Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 186

Chapter 186: Chapter 186

[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

“So you are saying this can be the key to whatever is inside that sarcophagus?” I asked Dominic, wondering. If this was what Olivia had wanted so badly, then how come they hadn’t found what was inside this mausoleum? Could it be that there was something that was stopping her or not letting her get inside this place? Could the Wolf Tomb have a protection spell that wards off darklings attempting to raid and take whatever is inside the sarcophagus?

Could it be that my mother’s remains were inside that tomb?

Dominic gave me an uncertain look in his eyes, but he stood straight and then rolled his shoulders as he let out a heavy sigh. “We are not sure what they are really up to, love. But I hope the situation is not some kind of a trap again. If they couldn’t get inside, I have a terrible feeling that Olivia and her minions are just letting us in to get whatever that thing is in the tomb for them. We have to be careful.”

My husband was right. There could be a possibility that Olivia and the shadow werewolves were waiting for us outside to get whatever was inside the tomb. And if I was right, Killian could be waiting with them too! How would I be able to fight back if it meant I had to kill my friend?

Dominic stared at me as if he looked like he didn’t have to access my thoughts through the bondlink to read whatever I was thinking. He knew I was still worried about Killian. Perhaps this is the reason he has been so angry with me since we left the Black Forest. Was he thinking that I still had feelings for the MoonStone Alpha?!

“Hey,”

He raised both of his brows, acknowledging that he heard me but wasn’t able to look me in the eyes this time. He kept on looking at the old books and rotting parchments, pretending that he was studying them.

I sighed deeply as I approached him, trying to be patient with all of his strange moods. “Hey, please. Look at me.”

I had to hold his face to make sure he wouldn’t look away again. This time, I wouldn’t allow him to bottle up his feelings again and then ignore me as if I were just air in front of him. “Tell me what’s wrong. Tell me why you are being an *sshole to me again since we got back to Silver Crescent.”

His hazel eyes glinted from the dim light of the room, which came from the little orbs that were flying around the area. “I don’t know what you are talking about, Samantha—”

“Stop lying to me!” I snarled at him; my eyes were fierce and deadly as I glared at him. I had had enough of this! “Something is wrong, and you need to tell me right here, right now!”

There was hesitation on his face as he breathed sharply between his teeth and then stepped away, leaving me confused. Pain was etched all over my red face.

Dominic shook his head as he rested his hands on his hips, paused for a minute as if thinking whether he would tell me or perhaps was choosing the right words he wanted to say. “I don’t know, Samantha. You tell me what is happening. Since we left Silver Crescent and went to find that underground cave, all that has come out of your mouth is Killian’s name!”

I was right.

My brows furrowed as I stood in front of him, grasping his arm to force him to look at me. “You know that is not true! And you know why I am worried about him. He is my friend Dominic—”

He scoffed and then laughed like I just told him the baddest joke. “Yeah. Right. Friend.”

That reaction he gave was the last straw. I shook my head as I tried my hardest for my tears not to fall from my eyes, and then scowled at him. “He was there when I needed him the most, Dominic. He was the only friend I had when I had nothing! He literally took me out of the rain like a lost, wet kitten on the street when I had nowhere else to go!”

“Then why did you choose to go back to me if you are still thinking about him, Samantha!” he snarled, his face red with rage. His eyes were swimming with jealousy. “Why do you have to make me feel like I am useless! That I am nothing but the monster who made your life a living hell? Why do you have to always remind me of that?!”

I was shocked at what he said and couldn’t believe I heard those words coming from his mouth. What was he saying?! How could he say such things to me!? “I thought we were over this, Dominic. I told you I had forgiven you already! I thought we already moved on from this!”

“Did you?” he growled as he leaned in, his face so close to mine that our lips were nearly touching. “Have you really moved on from it?”

Have I?

It was I who flinched and looked away from him this time. I didn’t know what to answer. Have I moved on from everything that happened? Am I healed from all that pain? Could I trust him truly and wholly after all the terrible things I endured after I ran away from him?

I loved Dominic. There was no question about my feelings for him. But for how much could the damage from the past pull us apart? I tried my hardest to push it all away. To tried to heal because all I wanted was for us to have a whole, happy family. But how? How could I do that when every time I looked at Dominic, there was still doubt in my heart?

Like, anytime he could become that monster again?

“I am not that man anymore, Samantha...”

That softness in Dominic’s voice felt as if my heart was breaking into pieces. I lifted my face to look up into his eyes, and all I saw there was pleading—like he was so desperate for something, which I couldn’t understand.

Or maybe I did understand but just wasn’t ready to let go of these awful feelings yet...

Because if I did, what if he came back to the old him? What would happen to me?

Dominic and I crouched as we heard a strange sound upstairs—like someone had entered the premises. But who would go inside a mausoleum in the middle of the night if they weren’t someone who also knew about the secrets hiding inside the Wolf Tomb?!

Putting his finger on his lips, telling me not to make any kind of noise, Dominic tiptoed his way up the stairs to check who went inside the gates of the mausoleum. He peeked as he slightly lifted the hatch, hoping it wasn’t one of Olivia’s minions.

My brows lifted, feeling so tense as I waited for my husband to tell me who it was.

Baffled, my husband stepped back from the hatch when someone opened it. He froze at what he saw, which made me scared.

“The f*ck are you doing here!?”

Killian! It was Killian snarling at Dominic!

“Killian—”

Killian went downstairs; his eyes were wide with rage as our eyes met. If Dominic’s theory was right, how could he get inside the mausoleum? Could it be because he wasn’t fully converted as a shadow werewolf yet?!

“What the f*ck are you two doing here?! Do you realize how dangerous it is here!?” Killian snarled at us both with his eyes slightly glowing purple. “This is not the place you should have gone into, Samantha! You and Dominic have to go!”

Dominic frowned. “What? So you can get whatever is inside that sarcophagus?! Do you think I will let you, Killian?! You already deceived us once!”

“I am telling you this.” Killian’s eyes were crazy. His shoulders were tense as he lifted his hands to let us know he didn’t have any intention to harm us. “You have to go, Samantha. You shouldn’t be here. Any moment now, Olivia will be here, and you won’t get out of this place alive!”

“I don’t believe you.” Dominic hissed. “If what you say is true, then Olivia won’t leave this place knowing that there is something important hiding here. Do you think we will allow that to happen?!”

Killian and Dominic looked as if they were about to kill each other again, so I stepped between them and gave them both a sharp, warning look. “We are not doing this here now!”

“I told you, Samantha! What you are doing is dangerous! You promise me you are not putting yourself and the children in danger like this again! I put so much effort into giving you that necklace so you can go back to Silver Crescent!”

“The f*ck are you talking about?! You almost killed me just to get it from you, *sshole!” Dominic’s teeth ground as he snarled at Killian. “Stop pretending you care for them, Killian! Stop making Samantha believe that you still side with us! Stop messing around and admit that you are already one of them!”

Killian’s face darkened as he glared at me. “She will kill Brianne, Samantha.”

What was I supposed to do, then? “What do you want us to do?! Should we just go away, let Olivia win, and destroy everything? My voice trembled as tears began to well up in the corners of my eyes. “This is something I can’t do, and you know that, Killian! I have to protect my family! I have to protect my pack!”

“But what about my mate!? What about my pack!?” Killian sounded betrayed as his nostrils flared. Pain was etched on his face, which was full of despair. “You promised me, Samantha!”

I felt as if my chest was being torn into pieces.

What should I do?