Alpha Loren novel Chapter 128

Two hours later,

"That place is infiltrated with guards," I said to Max from behind a large rock. "How on earth are we meant to get even anywhere near the entrance?"

"You got your thingy majig sword?" he questioned.

"Yeah."

Why is it so difficult for everyone to say 'Praesidium Deae Astra'. He can speak fluent Latin for God's sake.

"Then what's the problem? Let's go," he replied looking as if he was about to exit the cover of the rock.

"Wait," I said pulling him back down. "When does the moon come out tonight?"

"Who gives a fuck?" 

"It's a full moon tonight," I replied and he looked at me still puzzled.

"They are all werewolves too. That will give us no advantage."

"I'm pregnant remember. Everything is heightened. Weaker on a new moon, stronger on a full moon. A lot stronger," I explained.

"But there's a blizzard on its way. We need to get the amulet and back down the mountain before then."

"We won't be getting down the mountain at all if we don't wait. They have guns. We need all the strength, agility and healing power we can get."

"Okay. It is 5:04. It will be dark in less than an hour," he said. 

"I suppose the blizzard will reduce visibility and give us more cover," I added.

"You aren't as dumb as I thought," He muttered.

"Fuck off," I snapped. "That's not a compliment."

"Grouchy pants."

"Leave me alone. I'm cold, tired, jetlagged and hungry."

"Oh poor baby," Max cooed pinching my cheek. "Do you need a hug?"

"Once again, fuck off," I snapped pushing him away from me. "You and your brothers are literally the most annoying people in this world. I could remorselessly strangle all four of you."

"Now that is not a very nice thing to say about your only cousins."

"Not my only cousins anymore. Tobias and Maddison have two little girls," I replied looking back over to the four men guarding the entrance to the building.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Max's jaw tense and his face harden.

"I don't care," Max snapped sending me a cold glare.

"They're your cousins too. Their names are-" I began.

"If they are Tobias Jones's children, I don't want anything to do with them. And that includes knowing their names," Max interrupted. 

"I'm Nicolos Jones's daughter. The troublesome brother's daughter yet you don't seem to have a problem with me anymore," I grumbled.

"Keyword: anymore. I tried to get you murdered remember, hun?" Max said placing his hand on my knee. "And don't think for a second that in his younger years Tobias didn't bring the pack any grief. He was almost as bad as your father."

"Whatever. I just thought you should know that you actually have four first cousins rather than two."

"You haven't said a word about your brother in all these months we've been together. What's he up to? Found his mate yet?" Max questioned.

"I don't know," I replied after a pause. "I haven't seen him in three years."

"Why not?"

"He was organising an uprising, Leo found out, banished him and said that if he is found on pack territory again, he would kill him."

"Well shit," Max said bluntly. "What did he do that for?"

"He hates Leo with a passion. I don't know what made him think that he'd ever succeed or that I'd ever forgive him for assassinating my mate even if he did."

"Do you know where he is?"

"No."

"Do you miss him?"

"Yes."

"In a weird way I kind of miss my brothers too," he said with a sigh. "Milly more than them all combined though."

"Miles says you stopped writing. Why?"

"It's better that way. She can't see me and my letters are stopping her from moving on."