I Forgot I Loved You Alpha (Ellie and Nolan) novel Chapter 308

Chapter 308

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Chapter 308

Ellie POV

The air changed although the alarms never sounded.

It thickened-heavy and electric, like the moment just before lightning split the sky. My skin prickled, every nerve humming as if the world itself were drawing a sharp, anticipatory breath.

The goddess was close.

Not distant and observing the way she sometimes was, not a whisper threaded through dreams or visions, but present. Near enough that the warmth in my chest burned steady and bright, coiling around my ribs like a too- tight embrace.

The storm wasn’t just coming.

It was here.

August whimpered softly against my shoulder, his small body pressing closer to mine. Ian fussed in my other arm, his unease feeding off my own despite my efforts to stay calm.

“It’s okay,” I murmured, rocking them gently as the packhouse shifted around us. I could hear it now-the controlled urgency in the halls, boots moving fast but not running, voices low and clipped. The silent alert Nolan had ordered was doing its job.

No screaming. No panic.

Just motion.

Rae appeared in the doorway with two warriors at her back, her expression tight but resolute.

She took in the scene in a single glance-me, the boys, the tension vibrating in the air.

“It’s time,” she said softly.

My throat tightened. I nodded, adjusting my grip on August and Ian as I followed her down the hall. The route to the panic room was deliberately indirect, winding through inner corridors layered with the strongest wards Silver Fang possessed.

The panic room itself didn’t look like what the name suggested.

It was warm. Spacious. Reinforced stone hidden beneath wood paneling and soft rugs. There were toys already laid out, water, blankets, a low bed built into the wall.

A place meant to feel safe.

Rae guided me inside, then gently but firmly took the boys from my arms.

“I’ve got them,” she said, her voice steady. “I promise.”

August reached for me immediately, small fingers curling in my shirt. Ian followed suit, both of them fussing now, sensing the separation.

My heart lurched.

“I’ll be right outside,” I whispered, pressing kisses to their cheeks. “Mama’s right here.”

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Rae met my eyes over their heads. “Ellie-”

“I know,” I said quickly. “I know. Just-let me say it.”

She nodded.

I crouched in front of them, forcing a smile that felt brittle but real. “You stay with Rae, okay? Be brave boys.”

They didn’t understand the words, but they knew the tone. August quieted slightly. Jan pressed his forehead to Rae’s shoulder, clutching her sleeve.

The door sealed with a low, final hum.

The sound echoed in my chest.

For a heartbeat, I just stood there in the corridor, staring at the smooth stone as if sheer will could carry me through it.

Then the pull hit me.

A sharp, undeniable tug toward the outer courtyard. Toward the open air. Toward Nolan.

The goddess’s presence flared in response, not urging me forward-but bracing me, the familiar pressure of protection snapping into place around my body like invisible armor.

No.

I turned and ran..

My bare feet slapped against the stone as I pushed toward the direction of the gathering warriors, toward the rising clamor I could now hear faintly through the walls. My heart thundered, fear and determination tangling together until I couldn’t tell where one ended and the other began.

I wouldn’t hide.

I wouldn’t sit and wait while everyone I loved went to face the storm without me.

I rounded the corner

And slammed straight into a wall of solid muscle.

Hands closed around my arms, firm but not rough, halting me instantly.

“Enough.”

Alaric’s voice cut through the chaos like steel.

I looked up at him, breath heaving, fury and desperation burning through me. “Let go of me.”

“No,” he said flatly,

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