The Wolf Inside Me

Dylan's POV - Friday December 9th 2022:

It had been a month since Ivy had been taken. A month of contacting every pack we could find. A month of getting witches and vampires on our side. A month of missing our sweet Ivy. To be quite honest I was at my breaking point. If we didn't storm Vivian's castle soon I was going to completely lose it. Not only was I suffering but Aria and Alex were barely talking anymore. They just laid in bed holding each other most days. Which killed me inside because I couldn't stay with them. I had to help round up as many soldiers as I could. So far we had built up a pretty large army, but it had taken so much time that I wasn't sure if Ivy or our baby would still be alive. Ivy's parents seemed to be handling it better than my mates and I. They would always tell me that I needed to be patient. Which I knew was true, if we didn't make preparations we would all end up dead. I just prayed that Vivian was keeping her alive.

After a week-long trip to recruit some of the Vampire clans I finally arrived back at the cabin. We had convinced them to join us, it had taken a while but they had agreed to help. The whole trip had been so stressful mostly because being away from my mates was painful. Not just metaphorically but literally, it felt like my heart was being ripped apart. My mum and dad had decided to stay with my mates. She knew I was worried about them, but even though she was with them it didn't make me feel any better about leaving. So when I got back to the cabin I was more than excited to see them. When we entered the cabin it was quiet. No one seemed to be around which was odd since it was the middle of the day. I hurried to the elevator to check my bedroom. When the elevator doors opened into my room I was relieved to see my mates sitting on our bed.

"Dylan!" They both yelled as they sprinted towards me.

"My loves, I missed you so much!" They sprung into my arms, nearly knocking me over.

"We missed you too, so much." Alex said, covering my face in kisses. Aria joined her and I couldn't help but chuckle.

"You aren't leaving again right?" Aria said quietly.

"Nope but we are going to be leaving soon to get Ivy." I said, squeezing them tighter.

"Really?! When?" Aria said, her eyes lighting up.

"Soon my love. Probably by the end of the week. We just need to wait for all the soldiers to arrive. Once they get here we're heading out." I said as I released them from the hug.

"Are you going to actually let us come with you?" Alex said, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Yes sweetheart. I only suggested you two staying here while I was away because of how rough this has been on all of us. I didn't want to put either of you through any more stress."

"I mean you could have stayed here and let our moms deal with it. It's not like they haven't recruited before." Aria said with a pout.

"What kind of Alpha would I be if I let someone else rescue my mate?" I said with an eyebrow raised.

"We are Alphas to you know" Alex grumbled

"Technically you were Alpha's but now I'm THE Alpha. Plus you know I love my omega's." I said with a smug smirk.

"You're about to be THE Dead Alpha if you keep it up" Aria couldn't help the small smile that pulled at her lips as she rolled her eyes at me.

"I'm just happy to see you two smiling again. It was starting to feel like I was losing you two." I said, giving each of them a kiss on the cheek.

"Well while you were away Aria and I talked. We figured we needed to be more positive about the outcome of the situation. Then the other night when we were about to go to bed we felt Ivy. It was only for the briefest of seconds but we felt her. She's still alive Dill!" Alex said a huge smile plastered to her face.