Lone Wolf

Chapter Twenty-Three

As the kids woke up, we ate some canned food.

"Are you in pain?" I asked Alec.

"A little bit." He told me.

I grabbed his hand and took the pain.

"What the hell." Magnus said. "You're a werewolf." He said.

"How do you know that?" I asked.

"Because I'm a hellhound." He told me.

"Wow. The only hellhound I know is my uncle Jordan." I said.

"How did I not notice it." Magnus wondered.

"Alright, well, we better start moving." I told them. We packed up the tent and I took my bags. I removed my bow, throwing Judith's bag on me, then put my bow on the other arm. Athena is carrying the med-bag, and Magnus is carrying Alec's bag. I put the swaddle on and placed Judith inside.

"Leave the car seat." I told them. I gave Magnus one of the three guns I had. He only had his pistol and knife.

"What happened after we left?" Alec asked me.

"They destroyed the prison and killed a lot of people." I told him.

He stayed quiet as we continued walking. We would take breaks to eat, but we never stayed in the area long. I haven't been feeling well, throwing up. I ignored it though, knowing I needed to be strong.

Days went by as we traveled through the trees, until we found train tracks.

We followed them and saw a sign.

Sanctuary for all. Community for all. Those who arrive, survive. Terminus.

"Do you think it's safe?" Magnus asked.

"Only way we can find out is by going. We'll follow the sign, but we will only look around." I told them.

Alexander's wound finally healed, and Judith is growing. She's almost 8 months old. But the most interesting things is, Magnus and Alexander are mates. The girls and I were so excited and happy. It was the happiest we have been in a while.

"Stella, do you think the others are alive?" Magnus asked me.

"Magnus, you are my son's mate. Please call me mom. And yes I do. There is no way Rick, Carl, and all the others could die. Not without a fight at least." I told him.

He nodded and we found some houses on a block.

"Alexander, Magnus, take the back. The girls and I are taking the front." I said. I passed Judith to Athena and we entered. I killed one walker, Isabelle two.

"Clear!" I heard Alec.

"Clear." I said. I pushed the couch in front of the door and the cabinet in the other. We kept the doors upstairs closed and looked for any food.

We have plenty, but it never hurts to have more.

"We'll stay here for a couple of days and move on again." I told them.

After two days, we started back on our path. I would hold Judith as we moved. When she would start fussing, I would place her teddy bear in the swaddle, with her teether ring. Alec and Magnus would make her bottle as we moved. Thank God all my kids have steady hands.

We made a steady pace towards the area. As we moved, we all heard a branch snap. Immediately as we planned, Isabelle and Athena grabbed Judith and hid further down, while Alec jumped up on a tree and Magnus on a different one, while I hid behind a tree.

I took a sniff at the air and recognized the scents. I whistled, coming out from the trees. I saw Carol and Tyresse pointing their guns at me.

"It's just me." I said.