It wasn’t easy for Ava to send her son off, especially not knowing when she was going to him again. But for his sake, she was sending Ramsey off with Nani so the enemies wouldn’t get their hands on him; this was one of the hardest things for her to do.
“But I don’t want to go, mom. Can’t I just stay with you,” he asked.
Ava pulled him. “Come here, baby, listen. Are you listening?”
“Yes, Mommy.”
“Some bad guys are coming here, and mommy doesn’t want anything to happen to you, so follow Grandma Nani and be a good boy”.
“Wouldn’t those bad guys hurt mommy and daddy? Let’s go together, mommy?”
“Of course not. Mommy and Daddy are stronger than them; they just need you to be safe, so they can focus on punishing the bad guys. Promise me you will listen to Grandma Nani.”
“I promise, Mommy. I love you, Mommy”.
“I love you, My beautiful Ramsey. Daddy wants you to know that he loves you too.”
“I love Daddy too, mommy, and I will miss you and Daddy and Meeka too!”
“We will miss you too. Now go to Grandma Nani.”
He jumped into Nani’s hands, who kissed him and asked him to wait outside. Ava started to tear up, and even though she tried to blink them away, they persisted. Nani enveloped Ava in her arms.
“Dear, Now is not a time to cry. It is time to be a strong Luna and stand by your Alpha. I swear by the moon goddess that nothing will happen to your son. I will take care of him myself, so please, focus on the pack,” Nani consoled.
“Thank you, Nani. May the moon goddess be with you both,” Ava said.
Nani nodded as she carried Ramsey up and left with two dawn soldiers for the car.
The vehicle started, and Ramsey kept waving at Ava from the back seat till their car was out of sight.
Now the tears could flow freely for Ava. When the car got out of sight, she felt like chasing them down and taking Ramsey back.
She cried for a while before she heard footsteps behind her, turning to see it was Kiara.
“Why are you crying, Luna?”
“Nothing Kiara. Let’s get back to work.”
Kiara was silent for a little bit before she came close to Ava and hugged her.
“I am sad, too, about our men going to war, but as you know, we have no other option.”
Ava patted her back, and they broke apart from the hug.
“I am sad about the war but what is causing my anguish now is that I sent Ramsey away, so Lucas and I can focus.” Ava confided.
Kiara held Ava’s hand.
“Take heart, Ava dear, console yourself that he is safe wherever he is. This way, you would feel a little happy, knowing your son is out of harm’s way. Now smile.”
Ava smiled a little bit and hugged Kiara.
“Thanks for being a good friend. I pray the moon goddess lets nothing happen to our mates,” Ava sighed before Kiara pulled her hand.
“Come and see the next set of people to be evacuated.”
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That night, Lucas didn’t come to bed; he was busy preparing the soldiers and setting traps for the black dynasty. Ava couldn’t sleep either. She missed being in her mate’s arms and her son’s smile. She kept tossing around till she took a sleeping pill and finally got a little sleep.
She woke up before dawn and concluded the rest of the evacuation with Kiara. Almost every woman and little child were gone except for a few who stayed behind by themselves: Kiara, Keisha, and a few others who refused to leave.
Keisha didn’t want to leave her mistress, and Kiara didn’t want to go just yet because of Beta Cian and a few healers who stayed to help tend to the men.
They spent the day helping the men prepare in any way they could help. They helped tend the men with weapons and hid some stuff they could not evacuate. They did this for a long time, and even though Lucas disapproved of his Luna doing this, she still helped anyway.
They helped Ava make the biggest fireplace ever seen to prepare food for the thousands of soldiers. It was a challenging task, but they finished and served the men their meal with assistance.
Lucas was still busy when Ava finished cooking, but he didn’t eat with the men.
“Cian, please, do you know where my husband is?”
“Oh, Alpha is in the library examining different war strategies we have used in the past. I tried to get him to come to eat, but he didn’t want to leave just yet.”
“Thanks, I will be back.”
Ava carried Lucas’s portion of the food and headed towards the library. The houses she passed on her way were so quiet since nobody lived there anymore.
When she got to the library and opened the door, Lucas was really in there. He had his face buried in books. Immediately Ava took a step towards him, his nose flared, and he inhaled before he relaxed.
Ava knew he already knew that she was coming by sniffing out her scent. She walked to him, bent a bit low, and then began to massage his temples while he lay his head against her breast.
“My king, The only d*ck my p*ssy becomes wet and slippery for. Will you have mercy, and please come eat because your burnt offering awaits you.”
Lucas stopped abruptly from what he was doing and pulled his wife to his lap while smiling.
“What kind of saying is that? The only d*ck that makes your p*ssy wet and slippery.”
“The kind that made you smile, you were too serious, and you didn’t eat; I was missing my king,” Ava pouted.
He kissed Ava’s lips and licked a trail from her neck to the top of her breasts.
“I miss you too, beautiful, but there is so much to do. Everybody is looking up to me to save the day.”
Ava shook her head. Dropping the food in front of Lucas, she put the spoon in his hand.
“Well, still eat, please, for me,” she begged.
Lucas looked at her puppy eyes and then finally nodded. He picked up the spoon and began to eat.
“Delicious, just like your body,” Lucas smirked.
“Lucas, shush and eat,” Ava said shyly.
Lucas began to eat her food while Ava rubbed the back of his head.
When he finished eating, he kissed Ava and made to withdraw his mouth, but she deepened the kiss while caressing his body.
She tried to unzip his trousers, but Lucas held her hand and pulled away from the kiss.
“What’s wrong? Come on, Alpha.”
He shook his head, “I can’t, precious. I am so busy now.”
“Come on, it will be just a quick one,” Ava begged.
He pecked her lips and pulled her from his legs.
“How about I make you a deal, I will fuck you till you can’t walk later at night; just let me work.”
She contemplated for a while before she beamed and kissed him.
“I will hold you to that promise at night. I will go now, my Alpha.”
Lucas shook his head before continuing to write.
*******
Ava hid behind the wall and was watching the men when she felt someone behind her. She turned and saw it was Kiara. She smiled at her.
“Are you watching your mate train?” She asked.
She nodded, “Seems you are here to do the same for beta Cian, right”.
She nodded, and they sat there for a while, watching their men preparing for the war tomorrow, A war they weren’t sure of the outcome.
***
That night, Lucas came to bed with no smile on his face. He and Ava didn’t discuss anything like they used to. Instead, his hands found her clothes. Tearing each other’s clothes off, they devoured each other like a predator on its prey.
She climbed and began to ride him, and then they switched positions.
They fucked like there was no tomorrow, like they were memorizing every inch of each other’s body for the last time.
When they were done, They lay down, panting and caressing each other.
“I hate this war. Our once peaceful pack has been evacuated and feels like a graveyard!” Ava sighed and relaxed into Lucas’s hand.
“Everybody hates it too, but there is nothing we can do except fight for what belongs to us,” Lucas replied. “I have been thinking of this for a while. I can’t live with myself if anything happens to you. I think you should consider my request and leave before daylight tomorrow. I think it is for the best. Cian felt the same way and said he would convince Kiara harder too. So both of you will leave together.”
Ava looked at him for a while, not answering, She tried to imagine herself abandoning him, but she couldn’t even bear the thought. She raised his head with her hands and answered, looking straight into his face.
“I will never abandon you, Lucas De’ Clan.”
“You are not abandoning me. You are just keeping yourself safe from danger, so I wouldn’t be worried. Go with Nani and stay with Madeline. I will send for you when we emerge victorious from this war.”
“Never! For me, it feels like I am abandoning you. I will rather fight and die with you than live in this place without you.”
“We are not going to lose, my love. We will be victorious. I love you so much, my precious,” he said and kissed her lips.
“I believe we will be victorious too, and I love you too, my Alpha,” Ava answered.
“I wish I were there to send Ramsey off; I miss our little boy.”
“Me too; I miss him so much,” Ava answered as she laid her head on his chest.
“Sleep now, beautiful, because I will be up soon to prepare for the fight.”
“Ok, my Alpha, good night, my love”.
Ava held her mate to herself because she was already missing him even though he was still with her.
Her hands began to roam around his body rubbing and soothing his sore muscles.
“Sleep, my dear; you will need the strength tomorrow.”
***
“Kiara dear, I discussed it with Lucas, and we both think that you and Ava should leave the pack. We will send for you when we emerge victorious from the fight,” Cian said while caressing the body of his beautiful mate.
Kiara looked into her mate’s eyes and shook her head. “I am sure Ava will never agree to leave, and I won’t leave you too.”
“Kiara listen to me, Ava has the advantage of being a Luna, but you aren’t. The Alpha wants the women remaining in the tunnel, so if anything goes down, they’ll make sure to leave immediately,” Cian said and pressed his forehead against Kiara.
“No. I can’t leave without you, Cian. That would kill me.”
“Please, Kiara, I myself would die if anything were to happen to you. You have to promise me to leave or, at least, stay in the tunnel to be safe.”
Tears sprang to Kiara’s eyes, and she blinked them away before answering; she couldn’t imagine her life without Cian. All the times she spent with him were the best moments of her life.
“I promise,” she answered and burst into tears. Cian took her mouth in a kiss while trying to console her.
“Don’t cry, beautiful,” he whispered.
He kissed a wet trail from her mouth to her bo*bs. Immediately he closed his mouth around her nip*le; she gave out a long moan, forgetting the despair she was feeling a few moments ago.
He tugged, sucked and caressed her body till she became a moaning mess.
“I love you, Cian.”
“I love you too, Kiara.”