TRISTAN'S POV The old wood creaked as I sat on it, next to her. Her eyes were pinned to the floor, hands clasped tightly. Her legs vibrated as she stamped them on the floor.“If there is anyone that can find them is Lucien. We need to go straight to Alpha Lucien's kingdom.”“How could this have happened? I thought you said you were sure of her?” She wasn't looking at me.“I am sure, I just don't know the reason for his sudden actions. Everything seemed okay until she started to talk about having power.” She looks sharply at me.“Oh, it makes sense. Power, she wants the power of the twins.” She rose from the wooden slab. “She wants their power. Oh gods, my children.” She spoke in hysteria.I just stared at her, watching her pace left and right as they crumbled onto the floor, crying and hitting her head.“This is all my fault. I should have been strong enough but I just had to be weak. I should have saved them but I just had to be weak. I hate myself.”I rose and went to her, knel
EMILY'S POV “Emily lookout!” he shouted, I wasn't fast enough. When I finally did, the arrow had gotten to me already. I stared, waiting for it to hit me but at the last minute, he grabbed me and flung me out of the way.The arrow tore into Tristan's arm, blood spilling on me as well. We both landed on the floor.Tristan grew his claws immediately, his eyes searching for the perpetrator. We could hear the sound of men on foot approaching, even I became alert as well. The bushes before us began to shake and the soldier leaped out of it immediately. All draped in the color red and sticking out long fangs. The instant they saw Tristan, they stopped and bowed.I was surprised but he did not move at all.One of the guards rushed out and embraced him. They made familiar pats on the back and then the wolf soldier said.“Sir Tristan please allow us to escort you and have your hand healed. We are deeply sorry for the wounds.”“It's nothing. I am happy in fact, it shows all your trainin
LUCIEN'S POV“For now let's be monitoring those red wolves. If there is any other movement, we will strike then. Let the letter serve as the perfect warning.”“Yes my king,” the general bowed and returned to where he stood.“Any other affair that needs…”“My king, Sir Tristan, has returned.” The announcement interrupted me.I looked up immediately, everyone's eyes following mine. Tristan walking up now before me, a bandage on his left arm.“My king.” He greeted me.“You are finally back. It's been so long.”“Eight years my king. It's been Eight years.”I smiled and got down from my throne, coming close to him. We embraced each other tightly.“You have gotten stronger my king,” he said.“And you have gotten much weaker,” I told him then whispered. “How did it go eventually?”“We found her and the children but we also found trouble along the way.”“Trouble? Wait, Children?” I was both shocked and confused. But I kept a plain face.“We need to discuss this privately, Mr Alpha,” he whispe
LUCIEN POVWe both rose in shock but Emily was faster to yell. “Come in, Sir Tristan.” The door opened and he walked into the room. Immediately he saw us, he bent his head down so as not to look but there was something about the expression on his face before he bent his head and I was not sure what it was but it wasn't the look a soldier should show when he sees his alpha.“Where did you find her?” I asked him.“In the dark wood of Siri. She is being protected by the Men of the rogue wolf king of Siri - Leo Dore. Our scouts reported the movement of Dore's soldiers in his camp. It seems that they are preparing for attack and perhaps they think they will win by taking over the powers of the twins. For them to not have attacked shows they are yielding no fruit yet.I asked the sorcerers here and they said that as long as she has not started the collection of power rituals, the children will not be harmed in any way.”Immediately after he said that I felt the tension leave Emily's body
LUCIEN POVI stared towards her but, giving my back a side glance, I saw Tristan, he was the one she was staring at, he was shutting the door, and certainly, he glanced at her before that door closed fully.I pulled her chin to face me and kissed her. She was surprised.“Did you wait too long?” I asked.“I don't care how long I have to wait as long as you will come. What is happening? Did you find her?” Her voice was full of concern.“Yes. We leave in a few hours. The soldiers are just preparing for the departure. I want to be here a little before I leave.” She spread out her arms and I sank into them, climbing into the bed as I did. She let me kiss her again. “I missed you and am not angry at you surprisingly,” I said amidst a chuckle.“Thank you for loving a lowly girl like me.” She said softly.She was warm and sincere - I missed hearing such good words. I stayed with her for the rest of the day and then Tristan came to inform me about the soldiers waiting to move out. I bid her
LUCIEN'S POV Tristan saw me immediately as he stepped out of the hole we made in the house. He rushed to me and tried to help me to my feet but I stopped him, pointing at the boy lying next to me, face down.“Take him first. I can keep going myself as long as I stay in my wolf form.” He bowed and went to the boy. Picking him up from the ground. His head was bleeding but he was healing fast.The general met us almost immediately. He was carrying the second boy in his arms. I looked at the two children… they both had my face but their mother's eye. It warmed my heart too much to see that. I wanted to hold them but I could not even stand. Thorson and Tristan stepped back as I returned to my wolf form. I gestured to Tristan to get on my back with the children. He did. The rest shifted like me and we began to leave the desolation of dead wolves. It was breaking dawn already. The light of the day revealed us and the blood that stained our fur as we went down the thorn bushes we cr
EMILY'S POV I opened my eyes, still sleepy but I could feel his arm around me and I also felt so sore. I thought his side was cut yet he has all this energy. What happens when he is at full strength?Shivers curled down my spine. I got a little scared immediately. I slipped out of his grip and scampered away to wash up. When I stepped out of the bathtub, he was awake and sitting on the bed. His shirt was nowhere to be found. “Taking a bath without me again. You are still running from me, even after last night. What are you hiding, I ve seen everything.” I cupped my face and turned around.He is at it again with his sultry words.“I just want to go the children early. I want to be with them, they are still adjusting.” I said shyly.“Fine, once again you win. Okay, it's because of the kids. I will catch you… later,” he said, absolutely not like a goodbye. I ran to the closet and looked for some of my clothes. I found a few. I flashed my eyes around; there was no way I coul
EMILY'S POV “Please don't do this, please. I didn't do anything to you please stop please.” I begged, tears flowing freely out of my eyes but she was completely deaf to my pleas, scooping up more sand and pouring into the hole, I struggled to my feet attempting to run to one or the ends of the whole and climb out but each time I tried, she rushed to me and hit my hand. Eventually, I got too sore to even lift them. My legs are too weak to carry me. The sand was filling the hole and she was laughing maniacally at me. All I could do was cry.I looked up at the moon's goodness and I prayed silently. “Please Lucien help me. Lucien… Tristan.” Was the last name that left my mouth before the sand covered my head.I was suffocating. I was sure I was going to die. I hoped Lucien would take care of the children and I still wanted to say something to Tristan. I almost went cold when someone grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the sand.I felt my body jerk out and fall into someone's arm