182 Her Mate Can Save Her Life
We all held our breath, waiting for the slightest chance to save the one whose loss would weigh so heavily in our hearts.
Cerina looked up at me. “Unless her true fated mate is willing to repay the Goddess on the queen’s be half.”
I froze.
“What… Did you say?”
My heart was about to jump out of my chest.
She didn’t answer my question. Instead, she continued her explanation. “However, we all know Queen Rosalie doesn’t have a mate,” she said, “and even if she does, knowing her, she would never want her mate
to-”
“So her mate can save her life?” | asked, cutting her off mid-sentence. I needed confirmation. I tried to stop my voice from trembling so that others wouldn’t sense my emotions,
Cerina’s mouth parted slightly as she stuttered over her words, “I don’t know that for sure…”
I’d do anything for her… but if her mate could save her… if I was that mate who could save her what would I need to do?
“How?”
A confused gaze fell upon her face as she pondered why I was questioning her.
“Cerina, if… I mean, if we were able to find her mate, and he is willing to do this for her, what would he need to do?”
She shook her head again. “I don’t know. It may be up to her true mate to figure out…”
“Her true mate?”
This time, Seraphine answered me. “Only the fated mate who completes the full mate bond can be rec ognized as the true mate by the Moon Goddess.”
Looking down at Rosalie, I couldn’t bear the thought of her no longer walking this earth.
She had fought hard over all the time that I had known her to find her proper place in life, and every time she made headway, something pulled her back and stopped her from being able to be free.
She had just found her people. She had just started to live her life with freedom and love. She had just begun to experience that, and I wouldn’t let that change.
Her people needed her, and our son needed her. I would not allow her to die!
I brushed over her face and sat there in silence.
“Alpha Ethan,” Seraphine said, “I knew that this is hard for you. Her Majesty told me some of her past with you.”
I looked toward the older woman, I’d seen her with Rosalie ever since the islands, and it seemed that Rosalie relied on and trusted her. I said, “Thank you for looking after her all along.”
She sighed, “You have always been the person who is so special in her life. She might not tell you so, but I know you are one of the most important people in her life. Given the chance again, she would make
the exact same choices.”
My throat was tight.
“She was so happy that you are the father of her baby,” she concluded.
Vicky and Georgia started to cry again. To them, there was no hope because no one knew that Rosalie was my mate!
But to me…
were nearly impossible. As long as there
time does she have?” I
willing to face the reality either, but she answered, “At most, a week.”
nodded to them and walked out of the
Talon. ‘Talon, get everyone back to the
time
take care of her people and win the war. I couldn’t
to you soon, Rosalie,” I said
waiting. I found them congregating nearby, their
I walked into the war room, most military leaders had gathered there already, discussing the
He was slowly stroking his chin, thinking deeply about the situation, as he always did, no matter what predicament we found
that we can do here. It’s just…
was frustrated. I understood the feeling. Even though we
in a situation where she would be called upon to invoke the power of the Moon
her the next time she had to do it since she would not have a mate to save
all of the other leaders so I could assess the
and the enemy troops were getting closer to us
changes to the map, I continued to think
leaders was saying, “and they’ll
I exclaimed. “That’s it!”
fixed on me, every eyebrow arched. “What is
was afraid he might interrupt my train of thought.
“We need to slow them.” I began, gesturing at the map. “We can use the forest to our advantage, but we’ll have to operate close to the palace walls so that they can’t see what we are doing!” I was so excited about the possibility of my plan working, I wasn’t quite
we doing?” Commander Landon asked me, looking at General Vandough, who also had
enemy soldiers out of the way and gestured at a low spot in the ground between
you can’t see the ground below you unless you’re really concentrating. We know that they won’t be. They’ll have their heads up as they are
this line. Deep at least eight feet-and about five feet across. When they come
be able to get out?” General Vandough asked.
sticky stuff we can find so that they won’t be able to simply climb
the eye. “Then we burn them!”
see the hole?” General Vandough
it,” I explained. “With all of the new construction projects I’ve seen near the palace, I’m certain you must have some sort of equip ment that
with nods all
town, don’t you? And a fuel processing
greeted me.
make this plan work. Now, it’s just a matter of exe cution.” I made eye
said. “Richard, Paul, I’m putting you in charge of digging the hole. You
put it?”
they both said.
I
get the oil for the hole?” “Of course, Alpha,” the Commander told
Vandough,” I called.
volunteered, “I’ll
said with a
the palace,” I told them. “We need to make a pretty big show
bet, Alpha.” He whistled in excitement, “And you know
a tight-lipped
have in store for her? James wanted her for her blood, which would also mean a short life full of torment.
had to work. It just had
one question.” A female
gestured for her
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