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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfW2p9MV2e0
Knock, knock.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMHYg6cTvo
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UOpy3AynL
“You in here Emerson?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjn3y0wXfe
“Yes Angus, is James with you?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwXOzjZfGc
“Yes.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgPMzZXJij
Emerson hurried to the door and ushered both men in quickly to ensure they weren’t seen by Ivy. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXHTH3ssQ5
“What are you doing?” Emerson hissed.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGnlrVlAKk
“We needed to stretch our legs, we haven’t seen the daylight,” whined Angus.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRD1CaCGyI
“Good thing it’s not daylight anymore.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HVb1EQGgS
“Did you speak with Ivy?” asked James.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFicat3j90r
“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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUPoZGIxLT
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhmBFcmY3e
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0ighANHlb
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABR8pAGL7H
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUvhq8WTYJ
“Does she know we’re here?” James asked. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NBD2ZqG3e
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacNlzyONdA
“The longer we wait the worse her reaction will be.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ezEGhD6hD
“I honestly think she’s in danger here,” Emerson confessed.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBe3uV23mnA
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbetkEHvtAY
“Quit it you two and spit it out.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG79xZY2qym
“We heard along the rumour mill that it had something to do with Harold.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOXeAHCplj
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc9Pc6Z1RX
“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?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jMRbm7o9Q
“Yes.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyJsRZwSPu
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTj5d1NCNbd
James nodded.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZBvswUIrO
“She needed the full harvest moon to intertwine with Catori. If it was any other moon, the linked wouldn’t have been formed yet…”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcUOewSuy1
Emerson’s words trailed off and his deep thought process turned to irritation as the story fit together in his mind. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPqcXGNrjy
“You were ordered to give her that key, weren’t you?” he asked suspiciously. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXlo0Phfhj
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOGwEjIQqp
“Harold got you good too huh?” Angus said.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxTV5iSFlb
“James, what was supposed to happen when you gave her that key?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAQygxPeUZ
He took a deep breath and exhaled dramatically. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rxeX1tEcx
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWr799rk9mS
“Is that why you didn’t go back?” Emerson pushed. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmUGFMwHS4
James shook his head.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKEvBpn2Vh
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiOpYFISpl
Emerson shuddered at the thought. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNfbag4Ia5
“He wants to slaughter her?” Angus asked and his voice rose. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rTfhK8RXd
“Quiet!” Emerson hissed. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWLjzxHvdA
“What does he want with her death?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPwjGAMnRX
James trembled and Angus noticed the determination in Emerson’s face for answers. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2EYoYrhDf
“Maybe we shouldn’t push him Emerson, I can feel that he’s distraught with he thought.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkG0077AMz
“No. I need to know. I need you tell me what Harold wants with her.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmKB0fhewe
“He wants her blood. He thinks the blood of the Saviour can save her.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrLKmv5yvd
“Save who James?” Emerson’s voice became annoyed. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7PacbJM3M
“Katherine,” he finally answered. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIfjWruDQb
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0TKqeRphY
“James, I thought you said Katherine was already dead?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe39Cg88cYH
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeUcIEq9mu
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGz4qsn7Htg
“I do,” said Emerson.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41M37kDTBS
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7QHYu3ocn
James and Angus looked horrified. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5b2rOs7TG
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCZQBKsVfx
“Why would the Royals not start a war for their Saviour?” questioned Angus.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UAi2VmZTA
“We are more of a spiritual community. They knew that at some point a Companion would join her and then bring her home.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP5Zp64DrP
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQETBW2lQGL
“James, one more question.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXroyUpW8n
He groaned in response and looked like he couldn’t bare it anymore. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVQlDcVyKM
“Can we trust you to not turn on us?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVOuLvAIb1
“Yes.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCltMYfS2D9
“Just one more, is this attack orchestrated by Harold?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoXXKQiqnH
“Yes.”
It was no wonder that Emerson’s head ached. Ivy was in grave danger whilst Harold’s army roamed around the place.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5tuMDTdrO
“We need to go and speak to Ivy, let her know you’re here.” Emerson announced. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhlkPxnICH
“No need,” stated James, 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmjxOb6Osx
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ730DXUxBLf
“Hello?” Emerson asked, peering through the crack.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRygwVfKby
“Umm hello. I’m looking for Emerson, I think?” Ivy asked quietly. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBH6n3L4q2Q
Angus and James shrugged when Emerson looked over his shoulder and decided that there was no time like the present. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Fp0Q6JGi9
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFohj4uo0Y
“You did this to us didn’t you?” she growled at James. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJwWeCtJLR
Emerson stood in front of her and tried to diffuse the situation. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP762Y4F83q
“Ivy,” he said sternly.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuZ9gKFASD
“James is not to be feared, he is one of us. We have some things we need to discuss.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtcQfpL19A
“Please, come in,” beckoned Emerson. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2AjhInrc2
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugVBpvDoXy
“Why are you here Ivy?” 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcr70tUDLN
She turned her head slowly to look Emerson in the eye. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89EjwLLF3A
“Why are they here, Emerson?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceWtnXJqzp
“Good question. They are here because they are meant to be, now your turn.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNDbfdTOKu
Emerson watched her tongue twirl in her mouth before she answered the question.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFMGiVCQkt
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtioXdSHf2
Her eyes filled with water as she took a deep breath, clearly trying to take control of her emotions. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8duxRAiync
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaazBadWNQx
Ivy’s attention was quickly drawn to James and Angus before she spoke again. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9VYslCWFg
“You two are going to help me,” she said. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnegn8Jf4g
Both men seemed surprised, and Emerson could tell they tried to come up with a plan, or an excuse. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3m0FL5TTW
“Did Rowan say where he went?” Emerson asked and she shook her head. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwSzXdpvLA
“Oh!” Ivy exclaimed as she remembered. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6AH0o1lzx
“He said he was going to see the Warrior Clark from this morning and the Scouts to get more information. He might be there?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZ4CGg5TQ5
“Unlikely, you said it’s been hours,” muttered James.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YuDvOD4F1
“Oh, but it’s a start,” argued Angus. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdveyxeaSR
“Of course, we will help you, it’s our duty,” he said and nudged James in the side with his elbow.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hjFGuTs8B
“I don’t know how Rowan would feel if we all left the house though,” Emerson pointed out. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfMtXh6Po7
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYaNcA9Gje
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur34dHwNB9
“I will help you Ivy, on one condition,” Emerson bartered. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RsAaHgfJg
“What’s that?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6LcHVbB5O
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs79em7qUyr
Ivy pretended to consider the proposal.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBzVMOdIdS
“Alright,” she sighed.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeMtPA2cYn
“Great, first off we will check out the training station because that’s where Rowan said he was going first,” declared Emerson.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnoZRG0exG
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeMX2OTYsX
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwITIxqL7j
Ivy steered them in the direction of the training camp, off the road a little bit and to left of the house.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssvYwo05Se
“Don’t worry, Rowan likes to keep the training station close, so there is extra for the house if needed,” announced Ivy.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTb9AOq13L
A small lean-to came into view not to far, with a small smouldering fire. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5BWgznNHR
“They must be inside,” she stated.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4oYOWVjun
“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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqz1W6pS2K
Ivy stood with Emerson and waited. They were finally able to hear yelling come closer to the door.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TSQCsH9Ic
“You can take it up with your Luna,” Angus bellowed.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKa0l40dVr
The pair came through the door with a young lad, no more than Emerson’s age. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk52wP4vqW
“Luna! I apologise. We weren’t aware you had a new escort.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKZqzjwIL3
“It’s okay Clark, neither did I, until about thirty minutes ago.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim4vKnKvfs
“What brings you here Luna?” Clark looked nervous as he conversed with Ivy but all the while he had his neck bared to her.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxiDmX7uhl
“I’m looking for Rowan, have you seen him?” Ivy asked.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqFh4U3FDE
“No Luna, but he ordered Beta Alex to take one of the Warriors to the Sentinel Tower on the boundary.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1vRLXP5cf
Clark was uncomfortable with the questions Ivy asked and bounced around with jitters as the words left his mouth. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67DPO5AYBn
“Why are you avoiding eye contact with me Clark? Are you lying?” demanded Ivy.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnzClNz7WT
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhvGVl5nMG
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUgDgk32J1
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1KFnI0exy
“Why the Sentinel Tower?” asked Emerson.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOCGsskOTc
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl08coiyCyO
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0iqhZT6em
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngZ3CpwhVu
“Ssh!” she snapped.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3r9BIJGy6
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7x2MkPz0B
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeX7qQU0iA7
“It can’t be,” she muttered. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEfNkoXF0D
“IVY!” the man called out. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnT5YutyMO
“I can smell you in the wind! Come out!”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsClMJ7WHSf
Ivy relaxed her body and slowly stood.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpFEbYcbhP
“Alex?” she yelled. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv32svyuobJ
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0eCPfhwG3
“What are you doing out of the house Ivy? Where is Rowan?” 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLnU1sZEEW
Alex peered around her shoulders and nodded to her entourage. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfsAccvOy7
“What on earth have you been doing?” she asked.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdN2bZ47BWw
“Just chasing up loose ends, nothing you need to concern yourself with.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwhouw8GxK
“Is Rowan with you?” pressed Ivy.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnicmxbxEbH
Alex looked at her confused. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eGbKYzn3o
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub75J40sYz
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmt2OANjLr
“I know, I know something is really wrong Alex,” she cried. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlPxeuFPNM
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0Wojsgjol
“What do you mean something is wrong Ivy?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupqYJuMVao
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENFgdFO2EF
“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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGlhuBu52R
“Please explain, I am not a wolf?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4cxfOJfZi
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDCaZb5Nc4
“Ivy, perhaps we should get you back to the house, it’s close to dark and we are exposed out here,” Emerson suggested. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxr89AFpce
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8OPqML4rq
“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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulJIFSNWdh
Ivy nodded her head and wiped the tears from her eyes. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lygwbphgL
“He is going to think I’m so silly when you find him,” she giggled. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0VKHdEzkA
Alex pulled her close and draped his arm around her shoulder as they walked side by side.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2I5XrMaykq
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmarDbZHrbR
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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1uQ3SBrwp
Once inside, Alex walked Ivy to her quarters and signalled Audrey to follow.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrpcWBSuLi
“Should we wait for him to come back?” James asked.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSk0p8Agem2
“You guys are wolves, what happens when your Alpha goes missing?” 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtQwuCy1ST
“All hands-on deck,” answered Angus.
The three decided to wait for Alex at the entrance and moments later he returned.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvVLRRQmUY
“Is she okay?” asked Emerson eagerly. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e6jq6JDtv
“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.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbFUDAgrVJ
“What if he can’t shift?” Emerson mentioned.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGo32AmEddm
“If he can’t force a shift with Olcan, then I honestly don’t know.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡex3BcUcmFu
“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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLs4paa6UK
“So, you’re going to men and weapons and basically sweep the entire territory?” confirmed Emerson.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpu4ye6MBp
“Yep! Also tell Ivy that I will link her with updates regularly, so then she hopefully stays settled enough for a human to manage.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqQPVg1k86
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. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUMjtvH6qH
“Knock, knock,” he announced. 100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuHtE2theR
“Emerson I’m in the bath, are you okay?”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5VfhQWBcw
“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.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPVZ7RO4aw
“Okay… thank-you for today, I appreciate it.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UUvl93bUC
“Not a problem Luna. I’m in Alex’s room for the night, so if you need anything, that’s where I’ll be.”100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWhffou9WL
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.
