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He was taking me to an observation area back from the lines. We had a lookout in a tall tree that had

been constructed to help keep an eye on the movement of the rogues. It was still behind our lines, so it

would be safe.

However, if the battle broke out, I‘d be evacuated further back to the town hospital to help with the

wounded.

It was difficult to climb up to the lookout station, but my training had helped me to get into better shape,

and I managed.

From up there, we could see for miles around.

The battle hadn‘t started yet, but I was able to see both sides.

In the distance, the rogue forces come together. My own warriors were also getting into formation. We

were outnumbered. That was clear from even a glance. And from the looks of things, these weren‘t your

typical rogue forces.

Even from a great distance, I could tell there was something off about them. They seemed... wild.

Bloodthirsty. Maybe even a little... deranged.

As I watched, I saw a person in the center of their line.

A she–wolf, and she looked familiar.

| stared for a few seconds, a chill running down my spine.

“Do you have any binoculars?” I asked him. Our wolf eyes were sharp, but I needed to see more clearly

since I hadn‘t shifted yet.

I needed to see for sure.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pair of binoculars and handed them to me.

“How is it possible...” I muttered. The hairs on my arms stood on end as I looked at her familiar face. I

couldn‘t believe what I was seeing.

“What is it?” Jace asked.

“That woman... the rogue leader. I know her,” I told him. I stared through the lenses at that face.

Once beautiful, she now looked like a heinous monster. She‘d gone from always having perfect makeup

and just the right outfit, being adorned in jewels, and sleeping in the king‘s castle–to this.

Now, her long hair was cut short. Her skin was dark and caked in dirt. Her clothing was rags. And... her

eyes were red. Madalynn! Who is she?”

I could barely get the words out of my mouth. “She‘s Alpha Romero‘s daughter.” ·

He gasped. “The banished one?”

“I have no idea,” I admitted to him. I realized that I might have intentionally ignored any news about

Ethan and Madalynn. “But that‘s her.”

As we spoke, the battle broke out.

I put down the binoculars. “All right. I‘m going to go check on the status of the hospital.” If anyone

becomes critically wounded, I will be able to help, so I need to be prepared for that.”

Quickly, he ushered me to the hospital. This time, it was faster

for me to ride on his back. Walking inside, I saw Seraphine already setting up and jumped in to help her

and the other women get everything ready.

The sun started to set, and I knew the battle would continue into the night

“Seraphine, is the baby okay?”

“Yes, he is doing well, but he definitely is missing you!” She smiled. As soon as her words ended, Anna,

the new nanny, brought my boy in and bowed to me, “Your Majesty, His Highness is awake and asking

for you.”

I took them to a private room reserved for me next to the main hall. Then, lifting my angel out of Anna‘s

arms, I kissed his chubby cheek. “Be a sweet boy for Mama, okay?” I told him.

He cooed and tugged at my hair.

I kissed him again. “I love you so much.”

Turning to Anna, I handed him over and said, “You‘re sure you have everything you need?”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” she said, setting him on her hip. “And we‘ re not far away from you.”

“All right. Just... be careful.” I had a bad feeling, but I thought it was probably just my nerves. I wasn‘t

used to being this close to the front in a rogue war.

I returned to the main hall and started getting messages from the front from dispatchers..

“We’re holding our line for now,” one of the messengers said. “But they are attacking relentlessly:”

Although I wanted to go and fight myself, I couldn‘t do that without a wolf. Besides, the wounded began

to pour in quickly, and I had to make myself busy helping them.

Many of them were in their wolf forms when they were brought in. We tended to their wounds, sewing

them up and giving them pain medication. The humans were easier to bandage than the wolves, so we

had them shift if they were strong enough to do so.

A few people were critically wounded, and I gave them some of my blood to help them. I had to be

careful not to make myself dizzy or lightheaded. I needed to keep my faculties about me.

The sounds of howling and growls were getting closer. Seraphine went to stick her head out of the door.

She looked wary when she returned. Jace followed her in.

“What happened?” I was concerned.

“We checked in with Landon again, and he said that the rogues were pushing our force back,” Seraphine

said. “However, he said we should be able to hold the line, though.”

I nodded. If my commanders were confident, then I‘d have faith in their words.

More and more wounded came in, and their injuries were vicious. It was clear this pack of rogues was

fighting dirty.

I was bandaging up a warrior when all of a sudden, I heard loud noises from next door.

My heart started thumping. My baby!

“Your Majesty!” Jace burst to the hall, and his voice was filled with panic.

“What happened?!”

““His Highness... and Anna, I can‘t find them anywhere!”

The bandages and cleaning supplies fell from my hand, and I ran to the private room desperately. I felt

my world was falling apart

The window was broken from outside and the room was terrifyingly empty. Without thinking, I grabbed a

nearby scalpel, and climbed out of the window, and Jace shifted immediately, following me out to the

back yard.

“Can you smell them, Jace?” My voice was trembling.

He couldn‘t answer, but he sniffed and nodded his head. I said nothing more, and jumped on his back.

We started running toward one direction and my whole being was trembling in fear. Please, Moon

Goddess, please do not let anything happen to him!

Seraphine had also caught up to us. After running for five minutes, we realized that we‘d left the town

center.

A clear baby boy cry pierced through the night. I flew off Jace’ s back and saw two figures lying on the

ground in the dark.

My baby-he was next to Anna‘s lifeless body. The young nanny‘s arms were still wrapped around him.

She was protecting him until the last second of her life.

I picked my son up with quivering hands, and could no longer hold back my tears. “Anna-!”

“Oohooo!” Howls echoed through the woods.

Wolves–they were surrounding us.

And they weren‘t ours.

In the darkness, I spotted red orbs.

Rogues. They‘d been waiting for me.

I realized that this was a trap, and they had lured me out.

She lured me out Madalynn!