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“Actually, most Guardians are females. You, Donovan, are only the third male guardian in the seven generations of your Guardian spirit.”
We were all stunned by this knowledge. “What? Why? How?” Clint is stuttering out words, unable to formulate a real question.
“I do not have an answer for you, only speculation. Each of the Guardians has special gifts, things that make them stronger than a regular wolf. I believe you are from the warrior line that started with Aloysius. He was the first male, but when his wolf spirit reincarnated, it was given to a she-wolf. Your line, Donovan, is known for its strength and that is why I think that it periodically reincarnates with male wolves.”
“Your line is also known for having a strong ability to mind link from long distances. I’m guessing you are aware of and possess that gift?”
Clint nodded. “Yes, Donovan has those abilities.”
King Ailduin turns to Cara. “And did Artemis inherit these abilities?”
Cara nods. “Yes, she did. We also have an immunity to wolfsbane and a lower susceptibility to silver.”
King Ailduin smiles. “That would be from Bellona’s Guardian spirit, which was passed on to Andra. I’m guessing you also have enhanced healing ability?”
Cara and Clint both looked stunned. “Yes.” They say in unison.
“That is also from Bellona’s line.”
He stands and goes to a shelf gathering three large tomes. He brings them to the table and sets them in front of Clint. “These are the chronicles of your wolf’s Guardian spirit for the first four generations.”
He sits back down, folding his hands in front of him on the table. He stares at his hands before starting again. “It was during the time I was chronicling the Guardians that I met Jinelle. She and her Alpha came here to provide her story. I knew immediately that she was my mate.” His eyes become sad as he thinks back on the memory. “She recognized me as her mate as well. But her Alpha refused to release her.”
“What?” My father’s anger reflects my own. It’s against everything we believe in for an Alpha to deny a wolf their mate.
“As I said, Alphas didn’t want to lose their Guardians to other packs. Or, in this instance, to another male. Jinelle and I made a plan for her to escape, but he found out about it. He caught me trying to get her out of the castle.” King Ailduin clenched his teeth. “He marked her right in front of me, forcing the mate mark on her.”
Cara gasped, her hand flying to her neck. I was immediately at her side, wrapping my arms around her, pulling her face to my chest. I could feel her trembling slightly. This story was much too close to home for her.
King Ailduin stops, frowning. “It happened a long time ago.” He said, not understanding Cara’s response.
I look up at him. “Maybe for you it was a long time ago, but Cara was kidnapped recently by a male wolf trying to force the mate bond on her.”
“And you were able to resist?” King Ailduin asks her.
“I’m not 18 yet, and Artemis is strong. She fought the venom in our system until Rik found us.”
King Ailduin nods. “Jinelle was of age, so the mate bond was forged. The Alpha left immediately, telling every pack he came into contact with that I tried to steal his mate and Guardian to obtain power to overthrow the wolves. After that, the alliance was fractured. If Jinelle had not pleaded with me, it would have been war. But I was not willing to risk losing her.
It was not until you, Alpha Anders, that any pack has done something with or for my kind.”
“I see no reason why we cannot rebuild our alliance, King Ailduin. I think we have much to learn from each other. And I’m certain that the two guardians that I have in my pack would appreciate having the Fae return to the days of chronicling their lives.” Dad looks at Clint as he says this.
“Absolutely. I’d like to know what I’m missing in my history, and I’d like to know how it applies to Cara.”
“Please, call me Ailduin. I would be honored to renew the chronicles of the
Guardians. Aolis could learn and become the scribe for you. It would be good for him. As for how this affects Cara and Artemis, I have many questions. But today has been a long day and I have given you much to think about. I will have a guard show you to your rooms. You are welcome to join me for dinner or I can have food brought up to you.”
We all look at each other. “I think food in our rooms would be good. We should regroup and think through everything you’ve told us today before coming with more questions tomorrow.”
Ailduin smiles again. “Very well.” He claps his hands, and two guards walk in. ” My guards will show you to your rooms. If you need anything at all, please do not hesitate to ask.”
We all thank Ailduin and follow the guards to our rooms. There is so much to think about, so much that I didn’t know or understand before today. When we ge to our rooms, Dad stops before we can enter. “Let’s take an hour and then mee in my room. I’d like to talk through everything that we’ve learned today. We ca do that while we eat.”
We all agree. I check Cara’s room before walking to my own. What a day.
The information we obtained today was overwhelming. When we talked about getting answers to our questions, I didn’t consider that it would only bring up more questions. And at this point, we’d barely scratched the surface of the questions that I have. I still want to find out if Ailduin knows anything about my mother’s wolf spirit and what he might know about how Artemis is also a Guardian.
I hear the knock on my door a moment before I smell his scent. When I open the door, Rik is looking at me, concern in his eyes. “Are you okay?”
I open my door to invite him in. When he steps in, I close the door and go right into his arms. They wrap around me, making me feel safe. “I feel terrible for him, King Ailduin. How awful it would be to find your mate and for someone else to purposefully take them away from you. And I can only imagine what it was like for her. To be bound to a man that forced their bond against her will. No matter how much the bond was forged, that would always be in the back of her mind. It was in mine when Eli was trying to force the bond on me.”
He rubs circles on my back, an angry growl rumbling in his chest. I lean my head back and gently kiss his lips. “Come on, let’s go meet up with our dads.”
We walk to Anders room, just as dad rolls out of his room.
Over dinner, we talk about our impressions of what we have been told. We are all in agreement that we want to know if Ailduin knows anything about my mother’s Guardian line and where the new Guardian might be. We also want to try to get more information about me and Artemis. What does it mean that I’m the first Guardian to be born?
The next morning, we meet for breakfast and then head back to the library. We are all anxious to get information about my mother.
“Before we get started,” I say, “I’d like to know what happened to Jinelle.”
Ailduin looks away, his eyes taking on a sorrow that is painful to see. “Her Alpha did not care for her as a mate should. He did not value her and protect her as a mate should. He used her as a shield in battle and he was a power-hungry Alpha. She died at a young age.” I tear rolls down his cheek. “My only satisfaction came when I found out that her death killed him as well.”
“I’m so sorry.” I say quietly. I know it was a long time ago, and I know I wasn’t even born when all of this took place but
He smiles kindly at me. “I know you are. Kindness is something all Guardians have in common.”
Rik scoffs beside me. “You’ve obviously never been in one of Clint’s training sessions. “Kindness” He uses air quotes, “isn’t the word I would use.”
King Ailduin looks at all of us. “This is the first time, since the beginning of the Guardians, that I’ve seen this type of camaraderie among the Alphas and Guardians. Perhaps there is something about you, Alpha Anders, and you, Alpha Rik, that made your Moon Goddess gift your pack with three Guardians at once.
“Before now, Guardians have never awakened in the same pack. You, Donovan and your mate, Andra, were the first.” He looks at me thoughtfully. “I have some ideas about the possible reason for that. But before we talk about Artemis, I’d like to discuss your questions about Andra’s Guardian line. My understanding is this is what brought you here in the first place.”
I jump in, wanting the answer to the question that has been eating at me. Even though Rik said he didn’t think it was the reason, I need to know from someone that has been around Guardians for so many years. “Do you think me being born caused my mother’s Guardian line to end? Do you think my birth caused her death?”
My father’s head whips around to look at me. “Cara? Is that what you think?”
The tears in my eyes and the thickness in my throat don’t let me respond, so I simply nod my head. Rik takes my hand, rubbing circles on the back with his thumb, giving me his support.
King Ailduin walks to a different wall of books and pulls four tomes out before bringing them to me. “These are the chronicles of Andra’s Guardian line. There are six generations chronicled here.”