Walked Away 77

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77 The Castle

Cassandra POV

“Why the f**k isn’t she waking up? How could such a weak creature birth the most powerful one ever created?

This is exactly why the pup is meant to be mine. I have no idea why the goddess favors these beasts so much.” “Mistress, she has only been eating and drinking enough to maintain the pup’s health for the last few days. I’m sure her body is stressed, having been kidnapped and being told she is going to die after she gives

birth. What exactly happened before she passed out,” Nicholas asks as he checks Evelyn’s vital signs.

“I’m tired of her acting like a petulant child. She is being provided meals and comfort. I could have her in the dungeon eating only mush, bread, and water. She is f**king ungrateful. I simply told her the truth about

everything I’ve done after she pissed me off. Surely words shouldn’t have her passing out. She is supposed to be a f**king wolf for goddess’s sake. Not just any wolf but a f**king Luna.”

“I agree, mistress, but she is also heavily pregnant and stressed. If she was a human, I would say she only has a couple of weeks before she delivers the pup. Her body is working hard to protect the pup. The stress and whatever you told her was too much for her body to process. Besides that, you know as well as I do,

wolves struggle, being away from their mates. It weakens them. I believe her wolf is trying to protect her and

the pup by keeping her asleep,” he says.

“So what are you saying, you can’t wake her?” “Mistress, I know how to treat humans and vampires. I don’t

know enough about wolves to know for sure. I’m just making an educated guess based on my medical

knowledge,” he says. I raise my hand without touching him and his hands go to his throat. “If she dies,

Nicholas, so will you. Don’t guess, figure out how the f**k to wake her up now. If anything happens to the

pup, I will bring you to the brink of death over and over before I finally rip your heart out.”

I lower my hand, and he begins to rub his throat while trying to pull in deep breaths. “I’m sorry mistress. I will give her some IV fluids. That should hydrate her and give her body the necessary sugar, which I’m sure is running low since she hasn’t been eating as much as a pregnant wolf should,” he says. “Fine. I want a report every hour on the hour until she is f**king awake.” “Yes mistress,” he says.

Olivia POV

We can sense them before we see them. Danica growls and moves to stand in front of Ryker and Della. At least fifteen vampires step out of the woods bearing their fangs. My first thought is that I need to keep Della safe. She isn’t just my pup. I’m the wolf the goddess chose to protect her. I won’t let these ba**ard’s touch my

pup.

Danica’s head turns to see she is still hanging onto Ryker, who is growling at two vampires approaching him. Our focus is quickly shifted back to what’s in front of us when one of the vampires lunges toward us and digs his nails into Danica’s side. She doesn’t respond to the pain. Instead, she starts to try to shake the ba**ard off. The minute his teeth pierce our skin, the pain becomes unbearable. I’m not sure what the hell it is on his fangs, but it burns. Our skin is on fire and it takes all our strength to stay on our feet.

Danica finally rolls on the ba**ard to try to get him to release the bite. Before he finally releases his grip on her, another ba**ard jumps onto her back. Panic rushes over me as I notice a third vampire running toward Ryker. That’s not what has me on the verge of losing my sh*t. I know he can handle himself. Where the hell is Della? She is no longer on Ryker’s back. I feel a rush of power wash over us and then both vampires are gone.

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I turn just in time to see the three vampires that were attacking Ryker fly through the air and join the other two in a heap on the ground. Danica gives me back control and we shift. I see that Hudson and his men are still on their feet, but they were also bitten. All the vampires that attacked are lying lifeless on the ground. I turn in a full circle looking for my daughter before I turn back to Ace, who is stalking towards me. He grips my shoulders before he pulls me into his arms. That’s when I notice he’s been bitten too. Blood is running down his chest. 1 pull back inspecting his wounds. He has another bite mark on his leg.

“You’re not healing. Why aren’t you healing?” “It’s alright Olivia. It’s the venom from the vampire bite. It slows the healing. It helps them to bleed out their victims. It will heal but I promise you that I’m fine. Dad are you guys alright,” Ace calls out. “Where is Della,” I ask before Hudson can even answer. My voice is laced with

panic.

“She is hiding. When they revealed themselves, she told me she would hide so I could focus on dealing with the vampires,” he says. “Hiding where?” He points to the trees behind him. “What if there are more of them?

What if she is hurt,” I ask, and take off toward the trees. “Oli, I’m sure she is fine. She is stronger than any of

us. Look what she just did to the vampires that were attacking us,” Hudson says. His words don’t even

register. I need to find my pup. I need to see she is safe with my own eyes.

Just before I reach the trees, a small wolf with deep purple fur steps into view. I immediately feel our connection. “Amethyst” I say, and fall to my knees. She trots toward me, laying her head on my lap. Her fur is so beautiful and feels like silk on my fingertips. Ace comes to kneel next to me, and runs his hand down her side. There is silence for a long pause before Hudson finally speaks. “Thank you, Amethyst” he says and drops to one knee.

The men behind him do the same. I look at him confused until I realize he is showing Amethyst his loyalty

and respect. Despite her age, she is to be our queen. Amethyst jumps up and trots over to Hudson. She nuzzles him and he chuckles. “I know you aren’t queen yet and, yes, I’m your grandfather, but I still pledge my allegiance to you here and now little one,” Hudson says. Hudson leans down and presses his forehead

against Amethyst’s.

She does it with each of the men before she comes back to sit in front of me. She shifts and Della is still

wearing her clothes. Ace hands me a shirt and quickly pull it over my head before I pull my daughter in for a hug. Knowing that she shifted and used her powers to deal with the vampires doesn’t stop my need to hold her in my arms. To know she is safe. “We need to get going before she realizes her little band of vampires are

dead. She may already know,” Hudson says.

Once we are all dressed, we make our way through the trees. The path seems to become more treacherous with jagged rocks and thorny vines the closer we get to the castle. It seems that b**ch Cassandra wanted to make sure no one stumbled on what remained of the castle. I slip a few times but manage to right myself.

Once we finally breach the trees, I can’t stop the gasp that escapes me. In the distance is a real castle. You can see time hasn’t been kind. Parts are falling down while others are covered in vines, but it is still something to behold.

I can picture what it was like when the Lycans ruled our kind. I look over at Hudson and I can see that being here is bittersweet in his expression. This is the place he once considered his home but also the place where he lost everything. We make our way down the embankment and the closer we get to the castle, the more I can feel power dancing on my skin. It has to be from the witch. It reminds me of the same feeling I got from

the barrier that was around the mansion that Hudson and his men were staying in.

I know I’m right when I’m practically knocked on my a** when I run into the invisible barrier. Ace’s hand

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steadies me and I turn to Hudson. He reaches out and meets the same resistance when he tries to pass through. “Daddy, put me down,” Della says. Once she is on her feet she approaches the barrier. When she reaches out her hand, it starts to glow. “She is amazing, Danica says, and I couldn’t agree more.

A few seconds later whatever is surrounding the castle is no longer invisible. In fact, it is a shimmery blue color. This time when I reach out my hand passes through it. I look down at my pup and she smiles. I fixed it mommy. Now we can get to Nana Evie, but the mean witch won’t be able to get out.” Hudson throws his head back and laughs at the irony. My pup used the barrier that b**ch created against her. Della reaches for my hand. “We need to hurry mommy. Calliope is ready,” Della says.