Chapter Ninety-One

Delanie

“Don’t worry, Annika’s going to be just fine. I’m going to move her to my room, it’s a lot cooler there,” Betty said.

Betty hurried home as soon as Cheryl called her.

I nodded and smoothed my daughter’s hair. Just minutes ago she’d been screaming her head off. I felt defenceless. I understood Ajax a lot now when he said he rather have enemies he could pummel because I couldn’t see the enemy we were up against!

Betty carried the baby to her room. Chery finished packing up her tools and there was a lot to carry. It told me this was going to be a huge job.

“Let’s go,” Cheryl said.

“The sooner we get this thing out of my house the sooner we can move again,” Ajax grumbled.

I wouldn’t mind moving again after this. Ajax pulled the door open and I stepped back in shock.

Alexandra stood on the other end, a subtle smile on her face.

“You took my child,” she said.

“Your child? What is wrong with you!” I blasted.

“You must have lost your mind while your ass was locked up all those years,” Ajax spat.

Alexandra laughed. “Bold of you.”

“You don’t know who the hell I am.”

“Of course I do. Everyone’s heard of the Warrior Alpha. Notorious in so many ways.” She eyed Ajax up and down almost in a seductive way.

Gross, I thought.

I stepped in front of Ajax. This woman wasn’t my Mother. I had no idea what we brought home.

“You can’t have my daughter,” I said firmly.

“You owe her to me. I don’t do favours for free,” she said.

She almost didn’t sound the same. Her tone became deeper and harsher.

“What?”

She flipped her hair over her shoulder and rolled her eyes.

“I must admit your Father has a good eye. I was sure I would go under the raider for a long time. I was looking forward to spending time in the human world among the beloved werewolves, but I must take my daughter and go.”

“I’ll rip you to pieces first,” Ajax growled, his eyes turned red and his claws came out.

“Ajax please, you wouldn’t be alive if it wasn’t for me,” Alexandra cackled. “You would have burned in that Pack! I answered your mate’s cries!”

“Are you saying you’re the moon goddess? You think you saved my life and now you want my daughter?” Ajax barked.

“I did save you! You were a goner. I gave your mate a drop of my magic. That’s what saved you. Now I’ll take Annika as payment.”

“No, stop. Take back your magic. I don’t want it. Take it back, leave my daughter alone.”

“Your daughter is much more appealing than pathetic magic.”

“You’re not taking her. Out!” Cheryl shoved us aside and emptied a bottle of liquid mixed with herbs in Alexandra’s face.

She screamed and stumbled backwards trying to remove the substance from her eyes. Ajax shoved me again and launched forward. The second he jumped off the porch his human form gave way to his large and dominating wolf. A howl cut into the quiet neighbourhood as Ajax pushed Alexandra to the ground.

She didn’t seem scared. Her gaze was almost challenging.

Another wolf ran onto the property and together they threatened to rip Alexandra apart. It wasn’t Ross and I doubted it could be anyone other than Harvey.

“You don’t scare me. I’ll have what’s mine one way or another,” Alexandra said.

Ajax barked in her face, bearing his razor fangs.

I would have peed my pants if I was her.

“Don’t let her move,” Cheryl ordered.

She stepped out of the house with a bundle of burning material. Alexandra turned her head.

“Save your magic witch. A time will come for battle.”

In the blink of an eye, she was gone, leaving behind a puff of purple smoke. Ajax and Harvey howled in pain and desperately averted their eyes. I rushed over to him when he shifted to human form.

“Damn her,” he coughed.

“Are you okay?”

He nodded. “I’m fine, but she won’t be when I get my hands on her.”

I rested my head on his chest. “She’s gone.”

“Good. I was seconds from ripping her apart.”

***

“So we know what we’re up against sucks that she’s the moon goddess,” Betty said handing out towels to Dad and Ajax.

“Moon goddess? No. A goddess yes,” Harvey said, dusting grass out of his hair.

“What type of goddess?” I asked.

“An opportunist, a trickster of a low rank but still a goddess,” Dad explained.

“I didn’t mean to make a deal with her. I-I… you were about to be burned alive, Ajax.”

He grimaced. “No need to remind me, Delanie.”

“I don’t regret it though. I wish I could give her back her powers,” I said.

“It won’t be that easy and getting rid of the object in your house won’t be easy either. Now I know she caused it we have to find a way to get rid of her because she won’t stop until she has your daughter,” Cheryl said.

“That won’t happen,” Ajax said firmly.

“It can’t the deal wasn’t binding, Delanie didn’t even know she made it,” Dad spat.

“That hasn’t stopped her,” Cheryl pointed out.

“Damn it,” Dad grumbled.

“We end her and that’s the plan.”

For once I agreed with Ajax’s thirst for violence.

“What do you think she did with the real Alexandra?” I asked.

I met my Dad’s eyes.

“I wouldn’t get my hopes up kid, but only the trickster can tell us the truth.”

I nodded.

“Time isn’t on our side. We better hurry,” Cheryl said.

Alexandra would be back. I felt it in my bones.