Chapter 26

Amaryllis

I woke up from the best sleep ever. As I try to get out of bed, I noticed Rowan’s hand resting on my belly.

I smile thinking of how great of a father he will become.

I have a busy day today. Actually I have a busy week. With wedding shopping, we need to question Dean, we also need to make plans for a new hidden bunker.

For some reason, I also have a weird feeling about today. I’m not nervous, my new found confidence (which I’m sure my mom gave me) helped me see what I wanted. I want my family, my mate, my Luna title, my baby’s. No one will take my future from me.

But I feel deep in my heart that something will happen today.

I shake my head to clear my thoughts and get out of bed.

I notice the shower running and small into the bathroom.

Rowan is facing the wall and humming to an unknown happy melody.

I continue to sneak up behind him in attempted to scare him.

Without a second thought I smack his perfect bottom and he jumps in fright.

I couldn’t hold in my childish laughter as he turned to see me.

He quickly smiles and drags me into the water for payback.

“looks like someone is in a naughty mood this morning.” He gives me a kiss on the forehead and I melt into him.

I missed his arms around me already.

He turns the water off and we just stand there, embracing his warmth.

I still feel like something bad will happen today.

“We should get ready for this meeting” my words easily warn him of my quick mood change from playful to on edge.

I can tell he is thinking of something to say but he just nods and pulls me towards the closet.

We get dressed and leave for the meeting with no more words.

Rowan Pov

I can feel her emotions. Our bond is getting stronger.

We enter the meeting and Brian gives her a head nod and smile. Camren says hello to her as well and she presents herself as her strong Luna which is the complete opposite of the playful girl that only I know.

It is amazing that she is able to show me a piece of herself that no one else has met. She had already come a long way in such a short time from the girl I found broken in her old pack.

I find myself smiling and notice Brian smirking like he had never seen me happy before.

The meeting started and we discussed several topics.

We still don’t know much about my Uncle.

Lys decided we should question Dean so we are heading there now.

He is in a tiny cell. The darkest one in our pack, yet it still doesn’t seem dark enough.

The man is barely holding on to life as he is chained to the lack of a bed by his wrist.

“Dean, tell us what you know.”

He can’t say much but is trying.

I give a nod to the guard and he gives Dean a shot that should give him enough adrenalin to speak for 2 hours.

“What do you know Dean? I will not ask again.”

He frowns when he sees Lys and begins to speak.

“She shifted early. At 10 years old which is unheard of. I was scared so asked the King what to do. He came down to see her for himself and said to keep her weak and give her to him when she became of age.”

“What did he want with her?”

My rage was boiling over and I was pissed off.

“He wants to have her pups. Said something about her being a key. I swear I don’t know anything else and was just doing a I was told.”

“Why were you going to hang me if you needed to give me to the king?”

I look at my mate as she asks her abuser her question. She is so strong.

“He called me on the phone that morning to say he needed you to seem like you were being hung so he could act hero. He wanted your loyalty from being saved.”

My heart hurts for my mate. I know he is telling the truth, I can feel it.

I am about to ask another question but my mate looked Dean in the face with eyes of pure hatred. Before I could speak she kneed him in the face and we all heard his spine snap.

‘Wow’

‘Bruce, we better always be on our best behavior’

We all walk out of the cell.

“At least we don’t need to schedule a death date now,” Camren said as an uneasy remark.