Chapter 142: Chapter 142

Azraiel, Katya and Theo stand together at the edge of the woods with around three dozen warriors standing behind them.

After Azraiel woke up Katya and Theo, they rushed to the borders to see if anyone had any idea what happened when they were unconscious. To their utter surprise, they found all the warriors unconscious. No one was harmed but they weren’t awake. They had to help them wake up. A five-minute talk with them concluded that none of them saw Charlotte shift into the black wolf. They all lost consciousness at the same time.

They decided to wait for Charlotte and her pack in the woods, just in case anything goes wrong.

Azraiel also received a call from his sister Ayleen and things have been fine there, to say the least. The vampires, weredragons and sirens shifted at the same as the werewolves and they too heard the howl of the black wolf. As a result, they left the Queen’s palace as soon as they heard that howl. How they managed to bypass the many spells protecting that place and the hundreds of warriors guarding them is beyond him. Ayleen and Victor were unconscious during Charlotte’s shift which would explain why they were as clueless as him as to what happened to everyone around them.

Now, Charlotte is out there in the woods with not only the werewolves, weretigers and werecats but also the weredragons, vampires and sirens.

“So she might be a royal?” Theo asks sceptically.

“Yeah...” Azraiel has no idea how to explain it all when he himself can’t understand this.

It’s silent for a moment.

“We really need to find that Austin Jones aka Richard.” Theo mumbles as he squints his eyes to see if he can see anyone coming near.

“I have a feeling HE is dying to find us…or rather all of them…” Katya says as she tries to listen to any sound from them.

“Yeah”. Theo and Azraiel mumble in agreement.

“Gosh…it’s like they vanished…where the hell did they actually go? I mean you saw them going after Charlotte but we can’t track them? We can’t hear them? So many of them, no one gets captured on a camera and none of our warriors can hear them?” Theo wonders at the incredulous incident.

“Yeah…beats me too. I think it’s like a power that they have…we’ll know more about that when they come back.” Azraiel says.

“You sure they are coming back?” Katya looks at Azraiel skeptically.

“Yeah…of course they are coming back. SHE is coming back.” Azraiel says defensively. There is no doubt in his mind that Charlotte is coming back. She will come back, her wolf made that very clear to him.

“Mhmmm…” Katya says frowning.

Azraiel understands why she is upset and uncertain but he knows his mate is coming back.

The woods have been cleared out of all the tents and other supplies used for the shift.

The three of them spend the next 10 minutes silently waiting for everyone while they sort out their own thoughts.

Azraiel is busy worrying about what’s going to happen next. He is worried that they have almost no information on Austin and the army he is building. Also, they have no idea what’s gonna happen to Charlotte next. Sure, they survived the shift but they have no clue who else is in that body of hers along with that black wolf.

Theo on the other hand is thinking only about his mate. Right now, he just can’t wait to have her in his arms. He got a second chance at this wonderful thing and there was absolutely no way that he was wasting any second of his life to mark her. She is his and he is done waiting. However there is that thing about their living arrangements.

Katya by far was the most worried one. She couldn’t wrap her head around the fact that the supernaturals at the Queen’s Palace bypassed each and every spell cast around them by Katya and Alana. This means that those creatures out there are much more powerful than their normal average wolves and supernaturals. If the creatures peeking out of Charlotte were any indication of the kind of pack she is going to head, then it is going to be a hell of a problem. If they can run out of the Queen’s palace, then they can also invade other packs. The morality of every one of those supernaturals is going to be questioned every step of the way.

“I hear them...” Azraiel says suddenly and breaks the train of thoughts running around in everyone’s head.

“Me too…” Theo adds.

Within minutes everyone present there knows that they are coming. Charlotte and her pack are coming…!

And there she is…

The Black Wolf…!

“Holy shit!” Theo swears under his breath when he sees her for the first time.

But her attention isn’t on Theo…or Katya, No…her attention is on Alpha Azraiel…her mate!

Azraiel waits for her, standing his ground for Charlotte, he knows he can embrace everything that’s inside her, but the question that matters is, CAN SHE?

When the big black wolf comes to stand before Azraiel, a smaller brown wolf runs from behind her and stands in front of Theo.

The smile on Theo’s face says everything. Samantha’s wolf licks his face as he leans down to hug her. The relief is evident on his face. Theo kisses the wolf’s head and she yips at his cheek.

Azraiel smiles at the sight of his Gamma and best friend happy. He hasn’t seen him like that in a long time.

But then…something happens…something so strange and so quick that he has no clue how to comprehend it…

In a mere blink of an eye, Theo steps back from his mate and looks at Charlotte. The black wolf too tilts her head to look at Theo. The next thing he knows is that Theo has come forward to stand next to Azraiel in front of Charlotte and got on his knees.

Azraiel’s Gamma, Theo was on his knees bowing in front of his mate, the Luna of the Blue Orchid Pack.

Theo lifts his head a little, his eyes shine with unshed tears. He looks straight into the black wolf’s eyes and says,

“Alpha!”