Chapter 166
Austin POV
I was thinking I was going to bury myself in my sexy ass mate when I came inside the pack house. When I got to the top floor though, I heard Rebel scream. It sounded guttural and gave me a flashback of her screams with Cullen. FUCK!
I ran to our room and kicked open the door to find my mate, on her knees. She is screaming and crying and holding her head. She sounds like she is being tortured. Her heart is racing and she is breathing erratically.
“REBEL!” I panic, and rush to her. I scoop her up and put her on my lap. She is still crying and holding her head. “Darling, what’s wrong? What happened? Talk to me, please.”
I have no idea what put her in this state. I just see she is visibly shaken and she looks pained. I keep asking her to talk to me, but I honestly don’t know if she can hear me. It’s almost like she is stuck in some kind of torturous trance. Just as I’m about to link Dr. Hadley to come immediately, I hear my mate whisper, “she’s coming.”
I stiffen. Who is coming? Rebel said ‘she’, is it Morgana? Rage is starting to surface, and I am trying to tamper it down, but Cronos is seeing red too because we really want to find that bitch and our efforts have not resulted in anything useful as to her location. She is the last of all the threats my mate has endured over this past year. I won’t let her hurt my mate or my pups. I pull back and try to get Rebel to focus on my voice.
“Rebel, darling. Can you hear me? Open your eyes sweetheart.” I say gently, cooing her. I keep repeating ‘I love you’ and ‘you’re safe’ softly in her ears, trying to calm her down with kisses to her forehead. After a few more minutes, I breathe a sigh of relief as I see her start to calm down and her breathing even out. She buries her head in my neck and inhales my scent to help calm her down. Cronos is purring, but he is furious.
Once I hear her heartbeat calm down, I hold her a little tighter and ask, “Darling, what happened. Please talk to me.”
I’m beside myself. I don’t know how to fix what’s going on and keep my family safe, if I don’t know what happened. I wait patiently for her to respond. When she finally lifts her head and looks at me, my heart is crushed. Her eyes are swollen from crying. Her green eyes are laced with fear. Her lips look puffy from the salty tears. “She said she’s coming to destroy our family. She said she isn’t done with the Rising Moon blood line.” She says as her voice starts trembling again.
I start cooing my mate and trying to keep her calm. “Was she here, darling?”
“No. I came back in and put the boys in their cribs. Then I came here, and I was going to hop in the shower and tease you,” She said shyly, “but as soon as I entered, there was a cold rush in my head, and it knocked me on my knees. It was followed by her voice in my head. When she exited my mind, it was followed by the same pain and then a loud ringing. I couldn’t hear anything. I only knew you came and pulled me on your lap. Austin, I’m scared. I don’t know how to fight a witch. She said she is going to destroy our family; our sons are in danger.”
Then, as if she had an epiphany, her eyes went wide and she jumped from my lap, “THE BOYS!”
She rushed out of the bedroom, and I followed behind her. When she gets there, she sees them both sleeping in their cribs. She moves to pick them up and starts to sob on my shoulder. “They are sleeping with us. I need to see them at all times.” She said with no room for argument. It’s a good thing that I agree with her.
I rub her shoulders and try to calm her down, despite my own rage building, “Darling, come on, let’s go back to
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our room. I will grab the bassinets.”
She simply nods and starts walking back towards our room, holding our sons and inhaling their scents like a lifeline. Meanwhile, I mind link Renz and Jessup. ‘Both of you in my office in twenty.’
Renz responds, ‘Sure Austin, what happened?’
‘Morgana just threatened my family.’ I said growling.
‘What the fuck? When?’ Jessup asked.
‘We will discuss it in my office. Right now, I need to get Rebel and the boys settle in our room. I’m going to ask Renata to stay with Rebel while we talk.’ I said, closing the link.
‘Mom, can you please come stay with Rebel in our room?’
“Sure honey, everything okay?’
‘No. Morgana has threatened us. I need to talk to Renz and Jessup.’
‘WHAT? I’m on my way. Make sure you call Reid and Adele. They will want to know what is going on.’
“Thanks, mom.’
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