Chapter 97
Eros and Danna shared a week full of laughter and tears with their daughters. Time flew by, and it was time to say goodbye. With emotional hugs, Eos returned to the Vilkas pack in the company of her husband, while Eda and Magnus made their way to Maya and Duncan’s pack before making their way back to the city.
Perseus drove his truck through the thick forest, and Eos played with the twins in the back. As he made his way toward his herd, he noticed branches and stones blocking the way. A sinister shiver swept over his body, and his thoughts turned to his children, his fears reflected on his face before he decided to stop the car. It had been two years since the lands of the wolves had been kept peaceful, and they used to leave without the need for escorts.
Eos was distracted with her children, and when she felt the chariot stop, she raised her head and asked:
“Why are we stopping, love?”
Perseus turned his head back and answered:
“The road has obstacles, and that’s not good, my nymph. No matter what, or if you see danger, protect our treasures. My life doesn’t matter, but yours does.
Eos swallowed; a bad feeling made her shudder.
“Be careful.
Perseus carefully opened the door of the vehicle, got out, and approached the obstacles in the road. At that precise moment, out of nowhere, about fifty renegade wolves pounced on him. Zeus emerged and threw himself into the fight against the renegades.
Eos, seeing how those wolves attacked her husband, settled the children in their baby seats and leaned into the pilot’s seat. He rolled down the windows of the car and began to wave his hands to ask for help from the oaks, but nothing was happening. A terrible sensation took over his body, and he turned his gaze to the side when he heard.
“Damn nymph, your power doesn’t work against me now,” Sofia laughed sinisterly. Now you’re going to repay me for all the suffering I had to endure after you banished me from my pack.
Sophie was standing beside the car with a malevolent look. Memories of two years ago popped into his head. After she was pulled by the vine and dragged into the woods, her father came towards her. Sofia was terrified and trembling with fear, as were the other two girls. The vines let go of them when they saw the wolves approaching, each of the wolves left with her family. Sophie, seeing herself free, quickly got up and ran into her father’s arms. After sobbing for a while, she pulled away from Frederick and froze as she felt his cheek burn. He could only bring his left hand to his face to rub off the slap he had just received.
“Dad.” Why did you hit me?
“Stupid girl, why couldn’t you keep your mouth shut with the things I told you about the alpha?” You had to run out and tell those snotty friends of yours. Now the moon of Vilkas has banished us.” He took her hand tightly. Walk, we need to pack our things. Tomorrow morning, we must be out of these lands.
“Damn nymph, you’re going to pay me, I swear dad, you’re paying me,” he snorted as he walked. I had to be the moon of this herd. You’ve helped the alpha since he took over. I can’t believe, Dad, that he’s driving us out of our home like dogs.
Frederick heaved a sigh of resignation and fury. His comfort and his life collapsed in the blink of an eye. All because of his daughter’s gossip and whims.
“Because you couldn’t show respect for the moon and keep your mouth shut, we’ve got to go off as fugitives or we’ll be put on trial, so you better walk.”
“Where are we going, Dad?” The girl asked with curiosity in her eyes. You don’t have a family, and my mom always talked about how she ran away from hers. We can look for Mom’s family, I can look for her blood, maybe they will welcome us to their lands.
Frederick stopped dead in his tracks and stood in front of his daughter, his eyes full of regret expressed.
“My dear, your mother ran away from her family’s lands because they were bad, very bad people,” he began to explain in a solemn voice. In the veins of my beloved Emilia ran the blood of witches. Her family practiced black magic, and she didn’t like it. That is why he fled from those lands that are cursed. Few of his family remain, and they can’t leave the confines of the wolf lands. His words echoed in the air, laden with a dark mystery that shrouded his beloved’s past and her family’s perilous traditions.
Sophie, curiosity still twinkling in her eyes, asked in a trembling voice.
“How do you know there are no relatives left of Mom?”
Frederick sighed and looked at his daughter sadly.
“Even if your mother ran away from them, she found out about them whenever she could,” he replied in a wistful tone. So, let’s get out of here. I have jewels and money that can be used to cross the land of wolves to the limits of humans and settle in that area.
Sophie, overwhelmed by the sadness and mystery surrounding her mother and family, began to sob. When they reached his house, he ran inside and took refuge in his room. She threw herself on the bed, cursing and crying like a runaway river. Emotional exhaustion enveloped her, and finally, she fell asleep, tears still wet on her cheeks.
The next morning, Frederick broke the news to his employees that they would be fired and he would leave the pack, then he went up to his daughter’s room and without knocking on the door entered to find her still sleepy.
“Truly, you’re a pain in the ass, Sophie,” he shouted impatiently, noticing that there was no suitcase packed. “You’d better get up and start getting your things in order.
Sofia, her eyes swollen from crying the night before, got up with little energy and began packing.
Hours passed, and after noon, they left the herd. They took all the valuables they could carry and headed towards the human border to sell their possessions and start a new life.
However, in the early morning, while they were on the outskirts of the wolf lands, their journey was suddenly interrupted. A cart crossed their path, and about ten armed men got out of it, surrounding them with a menacing look.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.