Chapter 179
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
I didn’t know how to feel after seeing my husband wake up from his coma.
There was something different in his eyes. The way he looked at me—that softness, the ache, the guilt that was etched on his face. I wondered if there was something that happened to him while he was unconscious. Did something hit him on the head? It made me worried.
From the corner of my eyes, I saw how Dominic stole short glances at me. And when I caught him, he would smile sweetly with those strange emotions swimming in his soft, hazel eyes. I wanted to ask. I wanted to know if he saw anything in his coma that could help end this. But if something did, I knew Dominic would tell me.
Killian suddenly vanished, drawing the enemies away as we fled that part of the woods. We needed to look for him so we could all go home alive. Something happened to my friend, but deep within me, I believe he wasn’t among those evil beasts. He was still Killian. The Alpha of the Moonstone pack. My friend. The only friend I had who helped me when I was at my lowest. I needed to find him and take him back to Brianne.
“Where is Uncle Killian, Mom? Why did he leave us?” Diana asked while being piggybacked by her dad. “Is he one of them?”
“No, sweetheart,” I immediately answered, not wanting the kids to think that Killian was a bad guy after everything he did to save us all. “Uncle Killian is not one of them. He just drove the enemies away from us. He won’t do anything to harm us all.”
Dominic’s brow deepened, curious about what his daughter said. “What do you mean, he’s one of them?” he asked his daughter and then he looked at me with that grave look on his face, demanding answers from me. “Please tell me what happened, Samantha. Why does Diana think Killian is one of those men who wants us all dead?”
I bit my lip hard and then looked around. I wasn’t sure if I would tell him, but Dominic deserved to know so he knows what to do if anything unexpected happens. “You remember those purple eyes the Fang Trinity had whenever they let the darkness possess them?”
Dominic’s eyes widened as he realized what I meant. I averted my eyes from him and focused on the trail we were taking. It was so difficult to walk around the forest with thick fog around us. The night was getting colder and the path we were taking became rocky and steep and I had to carry Devon too after seeing that he was having a hard time keeping up with me and his father.
“I can do it, Mom! Put me down!” he grumbled, feeling embarrassed after I carried him on my back. “I am too old for this now.”
“You are not too old for anything when it comes to Mommy,” I said to him, smiling. It was difficult to breathe as the air went thin, but we couldn’t stop and wait for the sun to come up. We had to be there before dawn, and we couldn’t let the enemies find us, especially since Dominic and I were still recovering after we got the injuries from the Ancient Library that collapsed.