Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 166

Chapter 166: Chapter 166

[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

“What the—”

The tension in my body disappeared, replaced by surprise and confusion, when I recognized the tall, muscular figure stepping out of an ancient oak tree.

Dominic’s eyes widened in aggravation as he stepped before us and snarled at Killian. “What the f*ck are you doing here, Killian?! I thought it was clear that it should be only me and Samantha who are going to deal with this!”

“You don’t tell me what to do, Dominic!” Killian scowled at my husband, but when he looked at me, his expression softened; he appeared apologetic and was seeking understanding as he stood up from his crouched position and let out a heavy sigh. “I came here because Brianne told me you would need my help. I have no plan to just stand and wait in your place while all of you are facing danger. I have sensed what is inside the underground cave, and there’s no way you would go there without me.”

Killian stared at me as if I were the one who had to make all these decisions instead of my husband, which angered Dominic. I squeezed Devon and Diana against me and then glanced at my back, where the tunnel was. I knew what Killian was saying. I felt it deep inside my flesh and vibrating through my bones. The darkness that lingered in that place gave me a tightening feeling in the stomach and gave me goosebumps like little black spiders crawling on my bare skin.

“Samantha!” Killian cried as he gave Dominic a glare when my husband growled at him. “You know you need me here! You know how dangerous the thing inside that place is! I am just worried about you and the kids! Brianne is worried!”

“Are you saying I am not enough to handle this?” Dominic snarled at Killian, his eyes filled with rage as he stepped forward, threatening to push him away. “Get the f*ck out of here.”

My heart began to race in response. The wind started to blow violently, and the twins started to feel scared as they buried their faces against me. The trees shook around us, and branches creaked. A murder of crows flew from the sky; their echoing cries were like a warning that we had to hurry or it would be too late.

But too late for what?

“Just let him go with us, Dominic! We have no time!” I cried to my husband as I pressed my kids against me into a tight embrace, shielding them from the strong wind. “We have to go! Now!”

There was a faint light pulsing inside the tunnel, catching all of our attention. Dominic made an angry sound but started to walk to the mouth of the cave and then glanced at me from the corner of his eye. In a low voice, he said, “Keep yourself and the kids close to me, love. We don’t know what is waiting for us inside, so make your senses stay sharp and never run anywhere, no matter what.”

He took Diana from me, and Diana wrapped her arms around her Dad. She gave me one worried look before they disappeared from my sight after Dominic jumped down the tunnel.

“Do we have to go down there?” Devon asked in his trembling voice as he wrapped his arms around my neck as well, burying his face on my shoulder. “I’m scared!”

“We won’t let anything bad happen to you,” I whispered to my son and gave Killian a short nod as I watched him jump down as well.

“Here we go now, Devon. Close your eyes, son.”

I took in a deep breath, filling my lungs with air as we lunged deep into the tunnel. My stomach flattened in terror as I realized how high its mouth was from the ground, and that’s when my mind started to panic. I braced myself as I tightened my arms around my son. Where’s Dominic? Was he safe with Diana? I couldn’t reach him through our mate bond, and my son and I were plummeting down so fast I didn’t have enough time to scream.

The next thing I knew was the violent impact on my feet, and a few seconds later, Devon and I were already underwater.

Seeing my son’s shocked face, I instinctively kicked hard to reach the surface.

“Dominic!” I screamed as soon as I got out of the water with Devon in my arms. My whole body was trembling as the water trickled down my face and my soaked clothes. “Dominic!”

“Samantha!” from behind me, Dominic approached with Diana in his arms; both of them were wet as well. My husband embraced the three of us tightly and kissed me and the twins with fear and relief on his face.

“We’re okay,” I murmured to him, tears rolling down my face. “We’re all okay, my love.”

“Okay,” he cleared his throat and then blinked something fast from his eyes as he stared at me and then at the kids. “Let’s get this done. Let’s do what we need to do and then get out of this place!”

Something in my heart melted when I saw that raw emotion on my husband’s face the moment he saw me and Devon. I had never seen such fear in his eyes before. I had never witnessed Dominic run to me as if losing me was his greatest fear of all.

Killian’s voice rang in our ears.

“RUN!”

Dominic and I didn’t know what he was screaming about until we both saw a gigantic smoke, perhaps a shadow that soared from the midst of the lake like a kraken.

My body froze in fear, and it was Dominic who gave me Diana and then ran straight to the shadow together with Killian.

“Dominic, no!”

“Keep the kids safe, Samantha!” he screamed back. His eyes were sharp, and he was in his full Alpha mode when he crouched in front of the shadow. “We will do our best to stop this thing! Go and do what you need to do, Samantha! We will hold this back as long as we can!”

Killian and Dominic shifted to their werewolf form. Black and silver were like the balance this world needed. I pulled my children towards me, making sure they were safe as I looked around, my heart racing and my head pulsing. Where was that light? Where did it go!? I breathed hard, trying to fill my lungs with air. We were trembling. Freezing, My whole body was aching and I didn’t know what I should do next!

“Mom! What’s happening?!”

The ground shook until dust started to fall from the ceiling of the cave. In my panic, I stood up, carrying Diana and Devon on both of my hips, and then ran away from the lake where my husband and Killian were trying to drive away the monster that wanted to attack me and the twins. To my horror, when I glanced back to check on them, one of the pointed tentacles of the beast moved so fast that Dominic didn’t have the time to avoid it.

It pierced my husband’s shoulder and hung him up in mid-air.

“DOMINIC, NO!!!”

All the anger in me swirled in my chest like a storm as I put Diana and Devon down, telling them to never run away anywhere. I lunged to save my husband and shifted to my wolf form, aiming for the tentacle that stabbed Dominic’s shoulder.

The beast had seen my plan and grabbed me by one of its tentacles and hurled me against the wall of the cave. Killian jumped behind me, so I collided against him instead.

He had saved me from shattered ribs, but Killian broke his hips and couldn’t get up after we both fell on the hard ground.

[Killian!]

[Go! Help Dominic! I’ll be fine!] he yelled at me.

The adrenaline in me gave me so much focus that my eyes went to my husband, grinding my teeth in anger. I got up to my feet and ran straight to him again, and this time, I was able to avoid the beast’s tentacle and sever the leg that pierced Dominic.

[The kids—] Dominic grunted as he fell after trying to get up from the ground. Crimson blood gushed out of his wound as he stood, trying to regain his balance. [You can’t leave them, Samantha.]

I turned my head and searched for my kids and found them sitting and hiding in a hollow part of the walls of the cave; both were trembling with terror. I glanced at Dominic, panting on the ground, and Killian, unable to stand due to fractured bones from the impact. I didn’t know what to do! Who to save first! My eyes were wide as I watched the beast stand to its full height, its head almost touching the ceiling of the vast cave. Its crimson eyes were glaring at me, ready to send its sharp tentacles to shred me to pieces.

Could it be the end of us all?

I swallowed hard as I stood and glared back at the monster.

No. I won’t let that thing hurt my family...