Ivy
Emerson gathered the pack into the foyer after breakfast so that Ivy could address them with an update. The Warriors that had been sleeping in their station, opted to continue to keep watch on the borders. Today she had to inform the pack that they no longer required to remain in the house, which she knew would be a relief to most. She also had to inform them that their Alpha had been taken hostage and soon their Luna would be leaving too. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI6ZzqB4FF
Once the conversation with Emerson ended, Ivy ran through a plan in her head, whilst he retreated to bed the night before. Sleep didn’t come easily, and it was good chance to run through everything. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzhhMva7e7
“They are all here, even the Omegas,” whispered Emerson. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zM6qQB3En
Ivy decided to complete the announcement over the second balustrade of the second floor, to ensure they all heard what she was saying. She commanded that Alex, James, Angus and Emerson were to stand with her through the speech for comfort. It was the first time that she’s addressed the village as their Luna and in such an informal way. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3uQLoATF1
“Thank-you for all gathering this morning,” she started and cleared her throat. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUKZw0QaLK
“There are few matters I need to run through this morning as your Luna.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcb4z2kI24
Once Ivy stated her title, their heads bowed, and the low chatter ceased. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjUqRmC7By
“This morning, you are able to pack your things and head home. There is no more immediate threat in this territory,” she said. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAU7CCJNvaF
The chatter turned loud amongst the gathering, so much so that Alex stepped in to quiet them down with a whistle and a command. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMwGyoi3ug
“The barriers have been lifted from the house. Before you go, I want to thank you for showing flexibility and resilience in this time. However, there is more important matter that I need to inform you of regarding Alpha Rowan,” she stated. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZTblgobaz
The room suddenly filled with tension and fear. With the pack so close to Ivy as a whole, their feelings quickly hit her and felt as though the wind was knocked out of her. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRO49jk0Cb
“Alpha Rowan has been taken and held hostage. We don’t know yet, but we will find out.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPkJOtUXLs
The chattering and gasping became louder. The fear in their faces was something that she’d never forget. Ivy tried to talk to them with no success. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1U1O51Vai
“Enough!” Ivy commanded and their attention turned back to her. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8IV6QCgp2
“I promise you; we will find our Alpha. If anyone has any information that they wish to share, please inform Beta Alex. I will be leaving Alex in charge of the pack and will setting out soon in hopes to find him and bring him home. Please look out for each other and report anything suspicious that you see or hear. I can assure you; it will be checked out immediately. If there are any further threats to your families or homes, the siren will sound again, and you are to return.”
The pack cheered and chanted for their Luna and Alex grabbed her wrist and pulled her back so that she faced him.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXd86H4hnua
“What are you doing?” he hissed. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrptEDUhTqy
“I should have left late last night.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLnLAjpVRl
“You cannot go out there alone,” he argued. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr3faTN0eU
“I am not alone Alex. I have Emerson, Angus and James. We will be fine,” insisted Ivy. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMJTY7BQEe
“I’m coming too.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbYgL6W36Q
“No, you are not. I need you here,” Ivy hissed through her teeth. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YjNVYSQiQ
Alex folded his arms across his body like a child and Ivy rolled her at him; it was simply not up for discussion.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1uGR5LOvo
A pang of pain twanged through Ivy’s back and she groaned as she stretched out. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIN5iIKFvUa
“Are you okay? asked Alex.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnkah4LgVW
“Yeah, my back is just aching and so sore.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUbL6yBa29
Alex used her shoulders and turned her body around to check her back. Ivy struggled with him so that he didn’t use it as an excuse to change the subject. He lifted the back of her shirt up to where she rubbed her back. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJhpMac0xh
“Holy fuck Ivy!” Alex exclaimed. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbus1fsgJu
“What?” she asked and twisted her body to see what he’s talking about.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVADjhWq8RD
“Your back, who did this to you?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTbMm4ghtp
Alex’s attention turned to Emerson.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0dAu8rLOY
“Did you do this to our Luna?” he asked as his voice rose. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzD3F3s00XD
Ivy tried to pull her shirt down against Alex’s grip until he finally let go.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShIyparCM7
“No one has touched me Alex, what is it?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LzmLa5lER
“It looks like you’ve been whipped!”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9YKsDJFsY
Ivy looked over to Emerson, whose face was as white as a ghost. His eyes were rolled back into his head.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dwdoJpT0q
“Get him on the floor! Ivy shouted.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLtmNsvGjp
James and Angus grabbed Emerson and slowly manoeuvred his body to the floor before he fell. One man at his head and the other at his feet.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsznGEtD8s
“Emerson?” Angus said and gently tapped him on the face. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX3dpXDcf6
“No don’t,” Ivy said and held his hand still. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3p5sGspy3
“He told me to never wake him in this state. He is having a vision.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRObEmBoSm7
“Now what do we do?” asked James. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d7puwmbEk
“You guys can go pack clothes, food, water and weapons. Who knows how long we will be gone for and who knows what we’ll run into along the way. Alex can help me move Emerson to the office.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHA02HPUzS
Angus and James swiftly left in hopes to depart soon. Alex hoisted Emerson’s head and shoulder off the floor and Ivy lifted his feet. Together they shuffled Emerson downstairs to the office. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jMp85HrTN
“I am coming with you, Ivy,” Alex puffed. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0IpQp1nKv
“Fine, but my rules. Who’s going to watch over the pack?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUnXruQ8Vg
“They will be fine, but I was thinking of the Chief Sentinel?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZAzc1K3gg
“We will talk about it as soon as Emerson is on the couch,” shrugged Ivy.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl48gajk6bS
They reached the office and were out of breath. They hauled Emerson onto the couch and Ivy bent over, inhaling deeply. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6C2gBIIRw
“He is heavy for a small guy,” she panted. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJOKeu2A13
“You’re out of shape,” teased Alex.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfBdvZ4DMM
Ivy took a seat behind the desk and Alex sat on the chair on the opposite side of the desk.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzN9fz39Yu
“What’s the plan?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzIrhenHj6
“Do you ever give it a rest?” groaned Ivy.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYcrqy4OiG
“He is my best friend Ivy, so no I won’t. If it were up to me, I would have left hours ago.” 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRpCyevkNa
Ivy tried to sound sympathetic.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSnr7VWdDG
“I know and he is my mate. I don’t know how to live without him, and I don’t want to find out. I can feel that he’s still alive.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r8ZewD4ra
“We can’t go out there blind, we need a plan and a tactical one.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoLkKD0veh
“Don’t you think that’s a bit hard when we don’t know where he is? We will wait for Emerson to wake and hopefully he’s seen something,” Ivy stated. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlv1KHwz8v
The four of them crouched over Emerson as he began to stir. The expression on their faces showed hope. Emerson’s eyes flickered. The vision felt like it lasted for hours as the group argued about what the next move was. Emerson groaned and his eyelids tried to open as he came too.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpPiYMmEM9
“What happened?” he asked. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9yzca4xeA
“Nothing, we were waiting for you to wake up,” said Ivy.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8i1EuqIrT
They moved away from Emerson as he attempted to sit upright and familiarise himself with his surroundings.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUpD6zaCd5
“How did I get here?” he asked.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0eQt405XT
“We carried you in,” Ivy answered.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgybbGMaDz4
“Oh, for god’s sake Emerson, you passed out upstairs, we carried you in here, you have only been out for an hour, now please tell us what happened!” begged Alex. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yGd5wogBl
Ivy shot Alex a dirty look for harassing her Companion and he winced when he realised.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQBOVIarYU
“Emerson, tell us what you saw,” Ivy softly said.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBurvWXXGoX
“You must return home Ivy, or stay here,” Emerson gulped. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvhvmAix4q
“Home? Where is home?” pestered Alex.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Au6lLDIAw
Ivy chose to ignore his questions and kept her focus on Emerson.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvl3Z1OoZpv
“Why? What does home have to do with finding Rowan. If I choose to stay does that mean that I cannot find Rowan?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRQyzjhCPL
“If you go Ivy, the pack is in danger. If you stay, home is in danger,” confirmed Emerson. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8Bo0yvAXF
She sucked her breath through her teeth. Emerson’s vision presented a fork in the road for her. If she chose to find Rowan there’d be consequences, or she’s required to move on from him.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgFNk4IJ17
“Ivy regardless of which path you follow; you are in danger. There are dark forces at work here,” he murmured. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD5BkitCkU
“The ultimate sacrifice for my community, my village?” whispered Ivy.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0RPwwmSdU
Emerson gently reached for her hand, and she accepted his comfort. Their eyes connected and he nodded slightly. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoe60BcnSv6
“Did you see Rowan?” Ivy asked eagerly.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVT1imMcWa
“No Ivy, only you can. Only you are connected enough with him. I just see you.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI6kUEojLd
“Was he with me?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFmlCsx1Wj
Emerson shook his head and his eyes showed sadness.
Only you are connected with him, only you can, she repeated over and over in her head. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWwXuBTTTG
“Emerson, where were we in your vision?” Ivy asked. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZddPm4BDl
His expression was confused but answered, nonetheless.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvSlb0zOtI
“We were in a place that only has red as the earth and darkness falls over a fortress. You howled over the balcony, so sorrowful but captivating. Your eyes glowed red and your fur was as white as frost against the dark backdrop.”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70HVXLMAVs
Ivy thought for a moment. Red Earth. Fortress. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSA2l7Jx1wY
“Were there trees?” she asked.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpTPiuf9L3
“This riddle information is useless,” whined Alex.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQG9jOYjHr
“Ignore him Emerson, were there any trees?”94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JzTCMjuDZ
“If you call the giant looking soldiers’ trees,” snorted Emerson.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhx0QbkF7B
Ivy let out a large sigh at the news. She knew it.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKboNx3mtHm
“Who cares about trees? We should move,” Alex stated as he picked up a ruck sack that Angus and James bought earlier.
Emerson apologised and began to move around the office preparing to leave whilst Ivy sat on her knees in front of the fireplace. She used the time to decide her fate. If she went with them, which seemed to be the consensus, she’d be in danger and put her people in danger. If she stayed, then the timeline would change and the family she’s never met would be in danger. Who was more deserving? Which ones are truly her people to sacrifice her life? What happens to Rowan? Ivy didn’t want to feel the pain of losing her mate, apparently it stayed with you forever. 94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQnNnLFXWA
“Are you coming, Lass?” asked Angus.94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeT3Nuikzy8
Ivy looked up at the giant man and nodded slowly. She hoped she made the right decision of putting her pack in danger for the selfishness of her heart. Ivy tried to shake the thought from her head, they had to get through this in despite of the prophecy. Prophecies were not set in stone, they can change, and Ivy felt more than happy to create her own fate, with her mate.
