Chapter 119


    Den


    This is going to be an excruciating month and a half for me. Being near Quinn, but not being able to


    im her is bing harder each day and I’m finding myself keeping busy just so I won’t go and see


    her. Tonight is the night that we are going to ambush the Gray Skies pack and make sure that they


    never hurt another innocent again.


    I’m on my way to take both holden and my mother over to see Quinn while the rest of us go on our little


    mission. Quinn is pi*sed that she can’t join us, and if I was in her shoes, I’d be pi*sed too. She hates


    having to rely on others, but she also understands that no one will protect our pups like she can.


    “I haven’t seen the pup in so long, Sara says he’s growing like a weed, and that he is the spitting image


    of Gavin!” My mother exims in excitement, “Well, with the exception of having his mother’s hair color,


    but oh, is he going to be a looker when he gets older!”


    I try to keep my smile happy because I love that pup like my own, but now knowing that Quinn is my


    mate, I’m a little saddened that he isn’t mine. I feel bad for even thinking it because Ash is Gavin’s


    legacy, and I don’t want to take that away from him. Quinn and I will have our own pups, I have no


    doubt about that. I just have to keep in mind that it is an honor to be the one to help bring myte


    cousin’s.pup up and make him into the Alpha that he is truly meant to be.


    Iugh at my rnother’s excitement over seeing Ash and Sara again, since she is supposed to be there


    too. I think it’s good that both


    grandmothers will be there to not only help with the pups, but to


    help keep Quinn’s mind off everything. Her brain has been on overdrive ever since she found out her


    family secret. Not only that, she seems to be nervous about meeting her fated mate, she feels as


    though it will be’a betrayal to Gavin’s memory to move on so soon, but she forgets that it’s different with


    wolves. The pull with the mate bond doesn’t give you much choice in the matter.


    We pull up to Quinn’s pack house, and before we can get out of the Jeep, Quinn is rushing out of the


    door and down the steps. She throws herself in my mother’s arms, “I’ve missed you so much, Amelia!”


    “I’ve missed you too, sweetie,” mother chuckles, “We always seem to miss each other when you are


    visiting Storm River.”


    “I will make it a point toe find you whenever Ie over.” Quinn’s smile is bright.


    “Uh, I’m feeling a little left out here,” I joke, “I’m the one that brought her here to see you and now it’s


    like I’m chopped liver and unimportant.”


    The Luna pouts yfully, “Oh, is the big, bad Alpha feeling left out?” she walks over and wraps her


    hands around my waist, “Thank you for bringing your mother, even though I know it’s to help keep me


    company and try to keep my mind off being left behind tonight.”


    I should have known that she would figure out the reasoning. For the most part, Quinn is a very smart


    cookie, but then there are times when she just can’t put two and two together; for example, us being-


    mates. All the signs are there, at least on my end they are, but maybe it’s not like that for her because


    she isn’t supposed to know yet.


    “You know why you can’t go tonight, don’t you, Quinn? It’s not that I don’t think you can fight like the


    rest of us, because I’ve seen you in action, and I would be honored to have you by my side in battle,


    but YOU are what they want and it’s too much to risk having you there.”


    She sighs and pulls away, “I know, but it doesn’t mean I have to be happy about it.”


    I love it when she gets annoyed, she’s just too adorable, but I can’t go there right now because Duke is


    already pawing toe out and im her even though we’ve had the conversation as to why we have


    to wait. The animal in us just doesn’t want to listen, though.


    “How about we make a deal. If you can keep yourself safe until your next birthday, I will let you lead the


    charge in the next fight, once you have your full powers and can control them, of course.” I grin.


    She sighs heavily, “It’s not that I want to fight, Den. I don’t like knowing that lives will be lost


    protecting me and here I am, sitting around and doing nothing.”


    I take her chin between my fingers and tilt her head up, “In case you have forgotten, Quinn, it’s our job


    to protect thest Dire wolf. You do know that you are very important to the wolf shifters; you will be a


    Queen soon, so you must be protected. You should probably get used to it.” I state with a chuckle.


    I can feel our hearts beating as one, and when we both gaze into one another’s eyes, there is a simr


    stutter to both heartbeats. How can she not see that we are meant to be? This beautiful woman will be


    my Queen one day soon and I can hardly wait. As much as I want to ravage her kissable mouth, I


    don’t. Instead, I just barely brush my lips against hers in a more friendly manner, and


    Dinding into pagen nom


    then step away.


    “Come, let’s get Holden settled, because I don’t have much time.” When I go to step away, I notice the


    slip of a smile that dances across her face for a brief moment.


    My mother is already getting my son out of his pup seat, so grab his bag of items that I put together


    since he will be sleeping here tonight. I’m not sure how long I will be gone, and I wanted to make sure


    that he had everything he needed.


    I don’t want to leave them, but I know I must. I’m their protector now even if Quinn doesn’t know it yet. I


    can still say it’s because of what I promised my cousin, even though it’s much more than that. He never


    needed to make me promise him, because I would have always protected them no matter what.


    With a sad smile and a wave, I get back into my car and head away from my future that is standing on


    the front porch waving back. I’ m anxious to get this over with so it can be just a little bit safer for both


    Quinn and Ash. Deke’s been working on the intel that we have been receiving about other rebel packs


    who have been attacking innocent packs. Any rebel pack within a two-hundred-mile radius will be dealt


    with in theing weeks.


    Quinn’s birthday is going to be a huge celebration and I don’t want anything ruining it for her. In fact, I’m


    really hoping she will agree to mate and mark each other as soon as she realizes that I am hers. Of


    course, there is still the little issue with her challenging L for her rightful position by my side before


    we can have our union celebration, but we are still able to mark each other beforehand. I honestly can’t


    wait to see L’s face when she finds out that Quinn is my mate, boy, will she be livid!


    I’m so much in my head that I don’t notice themotion on the frontwn of my pack house until I’m


    slowing down to park. As soon as I get out, I’m swarmed by not only my Beta but also by my head


    warrior and the scout team that was sent out.


    “They are moving, Alpha! We need to cut them off before they get to Dark Moon’s territory!” Keenan


    states anxiously.


    “I’ve already called our allies and gave them the new n, Alpha.” Carteres to stand beside me.


    “And what exactly is the new n?” I ask him.


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    “Get yourself ready, because we are going in wolf form and will be surrounding Dark Moon’s borders.


    I’m not quite sure if they have helping, but I’m thinking that they do, and that they will being


    from a different direction, Alpha.”


    “Sounds good,” I begin to undress, “Don’t pull any of Quinn’s warriors to join us, I want them to stay


    inside their borders and protect their Alpha and both Alpha heirs. We should have enough otherwise.”


    “Yes, that was going to be my next suggestion. We already have a little under three thousand warriors,


    eight Alphas and eight Betas. G*mmas have been left behind to watch their own packs.”


    I squeeze my friend’s shoulder, “I knew I chose the right man for my Beta.” I grin.


    He rolls his eyes, “That’s only because I’m the only one who can deal with your grumpy a*s.”


    “Hey, whatever works. Now, let’s get this s*it done. Without the surprise of an ambush, it may not be as


    easy, especially if they have help that is unknown to us at the moment.” I shift into Duke, and the others


    follow as we speed across the forest floor, towards


    the border.


    We are only five minutes out when my mother links me, frantically, ‘They are here, Den! We are


    being attacked, they came from the south this time, please hurry!’


    F*CK!


    ‘Mother says that Dark Moon is under attack already! The f*ckers came from the south border this


    time!’ I link all my warriors.


    ‘Then that is the help that Gray Skies has been waiting for, because that’s not the direction they were


    moving,’ Keenan states.


    ‘It doesn’t matter at this point. We just need to get there and take the f*ckers out before they get into


    the town!’ I put on more speed, flying through the trees faster than I ever have before.


    It’s already a blood bath when we get there, thankfully, it looks as though most casualties are from the


    other pack, but I can’t be too sure. This doesn’t smell like Gray Skies, so Keenan was right, this is a


    different pack all together. My men jump into the fight right away, and I go after the wolf that is the


    biggest, because it’s their Alpha. If I can take him down, then the rest will surrender, hopefully.


    Once I have my sight set on the big dark gray wolf, I head in his direction, but I have to fight wolf after


    wolf to even get near him. A pain shoots up my back leg as a wolf chomps down on it. Shaking my leg


    as though it’s a pesky fly, the wolf goes flying in the air only for Marco, one of my warriors, to s*atch


    him in midair and rip its throat out. I turn back toward my destination and can’t see the Alpha any


    longer. As I take out a gangly-looking wolf, I notice al dark sh moving in the direction of town.


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    ncing around, it looks like we have gained ground here, so l


    grab about a hundred or so of my own men and have theme with me as I head towards town. I


    can’t let them get to the pack house. Even though they should be safe in the safe room, it’s still too


    close tofort for me.


    I race once more through the woods and thene to a sudden stop as I see Quinn out on the front


    porch, standing off against the big Alpha still in wolf form. I begin to race towards them and then, to my


    horror, I watch as the Alpha leaps in the air straight towards Quinn’s human form.


    ‘QUINN!’


    Here is an extra-long chapter for you to make up for only getting one yesterday. I hope you enjoyed it!


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