Emerson
The conversation with Ivy didn’t go to plan and Emerson was concerned how Ivy would react the next time she saw him. He couldn’t finish what he wanted to say but his main concern was that James and Angus became restless and she didn’t know they were there. He was grateful that the commotion had died off as the house prepared for dinner and he hoped that it’ll give them time to speak in private. What surprised Emerson the most was that Alpha Rowan hadn’t returned in hours to check on the pack or his Luna. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCexpL7iCF
Knock, knock.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvoLaqfdsH
Emerson looked up at the door and watched it creak open a fraction. He instantly knew it was Angus because his curly hair came through the door first. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI8O5jZpUB
“You in here Emerson?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQN43EG49I
“Yes Angus, is James with you?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdiMv9XfqX
“Yes.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo64g8fUC3f
Emerson hurried to the door and ushered both men in quickly to ensure they weren’t seen by Ivy. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMpH8Mx89C
“What are you doing?” Emerson hissed.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaVluyysF1
“We needed to stretch our legs, we haven’t seen the daylight,” whined Angus.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3fezfySjU
“Good thing it’s not daylight anymore.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrukBkFKWU
“Did you speak with Ivy?” asked James.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSpUzRGGH4
“Yes, I did, and it did not go as well as I hoped,” Emerson explained and ran his hands over the back of his neck.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIbcfuYILL
Today he suffered from nagging headaches which was a tell-tale warning sign for the Chosen One, but he brushed it off because Rowan dealt with things. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSssKwvHznh
“It was cut short from something going on in the village and now the whole pack is in the house, it’s barricaded,” he grimaced. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pdxGIBps3
“Yeah, we know, we spoke to ladies in the kitchen and some guy got mauled in the territory. They said it was an inside job,” informed Angus. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaMd7C7yeU
Emerson was far more concerned with this news than the other two. He wondered if it had anything to do with Ivy, and that’s why his headaches withstood meditation.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1pPQvKWD5
“Does she know we’re here?” James asked. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPUPLa9DAF
“Not at this stage. I think it’s time that we do tell her, just rip the band-aid off. I assume she has a lot on her plate right now.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVaT8nfQ5M
“The longer we wait the worse her reaction will be.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwD4jZxPTY9
“I honestly think she’s in danger here,” Emerson confessed.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPgkBDzRWQ
James and Angus shared a look with each-other and Emerson saw their eyes flicker. Something that he’d come to learn is communication through a mind-link; wolf to wolf. A mindful capacity that he did not possess. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ808GMyfdOv
“Quit it you two and spit it out.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYOXHBY0ot
“We heard along the rumour mill that it had something to do with Harold.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbowe8QcJ2
The words stunned Emerson for a moment before he gathered his thoughts. He took a seat on the bed and began too slowly put puzzle pieces together. James and Angus watched intensely and waited for him to break the silence; their eyes bore into his mind. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IGkyLQY5R
“James, you’ve mentioned something about Harold locking her in the house with no windows and just in her room so she couldn’t get out?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3THWwrLsO6
“Yes.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclztmBRNAr
“You’ve also said that the night of the mating ceremony, it was the full harvest moon which she needed to be under to turn.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8Be10wUSa
James nodded.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFMAhBhMWC
“She needed the full harvest moon to intertwine with Catori. If it was any other moon, the linked wouldn’t have been formed yet…”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf7iHMXNRK
Emerson’s words trailed off and his deep thought process turned to irritation as the story fit together in his mind. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEbhVMhFPt
“You were ordered to give her that key, weren’t you?” he asked suspiciously. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxMGuRQlpi
James didn’t respond straight away and simply stared. The colour of his skin faded away to a white, pale colour and Angus let out a long whistle. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGMW2Zo6Ue
“Harold got you good too huh?” Angus said.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrNRF1aY8M
“James, what was supposed to happen when you gave her that key?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZCmc9nhzC
He took a deep breath and exhaled dramatically. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc60P6h9tO
“Yes, I gave her the key under Harold’s order. I was supposed to befriend her and make her trust me. Harold left me the task when he came here for a meeting with the Alpha’s, when Rowan was named Alpha of this pack. The trust came easy. I was supposed to give her the key after the ceremony. We ended up becoming actual friends and I like Ivy and didn’t want to see her get hurt, so I gave it to her before the ceremony.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSUXG3wDtO
“Is that why you didn’t go back?” Emerson pushed. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlpecRt5as
James shook his head.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWJLQVm9Y6
“I didn’t go back because I needed to find her for myself, to make sure that she was okay. I can withstand anything that Harold wanted to throw at me if I returned. I couldn’t live with myself if an innocent was slaughtered.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1eXXXz21v
Emerson shuddered at the thought. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6yJRj0cdL
“He wants to slaughter her?” Angus asked and his voice rose. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRUfx874A9
“Quiet!” Emerson hissed. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FjUSuV4Mi
“What does he want with her death?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7F25RKyeJh
James trembled and Angus noticed the determination in Emerson’s face for answers. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWSL8ccsVA
“Maybe we shouldn’t push him Emerson, I can feel that he’s distraught with he thought.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7wzkiZPBC
“No. I need to know. I need you tell me what Harold wants with her.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFPQEi2dtc
“He wants her blood. He thinks the blood of the Saviour can save her.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSceY3bxHy
“Save who James?” Emerson’s voice became annoyed. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgahllrXzM
“Katherine,” he finally answered. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjk9AMoSUUw
Emerson’s mind turned over with ‘what ifs’ and disregarded the fact the house they were in was safe for now. Harold thought that by slaughtering the Saviour and collecting her blood was enough to save his already dead mate. The answers were not adding up in Emerson’s mind. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtArM4YV2X
“James, I thought you said Katherine was already dead?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HVvGAB1IQ
He flinched at the direct questions and the sound of Emerson’s voice. James didn’t want to talk anymore about it because he was still technically pledged to Harold as his Beta. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUkDm63p1r
“Katherine is in the basement, on ice. Harold declared her dead and told Alan so that the arrangement for his daughter could take place. Alan wants nothing more than riches and glory. I don’t even know why Alan would even agree to it knowing what she’d become.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7QrGqvNsS
“I do,” said Emerson.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWfFXRw9jY
“He gave Ivy to him to get his riches as you say, but at the same time understood what Ivy is and what she’s capable of. He gets the riches and gets to watch Harold die and without lifting a finger gets to claim his territory.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkjR1ndQcE
James and Angus looked horrified. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gdovyMapx
“What Alan doesn’t know, is that I’m here and what being a Saviour truly means. He knows she’s Lycan royalty because he stole her. He was banished from the Lycan community and as revenge on the Royal family, he took Ivy and fled. Our whole community at the time knew what she was because it was praised. Alan expected payment like a ransom if you will, for her safe return, but it never got offered.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogFpjHwftz
“Why would the Royals not start a war for their Saviour?” questioned Angus.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIEgTPt1is
“We are more of a spiritual community. They knew that at some point a Companion would join her and then bring her home.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj80Qj4NEN0
It was the expectation of Emerson, to bring home their Saviour, but it was going to take a lot more than a conversation for her to come back to the Lycan community; royal or not. Ivy was mated now, and above all else a Luna. Luna’s are bound to their packs, much like Alphas, and her ruling was in the North. Emerson felt like it would be hell to convince her to break her bond. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrI6reZEA4
“James, one more question.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbFIsrTI64
He groaned in response and looked like he couldn’t bare it anymore. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQ3H9pJhBR
“Can we trust you to not turn on us?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YZh7cJNMA
“Yes.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPJigyrHIy
“Just one more, is this attack orchestrated by Harold?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl50HDb9mc
“Yes.”
It was no wonder that Emerson’s head ached. Ivy was in grave danger whilst Harold’s army roamed around the place.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfqkB0ZZC8
“We need to go and speak to Ivy, let her know you’re here.” Emerson announced. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1y38cXRzX
“No need,” stated James, 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCaofEn9aX
Emerson looked at him quizzically and before he could ask another question there was a slight tap on the door. He groaned and opened the door slightly, so that whoever it was couldn’t see inside.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhkpQHfYwS
“Hello?” Emerson asked, peering through the crack.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRdHSGyT2S
“Umm hello. I’m looking for Emerson, I think?” Ivy asked quietly. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOB96HpFt4K
Angus and James shrugged when Emerson looked over his shoulder and decided that there was no time like the present. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQOjcImAJf
He returned his focus to the door and swung it open, inviting Ivy into the room. Ivy stood frozen in the doorway and looked like she was about to run in the other direction at the sight of James.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6koNuUwsm
“You did this to us didn’t you?” she growled at James. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aheRd3KJy
Emerson stood in front of her and tried to diffuse the situation. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L6c69K5uY
“Ivy,” he said sternly.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzYkI7JXKc
“James is not to be feared, he is one of us. We have some things we need to discuss.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3Nok2GFID
“Please, come in,” beckoned Emerson. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXDPow89yy
Ivy’s body calmed at his words as if she lowered her hackles and walked into the room with small steps. It was just enough so that Emerson could close the door. “Please take a seat,” he said and pointed to the bed.
Before Ivy sat, she threw herself into Angus with a hug but glared at James, and Emerson sighed internally. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrtObT82WQ
“Why are you here Ivy?” 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc2bfaFvOV
She turned her head slowly to look Emerson in the eye. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR3zPWI4LH
“Why are they here, Emerson?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOivXrEcQUG
“Good question. They are here because they are meant to be, now your turn.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPm9BDe7LN
Emerson watched her tongue twirl in her mouth before she answered the question.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbojyEXLuSI
“I haven’t heard from Rowan in hours and Alex isn’t back either. I have a feeling that something awful has happened to him. You said this morning that you’re here to help me.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHWoTQZ4tb
Her eyes filled with water as she took a deep breath, clearly trying to take control of her emotions. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjJNEgdvOy
“I know you want to finish where we left off this morning, Emerson but I can’t not until I know Rowan is safe,” she continued. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk9zKTk85y
Ivy’s attention was quickly drawn to James and Angus before she spoke again. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkhl3AEJdN
“You two are going to help me,” she said. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdzTPL5oG1
Both men seemed surprised, and Emerson could tell they tried to come up with a plan, or an excuse. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iKRE74Olf
“Did Rowan say where he went?” Emerson asked and she shook her head. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGz2PwzhA9
“Oh!” Ivy exclaimed as she remembered. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW60REG6zGk
“He said he was going to see the Warrior Clark from this morning and the Scouts to get more information. He might be there?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEVNZPFJpk
“Unlikely, you said it’s been hours,” muttered James.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhgegE6BIa
“Oh, but it’s a start,” argued Angus. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfwNEV4oj2
“Of course, we will help you, it’s our duty,” he said and nudged James in the side with his elbow.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9lESKiMLb
“I don’t know how Rowan would feel if we all left the house though,” Emerson pointed out. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf9BHkKSII
“I am his Luna; he will listen to me if I explain. He might be mad, but if he’s hurt, he will he grateful,” Ivy reasoned. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxpml6rH5b
The more Emerson heard the desperation in her voice, the more he wanted to help her. However, he wasn’t sure that now was the right time to leave the house. Doubt had never consumed him this much and the feeling was overwhelming. Emerson thought that he’d generally sacrifice everything to help her but once she found her Alpha, there was no hope in trying to persuade her to return to the Lycan lands. On the other hand, Emerson knew that if they didn’t find the Alpha, Ivy would want to stay and protect her pack. In this instance he was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFK6rvo4NA
“I will help you Ivy, on one condition,” Emerson bartered. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJbtLpGolL
“What’s that?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSA3O3suHID
“If we help you on this small quest to find Rowan, when we return to the house, we’re going to have a good chat.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfvu3I9GLt
Ivy pretended to consider the proposal.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgopLgLgk8
“Alright,” she sighed.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6xKPDM0pu
“Great, first off we will check out the training station because that’s where Rowan said he was going first,” declared Emerson.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNBhN2PONt
James rolled his eyes like he knew better but Angus assisted him up from the floor.
The four of them walked through the deserted foyer of the pack house. Guards were posted on either side of the door to man the barricades and locks. Ivy waived her dainty hand and explained the situation. The men were ordered by Rowan to not let her out, but they were also her pack members and bound by her orders, so they grudgingly lifted the heavy metal locks and opened the main door. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ971Jy9STbw
Even though it was well and truly dusk the sunlight still hurt Emerson’s eyes. James and Angus shielded their eyes with their hands from the sun that set on the horizon in front of them. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDc7QURcdjx
Ivy steered them in the direction of the training camp, off the road a little bit and to left of the house.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6Z0h9y0xn
“Don’t worry, Rowan likes to keep the training station close, so there is extra for the house if needed,” announced Ivy.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpF3JCu1DUY
A small lean-to came into view not to far, with a small smouldering fire. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxyTcLfzKM
“They must be inside,” she stated.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7c7NDjLIt
“Whoa miss, I don’t mean to be old fashioned, but you are not going in there first. We will check it out,” Angus said, and placed himself between Ivy and the lean-to.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5AcNjJWvK
Ivy stood with Emerson and waited. They were finally able to hear yelling come closer to the door.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOYsTRit3r
“You can take it up with your Luna,” Angus bellowed.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EVzDYac2p
The pair came through the door with a young lad, no more than Emerson’s age. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpka6QFAJd
“Luna! I apologise. We weren’t aware you had a new escort.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTlWzw6Wu1
“It’s okay Clark, neither did I, until about thirty minutes ago.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5csmKAtR6
“What brings you here Luna?” Clark looked nervous as he conversed with Ivy but all the while he had his neck bared to her.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOylaJnN2hE
“I’m looking for Rowan, have you seen him?” Ivy asked.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT1Y2hUgBi
“No Luna, but he ordered Beta Alex to take one of the Warriors to the Sentinel Tower on the boundary.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoGN1A5fec
Clark was uncomfortable with the questions Ivy asked and bounced around with jitters as the words left his mouth. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWQp8S7LSK
“Why are you avoiding eye contact with me Clark? Are you lying?” demanded Ivy.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡby1X4cSlb2
“N-No ma’am. We just don’t what’s going on and we don’t want to be the next ones taken to the tower, if you get my meaning,” he stuttered. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VLKsMMoOp
“For heaven’s sake, I’m not going to take you anywhere. If you see him, tell him I’m looking for him and that we’re heading to the Tower before dark.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7m0CMUlIQ
Emerson hoped to have ample time to converse with James and Angus on the way. Curiosity got the better of him with the revelation that Rowan took a Warrior from the camp for questioning. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL9qAh0dvi
“Why the Sentinel Tower?” asked Emerson.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkICrwvoqmw
James made a hand gesture as they walked behind Ivy. He used his finger to enact slitting his throat and Emerson shuddered. He didn’t pick Rowan to be the barbaric type of leader and Ivy sensed his trepidation.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLIDmSIZqR
“Emerson, the towers on the boundary hold the strongest cells that are built in this territory. The Sentinels guard them and the boundaries. They are free to use the cells as they see fit for anyone that tries to cross the border, that is unknown to the pack” Ivy explained. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAKCcjt6HP
Instead of acknowledging Ivy, Emerson watched as she spoke in awe at the leadership she already possessed. She even walked regally. Ivy halted abruptly in front of the group and whilst Emerson admired her, he walked directly into her back and apologised. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsXWrmyDlH
“Ssh!” she snapped.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOHu4ZxgIu
Ivy was on high alert, in the middle of a small clearing. James and Angus sensed something to, as they stood on their toes, in a ready position. Directly in front of them a tree branch snapped as something headed toward them, from the treeline. Emerson heard the pops and cracks of Angus and James shifting, ready for a fight. Ivy stayed calm but still. The silence was deafening, and Emerson heard nothing but the sound of his own breathing and the soft breeze flowing through the long grass. He could eventually hear heavy footsteps coming through the trees and found himself amazed that his senses were heightened enough to hear it.
Ivy slowly crouched down to the ground and tried not to shift too soon. She semi-camouflaged into the grass, and Emerson followed her lead. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9iWRLTgl8
A shaggy looking man stumbled out from the woods, covered in blood from head to toe. Ivy’s growl made Emerson jump as the Earth rumbled beneath him. He watched her sniff the air to see if she recognised the scent.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mDa7hdLb3
“It can’t be,” she muttered. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9MomiIrSE
“IVY!” the man called out. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGort0c0qnn
“I can smell you in the wind! Come out!”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmgu7SgjOy
Ivy relaxed her body and slowly stood.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJFNPh5LXI
“Alex?” she yelled. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bhE9zf6L3
The three of us followed the Luna as she walked towards him. Alex managed to walk faster, as if he were excited to see her. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdRRmWrsGU
“What are you doing out of the house Ivy? Where is Rowan?” 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5uUR7OPEQ
Alex peered around her shoulders and nodded to her entourage. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVi0S7j83Io
“What on earth have you been doing?” she asked.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡps8jts2J1H
“Just chasing up loose ends, nothing you need to concern yourself with.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9H9WzobIq
“Is Rowan with you?” pressed Ivy.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO3iIsdOgR
Alex looked at her confused. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUgfCrPrvS
“Rowan was never with me. He left and said he was coming back, but he didn’t. I assumed he got held up at the Temple or he was with you.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3EOt98PON
Ivy couldn’t have become any whiter, but she did as the colour drained from her face. She collapsed on the grass and began to sob. Emerson rushed over and threw his arms around to her and tried to offer comfort.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsdHr5EMIK
“I know, I know something is really wrong Alex,” she cried. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6McHbXJm1
Alex pulled her from Emerson’s arms and commanded him to step back. Emerson grudgingly listened and stood back with Angus and James in disbelief. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBsB20159U
“What do you mean something is wrong Ivy?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05VgRnouKC
“I can feel it in my heart Alex, he is not okay. Something has happened. That’s why we’re out of the house, searching for him.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIAbbyvg7u
“Shit,” muttered Angus from the corner of his mouth.
Alex started to help Ivy off the ground while Emerson asked Angus what this all meant.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd7MbciD55
“Please explain, I am not a wolf?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNimG0ZylNT
“A mate knows when the other is in trouble. They can literally feel it in their heart and consumes them. Sometimes a mate’s bond is so strong that they also take the pain that the other mate is feeling at the time,” Angus whispered. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfq5UgtISC
“Ivy, perhaps we should get you back to the house, it’s close to dark and we are exposed out here,” Emerson suggested. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpmQO0Mww5
Alex agreed and added that he’ll gather a group of Warriors and continue to search for Rowan. He talked her into the idea by telling her they can’t lose their Luna too. Ivy surprisingly agreed as long as Alex washed up and set out tonight. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEnod1etYM
“I will get Audrey to make you a nice hot bath and coffee when we get back and then when I find something I will link you,” reassured Alex. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrokwCGGf2M
Ivy nodded her head and wiped the tears from her eyes. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0QvpwiLxR
“He is going to think I’m so silly when you find him,” she giggled. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSLrfLTeX6
Alex pulled her close and draped his arm around her shoulder as they walked side by side.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkg9PW6pAY
“No, he won’t Luna, he will love you more deeply than ever because you risked your life for him. He’ll be mad but on the inside he’ll be grateful.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8n5qD348M
Ivy began to smile as the house reached near and they could finally see the lights from the foyer over the front stairs. Emerson shivered from the cool night air and was relieved to be nearing the door.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡen0D4iByAT
Once inside, Alex walked Ivy to her quarters and signalled Audrey to follow.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigGAUrbzO6
“Should we wait for him to come back?” James asked.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLZR1J8dqU
“You guys are wolves, what happens when your Alpha goes missing?” 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vaoS8z7sW
“All hands-on deck,” answered Angus.
The three decided to wait for Alex at the entrance and moments later he returned.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5oS2NhS3m
“Is she okay?” asked Emerson eagerly. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVavp4LmPM
“She’s fine. Audrey will take good care of her. I’m concerned how she’s feeling about Rowan though. A part of me thinks he’d be okay because of Olcan and the other part of me thinks that if Ivy’s right, we are fucked.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MiRb6iW6Q
“What if he can’t shift?” Emerson mentioned.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nrojZw4t8
“If he can’t force a shift with Olcan, then I honestly don’t know.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijQEUFnElh
“Let’s not waste time asking questions,” stated Angus.
Alex commanded that Emerson stay in the house with Ivy and to sleep in his room next door in case she cried out. James and Angus were commanded to choose weapons and to follow Alex to the training station to get Warriors. Alex linked with anyone that he could contact to meet at the station and filled in Emerson with the plans, so he could relay to Ivy.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAo21UDOzt6
“So, you’re going to men and weapons and basically sweep the entire territory?” confirmed Emerson.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7RY04mCOm
“Yep! Also tell Ivy that I will link her with updates regularly, so then she hopefully stays settled enough for a human to manage.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpnM4KYQUa
Alex gathered a few more men from inside the pack house and took charge through the front door. Emerson stood alone until he retreated to Ivy’s room. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFVu7urYjh
“Knock, knock,” he announced. 91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNnSxU7FTa
“Emerson I’m in the bath, are you okay?”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKy0NhTHpw
“Yes, I’m fine. I’m just here to tell you that Angus and James left with Alex to get an army of men. They are going to leave no rock unturned. He also said that he’d link you with regular updates,” recited Emerson.91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4z2wPlU3b
“Okay… thank-you for today, I appreciate it.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uWfG5Mc9t
“Not a problem Luna. I’m in Alex’s room for the night, so if you need anything, that’s where I’ll be.”91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFdKN6c0za
Emerson left her alone and walked into Alex’s room. He jumped on the massive bed and before he knew it, he was out like a light.
