Trigger warning - stillbirth and abortion.
Conrad POV
We approach the figure slowly. We were both in shock. She hadn’t walked or spoken since we rescued her from the dungeons. How the hell was she up and walking. How did she get outside without a guard seeing her?
Lewana approached cautiously and looked her in the eyes and the realization seemed to dawn on her.
“Aesira”, she said just above a whisper.
“Yes my pup. I’m so glad I could see you again”. She reaches out a hand and strokes her face.
Lewana starts crying immediately and pulls her in for a hug. Her mother just strokes her back and gently shushes her until she is calm.
“I don’t understand. Where’s Mother”.
“Your mother’s soul moved on a few years ago. What they did broke her and she couldn’t hold on anymore. I’ve been by myself in this body waiting since then”.
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Conrad POVHer blood. She gave her actual blood to Liam. Not to mention the plasma she gave to the other pack members. I'm just in awe. I send the mind-link to Mary and Michelle before I start talking to Liam. However, I have no idea what to say. Liam speaks to me first. “How close, …… how close was I”.“I felt your bond nearly snap. When I found you on the battlefield, your breathing had slowed, and your heart had nearly stopped. We were so convinced that you were going to die, the soldiers and I said goodbye to you”. The realisation seemed to hit him suddenly, and he started crying and laughing. “And she saved me. She actually managed to save me”. He is wincing in pain as he does, but he can’t help himself. I start laughing as well. “I know, right? I mean, if you needed time off, you could have asked. You didn’t have to be so dramatic about it”.“Well, at least I can rest assured that your girl won’t try to replace me. Probably just keeping me around to have breaks from you, you
Lewana POV I’ve been on the go now for 26 hours. 2 hours in battle, 4 hours in surgery for Liam, and 6 hours for other soldiers who were injured. The rest was mainly on the clinic floor, directing and monitoring medical care. I was doing my best for the pack as well through Arthur and getting updates. It's a good thing I can multitask so well. I needed to do it though. Conrad was in no position to lead when he felt Liam's bond nearly snap. He needed me, so I stepped up. I suppose that is what a Luna does. I go and see Prince Aalto first. He needs to get in water soon, or he will dry out and get worse. “How are you feeling, little Cherubfish?”.He laughs at the old nickname his mum used to call him. “Pretty good considering. I need to go for a swim though. Gotta say, Orca. You provided better care than our healers. How did you know what to do?”.“Worked a lot of it out as I went. That, and I had some theories I thought would work. I’ll get some pack members to help you get to the
Conrad POVI'm completely numb. I might have lost my brother today. I haven't been able to mark my mate today. I failed to keep the pack safe today. I was drowning in their sorrow and fear, so I had to turn the bond links off. I'm standing in the viewing area of the operating theatre, looking at Valen, my best friend, on the table, just knowing he isn't going to survive this. No one could survive the injuries that Rogue caused. My mate. My beautiful Moonlight is still going to try. Try to save him for me, but even then, the pack is in ruins. I'm not a fit Alpha. I'm not a fit King. All I can think about is yesterday when we left the cabin. How I had never been happy. Life had been simple there. Life with just my mate and me. Why did I have to keep fighting? Why do I have to bear the weight of this world? It's too tiring. I'm jolted from my thoughts by Mary coming in the door and her eyes going wide at seeing Valen on the table. She instantly starts praying to the Moon Goddess, bu
Lewana POV The sight was heartbreaking. I could feel Conrad's pain and grief through the bond as he said goodbye to Liam. Soldiers had gathered around to say goodbye to their Beta and were howling in grief as well. FUCK THAT.I grab a medic bag and race over to inspect Liam. No way I am letting him leave Conrad without me fighting for him first. I give him an injection of Acepromazine, a tranquilizer that should knock his human side out and keep his wolf side calm and sedated. This should also keep him from shifting back. The last thing I need is to get bitten if Valen is scared or confused. I grab a bottle of water and dose all his intestines to try and clear away some debris and keep them moist. I see a major bleed coming from his mesenteric artery, so clamp that. I determine his blood loss is reducing his cardiac output, which is why his breathing is so laboured. He needs the hospital. I hadn't even noticed that everyone around me had stopped and was watching what I was doing.
Conrad POV I start briefing the guards and soldiers on the plan. I'm leading the north west side, and Liam is leading the south east. The fact that they surround our territory at such a distance that we didn't detect them means that it's clear they are going to give it everything they've got, as this will be their last chance to get what is ours. Prince Eli the Phoenix Prince and Prince Aalto the Siren jackass come to our aid as well. “What do you want us to do?". "I have no idea what a Phoenix is actually capable of, but assuming it means lots of fire. Go East with Liam, as it is all open plains, so you can show them what you can do. Prince Aalto. Come with me, North. The lake is up that way, and I assume you need water". Before I have even left, Prince Eli is in the air, flying and creating a flame barrier on the ground. I can also hear the rumbling of trucks coming from a distance. I wait to see if my trap for that zone has worked. BOOOMLewana mind-links me. "What was that?
Lewana POVAfter a blissful night's sleep in our bed, I wake up knowing today is the day. I’m honestly a bundle of nerves. Two months ago, I was a rogue and wanted nothing to do with this world. Could I really be the Luna Queen and help guide it? I could still be rejected by some of the packs when the announcement is made, which will cause trouble, but I'm hoping we can work through all those issues. My rambling train of thought is interrupted by a half-asleep voice. “Stop it. They will all love you just as much as I do”.I roll over and see Conrad smiling at me. “How did you know what I was thinking?”.“You’re my other half in every way. I can feel your nerves down the bond, and I know you enough to know why you would be nervous”.I groan and try to hide under the covers, but he just pulls me close. I just sigh and relax into his warmth, but I know we both feel the tension. “Midday right”. The time of the ceremony”.“Yep. Then unfortunately for you, you are mine forever”. He starts