smiled, “Now that’s awesome. We make a perfect set. I can control humans.” Blaine’s eyes lit up, “Really?” I nodded, “Really.”Heather smiled, “Wow! That’s really cool!” She then put a somber look on her face, “Just do me a favor?” I asked, “What, sweetheart?” She sighed, “Just don’t do it to me?” Blaine and I laughed, “We wouldn’t even think about it.”Blaine explained, “I used to play with small animals when no kids would play with me. The staff would get mad at me for having a rabbit or a squirrel on my lap. When they would start saying hurtful things
Thirty minutes later, the guards were bringing the prisoner out of the dungeon and chaining his hands and feet to a large pole. Isaac and some warriors found a clearing in the forest that was just large enough to have the sun beat down on him the entire day.I growled as I watched him being pulled by a chain attached to a silver collar around his neck. I was quite pleased with the amount of silver attached to him. Just knowing his skin was being burned at each area made me smile.I asked Isaac, “Did you mind link Aadi to let her know where he is?” Isaac nodded, “I did. She linked the hospital staff to let them know.”My mate’s eyes glazed over as he received a mind link. Then, when his eyes cleared, he turned to me, “Our son wants the very last blow. He says he doesn’t need to be here. He wants to make the last one hurt the most.” I furrowed my brow, “I wonder what he is planning on doing.” He smiled, “It seems that our son has an ability that we know nothing about.”I nodded, “You are
When we reached the pack house, Isaac gave me a kiss and smiled, “I’ll see you at lunch time, love. I want to make sure you eat today.” I nodded, “Okay. I’m sure I’ll be starving by then. Did you want to start the interrogations this afternoon? We have a few to do.” Isaac ran his hands through his hair, “I forgot all about that. Yeah, we should do that this afternoon.”I spent my morning on the pack books and entering receipts. I was so glad that I was done with that part by nine a.m. and I mind linked Isaac’s dad, “Kenny, would you like to take some time to talk about the pack’s investment portfolio?” Kenny answered, “I would love to, Zariah. I’ll be there shortly.”After nearly three hours of discussing existing investments and then choosing a few new ones, I suggested we start looking for some real estate to invest in also. He agreed with that idea and said he would look around. We agreed to meet again in a couple weeks.As we finished our meeting, my brain started hurting and I was