“I’m glad you’re not fighting me on this.” He says to me and I smile.
“You’re making sense.” I say and Xander chuckles.
“Look Sabrina, you’ve been through so much. A heartless mate to another heartless mate. Watching some man, who happens to be your uncle, kill your mother or the lady you thought was your mother. You having to experience pregnancy on your own and have your mate disown his only son, taking away his right at the throne. People threatening your life or the lives of your loved ones. Baby, you’re constantly at war and your body is tired. Your heart is tired and as much as I love you, I need your heart at a hundred if we are going to be raising a family together.” Xander says, his face holding so much emotion as he places his open palm on my cheek.
“I know there’s so much more of you, heal the heart so that you can be your true happy self. You are not alone at this life thing. You have me, all of me but that’s not it. You have Josey, Cj, all of your fathers and more. You have an entire pack that will listen and follow you. Let us save you this time, please baby.” He says and my eyes get glassy and I think my heart just fluttered.
He was right…
I’ve been at war for so long. I’ve been saving people left, right and center! It feels so good for him to reassure me, reminding me that my family is more than capable at taking care of me too.
He was right…
I’ve been heartbroken so many times. I deserve the love he gives me and he deserves the same. I need to use the time for some self introspection, work on my insecurities and doubts.
I look at him again and I find him looking at me.
“I love you Alpha…” I say and he smiles, so genuinely.
“I love you Luna..” He says before Adrastos starts crying, interrupting our moment.
Xander gets up and takes our son in his arms. I stay in bed, watching him take a seat on the rocking chair, humming a familiar tune to a now calm baby.
Xander and Adrastos have an amazing connection and it blows my mind every time. Sometimes, I feel like Adrastos prefers Xander’s company more than mine.
I close my eyes, enjoying Xander’s humming and Ethia’s face pops up in my head.
Can’t I just enjoy a damn moment!?
“Anthony, mother? Hunter?” I call out through mind link.
“Are you hurt Sabrina?” Hunter responds.
“No but I have bad news.” I say and mother gasps.
“Ethia is not dead. I believe, I believe she’s the one that pierced that stainless steel in my body. She made an appearance at the pack house today, morphed as one of the omegas.” I say.
“That makes sense because we can’t find nana anywhere. Wait, if it was Ethia that tried to kill you then where is nana?” Anthony asks.
“I believe she died with the rest of the warriors.” I say.
How could I have missed her? Was I so angry and determined to get to Ethia that I killed nana without noticing? She deserves death but how could I have missed it?
“Please promise me that when you find her, you won’t kill her. I want to end her.” I say. I am still healing but I’d very much like to use the same sword she used on me to kill her. If she survives that, she’ll be as wounded as I am and I’ll finish her off.
I just hope in the next few days I do heal completely. I love that Xander wants to take care of me but I can’t help it. She entered my pack and killed one of my omega’s. I felt it happen and it is painful.
Xander gets back in to bed, gently putting his arm around me as I lay my head on his chest.
“Sleep baby. You can overthink tomorrow.” He tells me and I nod my head and listen to heartbeat as I try to sleep.
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The Next Day
I woke up to find Anthony sitting on my side of the bed, his one hand on my chest and his other on my stomach as he uses his healing power on me.
“When did you get here?” I ask groggily as I rub my eyes to see him better.
“Good morning twin. It is 9am, I think I’ve been at it since 5am. Ethia is here, we tracked her here so your mate is having a pack meeting with mom and dad present so they can fish Ethia out.” Anthony says to me.
“Why would she attend the meeting?” I say. She’s too smart for that.
“If she doesn’t attend then your two big wolves will sniff her out.” He says to me. I look behind him to see Adrastos lying in his cot but wide awake, my wolves nowhere in the room.
“How long has he been awake?” I ask and Anthony smiles.
“He woke up a few minutes before you actually. Do you want me to bring him to you?” He asks and I nod my head yes.
Anthony stands up to get Adrastos when a middle aged woman ran in here. We all turn our faces to watch her. Anthony places Adrastos back in his cot.
My two wolves immediately jump on her, Adrastos hearing the noise, has the blue orb surround him.
Good son.
I get out of bed and stand up, wincing at how fast I got up, my whole entire being telling me that this woman was Ethia. Walking towards her, my wolves move back to give me space, still growling at her.
“Please help me! I’m just a helpless old woman.” She says and I shake my head no.
“Oh you are definitely not old but you are helpless now.” I say and Anthony quickly raises her up, standing behind her. My two wolves stand on each side of her and I look between them.
Why would they just stand there and not behind me?
Ethia changes back to herself before lunging for me. I step back, Anthony pulling her back and my wolves biting on each of her shoulders. She screamed in pain as she falls to the floor.
“You bitch! Why can’t you just die?” Ethia screams at me.
Right then, Xander and Hunter walk in. Followed by my mother.
“Where is Estelle?” My mother asked and Ethia broke in to cackles.
“Your daughter killed her..” Ethia tells my mother. I roll my eyes.
I slowly go down on my knees, grabbing both of her ankles and twisting them. Ethia screams again in pain.
Xander helps me up.
“Estelle morphed in to me that day of the war. When Sabrina thought she had brutally killed me, she had in fact, killed her own grandmother.” Ethia says looking at me.
I step away from her, to think back. Yes I thought I had killed her and now, it turns out I killed nana? That makes sense because Ethia couldn’t have survived that.
“You think I feel guilty? I knew the minute she tried to kill my mate and son that I need to kill her. I knew the minute she drove that sword in to me, that I should’ve killed her sooner. She tried to kill my mate. She threatened my son’s life.” I say through gritted teeth.
“How do you think she feels? Her very own granddaughter sending her to her death?” Ethia asks me and I chuckle.
Xander hands me the sword that nearly ended my life. Ethia’s eyes bulge out when she notices what I have in my hand.
“You’ll be joining her very soon, how about you ask her?” I say slowly, limping towards her.