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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtMdB5d4dm
Knock, knock.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY69TYvHWlm
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh5nIsmd3X
“You in here Emerson?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSwmYabRFU
“Yes Angus, is James with you?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wfslDZ6vo
“Yes.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJo7xFRlLS
Emerson hurried to the door and ushered both men in quickly to ensure they weren’t seen by Ivy. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyqNPb2rKo
“What are you doing?” Emerson hissed.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWusJqGmrC
“We needed to stretch our legs, we haven’t seen the daylight,” whined Angus.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLA2WPsnMJ
“Good thing it’s not daylight anymore.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0YT928p9o
“Did you speak with Ivy?” asked James.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt4RZl9f8C
“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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8GmICw8AO
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUG9u67XaUo
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNnsCXBxNX
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lsPXZQVcl
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hSvCxNKw0
“Does she know we’re here?” James asked. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYVDnydWsV
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94bB5AHkvM
“The longer we wait the worse her reaction will be.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZCC4xWQuC
“I honestly think she’s in danger here,” Emerson confessed.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytn5zC8MWW
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqnpBsCUFV
“Quit it you two and spit it out.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiS0KKqdrdH
“We heard along the rumour mill that it had something to do with Harold.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU56yxXNxy
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6tnyaD2uO
“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?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFcfU1tRrN
“Yes.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2pfv5rP2u
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMy61qh7dg
James nodded.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECVoLA2AhT
“She needed the full harvest moon to intertwine with Catori. If it was any other moon, the linked wouldn’t have been formed yet…”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJgHmfDDwV
Emerson’s words trailed off and his deep thought process turned to irritation as the story fit together in his mind. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDs0V0HYPI
“You were ordered to give her that key, weren’t you?” he asked suspiciously. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb75Mx1v0UA
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVdBblewq1
“Harold got you good too huh?” Angus said.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9cr8h7Tov
“James, what was supposed to happen when you gave her that key?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc19JyPEpW
He took a deep breath and exhaled dramatically. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfKGrSwXeg
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QSyAKt8D9
“Is that why you didn’t go back?” Emerson pushed. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgRZwYjjaB
James shook his head.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlA6Bdiltj
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbKQk2R1IM
Emerson shuddered at the thought. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyI7bT48sB
“He wants to slaughter her?” Angus asked and his voice rose. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoBiRGuDOC
“Quiet!” Emerson hissed. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45yIDIov7y
“What does he want with her death?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3K6gFCMXh
James trembled and Angus noticed the determination in Emerson’s face for answers. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6529M3bfdB
“Maybe we shouldn’t push him Emerson, I can feel that he’s distraught with he thought.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsFlmXoGfA
“No. I need to know. I need you tell me what Harold wants with her.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigd8oVIsnR
“He wants her blood. He thinks the blood of the Saviour can save her.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvepTGScB1
“Save who James?” Emerson’s voice became annoyed. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWtOhMuBwa
“Katherine,” he finally answered. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡennQm6jTFa
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqm4fCwrcS
“James, I thought you said Katherine was already dead?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxccPPKYJIh
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bLdfn8AJd
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEHhJEZjgr
“I do,” said Emerson.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllSAO07A5V
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOrxvSD1pj
James and Angus looked horrified. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqclgBO1AV3
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4uhSWxUkP
“Why would the Royals not start a war for their Saviour?” questioned Angus.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Qlf8x6UF4
“We are more of a spiritual community. They knew that at some point a Companion would join her and then bring her home.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKv4FlI4Pl
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXCDBcHgd7
“James, one more question.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP9cRBGpFB
He groaned in response and looked like he couldn’t bare it anymore. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHkjKPms33
“Can we trust you to not turn on us?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyAC5u7Bze
“Yes.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdxuozIK5m
“Just one more, is this attack orchestrated by Harold?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIa3sNu9lq
“Yes.”
It was no wonder that Emerson’s head ached. Ivy was in grave danger whilst Harold’s army roamed around the place.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOhFWNCwnP
“We need to go and speak to Ivy, let her know you’re here.” Emerson announced. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkY74lotvV
“No need,” stated James, 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FPH5jJfRN
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxZa2PobpZ
“Hello?” Emerson asked, peering through the crack.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvojUq8Ae7
“Umm hello. I’m looking for Emerson, I think?” Ivy asked quietly. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGJSIIRSJ7
Angus and James shrugged when Emerson looked over his shoulder and decided that there was no time like the present. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt02DG4fqwN
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RxHyrTQT0
“You did this to us didn’t you?” she growled at James. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4kHGAR1FM
Emerson stood in front of her and tried to diffuse the situation. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTkq7AVehF
“Ivy,” he said sternly.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6vuo5lou7
“James is not to be feared, he is one of us. We have some things we need to discuss.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQir3GZizo
“Please, come in,” beckoned Emerson. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPSPzhohxs
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg58IuMo9b
“Why are you here Ivy?” 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw3Zwu0IeW
She turned her head slowly to look Emerson in the eye. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNu8YbQmGwC
“Why are they here, Emerson?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoz0t628fW
“Good question. They are here because they are meant to be, now your turn.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEnARw82sD
Emerson watched her tongue twirl in her mouth before she answered the question.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYUYa5X5sZ
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOj5QkNfYn
Her eyes filled with water as she took a deep breath, clearly trying to take control of her emotions. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba9UmxUbML
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KhT9UXEA1
Ivy’s attention was quickly drawn to James and Angus before she spoke again. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJTBGSRYA9
“You two are going to help me,” she said. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5Gn2iwxMS
Both men seemed surprised, and Emerson could tell they tried to come up with a plan, or an excuse. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCszLY83tBp
“Did Rowan say where he went?” Emerson asked and she shook her head. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrafECz31kl
“Oh!” Ivy exclaimed as she remembered. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0WCeTN99v
“He said he was going to see the Warrior Clark from this morning and the Scouts to get more information. He might be there?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RsQvpPsK7
“Unlikely, you said it’s been hours,” muttered James.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGa1dSe9Zu
“Oh, but it’s a start,” argued Angus. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneKxDueaRv
“Of course, we will help you, it’s our duty,” he said and nudged James in the side with his elbow.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSPoaamctb
“I don’t know how Rowan would feel if we all left the house though,” Emerson pointed out. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jp9sVq0br
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2APV1KE8P3
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7LVDJw1nf
“I will help you Ivy, on one condition,” Emerson bartered. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU1rp3oQEY
“What’s that?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WmdoaSxoF
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoWBTTbx3x
Ivy pretended to consider the proposal.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXS1IBEdkmA
“Alright,” she sighed.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2vX7yenVP
“Great, first off we will check out the training station because that’s where Rowan said he was going first,” declared Emerson.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5k7xNrzwm
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUykBvK8YBU
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLmz83Fe8P
Ivy steered them in the direction of the training camp, off the road a little bit and to left of the house.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkqXG7fJO6
“Don’t worry, Rowan likes to keep the training station close, so there is extra for the house if needed,” announced Ivy.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq7lwa7HAi
A small lean-to came into view not to far, with a small smouldering fire. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvRZoU2HMK
“They must be inside,” she stated.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuKpCpKgq3
“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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymeBGK9Zdx
Ivy stood with Emerson and waited. They were finally able to hear yelling come closer to the door.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGofiitb0Xw
“You can take it up with your Luna,” Angus bellowed.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKODs3oQhZ
The pair came through the door with a young lad, no more than Emerson’s age. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOR35HO1Ms
“Luna! I apologise. We weren’t aware you had a new escort.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9IehEiiHo
“It’s okay Clark, neither did I, until about thirty minutes ago.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sygmFX1tP
“What brings you here Luna?” Clark looked nervous as he conversed with Ivy but all the while he had his neck bared to her.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAskRdVuAY
“I’m looking for Rowan, have you seen him?” Ivy asked.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpGQWRwSnr
“No Luna, but he ordered Beta Alex to take one of the Warriors to the Sentinel Tower on the boundary.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BWJbItmLi
Clark was uncomfortable with the questions Ivy asked and bounced around with jitters as the words left his mouth. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdKwr7axL4
“Why are you avoiding eye contact with me Clark? Are you lying?” demanded Ivy.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡux7nMvaZ1Q
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYvA3f7abu
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT2hruzVPs
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohQroSzpIp
“Why the Sentinel Tower?” asked Emerson.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0D09fVeef
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHkjNmR4Pb
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteUip0rn0n
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQxGUSwVb2
“Ssh!” she snapped.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXBpEHp1A3
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSl8VbaogXg
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3vQGJXMJl
“It can’t be,” she muttered. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWThDuMhboT
“IVY!” the man called out. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XavAWcIRN
“I can smell you in the wind! Come out!”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyhgCcpNgX
Ivy relaxed her body and slowly stood.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4DMhpymhe
“Alex?” she yelled. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeQonxH3bE
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzshvKY7WxT
“What are you doing out of the house Ivy? Where is Rowan?” 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtendPIfzIw
Alex peered around her shoulders and nodded to her entourage. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFET8NFmWd
“What on earth have you been doing?” she asked.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7j5zhCcJ2
“Just chasing up loose ends, nothing you need to concern yourself with.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ItKP6texj
“Is Rowan with you?” pressed Ivy.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQyUFipqUf
Alex looked at her confused. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju2lMI1PGb
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkAA7lEpz6
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnPmaR9qlf
“I know, I know something is really wrong Alex,” she cried. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGueDsTuta2
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYiwncq0VS
“What do you mean something is wrong Ivy?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB4RBqKctY
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRYh4QjlqB
“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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oyDtIuGP6
“Please explain, I am not a wolf?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDNmxfxUkf
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JokeIC4A7
“Ivy, perhaps we should get you back to the house, it’s close to dark and we are exposed out here,” Emerson suggested. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eKJgSe2uW
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWPsnybb9x
“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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0DcODtOxx
Ivy nodded her head and wiped the tears from her eyes. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi9QJtKQ6n
“He is going to think I’m so silly when you find him,” she giggled. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9XgHlDtb6
Alex pulled her close and draped his arm around her shoulder as they walked side by side.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj93aNlTYU4
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDnibz5bRh
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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxf0XDnGr3
Once inside, Alex walked Ivy to her quarters and signalled Audrey to follow.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4cW3JTPoq
“Should we wait for him to come back?” James asked.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzD7gh4xTc
“You guys are wolves, what happens when your Alpha goes missing?” 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡra6cNukNEb
“All hands-on deck,” answered Angus.
The three decided to wait for Alex at the entrance and moments later he returned.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMcV4xl1Sy
“Is she okay?” asked Emerson eagerly. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtevxWTbCPa
“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.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7EO5a6aCQ
“What if he can’t shift?” Emerson mentioned.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7i29ptZxJN
“If he can’t force a shift with Olcan, then I honestly don’t know.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CCX85mNsH
“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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wvCjtkq4h
“So, you’re going to men and weapons and basically sweep the entire territory?” confirmed Emerson.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePQ94a0SAd
“Yep! Also tell Ivy that I will link her with updates regularly, so then she hopefully stays settled enough for a human to manage.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kBf69fUlw
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. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1dkCXGY3r
“Knock, knock,” he announced. 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx998wP8Q9Z
“Emerson I’m in the bath, are you okay?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aj6kt43sm
“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.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcmO2RNRMS
“Okay… thank-you for today, I appreciate it.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSgbhobnMK
“Not a problem Luna. I’m in Alex’s room for the night, so if you need anything, that’s where I’ll be.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8PT6feNpK
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.
