Quadruplet Alphas And Their Lost Ice Princess
Chapter 77

Natala (Emerald) POV:

As much as I wanted to tell everyone about Edward’s intentions and discuss ways to take him down, my mates were adamant about me eating something. So, here we were now, sitting at the twenty-four-seater dining table with everyone: my brothers, mates, friends, the quad’s parents and mom and dad. You could feel the tension in the air despite how much Luna crystal and Alpha Alexander tried to lighten the mood. The quads had only filled in Luca about a potential attack by the rogues, which was what he had told everyone else. No one liked to fight; lives were lost, b***d was shed, and wolves were emotionally and physically damaged. Dark Storm was known for its ruthless way and power, which was the reason there was hardly ever any attack on the pack, which just added to my guilty conscience that people might lose loved ones, and the pack would suffer because of me.

‘Luna, everything will be alright.’ I heard Ezeakil through the mind link that had me jolt a little, but I quickly recovered

I looked up and saw the worry in his and his brother’s eyes for me. As much as I tried giving them a bright smile, I failed, and they immediately picked it up.

‘Baby, we promise you, nothing will happen to anyone.’ Mindlinked Sam.

‘Angel, have faith in us.’ Mindlinked Zeke

‘Love with your brothers here; we have all the strength and defences we need to take down that bastard.’ Mindlinked Azreal.

I knew that. But how could we know that Edward would attack the pack and not find another way to get to me or my loved ones? I didn’t care much about myself, but the thought of anyone of my loved ones getting dragged into the crossfire is what bothered me. We had no leads than the vision I had seen from the group of wolves at the supreme pack. That was iffy now because if Edward and the rest knew I had been in their heads, I doubt they would go with that plan now. It would be suicide for them. I didn’t know I had sighed out loud when I heard mom talk.

“Sweetheart, are you okay?” Asked mom as she squeezed my hand in reassurance

I was sitting between her and dad. I wanted to be close to them. I don’t know, but I felt they were feeling left out or trying to distance themselves from me. Which I didn’t appreciate; they were still my parents. Biological or not, they had raised me through many hardships, and I didn’t want to lose them regardless of whether I had found my biological family. They would always be my mom and dad; I needed them to know that.

“Honestly, I don’t know, mom,” I said

She squeezed my hand, and dad squeezed my shoulder as he gave me a reassuring smile.

“Don’t worry, sweetheart. Remember, the goddess only gives the hardest tasks to those she believes can emerge victorious. Take it as a test; we all know how you love acing those.” Said, mom

Which had everyone chuckle, including me. I rubbed my neck as I squirmed a bit. I had a bit of an obsession with always ensuring I got an A on every test, which was why I had my scholarship to begin with. But this wasn’t something I couldn’t stay up for and study for till I dropped. This involved not me but so many other people. I just hope the goddess truly had faith in me to do this.

“We have faith in you, sweetheart,” Dad said, squeezing my shoulder.

I smiled. The rest of the dinner was eaten with a light conversation where my nerves were still all over the place, which had my mates glance at me every few minutes with worried eyes; apart from that, everything else went smoothly as I made sure not to worry anyone. After everyone had eaten, we all went towards the private living room, much to my brother’s and my mates’ chagrin. They all wanted me to get some rest before the witch princess came in tomorrow morning to teach me how to control my powers. According to Tristan, the task was tedious and required a lot of mental concentration, and if I were exhausted, it would be a waste for her to visit since she was only coming for two days. That was another added pressure. I had to learn to control my powers in just two days; that sounded so hard, but mommy and everyone else assured me if I put my mind to it, I would have it mastered. I’m guessing they’re taking the whole scholarship and lycan knowledge a little too far if they think it was that easy to learn how to control jumping into someone’s head and taking a peak at their ideas. Yup! No pressure at all, easy peasy lemon squeezy! I was brought out of my thought when I heard Hannah call out my name.

“Huh?” I said.

“Alright, spill, what has got you on edge so much, Nat? And what did you mean when you told Leah she was okay? What happened to her in the first place? And, do care to explain why you have everyone trapped in the packhouse.” Said Hannah.

“Huh?” I said.

“Alright, spill, what has got you on edge so much, Nat? And what did you mean when you told Leah she was okay? What happened to her in the first place? And, do care to explain why you have everyone trapped in the packhouse.” Said Hannah.

Even though Hannah was being her sarcastic self, you could see the uneasiness in her eyes as well as everyone else. This was my fault! All this chaos and the potential battle were all my doings. I knew no one would blame me, but the guilt remained. I looked around the room and saw everyone’s eyes fixed on me. I saw my brothers smile at me from the back of the room, giving me a nod of encouragement.

‘They would never blame you, Luna.’ I heard Ezeakil’s mindlink come in.

I looked towards him; he was standing on the side of the single sofa I was sitting on with my other mates around the seat as well. They all agreed with their brother over the link.

‘I know, but this is my fault. Everything was so peaceful, and now there’s a potential battle in the works, not to mention the repercussions that will come with it.’ I mindlink all my mates

‘Listen and Listen well, my love, you are the Luna of the dark storm pack, our mate, princess of the werewolf and Lycan kingdom; if you’re not worth it, then we don’t know who is. Have faith in your mates, in your pack.’ Mindlinked Azreal

‘Trust us, baby.’ Mindlinked Sam and Zeke together.

I could hear the sincerity in my mate’s voice, looking around the room again. I could see the uneasiness in everyone’s eyes, but I also saw the determination. They had an idea of an upcoming battle, and despite that, they all seemed calm and prepared. Taking a deep breath, I told everyone everything, from my relation to the monarch and supreme family to my powers, my Lycan, everything to the most little tee. I described my vision in the slimmest detail, which had Eli roar angrily. Ezekiel had to command him to control himself. He was on the verge of shifting at the potential threat to his mate and unborn pup’s life. I could only imagine what they were feeling; Leah’s face drained of colour as she clutched her stomach and didn’t let go.

“So not only are you a badass majestic wolf, but your a pure white lycan, which we have never had in all our history, and you have the power to jump into someone’s head and see their plans. And, your deranged uncle wants to kidnap and mate with you.” Said, Hannah

My mates and brothers snarled at the mention of Edward’s intention, but I gave them no heed and nodded my head at Hannah’s words, but my eyes were on Leah the entire time. She hadn’t said a word, and her face still showed how scared she was. Eli, in comparison, had calmed down and was even talking about stargates to attack and kill Edward, but I gave a damn about that at the moment. Leah consumed all my thoughts.

Does she hate me?

Does she blame me for all this?

“Damn girl, who knew you had so much hidden up your sleeve. Here we all thought if only we had to compete in school, but you are on a whole new level for us peasants,” Said Hannah, giggling.

I knew she was trying to make light of the situation, and I truly appreciated her and everyone’s efforts.

Not being able to take Leah’s silence anymore, I got up from the sofa, went towards Leah, sat on my knees in front of her, and took her hands in mine; she looked up at me and gave a small smile.

“I’m sorry! Your pup is in potential trouble because of me. I never meant any of this, Leah. I know how much this pup means to you and Eli, and I promise I would rather die than let anything happen to the pup or you. That’s my promise to you.” I said, tears coming to my eyes.

Leah engulfed me in a hug coming down on her knees as well as her tears leaked out of her eyes and onto my shoulder.

“Nat, I don’t blame you and never will. This is not your fault, and I mean it not for even a second; blame yourself. I don’t need anyone dying here. We’ll get through this. I know we will.” Said, Leah

The burden I had on my heart lifted as I clutched onto Leah harder, tears running down my cheeks. When we let go of one another, we looked at each other, giggled with our teary eyes, and hugged again.

“I promise we’ll find him and finish this,” I said.

“I know we will.” Said, Leah

“Just promise me you’ll stay at the packhouse till then, and you won’t go anywhere unaccompanied. Please, Leah. Otherwise, I won’t be at peace if you and everyone I care about aren’t safe here in the packhouse. I won’t be able to concentrate on anything else.” I said.

“I promise.” Said, Leah

Looking around, I locked eyes with everyone else, knowing they heard what I said, and I wanted them to promise me as well. I couldn’t risk an of their lives; these people were everything to me. Before I had met my biological family, my adoptive parents and friend were my support system. They all smiled in my direction and nodded. I sighed a breath of relief that no one would cause unesscary problems. I looked over at Luna Crytal and alpha alexander and saw the pride in their eyes for me; the emotions were so strong that my heart swelled. They had also become an essential part of my circle. They were so welcoming when they met me, which had my heart melt for them instantly.

However, the happy atmosphere was instantly killed when two warriors came rushing in, barging in without even nodding—fear written clearly on their faces. My heart dropped instantly. My mates surrounded me, and they snarled in the guard’s direction for the disrespect, which had them bow their heads in submission.

“We apologize, alphas, but this couldn’t wait. The prisoners, Aria, Cassandra and Ivy, have escaped their cells empty with no form of a break-in. Just a speck of black dust in each cell.” Said one of the guards.

My heart dropped hearing those names, and the quads growled so loud and menacingly that the room shook. In a blink of an eye, Ezeakil and Sam had each of the guards in the air by their necks as they bared their fangs.

“How’s that f*****g possible! We had made sure they lost enough b***d and had enough broken bones that they wouldn’t be able to walk for the next few months.” Snarled Zeke.

Their words brought shivers down my spine. I had never asked them how they had punished the girls for their behaviour towards me but hearing what they had said now. I should’ve asked sooner. No one deserved such treatment; it wasn’t their fault; it was actually my mate’s fault for leading them on. But now wasn’t the time to think of this. Why had they escaped, and how and to amid an upcoming battle?

When the realization that maybe Edward could have something to do with it, I paled. Tristan and Isaiah had mentioned before that he had worked with rogue witches to cover up my death; there was no doubt in my mind he didn’t have a witch or two on his side right now too. But why did he need three random she-wolves if that was the case?

I heard a thump and saw the guards on the floor as the quads surrounded them.

“I want every tracker out there looking for them. Scour the cells for clues, and don’t you dare come back here till you have something.” Ezekiel snarled.

In just five minutes, the atmosphere had changed. Everyone had been ushered to their rooms, and the pack had been put on lockdown. My brothers and mates were out to find those three she-wolves and clues on Edward. They did not doubt that the disappearance had everything to do with Edward and his new plan. Not having any option then to sleep, I changed and got into bed. Even though it was only two in the afternoon, I had lost all my energy with all the emotional and physical rollercoasters my body and mind had been through since the last night.

Please, moon goddess! Keep everyone safe! were my last thoughts as I fell into a dreamless slumber.