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"It's about Bryan", he finally pulled out of the grip of fear holding him and embraced courage, speaking up to Emily being as free as in speech and also as free as a bird.



It was time for him to tell Emily what he heard about Bryan, he was hiding in plain sight and he couldn't hide it from her anymore, following Martin's words, he needed to let Emily know everything.



She took in a long breath and sat upright in a bid to listen to what Richard had to say.



"Was Bryan okay?", She asked herself. Though she seemed very uneasy, she maintained her cool and paid rapt attention to what Richard was about to say.



"And what about Bryan? Is anything wrong somewhere?", She asked looking concerned and putting her gaze on him (Bryan).



"Martins told me he would be wolfless", he said as he looked at Emily.



She was in suspense, at first seeming motionless but later she turned slowly and looked at Richard.



Her facial expressions changed, her countenance changed.



This was exactly what Richard was trying to avoid. That look on Emily's face, that was the face he never wanted to see.



Truly, the statement was true, uneasy lies in the head that wears the crown, no one could understand the issues he was going through at this point except for his dear wife Emily.



He had not explained everything Martins Grey told him to her, but now, Emily's facial expressions discouraged him from completing his statement.



"What does that mean?", Emily asked, though tears were welling up in her eyes, she summoned the boldness from within, from her wolf and fought back the tears which were trying to force it's way out.



He didn't give any reply, Richard never spoke a word.



The pain of seeing tears rolling down Emily's face was something that would last forever, attacking his conscience.



She had cried enough for the day, first was in labour, second was in the pushing aspect of the child delivery and the third, now?



Would he want his statement to hurt Emily's feelings that much?



Would his statement be the reason for another flood of tears rolling down profusely from her eyes?.



He thought better of Emily, he thought of all these things and he concluded on not saying anything.



"Talk to me!", She sounded authoritatively, "What did he mean by "he would be wolfless"?", She spoke out with emotions filled in every syllable of each word she uttered.



"You really want to know?", He asked feeling a little bit insecure, feeling very concerned about Emily's emotions.



"Bryan is my son! My first born!!", She spoke emotionally.



If it was a man or a demon who sought out for her son's life or soul, she would strip off her cool and devour such man or demon.



She was ready, ready as Freddy, ever ready for whatever thing was coming her way.



"So! SAY IT!!!", She commanded.



This was a whole different Luna, this was an exceptionally different Emily, and when it came to anything concerning any of her sons, she was all out for it



"Alright! I'll say it", Richard finally complied and obeyed her command.



"Well, according to Martins Grey", he spoke with a low tone. He was being careful to make sure that no one heard a single word he said, otherwise, trouble would stir up in the pack and that was one thing he was never ready for.



"According to Martins Grey..", he continued, "he said whenever a female wolf gives birth, the little one releases some kind of minute aura and energy.", He raised as he sniffled his nose.



"He said it shows that.... that... the young child has a wolf present in him and may grow up to... to.. be a fierce warrior depending on if the child would want to train his wolf" he said as he looked down wards.



He had shame written all over his face and for the first time, the feeling of sadness had overcame him.



"Okay!!! So How does that relate to Bryan?", Emily asked looking highly skeptical.



She thought of how all of these things concerned Bryan or related to them in any way.



She tried calculating what could possibly be the big deal in what Martins Grey told Richard.



"He said..", Richard took in a long breath and sniffled his nose. This was the first time, the moment of Truth had finally arrived, and at this moment in time, he couldn't find the most perfect way to say it.



Emily's look was enough to make his heart bleed, she gestured with her head telling him to continue what he wanted to say.



"He said Bryan may be wolfless", Richard finally summoned the courage to say it as it was.



There it was, a flood of tears rolling down his light skinned cheeks.



Who could believe that the most powerful Alpha wolf, Alpha Richard would let sadness get the better part of him?



Anyone was free to think in that direction. Alpha Richard was a man of war, elegant in all his ways, his footsteps communicated dominance, his choice of words spoke power and his fighting skills showed strength, but now he was crying, weeping profusely like a big baby.



He could possibly cry Emily a river if allowed to



Whenever it came to emotional things concerning his wife or children, he took it seriously.



Emily was struck but what she saw, her knight in shining armor was in tears.



She dragged herself forward, and dragged Richard close to herself and laid his head on her bosoms, slowly running her hands through his dark hair and stroking it to ease off his pain.



"I can't believe this is happening to me", Richard said as more tears rolled down his cheeks.



The only one he could expose his weaknesses to was Emily, his wife.



"Oh! Richard", she let out an exclamation.

Looking at Emily, one could conclude the didn't care about Bryan or anything her husband said.