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"I am fine, love It is you that I am worried about"

For the next half hour he told her all that had happened How Eht his parents bodies to the courtyard, bared his mother’s marks for all to see, and used what Stefan and Daciana had done as a et the pack to question Vasile’s honesty and ability to lead

"I would not step down; I would not leave if there were not lives at stake" He sounded as though he was trying convince hio?"

"For the ive Eet He has declared that I cannot live; I aenda at this time, I have to make sure that he does not succeed Then I will have to work in secret to find those in the pack who still support me as Alpha With numbers behind me, my chances of victory increase"

"You could not defeat hie?" Alina asked

"I could defeat hih to believe that he would fight fair The vulnerable in the pack still need protection Just like he did at the castle, he will atteh others"

She understood his reasons, but that did not make it any easier to accept that he would not only have to leave but that he would running for his life as well

"Not running, Mina, si But in the next instant, his lightheartedness was gone, and she felt soh the bond

"We must be very careful now Until you bear my marks, those who support Emilian will not believe you are reat peril I cannot let them believe that you are any more to me than another female in the pack Because of that I have to stay away froe at the idea of leaving you behind, but I honestly think it is the best way to protect you right now"

"You will keep the bond open?" She hoped that he didn’t hear the fear in her voice as she thought about losing contact with hiain will I close the bond, Luna All that I a to need to know that you are safe I do not kno long this will take, but please know I a back I will always come for you"

"I believe you Please be careful I know you are Alpha, and your drive to protect those under your care is paramount, but please consider hoill feel if you make reckless choices and are taken froain"

She felt his lips on her forehead, and then she felt his words sear themselves into her heart "There is no other before you, Luna of Mine You will always come first When I consider my words, my deeds, my emotions, or my health, you are always at the forefront of my mind I want a life with you, Alina I want to complete the Blood Rites I want to share with you all the joys and pleasures that co with the radiance of being with child, roith you byto fear because I will not let anyone or anything stand between me and the life I ith you I adore you, Mina I treasure the gift that you are, and I love you with every fiber of e to reply because of the e her

"Get soht here on the other side of our bond, and I will never fail to answer your call"

Alina lay down, feeling a measure of peace that she had not felt in months There was still fear, but it was for a different reason She feared for her pack and what the future would hold with someone other than Vasile as Alpha She feared for Vasile, that E herto have to take all of her fear and stuff it away deep inside of her If she was indeed going to be the female Alpha of their pack one day, then she would have to learn to endure difficult things with grace and dignity and confidence She ht; she was fast especially in her wolf for those she loved, she was quickly finding that she could be as ruthless as she needed to be

Vasile kept his mind open and their bond firmly in place as he felt his et out, to run to her, and to wrap hio He had not realized just how much the wolf, as well as theto her would only endanger her For noould have to stay away

He, Ion, Nicu, and Alin were in their wolf for as much distance between themselves and the Romanian pack territory as they could After the confrontation in the courtyard, they had all gathered the bare s They carried one pack a piece clutched in their powerful jaith a single set of clothing to adorn themselves once they returned to their human forms

Before they had left, Vasile had pulled Louise aside and asked him to ensure that his parents bodies were returned to their resting place He would have rather stayed and handled this task himself, but with the lives of the feo of the emotional attachment he had to as left of his parents Their bodies had merely been a vessel for their souls Without that, they were just e of them in that as the only way he had been able to walk away from them

Vasile had decided that the best way to thwart Eo somewhere that they would not be allowed entrance even if they could find it It would take several days to get to the furthest veil to Farie that he knew of and that was if they did not stop to sleep, which they did not They hunted when they were hungry, stopped to drink fro He knew that he was probably pushing the others too hard with the speed at which he deet the three ht had fallen on the third day of their journey when they finally made it to the veil, nestled into the mountain directly behind a waterfall that poured off of the side of the cliff The veil could only be located by those who kneas there Untrained eyes would look right over, even gazing directly at it Vasile phased and dressed quickly He waited as the others followed suit and once they were dressed he walked towards the waterfall Vasile stood on the bank of the small river into which the waterfall crashed He narrowed his eyes and looked closely until he saw the slight shift in the air that told hile" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">