Chapter 42: The Girl who Crossed Over-2

Cole snorted, "Not yet there isn't", he said, "But you do realize that if the Alpha finds out-" "When", I interrupted him. "Huh?" he sounded confused. "When the Alpha finds out", I corrected him making him growl in frustration. "When the Alpha finds out, he will most likely want to decapitate us!" "There are many things that one wants to do, but never really does", I said thinking of our Alpha King. "Can you please not do this right now?" Cole slammed his hands on my desk making me look up at him. "Your philosophical, all understanding ideals aren't helping me. The Luna is out in the woods! The same woods that the Alpha forbade us from ever letting her enter again!" I was silent as he continued, ""She is fragile, human! That just makes her ten times more vulnerable to things that could hardly be considered worrisome to us wolves. She needs to be protected at all times" Cole was nearly shouting now and although to others it might have seemed insulting, I was pleasantly surprised by his grave demeanor. He probably didn't even realize it but he was already fiercely protective of his Luna Queen. Normally the bond a Beta felt towards the Luna wouldn't grow this strong until the Alpha had marked the Luna, but this particular scenario was obviously quite different from the usual. Interesting... "I'm quite aware of that Cole, that's precisely why I sent Talon with her." "Talon?!" Cole released frustrated breath, "Talon is hardly an accomplished warrior. How will he protect her?" "What makes you think she needs to be protected?" "How about the fact that she just returned from a long leave of absence following her accident?!" he demanded. "Ah! But is it truly possible to protect someone from an event such as that?" I asked making confusion return to his face, "After all, it is called an 'accident' for a reason. It is an unforeseen event, one that isn't at all expected but happens anyway. There is no use fretting over and worrying about things that you can't control." Cole breathed deeply, no doubt exasperated with my vague elucidations. "But still, the Alpha Supreme forbade it", he said, desperately making me try to see a point I understood far too well already, "We shouldn't have permitted her go!" I closed my eyes picturing our Luna Queen's young vibrant face from when she had asked me if she could go for lunch and how her eyes had twinkled expectantly as she had asked. I smiled, "That child would have gone regardless of whether or not we permitted her", I said knowingly. There was no doubt in my mind about that. "At least this way we could ensure that she did not go alone. He may not look it but Talon has exceptional observational skills. I'm looking forward to the report he will give me when they return. There is so much I want to know" "Know about what?" Cole asked, aggravation clear in his voice, and I knew that his patience was wearing thin. "Calm down Cole", I said firmly, looking him in the eye making him sense the command instantly. His body relaxed immediately but the worry didn't leave his face. "I know you are worried about our Luna but you must understand that sometimes taking risks becomes necessary. Sending her into the woods was necessary." "Why?!" "Because", I breathed deeply knowing the only way to satiate him was by telling him, "When she had fallen from the tree that day, she had been within the secluded lands" Cole's eyes widened in shock and his body went stiff and I nodded gravely at him. "Our Luna Queen unknowingly crossed over the territorial shields, as effortlessly as though they weren't even there" "What?" he whispered in disbelief, "But how? How is that possible?" My eyes drifted to the map of the woods that was placed beside the manuscript of the High Council. I took it in my hands and examined the many familiar golden lines drawn across the map- the territorial shields. As their name suggested, they were invisible barriers that shielded the territory which was exclusive to werewolves, from all other species, so that the secret of our identity and existence would remain concealed. The territory protected by the shields was called secluded land, where wolves could roam free without having to worry about the humans or other Supernaturals seeing them. It was a world solely inhabited by wolves. "That's precisely what I want to find out Cole", I told him setting the map down and looking up at him from where I was seated, "that how is it, that the territorial shields that not even the strongest of Supernaturals have been able to breach over thousands of years were so easily crossed by a young human girl?" Cole let out a shaky breath before his eyes widened in understanding, "That's why he is here!" He looked at me, his eyes challenging me to correct him, "That's why Alpha Marco was called to the Capital all of a sudden" he said putting the scattered pieces of the puzzle together, "This entire 'routine check of the shields' reason was just an excuse! The King knew that the Luna should not have been able to cross the shield line but still did. That's why he called Alpha Marco here, because if a human broke through the territorial shields then there is definitely something wrong with them!" My eyebrows furrowed in thought making his confident expression falter, "Am I wrong?" he asked. "Not entirely", I admitted, "but the thing is we can't really be sure if there is something wrong with the shields unless Alpha Marco says so himself. Who better to inspect the shields, than the man who is able to cast them in the first place? He is after all, the Alpha of Mazes." I stood up and walked to the large glass window which provided a spectacular view of the woods before continuing, "Normally an ordinary human or other supernatural can only cross over the shield line once he or she has completed the mating ceremony with one of the wolves of The Royale Pack or has been accepted by the Pack as an ally. But although Ms. Winters has done neither, she also isn't any ordinary human; she is the Alpha Supreme's mate, the Queen! We are bound to expect a few anomalies." "She may be mated to the King but her crossing over is still a matter of great concern", Cole replied seriously, now seeming more thoughtful than angry. "Oh but you're forgetting something Cole", I said making him look at me expectantly; "Alpha Zuerien is a unique leader. He is the bearer of not one but multiple titles. Ms. Winters isn't just mated to the King. She is also mated to the Alpha of Power. It is a Title Extraordinaire." Cole inhaled deeply letting the information sink in before exhaling slowly and replying, "I understand that you're trying to justify her breaching the shield line as something which could be related to the King's Title Extraordinaire, but never before has the mate of a member of the High Council possessed unusual abilities like that. There is no reason why she would regardless of the fact that she is Alpha Zuerien's mate." My eyes widened in shock as the great magnitude of the possible reason behind his words sunk in while he continued talking obliviously, "There must be something wrong with the territorial shields. There is no other way she could have crossed over. So it's a good thing that the Alpha of Mazes was brought here by the King" You're wrong Cole...it isn't the only way...