Oct 12, 2022
Austin POVHe put his head in his hands, sighing, and I can hear the disappointment just in that. He’s Alaina’s ‘person’, and I don’t know him well, but the thought of Callum being disappointed in me makes me very uncomfortable. Almost like getting hauled into the principal’s office. “Tell me again WHY you thought it would be a bright idea to tell our Alpha, who doesn’t keep ANYTHING from Alaina, the situation, during their relaxing vacation, that, really, could wait until they get back.” “Because it’s about Alaina, and we don’t know if there are more, who he’s told or anything else. AND Ash is the best person to get the information for this!”&nb
Ashton POV I convinced Alaina to stay at Wild Rose pack for, at least, a couple days. Giving me time to talk to this Jack guy and see what he’s all about. On my way back I see someone come out of the woods and start walking down the road. When I get a little closer they turn around. When they put their arm up, to block my headlights, I can see his face. NOT the person I want to deal with right now. I’m not sure when, or even if, I will ever want to deal with him, he has put my mate into a situation that could end up getting her hurt. “Austin?” “Uh… yeah…” I watch as he lowers his head and looks at the ground. “Gert in the car.” As pis.sed as I am I can’t in good conscience leave him to walk back, it would take him all night at least! I watch as he heads to my back door. “Get in the fuc.king front. I’m not a fuc.king taxi!” Once he get’s in I can’t help but ask, “What the fu.ck are you doing out here?”
“Kushim is not just doing surveillance anymore.” I look at everyone, trying to gauge reactions, and thus far, everyone seems just as surprised as we were. “What do you mean dad?” “The increased rogue activity on the Western border, and some of the…” Alex looks at me, to see how much he can say, and I nod letting him know to tell it all. “Some of the pack members, Austin for sure, have been making odd trips out there.” Everyone is shocked, but none more so that Dan and Becca. Becca looks right pi.ssed off, whereas Dan looks bewildered. “How? I don’t get it. The cameras and motion sensors should have picked something up. We go through the sensor logs every couple hours… I… I have no clue how that could have slipped though!” “It’s ok Dan, we will get it figured out.” I have never seen Dan so flustered. “I understand the extra guys on the border now.” I nod at Becca. “I will adjust
As the stapler flies apart my phone starts ringing again and Dan quickly glances at the number on the screen then tosses it to me. Looking I see the number for Wild Rose flit across the screen. “Scott?” “I’m sorry Ash, I need you to get out here like yesterday.” I start running out the door towards the garage. “What happened?” “Alaina had an ultrasound…” His pause stops my heart, and my feet. “SCOTT!” “I’m sorry Ash… it’s the pups.” I start running full tilt. “I don’t know much just that there is an issue and she might loose one… some… I don’t know.” “I’m going to run.” I say as I toss my phone and shift mid step. 'We never should have left her there! She should have been with us!' 'Arguing about it now isn’t going to change anything, but we both know that, with what we knew it was the safest place.' 'And now?'
***TW Pregnancy loss and thoughts of self-harm. This one was hard for me to write, as I have had a miscarriage. That being said… Alaina’s side needs to be told. While everyone’s thoughts, and experiences, are different, in tumultuous times, I pulled on parts of my own thoughts, and experiences, for this.*** Alaina POV “I’m sorry Luna, we are limited on options…” “We need to make a decision…” “We don’t have much time…” “Do you want us to call Alpha lupin?...” “Luna?...” “Doctor she’s not responding…” There’s a light flashed in my eyes, I can feel hands on my shoulders, laying me down, pretty sure there’s an IV being placed. “Alaina, I’m so sorry, I called Ash and he’s on his way here.” I look up at him, and I can see the pity written across his face. “I understand how you feel Al-“ Bul.lshit he understands! I haven’t heard from Ty since the doctor gave us the news. That being said, I don’t know what either one of us would say to the other.
Ash POV I hold Alaina as she sleeps, and my mind wanders to her reaction to all of this. 'I don’t get it, why would she think we would be mad at her?' I can hear his pain, the same pain that I am feeling. 'I have no answer, man, no answer at all.' The door opens and the doctor sneaks in, giving me a slight nod before grabbing Alaina’s chart from the wall. He nods his head to the hallway, wanting to talk to me, but when I look at Alaina, seeing how peaceful she finally looks, I shake my head. He peers over my body to see her curled around me and nods in understanding. “I’m glad to see she’s finally sleeping, without medication.” I nod, in agreement, as he checks her vitals. “I have a question.” I say, trying to keep my chest from vibrating against her head. He nods, and places her chart back on the wall, before coming next to the bed. “She is beating herself up about losing the pups. Fuck she thought I would
Ash POV Walking back into my office Alex, and Austin, are waiting, looking at a map sprawled out across my desk. “What’s going on?” Alex looks up at me, then back to the map, before pointing to the eastern border. “They came in from the East this time. Our patrols were able to get to them before they really got into the territory, but we weren’t expecting it.” “What’s with the one that was caught?” Alex gives a little chuckle, turning and, half sitting on my desk. “Yeah… ‘caught’” He air quotes, chortling a little harder, with Cal and Austin quickly joining him. I raise an eyebrow and look at each of them waiting for someone to explain. “She never shifted, the second she saw our warriors she kneeled, hands on top of her head, and didn’t move, or say anything, until after the fight was over. Whe-” “How was she not brought into the fight?” “She stayed back, a good thirty feet, whi
Ash POV Scott agreed to help call some of the Alphas, Cal and Alex have split a bunch amongst themselves and I got Yu and… Kendrick. I sit at my desk, head in my hands, wondering just how I am going to do this. After Alaina took Kendrick down at the Alpha meeting a few years ago I’m not sure he will be willing to help, at least not if its to help her, and Yu… I never did get a read on how he took Alaina yelling at him. I DO know that if they are in the same room together she will likely want to beat the ever-loving sh.it out of him. Fu.ck, having a strong minded, out spoken, and full of… having Alaina as a mate is definitely challenging at the moment! Not many Alphas appreciate Lunas being like Alaina. They want a quiet, subservient, Luna that has no real mind of her own. Alaina caused a lot of waves in Spain and I don’t think anyone has forgotten. ‘That being said… they do still want to be on the royal families good side!’ ‘Good point… I don’t know if t