The Beta’s Regret

(Lord Shevek's Pov)

How exactly was Rose and I supposed to explain that a child barely old enough to walk saved his father and mother from death?

"You don't possibly mean Zion, do you?" I heard Eden ask.

Before I could say a word, Rose answered. Despite the small smile on her face, I could see the strange look she tried to hide, and I understood.

It was pretty difficult to easily overcome the experience we had with Zion.

It questioned all reasoning and we had no choice but to believe that the little hybrid boy was special, blessed by the moon goddess.

I felt a swell of pride along with fear for what great destiny awaited him.

Rose nodded "I meant every word I said. Zion saved you and Shevek."

Eden frowned. It was obvious she was thinking that it didn't make any sense; not one word of what Rose just said made sense to either one of them "But how?" Eden asked. Rose continued.

"When you left the camp, we don't know how, but Zion had sensed it. At first, he refused to fall asleep, and then he began to cry.

Rose cocked her head to the side as she replayed the moment in her head just like I was doing.

"No matter how much we tried to make him stop, he refused. So we decided to check in on you. Maybe you could make him stop. But when we came in here with Zion and Lily..." "You were nowhere to be found," I finished

Rose nodded in agreement. "That was when we knew that you had left the camp in secret without telling anyone."

"No one knew where you were, even Beauty. We all thought Pison had done something to you; we were all worried."

I caught a flash of guilt whip across Eden's face as she bowed her head slightly. "I shouldn't have left the camp without informing anyone. Anything could have happened, and nobody would have known where I was. I'm sorry." She finished softly. I felt my heart break a little.

"Zion was more upset."Rose continued, "He cried so much that everyone began to wake up. We all thought he was going to fall sick."

small frown on his lips as if he

little boy was truly strange

still thinking about what to

looked at me curiously. "What

we silently contemplated how to say

his wolf."

Eden's eyes widened.

at us in disbelief. "What do

answered this time "It is still a mystery but Zion shifted into a small black wolf before we could do anything. Your mother still held him in her

still in Rose's arms, the next, the pup had shifted into a small wolf with midnight black fur and golden eyes. We

talking "The moment Zion shifted into a wolf, he jumped out of my arms and started running

ov

immediately."

as I replayed the moment when the

ran like a full-grown wolf. I had

brow in disbelief. He was finding

to have a wolf?" Eros questioned. "Isn't it too early for him to

the

Eros

knew he had a wolf because his eyes changed. But I had

QUMS

what we thought, but then it happened. Rose followed me with Lily

kept getting out of my grasp, he was way too fast for me, but he always

checking to see if I was close to catching him, but soon I realized he was leading us

in front of the cave where you and Eros were." I

didn't take the front entrance. He took us round the cave and directed us to the back. Then he lifted his paws and touched a part of the cave..." she trailed off, and pursed her lips. "What happened?" Eros asked

released, and that side of the cave exploded