Secrets of the Unity

Shanell

***30 Mins Prior***

A deep sigh of relief breezed past my lips as I drove through the border of the Shadow Howlers territory without being stopped, spotted, or chased down by the guards that I could sense were nearby on patrol at the moment.

Ciola's (sē-oh-lah) spell worked like a charm! I thought to myself as I continued my drive further up the mountain with a victorious smirk on my face.

Even the directions she gave me to navigate through the outer lands of the territory worked with ease.

I'm not sure how Daffodil and her friends managed to get such powerful protection around their pack, but I was more than impressed by their efforts to ensure the safety of their people and children.

Just the thought of my daughter being alive and well made my heart tighten with longing.

After Scarlet told me about the girl who looked just like my daughter that night, I've been on the search to see for myself if it was really true.

I thought after the attack at Daffodil's coronation, I'd never see my flower again. They'd taken me just as Drake got the upper hand during their fight for the title. Before I could see what happened, I was out cold. I thought that he'd won and killed her.

After that day, even the thought of Dilly possibly being alive never crossed my mind, by the grace of the Goddess.

I grieved the loss of my mate and daughter for years in the most horrid of ways that I never wish to look upon ever again. For months, I wondered why the Moon Goddess would do such a thing and break up my family this way. I spent years wondering what it was that we did to be worthy of being put through so much tragedy and warfare. But I, just like everyone else knew, this was not the work of the Goddess... This was the work of greed and hatred. The greed and hatred of two people who will feel the wrath of the Goddess when their time comes. I just wish that one of them wasn't my son, but this is the path he chose, so he'll have to stand by it.

My heart ached for my children. My beautiful baby girl and boy, wishing that we could be a family like we were before, with Dilly abiding by the rules out of fear of being the trouble child but secretly sneaking around with Broady behind me and Tyson's backs, thinking we didn't notice him scaling the house almost every night to spend time with her, if you know what I mean. Then there was Drake, choosing not to follow the rules, always getting into some type of trouble, and giving me and Tyson a headache.

Despite all those troubles, we'd always come together as a family to enjoy a movie on a peaceful night and enjoy each other's company. But the harsh reality of the world we live in right now was too much for me to ignore and wish for things that I guess were never meant to be. Our family was broken beyond repair right now, and I didn't even know where my Tyson was.

Just the thought of my Ty made my heart constrict more than ever.

Kila (Kē-lah), my wolf, whimpered at the mention of our mate. She missed him dearly.

Not a day goes by that she doesn't whimper in my mind for our mate to be with us again. Over the years, she's been restless, trying to stay sane without Tyson and Bruce, Ty's wolf. I haven't heard her say more than ten words in twenty-five years since Tyson was taken. She's lonely and hurting...we both are, but one of us has to stay strong for the other, so I took on the responsibility to persevere and keep us going.

I haven't seen, let alone spoken to my mate since he went missing without a trace after the incident with Nova and the baby. I'm absolutely certain that he was taken by that treacherous offspring of my once good friend and our son.