Mei's Pov
We searched for hours trying to find the spot from where the vamps were entering but it was to no
avail.
"They came from that direction for sure," I insisted, looking at Luka.
He pursed his lips not knowing what else he can do.
"Unless...." I stared straight at the long path that was flickering with the lit torches hanging on the wall.
"Unless there is a hidden passage," I continued.
Luka cleared his throat as he scratched his head thinking of the possibility. He waved an arm at the
other two alphas to follow us back through that passage and we started checking each part of the walls
that surrounded us.
I stopped staring at a picture of a past alpha that was hanging randomly on the wall. He resembled my
father so much, yet I knew it wasn't him. I smiled at it as it brought back a few memories of when I lived
a normal life with a traditional family wolf pack before all the troubles tore us apart.
"You know him?" Luka asked from behind.
I pressed my fingers on its outline and I swore I felt like a bump from its backside. I looked at Luka
before investigating any further. I removed the picture and that is where I saw it. A brick standing a bit
further out from the rest. I pushed it and the wall started to open a dark and smelly passage. It made a
loud noise of the movement of the bricks. Alpha Kaden and Alpha Jeremiah rushed to our direction
looking stunned. We all just stood there staring for a while.
"How did they find such a place that we didn't even know it existed? It is part of our territory yet it was
nowhere on the map," Luka said now moving a few steps into the passageway.
"Come, let's follow its directions to find out where it leads to."
We started to walk further in each holding a fire torch. It echoed and stank like there was something
dead in it, possibly because it was closed for a very long time unless there was more to it than we were
thinking. Five minutes in and there was no sign of another passage or exit. We kept moving further in
and then we spotted a deep hole in the ground, so deep that we were not able to see its end. We were
not able to move in any further as the hole was as wide as the walls.
"What now?" I asked confused.
"It must be the path that leads to the vampire's domain!" Luka looked at the two Alphas.
"We must do something about it. What if they try to attack us in our sleep?" Kaden started.
"They can climb up everything," Jeremiah said backing him.
"Luka, I'm sure you have an idea," I said smiling at him with my reassuring attitude.
He sighed and looked at us.
"I am going to bring this s**t down. We will block the path and they will not be able to come through."
We looked at each other knowing that if he tears down the walls everything else resting above it will
come down with it.
"I'm sure we misunderstood," Jeremiah said with a confused expression.
"We make it look like it has been blocked is what I meant. Do we not have two witches on our side?"
He smiled at us as we laughed it out.
Lylah's POV
"Did you just see what happened? The vampire burnt up at the touch of Luka's blood," I said wide-
eyed.
"We all know he was sent by the great moon goddess to rid us of these horrid creatures. It has come to
no surprise," Nelly said with a smile on her face.
We watched the packs turn back into the massive packhouse as the vampires fled.
"Let's go," she said moving her head towards the door.
I nodded and followed her down to the hall where everyone gathered to celebrate the first day of victory
but Luka was nowhere to be found. I tried to search for Mei but she wasn't anywhere too. I only hoped
that everything was fine.
"Hey," a young girl stood in front of me hoping I would get her attention.
"Well hello, sweety. How are you?" I asked fixing a few strands from her golden yellow hair.
She looked down with sad green eyes.
"Papa did not return. He might be one of the dead," she said teary-eyed.
I looked at her with pity not knowing what words to say. I just leaned in to hug her and decided to say
nothing.
"Mama is outside. She is trying to find his body," she continued.
"Oh no. Alone? Outside is not a good place to be right now."
I left her side and rushed out to find her. There she was weeping, crouched down at her husband's side
and shaking. I walked slowly towards her not wanting to disturb.
"Go away!" She growled looking at me with tears rolling down her pale cheeks.
Her eyes turned yellow so I stopped getting any further.
"I'm sorry to disturb but you need to come back in. You know it is not safe for you here. Your daughter
is waiting for you inside," I tried to find a good excuse to convince her.
"My daughter is safe inside. Yet my husband is dead and everyone else is celebrating a victory that we
have not accomplished."
I looked around us being cautious.
"Your daughter is never safe without her mother by her side. It is useless to risk your life here, knowing
that he is already gone, when you have a purpose to live," I walked closer to her and looked down at
her mate.
She stood up abruptly and started to hit me everywhere crying and screaming. I pushed her into my
arms for a hug as soon as she stopped hitting me, trying to help calm her down. We stood there in the
darkness under the clear sky for a moment before walking back inside together, leaving all the corpses
alone.
Luka's POV
I went back upstairs to the hall holding Mei's hands. Everyone was gone except for those that were
mourning the dead.
"I am so sorry dear," I said softly to a young lady, possibly on her early twenties.
"My dad. He is...." she mumbled.
I rested my hand on her shoulder saying nothing more.
"I am very sorry about all the losses that we endured. There are no words to heal the heart from such
pain. Remember, I have brought the courage to go to war with these beastly creatures to give a better
future for us and our next generations to come. We mourn the dead, but they died with honour! When
the war is over, I promise you that we will bury them in a beautiful place, they deserve. For now, surely
they would tell you to keep fighting for what we all believe in. And that is the freedom," I said to
everyone, unsure if I said the right words.
I could all see them nod as they left into their rooms to get some rest. I closed my eyes and breathed
deeply for a moment.
"What a sad time this is. You know, I feel responsible for these deaths," I admitted, moving my fingers
against my beard.
I sat down on the first step of the staircase and looked at mei.
"This has to be done, and you know it. Everyone here volunteered and they know that it is a big risk to
fight these vampires," she said.
I shook my head as I looked down on the floor.
"Ah, there you are," Lylah said, approaching us.
"I wanted to check that you are both fine," she continued.
"The dead aren't," I muttered. She looked at the closed door exhaling.
"It is impossible to go for war without having any casualties or dead. I am sure you are aware," she said
now looking at me.
"I know," I said shortly. "Listen. I need your help," I started. "Come with me," we left the hall to show her
the hole in the dungeons.
Mei's POV
The dead were moved away, their bodies kept safe for the day of their burial. I looked out of my
bedroom window staring at the stars in the sky. It reminded me of the first night Luka and I slept on the
same bed, back at my house when he was thinking of his father, imagining him as one of the stars.
I wondered where Gerald was now. I have not seen him for a while. He didn't even show up at the hall
earlier when everyone was cheering. I left the room to check if he was in his bedroom feeling nervous
as I got a bad hunch.
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