Chapter 55

55 Sudden Assault

Luke.

I had no idea that Tia would take what I said to my father seriously. The attacks were frequent, and we

were training for war purposes, but I doubted if it would come to that. So far, the attacks have not needed

my presence to ward off. I did not think it was fair for my father to use the army the way he wanted.

Stacy‘s problems were solely hers, and we should not have to lose an arm or leg for her sake. I still

believed she was lying about Regan Adhit.

“Luke,” Tia said while we lay on the picnic mat, naked with the sun setting and her head on my chest. I

stroke her back gently to let her speak.

“Tell me what you want to say,” I said, and she sighed and sat up. She was a sight to see. Her messy

hair, swollen lips and beautiful breasts were doing what they should do to me. I quickly sat up so she

would not notice what was happening. I wanted to spend the entire day with her, and that was what I did.

We might not leave the cliff until midnight or whenever we deemed necessary. I had come with enough

food and drinks, and water to last a day.

“I know this might sound unnecessary, but I really want to know if this Regan guy exists?” She said, and I

raised my brows because we were on the same page with that.

“I think we should go get her folks and question them ourselves. Stacy would not expect it and might not

have given them a heads up. They should know if their daughter dated someone, got pregnant and gave

birth. Someone in Dome should know them.” she said, and I was already planning on doing that, but I

was glad she was thinking in that direction.

I was about to respond when my phone rang, and I honestly did not want to get it, but when I saw it was

my brother, I answered, just in case it was a family emergency.

“Luke, where are you?” he asked with a hasty voice. “Somewhere,” I replied, and he sighed. “We need to

move to Eastwood now. There is a full–blown battle going on there. The residents have been unable to

withstand the might of the attackers,” he said, and I was on high alert. I got up and wore my shorts.

“Have you called father?” I asked him.

“Yes, we are together on our way to Diamond corp to use the chopper for transport. Luke, we need all

the muscle we can get, but please don‘t let Tia come,” he pleaded with me as if I would even allow it. Tia

looked confused but wore her dress and picked up her underwear.

“Call Mike Crawford,” I told my brother.

“Father already involved him. He is replacing Kirk on the squad. Father and I will pick you up at General

Mills junction in thirty minutes. Can you make it there in time from where you are? ” He asked me.

“Yes, I am already on my way there,” I replied, and he hung up.

Tia had loaded everything in the car‘s trunk by the time I hung up. I tossed her the keys.

“Drive, “I said; she quickly caught the keys in her hand and moved to the driver‘s side. She was calm, but

I knew she was scared inside.

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Entering the car, she started the engine.

“What is the matter, Luke? Please, what is happening?” She asked.

“Eastwood is under attack, and we need to go and fight off the people who are attacking?” I said to her.

She reversed, turned the car around and began to drive.

“Take me to General Mills, Tia and go to the Moon mansion from there. You should not be home alone.

“I won‘t be, The Wils..” She said, and I cut her.

“I gave them the day off since we would not be home,” I told her. “Please let me come with you,” she

pleaded. “No, Tia, my father is leading this one,” I said to her.

“Eastwood is big; Luke, you will need all the trained wolves. I can‘t be at peace knowing you will be

fighting,” she said, and I had to calm her down.

“‘Please, Tia, do this for me. I promise I won‘t die. In fact, it would not have been bad if my father had

deployed troops to Eastwood, knowing it is close to the island‘s shores. Most of our mineral resources

come from Eastwood; allowing these intruders to take it will be bad for all of us.” I explained to her, and

she nodded.

“The gold and bitumen are from there,” She said, and I was glad she knew.

I placed my hand on her lap.” I will be back in no time, Tia. It is three of us, Caleb, my father and me.

There is no way we can go wrong with three alphas.” I assured her, and she nodded reluctantly. I knew

she wasn‘t happy, but Caleb was right. She would be a distraction to us if I let her come. Tia was an

excellent fighter. She can hold her ground, but instead of focusing on the fight, Caleb and I will want to

protect her, which could jeopardise whatever formation or strategy my father was going with. This was for

the best.

Tia sped like hell until we got to the general mills‘ roads. We arrived in eighteen minutes. We exited the

car, stood outside, leaning on the car and waited for Caleb and my father to come. I did not use those

minutes to talk or argue. I grabbed and kissed Tia hungrily until we had to break the kiss to catch our

breaths. Resting my forehead against hers.

“Don‘t worry, Tia, I will be back in no time. It is just a fight. I do not plan on dying anytime soon, love. We

have a life to build together.” I said, and she nodded. I knew she was fighting back the tears.

“Don‘t be a hero, Luke, come back home,” she said, the most selfish words a soldier can ever say, and I

smiled and hugged her tightly. It was endearing to be selfish for love. The truth is, if anything happened

to me, Tia would be hit the most. She was all that mattered right now

We stood by the car, kissing and breaking to catch our breaths for a bit before I held her and waited. We

were silent. I rested on the car while holding Tia in my arms. Her head was to my chest, and she

wrapped her arms around my waist.

Caleb finally arrived, and I broke the hug. Tia‘s eyes were misty, but she held her tears. She waved at

Caleb and greeted my father respectfully. She wished us well. Caleb got out of the car

and went to hug her. There was no time to fight.

“Make sure you survive and come back home Caleb,” she said, and he laughed a bit.

“10 is not funny, I will not accept goodbyes, and I will not forgive you if you die, I also won‘t be there to

watch your back, as usual, so be vigilant and watch out for your blindside,” she said, and he nodded. For

a second, they looked like they did when they were friends. It was true when people said matters of the

heart complicated simple things. This was a typical example

They broke the hug, and Caleb entered the back seat while I entered the driver‘s side. My father sat

comfortably on the passenger‘s side.

“Keep my house and Woodclaw in order, Tia. Everyone knows you are in charge. Kirk will be there to

help you.” My father said, and I was surprised he would place Tia over his mate. 1 guess the whole

Regan Adhit story had planted a seed of doubt. Tia nodded, wiped away her tears, and got into the car. I

drove off and watched her go the other way through the rare view mirror

“I am sorry I hugged your wife, Luke,” Caleb apologised.

“It‘s okay, Caleb; she is your best friend,” I said, and he sighed with relief.

“There is a helicopter waiting for us on the helipad in Diamond corp; that is the fastest way to get there.

The troops were deployed with helicopters, too,” my father said, and that was a brilliant idea. We would

get there in twenty minutes.

“Where did you think these assholes came from?” My father asked me, and I sighed.

“Woodclaw is a big island father. The attackers could come from anywhere; hell, they might be living on

this island and decided they wanted to take over Eastwood. The island might be named after our pack

father, but we must remember that there are other packs on this island, and we just rule over them. What

we need to find out is why Eastwood did not have protection. It is part of our territory and pack.” I said to

him, knowing it was his fault, and he cleared his throat.

“My Beta Grey said I should deploy Military there eight months, but I was too slow about it. I did not know

it would come to this,” my father confessed, and I stepped on the accelerator. I wondered why he had

been so negligent lately.

“Who is leading this battle?” Caleb asked a valid question from behind because we were all alphas.

“Overall, leadership will fall on you, Luke, but we will be taking a three–team assault formation with each

of us leading a team,” My father replied quickly, and I nodded. “Do you think the news is there?” I asked

him, and he sighed.

“Yes, Luke. They have a helicopter covering the thing. They are lucky the attackers do not have missiles,

but I learned the first assault was with guns. They only shifted when they ran out of bullets and were a bit

overwhelmed by the resistance,” my father said, and my stomach churned

“We need to make sure reinforcements aren‘t coming for them, or we are doomed,” I pointed out.

“Grey is on it,” my father said, and we were silent. I took a turn to Diamond Corps, and soon we were

parked in front of the building. Hurrying out, we rushed in and took the elevator to the roof, where the

Helicopter would be waiting to take us to Eastwood. That was the only way

we could get to the place in no time.

The Helicopter was on when we got there, and we entered quickly. “May the goddess show us mercy,”

my father prayed, and the Helicopter took off. I was determined to make sure to come home no matter

what.