(Trigger Warning: Infanticide)
But Deidra could not think about the boy now. She had to think about the kids she was carrying. She had to protect the ones who were in her arms. She could not help a lost cause. She knew if she would stop to help the boy, her other kids would suffer too. At least she could save four of her kids after sacrificing a few of them.
Tears kept falling down her face. Her kids were dying one by one, and she was unable to help them. She was even unable to help herself. She had no idea what to do. She just could run, run away from Seth and the rogues.
Now she was running in a different direction, she was not going to the caves where she would get protection. She just kept running. She had to get away as far as possible. But the snow was her enemy. First, the snow didn't let her see anything and second, it showed her footprints to all her enemies. No matter what everyone kept following her.
Deidra zigged and zagged and turned around to get away from the rogues, but she could not get away. The babies kept crying due to the cold and that attracted the attention of everyone. Soon, Alder and Consuela were close to her, but Seth too was close to her. No one how he was getting so strong, he was right behind Deidra trying to get his hands on her kids.
A female rogue crossed paths with Deidra whom she recognised as Madeleine the attempted murderer.
"Give me the kids and you can get away!" she shouted. Deidra could feel Seth right behind her. She again started running in a different direction but Madeline jumped towards Deidra and took a chunk of skin out of her leg.
"Goddess!" cried Deidra. "Please give me strength!" but her kids fell on the snow. She picked them up as soon as possible but Madeline grabbed one of the boys.
"No! no! no!" Deidra shouted and Consuela came to her rescue. She ran towards Madeline, but the heartless Madeline choked the life out of the kid. Deidra wailed and held her remaining kids even closer. She could not believe that even in such a time the boys kept crying but the girl was silent. She would coo once in a while but nothing else. As if she was enjoying the cold and the adrenaline rush.
Now it was getting harder for the human foot to run. She was tired and exhausted. She needed rest. But her motherly love kept her going. She could not stop. She must not stop. She had to run. Even the snow was now knee-deep. That was tiring her even sooner.
She could see Consuela fighting with Madeline, but Madeline successfully climbed the tree and started jumping from one tree to another. She was faster than Deidra. Seth too used her tactic. He jumped on the tree and started travelling from one to another. Alder anticipated his move and in one strike, brought down a mighty tree. Seth fell down and started yelping but he too was not discouraged. He had to get to the girl, the girl with white hair.
Deidra didn't know which way she was going. She was now at the border of her kingdom. Soon it would be rogue's territory. She blindly kept moving forward.
"Stop!" shouted Alder. "That is rogue's territory."
Deidra stopped in her path. That gave Seth the right opportunity. He knocked Deidra out of her path and all her kids fell to the ground. Haphazardly Deidra started collecting her kids, but the girl fell far away. Seth slapped the shit out of Deidra, and she fell to the ground. He grabbed one boy and threw another boy towards Madeline.
"Stop killing kids, you sadist!" shouted Deidra and lunged at him. Before she could reach him, he buried his teeth in the kid's neck and in the meantime, Madeline killed the boy that she caught. One by one, all her kids died except the baby girl. She had to save her at least. She immediately transformed into her wolf form. She lunged at Seth and knocked him to the ground. She started clawing his chest and after a few scratches, Seth kicked the stomach of Deidra making her fall far away from him.
Soon Alder and other Luna and Alphas and beta came to Deidra's rescue. But Rogues too were present there. Everyone chose an opponent, and a fierce battle took place. Who was winning, who was losing no one knew. They just knew that they had to save the kid that was still alive. One by one they saw how Seth and other rogues didn't hesitate to kill a kid.
Alder jumped on Seth but was intervened by a rogue. Seth got the time to go near the kid. Opaline ran towards Deidra to help her. She was soiled in blood and mud and snow from head to toe. She was writhing in pain as Seth hurt her stomach after giving birth.
"No, no, not me! Save my kid! Opaline! Her name is Edwina, her name is Edwina," cried Deidra and pointed at the baby who was in the snow but not crying, slightly fussing but not crying. Opaline immediately ran towards the kid but Seth was there first. He stood tall before the kid.
Seth was right on the kid. Everyone wanted to run to the kid to save her but they were fighting with rogues to keep her safe. Seth smirked and looked at the kid, he raised his paw to kill her but soon the kid saw the shadow hiding the moonlight before her eyes, she cried, she wailed, she wailed at the top of her lungs.
A white aura burst out of the girl child. The aura was brighter than the full moon. The light blinded Seth and he was taken aback. The girl was glowing in the moonlight and the light was blinding.
"It's real! It's true! Run for your lives!" many rogues shouted and started running for their lives. Alder took the opportunity and pounced on Seth, taking him down. He took a big chunk of Seth's face with his claws. The cry of the baby grew louder. Seth pushed Alder away and somehow pushing and pulling the rogue and dumping them in the oath for other warriors to fight with, he ran away.
"Opaline ran to the crying baby and pulled her in her arms. The baby stopped crying when she felt the warmth. The light too vanished.