When the World Turns Red (Crossover between the Red and Acceptance Series)

Chapter 18- Sam's POV

"So you had been placed under a spell, too, Not Alpha?" Thomas asked, and I couldn't help but shove him in the side in warning. He grunted and moved closer to me with a small pout on his face, and he looked at me with wide eyes filled with pain and sadness. "What?" he asked and raised an eyebrow in question while he studied me, biting back a small scowl. "What is that for?"

"That is for you to shut up, Thomas," I said and scowled, narrowing my eyes when he narrowed his eyes at me. "Why the hell would you ask them that?"

"Because I am curious," he said and shrugged with a small grimace on his face. "Is that a bad thing?" He looked at Cooper and Rylan and raised an eyebrow in question while he studied them, trying to see if they were fine with it. "Are you ok with me asking that?"

"I am not," her brother said, and Rylan rolled her eyes and scowled before she looked at him. "I do not think you should be asking such a thing when it is none of your damn bu-"

"Shut up, Rhett," Rylan said, interrupting her brother and folding her arms across her chest. "If anything, it should either be me or Cooper that has a problem with the question and not you."

"But it had affected us, too, Rylan Regina," he said and scowled, narrowing his eyes. He folded his arms across his chest while he tucked his head closer to his chest, staring at her with a hard look in his eyes. "Why are you wanting to answer the question?"

"To see if it might help us find a way back home," she said and shrugged, with a small grimace on her face. She looked at me and smiled, and I couldn't help but slowly blink with a small frown on my face. "But anyway, is food ready for us to eat?" she asked, changing the subject while she raised an eyebrow in question.

"Yes," I said and nodded in confirmation. "Food is ready for everyone." I looked at Vulcan, growing hesitant. "Do you eat?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question while I studied him. "Are you hungry?"

Vulcan hesitated before he looked at Rylan. He didn't say a word and pressed his lips into a thin line. His whole body was tense, and I could tell that he was nervous and didn't know how to answer my question.

"He'll tell me if he needs to eat something," Rylan said and shook her head before she cleared her throat and shifted on her feet. "Have you found any blood while you were cooking?" she asked and raised an eyebrow in question while she studied me. "Like deer blood or something?"

"I wasn't looking while I was cooking," I said and shook my head, and for some reason, I couldn't help but feel bashful and nervous. My cheeks turned red while I tucked my head closer to my chest and stared at them. "So I do not know if there was blood or anything for him to eat. I do apologize for not looking."

"That's fine," Rylan said and shrugged, with a small grimace on her face while she shook her head, and she seemed as if she didn't care. "He'll drink from me if he needs to, until we can find something. It won't affect the baby, so both of us will be fine."

Vulcan hesitated and shifted on his feet. "Esti sigur? (Are you sure?)" he asked and raised an eyebrow in question while he studied her, and Rylan bit back a small snort while she nodded in confirmation.

"Eu sunt, (I am,)" she said and stood taller and slowly blinked while she looked at him. "Trebuie să mănânci și tu. (You need to eat, too.)"

Vulcan grunted and pursed his lips in annoyance. He glanced at me before he looked at Rylan. "Nu în fața lor, (Not in front of them,)" he said and shook his head while he pressed his lips into a thin line. "Nu au încredere în mine. (They don't trust me.)"

Rylan pressed her lips into a thin line and slowly nodded. "Știu, (I know,)" she said and rubbed her hands together before she cleared her throat and shifted on her feet. "Anyway, can we go ahead and eat, now?" she asked and looked at me while she switched back to English. "Please?"

"Sure," I said and nodded in confirmation. I hesitated and looked at the group before I looked at her. "Do you want the kids to eat first and then the adults?"

"Yes," Ry said, with a small laugh in her voice. "I'll help my son get food, and Cooper will help Cason." She looked at my Cason when he opened his mouth to tell her something about him not needing any help with food. "I am talking about the young Cason," she said and gestured toward him, and their Cason smiled and waved at mine. "I hope that you don't need any help."

Cason shrugged and offered her a tight smile before he cleared his throat while he shifted on his feet. "Well, you never know," he said while he tucked his head closer to his chest. "However, I will help my little sister with food."

Anne Marie scoffed a laugh and rolled her eyes while she pursed her lips in annoyance and narrowed her eyes. "I can help myself, Cason," she said while she folded her arms across her chest. "I do not need help."

"You do, too," he said and shook his head. "You can't even get the food yourself. You are too short."

"What?" she asked and narrowed her eyes further and scowled, and I had to clear my throat to hide a small chuckle. "What do you mean by that? I am not that short. I can kick you in the balls."

Cason scowled and narrowed his eyes. "Don't you dare do that, Anne Marie," he said coldly. "If you do, then I will never help you with anything ever again. Is that understood?"

Anne Marie looked at me before she looked at Cason, and she gave him an evil grin while she narrowed her eyes further. "That's fine," she said and shrugged. "I will take my chances," she said, "but first, can you get me some food, please? After that, then I will take my chances."

Cason bit back a small laugh and slowly nodded in confirmation. "Ok, Annie," he said. "Let's go ahead and get you food as well as the other kids before we have the others eat." He walked over to his sister and picked her up so that she could see everything that I had been able to cook. "However, I believe that we should let the pregnant lady eat first."

He flashed Rylan a small smirk and a wink, and she rolled her eyes and scowled, even though a small smile wanted to appear on her face.

"Very funny, Cason," she said with a small laugh in her voice while she shook her head. She grabbed her son and picked him up so that she could get him some food while Tommy went to grab his sister. "Very funny indeed."