SEVENTY ONE

Alisha:

Sebastian!

His eyes were devilish, filled with maliciousness as he tugged the bundle from my arms, shoving me to the ground.

“My children,” i wept as Sebastian held them in his arms, his green eyes glinting as he regarded me.

Then all of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in my belly and looked down.

Blood, I managed to process.

I was bleeding to death.

I woke up gasping for breath at the crack of dawn, having slept for barely half the night.

My heart was pounding and the dream stayed in the forefront of my mind as I moved on autopilot, shaking as I got ready for the day, barely paying attention to anything and anyone.

I don’t know how I managed to reach the pack clinic then, but I entered and began to call his name out desperately, looking around for any hints of the pack doctor.

Eventually I heard footsteps behind me and turned around as he emerged from the stairs, looking like he had just finished getting dressed.

“Alisha? It’s quite early,” he remarked. “What-?”

“Simon,” I sobbe