Family Forever

Chapter 16 Egeus

No.. It can't be, but, how did she escape?
My mate, Atalanta, she was out there. I had to get to her. I had never seen her for 20 years. I knew it.

My mark, her mark, was burning.

"We have to go! Fast!"

We took off in our respective animal forms, except for me, I shifted into a black wolf, burning with desire for my mate.

We followed the scent to a part of our territory that was near the borders of the Blood Moon Pack. I saw a wolf near a brook, a silver one, with a mark on its neck glowing red, exactly like mine. I gave the order.

Mind link.
Me: Stand Down!!!!
Rogue: Are you the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack?
Me:Yes.
Rogue: I am Atalanta, Omega of the Blood Moon pack.
Me: Are you the then-Alpha's daughter?
Atalanta: Yes. He gave me in marriage to my mate.. Coincidentally, for a peace pact between two packs. After my child was born, I was kidnapped by my father's right hand man... Remus, who wanted me for himself. My mate tried to save me, but I told him to save our daughter instead. I've been mistreated eversince by the Blood Moon pack, after Remus killed my parents.
Me: Not exactly true... But it'll pass.
Atalanta: How'd you know?
Me: I just know... Anyway...do you want to join our pack?
Atalanta: Yes!!
Me: Shift!
All of us shifted back I shifted back nervously, and as I was getting up, I removed my helmet, as I was in my true human form. My mate mark was burning, Atalanta looked at me, and an expression of surprise formed on her face.
"E-Egeus?"
"I'm here.""
I took her into my arms, surprised that she was still alive. She buried her face in my chest while I kissed her forehead. I felt her pain, her fear, all that she felt.

All for these past 20 years, the thought of her being alive, and seeing what our daughter had become, was all that kept me sane.... All these years.

I felt a tear fall down my cheek. I pulled away from the embrace, and took her to Hermia.
"Mia..... This, is your mother."
Hermia was so surprised. "Mom?"
Atalanta looked at me with her intoxicating brown eyes.
"Is this Hermia?"
"Yes," I said, "Our daughter."

They hugged each other. It was only today, after 20 years, my wife actually saw our daughter.

"So, who's chasing you?"
"My then- packmates."
Atalanta sounded worried. "Remus is now the alpha of the Blood Moon pack. If he learns that I am a Luna of the Silver Moon, he will fight the Alpha to get the territory."

I knew that her old pack will stop at nothing to get her back, so, we waited for her pack. As the time passed, she grew more anxious.

My mate mark was burning, and it was getting hotter by the minute. Sparks flew between us and we were feeling the same thing. I gazed into her eyes, and I saw that she felt fear, for me and for the pack. I saw that the fear was overwhelming her.

I nuzzled her neck and she pushed up against me. I knew she was afraid, because, she was tortured by her pack for twenty years.

I scented the air, and I knew that her pack will be here in thirty minutes. I passed the information to the pack via pack link, and I told everyone to keep their eyes on the border. I felt sparks on my chest and a fire that was burning inside of me.

My mate was anxious.
"Hey, it's okay, everything will be alright."

I pushed her closer to me, and her breath was giving me shivers down my spine.

An inextinguishable fire was burning inside of me, a primal fire all creatures felt.  Desires that I thought were dead.

She whispered, "Are we going to be okay?"
"As okay as all of us will be." I said in a husky tone, my voice deepened by lust.

They're here.