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I can’t help but roll my eyes at him and his constant worrying. “I’m fine. One of your children just keeps kicking the same spot. I don’t know how I’ll make it a few more weeks. They’re completely out of room in there now.”
“You’ll make it,” he says with a smile, leaning down to kiss my head. “Are you ready to go back? We’ve walked pretty far.”
“Not a chance,” I tell him, walking forward. “This is the last time anyone is going to let me leave the house for quite a while.”
I hear Seth chuckle behind me, taking a few large steps to catch up and grabbing my hand. “Probably.”
We continue to walk a bit further when I look at a cluster of trees and stop walking, feeling a weight on my chest as recognition hits me.
“That’s where dad found me,” I whisper, almost breathless. I’ve been down this trail so many times and, somehow, didn’t realize.
Seth wraps his arms around me, holding me close to him. “And look how it has turned out.”
I nod, knowing that he’s right, but still feeling really emotional for some reason. Perhaps it’s because I’m so close to becoming a mother, I’m truly not sure. It all feels different now, though.
Michael and Oliver both stay back a bit, giving us a moment alone. Seth doesn’t say anything else to me. Honestly, what is there to even say? He just places a gentle kiss to the top of my head and holds me.
“Do you think we ever would have found each other,” I begin to ask him, turning my head to look up at him, “if they hadn’t sent me away? If I’d stayed with Benjamin and Lily, would we have ever met?”
“Yes,” he says firmly with a small smile. “We’re fated to be together. Somehow, we would have met.”
The horn blows loudly in the distance, signaling an attack. Seth immediately stiffens and places me behind him. Before I can register what is happening, I feel Michael directly behind me, sandwiching me between the two of them.
“We need to get back,” I say quietly, holding to the edge of Seth’s coat in fear.
He shakes his head. “They’re coming from the East. We can’t get there in time.”
“Benjamin,” Oliver says and Seth looks at him, giving him a quick nod.
“It’s probably the best choice,” he agrees and begins to move, gently guiding me to continue down the path. “We’re close to the cave, right?”
“Yes. It’s not far,” I tell him, feeling the nerves really start to set in.
He’s walking faster than before, and I’m really struggling to keep up with him. The anxiety is rolling off of him in waves and I’m sure that if I wasn’t so pregnant, he would be running.
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“Princess,” Michael says from next to me. “We need to move faster. The attack is moving in quickly.”
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“I’m trying,” I say, struggling to breathe as the babies continue to wiggle in this new, weird way.
Seth stops and quickly lifts me into his arms, walking as quickly as he can until we come upon the cave.
We cross inside and once we’re over the territory line, he sits me down and his eyes glass over.
I look up at Oliver and can tell that he’s really worried as Michael is looking all around, his eyes constantly moving to verify the safety of each inch of the cave.
Seth kneels down in front of me and cups my face. “We’re going to Benjamin and Lily’s. We have warriors in the territory and they will meet us along the way. It’s Lucas’ pack that is attacking.”
I pull my bottom lip into my teeth, chewing on it as the fear grabs hold of me. Tears start to form in my eyes and I slowly nod, understanding the danger we’re in. He stands and lifts me back up, exiting the cave into the territory of the newly named Waxing Forest Pack.
We’re about halfway to the cabin when a few wolves show up, the only ones I recognize being Albert and Alex. They walk alongside us until we reach the cabin, finding Benjamin waiting on the front porch for us. He opens the door and quickly ushers us in, closing and locking the door behind us.
“So what exactly happened?” he asks gruffly as Seth places me on the couch.
“Lucas’ pack is attacking Lunar Falls,” I say quietly, not really wanting to admit the situation we’re in. “We were out in the woods and I couldn’t make it back to the packhouse quickly enough.”
“I wish it was under better circumstances,” he says, sitting next to me on the couch and patting my knee. I’m glad you’re here, though. There’s nothing to worry about. We’ll keep you safe.”
“Your brother is sending some of the visiting warriors over the line incase they try to come this way,” Seth tells me, kneeling down beside me and taking my hand. “Are you feeling alright?”
I nod, not really wanting to tell him that I feel off, but I don’t know why. “I’m just tired.”
“Here,” Lily says, coming out of the hall. “Come lay down in your bed.”
I nod as Seth offers me his hand to stand and helps me to the bedroom. I sit on the side of the bed and
he kneels down, untying my shoes for me.
“Thanks,” I whisper, feeling ridiculous but knowing I’d never be able to do it myself,
He helps me lay down and pulls the blanket over me, kissing me on the temple. “Try to get some sleep,”
he says softly, pushing my hair back from my face. “This is the safest place you can be right now. No one
can get you here.”
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