Liberty POV
We were alone now, except for a few of his warriors that stood far away enough to make us feel isolated. He very slowly carries me through the woods, taking his time to be careful with me. There is no need, I feel safe in his arms, even if he was running at a speed of hundred miles an hour.
My head is resting against his chest, my eyes watering as I try to hush my quiet sobs. I really didn’t belong here, no matter how good it felt in his arms.
“Just let me go…” I sob quietly, as gentle tears run down my cheeks. I really didn’t belong in this new world I had discovered. It scared me.
“I cant kitty cat, not now. Not now that I have finally found you.” He almost purrs, like the cat he keeps referring to me as. His voice is like a lullaby in my ear and calls for me to sleep until one of his warriors breaks that peaceful melody.
“Alpha, what do you want to do?” One of the men ask, taking a step closer to us. His invasion of our solitude jolts me up slightly, my mind remembering back to that gut wrenching scream.
“What was that scream?” I ask, my eyes now looking up into Pierce’s. His green eyes are starting to bleed back, reducing the strength of the black monstrous glare that had met Reuben. That had protected me.
“I imagine it was Evelyn in pain…” He sighs, tightening his grip around me as I try to get out of his hold.
“Pain?”
“Oh yes, only something Reuben can help with. So tonight…you’re staying in my room. No argument!”
I’m confused, I could already tell Pierce was exceptionally close to both Reuben and Evelyn, contrary to what my presence might have caused of late. So why was he taking so long to walk us back? If Evelyn was in trouble, in pain, wouldn’t he want to rush back to their aid?
We finally make it back to Reuben’s house, or as the warriors mentioned… the Alpha House. Pierce finally lets me put my feet back on the ground but pulls me closely to his side, gripping his hands around my waist. He had become suddenly tense all of a sudden and I don’t blame him. It was like world war three had erupted.
We walk through the front door to find Cassandra at the bottom of the stairs holding the hands of two little children..
A boy and a girl. As soon as we enter, the children’s eyes dart to me, the boy’s in particular were incredibly intense.
“Cassandra, I suggest you take the children back to yours and Noah’s for the night. My men here will escort you and remain with you until Noah has returned….” Her eyes flash in horror as a high pitch scream followed by a growl comes from upstairs, the little girl starting to sob at Cassandra’s side.
“Mummy will be okay Elspeth, she just needs some rest.” Pierce gently reassures the girl.
“Who are you?” The little boy hasn’t taken his eyes off me once, not even when Evelyn screams.
“Rex, Elspeth…this is Libby, she is your Auntie.” Pierce states, my eyes flashing to him in complete surprise. Auntie? They have twins?
“Hello…” I smile slightly, not really sure how to break the odd tension that has filled this front hall way.
“Cassandra, the children need to go. I promise, I will stay the night.” Pierce orders at Noah’s partner, his voice firm and with a weight behind it.
“Okay, thank you Alpha Pierce. Come on children…” Cassandra pulls the hands of the two little children. I watch as they leave the front door, my eyes not leaving them until they were completely out of view.
I have a niece and nephew?
Reuben POV
Her scream stopped my very lungs from breathing. Panic, complete panic caused through my veins. My wolf forced the shift, and I didn’t fight him for control.
We entered the alpha house to find Elspeth sobbing clutching bunny to her as she stood by the bottom of the stairs, Rex half way up.
As my wolf enters, he goes straight to Elspeth, licking her face…letting her know that we were here now and everything would be okay.
“Eww Daddy…” She giggles in- between her sobs, using bunny to wipe away my wolf’s saliva on her face. Rex rushes down the stairs towards us, and I shift, throwing on a pair of shorts that were thankfully hanging on the bannister.
“What’s happened?”
“Mum went berserk, Uncle Noah had to tackle her to the ground…” His words trail off as Cassandra comes running down the stairs.
“Alpha, she’s in heat… Noah had to put her in the shower to cool her body temperature.” I’m already up the stairs by the time she finishes her update. I race to the bathroom to find it empty, next trying my room with the ensuite.
I find them, locked in a fight…the beta fighting his own alpha. Her teeth are trying to bite into his face as he holds her in a tight body and neck hold, up against the shower tiles.
“Noah?” I slowly walk in, a growl emitting me from the scene before me. But I try to calm my wolf down. Noah was trying to help her. He can’t reply, all his strength going into keeping his own alpha from attacking him.
“I’m hear Evelyn…” She only notices my arrival when I utter her name. Her eyes snapping to mine, her nose sniffing out my scent.
She tries to move towards me but Noah is pretty well built, and her body is in a lot of pain, I can feel it through our connection. Every muscle within her body is on fire, a fever that has made her go temporarily insane. The mind no longer able to fight the good fight.
“Noah, you need to back away…” I talk to him but keep my eyes on her.
“Reuben…” He sighs, his voice wavering.
“I know, I’ve got this. The children are downstairs, they need you right now.” I see Noah slightly nod in confirmation before turning his full attention back onto Evelyn.
“Evelyn, I’m going to let you go but you need to stay in the shower…” Noah says but she just snarls at him like a wild animal.
“I’ll get the children back, then I’ll get some medicine…”
“No need, I know what she needs…” I let my alpha aura roll off, its full entirety entering the ensuite. It wasn’t a steam filled atmosphere, Noah had the water running on cold to cool down her temperate. I was going to have to enter the shower and prepare my muscles for the ice cold water.
Very slowly he unravels his hands from around her, only for her to try and sink her teeth into his neck…I move quickly. Like the speed of light. I grip my hand around her neck, pushing her back against the shower tiles. The cold water now only cooling my internal heated anger.
“Noah, leave!” I roar. I don’t even look at him, my eyes glaring into hers. Reminding her who her actual fucking mate was.
Shit, had he not have acted fast she could have escaped the house and bitten the first werewolf male she would have found. I hear him very slowly grab a towel and go to close the door.
“Thank you Noah.” I murmur just as the door closes.
“What’s the matter sweetheart?” I soften my voice, slowly unbuttoning her clothes and removing them.
“It hurts Reuben!” She grabs at her head, my body completely blocking her from escaping.
“I can take the pain away…” I slowly remove her bra kissing her breasts and biting on her nipples. She moans from desire, my touch soothing her heat.
“Do you want me to touch you sweetheart?” I growl as my teeth graze against her nipples again.
“Yes…” She gasps, looking down, watching me with passion.
