Chapter 29
Aria pov
The room is full of the sorrowful sounds of women and children. The heart-reaching cries of bonds breaking. The air smelled of fear and salt from tears. I'm huddled with my grandmother wishing there was something I could do to help everyone. The air is so thick with the scent of fear we have to do something to at least help the children not think about the fight going on outside these doors. I look to Kari who had helped me with getting the kids and women down here. I notice there is a cupboard so I went to see what was in it. There were some old games and toys. Making a mental note that these bunkers need an update with things that kids can use maybe some portable DVD players or tablets so they can watch cartoons but for now, the old colored pencils paper, and old games will have to do.
Calling all the kids around to play the board games while Kari grabs a book to read to the little ones. Grandma goes to the other cupboard and gets some bottled water and the snacks that are in there are mostly protein bars and such. We will need to put some kid-friendly stuff down here also and an inventory list with dates things need taken out and replaced ill want to switch things out while things can still be used no point in causing waste.
The kids are all playing and not showing any thought outside. I am grateful the bunker is soundproof so they can't hear the fighting. The Luna is helping the women who have felt the pain of their mates being hurt or the bond breaking. My heart is breaking for those who have lost someone or are feeling the pain their mates are going through. I go to help grams hand out water while one of the mothers keeps with the kids. When I stumble and fall to the ground with a searing pain in my shoulder and right leg. Hissing I am trying not to show that I am feeling the pain of my mates. As much as I like my mates having two that fight for the pack is good and bad it means I feel double the pain. I don’t know who is hurt or how much I am trying to suck it up. Standing up I make it to grams to help when I hear the worst cry from behind me then I feel like there is a stabbing in my chest. I see everyone doubling over crying even the kids are feeling the pain. I look to grams tears in my eyes and everyone else. She mouths “the alpha” at that point I run to the Luna, and hold her knowing she just lost her mate and we all just lost our alpha our savior.
I feel my heart is breaking not only for Luna Alice but for Damien and everyone else. In the short time, I have known him he has proven that he is a good man. As I’m hugging her there is a loud banging on the door telling me someone is trying to get in. I heard everyone to the very back as far from the door as they can. The warriors guarding the door tell me they can't reach the ones on the other side. This is not good I tell everyone to be super quiet telling as many of the adults as to try and make it a game for the kids. Lucky for us the youngest ones fell asleep a while ago.
The louder the banging gets the more worried I am looking around I do the only thing I can think of. I link my mates “Damien Brendon help someone is trying to get into the bunker the door sounds to be giving out hurry.” I turn to the women “okay I know some of us are just learning to fight but you all have had some training so those who are too young to have their wolves and those who are pregnant stay to the back the rest upfront we are what's standing between those that can't fight and those monsters.” looking to grams she nods at me but I shake my head and look to the Luna who at this point is looking to pale gram gets the hint and goes over holding her hand.
Just then the door shatters splinters flying everywhere.
Men and wolves rush in all looking around if I didn’t know better I would think they are looking for someone. All eyes land on me the wolves advance a couple of shifts heading my way. The smell of rotten flesh filled the room. Rogues advance on us and we fight back. I feel a sting in my shoulder and the world starts turning on its side. Black spots danced in front of my eyes trying to stay upright when the world goes black.
Brendon pov
We reach the packhouse following the rotten flesh smell to the bunker. When we get there most of the women and children are all asleep but I can smell the sleeping powder. Rogues and hunters working with witches are not good. Looking around I see my mother and Kari but I don’t see lady Olivia or aria. Looking at Damien I can see he is looking for our mate just as I am. I see Luna Alice she looks like she was in a fight then looking around I notice half the women look the same way.
With no one awake I mind linking the clinic to have one of the doctors come to help them.
“where is she?” Damien whispers. I try linking her but she either has me blocked or she is asleep as well and if they used sleeping powder whoever was here didn’t plan to kill they planned to take her. But why take lady Olivia. “d what is going on here who took aria and Olivia?” looking around when I remember that hunter yelling for Tara. “where is Tara Wilson?” I link Damien because I do see friend melody here but not her. “why?” he asks.
Walking up to him pulling him to me I link not wanting to talk out loud due to not knowing who is listening “I heard a hunter yelling at Tara, she's the only one I don’t see here. I do see melody I’m just finding it odd. And I don’t know who is on our side and who is the trader. They could be in this room pretending to be asleep.” pulling me into him pushing his nose into my neck and breathing me in he nods knowing I’m right. He links me to Zane James and a few warriors that we know for sure would never betray us. “to the bunker I want all women that have been let into the pack in the last two years taken to the other bunker under lock and key the rest sent to the clinic after Dr snow had looked at them. Make sure all the kids are looked after and everyone is fed once they wake up. Also find and bring Tara Wilson to the dungeon she seems to have missed this whole thing.” once he is done we hear the “yes alpha” at that the breath hitches I pull him to my our room to let him feel the pain of losing his dad and being thrown into the alpha position. We both know this will be the only time he can break down till we get to the bottom of this.
Once in our room, he pulls me to him as he sinks to the floor tears streaming down his face, I just let him cry and hold on to me as I hold him close whispering in his ear all the comforting things I can think of.
Twenty minutes later I’m wiping the tears from his face and kissing him lightly. “we will find her. We will figure this all out and who is behind it.” he nods standing up he pulls me up “time to suck it up and figure this out and to find our mate” he tells me and we head out. Walking out of the front door we see the warriors walking toward us. “alpha we found Tara Wilson and took her to the dungeon. She was yelling and screaming about how we will be sorry when Damien hears that his mate is being treated like this.” rising my brow at them “Damien's what? Last I checked aria and I am his mate.” looking to Damien he gets this evil smirk “so she wants others to think she is my mate huh?” oh I know that face someone is in trouble and I want front row seats for the show.
