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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0mWvJNDHl
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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAGX55wmZP
“They are all here, even the Omegas,” whispered Emerson. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyQhMeX2RJ
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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUX17xsqDZj
“Thank-you for all gathering this morning,” she started and cleared her throat. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWWyLKFYPr
“There are few matters I need to run through this morning as your Luna.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz2Nzh6te4
Once Ivy stated her title, their heads bowed, and the low chatter ceased. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHdkxpl59Y
“This morning, you are able to pack your things and head home. There is no more immediate threat in this territory,” she said. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTkEyhDgvp
The chatter turned loud amongst the gathering, so much so that Alex stepped in to quiet them down with a whistle and a command. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplUzYcfUSL
“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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j5Nkzu51K
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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSrgpF321S
“Alpha Rowan has been taken and held hostage. We don’t know yet, but we will find out.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb4Tdr3RHW
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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cGFZSJxOy
“Enough!” Ivy commanded and their attention turned back to her. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIMuOMUeSw
“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.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGj14ft7DS
“What are you doing?” he hissed. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCtRe81F33
“I should have left late last night.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxMDfp8tjf
“You cannot go out there alone,” he argued. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PAjvuJ2K4
“I am not alone Alex. I have Emerson, Angus and James. We will be fine,” insisted Ivy. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMIOrMipbn
“I’m coming too.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FZaY6iboj
“No, you are not. I need you here,” Ivy hissed through her teeth. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hgsg86aML
Alex folded his arms across his body like a child and Ivy rolled her at him; it was simply not up for discussion.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwbCbX0QrL
A pang of pain twanged through Ivy’s back and she groaned as she stretched out. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0J0GxMPVWY
“Are you okay? asked Alex.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PMv6EsUAH
“Yeah, my back is just aching and so sore.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgVzfsDlBB
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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqZPpVZPuy
“Holy fuck Ivy!” Alex exclaimed. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVq1LInllHs
“What?” she asked and twisted her body to see what he’s talking about.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRymfapfQK
“Your back, who did this to you?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lHeU4gzLx
Alex’s attention turned to Emerson.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57wSBmtCRT
“Did you do this to our Luna?” he asked as his voice rose. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeqVwJHU6I
Ivy tried to pull her shirt down against Alex’s grip until he finally let go.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsbbuq24l6
“No one has touched me Alex, what is it?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sz7vz6YWO
“It looks like you’ve been whipped!”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxrsqXxcGC
Ivy looked over to Emerson, whose face was as white as a ghost. His eyes were rolled back into his head.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCELcMK6ykJ
“Get him on the floor! Ivy shouted.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMqSbpJJ1l
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.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiVYc40gX6
“Emerson?” Angus said and gently tapped him on the face. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWz0aGqu02
“No don’t,” Ivy said and held his hand still. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9egDeBWuQN
“He told me to never wake him in this state. He is having a vision.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxDbGiUghO
“Now what do we do?” asked James. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdRkeqdmG3
“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.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUoYOEQdmN
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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv1C0QvPmQ
“I am coming with you, Ivy,” Alex puffed. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4C8aS2x8IZ
“Fine, but my rules. Who’s going to watch over the pack?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uU0OSJ4no
“They will be fine, but I was thinking of the Chief Sentinel?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNrWwEsB05
“We will talk about it as soon as Emerson is on the couch,” shrugged Ivy.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1Y7807fgT
They reached the office and were out of breath. They hauled Emerson onto the couch and Ivy bent over, inhaling deeply. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyIlbDzyAN
“He is heavy for a small guy,” she panted. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3RITHOVub
“You’re out of shape,” teased Alex.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIny13n2bAQ
Ivy took a seat behind the desk and Alex sat on the chair on the opposite side of the desk.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnt0XHugxy
“What’s the plan?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTT2PO8f5S
“Do you ever give it a rest?” groaned Ivy.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO9XK5ffU8
“He is my best friend Ivy, so no I won’t. If it were up to me, I would have left hours ago.” 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkuAhVxIUQ
Ivy tried to sound sympathetic.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoDZkDqvGa
“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.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWcAYiIpjT
“We can’t go out there blind, we need a plan and a tactical one.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7uUywtV1x
“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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSuzah2TA3
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.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQGCDkG4qE
“What happened?” he asked. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSStAdX6GS
“Nothing, we were waiting for you to wake up,” said Ivy.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsCW2aXoWV
They moved away from Emerson as he attempted to sit upright and familiarise himself with his surroundings.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTvMWfED3a
“How did I get here?” he asked.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPr6sUmZXQE
“We carried you in,” Ivy answered.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2eDp2lIQR
“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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYIqSmWdo7
Ivy shot Alex a dirty look for harassing her Companion and he winced when he realised.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gNkELQU3R
“Emerson, tell us what you saw,” Ivy softly said.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtrhBDZIfb
“You must return home Ivy, or stay here,” Emerson gulped. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJswvrr25YZ
“Home? Where is home?” pestered Alex.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAhZ5oXWwn
Ivy chose to ignore his questions and kept her focus on Emerson.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoe4oO4Aw8
“Why? What does home have to do with finding Rowan. If I choose to stay does that mean that I cannot find Rowan?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUYHnKtBwU
“If you go Ivy, the pack is in danger. If you stay, home is in danger,” confirmed Emerson. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRDmfOO6pZ
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.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKjlNRvOVI
“Ivy regardless of which path you follow; you are in danger. There are dark forces at work here,” he murmured. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFQtOtgsQk
“The ultimate sacrifice for my community, my village?” whispered Ivy.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRoyyZnmqy
Emerson gently reached for her hand, and she accepted his comfort. Their eyes connected and he nodded slightly. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIDXwzBW7p
“Did you see Rowan?” Ivy asked eagerly.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJWu0xMCPp
“No Ivy, only you can. Only you are connected enough with him. I just see you.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ245Cjdwc3m
“Was he with me?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExqIUv2249
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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlHWP9VF4V
“Emerson, where were we in your vision?” Ivy asked. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgdOkBJ42X
His expression was confused but answered, nonetheless.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr16ApPTud4
“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.”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofCRYIkY02
Ivy thought for a moment. Red Earth. Fortress. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXGT9h4iAR
“Were there trees?” she asked.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFtl2gx7iP
“This riddle information is useless,” whined Alex.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYijNTGLNR
“Ignore him Emerson, were there any trees?”87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3LELdVGWW
“If you call the giant looking soldiers’ trees,” snorted Emerson.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzR0JtgPFv
Ivy let out a large sigh at the news. She knew it.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhQOtyrfM6
“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. 87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNU8Rk7gw2
“Are you coming, Lass?” asked Angus.87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6TK8NUYhd
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.
