I focused on comforting the women around me while Malikai finished the ritual. He motioned for the other healers and thirteen bowls were brought.They fed the children gently.“Thank the goddess,” Celine cried falling to her knees when the pace of their beating hearts increased.The rest of the pack shared her sentiment. The atmosphere was full with hope and praises to the goddess.The children began to cough.“What's going on?”“Please relax. It's part of the process.” I reassured them. “The poison is just leaving their body.”The acidic smell of wolfbane filled the air the moment I finished. The healers held the children so they wouldn't choke on the blood they coughed out.“Wolfbane?”“They were poisoned with wolfbane?!” Someone asked enraged.“Who will do something like that?”“We are looking for them right now,” Killain said. “Focus on your children for now. They need it.”“Yes Alpha.”I left Celine's side and helped the healers distribute bowls of the mixture to the pack members
Samantha's Pov That would mean that someone is deliberately poisoning us. Does that mean there's an imposter among our midsts or was it done by someone here?“This is more serious than I thought,” Malikai said. He turned to Celine's mate. “Get every member of your household, all of you should sit. Wolfbane becomes more effective if the body is under stress.”“Yes sir,” he nodded and rushed into the another room.“Samantha, you are really close with the family right?” He asked as he brought out his ingredients from his bag.“Yes.”“Good. That means you can enter their kitchen. Get a small bowl of water, a plate of every cooked meal they have and pieces of every fruit they have. Grab a piece of bread, cake or cookies if they have. I need to check everything and find what's poisoned.”“Alright.”“Hurry. You need to tell other healers too. I don't know how long this has been going on, if it's longer than I fear then these ones are not the only ones that will be affected.” He checked Ben
Samantha's Pov My wolf was itching for a run and I was this close to letting her out. I still had to wait two more days.The full moon was in two days.The pack was restless already. Maybe I should start a pack run? They don't know I'm going to become Alpha and I'm not sure if they'll run with me.They might when they see Killain and a few others with me, I'll just have to wait and see.I sighed and fell on my bed. I miss Luca terribly. There was nothing with me that smelt like him and I hated it. If I sneak into his pack to see him, will Tyler turn a blind eye and allow me?No. I have to finish this first.My door opened, “Killain did you—”“Samantha,” Celine sobbed and I sat up on high alert.“What's wrong?” There was no visible bruise on her body and she didn't smell like blood. I hugged her and led her to the bed.“I don't know!” She cried. “Something is going on but I don't know what it is or what is causing it.”I poured a cup of water and pressed it into her hands, rubbing soo
Samantha's Pov After hearing what was going on from Bryon some moments ago, my heart raced and I was filled with nerves.Was I ready?Can I do this?But, standing in front of them with their shocked and annoyed glares boring into my skin, I realize that there's nothing to be afraid of.“How dare you come in here uninvited?” Ricky asked, the only thing keeping him from shouting was killain's presence. Father or not, disrespect of the alpha in the presence of others wasn't condone.“I am just exercising the rights given to me from birth Rick.”He snorted, “you will leave this place at one you scentless thing.”I made my way across the room and gently grabbed his throat in an instant.“What…” he blinked, confused by my actions. The others were in a similar state behind me.Smiling, I applied just enough pressure to turn his face red.“And you will speak only when you are addressed.” A little additional pressure emphasized my point and he choked out a response.“Good boy,” I stepped back
Killian's Pov I took one last look at the papers on my desk and sighed. It's funny how I felt like I was going to prove myself to my father and the council all over again.“Bryon,” I called.“Yes Alpha.” “Go to Samantha, don't let her know that I'm with the council. If I haven't returned in thirty minutes, you can tell her then.”“Yes Alpha,” he nodded and left.I hoped she was ready. If things don't go as I plan, she'll have to prove herself to them today.I left my office, heading to the solitary building that stood opposite my office. “Alpha,” they greeted as one when I entered, their backs bent and eyes lowered to the floor.“Greetings council.”I will never understand why they kept the interior of the building frozen in the past. There were no chairs, wooden or not, just blankets and hand woven mats covering the floor with cushions to sit on.The two windows were always covered with curtains to prevent people from looking in, somehow the room was still airy. Once in the very d
Luca's Pov “That will mean that the soil is still good and will be ready for planting at the end of the season?” I asked, going through the papers in front of me.“Yes Alpha…”A firm knock on my door interrupted him. Tyler remained impassive as he opened the door and stared at one of my guards.“I'm sorry for interrupting Alpha, Beta,” the guard said. “There's something urgent that needs your attention.”I looked at the man before me, “thank you Sean for the reports concerning the fields. You go enjoy the rest of your night.”“Thank you Alpha.” He gave a small bow and walked out of the room.Tyler nodded to the guard. There was some shuffling sound before a woman stood in the doorway of my office. The sack covering her head was removed revealing an unexpected familiar face that had a displeased frown.“I told you that I was here to see the Alpha and this is how you treat me?” She glared at the guard.“Alpha,” the guard said, without even looking in her direction. “We found her wander