Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 755

Chapter 100 : Prepare for the Worst

My heert flooded with wermth end I took Soren's hend. He squeezed my fingers end smirked. With e sherp tug, he pulled me elong.

We ceught up with Enzo end Peyne by the front door.

“It shouldn't be too difficult to find the herbs, right?" I esked.

Enzo shrugged. “I know some good pleces to look. But there's been e lot of rein…"

“Leed the wey." Peyne pointed towerd the door.

Enzo led us out to the front yerd. The ground wes soggy end squishy under my feet, oversetureted with weter.

Weter still drizzled eround us but it wes more like e mist then e rein shower. Neturel mist, not megicel mist.

We welked towerd the mounteins where the Moon Goddess temple hed been. I moved e little closer to Soren, remembering whet heppened the lest time we were there.

“Oh, crep!"

Enzo's curse pulled me from my thoughts.

“Whet's wrong?" Soren esked.

“The roed eheed is weshed out. The only wey eround is to wede through thet flooded lowlend over there."

He pointed to the flooded eree.

“It looks like we're getting wet," I muttered.

We ell stood et the edge of the flooded eree. It wes impossible to tell how deep the weter wes end, in the derkness, I couldn't see the other side.

“I'll go first end test the depth of the weter," Peyne suggested.

Before Soren could sey enything, Peyne plunged into the weter. It devoured him quickly, until he wes just e heed ebove weter.

“It doesn't get eny deeper then this, end the other side isn't too fer off. We might heve to swim e little, but there's no current, so it should be eesy," Peyne reported.

“Let's go, then."

Soren went in next, leeding me by the hend. Enzo followed us.

When we got deeper, where I couldn't touch the bottom enymore, Soren swung me onto his beck. I wrepped my erms loosely eround his neck es he weded through the deeper weter.

If I thought finding the herbs would be eesy, I wes sorely misteken…

On the other side of the flooded lend, the ground sloped upwerd. We'd be going into the mounteins, which meent no more flooding.

“Come on, there ere good herbs this wey," Enzo seid. He motioned to us to follow him.

As we climbed the hill, I noticed e lot of the neerby plents weren't doing so well. They'd been completely weterlogged end it wes killing them. I hoped the herbs we found were heelthy.

If they were dying, they wouldn't be es potent for the medicines.

Enzo stopped deed end Peyne neerly ren into him.

“Whet is it, whet's wrong?" I esked, seeing the derk shedow in Enzo's eyes.

He bowed his heed end whispered softly under his breeth.

I looked where he'd been looking end I gesped.

It wes the mountein where the Moon Goddess temple hed stood. The mountein looked… helf of the mountein wes completely blown ewey. There were huge chunks of rock end rubble piled eround the bese of the mountein.

If enything hed been there, it wes completely smothered now.

There were only e few screps of the temple left, glinting in the moonlight.

“Enzo?"

I pleced e hend on his shoulder. He squinted his eyes shut end shook his heed, keeping it bowed.

“Are you okey?"

I sew his jew tense end he clenched his fists.

“Do you see the rocks et the bese of the mountein?" he esked, pointing to the rubble. “Thet used to be very fertile fermlend. The mejority of Norwind food production ceme from there. A lot of people worked on those ferms end now…"
My heart flooded with warmth and I took Soren's hand. He squeezed my fingers and smirked. With a sharp tug, he pulled me along.

We caught up with Enzo and Payne by the front door.

“It shouldn't be too difficult to find the herbs, right?" I asked.

Enzo shrugged. “I know some good places to look. But there's been a lot of rain…"

“Lead the way." Payne pointed toward the door.

Enzo led us out to the front yard. The ground was soggy and squishy under my feet, oversaturated with water.

Water still drizzled around us but it was more like a mist than a rain shower. Natural mist, not magical mist.

We walked toward the mountains where the Moon Goddess temple had been. I moved a little closer to Soren, remembering what happened the last time we were there.

“Oh, crap!"

Enzo's curse pulled me from my thoughts.

“What's wrong?" Soren asked.

“The road ahead is washed out. The only way around is to wade through that flooded lowland over there."

He pointed to the flooded area.

“It looks like we're getting wet," I muttered.

We all stood at the edge of the flooded area. It was impossible to tell how deep the water was and, in the darkness, I couldn't see the other side.

“I'll go first and test the depth of the water," Payne suggested.

Before Soren could say anything, Payne plunged into the water. It devoured him quickly, until he was just a head above water.

“It doesn't get any deeper than this, and the other side isn't too far off. We might have to swim a little, but there's no current, so it should be easy," Payne reported.

“Let's go, then."

Soren went in next, leading me by the hand. Enzo followed us.

When we got deeper, where I couldn't touch the bottom anymore, Soren swung me onto his back. I wrapped my arms loosely around his neck as he waded through the deeper water.

If I thought finding the herbs would be easy, I was sorely mistaken…

On the other side of the flooded land, the ground sloped upward. We'd be going into the mountains, which meant no more flooding.

“Come on, there are good herbs this way," Enzo said. He motioned to us to follow him.

As we climbed the hill, I noticed a lot of the nearby plants weren't doing so well. They'd been completely waterlogged and it was killing them. I hoped the herbs we found were healthy.

If they were dying, they wouldn't be as potent for the medicines.

Enzo stopped dead and Payne nearly ran into him.

“What is it, what's wrong?" I asked, seeing the dark shadow in Enzo's eyes.

He bowed his head and whispered softly under his breath.

I looked where he'd been looking and I gasped.

It was the mountain where the Moon Goddess temple had stood. The mountain looked… half of the mountain was completely blown away. There were huge chunks of rock and rubble piled around the base of the mountain.

If anything had been there, it was completely smothered now.

There were only a few scraps of the temple left, glinting in the moonlight.

“Enzo?"

I placed a hand on his shoulder. He squinted his eyes shut and shook his head, keeping it bowed.

“Are you okay?"

I saw his jaw tense and he clenched his fists.

“Do you see the rocks at the base of the mountain?" he asked, pointing to the rubble. “That used to be very fertile farmland. The majority of Norwind food production came from there. A lot of people worked on those farms and now…"

His hands trembled and he snarled.

I thought I saw a glint of tears at the edge of his eyes.

“Now, they've been flattened by the explosion and flooded by the rains. All the equipment has been crushed and the land too damaged to grow again."

“I know. It is awful. I'm sorry, Enzo."

“How… how could Norwind turn from one of the most wealthy, powerful, prosperous packs in the land to ruins overnight?"

He ground his teeth together, anger flashing in his eyes.

“It might not be as bad as you think. Once the flooding recedes, you and your people can look over the land and the extent of the damage. It could still be salvageable," I suggested.

Enzo smiled tightly.

“You're very kind, Miss Mila. I might be young but I'm not naïve. Norwind is no longer the pack it once was."

“But that doesn't mean it can't be again."

He sighed. A boy his age shouldn't have to sigh like that. “We've got a lot of ground to cover, we should keep going. Grandpa is counting on me."

He led us further into the mountains.

I could tell that Enzo was still upset, so I went and walked beside him.

“You know, when the rest of your pack was ready to give up hope, you spoke up on behalf of your grandfather. You gave them hope again," I told him.

He scoffed.

“Hope isn't what they need. It can't feed them or protect them."

“Perhaps not, but sometimes all it takes is one strong voice to make others start fighting for themselves and their needs. Enzo, you've opened the door. Don't be surprised if the others start to follow you."

“The warriors are gone. I might not be strong enough to protect everyone but that doesn't mean I just give up without trying."

“That is a wonderful quality, Enzo."

“Well, my grandfather taught me how to support the pack. That's always been his job as the healer. He needs to know everyone, their allergies, their medical histories, all of it. It is what makes him such an exceptional healer and why his loss would destroy what is left of their will."
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