Behind The Unseen Stars

Chapter Twenty-Three Taken

With everything I had inside of me I felt like I needed to immediately go after my daughter but I knew that would be what my father would be expecting. I knew we needed to wait until tonight to attack, we would have the upper hand if we did.

And right now, I needed to think like a Queen and not a Mother. It was hard but my Pride, my daughter and the rest of my family depended on me.

So, I made the call that we would wait until dawn to attack. Right now, all of the warriors were readying themselves, I was taking them all with me my boys included.

I was going to leave the force field over Luca that only he could break, that way if he woke up before we got back he could still get out but he would be safe otherwise.

I wasn't going to leave my boys here not after they came and took my daughter right out from underneath me.

I knew that she must be absolutely terrified right now and my father would pay for making her feel that way.

He would pay for taking away my child, by the time I caught him, he was going to wish he was never born.

Before I finished getting myself ready I used my magic to quickly put Luca in his armor and then I secured the force field around him.

After I put on my magic belt that my Gran had given me I left our cavern and headed down to the dining hall.

I knew everybody was waiting for me to give the signal, it was almost dawn and we were ready to march.

As soon as I entered the dining hall everyone was quiet.

"You all know why we're here and I say thank you for standing by my side in this battle. I don't know if we will all make it home but I will tell you this, no one will get left behind. Even if you fall, you will be brought home and honored. As your Queen I command all of you to watch out for my sons the most and to bring my daughter back here. I will take care of myself, do not risk your lives for me. This is an order and I expect you all follow it, if you are ready to march out with me then let's go."

Marco came to stand at my left side and Jewale at my right, if Luca were here he would be at my right but I couldn't think of that now.

We started the march, once we were all out into no man's land I took off into a run jumping over fallen things, weaving in and out of trees. I knew I was going as fast as I could. I could tell that my boys and Pride were having a hard time keeping up with me.

I had made the call that we are not to enter our lion forms until absolutely necessary after all the training that we had done we fought better in hand-to-hand.

I am thankful for Jewale, she taught me all of her ways and as her and Marco are our assassins I knew I was trained by the best.

I knew my Pride was keeping up with me and they were running behind me letting me stay in the lead, I didn't even need to know the spot where Marco found them. I was following the pull to my daughter.

I knew that she was okay because the spell was still intact. No one or anything could hurt her physically but I could still feel her fear creeping through the bond and that made me all the more pissed off.

No one and I repeat no one messes with my family, especially my kids.

I could tell we were getting closer, as soon as we were close enough to be on the outskirts of their border I called a halt.

I lifted my hand in the air and a closed fist over my head, I felt all of my Pride home-in next to me. I told them with the mind link to surround the area and that no one was to get through. I told them that if anybody surrendered we took them as prisoners but if not, we killed them, there would be no survivors, if I had my way.