Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 148

Chapter 148: Chapter 148

[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

Dominic and I had been silent since we entered the cave. With my new ability to sense traps and dangers that would come to us, we dodged deadly snares and ambushes as we went deeper and deeper into the mine, reminding me of the cave that we just survived in the same night we got into this g*dd*mned place. Liam was right. Even with my new power that Brianne awakened, there was no way I would survive this. I couldn’t count how many times Dominic had to save me so I wouldn’t lose a leg or two.

[I can sense the kids, but their presence is everywhere.] Dominic muttered under his breath as we kept walking inside. It had been fifteen minutes since we last encountered a trap—a hole in the floor that suddenly opened, with spikes underneath, waiting for us to be stabbed like barbecue meat.

Dominic nearly fell, though I was fast enough to pull him back, away from that terrifying trap!

I got more anxious when the path split into three passageways, and Dominic and I were so confused—we could feel Devon and Diana in those three as if the enemies were trying to lure us into something more deadly. And Dominic and I had to choose right or we would never get out of this place alive.

[Where?] Dominic asked as his face filled with fear after looking unsure of what we would do next.

I stood beside him and then looked at the ceiling of the cave mine, looking for any signs or symbols that could lead us to the kids. But I noticed Dominic stepping closer to the door at the right and sniffing something.

[People use this passageway.] Dominic uttered with confidence in his voice. [The tracks here are still fresh... more footprints here than the two despite these people trying their hardest to hide them.]

There was something strange in my chest. Something that I couldn’t explain. As I tried to reach out to my children through the bond, something interfered with the connection, and it frustrated me, making my panic grow. But my wolf didn’t let me lose hope as my instinct kicked in.

[Not there...] I muttered to my husband. [They are in the left passageway.]

Dominic was surprised as he looked at me, wide-eyed. [Are you sure?]

[Yes....] I couldn’t explain to him that it was my motherly instinct that was telling me, because I knew it was something he would not understand. It was a special connection that my children and I shared.

Dominic stared at me for a few seconds and then nodded with a soft smile. [Okay, love. Let me go first in case some beasts are waiting at the other end of the tunnel.] He then sprinted inside, and I followed him, maintaining the pace.

At the end of the tunnel, there was nothing but total darkness. Even after Dominic and I sharpened our werewolf sight, it was still hard to see things inside the place. It was as if we were transported into a different dimension where we were unable to hear and see... a place like a vacuum where even time didn’t exist. It was as if I were in a black hole—the air was so thin and I couldn’t breathe. I fought my hardest to fight back the dark entity that was trying to drown me in its power, but it was as if I was being pulled down into the depths of the ocean floor. Something was pulling me down and I couldn’t swim back to the surface for air.

[DEVON!? DIANA!?]  I made sure my kids would feel my presence as we entered that strange, dark space. [WHERE ARE YOU!?]

It was as if I was being sucked in inside that space. My ears were ringing. I felt my skin stretching. My head ached so bad I was scared it would explode any moment.

[Goddess, what is happening?! What is this place?!]

[Wake up, Samantha! This isn’t real!]

My forehead creased into a deep frown. A dream? An illusion? I didn’t know what my wolf was telling me because she didn’t make sense. I was certain that I was awake when we entered this domain. But something was not right. Like I was being tortured slowly as I felt my heartbeat getting slower and slower...

[Samantha, wake up! WAKE UP!]

[WAKE UP!]

[WAKE UP!]

“W-What...” I muttered under my breath as I opened my eyes and frowned, pushing my exhausted body from the cold ground. “What happened—What’s going on?”

“MOMMY!”

My head felt like it was about to split into two, but when my nose was filled with that familiar scent of my kids, my heart suddenly flooded with emotions as I felt their little arms wrapped around me and their heads on both of my shoulders; both were crying with fear on their faces.

I realized I was in my human form, wearing a shirt and jeans. When I looked up, there was my husband, standing in front of me with a huge smile on his face.

“What happened? How—”

My tears rolled down my face as I embraced Devon and Diana back as tightly as I could. I was still confused about what happened, but I set aside all the questions in my head as I held my babies in my arms.

“You dispelled the trap they set here,” Dominic explained as he watched me and the kids embrace tightly. “You saved us all from being devoured by that dark smoke, love. I wish you saw yourself, how you expelled it out of this chamber while I fought with the enemies that guarded this place.”

“You are so amazing, Mom!” Diana looked at me with awe, her eyes twinkling with pride. “It’s the first time I’ve seen your wolf, and you are just so beautiful!”

“You are beautiful too, sweetie... beautiful and brave,” I said to my daughter as tears ran down my face. “You and your brother. Devon, thank you for making sure your sister is safe.”

“I did my best, Mom... I did my best,” Devon said as he cried on my shoulder.

Dominic knelt in front of me and wrapped us all in his arms.

“You are all safe now,” Dominic whispered to the kids.

“And we will never leave you again. No matter what.” I added as sob emerged from my throat.