Chapter 87 – Her True Alpha and True Love Novel Read Online

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We left the room and headed to the door next to the one we had just exited. Ian held the door for me, and I entered the room with the patient. The room smelt heavily of bleach and it burnt my nose and lungs. I walked over to the side of his bed.

“What’s his name?” I asked Ian while I was looking at the sleeping man.

“He’s name is Kyle Cooper. He’s a warrior, he just turned 19.” Ian told me.

“Do you know him personally?” I asked Ian. I don’t remember meeting him. And we would have been in school together.

“I don’t, no. Do you recognize him?” Ian asked me and I shook my head. A feeling of dread hit me as I looked down at Kyle. Liam grabbed my forearm when I tried to touch his hand. I looked over at him.

“Be careful, Ashlyn.”

“I have you three. I’ll be fine.” I told him. And he released my arm. I reached out and grabbed Kyle’s hand. As soon as my skin touched his, the room spun. When I opened my eyes, I was no longer standing in the hospital room. There were bodies around me in the field. I could see Derek and Mason, and my heart filled with despair. What the hell was going on? Where am I?

I ran over to them and kneeled down beside them. They were both dead, and I could feel the tears running down my cheeks. I looked at the bodies around them and I found everyone I knew. Brandon was holding Sage. Liam, Matt, Ian and Alex were all lying on the ground, covered in blood.

I looked away from my dead mates and friends and looked around the clearing. I recognized nothing here. It was just a clearing in a forest. When did this happen? Was this the future? Did we lose? I felt like someone had ripped my heart from my chest. I couldn’t breathe. They can’t all be dead. How did I let this happen?

A shadow moved over me from above, making me look up. It was an older woman in a deep purple flowing dress. She had dark hair and glowing purple eyes. Her hands were glowing red, and I knew she was a witch, but her magic was tainted.

“Oh, don’t cry Ashlyn, you’ll soon join your mates.” she called down to me. I didn’t have time to say anything to her before she was throwing a ball of fire in my direction. Throwing my arms up to cover my face, I closed my eyes, bracing myself for the hit, but it never came. When I opened my eyes, I was back in the hospital room with Liam, Matt, and Ian.

Mission Planning

Mason

I know Ashlyn wasn’t happy about us asking her to slow down. And I know I pissed Derek off for bringing it up. I at least got sex last night, and now she was pissed off, meaning he probably wouldn’t get any. But she didn’t throw up after she walked through the portal she opened, so that was a plus.

When we were heading to the training field, I was thinking about how Ashlyn had been feeling. I know nothing about magic and how using too much of it at once can make you feel. I hope that it’s just her using magic and not something more serious. I wondered if she was pregnant, but she had a birth control shot and it hadn’t been 6 weeks yet.

We arrived at the training field, and we had three teams already waiting for us. Derek, Matt and I were going to head to the dragon kingdom to organize the dragon teams in a few days. We were going to have a few teams meet near Emerald Lake and scout out the area to get us some intel.

We had three groups of ten, making thirty total for werewolf warriors. We were going to get thirty dragons and break them into groups so everyone could mindlink. This way, the dragons could man the air and the wolves could cover the forest. Delta Dylan came over to greet me. We were both in the same training class.

“Prince Mason, it’s good to see you. Where’s your lovely Queen that I keep hearing so much about?” He asked, shaking my hand.

“She had a family thing come up and could not make it today. But I’m sure you’ll meet her soon.” I told him and he nodded. He greeted Brandon and then turned his attention to Sage.

“What’s with the witch?” Dylan asked curiously, and Brandon let out a growl, confusing Dylan.

“I’m Princess Sage of the magic kingdom.” Sage announced, and poor Dylan paled.

“Delta Dylan, this is Dragon Prince Derek. Sage and Derek are here to help.” I introduced them and they shook hands.

“So it’s true, we are officially working with the dragons?” Dylan asked me, and I nodded.

“After we have the dragons organized, you’ll be heading out to an area near the Emerald Lake Pack.” I told him.

“Emerald Lake? Isn’t that the pack that vanished?” He asked me.

“That’s the pack the Queen is originally from. We believe that’s the home base for all the rogues responsible for all the attacks,” I explained.

“We also believe they have magic working with them. The Warlock King has agreed to send a few of his warlock warriors with the group,” Sage explained.

“We are just waiting for a report from the Former Vampire King and then we will head out to our planned location. We aren’t planning on attacking until Our Queen is ready,” I explained, and he raised an eyebrow at him.

“Surely the Queen won’t be on the battlefield?” He asked. And I looked over at Derek.

“She is the best weapon we have,” Derek told him. Dylan looked confused but didn’t say anymore, he just nodded.

“This mission is just to collect intel on the enemy. We will not attack unless they attack first. Derek and I will also be out there for the first few days to make sure everything goes smoothly with the wolves and the dragons. I know we haven’t worked with the dragons before, but before we never needed to. We need them to man the air while we watch the forest.” I explained, and he nodded.

“I’ll explain everything, and I’ll let you know if there are questions about the mission.” Dylan answered, before wandering back to the group of warriors.

“And which one of you is going to explain to Ashlyn that you are both heading into the field and you’re not taking her with you?” Sage asked, and I sighed.

“Sage, we thought you would explain.” Derek told her, and she started laughing.

“Really? are you insane? I’m not getting involved in this.” She said. And I pinched the bridge of my nose. I knew she would not be happy about our plan.

“We will figure it out when we have a better idea when we are leaving,” I told them. My phone rang, and I pulled it out of my pocket to see that King Draco was calling me. I answered and walked away from the group to speak with him. After I hung up with him, I walked back over to my group.

“What’s wrong?” Derek asked me, concerned.

“King Draco hasn’t been able to locate his father. He also cannot track his phone. He also hasn’t used his accounts, either. So, we don’t know if he’s dead or alive.” I relayed what King Draco told me.

“We should move the planned base a little further out, just to be safe,” Derek commented, and I nodded.

“I’ll make sure magic protects the base. No one can enter that has ill intentions.” Sage told us, and that made me feel a little better about what we were walking into.

Dylan walked back over to us and informed us that everyone agreed with the plan and that he’d make sure they were all ready to mobilize in two days’ time. I thanked Dylan, and we were just about to leave the training field when my phone rang again. Liam’s name popped up and my stomach immediately fell.

“Liam, what’s wrong?” I answered.

“Mason, we need you and Derek here now.” A panicked Liam sounded through the phone.

“Liam, is Ashlyn okay?” I yelled into the phone.

“She is not hurt, but I don’t know if she’s okay.” he answered before the phone cut out.

“What?” Derek asked me, panicked, and I could feel Thor ready to shift and take over.

“Sage, we need a portal,” I commanded. And before we knew it, we were standing in front of the Blue Moon pack house. Liam was waiting out front for us and I was on the verge of punching him in the face.

“Mason, she isn’t hurt but something happened, but I don’t know what.” Liam rushed out.

“Where is she?” Derek demanded.

“She’s in the pack house,” he answered, and Derek rushed inside.

“What happened?” Sage asked him.

“She wanted to see the man that attacked Grace. He was sedated, but when she touched his hand, her eyes turned white. The man woke up from his sedation, which he never should have. He asked her if she liked her future, in this demonic voice, and then said that he’d see her in hell. He cut his own wrists with his claws. Ashlyn has been crying ever since. I do not know what happened,” Liam explained all in one breath, and I could see that he was just as worried as the rest of us were.

“How long were her eyes white for?” Sage asked him while we made it into the pack house.

“Only for about a minute. It wasn’t long, but she moved her arms up to protect her face before she came out of it.” Liam explained.

We walked into the living room to find Derek trying to pry Ashlyn off of Ian. She was a sobbing mess and Derek wasn’t happy with our mate smelling like another male.

I sat down beside Ian, and Derek was sitting on the coffee table in front of him. Ashlyn had her arms tightly wrapped around his neck and was sobbing on his shoulder. I leaned into her neck while rubbing her back.

“Baby, it’s okay. You can let go of Ian. Derek and I are here now.” I whispered to her. It still took her a few minutes to register that we were here. Whatever happened really had her worked up. She finally turned her head away from Ian’s neck and looked at me.

She unwrapped her arms from around Ian’s neck and threw them around my neck. I pulled her off of Ian and he moved so that Derek could sit beside us.

“Mason, you’re alive.” Ashlyn sobbed on my shoulder, holding onto me like I was her lifeline. I squeezed her into my chest while Derek was rubbing her back. I was confused by what she said. Of course I was alive.

“Babygirl, what do you think happened to Mason?” Derek whispered to her. She turned her head away from my neck to look at Derek. She wrapped one of her arms around his neck and pulled us both close to her.

“I promise I will never complain about you two trying to keep me safe again. I get it now, just please don’t leave me.” She sobbed. I looked over at Sage to see if she could explain what happened.

“I need to see the body.” She told Ian, and he nodded. Ian led Sage and Brandon out of the living room. Leaving Derek, Matt, Liam and me with a sobbing Queen.

Ashlyn

It’s been about a month since the vision I had from touching Kyle. Sage told me there was a hex placed on him. That wasn’t really the future, and it wasn’t really Kyle. Poor Kyle was just the victim of some strong, dark magic.

Even with Sage reassuring me it was fake, I couldn’t shake the feeling of losing my mates. I felt the bond break; I saw them all dead. It was a living nightmare, one I never wanted to experience again.

Mason, Derek and Brandon all headed out to the base near Emerald Lake. They have been gone for a couple of weeks now. They left Sage, Liam and Matt with me. Sage also told me that Nathan had also headed out to the base.

I still hadn’t been feeling any better, so I made an appointment to see a doctor. I needed another injection of birth control, anyway. Liam was waiting for me in the waiting room while I waited in the exam room for the doctor.

I was feeling anxious about what the doctor would find. He had been in the room earlier taking some blood and now I was just waiting for him to return with the results.

I’ve been a ball of stress these last four weeks and not having my mates with me is making it worse. I have been making significant progress with my magic, but using it really wears me out. When I use my gifts, I find I don’t get as tired. So I’ve been training with my powers a lot more.

The doctor finally entered the room, followed by a younger woman. The doctor introduced the new woman as Dr. Connor. I reached out and shook her hand, still confused about why I needed another doctor.

“Dr. Connor is a doctor, but she is also a witch.” My doctor explained.

“Okay, and should I be worried that you brought in a new doctor?” I asked him.

“I’m here because you are a hybrid, but you seem to be more on the witch side of the reproductive scale.” She explained.

“Okay, but they gave me birth control, so what are you saying?” I stuttered out, I wasn’t sure I wanted the answer.

“It means, my dear, that the shot that they gave you doesn’t work on witches.” She calmly said and my heart rate picked up as I stared at the doctors.

“My Queen, you are pregnant,” he confirmed. And I was so stunned I couldn’t even speak. I pinched the bridge of my nose.

“I’m sorry, but I thought I just heard you say that I was pregnant?” I said. Dr. Connor rested one of her hands on my thigh.

“I know this is a lot to take in, but I’d like to perform an ultrasound to see how far along you are. Witches are pregnant for 30 weeks, but wolves and dragons are only pregnant for 20 weeks. We aren’t sure where you fall since you are a hybrid.” She explained, and I nodded.

I was shaking when they both led me into an ultrasound room. Dr. Connor asked me to lie on the bed and to lower the waistband of my leggings. I did what I was told, and she took a seat beside my bed, in front of the ultrasound machine. Dr. Green was standing beside her.

“My Queen, there is nothing to worry about. I’m just going to place some warm gel on your abdomen below your bellybutton and use this wand to see if we can see the baby you are growing.” She smiled down at me. I nodded at her while butterflies filled my stomach.

She squeezed out some of the gel onto my stomach and moved the wand around. She turned a nob on the machine and I could slowly make out a fast, steady heartbeat. Tears swelled in my eyes as I heard the beat of our baby’s heart.

“That’s your baby. I’m just going to take some measurements and then I’ll turn the screen so you can see.” She said, smiling.

“Okay.” I whispered. I laid there waiting to see our baby, missing my mates. I hate they aren’t here with me for this.

“Okay, my Queen. It seems your baby is measuring around 12 weeks. But Dr. Green informed me you mentioned a miscarriage about six weeks ago. Is that correct?” She asked me, and I nodded.

“So I would say that you conceived right after that. You measure 12 weeks in human pregnancy, but for wolves, that’s around 6 weeks. I don’t think you’ll go as long as a witch pregnancy, but we will ultrasound you every week to see how the baby is growing. How does that sound?” She asked me.

“Okay.” I told her, before she turned the screen, and I was now looking at our baby. I covered my mouth to snuff the sound of my sob that was threatening to escape. It was just a black and grey grainy picture, but I was already in love.

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