Chapter 116

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[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]

I was so terrified.

My whole body was trembling with fear, but I managed to hide it from Dominic. I wasn’t afraid of the werewolf that my husband had just defeated, but rather I was nervous that if I had arrived a little later than I did, I would never have seen him alive again.

“Alpha Dominic!”

It was one of the Gamma sentinels who saw us as we arrived at the gates. Everyone went into a panic after they saw that their Alpha could hardly walk after fighting with mysterious men in the Black Forest. All of them were confused and curious about how and why we got there, but no one questioned me. They immediately sent their Alpha straight to the infirmary, where the High Healers of the pack took care of him right away.

Lena rushed towards me as soon as we arrived at the Pack Manor. She must have seen her son’s condition when the ambulance arrived. “What happened here, Samantha? I heard that you and Dominic went to the Black Forest! What the hell are you doing in that dangerous place?!”

I explained to Lena everything. About the herb, the ritual—she was so shocked she wasn’t able to speak for the whole explanation I did and just stared at me, wide-eyed with dread.

“Tell me never to do it again, Samantha!” Lena stepped closer to me and hissed with a warning in her eyes. The very first time I saw her, she was aggressive with me, and I was baffled for a bit. “Tell me you are not risking your family’s life just to prove something!”

That made me furious. “I am not proving anything to anyone, Lena! This is who I am! This is what my father and mother want for me! To realize my real strength! To use it to protect the people I love! I can’t let those criminals harm me or my twins! If it means I can show them my real power, then I will. I will fight and kill if I have to!”

“You don’t know what you are doing—”

“Oh, Lena, believe me, I do!” I said to her with a viciousness I never intended, and I saw the surprise in her eyes. “I am not just going to stay here and stand and watch those people hurt my family. I will not just listen and wait for what these council and elders will tell me. I have had enough of following their rules! My family is more important than anyone. More than this pack! And you can’t change your mind about it, Lena. I have already decided, and it’s time for me to choose what is best for me and my family!”

I didn’t let Lena talk back again and left. I felt awful because I knew she was only scared and she cared a lot about me, Dominic, and the twins, but I had enough of her not telling her side of the story about my mother. It was as if she was hiding a critical detail from me, and I couldn’t help but feel anxious and furious about it.

“Samantha, wait—”

I turned around and saw Liam. Everyone in the pack house, particularly the Gamma sentinels and the healers, was in a hurry. After witnessing what happened to Dominic, everybody was in a state of agitation as they all waited for the healers to tell Dominic’s condition.

I could tell from the side glances of the council members at the main hall that most of them were blaming me for what happened. Again. It was as if I was becoming taboo in their pack, and I didn’t know how long I could take it. But for Dominic, I would stretch my patience.

“What’s wrong, Liam? Where are the kids? I told you not to leave them.” My face turned pale as soon as he approached me and my mind was filled with perturbation; I automatically wanted to go home and check for them.

“No, they’re all safe. They are with Madison and Cynthia and they are staying at my house—”

I was aghast. “You what?!” I asked with a deep frown.

“Look, I need you to come with me. Lena went to Dominic. But you, I need you to solve this problem. And I mean, this is really urgent, Samantha.”

I didn’t know what Liam was talking about, but I could see the gravity of the situation in his pale face. It was rare to see Liam looking disconcerted over pack problems and I was sure this was beyond his ability to make decisions on this matter.

As Liam led me straight to the infirmary, I immediately knew what he meant about this kind of emergency.

“Liam—”

My eyes widened when I turned around and we saw Dominic approaching us. He was limping, and his left arm was in a sling. Liam immediately helped him get to me, and I couldn’t help but stare at my husband, who gazed into my eyes as if telling me he could do it—that he could still work despite all his injuries and condition.

“You have to go back and at least wait until you are fully rested and healed!” I said to him, full of worry, “ You can’t work like this, Dominic. You are still injured, and the poison hasn’t left your body yet.”

I was surprised when he landed a quick kiss on my lips. Liam blinked. “I can do it. I can stay and still manage everything. I am healing so there’s nothing to worry about. This matter is more important,” my mate said in a grave tone. He turned to Liam, “What is the situation here?”

Liam explained to us how the poison inside the bodies of the infected Gamma Patrolmen and soldiers was starting to deteriorate their minds, and the healers couldn’t develop the right antidote for them.

“Maybe we can use the herb,” I murmured to Dominic, and he looked me straight in the eyes as if I had said the most brilliant idea. “We can have the healers test it and see if it would work in the soldiers. I can give it to them.” I said with a smile, having a huge hope that this could help with the problem. “And Liam, please check on Diana and Devon for me.”

“I’ll stay here and wait for the result,” Dominic grunted and slowly sat on the sofa near him.

I nodded at my husband, and Liam patted him on the shoulder. He gave me a short nod before he went. He knew he was the only person I trusted with Devon and Diana. I rushed inside the lab and explained the herb to the healers. Luckily, they considered extracting the herb and testing it on the soldiers, telling me we had to wait for another three hours to see if the experiment worked.

When I went back to check on Dominic, I was shocked to see Olivia was already there embracing him.

Even though I couldn’t hear much of what they were saying, Olivia’s expression—her puppy eyes and her pouting lips—made it clear to me that she was trying to win my husband’s sympathy.

I expected Dominic to shove her away. Dominic didn’t snarl at her or tell her to go back to Richard Bennett, as I had expected. Maybe because there were other council members around them? There was a pinch of worry in my chest as I approached Olivia and my husband. Her eyes immediately threw daggers toward me as I glared at her coldly.

“What’s happening here?” I asked as I looked at Olivia’s face with distaste. “You are not supposed to be in here, Olivia. What do you need from my husband?”

“Samantha—”

Olivia cut him off. “I heard you put Dominic’s life in danger! How could you put the Silver Pack’s Alpha’s life at risk, Samantha!? The council finds this unacceptable!”

“Shut up, Olivia. You don’t know anything about what is happening here.” I spat at her. “Everything is under control and you are not to question me and Dominic’s decision.”

“You are not a fully pledged Luna yet so don’t you dare threaten me,“ she hissed at me and then glared and held Dominic’s arm. “Look at how she treats me, Dominic! Are you not going to say something!? I am just trying to help!”

“Olivia, I know your intention is good, but Samantha is right.” Dominic tried to remove his arm from Olivia but she refused to go. I was so furious that I took Dominic’s injured arm and I heard him grunt but didn’t complain. He looked so troubled as Olivia and I exchanged deadly glares at each other.

“Let go of my husband, Olivia.” I snarled at her. “Have shame on yourself!”

“I am not letting go of him. You will lead him to his death!” Olivia snarled back, provoking me more.

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