Quadruplet Alphas And Their Lost Ice Princess
Chapter 80

Natala (Emerald) POV:

I ran as fast as my feet could take me. Clara was not far behind now, just a few steps. I could also hear footsteps thudding on the forest floor, coming closer and closer to my direction. My mate’s scents, along with my brothers, wafted through my nose.

The moment I reached the dungeon’s entrance a few miles away from the pack house, I stood in front of the guards stationed there; they looked at me from top to bottom, not in a condescending way but in a confused way. It wasn’t every day the luna decided to run here like a mad man.

“Um, luna, how can we help you…” before one of the guards could complete his sentence, I waved my hand, dismissing him and spoke up.

“Open the gates and show me the cells of three escapee she-wolves,” I said

The guards looked between one another; the other guards patrolling around the large, run-down building also stopped and stared. I huffed! I didn’t have time for this!

“Luna, do the alphas know you’re here? We have been strictly told not to let anyone in or out.” Said one of the guards, his head bowed respectfully

Goddess! I didn’t have time for this. I knew it would be a douche move, but I didn’t care, and from the sounds of the foot padding on the forest floor, it would take my mates and brothers another minute or two to get here. Sighing and apologizing to the guards, which had them look at me all confused, I rolled out my aura. That matched my brothers; I was, after all, a royal and a hybrid.

“Open the gates and show me to the cells,” I said, my voice thick with command as I kept my aura up, not too much to make them cower, but enough to have all the surrounding guards submit and bow to me. Honestly, I didn’t even know how to control all that power all at once

Ugh! This was awkward! Could they not bow? It was great to be a princess, but I didn’t need all the curtsy and bowing; it felt weird.

“Yes, Luna.” They said in unison and opened the gates.

“Girl, I get you’re a hybrid, and all with the super mojo, but bish ya need think about a sista when running that fast. I swear I think I felt my appendix burst with all the running I did to catch up to you.” Said Clara as she followed me down the stairs of the damp basement.

I just chuckled!

“Guess someone needs to hit the gym,” I said, snickering

Clara just huffed and followed me.

“Why are we in this place anyway? I may be a witch with magic and all, but dungeons, especially underground dingy dungeons, give me the creeps.” Said Clara, opening her palm to have a white ball of light glow on the darkened path.

“My lycan showed me something, a way to use my powers without me being close to the person,” I said.

Clara looked confused and excited at the idea at the same time. As we went further down, I couldn’t help but wonder how deep into the ground this place was. We have already crossed three floors. Each floor was lined with cells. The smell of urine, b***d and feces mixed was rushing up my nose and wanted me to gag, but I held it back. I knew the quads were ruthless with their torture techniques, but conditions like these were inhumane. How could anyone survive here? I guess that was the quad’s point as they once told me that the prisoner brought here only left to get buried or burnt. The thoughts brought shudders down my spine; seeing how concerned and loving my mates were with me, it was so hard seeing this side of them. The true alpha side!

After what seemed like forever, we had finally reached the floor where the three she-wolves were kept, and my eyes popped open. Only four cells were on the floor; the place had to be at least sixty feet deep into the ground. Small lanterns ignited the area, but what had me shiver in fear was the torture cell on the right that faced the three holding cells. I could smell Aria, Cassandra and Ivy’s scents in the torture chamber, along with the smell of urine and b***d. Looking closely, I even saw puddles of dried b***d. Goddess! What did my mates do to them? No one should be subjected to such brutality, especially for something that was primarily my mate’s fault, to begin with. As much as I wanted those three to suffer, this was not the way to go about it. I needed to talk to my mates about this; it was wrong. I would not have such brutality in my pack! Turning around, I asked the guards to open the cells of three cells and show me the dust that was left behind. Opening the first cell, which smelt strongly of Cassandra, the guard showed me the small black dust pile in the corner of the cell. Praying to the goddess that what I was about to do would actually work and not backfire in my face. Just as I was about to touch the dust and close my eyes, loud footsteps roared in the hallowed floor as my mates and brothers came thundering down the step, sowls on their faces; you could tell they were mad. All their eyes were black in rage as they heaved their chests.

“Are you out of your mind, Luna?” Snarled Ezekiel

“Why would you come down here? It’s not safe!” Snarled Azreal

“Why can’t you ever listen to us! All we want is to keep you safe.” Said, Zeke

I flinched at their tones and hostility. None of my mates had ever spoken to me that way. They had always been so loving and caring. Just as I was about to say something, I heard my brothers adding their two cents

“What’s wrong with you, Natala? We explicitly told you to stay with Clara near the packhouse!” Snarled Tristan

“Are you truly incapable of following simple instructions?” Snarled Hayden

“And on top of that, you blocked out the quadruplet’s mind links! What if something happened on the way, or you were attacked.” Snarled Josiah.

“One thing Natala, we ask of one thing is that you don’t go roaming out on your own because a deranged bastard is obsessed with mating you, and you can’t even do that!” Snarled Isaiah.

All nine of them had their aura rolling out to have me submit, which was the last straw. How dare they yell at me like this! I wasn’t a child nor a weak, fragile wolf anymore! With enough of them bossing me around, I let out my own aura matching theirs, slowly my aura building more heavier on them as my lycan and wolf joined in the forefront; I felt my eye sparkle a deep blue as I felt my aura breaking over my mates and the twins, coming head to head with the triplets as I snarled at all of them. My anger was taking over me, I heard Trisha and my lycan in my head, but their words and snarls were like gibberish to me, when suddenly I felt my bones crack and rearrange. However, there was no pain, just anger, anger at my mates and brothers for not trusting me enough to be strong, anger at my deranged uncle for wanting me and most of the anger that I was the reason for the upcoming battle.

“f**k! Move back. She’s shifting in her hybrid form.” I heard Clara say from behind me.

Wait, what? Was I shifting? Why couldn’t I feel it then? It was brutal when I shifted into both my wolf and Lycan for the first time.

However, I spoke too soon when I felt my spine crack and rearrange a grunt leaving me as I fell to the ground; my hands were paws of my lycan now. I felt my muzzle grow, my hair recced into my body and my white fur sprouted all over me. My legs grew insanely long, longer than when I was in my lycan form. I felt my shift was physically complete, but for some reason, the feeling of being incomplete lulled in me; that’s when I heard Trisha speak in my head.

‘let go, Natala! Give control over to me and your lycan, recced back.’

Doing just that, I closed my eyes and receded back into my head, giving my Lycan and Trisha complete control. I stood on my hind legs, towering over everybody in the room, even the triplets. I felt my eyes shine bright as light. My senses heightened to the point where I could pick up things being said in the packhouse. My paws twitched as I felt a tingle between them. Looking up, I see my brothers and mates with their mouths hanging open, staring at me like a damn art exhibit. Well, I guess I was. See whose weak now! I grunted at them and walked towards the dust again. The cell, only five feet in height, had me crawling like a baby, but I didn’t care, Closing my eyes and touching the dust, I did what Clara taught me to see what the three she-wolves’ plan was.