Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 169

Chapter 169: Chapter 169

[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

[What do you think is on the other side of the tunnel?]

[I am not sure, Killian.] I answered the Moonstone Alpha as we headed to it. [But what I know is that there is something important behind that door. Whatever it is, it might be the key to the questions about my mom and this organization that wants all of us dead.]

The children were with their dad as they walked on each side of him, clutching his fine, silver fur. Diana still looked scared and anxious as she felt her father’s fur on the side of her flushed cheek for comfort. Devon walked with his back straight, his face painted with patience and courage. His small steps were so light that I barely heard them clacking on the floor, unlike his sister’s. Devon was definitely a hunter—a born leader and warrior that Silver Crescent needs one day.

[Is it not clear yet about what Brianne told you, why they wanted you dead?] Killian answered; his voice was soft enough for me to just hear through the mindlink, careful for the children not to hear. [You all are the key and direct descendants of the royal blood; your dad was the son of the former King. Your mother was a Royalty—an Alpha-Luna that once ruled these lands. That enormous power is the reason why they all want you dead. You are a threat to them, Samantha. A huge threat to them.]

Killian was right. It was the main reason why all of this happened. But then I frowned and glanced at him through the corner of my eyes; my voice was sharp but soft, not wanting Diana and Devon to hear that kind of conversation as well. [But what does Brianne mean about my mother’s corpse? Do you think she’s come back from the dead like everyone thinks? It sounds ridiculous and scary, but what if she did? What if she really came from the dead, Killian? What do these people need from my mom? Why did they disturb her from her grave?]

The Moonstone Alpha cleared his throat as he decided to focus his eyes on his way, avoiding my stare. [Even I freaked out when Brianne said that. She woke up and then screamed about it like a nightmare she had and it scared the sh*t out of me. She said it over and over as she embraced herself while rocking herself back and forth... I didn’t know what to do, so I bought her in Silver Crescent, forgetting that it was your coronation night. Then, when I saw you glow on that stage, everything suddenly made sense to me.]

I blinked. I really didn’t know exactly what to say to Killian. But then I had to say something. Anything that will assure him that everything will be alright, even though I wasn’t sure if we could all find the answers to all these mysterious things that were happening between me, my family, and Silver Crescent.

{We’ll find whatever is behind that door, Killian. We will know what mom’s involvement is in this. If Fang Trinity and Black Claws are the ones who stole my mom from her grave. I am scared of what answers we will find there, but we can’t stay like this anymore. We have to end this and bring peace to our people and the whole pack.]

Killian nodded gently, tugging the corner of his mouth for a side grin. [Yeah. I can’t wait to end all of this and go home.]

I smiled back at him and then let out a heavy sigh. I glanced at my husband, who was leading the children behind us, and we locked eyes in mutual understanding that he was ready for whatever would happen once we opened the door behind that flickering, faint light.

[So this is it?] Dominic commented when we stopped in front of a totem pole.

On top of it was the head of the wolf, raised as if howling at the sky. Above its mouth was an orb of light, that beacon that brought us to this place and was pulsing like a heartbeat, giving each of us a strange warmth that we never expected. I studied the door behind it—a thick metal hatch that seemed too heavy to open even for Killian and Dominic’s combined strength.

“How are we going to open that thing?” Devon asked in curiosity, realizing the problem in front of us again. “There should be a key or something.”

Dominic and I looked at each other as we both thought about how we were able to get inside. Killian, on the other hand, must have given up thinking about anything and just started smiling and playing with Diana as they sang a kindergarten song she always loved.

I was still thankful he could divert the children’s minds from the problem, and so Dominic and I stood side by side while he rubbed his chin and stared at the heavy metallic door.

[What are we going to do with this?] Dominic growled after he tried to open the latch with his own strength. As we expected, he failed. His brows deepened into a furrow, furious that we couldn’t do anything about it.

[It should be connected with me and the twins.] I whispered, a little exasperated at the thought that it was going to be another puzzle that we needed to solve. [It should be...]

I looked around the door, trying to figure out the patterns embedded in it. The pattern was identical to the birthmarks of the twins. That insignia of the royal family, the wolf with golden eyes—all of it rang a bell in my head as my heart raced, examining it.

Your blood is the key.

My eyes widened as I remembered what Brianne told me. I swallowed the lump in my throat hard, trying to calm my frantic heart.

[I have to bleed to open these gates.] I murmured under my breath.

Killian and Dominic looked at me, frowning.

[What the hell are you talking about? What do you mean, bleed?]

I shot Killian one deadly look as I hated to explain more about it, but now I had to. [It’s Brianne. She told me my blood and the kids’ blood are the key. I am just not sure if it will work here, though. I just need to try.]

[You need ours too, Mom?] Diana bravely stepped towards me, volunteering to do what I explained to them. [Devon and I want to help. We are not scared.]

My tears stung my eyes as I bent down to Diana and Devon and held both of their shoulders gently. I gently stroked my daughter’s hair as I smiled at her. [No. This is Mommy’s duty. I will take care of it, sweetheart. You are not going to sacrifice for this again.]

Devon touched the side of my face and stared me in the eyes, trying to give me more courage. “You can do it, Mom. Diana and I are here to help you if you need it.”

I stepped closer to the door, bared my teeth to expose my fangs, and then stabbed my paws with them. Blood trickled down from it as I painted the wall in front of me with crimson.

Then, to our surprise, the floor shook and the thick metal door started to tremble until the blood illuminated a bright gold that spread in a line, making the patterns more vivid.

A loud creak, and then it opened.

Diana and Devon immediately clung to their Dad’s side as we all ran inside, worried that the door might close again if we didn’t hurry. My wound slowly healed after I licked it, and then everything was pitch black when the heavy door shut tight behind us.

Then, light exploded inside the chamber from the light orbs that surrounded it. In front of us was an ancient library containing history, magic, and books about mysterious magics that existed in the region surrounding Moonstone and Silver Crescent and other packs around them. My instinct was not to waste any more time and flip on some of them, hoping we could find more information about my mother or the packs and organizations that wanted us all dead, and hoping we could get some answer that we needed regarding the prophecy about the double key lock cylinder that my mother mentioned in her library.

Killian found some pairs of clothes we could use so we could transform back to our human form, and then I started flipping through the books that tell about keys or locks or prophecy.

“How are we going to get out of this place then?” Killian asked as he touched the metal gate and examined the patterns on it. “Hurting yourself, Samantha, every time we open some random, sh*tty doors is not a good idea.”

“Yeah, but we have no choice,” I answered him as I browsed the books and hoped I could find anything that was useful here after all the struggles we went through just to get to this place. “There should be something in here that will give us answers!” I blurted, starting to feel frustrated.

I looked around and then I saw Diana standing in front of a book and staring at it. It had a golden cover with red markings on it, and I immediately jumped to get it from the shelf, hoping it was what I was looking for.

And I was right!

“I found it!” I almost screamed in excitement, and Dominic immediately ran to my side to look. Both of our eyes widened at the first page containing a paragraph:

“The fate of the two is intertwined with chaos that will fall upon the land of the Silvers.”

My husband and I looked at each other because we knew what it meant.

“A war is coming.” Dominic murmured to me with his eyes widened in terror.