Sam POV
Just before I could begin to pleasure my mate, a mind-link came through from my beta.
"Alpha, we have a situation. please hurry to the dungeon. i think something is wrong." he said immediately cutting off the link.
"Gotta go?" she asked looking concerned.
"Yeah, it's an emergency." I said with a pout. I just wanted to focus on her. I know she would tell me to go take care of the pack and that she would always be here for me.
"Go on love. The pack needs their Alpha. As much as I know you want to stay with me, you must go. I love you." she said.
"Spoken like a true Luna. I love you too. I will be back for my meal." I said smirking and wiggling my eyebrows at the last bit. that made her blush return to her cheeks. I waved and left the room heading to the dungeon.
Before I got anywhere close to the building I could see light bursting from it. The light was a mixture of colors. I quickened my pace heading straight to my beta.
"Tell me what you know so far." I said when I reached him.
"Alpha, just before this light show we heard Nichole screaming in pain. We obeyed your orders and didn't enter." he said bowing to me.
Just as I was about to speak to him we heard cries coming from deeper in the building. The cries sounded like pups. Had she finished cleansing the evil that filled the building? As if she heard my thought Nichole opened the door.
"The evil is gone." she said before looking at any of us. Her gaze left the floor and met mine. "What is it?" she asked immediately concerned due to the expression on my face. She was badly bruised as if she was fighting off a pack of bears.
"Are you alright? What happened in there?" I asked pointing to her bruised appearance.
"I'm okay. I had to fight my sister, well the evil she used on them that manifested as my sister, to break her hold over the pups." she said looking at herself. She faced me again ready to speak as the pup's cries grew louder cutting her off.
I took off through the door and downstairs. The crying pups became calmer as I entered the rooms. I pushed the button to open all cells, they all ran to me immediately.
"It's okay, we are here to help you." I said softly. I ordered my beta to get some clothes sent to the packhouse and food prepared for the pups before I led them all out of the building.
"Aims are you dressed?" I said through our link.
"Yes. What's the matter?" I could feel her worry.
"Nothing. Nichole lifted the dark magic and the wolves turned into pup and babies. We are bringing them to the pack house." I said.
"Okay I'll be down stairs with blankets and have the maids get baths ready." She said before cutting off the link.
It wasn't long before we reached the back of the packhouse. Aimee immediately came out and started wrapping the pups old enough to walk in blankets and ushered them to go to the maids. They took them to bathe and dress them. When she finished with that she told the others with infants to go to the kitchen and bathe them.
A few hours later we had them all clean, dressed and they were all being fed. I gathered the high-ranking wolves into my office to delegate our response to this new development. I had already informed all of the Alphas in the region what had happened and that I would be sending officers to bring families with missing pups back here.
"All of you have your orders. Do not give them false hope. Do not divulge any information to them about what has happened. The Alphas swore they would be vague when informing them to pack for the journey." I said scanning the group for signs they were listening. "Be quick. We want to reunite them as soon as possible and identify the ones who may still be out there. Your dismissed." I said and watched them bow and leave my office. I let out a long relieving sigh. This is going to be a long month.
Aimee POV
It's 3 am and it's finally quiet around here. The older pups woke up from nightmares and the young pups woke up from hunger frequently. All the maids switched out with the midwives and nannies so they could rest. I asked them to go back to their other jobs tomorrow and that the midwives, nannies, and I would handle the pups.
I laid down on my bed maybe 15 minutes ago and Sam is already getting up. He sleepily walked to the bathroom and started the shower. I wanted to join him but I was too tired to move. I lie there listening to the shower as I thought of all the families that will be overjoyed to see their pup alive. I also can help but think of those that may not find them here. I want them all to be home. If we go to war some may never return. My eyes began to burn as the future possibilities ran through my mind. before I knew it I was bawling so hard I didn't notice the shower had stopped. I jumped at the sudden sparks that ran along my body as Sam curled around me.
"Baby, shhh. Don't think of that now. It's okay I already started working on a plan to keep them from further harm and bring them back safely. Even if he wages war." he held me tight while he spoke to me. I just held him back burying my face in his chest and calmed myself with his scent.
"Stay. Just for a while. I need you here to fall asleep." I said as I relaxed and began to drift off.
"Of course my love. I'll be here till you fall fast asleep and I'll be here when you wake up." he said just before I was asleep.