Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Chapter 167

[SAMANTHA’S Point of View]

[Samantha! There’s no way you’ll survive that thing! Run with the kids!]

[And what? Let you and Killian die in here?!] I snarled at my husband as I saw him grimace in pain. The wound was slowly healing, but the bleeding hadn’t stopped yet. Despite the injury, Dominic stood on his feet beside me and glared at the beast before us. His eyes were crimson, and he bared his razor-sharp teeth. He licked the wound on his shoulder as the skin slowly healed until it was nothing but an ugly scar.

[Go, Samantha...] he snarled softly, refusing to look at me. He squared his shoulder as he crouched again, ready to fight back, but I could tell that wound, despite being healed from the outside, must still be excruciating and still fresh from the inside.

I glanced at Devon and Diana. They were still curled in that hollow space on the cave wall, embracing each other. I caught Diana’s eyes and saw her terrified of the monster before us.

The beast roared to its full height, and I saw Killian jump at it and claw one of its eyes. It caught Killian and threw him to the other side of the cave.

[KILLIAN!]

“Uncle Killian!” Devon screamed in tears as he stayed by his sister’s side; his body was trembling just as his sister’s was. “Mom! What are we gonna do?!”

I never wanted to leave Dominic, but I had no choice. When the beast attacked us, Dominic stopped its tentacle and caught it between his teeth as he helped me get a chance to go to the kids. I ran straight to the kids, but then my eyes widened when a tentacle grabbed me by my torso and lifted me violently off the ground. My body tilted to a sickening position when it threw me violently to the ground, knocking the air out of my ruptured lungs.

[Samantha!!!]

My vision blacked out, and I couldn’t see for seconds. I saw light, and then everything was blurry. I gasped. Blood was choking me as it splattered out of my mouth, but I managed to move and lift my head to check on Diana and Devon to see if they were alright. Every inch of me ached, and I had a feeling my ribs punctured my lungs. I coughed blood once more and crawled towards my kids.

Tears rolled down my face when I looked back and saw Dominic fighting the beast with rage. I saw pain and wrath on his face as he tore away its tentacles one by one. I could tell he was screaming, yet I couldn’t hear him. My ears were ringing so badly that it made me wince.

Killian attacked the beast, too. Both Alphas were filled with fury as they slashed the beast into ribbons. I crawled to my crying twins. My body started to heal second by second as I clawed my way to them, but the pain was so excruciating that my vision blurred, and I slowly fainted. It was as if my lungs were being stabbed by hundreds of swords.

“Mom!”

“Mom, don’t die, please!”

“MOM!!!”

It was as if I were under the water. I barely heard their voices, but I knew it was Devon and Diana. It was freezing. I couldn’t feel my skin anymore. But I forced myself to lift my hands to reach out for them. To hold them.

They are my strength.

I felt two small hands pulling me out of that dark water that was slowly drowning me into oblivion. I gasped violently; fresh blood gushed out of my throat, and I could finally breathe. I looked up to see Devon and Diana pulling me toward them, their faces wet with tears but their eyes shining with courage as they gripped my hand and pulled me again.

“Now, Diana! Pull!” Devon snarled; his little face was beading with sweat, mixing with his tears. “Pull!”

Diana was wailing as she pulled with all her strength. Their bravery brought something warm in me, making my healing process a lot faster than a normal werewolf. My skin and eyes glowed golden, and just minutes later, all my injuries disappeared, while the new strength I discovered made me feel completely renewed.

Dominic was already covered with black ichor, the same as Killian. The beast was stronger than we all thought, and despite the two Alphas inflicting damage to it, its tentacles only regrew.

It was hopeless. There was no way we could beat the monster. It only grew stronger the more it got damaged by Dominic and Killian. As the sole guardian of this place, its design seemed to withstand such injuries.

“Mom, are you okay?” Devon asked, trembling. His hands were around Diana as he looked up at me. “How are we going to get out of this place?”

[There should be another way...] I murmured to myself as despair started to feel like strong hands grasping me around the throat, and my eyes widened at what I saw.

It was the pulsing light! The light that I saw before we dove right into the cave. I grabbed Devon and Diana’s hands and then turned sharply at Dominic and Killian, who were still in a rage of killing the unkillable monster.

[Dominic! Killian!] I screamed at them as I started running while carrying the kids on both sides. [You follow the pulsing light! Come on!]

As I got closer to the faint light, that was when I noticed the ancient murals painted on the walls of the cave. I thought they were molds at first. But as my werewolf eyesight adjusted to the cave’s deep darkness, I discovered the patterns, and they began to glow as we passed by them. I glanced back and saw my husband and Killian running behind me, the monster slithering after them at incredible speed. We needed to escape the cave immediately, or else we would all die without a trace.

The two Alphas were arguing about something, exchanging angry snarls at each other, but I couldn’t hear them through the clamor. A snarl ripped in my throat as I made myself focus more on the kids. They clung to me, their arms around my neck, their legs on my hips, their faces buried in me. I wish I could tell them that everything will be alright. But I wasn’t sure anymore. I wasn’t sure what would happen. Of where this pulsing light would lead us. My instinct was telling me that I had to follow it. My wolf urged me to trust my instincts, which was my only hope to save us.

But then my eyes widened in terror when, at the end of the cave, there was nothing but a thick wall.

A dead end...

“Mommy!” Diana cried as the beast was getting near. Killian and Dominic stopped in front of us and faced the beast as they cursed under their breath.

My heart felt as if it shrank and sank to my stomach, and I watched the monster stand in its full height again, its eyes glaring down at my family.

We’re f*cked. We were so f*cked...

[Step back, Samantha. Never leave the kids!] Dominic snarled as he looked back at us, his eyes glinting with despair and fear for me and the children. [We will lure the monster. And whatever happens, you and the kids run! You all get away from here!]

[You say it as if it’s simple to leave you here!] I snarled back at my husband, and Diana started to sob. [We will all find a way out!]

Killian looked at me and then at Dominic, and he tilted his head as he shook it with a grin on his face. [I guess we are all gonna die here then.]

[Shut up. Killian!] Dominic and I barked at the Moonstone Alpha.

The giant Kraken roared again, and the whole cave quaked. I was so terrified that I stepped back, and underneath my foot, something clicked.

Killian and Dominic heard it, and both of them glanced at me.

A moment later, I felt as if my soul had detached itself from my body. The next thing I saw was that we were all falling into a dark pit until my back hit smooth concrete. All of us screamed as we all spiraled down—I held Devon and Diana tight against me, making sure we wouldn’t get separated.

[Dominic!] I screamed at the top of my lungs, and he immediately grabbed us to him and went underneath us as we landed on a solid, flat stone surface. I heard my husband’s body thud violently against it, and then a loud groan as his limbs dropped and spread to his sides.

“Are you okay, Dad?” Diana asked as she looked at her Daddy’s face with worry.

[Yes, honey.] Dominic answered through mindlink, and Diana embraced him tightly.

[What the f*ck is this place?]

I blinked and looked around as I heard what Killian said. When I saw him, he was already standing on all fours and looking around the place.

I got what he meant.

It was a chamber full of strange weapons, armor, treasures, and ancient books. I gasped as I saw the glinting diamonds, emeralds, and other precious stones all over the place, as well as all the gold that was mounded and scattered on the floor.

“Is this what that beast has been protecting? All these treasures?” Devon spoke softly, his eyes widening at the exquisite treasures displayed in front of us.

[Children, don’t touch anything!] I warned them as soon as they started walking around with curiosity and looked closely at the armory.

“Oops!”

My heart started to race when I saw Diana take the old book displayed on top of a marble stand in the middle of the chamber. Her eyes widened in fear when the floor started to quake again, and the linings on the floor started to glow so bright that they blinded all of us.

It was too late for me to grab my twins.