Makahi POV:, “What the hell happened to the tracking and video feed!” I yelled over the helicopter engine. We had waited 5 hours before we started tracking them to make sure we remain undetected. But while following them, the tracking just disappeared off the screen. Now we we’re flying blind. “I don’t know what happened alpha it’s like alpha Zane has some type of tracking interference or scrambler.” “What do we do now alpha?” Hunter said in the seat next to me. We have brought all of our strongest fighters and my uncle has loaned his strongest and also had guards sent to protect my pack as well. We had weapons that we took from Zanes compound when we raided it rescuing the girls. We meant to destroy it but Mina and Shawna said they wanted to use them. Lynn also had knives and arrows made with b***d infused medal. She also had tranquilizers Strong enough to take down a blue whale which was the largest animal in the world. Montago told her she would probably kill whatever she shot with them she simply shrugged. Even as the alpha I’m alittle afraid of the tiny human., “I say we land and cover as much land as possible.” Mina said through the coms. “Let’s do it. But we separate into 3 teams we drop team 1 here and then team 2 a few hundreds miles ahead the helicopter will sit at the 2nd drop zone until the 1st team reaches the helicopter and then we’ll drop team 3 off and wait for team 2 and we will alternate drops every few hundred miles ahead. Mina, Shawna, and Lynn I know you want to help but we can cover more ground in our wolf form. I need yall to be our eyes and ears and track where we have been and how much ground we have covered.” After I cover the entire plan everyone nodded in agreement we had a fuel plane in route to us so fuel wasnt going to be a problem. “Montago lead team 1, Shadow lead team 2 and I’ll lead team 3. In wolf form we can cover hundreds of miles before we start to feel exhausted so we will cover 300 miles and use the helicopter to rest. After we landed we hopped out and immediately shifted and search as much ground as we could everyone spreaded out and covered as much area as we could. It’s been 12 hours and each team had covered 900 miles. Team 2 were now covering another 300 miles. Opening mindlink. “Everyone once we cover these last miles we will call it a night and start again in the morning.” I said as I continued racing through the forest. “Copy that” they all mindlinked. Getting ready to close my mindlink I hear a faint cry. Stopping dead in my tracks., “Did you hear that?” I mindlinked frantically looking around. “Hear what alpha?” One of the guards asked. “Crying did you hear it.” “I didn’t.” everyone chimed in. “One of you must have heard it.” I said. Picking up my pace searching. “Alpha no one has heard anything. We are all exhausted we will rest and start again.” Montago said coming up behind me. Maybe it was my exhaustion causing me to hear things. It was crazy to think that I heard cries we couldn’t mind link with pups in the womb and not until they shift for the first time. After covering the area we set up camp and a few of the men hunted for food. Once they prepped it they prepared to put it over the fire to cook. “Uh we not even going to attempt to season the meat.” Mina said with her nose turned in digust. “It’s not like we have any options do you see where we are.” Hunter said laughing. “So when yall take trips like these yall don’t pack things you need to survive.” “We don’t need seasoning to survive.” “The hell we don’t who walking around eating unseasoned food.” “I don’t see you with seasonings.” Hunter said with a smirk like he won then that quickly ended when not only mina but Shawna and Lynn pulled out a baggie with seasoning bread even sandwich meat. “We’re country we didnt have alot of money growing up so our family always packed food and snacks when taking long rides. And I didnt even have to think twice I knew Shawna and Lynn had pack food.” Mina said smiling., If jilahni was here we would have a whole dinner fried chicken veggies baked rolls and desert. She would have had one bag that would have been nothing but tupperware. She was always taking care of us making sure we were good after our family died she immediately took on the role as parent and never complained always smiling and encouraging us. She was always saying… ” I don’t know how the hell I do it I just be winging it and praying.” She always puts us first always make sure we were good.” Mina said as the tears flowed freely from Shawna and Lynn moved to comfort her as they cried. “She is.. ” I said finally understanding why she always risk her safety. And everyone looked my way wondering what I meant. “She is always taking care of you all?” Mina gave a small smile nodded in understanding. The men put the season meat on the fire. I decided to patrol the area alone I needed to clear my thoughts. Opening my mindlink to inform Montago. Again crying. What hell is that am I losing my mind., Ji’lahni POV:, “Miss Nelson I don’t…” “Lahni.” “Oh sorry Miss Nel I mean Lahni I don’t think it is a good idea for you to go to this dinner. You’re looking unwell your b***d pressure is raising again.” The doc said. He has been fussing over me the entire afternoon telling me not to go to this dinner with Zane. He has been checking the babies every hour I think they are tired of him looking at them the last time they look like they were crying and they were moving like crazy hurting me in the process. “If i look unwell thats because you have made my babies angry with all the poking and probing.” I said as I winced as one of them decided they weren’t comfortable in my rib cage my pelvic was more suitable. “I apologize I promise I will be a little more gentle and we could set a limit on when we disturb the pups.” He said as we check on them yet again they were busy but as soon as the doc put the wand on my stomach they immediately stop and it looked like they were looking in the direction of the wand. All of a sudden the doc was push away from me and his chair crashed to the floor. I gasped and the doc looked shocked and confused., “What the hell was that doc did the chair break or something.” I said sitting up on my elbows looking at the doc. “This can’t be happening, could it? This is impossible, It must have be a fluke.” The doc said as he got up and started pacing around the room. “Would you stop pacing and tell me what the hell you’re talking about doc.” I said struggling to sit up. He stops and rushed over to help me up. After he lift me up like I weight nothing I keep forgetting that under the dorky clothes is an actual werewolf shifter., Sitting down in front of me. “Miss… I mean Lahni when our female wolves become pregnant it is pretty much like regular human pregnancy but ashorter time frame. When an alpha wolf is in the womb sometimes the mate receive a small portion of her alpha pup’s aura where she can command maybe our teenagers for a few minutes nothing significant. But just now I felt something far stronger then I have ever seen. It felt almost as strong as an young adult alpha. I can’t begin to tell you how big this is. I can only think that because you’re human the pups are peotecting you from the womb when you or they are in distress their aura comes out of you. Of course I’m just speculating I will have to test that theory.” “Well it wont be today that wack job will be here any minute I said getting up from the bed. “Lahni this is a bad idea I really think you should stay here where it is safe.” “I told you doc I wont be the reason you’re hurt you have to make sure rhe babies remain safe and you can’t do that if youre beaten half to death. Now let me get dressed and you can help me with my shoes may be I can get some information or see if I can find an escape route we can take when we get out of here.” I said heading to the bathroom to change into the dress. Once I was dressed I stepped back into the room, the doc gasped. “You look lovely mis.. Lahni.” “Thanks but I don’t feel lovely.” I said smoothing the form fitting dress down. It was a beidge colored one shoulder dress that showed my pregnancy with no filter being pregnant my waistline was still there thank god so standing directly in from of me my baby bump isnt visible unless I turned to the side. “I really wish you would reconsider, being alone with that wolf is dangerous and I wont be able to protect you if he tries anything and the alpha will kill me if anything were to happens.” “Doc I can take care of myself and my babies just fine I’m pregnant not sick.” I said just as the door open as one of Zane’s guard came to escort me to my so call first date., Seems like Zane pulled out all the stops for this date. If he wasn’t a wacko it would be flattering. Candles lit the room with a soft glow the table had a blue and gold rose centerpiece with candles on both sides, the plates were blue and gold, everything was set with those colors in mind. “You look exquisite.” Zane said close in my ear from behind me. I jumped turned swinging which he easily moved out of the way, but he stumbled back a step he frown for a split second but quickly smiled I guess dismissing what just happened. I knew it was my babies but for some reason I didn’t want Zane to know about what they could do. “Hey tinker butts you guys gotta chillout. I don’t want this wackadoodle here knowing about yall. OK?” I said to myself. Hoping that’s how that mind thing works. My eyes grew wide because I know damn well I didn’t feel them kicking and actually hear a little whine in my head like they heard me and wasn’t happy about me telling them not to use their aura. Breaking me out of my thoughts “Calm down It’s only me. You don’t need to be frightened you’re safe here no one would dare lay a hand on you without my permission.” He said with all seriousness., “One thing you need to know about me, is don’t sneak up on black folks that will get you punched without thought.” I said as he pulled a chair out from the table motioning for me to sit. I complied I just needed to get through dinner then claim to be super tired or unwell. “I have never went on a date with a human before so I had my staff research things that humans like to eat and do on dinner dates. I had them prepare some southern dishes I hope you’ll like.” He said looking a little nervous which for the first time made him look a little normal. Just then his staff brought in a rolling table full of food. Their was baked chicken, rice, what looked like cabbage, macaroni, buttery corn bread muffins, yams, and a chocolate cake. Sitting our plates in front of us I bowed my head and prayed over the food because you never know around here., I start to eat the food and I must admit it wasn’t terrible. “Do you like it?” He asked. “Yes its very good.” I answered, not wanting to have small talk but I guess Zane has other ideas. “So tell me how did you and luna Lateri meet?” He asked. “She saw an add for our studio where we were giving private dance lessons and booked an appointment. a few months later ahe asked us to plan her sons mating ceremony and the rest is history.” I said trying to keep the conversation short. But this could be the perfect opportunity to find out his plans. “So since I answered you I should be able to ask you questions.” “Of course I’m an open book you’ll be my mate I don’t want us to have any secrets between us.” He said leaning back in his chair., Getting up rubbing my stomach trying to calm my babies because sitting for a long period of time was uncomfortable, they were moving like crazy. “How long have you had this place and where exactly are we?” I asked, “Ah actually we’re on a remote island in Alaska called Adak. I came across it a few years ago it was used by the Navy during the cold war. It was practically abandoned aside from a few people who stayed but they were easily..persuaded. And as you said the rest is history. I was going to use it as a base for training my warriors once I started my plan to become the alpha supreme. But when I found out about you and your family’s b***d I decided to use it as a lab of sorts to produce our weapons and train my men on how to use it. But those mutts The Crystals raided and destroyed most of the b***d we had stored. But now that I have you I plan to start collecting and resuming my plans although it will be slow going. Unless I can get your cousins back maybe once we mate they will come willingly.” He said lifting a brow. I laughed. “Oh you crazy crazy.. Especially if you even think I would allow my family to stay here.” I said harshly., Trying to calm my nerves. Zane Stalked over to me backing me into the wall grabing my neck. “You would do well to watch how you speak to me mate I’m a gentleman but I’m also a wolf and he doesn’t like to be challenged.” He said as his eyes turned to an almost red color that kind of remind me of a demon. My heart raced and fear crept down my spine my hand automatically went to my stomach as he started pressing into it. I just wanted him away from me and I pushed and to his surprise and mine he damn near flew a good 6 ft away. “What the hell was that.” He growled looking at me and then down as I cradled my belly. Just then his guards rushed in. “Take her back down to the clinic and make sure the good doc is there as well.” Zane said as the guards grabbed me and escorted me out of the room. I guess I get no chocolate cake I pouted. “I thought I told you two no more aura stuff.” I said to myself. I could have sworn I heard a grunt and whine. Oh see I already know they’re gonna be trying me., Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.