Marcus Keith's information was surprising. It had been months of no word from the other side. The common centre had quieted the riots, but I should have suspected something was off when people tried to sneak into our territory times without number. The rate went high pretty recently, and we all believed it to be due to the fact that wolves could not bear separation from their loved ones. If something was happening, then it was understandable why. I decided to inform Mason and Gwen of the development. We had an issue that we were dealing with. Gwen had to cut her human nails often because they contained silver and she didn't want to hurt our children when playing with them. It didn't burn them, but Gwen was just being cautious. Other than the silver upgrade, everything was normal at our end. I stood up and told Keith to find Scott and make himself comfortable before we head out, but he told me he was hanging out with Michael instead. I excused myself from the office and headed to
Marcus Lucius stood up to give his respect the moment he saw us. He wasn't happy to see Mason, though, but he did not voice it. Everyone knew we were a package deal. I guess Lucius did not get the memo. We were offered a place to seat, and a waiter came to take our order. We ordered coffee. "Their Pizza sucks here," Lucius said. "And whose fault is that?" Mason asked him almost laughing. I could tell my friend was really holding himself. I did not know why they brought up Pizza because no one ordered it, but the two of them seemed to understand why, which made me figure it was either a private joke or jab. Whichever it was, Lucius seemed to be at the receiving end. "So why the S.O.S?" I asked Lucius, and he cleared his throat and leaned forward to whisper, which was unnecessary because Mason owned the place, but I allowed it. "You guys were right. We shouldn't have trusted Derin," he said, tears welling up in his eyes. "The guy is a mad man." He said, but he had not divul
Mason I knew it was going to come to this. I couldn't tell Lucius that I warned him, but the fact remains that I did. This whole thing just messed up my plans. Gwen, Marcus and I had settled into our new norm, and it seemed like it would take ages for the humans to strike, but we were wrong. As much as we couldn't admit it in the presence of Lucius, we knew they targeted the attacks against us. After finding that lab, Marcus, Gwen and I knew we were the ones that the human government were interested in and maybe Willow because of the monkshood. That plant had brought a lot of ill-fortune to the wolf community. Just like Simone, it was a gift that kept giving. We returned home and did not know where to begin. We had a meeting at the coffee table. There were a lot of decisions that needed to be made, and we had little or no time to make them. "What do you propose," I asked Marcus, who chose that moment to let Gwen sit on his lap. "We have no choice but to join the fight," Marcus
Marcus. It was time to visit Willow's pack for the antidote. It was an important place. We needed everyone to be in the bunker, and we needed Monkshood seeds to remain hidden and out of sight. I could not believe we were at it again, but it was part of our job as Alphas. We drove to Willows with me behind the wheels this time. Gwen slept most of the time at the back, and I couldn't help but glance at her through the rearview mirror. Lately, she had been sleeping a lot, and I kept my observations to myself. Delan was waiting for us, and so were Ginger and her children. The triplets were not happy that we did not become with their friends. It was a tough decision to make. Where Gwen felt we should take them to her father, Mason and I decided it was best they were hidden just in case Willow falls. We honestly did not know the plan of the humans. The battle at the Green Pack could be a decoy and a way to distract us from the main battle, and that was why Mason and I would remain at Wil
Marcus Doctor Isabelle soon joined us. She looked like she had rushed down in a hurry. She was happy to see Gwen, although she tried to hide it; we caught the glint in her eyes. She was glad that Gwen was okay. "Alpha Renfield, Alpha Mathlaw, Alpha Mackenzie, Luna Gwen, Luna Ginger," she greeted all of us with the utmost respect she could manage. I offered her to sit with us, and Ginger got her something to drink because she seemed out of breath. "Why do you look tired?" Gwen asked the Doctor, and Isabelle blushed a bit. "I ran here in wolf form carrying my clothes with my jaws. The jeep won't start," She said, and it surprised us because her lab was far from the Alpha house. "How are your legs?" She asked Gwen, and Gwen smiled at her. "Good and running, thanks to you," she said, and the doctor beamed at her. Mason cleared his throat and leaned forward. Isabelle's behaviour towards Gwen was getting him uncomfortable, and I couldn't blame him for it. The woman was seriousl
Gwen By evening, Marcus, Mason and I retired to our bedroom. I was worried about our plan, but I did not let it out. I had been feeling sickly lately, and I suspected I might be pregnant, but I did not want to raise any alarms because of the events. If I told them now, they would not let me help, and there was no way the two of them could be in two places at a time. My father needed all the help he could get to fend off a possible attack. He was not lying when he said the whole Simone issue had halved the Willows' population. If one of them had to stay and the other left, there would be only two alphas here to help withstand the might of the humans, while at the other end, there would be a higher concentration of Alphas. The other alphas of fallen territories, Liam and Fredrick, had joined Lucius and Pacwater when they found out we might be helping. It was time to wear my Luna shoes and help out. I watched Marcus and Mason joke about something and laugh. As interesting as it seemed
Gwen The next day came quickly, and it was time for me to set off to Gray pack. Scott accompanied me there. I did not want to leave my mates for fear that we do not see each other again. I wish we could be in the same place, but the humans and the treacherous wolves made that impossible. I still did not know whether to tell Mason and Marcus that I might be pregnant. I had spent the whole night contemplating it, but Leah told me to hold back until we were sure. I intended to get tested at the Clement pack to be sure before breaking the news to them. Ginger made a wonderful breakfast, and I noticed she had been crying. War was hard on us because we all had lost someone dear to us to it at a time in our lives, watching it happen all over again stirred up uncontrollable fear in us. Ginger hugged me tightly outside by the jeep. "You, come back to us alive, please," she pleaded in tears, and I nodded, fighting back my tears too. I pulled away, and my father hugged me tightly. "Make sure
Gwen I waited the next day for the vaccines to arrive. I had bought the pregnancy test kit, but I was yet to take the test because I did not want to panic. While waiting, I called my mates. Mason answered on the first ring. "Gwen," he said, and I paused a while, to compose myself. I was still missing them. "Mace, How is everything over there?" I asked him. "Quiet, lonely and boring without you. I slept alone last night. It felt weird because that would be the first time in a long time, Gwen. Marcus occupied himself. He is missing you, and we are both worried." he confessed and tears streamed down my face. I had not slept alone in a long time. Last night I tossed and turned in the bed, and even though the heater was on, I felt cold and alone. "I miss you and Marcus," I confessed close to tears, "I want all this to be over so we can get our lives back," I said. It wasn't the distance that was making me cry. It was fear of what could happen shortly that troubled my soul, and kept my