Alpha's One Night Bride
Alpha’s One Night Bride – Chapter 89

Ronnie and Erick made themselves comfortable in the guest bedroom; I didn’t feel okay with them staying another moment in Ironclaw knowing that Ronnie has been marked by Willa. I wanted to keep Ronnie close to me at all costs.

Now I just worried about Jessica; it’s been a day or so since she returned home to Moon-Valley to be with Greggory, and I haven’t heard from her. I figured I would hear from her by now; I even tried to reach her through the wolf link, but I haven’t been able to get through to her.

Jonathan could read the worry on my face and wrapped me in his arms to hold me close to him.

“I will go investigate in the morning,” Jonathan promised me. “I’m sure she’s fine.”

But I wasn’t so sure about that; I had a wolf instinct that something was terribly wrong. I didn’t have too much time to dwell on it though because I could hear Emee crying from her bedroom. I rushed into her room, terrified about what I could possibly find in there.

Thankfully, she was okay. She was just awake and crying, restlessly, in her crib. She probably had a nightmare or something. She was getting big; big enough where she might start walking soon. Next month she will be turning 1 year old. I couldn’t believe it’s already been a year since I almost died giving birth to this small bundle of joy.

My heart was so full, and I would do literally anything to protect her. I hated the thought of anyone doing her harm or trying to kidnap her. I was glad Rock was locked away and couldn’t come near her. But I also knew that she was part of the Davis bloodline, which meant she was valuable to a lot of wolves. Rock wasn’t going to be the only one after her; I had to constantly keep watch of her and make sure no one I didn’t trust came near her.

It worried me to think that someone was lurking around the house when we weren’t home. Jessica called us home in time, the outsider took off before we even got there, but there must have been a reason for them to be sneaking around the house.

I held Emee close to my chest; I hoped my skin-to-skin contact with her would calm her down. The smell of me near her usually relaxed her enough to get some sleep. I hummed a soft tune that my mother used to hum to me to calm me down when I was younger. Emee seemed to enjoy the tune and stopped crying after a little while.

Once she fell back to sleep, I was able to put her back in her crib and join Jonathan in our bedroom.

It felt as if it’s been a while since he and I were able to finally get a full night of rest; even now I wasn’t so sure it would be a full night. I just wanted to spend a little time with him before everything went to shit tomorrow.

I was so worried about everything and everyone, I just wanted it all to stop.

He held me close to him; I placed my head on his bare chest and breathed in his musky scent. It brought me a sense of comfort and love. I loved him so much and I was beyond grateful to have him with me. I kissed his chest gently and snuggled myself against him. He had such a large build that I felt small in comparison. He kissed the top of my head and held me tighter; I didn’t want to do anything tonight. Even though it’s been a while since we had s*x, I couldn’t get my mind off everything that’s been going on. With Ronnie, Melissa/Willa, Jessica, and Greggory, my heart just wasn’t in it.

I didn’t have to tell Jonathan that; he knew. He loved me anyway. He loved the fact that I cared so deeply that I could hardly sleep at night. This is exactly why he tried his hardest to get me to sleep. He rubbed his thumb along my spine to help soothe my trembling.

I had to bite my bottom l*p to keep from sobbing; I was so terrified. I was sick of being terrified. I just wanted it all to stop.

I felt defeated.

…

The next morning, I woke up and Jonathan was getting ready to leave. He was heading to Moon-Valley to investigate Greggory some more and to make sure Jessica was okay. I told him to report back anything he found out; I couldn’t go another day without knowing how Jessica was. My heart was aching for her, and my wolf intuition was screaming that something was wrong.

I tried to connect with her again via the link this morning, but it wouldn’t go through. It was like she turned it off or something.

I wanted to go with him so I could see for myself how Jessica was, but I also knew that I needed to stay home with Emee and keep her protected. It wasn’t fair to Jess that we keep calling her over to babysit. Plus, I wanted to be here with Emee in case anyone tries anything again.

I kissed Jonathan goodbye before he turned into his wolf self and took off towards the woodland forest.

Ronnie and Erick had already gone back to Ironclaw this morning; they didn’t want to be away from their pack for too long. Especially considering Erick was the new Alpha. He wanted to show up for them and for them to know that he means business. He also doesn’t want Ronnie to stray too far out of his eyesight, so she went with him.

They both agreed that she might need to be put into protection if we can’t figure out what the plan is and why Willa wants Ronnie dead. So, Ronnie also wanted to pack in case we needed to move her somewhere safer.

As I sat on the couch, listening out for Emee, who remained sleeping, I heard a latch being undone. I jumped to my feet and stared around the empty living room. I didn’t see anybody. It was still early so the sun wasn’t fully in the sky yet; outside was a hazy orange from the sunset. I didn’t see any shadows, but I definitely heard a latch. It was like a lock was being undone or something.

I then heard an uncomfortable cry coming from Emee; my entire body went numb. I didn’t have much time to think though, I ran towards her room. Panic was striking me quickly.

I pushed her door open, and I looked around her empty and mildly dark room. I went to her crib; she was awake, but unharmed. She stared up at me with her big green eyes as though she wanted to ask me what was wrong. I looked around the room confused at what I heard; perhaps my ears were playing tricks on me.

Maybe I just didn’t get enough sleep.

I looked over at her window and realized it was opened a crack. I don’t remember opening it in the first place. It was kind of chilly outside, so the likelihood of me opening it was very slim. Especially the night before.

I opened the window and peered outside; trying to see if I can hear or see anything unusual. I heard a small ruffling sound coming from a nearby bush and then a shadow caught my attention. I gasped. There was something here. Somebody was lurking around the house.

I gave Emee one last look to make sure she was okay and ducked out the window. I landed on the grass comfortably and went towards the bush; the shadow grew larger. I could see the motion of the shadow as if it was panicking, trying to figure out where to hide.

I finally reached the shadow and came face to face with a man I knew very well.

“Dominic?” I breathed in shock.

Dominic has lived in Moon-Valley for as long as I could remember. He used to be fairly good friends with Jessica, but he was even better friends with Greggory. I didn’t talk to Dominic all that much. But I knew him well enough to know that he was more of a follower and not a leader. In other words, he followed Greggory as his life depended on it.

I knew it. Greggory was after something and considering Dominic was trying to break into Emee’s room, that “something” was Emee.

“Who sent you!?” I yelled as I pushed him to the ground.

Upon running into him, I tacked him to the ground. I knew he wasn’t going to do anything to stop me; it wasn’t in his nature. He fell to the ground with me on top of him; my elbow digging into his throat, cutting off his air supply.

He gagged for a minute, trying to answer me. I released his throat and asked again.

“Who sent you, Dominic?!” I yelled again.

“Greggory,” he coughed, confirming my suspicion.

“What does he want with my daughter?” I asked; I could feel the heat rising into my face.

“I don’t know…” he coughed, rubbing his throat. “He just sent me to get her.”

Before I could convince myself not to, I was turning into my wolf self; I felt the freedom of my wolf breaking through and her howl sounded through the streets. His eyes widened at my tough, new exterior. Before he had the chance to scream, my teeth were already sinking into his throat and tearing him apart.