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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5WKpmdz3A
Knock, knock.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymSnfNirH7
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTsBFLkgxt
“You in here Emerson?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAnzybBYyF
“Yes Angus, is James with you?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPZwEAUWPp
“Yes.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCOzxjNy67
Emerson hurried to the door and ushered both men in quickly to ensure they weren’t seen by Ivy. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSdB5bj71F
“What are you doing?” Emerson hissed.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnEcYSvwZy
“We needed to stretch our legs, we haven’t seen the daylight,” whined Angus.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2jBxQh0k4
“Good thing it’s not daylight anymore.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AFDqgtUBh
“Did you speak with Ivy?” asked James.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruU3kuyfI9
“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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5Ocko6oaQ
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfP73M5V9tb
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNMgKkIQvI
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI25XfczrG
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxZgInUaLe
“Does she know we’re here?” James asked. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqKYzek9D6
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIiv017QvZ
“The longer we wait the worse her reaction will be.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKW9pch2oh
“I honestly think she’s in danger here,” Emerson confessed.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6l9Q9aWiRd
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6sTaGHLsK
“Quit it you two and spit it out.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT14dXv0Jxw
“We heard along the rumour mill that it had something to do with Harold.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUnFFge0TE
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Dc1JlBPml
“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?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBfjjSjnVf
“Yes.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2k6UDgqbZ
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJczybrAHRV
James nodded.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVPZM5jit8
“She needed the full harvest moon to intertwine with Catori. If it was any other moon, the linked wouldn’t have been formed yet…”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTWdAdeO6J
Emerson’s words trailed off and his deep thought process turned to irritation as the story fit together in his mind. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa32SWkwBLi
“You were ordered to give her that key, weren’t you?” he asked suspiciously. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Usy79XSVS
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFSUq7Lu8J
“Harold got you good too huh?” Angus said.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRwwwDcWOd
“James, what was supposed to happen when you gave her that key?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8KmMqEsiR
He took a deep breath and exhaled dramatically. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlAqLEdaXZ
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5av65xOhj7
“Is that why you didn’t go back?” Emerson pushed. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuGepZW7Ea
James shook his head.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91YIUn0LJz
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxMCPH046o
Emerson shuddered at the thought. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHtz95Ugok
“He wants to slaughter her?” Angus asked and his voice rose. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJqsfGpg3Q
“Quiet!” Emerson hissed. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaElGicVo1i
“What does he want with her death?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnbpZQF1tJ
James trembled and Angus noticed the determination in Emerson’s face for answers. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YpKJeqKAF
“Maybe we shouldn’t push him Emerson, I can feel that he’s distraught with he thought.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySsSkPg2A6
“No. I need to know. I need you tell me what Harold wants with her.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJv3znFfVz
“He wants her blood. He thinks the blood of the Saviour can save her.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE9ieYJEi8
“Save who James?” Emerson’s voice became annoyed. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9PRSRUjon
“Katherine,” he finally answered. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOS1uBEVCCC
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRunc3E5okj
“James, I thought you said Katherine was already dead?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXM0LCUQOG
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDgVBMnKKS
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm29mIKHr4V
“I do,” said Emerson.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ123jc6oy0E
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqCDCv7iTf
James and Angus looked horrified. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaY1WPi6YEz
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcMzno3UM6
“Why would the Royals not start a war for their Saviour?” questioned Angus.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6GRzP6bWq
“We are more of a spiritual community. They knew that at some point a Companion would join her and then bring her home.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojUaNAvYIA
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXK1VaFFEXz
“James, one more question.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwO2XsnFhOi
He groaned in response and looked like he couldn’t bare it anymore. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bIXxpo6zD
“Can we trust you to not turn on us?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbY6eNYONr
“Yes.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zU6tdLDi3
“Just one more, is this attack orchestrated by Harold?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Vy4UUqD9X
“Yes.”
It was no wonder that Emerson’s head ached. Ivy was in grave danger whilst Harold’s army roamed around the place.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwJPIDB6ca
“We need to go and speak to Ivy, let her know you’re here.” Emerson announced. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3xCbsSmvV
“No need,” stated James, 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEII5vQeV3
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktNNotzvaM
“Hello?” Emerson asked, peering through the crack.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKUZQwMVOI
“Umm hello. I’m looking for Emerson, I think?” Ivy asked quietly. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPCPAKFRSo
Angus and James shrugged when Emerson looked over his shoulder and decided that there was no time like the present. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs7L6ifcKd
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLQ7V0rE4W
“You did this to us didn’t you?” she growled at James. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpscxLVrDc
Emerson stood in front of her and tried to diffuse the situation. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4w0CoGtGgJ
“Ivy,” he said sternly.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPdmceCHZs
“James is not to be feared, he is one of us. We have some things we need to discuss.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIydhZu7Aw
“Please, come in,” beckoned Emerson. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTda8HXy2FI
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mXeqsTLQe
“Why are you here Ivy?” 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyxXS1jiGM
She turned her head slowly to look Emerson in the eye. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRpSp3Km5d
“Why are they here, Emerson?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFQg0IxUsA
“Good question. They are here because they are meant to be, now your turn.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXFJtBCmvd
Emerson watched her tongue twirl in her mouth before she answered the question.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc3IgFSNwR
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkqfVRIqZY
Her eyes filled with water as she took a deep breath, clearly trying to take control of her emotions. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdodnFAgsD
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGFxLrYS96
Ivy’s attention was quickly drawn to James and Angus before she spoke again. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLjlJXcKJy
“You two are going to help me,” she said. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbyFkYc3TX
Both men seemed surprised, and Emerson could tell they tried to come up with a plan, or an excuse. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjYeSRcsND
“Did Rowan say where he went?” Emerson asked and she shook her head. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w0YYpSWu4
“Oh!” Ivy exclaimed as she remembered. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL185ootFGd
“He said he was going to see the Warrior Clark from this morning and the Scouts to get more information. He might be there?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ937zgPJUz3
“Unlikely, you said it’s been hours,” muttered James.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUI5VJDDC8g
“Oh, but it’s a start,” argued Angus. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZOAqLknmu
“Of course, we will help you, it’s our duty,” he said and nudged James in the side with his elbow.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDPbrXswje
“I don’t know how Rowan would feel if we all left the house though,” Emerson pointed out. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs6qcQGrf3
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjzUMA08cP
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAv8CvsFs0
“I will help you Ivy, on one condition,” Emerson bartered. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ6oNyk2jh
“What’s that?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18EpqcY0t1
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlHl2fyMZ8
Ivy pretended to consider the proposal.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccpwksu2JE
“Alright,” she sighed.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH9lX81SHa
“Great, first off we will check out the training station because that’s where Rowan said he was going first,” declared Emerson.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwYpozmTF8
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYvvpokEev
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9rydxmQLr
Ivy steered them in the direction of the training camp, off the road a little bit and to left of the house.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJpgmTWvqp
“Don’t worry, Rowan likes to keep the training station close, so there is extra for the house if needed,” announced Ivy.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3A50yC42P1
A small lean-to came into view not to far, with a small smouldering fire. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjBu3gdfrO
“They must be inside,” she stated.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnmhtvpkRV
“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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfsueSS4s1
Ivy stood with Emerson and waited. They were finally able to hear yelling come closer to the door.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkkBqb5zXY
“You can take it up with your Luna,” Angus bellowed.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOKILOb1Rf
The pair came through the door with a young lad, no more than Emerson’s age. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvhTbAhRy8
“Luna! I apologise. We weren’t aware you had a new escort.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU03T5WbHAX
“It’s okay Clark, neither did I, until about thirty minutes ago.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sfjyXs05l
“What brings you here Luna?” Clark looked nervous as he conversed with Ivy but all the while he had his neck bared to her.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU8aJxiK3x
“I’m looking for Rowan, have you seen him?” Ivy asked.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoltG26nKXL
“No Luna, but he ordered Beta Alex to take one of the Warriors to the Sentinel Tower on the boundary.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OKOnaqeBs
Clark was uncomfortable with the questions Ivy asked and bounced around with jitters as the words left his mouth. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbNKMojDri
“Why are you avoiding eye contact with me Clark? Are you lying?” demanded Ivy.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToCiShRwzU
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm07TmtP2hL
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftAUFUQqRk
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k9rgalqii
“Why the Sentinel Tower?” asked Emerson.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpSh3WqgTq
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVauTBiNczI
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRKMYjbLgz
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieQMHe0GT1
“Ssh!” she snapped.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKpuRknuRi
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXZ4OpZADJ
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMC4CMjFqrs
“It can’t be,” she muttered. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIxKpLgVSL
“IVY!” the man called out. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFVpNc8K4H
“I can smell you in the wind! Come out!”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXq4nm9UAoq
Ivy relaxed her body and slowly stood.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwNiUIW4pu
“Alex?” she yelled. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWwo5sHNq8
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDBk1JmN3G
“What are you doing out of the house Ivy? Where is Rowan?” 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ywxAkg9vI
Alex peered around her shoulders and nodded to her entourage. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkPGKlgiiw
“What on earth have you been doing?” she asked.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD03uhfh2oc
“Just chasing up loose ends, nothing you need to concern yourself with.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmJgablsUS
“Is Rowan with you?” pressed Ivy.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9l4gIxBljk
Alex looked at her confused. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKajHuJSL9a
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPODmLuWk3K
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwibGOcfeuK
“I know, I know something is really wrong Alex,” she cried. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzGmtqSqWp
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFce7IBgOkL
“What do you mean something is wrong Ivy?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBjibATU1I
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisxdOzjyoC
“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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsn30V1IEW
“Please explain, I am not a wolf?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnZYZHAMlC
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqIbToT7KM
“Ivy, perhaps we should get you back to the house, it’s close to dark and we are exposed out here,” Emerson suggested. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY4DLa582x
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8P3rru0Cf
“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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgjNUNZRL2
Ivy nodded her head and wiped the tears from her eyes. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1c41wvT9t
“He is going to think I’m so silly when you find him,” she giggled. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOsUZVAnK6
Alex pulled her close and draped his arm around her shoulder as they walked side by side.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfSqnvIglm
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs9qbVmPJN
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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9W2DT0KvqP
Once inside, Alex walked Ivy to her quarters and signalled Audrey to follow.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWVNBxUA35
“Should we wait for him to come back?” James asked.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50iYyxnK33
“You guys are wolves, what happens when your Alpha goes missing?” 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8de8U3xk0
“All hands-on deck,” answered Angus.
The three decided to wait for Alex at the entrance and moments later he returned.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2LIc8V17l
“Is she okay?” asked Emerson eagerly. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ66ozq36Kf
“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.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH1qKdvwwJ
“What if he can’t shift?” Emerson mentioned.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBeK4xaSul
“If he can’t force a shift with Olcan, then I honestly don’t know.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKkSWwKbBn
“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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvggK9it24
“So, you’re going to men and weapons and basically sweep the entire territory?” confirmed Emerson.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HVckGiMuK
“Yep! Also tell Ivy that I will link her with updates regularly, so then she hopefully stays settled enough for a human to manage.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6reKl3T6vv
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. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmSVgKIx2s
“Knock, knock,” he announced. 90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8bjCVeHg3
“Emerson I’m in the bath, are you okay?”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn1BqHFgdL
“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.90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5j6Dplmhd
“Okay… thank-you for today, I appreciate it.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpz0CqgCANs
“Not a problem Luna. I’m in Alex’s room for the night, so if you need anything, that’s where I’ll be.”90Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwbHDsg2Ss
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.
