Quadruplet Alphas And Their Lost Ice Princess
Chapter 78

Natala (Emerald) POV:

“Wake up, Luna; you’ve been asleep the whole day. You need to eat something.” I heard Ezeakil’s voice.

Reluctantly opening my eyes, I see him and Zeke hovering over me; they looked drained of their energy at the same time, stressed. Their state had me waking up immediately and sitting up in bed.

“Are you both alright? Where are Azreal and Sam?” I asked.

Zeke and Ezeakil nodded and kissed my forehead.

“We’re fine, angel; it’s just that we don’t have any leads on the three she-wolves, and it’s mind-wrecking. As for Azreal and Sam, they are out scouring the land along with King Lucas and Josiah. We couldn’t all be out since someone had to stay here and protect you and the rest of the people in the packhouse in case of any attacks.” Said, Zeke

Goddess! What a mess! How did those three escape, and was it really Edward? Biting my lower l*p and not being able to help myself, I looked at my mates and asked.

“Has it been confirmed that it was Edward that helped them escape?” I asked.

I saw Ezeakil and Zeke share a look between themselves, but just before they were about to speak up, a knock landed on the door and not long after, Tristan, Hayden and Isaiah walked in. Hadn’t they heard about manners? I glared at them, which had them all chuckle.

“Come on, little wolf, we knew nothing was happening that we would want to walk into. Your mates had already told us they were coming to walk you up.” Said, Hayden

Well, I guess that was true! But still, what if I was changing? I didn’t need to be flashing my brothers any body part of mine.

“We just wanted to check up on you, Nutella. How are you feeling?” Asked Isaiah

I couldn’t help but notice my brothers tensed shoulders and fatigue in their eyes. Here I was a good-for-nothing lazy bum while they all did the hard work.

“I’m okay. The real question is, how are you all? You all seem so tired.” I said.

“Don’t worry about us, little wolf; we’re fine! It’s just the uncertainty of the situation that is annoying us.” Said Hayden.

Well, you and me both, brother.

“And on top of that, it’s been confirmed that Edward had a hand in the three she-wolves’ escape. The dark dust that was left in their cells was identified as the same magic dust found near the corpse we thought was you back then. Meaning a rogue witch is in play with all this. We just have to wait for the witch princess to come in tomorrow to tell us if we were dealing with the same rogue witch all those years ago or if Edward recruited a new one.” Said Isaiah.

Even though I had an idea that Edward had something to do with their escape, it didn’t daunt me as much as it did now. Why take those three? Yeah, they probably hated my guts, but what use were they to Edward? On top of that, the added headache of the witch was also in my mind now. I remembered in my dark magic history course I took at the academy that every rogue witch left its essence whenever they performed a spell. Since not being part of a coven, the essence was left in the form of black magic dust. The dust could be called a fingerprint in a sense; it was unique to only that person. The thought that we may be dealing with a powerful rogue witch didn’t help my nerves one bit. She had successfully convinced every one of my death; I could only imagine how strong she could be after all these years.

“Hey, don’t worry yourself, little wolf. We’re all here, and we’ll keep you safe. That bastard won’t get his hands on you this time.” Said Tristan.

I gave them a small smile, ushering all of them out afterwards so I could get dressed and be left to my thoughts. I couldn’t help but feel like something was about to happen, and soon, my instincts were never wrong, and with my newfound powers, I knew they were telling me to be prepared. It just sucked not knowing the next move. Pushing the thoughts away, I quickly got dressed in an oversized black hoodie and blue denim shorts. I wasn’t up for playing dress-up since it was almost ten at night anyway. I just wanted this day to end so tomorrow could come, and I could learn to harness my powers. Maybe that way, I could get some insight into Edward’s next move; I just had to be close enough to someone who would be working for him.

As I walked into the dining room, I saw it was just my brothers and mates. Everyone was back and were talking in hushed voices; my mates sensing me, hushed everyone quickly and got up way too quickly for it to be normal. Were they all hiding something from me? Before I could ask, I saw Sam’s scratched forearm. My eyes widened as I grabbed it and stared back at him.

“Oh, goddess, what happened?” I asked

Looking up, I saw everyone’s eyes on Sam and me, and for some reason, the atmosphere tensed a bit.

“Sam tell me, are you okay?” I asked.

Sam gave me and smile and pecked my lips, but I didn’t relent and glared at him till he sighed and hugged me, burying his head in the crook of my neck and taking in my scent.

“I’m fine, baby. I just had a run-in with a few rogues out at the broader.” Said, Sam

I gasped, untangling myself from him and grabbing his arm to check if he was okay. The wound had healed, but the scratch was still there. Hopefully, it wouldn’t scar. Going around, I checked Lucas, Azreal and Isaiah and thanked the goddess they were all scratch free.

“Calm down, my love. Come sit and have something to eat.” Said Azreal as he led me towards the table, making me sit between him and Sam.

I held Sam’s hand throughout dinner, not wanting to be without his touch. I knew the mate bond helped in healing! The entire dinner went by with me listening to my brothers and mates’ battle strategies and prospective plans. As much as I wanted to contribute but I didn’t know how. After everyone ate and said goodnight, we all went to our rooms. As much as I wanted to talk to my mates about everything that was going on, I didn’t have it in me tonight. I needed rest; my head was exploding. Seeing me in my state, all my mates helped me get dressed for bed and tucked me in, kissing my forehead.

“Goodnight, my luna.” Said Ezekiel.

“Love, don’t worry. We can feel the guilt in you and not to mention that conviction to help, but please, my love, don’t do anything hasty.” Said Azrael

“Have faith in your brothers and us, angel; we’ll end that bastard soon.” Said Zeke.

“We just need you to be safe and away when the battle comes.” Said, Sam

As much as any girl would’ve swooned over whatever the quads had said, it made me a little angry that they didn’t trust me enough to help. But I knew arguing with them or my brothers was useless. They wouldn’t relent. I was going to help one way or another, and I was going to make sure that the least amount of b***d would be spilled in my name.

I just nodded at my mate and closed my eyes. I heard the quads sigh but did not say anything. Not even a minute later, I felt my mates surrounding me, tingles of the bond spreading through my body, dulling the ache in my heart as I fell into a dreamless slumber.

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I felt some weird spark dancing on my arms. It wasn’t the mate bond because those sparks always made my p***y clench in anticipation of jumping, my alphas p*****s. No, these sparks were weird, more precarious than euphoric. I rubbed my arms a few times, but the feeling didn’t go away; giving up and opening up eyes, I couldn’t believe what I saw. Legit sparks like the one you light were on my skin.

“Oh my goddess, oh my goddess. Get them off, get them off.” I screamed

Jumping on the bed, when suddenly the door to the room bangs open, I saw a bunch of concerned eyes frantically looking around the room until they landed on me.

“Well, took you long enough to wake up.” I heard a small but melodious voice ring out from the side of the room.

Looking towards the direction of the voice. I saw a girl no taller than me, with black hair and brown eyes that sparkled under the light, dressed in a bright red dress that reached mid-thigh. She was beautiful. But who was she, and what the heck was she doing in my room?

“Well, it’s nice to finally meet you in person, princess. You’re pretty famous around the multiverses these days.” Said the girl as she walked toward me.

My mates and brothers were still at the door, their eyes trailing every move of the girl. However, they were calm as if they knew her, which I found weird when the realization that she was probably the witch princess hit me.

“You’re the witch princess,” I said, getting off the bed.

She rolled her eyes.

“That sounds so evil, but yeah, that’s me. Clara’s the name so that you know.” Said Clara

“Sorry about the sparkles; by the way, you weren’t getting up, and your mates over here wanted you to sleep some more, so I took it upon myself to wake you up.” Said Clara, a mischievous smile on her lips.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at her rebelliousness. I had a feeling me and Clara would be getting along wonderfully.