Chapter 7

Kian POV:

Looking at the pathetic woman in front of me was actually making me sick. What kind of alpha would take someone as weak as her to be their Luna?

'Rager, what to you think? Is she telling the truth?'

'I'm not sure. I don't smell any malice on her. But desperation can also lead to lies. And you're talking about murdering her pup.'

'Jasper's pup.'

'Kian' My wolf growled warningly in my head.

'Fine... I'll... I'll hear her out.' I sighed aloud and glared at her, "If you make one single move out of line, all of you are going down." I watched her nod rapidly, her entire body melting with relief. "Release her." I grumbled. I offered her my hand but the bitch decided it would be better to try and make it on her own with legs she hasn't used in two years. Of course she stumbled and fell.

'You just tried to make her kill her pup'

'Rager, quit bringing that up!'

'What kind of an Alpha goes around killing pups and traumatizing mothers?'

'Jasper killed my pup and his mother!' Rager grumbled but did not argue further. Good. Stupid mutt.

One of my warriors offered to carry her, and she looked at him like she's seen a ghost. She agreed, and left everyone stunned. I heard vague bits of their conversation but nothing stood out to me as crucial so I just stopped listening and asked her to show the way to the pups that had been so well hidden.

"Alpha Illusian. Can you call out Arsenic and scout ahead for any remaining warriors?" I asked, watching Illusian nod and pull the shift and race off.

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Lilian POV:

I trembled as I looked up at the face of heavenly beauty above me. My pain faded a bit when I looked at him. It had to be a result of the past mate bond between us, because it definitely wasn't there anymore. Especially not with the absolutely blinding mate mark on his neck. It stood out on his pale skin like blood on snow.

"Are they mine...? The twins I mean. You said they weren't his... They're not Jasper's right...?" His voice snapped me out of my trance. I looked up into his emerald eyes, focused on the distance, and found myself dazzled once again. "I... yes... I hadn't been with Jasper when I found out I was pregnant." He finally looked down at me and it made my breath catch. "I'm sorry I never told you, Donovan..." I paused when I looked at the looming building in the distance.

My eyes widened in shock and horror. There was blood, guts, and bodies everywhere. I had never seen the pack house in such a ransacked state. "Oh my Goddess..." I breathed out, unable to contain my shock and fear. I could feel everyone watching my reaction, but I didn't care, this place was my home, Luna or not.

I swallowed thickly and looked back at the alphas behind me, then gestured to the packhouse. I could only find myself praying that my children were safe. Donovan carried me to the packhouse in his strong arms. My eyes trailed over the faces of every single warrior on the ground. I knew them all, every one of these people were my friends. I looked up at Donovan realizing suddenly that if Jasper had not kicked him out, in a fit of jealousy, Donovan could have very well been one of the men on the snowy ground.

"The... the library..." I whispered silently. Everyone was confused for a moment before I elaborated, "That's where my pups are." Donovan nodded and lead the way to the library. When we entered, I pushed out of Donovan's arms, determined to make my own way. "My Luna...? You're awake...?" Everyone's eyes snapped up to the young man in front of us. I all but ran to him when swords were drawn, wrapping my arms around him as a line of defense, as if anyone would have any problems with stabbing the Luna of an Alpha who had apparently done something horrible. "Liam!"

"What the hell is happening?!"

"Liam! My babies! Where are my babies!?"

"They- I- uh-" I shook him violently

"Where are my fucking children!!!" I must have accidentally used my Luna command because he lifted his neck in submission and lead the way to the saferoom that was designated for my kids. When Liam used the knock I had specified for my kids to recognize as me or someone safe, my heart melted towards Jasper. He had kept it, surely it was only to keep his heir safe, but he kept something of mine and it made my heart soar. What made my heart nearly leap out of my chest though, was the sight of bold, wild, emerald green eyes once the door was open. I all but crashed into him, lunging forward and suffocating the little werewolf in a monstrous mother hug.

"Alexander!"

"Mama?!" His shocked tone made my heart break all over again. I had just seen him yesterday. But no, to him, I have not been awake at all for two years. When his tiny arms, bigger and stronger now that his wolf had awakened, wrapped around me I lost it. Every single tear that I had been storing away since I woke up, rushed out of my eyes as I held my boy.

"Mama!" The cries of my two other children snapped me out of it. Not completely, I was still sobbing, but I had regained enough stability to reach for them and pull them in. I noticed that Katelyn was holding a precious young tot with my deep blue eyes, and his father's thick, light brown hair. "Lydan?" I asked. I was ashamed that I didn't know my own child's name, but without Dahlia there to remind me it wasn't my fault, all of the guilt of two years of absence came crashing down on me along with everything else.

Everything on my body was scorching hot and in pain. My children had gone two years without a mother. I had found my fated mate again and he had a fucking mark. I was about to die alongside a mate I never wanted unless I mark another mate that I don't want. I know next to nothing about my youngest son who I have never had the chance to nurse, or hear his first words, or see him walk the first time. Everything was catching up to me at once.

The hyperventilation came fast, the collapse came faster, before I knew it I was on the ground struggling to breath. The fire from the mate bond was horribly painful while insisting that I follow my mate to the afterlife. Terror enveloped me as soon as the edges of my vision darkened. I couldn't leave them for another two years! What if it was even longer this time?! My son... my beautiful son took charge immediately, barking out orders left and right like he could command these powerful alphas to do anything.

My little doctor Avery...

He looked at me and mouthed some words with a sad smile. I'm sure he was trying to comfort me. Then everything went black again.