Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 170

Chapter 170: Chapter 170

[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

“What do you mean war is coming?” Killian asked as he walked towards us, looked at the book, and then at me and Dominic. “War is already here, Samantha! The Fang Trinity, the Black Claws—what is so surprising about it?”

“It says a huge chaos is coming to the Silvers where the two keys are born. It means Silver Crescent will face more catastrophes than it already does. Black days are coming, and darkness will swallow it whole, and the rest will turn into ashes. Nothing will remain. There won’t even be any skulls or bones left on the ground. There won’t even be a single blade of grass. Everything will be covered with dessert. Only it was ashes of the dead instead of sand.”

“What the f*ck does that even mean?!” Killian commented, his eyes wide with terror as he stepped back from us, picturing all the horrors that the script said. “It sounds like a sh*tty apocalyptic thing!”

“We can’t let that happen,” Dominic murmured as he bit his lower lip hard, his eyes staring at the ground as he succumbed to his thoughts, thinking about what the script meant. “We can’t let whatever or whoever wants to annihilate the pack that my ancestors worked so hard to protect. We need to know how we can stop them. There should be a way.”

“How are they going to do that, though?” Killian asked, still horrified at the thought, as he covered the lower half of his face with his hand while his eyes were wide with dread. “How could they erase a powerful pack like that into ashes? Are they possessing weapons that they would use against us?”

“They could. But we are not sure what is waiting for us.” Dominic answered and then let out a heavy sigh, massaging the space between his tightly closed eyes. I could tell he was starting to feel a headache from what we found out in the prophecy.

When Dominic lifted his eyes, I noticed how his brows deepened, and then he stared at the walls near a light orb.

“What is it, love?” I asked him, feeling worried after noticing that his jaw was clenched and the tension had returned to the muscles in his shoulders. “What are you seeing?”

Even Killian must have noticed it too after his eyes went sharp and his hands curled into tight fists. His knuckles were white, ready to attack.

I looked at the spot they were glaring at, and then I saw it.

At first, it looked like shadows dancing in the light, like the shadows that turned into dark werewolves that attacked us outside the door. Adrenaline started to kick in as we all waited for the shadows to form into dark werewolves, and that’s when we, the three of us, would strike. To our bafflement, they didn’t! Instead, they formed symbols that, at first, confused us all. Dominic stayed closer to me with Devon and Diana on each of his sides, glaring at the dancing shadows in front of us. I looked down on the corner of my eyes and saw Killian flexing his fingers, ready to shift any moment and jump at the enemies.

But then Killian’s body relaxed as he saw what the shadows were doing.

At first, his reaction to it made me frown, but then I understood. When I looked back at the walls where the shadows were, all the blood in my face drained, and my stomach tightened.

The shadows transformed into a figure so familiar to me that the hairs on my nape stood up in fear. I was sure she was that figure on the wall. I couldn’t remember most of her facial features if I didn’t see her picture in her diary with Lena. But I was one hundred percent sure it was my Mom who the shadow was showing...the shape of her face, the width of her shoulders, the posture...

“Samantha—”

Tears rolled down my face. I didn’t know what to feel. Why did the shadow show me my mother? Was my Mom looking for me? Was she in danger? I couldn’t understand because she was dead! She was supposed to be dead?! I was so confused about what was happening. I didn’t know what to think anymore!

“Samantha, no! Don’t let these things get into your head! They are trying to test you! They believe you have information about your mom, and they are attempting to manipulate your emotions to influence your thoughts.” Killian snarled at me. “Don’t let them get into your head, Samantha!”

How? How could I resist this when I heard my mother’s soft voice calling my name in agony?!

It was as if the shadows—my Mom was reaching for me. She was singing in my ears, and everything just faded into nothing. Just me and my Mom. Her eyes stared at me with love and tenderness that I hadn’t experienced in my whole life...

“Samantha, it’s just an illusion!”

Killian said many other words, but I couldn’t comprehend any of them anymore. When Mother lifted her hand to reach mine, my hand automatically lifted to touch hers too. But I felt pressure on both sides of my body, and when I looked down, it was two children embracing my thighs and crying.

My wolf sounded so distant in my head, but the two children...

No, they are not just random children.

They are my kids!

The rage in my eyes went back as I remembered the real reason why we were here. “There’s no way my Mom is alive! She is dead! Don’t f*cking use her to get into my head, you bastards!”

My skin glowed with a starlit gold hue, and the shadows began to melt away and vanish, similar to what happened with the dark werewolves we fought outside the massive door. I felt Diana and Devon’s tight embrace against mine as they buried their faces in me, my two saviors who saved me from the illusions that almost broke my heart and soul.

“Please, Mom, stay with us! Don’t go with the shadow! We don’t want you to go!”

As I drove the shadow away with a snarl, something unexpected happened that caused the ground to shake! The shadow’s figure distorted into something that made all the hairs on my neck stand. It turned into a snake, a werewolf, the symbol of the Fang trinity, and then the crown. It was so fast that I barely understood what it meant, but I saw how Killian attentively memorized everything while Dominic’s focus was on Devon and Diana, who were still clinging beside me.

My instinct told me to grab the book, and I tucked it on my side, making sure I wouldn’t lose it.

“We have to go! The ceiling is going to fall any minute!” my husband yelled amid the raging tremor as he grabbed Devon and Diana from me, carrying them both in each of his arms. “Come on, Samantha! We need to go!”

I blinked twice, hoping to catch a glimpse of the shadow, but it had vanished entirely. No trace of it anymore. The next thing I felt was my husband’s hands on my wrists, urgent yet gentle as he pulled me and half-dragged me desperately towards the heavy metallic doors of the chamber.

“How the hell are we able to get out of here?!” Killian screamed as he tried to push it open, but it didn’t budge despite putting all his strength into it.

“The way we got in!” I glared at the door as I bit the side of my palm until it bled. Devon’s eyes widened in horror when he saw me tear the flesh from my hand and then splatter the crimson blood on the door.

Just the same as when we entered the place, it illuminated and trembled until it started to open slowly. My heart was racing so fast in my chest as all of us watched it open and saw half of the hallway had already collapsed, and if we didn’t move fast, we would be trapped here forever.

“GO!” Dominic screamed at the top of his lungs, and all of us started to sprint to the other side of the hallways as swiftly as we could.

“Samantha! Look out!”

Another strong earthquake struck the ground, and the rumbling sound became increasingly nightmarish in my ears. I looked up and saw the vast part of the ceiling falling down on me, and I froze. It was too late for me to move or jump away from it.

“NOOO!!!”

I closed my eyes and ducked. I waited for the pain. I expected the solid object to crush me into a pulp, yet it didn’t happen. My eyes widened with both terror and bafflement when I looked up and saw my husband lifting the debris with both of his hands, all the muscles on his upper body flexed, his skin glistened with sweat as he did his best to get rid of it and tossed it to the side behind me.

“Dominic!” I panicked when I saw him fall on his one knee as he breathed fast. I looked for the children and they were already on the other side of the hall with Killian. The three of them were waiting with their eyes darkened with fear and worry.

“Let’s go,” he murmured with a slight smile at me and kissed my forehead. When he pushed away gently from me, I saw the blood dripping from his head.

“You’re hurt!” I blurted with my eyes on the verge of tears, feeling so worried for my husband.

“It’s nothing,” he whispered to me as he stared into my eyes with love that made my stubborn heart melt. “Your safety is the most important thing to me, my love.”

Struggling, I bit my lower lip and helped him get up. Dominic was twice as heavy as I was, but I did my best to help him walk out of the hallway where Killian and the kids were waiting. I glanced at my husband, feeling a twinge of guilt for questioning his love for me.

I knew that all the negative feelings I had for him didn’t make sense, especially after everything he did to prove how much he wanted me and the kids to stay in his life. But could I blame myself for still not trusting him after all the hurt and trauma he caused me before?

I was so confused with my feelings that I decided not to entertain them yet.

The safety of the kids should come first.