Damien’s POV
Gunnar looks confused, his gaze shifting between Rosy and I. He finally settles on Rosy “You lie child!”
A small giggle comes from Rosy’s direction “I’m not the one hiding things, am I, Alpha Damien?”
I keep my mouth shut, was she talking about Ivan or Irina. She couldn’t possibly know about Irina.
“Child, tell these people to stand down. Blood Pack will slaughter you. Is that what you want?”
“I am not a child; I am an Alpha!” Rosy stamps her foot, just like a sulking child.
Gunnar’s deep laugh rumbles as he walks towards Rosy, the ground vibrating beneath him. She doesn’t flinch, nor does she back away, trying to stand her ground. “You think you are worthy of being an Alpha?”
“This pack is mine by birth right. My father was the Alpha of Black Crescent, I am an Alpha.”
“Was” Gunnar growls,
Irina’s POVI don’t know why I said it. The words just tumbled out of my mouth. The happiness on Gunnar’s face was almost creepy, his grin ear to ear. I guess with him being under Ketill’s hold for so long, his emotions had been stripped from him, now they were slowly making a reappearance.“Two days, we will be expecting you”“I will come when I am ready” I glare at him, annoyed with his expectation.He nods his head and leaves. I hated lying, I had no intention of going to them.“Thank fuck for that” Raine mutters, we are not going to them surely?”“I don’t intend too!”Damien makes me jump, his hands finding their way to my stomach, he rests his chin on top of my head.“Telling fibs?” he mutters as we both watch Gunnar through the window.“How did you know?”“Just a guess, but you have confirmed my
Damien’s POVI stare at the letter. Every so often I would glance up at my mate, who was now dry heaving. Dropping the letter, I find myself rubbing Irina’s back, trying to reassure her that it was all okay, that everything would work out. I had no idea which bit was freaking her out, the news of our child or the news that she would be bringing Blood Packs reign to an end.Her hands rest on her stomach as she gasps for air whispering the words ‘ultimate Alpha’ over and over. I was trying to concentrate on her and not think of the letter, but I couldn’t get the words out of my head either.Beads of sweat start forming on Irina’s skin, her eyes search mine as they begin to glaze over. She was on the verge of passing out. Lifting her from the chair, I take her through to the main room, laying her on the couch.“Water” she gasps at me, and I head towards the kitchen, stumbling over a floorboard on my way.
Irina’s POV“You're really thinking about ending the Blood Pack?” He asks me for the hundredth time as we head home, my hand clutching the photograph of my womb.“Yes Damien” I was starting to get a little annoyed, I had made my decision, I had said what I wanted, what my plan was, and he was still questioning me.“No one has ever done it; everyone has always been too inferior to them. I didnt even know that they still existed until Austin told me!”We walk up the steps of the packhouse as he expresses his concerns, only stopping when we are inside.“You really think it is going to be that easy?” he glances up at me from his chair.“Probably not, but I don’t want them in my life, I don’t need them in my life. I don’t want our child brought up with their twisted ideas.”Screams erupt inside my head, forcing me to bring my hands up over my ears. Damien p
Damien’s POVShe sent me into sheer panic for a moment. I would do anything to protect our child, absolutely anything.I stare at her in the mirror for a few minutes, not quite believeing what she had just done. Waiting for my heart rate to settle to a steady rhythm and for Aiden to stop cursing. Rubbing my temples, I get ready to pull away when she starts speaking.“I could make them kill themselves.”This time I turn to look at her. Irina is leaning back on the seat, her hands resting on her stomach as she stared out into the trees.“Did you just say what I think you did?”She doesn’t look at me, “I hate the mind control, its always right there on the edge, teasing me, testing me, wanting me to use it, to see how far I could push people. If they all die, there will be no need for me to even consider using it.” Her shoulders sink as she sighs. She hadn’t ever really talked about it.
Irina’s POVHe tells me everything. The witch who Damien had gone to for a spell, how he called her for help because of the guardians, how she had told him what to do and then the phone was wierdly disconnected. He talks about a mark or symbol that will be on the letter if water is applied and how he was fighting with the decision of destroying the last thing my mother gave me.We sit at the table, the letter lying open in the middle, neither of us speaking as we both stare at the letter. My mother’s handwriting neat and tidy as it always had been.“What if it doesn’t work?” I was the first to break the silence “Then the letter would be ruined”Damien nods his head at me, “But what if it leads us to answers?”I stare at him, frowning, “What other answers do we need. The baby is going to be a strong Alpha, I know how to kill the Blood Pack! What more do you need to know?”&ldqu
Damien’s POVI’m awakened by an excruciating pain, a horrid uncomfortable stabbing pain, rolling across my entire torso. It was worse than when Ketill stabbed me. I try to reach out to Irina, only for my hand to hit a cold pillow. With the pain, I sit up and look around. Irina wasn’t even present in the room, where was she? It was still dark outside.“Irina?” I reach out through a link but it was like I was being blocked, my words fizzing out before she hears them.“What’s going on?” Aiden asks me, he was contorted up in just as much pain as I was, whatever was happening was affecting the both of us.“I don’t know” I tell him, everything had been fine when we went to bed. Even Irina had been calm and had cuddled into me. I hoped that she hadn’t done anything stupid. I hoped she hadn't gone through with her plan.Barely being able to move, I call for Austin. When he appears, he
Damien’s POVWeeks had turned into months. Being apart from Irina was slowly taking its toll on me. My anger levels were on the rise daily, pack members were beginning to fear me, others would make their excuses to get out of my company.Ironically, the pack was calm, there was nothing going on and everything had returned to normal, except my mate wasn’t here.Slamming the glass of vodka down, the glass shatters and I call the omegas to bring me more. They hurry in, one tries to clean up the glass without making eye contact with me, the other pours me another glass, her hands shaking, sloshing the liquid over the side.“Watch, you stupid bitch!”I practically rip the glass and the bottle from her hand, causing her to squeal as she hurried from the room.“Stupid wimps” I mutter and shake my head“Stop with the alcohol!” Aiden huffs at me, but I had no intentions of stopping, I needed to drown out the pain I felt, the anger that lived within me.“You know as well as I do Aiden, we are f
Damien’s POV It had to be it, my child was communicating with me in some kind of panic, his crying taking over and the pain I feel is almost unbearable. I hadn’t felt as bad as this since Irina had disappeared, the pain taking over the dull ache until I could barely move. Sweat started pouring off of me as I tried to move. “What the fuck is happening to me?” “Us!” Aidan pants between his breaths “Where’s mommy?” The child cries through the link and I just about pull myself back together to reply. “What do you see?” I didn’t know if the child would be able to understand or process anything with his newborn eyes. “Someone is carrying me, it’s cold” I was heartbroken, not just for me or the child but for Irina, someone had taken the child from her! “Trees?” “No but I hear something, something underneath me, water maybe. It’s cold, it’s touching me”His words were followed by silence, the pain in my stomach tearing me apart. We’re they trying to drown my child? The room around me