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Talia’s POV
“We were ambushed by rogues,” Donald managed to say after a long pause.
“There were dozens… We had no time to prepare. They killed two of us before encircling us,” Donald replied, his voice breaking on the last few words. Leslie offered him water. He drank it, cleared his throat, and continued. “It was as if they knew we would be there. Their leader practically told us so.”
“Tell us about the leader,” Nolan said.
“He was an Alpha for sure. He gave us an ultimatum: hand over the package or die. He called himself Jason,” Donald said.
Anger moved through me in a wave. Solon snarled and punched a hole into the wall. This meant one or two things. Either Jason had another spy within Silverfang or Jason was camping out watching us which meant getting potion replacements was out of the question.
“What happened to the potions?” Leslie asked.
“When we refused, my friend…he…” Donald stopped. He frowned and his eyes began to tear up as he was reliving what
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“It’s okay. Take your time,” Leslie cooed as she rubbed his back.
“He made an opening for me. Our mission was to get the potions to Silverfang,” Donald continued. “I didn’t make it. Jason took it from me. Before he ordered the rogues to finish me off, he put something into my pack.”
Leslie went into the blood covered bag, sitting on the floor. She searched through it before pulling out a letter. There on the back of it was my name written on it.
I immediately stood up and took the letter from Leslie. I opened it, scanned it briefly and knew the handwriting immediately. It was from Jason.
“What does it say?” Solon asked.
“Talia, my father spent years designing the poison that is killing yours. He built it without a cure by design. I now hold ti Frostmoon Vine potion in existence. If you want it, you must agree to my terms and they are non-negotiable. Come al Fangvale tomorrow morning at ten. No guards. No warriors. Just you. If you bring anyone, if you are followed at any p road, I will destroy the potion.”
Jason
“It is a trap,” Solon declared the moment I finished.
“Obviously,” Nolan answered. He moved to stand in front of me and took the letter from my hands. “I know what you’re thinking, and you are not going anywhere ”
“He has the potion,” I argued. “If I do not go, my father will die soon.
“That is not true,” Leslie interjected. “We can get Alpha Landon to create another”
“We don’t have time to watt. I have to go!”
“If you go alone you could die.” Nolan said “Jason has nothing to lose at this point. Do not repeat past mistakes.
“What happened with Jason before is not what is happening now,” I shot bak offended that Nolan would even bring this ap Jason is still obsessed with me and that is the ortly leverage we have I intend to waw it
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“Talia, just be patient. We will contact Alpha Landon,” Solon urged, cutting across him. “We request another set of potions and we wait.”
“Are you not listening to me? Ok, we get another set of potions and what? We just wait for Jason to ambush the next team? We are wasting precious time that we don’t have arguing about this,” I said.
“You can’t just walk into a trap like this. Nolan killed his father. You don’t know if he is still obsessed. He could kill you too,” Solon countered.
“How are you not on my side with this, Solon? Tell me honestly. If I were the one standing in your way right now, would you listen to me? Would you let anyone stop you?” I questioned.
Before Solon could respond, Nolan interrupted. “Enough. You are not going. That is the end of it.”
“You do not have the authority to allow or disallow anything,” I replied. “I am the princess of Silverfang. This is my father. This is my pack and my responsibility.”
“And you are the Lama of Bloodmoon. You have a responsibility to our pack to come back alive,” Nolan shot back.
“If the situation were reversed and it was your father lying in that bed, Nolan, you would not stand here and listen to anyone telling you not to go. You know I’m right!”
“Don’t make me Alpha command you to stay put, Talia.”
“You wouldn’t dare!”
“I will not let you be reckless. I made your father a promise that I intend to keep.”
Nolan held my gaze. I could feel his Alpha aura flaring and knew that he was serious. My wolf paced within me and I closed my eyes, taking a calming breath.
“I need some fresh air,” I finally said.
I pushed past Nolan. He tried to catch my hand. I jerked away from him. “Talia, don’t storm out like this,” he pleaded.
I ignored him, slamming the door open. I ran out of the hospital room, out of the hospital, and to the tree line. I pulled my clothes off and shifted.
I ran until there was nothing around me but trees and the sound of my own paws on the ground stopped in a clearing and stood there in the dark with my chest heaving.
“You overreacted,’ my wolf said.
‘I did not. He was going to command us to stay like we are a coward. Of all people he should understa
‘He does, but he is scared. He almost lost us twice. He does not want to fail us again.”
‘I know,’ I sighed. ‘But I was not wrong about this. There is no version of this where I do not go to Fangvale
“Then, talk this out with our mate. Come up with a plan. Do not keep running like a spoiled pup throwing 4 tantrum urged
began to burn, I
“Fangvale is close to Silverfang. And we’re stronger than before. I’d try to negotiate with lason, see it can get things ander control,” I suggested
‘Now, tell our mate about your plan, not just me, my wolf said
*okay*
“But next time do not storm out of the room I you do not have has aber. You are better than that Nuss let’s go back und persuade linn
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I conceded, pouting.
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y lovely re reeders! Thanks for sticking with me this far! Talia knows fason is pure trouble, othom se stopping her from saving her father. How do you think she ‘It cot convice Nolan and thers Will they support her… or not? What do you think? AA
