The Alpha’s Mate Who Cried Wolf novel Chapter 140

Chapter 140 

Igaze up to see two very handsome faces smiling at me as I wake.

‘Ready to board the ship?’ Magnus says.

I sit up with a newfound excitement shooting through me.

‘Yes!’ I say with much enthusiasm. I stand up on the bed, pull Magnus and Alec in, and hug them. Then, I peck them both on the cheek, jump off the bed, and sit at the dresser to comb my hair and neaten myself up before leaving.

Maia, Damon and Sir Hugo are already there as we approach the dock. Mne load the ship with crates of freshly gathered fruits and vegetables and mesh bags filled with flour, salt and rice.

‘We have loaded different seeds and seedlings to help you live off the Island. Oh, and I’ve had a few trunks of dresses, tunics and other bits and pieces placed on board for you,’ she beams.

‘Thank you, Queen Maia. Your kindness and hospitality had been more than we could ask for,’ I smile.

May, Kadva and the witches are on board and wave to us from the upper deck, and Reaper flies through the air and perched on the beam of the largest sail. The rest of our pack board the ship along with the vampires, I’m relieved to see no one is afraid of the vampires and treats them the same as everyone else.

Barrels of wine and rum are rolled onboard the ship as we hug people goodbye.

‘Stand by, make sail, the captain hollers. We quickly board the ship as the men release the dock lines and raise the anchor. We stand on the upper deck near the middle mast and wave goodbye to everyone waving us off. The seamen break into song, singing ballads about rum and women or sailing the seas. Alec and Magnus take turns dancing with me along to the songs. My hair falls out from my braid as I dance. I laugh with joy and happiness as my hair blows strongly in the wind. Alec twirls me around and lifts me into the air. Kadva and Lilac join us and dance as the others clap along and tap their feet. Two hours of sailing goes by quickly.

‘Land Ho! Anchor Aweigh, The captain shouts.

We all stop dancing and look out from the ship’s edge. The Island is vast. Big enough for a few villages and fields. Alec and Magnus both hold a hand of mine each. They gently squeeze my hand and look down at me with endearing gazes.

‘We’re home,’ they both say in unison.

I squeeze their hands back and smile between them as my eyes glisten from tears of joy.

The crew load the small boats with the trunks and crates filled with goods and begin rowing them to shore. The captain escorts us to a small boat with no items on board. We step in, sit wherever we can, and make room for May, Kadva and others. The crew on board lower our boat down into the water with ropes, and two other men begin rowing us to More boats with our pack members are lowered onto the water and rowed to shore. Unable to help ourselves, all the witches and me give each other look and nod, ‘Skedaddle Dash, we all say and immediately blink, ending up on the sandy banks of the Island. We turn and wave to Magnus, Alec and Kadva, who don’t look impressed with us as they are still being rowed to shore. We chase each other through the sandy beach, kicking sand with our feet and rolling around, making sand angels. We see Alec, Magnus and Kadva are now on shore and stand there in line with arms crossed and smirks on their faces, watching us. Reaper flies around in large circles, scoping out the island.

Alec holds his hand out. I approach and take his hand.

‘Let’s find somewhere to summon our castle, he hums. We spend an hour walking through trees until we find an area of mostly flat land. On the outskirts to the North is a huge cliff with a waterfall. The water flows along a river in a curved line that leads to a lake.

‘We could place it in front of the river by the waterfall. This way we will always have fresh water available and a lake to