"Chapter 45" ✔

Our Beautiful Momma on the left. Kate Beckinsale as Kathryn Black, Matthias's Wife. (I know, I know. I'm bad with names. Sue me.) While on the right is the hottie Ed Skrein as Trevor Winstons.

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Ashley's POV (He's done napping y'all. Jk Jk. I love you Ashy boo.)

I was jolted back to consciousness after hearing loud animalistic growls around me. Connor was carrying me bridal style when I passed out with my head laying on his hard yet soft muscular chest. He indeed resembles a giant, cuddly teddy bear.

After I cleared my self from sleep, I noticed what was happening, and instantly, a frown appeared on my face.

"What's going on?" I asked softly to Connor who looked down at me momentarily before sending his gaze back in front of us.

"Nothing, Ash. It's nothing." He said with an unsure tone lacing his voice, making my already frowning expression to deepen.

I turned to look at what was happening, feeling utterly lost. Some men were just standing there, carefully eyeing those that were covering me for protection.

"Sasha, don't do this." A large looking man said to a smaller, younger guy. His back was turned to me so I couldn't really see his face, but for some reason, I somehow find his back quite familiar which was weird.

"It's too good of an offer to pass, Matthias. I think you should reconsider it." The guy, who I assumed was Sasha, spoke to the towering guy with the name of Matthias.

Weirdly enough, I kind of find the name familiar too, causing me to rack my brain of where I could have heard it.

"And what? Give him my own son? I'm not stupid, Sasha." The man named Matthias said with a stern yet angry tone to his voice.

"Fighting against him isn't worth it. We're simply out powered by him. Can't you see what he's capable of?" Sasha said as he tried to convince the man that  still had their back to me.

"I thought we got over this subject before we came to give aid? Why are bringing this up?" Matthias said through gritted teeth, obviously barely restraining himself from losing his temper at the younger lad.

"It's because I thought we had a chance. But after seeing him in person and witnessing with my very own eyes what he's capable of doing, my judgments changed. And you should reevaluate yours as well. It's not worth it, Matthias. Losing your pack from a fight you know you're going to end up losing is never worth it." Sasha argued.

Matthias growled, slowly losing his cool.

"I knew I should have just left you at the pack. You're still too young with a mind that can easily be corrupted. And by how you're talking to me about this sh!t, I don't have to think twice that Azrael succeeded at doing so." Matthias said lowly.

I turned to Connor once more.

"What's going on, Connor? I have a feeling it's not good." I whispered to him with my arms now wrapped around his neck.

He turned his gaze to me, making his face only a few inches apart from my own.

He debated whether he should tell me or not. But I gave him a look saying I have the right to know since clearly, these two guys were obviously talking about me.

He sighed as he tightened his grip on me a tad bit.

"Azrael showed up after we managed to get out. Now he's got into some of these guy's heads after he offered them something sinister if they managed to hand you back to him." He admitted, causing my eyes to widen in disbelief.

This couldn't be happening. I thought to myself.

>Calm down, Ash. I'm sure they won't let what we feared to happen. I trust these guys to keep their word to keep you safe, and to protect you as best as they can.Are you able to gain control yet?I still can't, no matter how hard I try to. I'm still locked out.How am I be of any help if I don't know how to fight in wolf form, just in case it comes to that?I know you're inexperienced but I believe you have the instinct to actually defend yourself at times of need. It's in us, Ash. You just have to trust yourself that you can.Easier said than done, Ariah. But I'm afraid I couldn't do it. I just can't.That's our Dad, Ash. Our real Dad.Don't be scared, Ash. He's our Dad, you can connect with him.What do you mean connect?He's our real, real father, Ash. Which means we can connect to him even when we're not from his pack. Blood bounds us to him, making it easier to connect.What do I do?Rest your forehead against his and that should do the trick.< Was all he said before I went to follow what he instructed.

I was a bit hesitant to hold the side of his face, but since Ariah said he's our real Dad, I calmed down a bit and went on to connecting our foreheads.

The wolf who happens to be our father purred under my touch, making me smile in the process. And after I closed my eyes and connected my forehead with his, I felt as if something just opened somewhere in my head, causing me to frown a little.

"Hi, pup." A deep, masculine voice rang in my head, making me flinch in surprise a little.

"Dad?" I called with a question in my voice.

I heard a deep chuckle reverberate inside our link, making me giggle a bit.

"I can't believe it's really you." He said after pulling away and licking my cheeks as a greeting. "I've been so worried about you." He stated as he sniffed me on my temple. "Are you hurt? Are you in pain?" He asked frantically as he searched my body for any signs of wounds or bruises. And after he caught sight of the bruises and scratches on both my arms, he growled in anger.

"Dad, I'm okay. I promise." I told him reassuringly. Sure, I'm hurting a bit but it's not like I can't bear it.

He huffed. "Just stay close with me and Connor, okay. We'll get you out of here, I promise." He said before giving my cheek another lick.

And with that, he and Connor went back to an aggressive-defensive stance with me safely in the middle.

The fight went on and slowly, the traitors were exterminated with me safely kept at the center of the circle with guys in wolf and human form as a barricade. Everyone looked extremely exhausted as they tried to keep their ground to protect me, causing my heart to swell from gratefulness. If it weren't for their loyalty, I could have been under Azrael's grasp once again by now.

But our little victory was short-lived after rogues started to slowly show up from deep within the woods. This time, more of them came, causing me to let out a whimper from the fear of seeing just their numbers. By now, I was visibly shaking in my skin as more and more of them showed up, effectively outnumbering us by three to one. And considering most of those that survived the treachery of fellow pack members were exhausted, I doubt they'd last longer in battle.

"Dad, what should we do. We're greatly outnumbered and most of these men are already drained out from the earlier battle." I called my Dad with distress coating my voice.

"Calm down, pup. We'll manage and I'll make sure you'll be okay. I just have to work triple the effort just to keep you safe. I promise, after this, I'm not leaving you again." He said softly, causing the stress to evaporate from me a little.

"But..." I tried to argue but was suddenly cut off when gunshots began to erupt and rogues falling down lifeless one by one to the already blood covered ground.

"Tell Connor that if he finds an opening, he runs, and that's an order, pup," Dad said sternly, leaving no space for any future argument.

I didn't respond. Instead, I just stood there staring at my father's wolf form, unable to comprehend any of what he just said.

He's basically telling me to run and abandon him while he fights these rogues just so I can escape. But what about him? What will happen to him if I did happen to escape with Connor? Will he be okay?

"Pup," Dad called, snapping me out of my worried thoughts.

I've only just met who my real father was but then what if I lost him? The same day I met him? I don't think I can handle it if I did lose him.

My mind was too filled with negativity that I didn't even notice the loud shouting and pained cries of wolves as they succumbed to their deaths brutally. I was too worried that I didn't even see the rogue running straight towards me, ready to tackle me to the ground with the intent of hurting me visible in its bright red eyes.

Dad and Connor were both busy fending the rogues as far away from me as possible. But they couldn't help but have one slip under their watch and that was when it charged aggressively towards my way. But Connor was quick at retaliating first before it managed to blow a serious damage at me. He collided himself with the wolf's right shoulder, sending it flying to the ground, sending specks of dirt and fallen leaves flying as well in the process.

"Ash, snap out of it and shift to your wolf right now," Connor yelled through our link as he turned to attack the rogue who tried to come at me. I shook my head and focused back on what's currently happening.

"Now!" Connor yelled once again when I didn't make a move, which had me scrambling on my feet at the intensity of his voice.

Taking deep breaths as I focused myself on trying to shift to my second form, I told myself to calm down. Though it wasn't an easy feat, I still managed. And thankfully enough, I succeeded in shifting to my wolf.

Dad momentarily shot his gaze towards me, and that's when I saw him smirk, if that's even possible.

"There you are." He said gratefully, making me frown at him in confusion through our link.

"I've always been here?" I stated.

Despite our situation, he still manages to let out a very manly and deep chuckle.

"No, I meant your wolf. I knew you'd find out about him, but I didn't think it'd take you this long. But I'm still glad. I was a bit worried when you didn't shift on your sixteenth birthday." He stated, causing me to frown even more. How does he know all of these? I asked myself. "I'll explain later, okay. For now, let's deal with these pests first." He said after obviously hearing my thoughts.

Before he went back to fighting, he returned his gaze towards me. This time, with a firm and stern look, telling me that whatever he's going to tell me, I'd be in trouble if I don't obey.

"Remember what I told you, okay? If you or Connor see an opening, you both run as fast as your paws would let you. Don't turn back, just keep going. Understood?" He commanded, once again, not leaving anything for future arguments.

All I could do was nod my head in compliance.

"That's my pup." He praised with a proud glint in his eyes, causing my heart to leap in happiness.

"Promise me you'll be okay," I told him before he could go back into full battle.

He walked towards me and licked the side of my face reassuringly.

"I promise." He said gently through the link. "Besides, I still have a lot of catching up to do." He said with a light tone to his voice, in hopes of easing the stress that's slowly building up inside me. "Also, I may be getting old but I still have the strength of a young wolf. I'd finish them all off without breaking a sweat. So don't worry, your Dad's strong. Ain't nobody's taking me down. Rrrrr." He said while playfully nudging my face with his snout, making me let out a soft giggle and him chuckle.

And with that, he's whole demeanor changed from the soft father he just was a few seconds ago to a full-blown killing machine, causing me to shiver at how his aura drastically changing.

"Stay behind me, Ash," Connor spoke this time as he tried to fend the pesky rogues off.

Deciding to be a little help, I will myself to fight and take down some of the enemies, seeing as most of our men were getting even more exhausted.

Surprising myself, I managed to stay upright in my own feet... I meant paws, as I fought two rogues. And even when I didn't get to end their lives, I was still able to injure them quite a lot. And by a lot, that means, ripping some of their limbs from their bodies. I kept surprising myself because I did all of it without Ariah's help. It was all me.

I was fighting them off without even an ounce of experience and that kind of made me feel proud of myself. Ariah was right, I may not have a ton of experience, but when instinct kicks in, you'll instantly know how to fight to survive and defend yourself.

I'm the son of an Alpha werewolf after all.

"And also my precious bundle of sunshine." A soft, and gentle female voice that was oddly familiar suddenly rang. It didn't sound like it was in my head because I heard it echo all throughout the forest that covered us.

I frowned and looked around me but saw nothing.

"Connor, did you hear that?" I asked him which he shook his head 'no' at me.

"Hear what?" He questioned.

"There was this female voice that suddenly talked to me out of nowhere," I told him, feeling bewildered.

"I didn't hear anything." He said before turning back onto the fight.

"Only you can hear me, my dear." The voice rang all over once again, catching me off guard.

"W-Who are y-you," I stuttered out a question.

"Did you really forget about me?" She asked a bit saddened that I couldn't remember her voice.

"You sound familiar but I'm not quite sure where I heard your voice before," I said as I looked around.

A frown instantly appeared on my face after noticing that no one from the rogues was trying to attack me. It was like, I'm... I'm invisible.

"A dream, maybe?" She mused interestingly.

A dream. I thought. I racked my memories as I tried to remember such a voice. And when something clicked, I could almost feel my eyes popping out of its sockets.

Looking around once again, I breathed out. "You're the Moon Goddess," I spoke pausing for a moment. "You're my Mother."

"Hi, my little pup." She breathed out gently with a small chuckle like she was talking to a baby.

And at that very moment, I thought... "This was an odd time for a family reunion."

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Author's Note:

Welp, there's chapter forty-five for all of you. I hope you guys liked it. Hehe.

Anyway, I didn't want to ramble on here and make this chapter long, so I'm just gonna say, see you all again on to the next update.

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Word Count: 4,135

Date Stamp: January 25, 2020

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