Filed to story: Werewolfs Heartsong by Dizzy Izzy
Luna chose that moment to appear, with Alfred and Camille Mountainmover accompanying them.
“Oh, Good, you’re all right here.” Luna Ember said when she spotted their group. It didn’t take long for the Adults to see that all the pups were in various stages of upset. With visible signs of tears having been shed. “What happened?” Ember asked, her voice sharp with worry as she let go of her mate’s arm to hug Alora with one arm and touch Darien’s face with her free hand.
“Serenity baby, are you okay?” Camille asked, rushing forward to cup her cheeks. Serenity started to cry again, and Darien squeezed her again to his side with one arm, while rubbing his free hand up and down her arm to comfort her.
“Sons, Jaxon?” Alfred asked concerned.
“Darien, Alora?” Alpha Andrew asked.
Even though he cleared his throat first, Darien’s voice was hoarse as he explained. “We happened upon Uncle Boris as he and
Matt were breaking the Black Magic spells that were on Beatrice, Lauren, and Agatha.”
“It was bad dad, it was so bad.” Kain choked out.
“Goddess dad, I hope no one ever goes through what those females did ever again.” Galen said, his voice breaking.
Alfred grabbed Kain and Galen into fierce hugs, his expression concerned, he looked at Jaxon. “Will you be alright?”
Jaxon nodded, his eyes shiny with suppressed tears. He swallowed and nodded again. “I will be.”
“Son, Alora?” Ember asked, her voice emotional.
Alora nodded while looking down, she shuffled her feet restlessly before she looked up again. “I’ll be fine, more so than everyone else.”
Ember looked at Alora silently for a moment, her lips pursed in thought. “Is that because you’ve experienced their cruelty firsthand?”
Alora met Ember’s concerned gaze and nodded, saying “
Damien and Xander were walking to their dorm, on a break between written exams, when
Xander suddenly collapsed to the ground. Clutching his chest, Xander let out a guttural cry of pain.
Damien knelt on the ground next to Xander, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. “What happened?”
“Beatrice!” He gasped out. “Something happened to Beatrice!”.
Damien looked at Xander with a worried frown, his Beta was pale and covered in a sheen of sweat. Getting a better grip on
Xander, Damien helped him up. “Come on, let’s get back to my room, then we can call home and find out what’s happening.”
As they walked, Xander slowly gained back his strength, enough so that he was able to walk the last hallway to Damien’s room unassisted. “The pain has lessened, someone is there helping her.” Xander said, relief in his hoarse voice.
“That’s good. Who do you want us to call first.” Damien asked, after his friend sat weakly in one of his sitting room chairs.
Xander leaned his head back against the chair, his eyes closed and a frown on his face. “My father, he already knows Beatrice is my fated mate.”
Damien nodded and pulled out his phone to make the call. “Damien? Why did you call, is something the matter?” Boris asked when the call connected.
“Hey, Uncle Boris, there is something that is causing some concern. Do you know if anything has happened to Beatrice?”
Damien asked him.
There was a moment of silence from Boris’s side. “Is Xander all right, did he feel something just now?”
Boris’s words had Damien stiffening, something did happen to Beatrice, and Boris knew what it was. “He collapsed on our way back to the dorms from our last written exam. He’s better now, but still a little pale and shaky, can you tell me what happened?”
Xander, listening to the conversation, had lifted his head. His gaze was sharp, his expression hard. Boris let out a sigh of resignation. “I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”
Xander was now on his feet, and walking to where he stood by the window. “I think it would be a bad idea not to tell us, Xander isn’t going to let this go.” Damien told Boris. Damien was trying to maintain a calm demeanor, something made difficult by his wolf when he suddenly became agitated.
‘Back off Zane, I need to focus.’ Damien told his wolf. Zane only responded with an angry snarl, surprising Damien.
“It’s complicated.” Boris said. “What happened to Beatrice ties into Matthew being forced to reject Alora this morning. I’m currently investigating it, but Sarah Northmountain is at the heart of it.”
Inside Damien, Zane let out a furious snarl at Sarah’s name. “We need to know what happened to Beatrice.” Damien said, no longer asking.