Alpha Loren novel Chapter 41

'The protection of the Star Goddess'

November 3rd

"So you're fighting?" I asked as Leo drove fast towards the base.

"My army is preparing as we speak, what kind of Alpha would I be if I didn't join them?" he replied.

I sighed and leant my head against the window and looking out into the forest. The sun had fully risen yet a darkness hung low from the charcoal clouds rolling in above.

"Try not to be too worried," he replied taking my hand. "With any luck, we'll fight them off before they even get past the border. My pack is stronger than Alpha Haden's and we should be able to win this as few casualties as possible."

"Just...be careful, okay?" I said.

He nodded and the rest of the journey was in silence.

Leo soon pulled up into the road leading down to the army base. There were trucks everywhere some carrying supplies, others groups of men. Soldiers dressed in full uniform, armed to their teeth were flooding in and out of the buildings and tents and various pop-up stations. 

Only amongst all this did I realise how serious the situation was.

Leo took my hand and lead me forward. The men all naturally cleared a path for their Alpha and I felt all their stares fall on me as we passed.

"Leo, why am I here?" I asked looking around. 

There wasn't a single female, let alone one as pathetic as me.

"I have to show you something," he replied bluntly.

We soon reached a station with tables laid out with hundreds of knives and boxes behind presumably with hundreds more. A man worked behind the table, handing the weapons to queuing soldiers.

"Good morning, Alpha," he said immediately directing his attention to us as we approached. "You are here for the Praesidium Deae Astra?"

The what?

"Yes," Leo said with a firm nod.

The man then reached into a box and pulled out something wrapped in an old cloth. He handed it not to Leo but for me and I just held it in my hand dumbstruck. Whatever it was, was heavy and judging by the way all around us stared at me, kind of important.

"Open it," Leo urged.

I unravelled the cloth to reveal a blade, with an engraved rusty handle. It was small but the end was lethally sharp.

"A knife?"

"It's more than just a knife," Leo said kneeling down in front of me and running his finger along the handle. "It's the Prasidium Deae Astra. In English the-"

"Protection of the Star Goddess," I finished.

He smiled, "Correct."