The Big Sky Alpha novel Chapter 96

FREYA POV

“F****g finally!” I yelled out as I realized I was at the lake I previously have spoken to the goddess at! “I’m here. Okay, now to find the goddess.” I whispered to myself as I looked around to see if I could spot her.

After a moment I realized I didn’t see her. So, I just started walking around.

After what felt like a few minutes she showed up behind me saying, “Sorry, I was, um, busy.” Scared the s**t out of me.

“Hi, um, Goddess. I-Well I just wanted to thank you for saving me, or bringing me back. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to repay you for that.” I said, pretty much forgetting the entire reason I was even there. I just saw her and my mind went straight to how grateful I am for what she did for my family.

“Well, it was a long shot. I’d never done it before. But, I also know that’s not why you’re here.” She laughed, “Though I appreciate thinking of that.” She added.

Honestly, I was glad she knew because when she mentioned it I realized I totally forgot, “Oh yeah.” I laughed nervously, “I forgot.”

“I can’t help you Freya. The young girl dying, River, there’s no cure and please do not ask me to make a feather blanket for her because I can’t and I can’t really explain to you why.” She said, the sorry in her tone evident.

I sighed, “What do I do? I need to do something, I’m her Luna.” I said, I really want to help this girl, it’s personal for me but this was my only hope.

Be there with her, be there for her family. They could use their strong Luna and alpha right now.” She placed her hand on my shoulder giving me a sympathetic smile.

Her smile faded into a look of concern then she said, “Listen to Eunice about the vampire though. He’s right about her. Colt will tell you what he learned yesterday about this vampire woman, but even what he learned only gives you a small glimpse of what this woman can do.

She warned.

”

“Can Colt and I handle her? Are we walking into something we won’t walk away from?” I asked.

“You are each other’s strengths. Listen to him, lean on him when you’re weak and he will do the same. Plus, you’re stronger than you even know.” She smiled then she waved.

At first that caught me off guard but then she began fading away. My time with her was up. I returned to myself and opened my eyes, it seemed like I never even left. Colt was standing in the same spot flipping through the same book he was looking in when I closed my eyes.

I stood up and walked over to him, “What did you learn yesterday?” I asked. He looked at me confused, then he realized I must have done it.

“Is there a cure?” He asked. He didn’t appear to be hopeful about it. Maybe it was the fact I didn’t lead with it.

“No.” I shook my head. “She also said she can’t tell me why but she can’t make her a blanket. She just said that her and her family need a strong Luna and alpha right now.” I looked down at my hands I was fidgeting fingers, I was having a hard time feeling like I could really be a strong Luna for River right now.

Then I remembered again what she said about Colt learning something yesterday, “She said you need to tell me what you learned about the vampire yesterday.”

He nodded, “Yeah. She’s able to do some kind of weird trance, like mess with your mind. What she did was really messed up.” He said shaking his head like he was shaking a memory away.

“She made them feel like they were safe, then when they were grabbed be her men she made them basically numb to everything and made them watch as one bit River. Told them to get River to her family and the girls walked back like nothing happened until they crossed some kind of magical border and all the pain and fear and panic rushed back into them all at once.” He said with disgust.

His disgust was just, I couldn’t imagine that. It sounds so horrific. Those poor girls.

“We need to go be there for River.” I stood up straight, figuratively putting my big girl panties on. I can be strong for this girl, because once that poor girl meets her inevitable end, “Then we are going to go f**k this vampire b***h up.”

Seeing her family was really hard, but seeing her was harder. I sat by her and held her hand. I could feel this sense of comfort radiating from me to her, which seemed to help her a little.

I looked over at Colt and linked him, “She isn’t going to be able to hold on for long. She’s fading quickly.” I told him.

He walked over to her parents, “I’m really sorry, I want to offer to leave and let you have her final moments alone. She’s, um, given all the fight she has left.” I could hear his voice crack.

Her parents, poor parents. Parents should never outlive their children, let alone have to watch as their child dies.