"Anaïs are you feeling alright?" Luna Christy asked as a sudden expression of worry took over her face."Yes Luna I'm fine, I- I just think I might've gotten a bug or something." I said nervously. Please don't tell Callan Luna!"Well did you go to the infirmary?" Luna Christy asked. AAAAHH shit I can't lie to her now..."I- I couldn't go Luna" I said and watched as she looked at me with a confused expression."With everything that is going on Luna, If I told Callan that I'm sick then he'll make it into a huge deal and we can't delay the mission any longer. I just thought I'll keep it on the downlow for a little bit and go see a pack doctor without Callan finding out about it." I explained and watched as Luna Christy smiled a little."I definitely understand the troubles of having an alpha mate" Luna Christy said chuckling. Her words made me smile too."Well as long as you go see a doctor and are okay." Luna Christy said and I nodded.I bowed as Luna Christy started walking away and br
"I think we should head up now" Callan said as everybody was done eating their breakfast and the three of them were just chatting. It was close to 1 PM and the meeting was at 2...we had to start getting ready."Why don't you head up first? I need to talk to Sam about something" I asked Callan. My best friend looked at me and nodded as if understanding I needed to talk to her alone without me having to say anything.Callan nodded and I watched Sam say something to her mate which made him nod as well. Soon both our mates left us in the dinning room and the dread I was feeling multiplied by a thousand."So what's up?" Sam asked as she started settling back on the dinning table but I held her by the arm and shook my head no."We can't talk here. We're going back to my home" I said and watched as Sam became more confused but nevertheless nodded and started heading out towards the exit of the pack house.I knew I can trust Sam cause even if she wouldn't agree with me, she'll still support m
"I need to head back to the pack house...I got a meeting to attend" I said as I stood up from the kitchen stool. After Apollo and Sam had managed to calm me down, Apollo made me some green tea...to calm my nerves. It didn't work but I appreciated the sentiment."We'll meet after the meeting and hopefully get an answer I'll like" I said and I watched both of them nod weakly. All three of us felt the burden of this situation...there was no clear way out.I quickly walked back to the pack house to find my mate in our room, pacing back and forth. He rushed towards me as soon as I opened the door to our bedroom."Princess where have you been? It's almost two" Callan exclaimed but I looked at him with a blank expression, my mind still going back to what had went down in my parent's house."Hey? Are you okay?" Callan asked as he noticed I wasn't there. His question made me snap back to reality in an instant. I couldn't have Callan suspecting anything."Yea I'm fine...sorry I'm late" I said a
"Our best chance is the soul witch...I think she'll be able to sense a life inside you if there is one inside you that is and I heard she's still living outside Forestoak, she still hasn't moved onto our pack lands" Sam said. I mind linked Apollo and Sam about half an hour after the meeting ended. I didn't want to make Callan suspicious by rushing over to them right away.I didn't have a lot of time on my hand and I need to make sure whether I am indeed pregnant or not by tomorrow latest which means we need to make a plan quick!"We have already asked the witch for help 2 times and she has given it to us without asking much in return. What if this time I can't pay the price she asks for?" I said worried. I was lucky the witch had helped me out twice before without asking for much in return but who's to say she wouldn't ask for something impossible this time? And if she does and I can't give it to her, what other options do I have?"Well then there's literally nothing we can do because
As the distance between us and the soul witch decreased, a really bad feeling started growing in the pit of my stomach. It was the same sort of eerie chill I got that morning when Callan's house caught on fire. Cold shivers of dread were going up and down my spine and something felt...off."How far away are we from the Witch?" I asked. I didn't really know the way to her hut since last time when I was here, I fell asleep in the car."The sign board should be coming up in just a few" Sam said and turned around to look at me."Are you okay Anais?" She asked and I shook my head no."What's wrong Ani? Do you feel sick?" Apollo asked."Something...doesn't fell right" I said. It was like I had the spidy tingle or the wolfy itch to be biologically correct because something felt really off...."What do you mean?" Sam asked but before I could reply I felt that same tug on my body, the one I felt back at Blue Eclipse when Harrim transported me to the Quiche.It didn't take me long to understand
Callan's POVTo say I was terrified would be an understatement. I got Anais's mind link but before she could finish saying what she wanted to say....she was gone.Her link with me was literally gone. It wasn't blocked off but like it never existed before. That chilled my bones because I instantly knew she was in trouble and the trouble was caused by Paenoe."ALPHA! ALPHA ANAIS IS GONE!" Sam screamed at me through the mind link."Gone? Did she mind link you as well? GONE HOW SAM?" I growled back at her."No Alpha...she- she was with us in the car and then she vanished" Sam said, her voice weak and scared."In the car?? Vanished??! Where are you right now??! Get to the pack house right now!" I said."Dad Anais is in trouble, we need to assemble in the conference room" I mind linked my father."What happened?" He asked."I'll tell you later" I said and cut off my link with him.Within the next 10 minutes, My father, my mother, the commander-in-chief, my Beta, Alpha Freya and I were all i
Anais's POVThey left me alone...for what felt like an eternity. I was trying to keep myself...sane.Every now and then I'll see something move in the darkness...but I knew that was in my head. So every time that happened I would have to tell myself that it was my imagination.It wasn't so hard to figure out what the brothers were trying to do, keeping me here like this.They wanted me to go insane...not totally but enough so I wouldn't fight Paenoe when he marked and mated me and then finally drained me of my blood.And I was sure their plan was working because ever so often I heard a faint whisper in the darkness. It was becoming harder to tell myself that it was my imagination. I wanted that whisper to be true...I was scared and I didn't want to alone. I slapped myself again...hard. So hard that it made my ears ring."Anais..." Isis said through the mind link, worried."We have to protect our senses Isis...the pain helps. Keep talking to me, keep howling and pawing and jumping. Do
I looked around at what appeared to be a hut but was made out of bricks and concrete. It was small, with nothing but a simple futon in one corner and a table in the very middle with two plastic water bottles on it.I quickly leapt towards the water, goddess knows how parched I an right now. I broke the seal and smelled the water before taking a swig. When I was sure nobody had tampered with it, I downed the whole thing in one go.I went to the futon and inspected it. Wasn't anything special...the frame was made out of simple wood but the bedding looked worn out.I went up to the door and gently pulled it by the handles towards me. It was locked...so bad that I couldn't even giggle it if I wanted to. I felt along the wall to the left of the door...feeling for anything, any sort of pipping or fitting in the walls I could use as a weapon.But seeing as there is no bathroom in here, I wouldn't find any plumbing.There were not light bulbs in here...just very small holes at the very top of