Chapter 12: Christian

Rain couldn’t be happier in her life. After leaving Shadow Academy, Emma took them to a secluded cabin miles away deep within an isolated forest. She knew that this was the same cabin location from the vision her unborn child shared with her. Months had passed and Rain had given birth to a handsome baby boy. She named him Christian, just as his name was always destined to be. A year had passed since they fled the academy, and Christian was now 3 months old.

Giving birth had been quite the experience for Rain. She had such a complicated birthing experience that she almost lost her life. In the end, both her and her baby pulled through just fine. She spent most days cuddling her infant, knowing that her time with him was limited. He was handsome like Tony, having his father’s incredible gray eyes. Unlike Tony’s brownish hair, Christian had golden blonde hair like Rain. He was indeed a very powerful and special child. Not only did he share his visions with them often, Christian never became ill and his aura was a bright golden color. No wolf ever possessed such a powerful aura, but Christian was no ordinary wolf.

It was a beautiful spring season, the landscaping around the cabin unbelievably beautiful. Rain didn’t want to lose her combat skills, so one afternoon she convinced Tony to spar with her. Christian slept in a bassinet on the front porch and Emma was out getting provisions. Rain needed a distraction because the prior night Emma told them that they would need to return to Shadow Academy as planned. She knew that meant that she would be returning without her child, and that mere thought broke Rain’s heart.

She fought hand to hand combat with Tony, who was shirtless and remained in position. Their relationship had only grown stronger since coming to the cabin. They realized that they weren’t just mates. The honestly did love one another. Now they had a child that they would have to leave behind just to keep him protected. As soon as the thought popped up in Rain’s mind, she hit Tony so hard that the force threw them both backwards to the ground. They each got up, Tony looking at Rain in amazement.

“How the hell did you do that? I’ve never seen you lash out power like that before,” Tony said in surprise.

“I don’t know. I thought about us having to leave Christian behind and it just kind of happened.” Rain responded.

“We talked about this Rain. No one can find out about our son,” Tony reminded her.

“I’m fucking aware of that Tony! It doesn’t mean I have to be happy about it!” Rain said frantically. She knew Tony could feel her rage, so he relaxed and studied her closely. He walked up to her and hugged her, Rain letting her tears stream down her face. She put her arms around her mate and let him hold her.

“He will be all right. I promise you that I’d die before I’d ever let anyone harm him.”Tony reassured her. He let her go and Rain wiped her tears away. That’s when Christian began crying as if he was upset. They both turned, all the blood draining from Rain’s face when she saw Alpha Leo holding her child. He started down at the infant, but there was only pure anger in his eyes. He slowly looked up, looking toward Rain and Tony.

“Dad, what are you doing here?” Tony asked, fear in his voice.

“I knew there was no mission that Beta James claimed to send you on. It took me a long time to find you and this is what I find? A fucking abomination. It’s too bad he has to die,” Alpha Leo stated.

“No!” Rain screamed as their pack leader’s teeth elongated and bit into their child’s throat. Rain had never heard such an agonizing scream from a child so small. Both Rain and Tony stormed up to their pack leader, but Alpha Leo was more skilled than they anticipated. He grabbed them both by their necks, Rain struggling to breathe.

Alpha Leo threw Tony into a tree, Rain hearing how the impact broke several of his bones. Not only did she hear his bones breaking, she felt every ounce of pain Tony was feeling from their mate bond. She could tell he was unconscious by the weakness she began to feel. She couldn’t feel any of Tony’s emotions, which meant he was either asleep or unconscious. Rain knew Tony wasn’t dead because she wasn’t in agonizing pain. She only felt his injuries, which cost her the ability to move her limbs.

Alpha Leo stared angrily and deeply into her eyes. Rain knew he wanted her dead, but she wasn’t afraid.

“My son will heal, but I assure you that you and your abomination will not.” He said cruelly, driving his arm through her stomach. Blood spilled from Rain’s mouth and her vision blurred as she began to rapidly bleed out. Alpha Leo pulled his bloody arm out of her body and let her fall to the ground. Rain couldn’t move. She was dying. She could see her dead infant on the ground in front of her, tears streaming down her face at the horrific site. She couldn’t believe that this was how her life would end. She was powerless and failed to protect her child. She didn’t feel as if she had anything else to live for. She slowly closed her eyes as she lost consciousness. That was when everything went black. All that remained was an endless darkness.