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"I need to go back to Torak, " Calleb murmured when he sensed Lidya entering the room, where he had been waiting for Sterling to wake up.
Based on what Nutdrouk told him, it was Sterling, who had saved him by throwing his body on his, to save Calleb from the worst possible outcome when those beasts were about to bite and claw their flesh before the dwarf and the witch could save him.
And, because Sterling took the brunt, he was still unconscious now. His life was hanging by a thread and they could lose him in any second.
It seemed, Sterling was dead serious with his words about; he didn't want to see his only daughter mourning for the loss of her mate. He literally too kit upon himself to watch over Calleb's back.
On the other hand, Calleb had been waiting for him for god knows how long, and he couldn't do much but continue sitting beside Sterling's bed, as he didn't know what happened to Rossie and the rest of Sterling's family. For the time being, this was the least that he could do to him.
He knew Rossie was still alive out there and he was more than grateful to know it. However, he had to make sure of it by seeing her alive and kicking with his very own eyes.
Moreover, he had to find Lana.
The thought of Lana opened another wound in his heart. He couldn't help but think about Raphael's unfair demise and how he couldn't hold or see his son.
"What are you going to do?" Lidya walked across the room and handed him the same potion she gave him the last time.
Calleb didn't feel any better when he drank this, yet he would feel very weak and exhausted if he didn't drink this.
Lidya said it was because his beast was badly injured and his human form was still unable to get used to it.
"Is that even a question?" Calleb glanced at Lidya, that wasn't even a question, she should have known that he couldn't stay here and do nothing when people dear to him were still out there and he didn't know whether they were safe or not.
Calleb received the potion and drank it, while Lidya sat on the edge of the bed and checked on Sterling.
"You don't have your beast, " Lidya remarked."What possibly can you do to help?" the witch glanced at the lycan.
Calleb was slightly taken aback by Lidya's statement, but it didn't waver his decision."I can do anything and everything to help."
Lidya could see that no words would be able to change his decision, thus she shrugged her shoulders and spoke, "Torak and his people are going to return to that realm, since he and Raine could feel the demise of Raphael they realized that there was something going on in the castle."
Calleb nodded and stood up. He was about to leave, when he turned around suddenly and looked at Sterling.
"How is he?" he asked, worry flashed in his eyes.
"He could die at any second, " she said truthfully.
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"We have to cross the river!" Keira shouted. She didn't bother to keep her voice low, as their pursuers had finally found them.
They could see their blood shot eyes and their sharp talons, as they were now tailing just a few meters away behind them.
Meanwhile, Lana was panting heavily, though the bleeding had stopped now, still her scent was very strong giving away her course of direction to their pursuers. It was very easy to chase her down.
Sophie looked at Lana, Bree and then her own daughter.
They wouldn't make it even if they managed to cross the river. Those beasts would easily outrun them and catch up to them in no time.
Unless, she did something to slow them down...
They stopped on the riverbank. This river was quite wide and the current was slightly stronger than what they thought.
"Rossie, help her, " Sophie gave Lana to Rossie and let her daughter support the latter.
At that moment, Rossie didn't think too much and helped Lana to walk through the river, but when the water reached her knees and she noticed that her mother didn't even move from her earlier spot, she immediately knew there was something wrong.
"Mom?" Rossie turned around, her small face showed fear. She hoped what she thought was wrong. However, she knew her mother very well. She would do anything for her family.
"Go and don't turn around, " Sophie choked on her words, trying to put a brave front before her daughter.
Yes, she was doing this without any hesitations, because she wanted Lana to be able to see her own child, at least giving her a small hope that they would survive, but on top of that, she was doing this for her daughter.
She had lost one of her family member and she didn't know who was that til now.
Therefore, she would do everything to save her only daughter. Rossie was always the apple of their eyes. The twins loved her so much, so did Sophie and Sterling.
Thus, Sophie wouldn't live to see her only daughter being mauled by those dirty creatures. As long as her breath didn't leave her, she would do everything for her, to ensure her safety.
In spite of the fact that was only a glimpse of hope, she was more than willing to bet her life on it.
"Go and don't look back, " Sophie said again, firmer than before. free𝘄e𝘣nov𝒆l - 🅽🅽novel
"Mom, no..." Rossie started to cry again."NO!" she yelled at her mother. How could she handle this when her mother gave an order to abandon her? "I will not leave you!"
"Keira, bring her away from here. Keep them safe." Ignoring her daughter's cry, she shifted her attention toward Keira, yet the omega shook her head.
They had gone so far, why had Sophie came to this decision all of a sudden.
However, she could understand, Rossie was also aware that crossing the river wouldn't ensure their safety for long, since the beasts were too close for their small entourage to shake them off.
"Mom, you can't do this to me..." Rossie's voice was barely a whisper between her sobs.
"Find your brothers or... your father... and you will be fine, honey..." Sophie said as she shifted into her grey wolf.
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