The Alpha Queen And Her Chosen Mate – Chapter 56

Kelly

I felt heartbroken for my ancestor. There was no sign of him at any of the other places which I’m sure he would have written had he made it. That led me to believe that he was killed somewhere in this forest. He hardly made it through the mission. That thought made me feel uneasy. Sure, the witches were annoying, but certainly not the worst thing we have encountered thus far. It made me wonder if there was something else out here. Something more deadly.

Dismissing my negative thoughts, I carefully put my grandfather’s note away. Emmett and I made our way back to the camp where Thorin and Jonas already had dinner waiting.

nas asked hopefully.

.

” Jonas pushed.

itches.” I shrugged.

witch.” Jonas frowned.

gs were different back then. Maybe they didn’t know what creatures smelled like.”

e what?” Emmett asked.

us, Succubus, Djinn….” Jonas began listing off.

like a party.” Emmett snorted.

until we figure out what is out there.” I shrugged, my mood dropping by the

was getting burnt out from being nearly killed repeatedly, maybe it was having the idea that Keres could be fixed dangled in front of me, or perhaps finding the note from my grandfather. Eith

n talking about. If I know what we are up against, we have a much better chance at fighting it should the need arise.” Jonas said, pi

over at least three times, but didn’t say anything to me, he just handed it back and we finished dinner in silence. We worked out the night shifts and I fell asleep next to the fire soon after. I was confused when I woke up. I was supposed to have the grav

the plant,” Jonas said, cooking something over the fire. “We thought you could use some sleep so we spread out the nig

side. I rested my head on his shoulder and sighed contently while I watched the fire crackle away.

red in pain.

ance before I jumped up and began following the voice.

elly, where are you going?” Jonas asked, a pace or two b

e have to help.”

wait for the othe

to grow dark, it looked like a storm was coming.

ning the rest of the way to her.

ey are all going to die!!” She wailed.

ulder.

tattered, and she had black circles around her eyes.

ad,” She hissed. “And

Who?” I said, taking some steps back. “You don’t even know who I am.

out.

Banshee! Cover your yea

ather’s voice.

ed.

r faces. It felt like they were here with me.

od enough.”

their queen?”

ant you?”

the further I got, the louder the voices got, eventually landing me on my knees. I tried to cover

– – –

Jonas

hey can take on the voice of anyone, making them especially deceptive.

darkness.

I yelled, tryin

as! Jo

ind her.

– – – – – – –

Thorin

for the special plant with no luck. Emmett and I left early in the morning and planned on coming back around lunch time to collect Kelly and Jonas and further our search. We only had two days and change to find the special plant before we would have to wait until the next full moon.

d.

it yet.

g was going fine, until I heard her voice.

-da.”

asked, my voice catching.

Emmett asked.

Her sweet babbles continued.

daughter’s voice. Emmett called for me but I ignored him, my heart pulling towards my daughter’s sweet little voice.

“Alina!?” I called, searching the dark forest, running as fast as my feet could carry me. I had to find her.

– – –

Emmett

iliar with all the super-natural creatures out there, but I knew enough to recognize that this had to be a Banshee. A wailing woman, one who was closely connected with the spirit world. Whoever Thorin thought he was hearing, he wasn’t. I quickly tore the hem of my shirt, jamming what I could into my ears before I started hearing things.

they were close enough to hear me.

insight. Something tells me they weren’t something to joke about. Of course, we would run into them now, only two days away from the full moon. But if they were here, perhaps that meant we were close to the Lunaris Herbs? I could only hope.

?” Jonas called via link

here are Banshees, cover your

ng to harass me. Don’t come back to camp.”

ing to a skidding stop.

k for the herbs,

ye out for Thorin too.”

” Jonas said, determination in his voice.

the herbs. It would seem this mission was resting in my hands now.