The Alpha Queen And Her Chosen Mate – Chapter 57

Emmett

This was not how this mission was supposed to go. We were all separated, and likely lost, within the forest which was cluttered with Banshees and witches. I was frantically searching for the Lunaris Herbs with zero indication as to where in this goddess’ forsaken forest it could be.

Thorin and Kelly were already compromised, and there was no telling how long Jonas and I would last before we ran into trouble of our own. I dared not shift, my hearing would only be heightened. Not being able to shift was going to slow my progress down drastically. And not being able to hear my surroundings was intimidating as f**k. I didn’t like any of this.

orest to jam myself into. That left only one side unprotected, so I grabbed some small boulders, a large fallen tree branch, and a ton of leaves, barricading myself in the tight space, hoping I would go unnot

than I was.

Jonas

seemed to be beyond help right now. I felt like I was wrestling a bull. A bull…that gave me an idea, a very stupid idea, but an idea none the less. I quickly let go of Thorin, jumping to my feet before taunting him a bit. Goddess, I hope this works…

got his hands on me. I wish I had someone to time me. I was sure I broke some sort of sprinting record as I led Thorin back in the direction we had originally come from.

entire time. I kept looking around as I ran, pray

I yelled, praying that she m

drown out the Banshees. If I shifted, it would likely fall out and then it would be game over.

elly!!”

ng found her. Curled up in a tiny ball with her hands on her ears was Kelly. I knew it was her from her perfect golden blond hair. Banshees were not even in the same ballpark as far as beauty went. I took a sharp right turn and booked it for her, dropping to my knees and wrapping myself around her, b

forest. As expected, Keres didn’t hold back, immediately taking a swipe at Thorin who then went balls out trying to take her down. While the two were having their pissing contest, I tore a few more pieces of fabric from my shirt and balled them up, abou

shift earplugs in Keres…

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Emmett

ding me. But I made it through the night without any trouble. That’s one tiny win so far. I readjusted my earplugs before climbing out of my pitiful-looking shelter, my body stiff and aching. I carefully stretched and looked a

s heading in the right direction. And that’s when I saw something highly disturbing. A skeleton.

s that of a werewolf, evident by the canines. The body was spread out, but its right arm completely outstretched, as if reaching for something. In front of the body was a dead area of grass. It looked almost burnt. What the heck happened to him, I wondered to myself. I continued along, and to my disappointment, there was another pile of remains, and another. All with outstretched arms and burnt grass in front of them. Red flags were everywhere, yet something about this made me think I was heading in the right direction.

ed here, some unspoken message. As I slowly continued along, I took note of each and every crime scene. Some of the remains looked older than others. This was something that has been happening for some time.

ther the herbs. Perhaps they didn’t wait until the full moon? Whatever it was, I would need to find out before my fate ended up the same as everyone else around here.