Moon-stone series

Chapter 16: 4 months later

........ 4 months later.........Present time

"You okay in there Babe?"  William is currently changing Lucas's dirty diaper while I feed Lincoln. 

"All Good." I hear him yell back. 

"Your big brother took a boom in his pants and Daddy has to deal with the stinky stink." I giggle as I look down into Lincoln's icy blue eyes. I was more than pleased to see my boys got their eyes from William, they have my smile, so he is happy about that. Life has been amazing with the twins so far, I can't believe I finally have my own babies. Had anyone asked me two years ago, where I thought I would be today, I would've said that I would still be running Golden-moon all by myself. 

"Jesus that was a bad one." William says to me coming from the nursery. 

I handed him the bottle from beside me so he could feed Lucas. After two days of breast feeding I got a pump so William didn't miss out on the feeding bonds. Now it is one of his favorite parts of the day, that and singing the boys to sleep. He has a pretty amazing singing voice that I didn't know about which pissed me off for a few days. He has been making it up to me by letting me sit in while he sings to the boys.

"Lincoln's was pretty bad this morning too." 

"Should we be worried?"

"I don't think so Amica mea." I say as he walks over and kisses the top of my head.

(Can we go running tonight? I miss my mate!)

(Finn: Dawson you and Oliver up for babysitting tonight?)

(Dawson: Hell Yeah! It has been a week since we last got to watch the boys!)

(Oliver: Yes Please! I miss my little guys.)

(Finn: Thank you.)

"What are your plans for tonight Love?" William says while sending me a sexy smirk.

"Well I have none, but Ira really wants to run, and she is hoping Atrox would go with her." I gave him my puppy dog eyes and he started to chuckle. 

"Atrox would love to babe." 

"Good, I don't think Ira would've accepted a no."

(Nope)

Didn't think so.

"Any news from Dylan?" I ask. After he got Dark-river we kept our alliance and our packs have gotten close, he finally found his mate, and is expecting his first child a boy. He wants to name him Kaiden. We have put the past behind us, seeing as he was as much a victim of Chris that I was.

"No, Dianne is the same and small Kaiden is a kicker like Lincoln." 

"My god poor Dianne." 

"How is Sebastian?" He asks sadly. After I had the twins, Valery took her own life, Chris ruined her, just not in the way he ruined everyone else. She blamed herself for not seeing he was still the same guy she met a few years back. Sebastian was taken in by Mia and Rose, he had loved them since he first met them and, he needed all the attention, William and I couldn't give him because of our boys. 

"He is getting better, but it is hard. His mom was all he had left of his old life and now she is gone, I couldn't imagine what he is going through."

"Neither can I." He says sighing. He sits on the arm of my chair, Lincoln has fallen asleep in my arms, Lucas is wide awake cooing at his dad. I lean my head on him and breathe in his scent. I got my hair cut, no longer is it to my waist, it is now just above my shoulders in a cute wavy bob. William has grown in a full beard but keeps it trimmed close to his face, we both hate when it gets too long. I'm about to fall asleep when I feel and unknown presence at our border, William and I exchange looks and take action. I call Tanner and Mom telling them to come get the boys to the shelter. William grabs the emergency bag and throws in six bottles, from the stash in the fridge. 

Tanner and mom run and and take the boys, I accompany them to the shelter herding the young children and mothers into the bunker. Once they are all safe I run toward the unknown threat, I run a mile before I find my warriors fighting another pack. Who the f**k is stupid enough to attack us. I find Atrox in the fighting, he is a beast ripping through the intruders. I feel the stab of a needle in my neck and I turn to see Robyn, Williams sister staring at me wide-eyed.

"Sorry to disappoint you b***h but Wolfsbane had no effect on me." I say growling lowly and shifting to Ira. We knock Robyn to the ground and snarl viciously at her.

(STAY PUT b***h) We command her. 

I suddenly feel another sting in my neck and I see a man standing over a swaying Atrox. Ira takes action and attacks him, He stares at us as we charge him. Wolves who get in my way move as I get close, my power is so strong they don't think about challenging me. I reach the man and he bows down and whimpers at me submitting. I shift back to human form and walk over to him. 

"Why are you here wolf? Tell the truth." I command him.

"My wife said your pack tortured her, when she was seeking refuge. She said this man killed her first mate, I wanted to help her get revenge."

"Who is your wife?"

"My wife is Robyn, the woman who was supposed to inject you."

"Did Robyn also tell you this wolf is her brother, and that she lured him to a trap and he was held captive and tortured for three years? Did she tell you she betrayed her own blood for the Luna title of her pack?"

"No ma'am." He said looking up at me, his green eyes burning in anger.

"We did not torture her here. She had told us this wolf was killed escaping from an abusive Alpha, and that first mate of hers wasn't a mate, he was the Alpha who wanted my husband dead. He was killed in a challenge for the Alpha title." Your wife is a liar and will be punished for her crimes, should you take your pack away now, you will be pardoned for your crimes." He stood and nodded his head. Before I could process anything he attacked my sleeping William, he ripped into my mates head. I shifted and Ira took his head off before he killed William but the damage has been done. I feel my mate slipping away, I scream holding my head and suddenly I am lifted and am moving very fast, my vision faded to black and I stop screaming. 

"Doc, what will happen?" I hear Dawson ask someone, I try but I can't open my eyes.

"Alpha Finn should wake soon, focus on her. I know that voice, it's our doctor Cassie.

(Finn: William?)

I wait a few moments, for him to respond, then I reach out with my mind, I don't feel him or his wolf, something is wrong. Why is he not responding.

(Finn: WILLIAM!)

"Finn, open your eyes." I hear Dawson say from beside me.

(Finn: Where is William?! Why can't I feel him?!) I feel my breathing get heavier as I start to panic. I open my eyes, and sit up slowly, I look around the room I'm in still panicking. Dawson jumps up and puts his hands on my shoulders, but I wrench myself from his grip and fling my body off the bed, pulling tubes out of my arms and random circled things from my chest. I take a step and fall to my knees as I clutch my aching head. William, his head, the wolf. I stand back up and Dawson tries to get me back to bed. I stumble toward the door and turn the handle.

"Finn stop!" Dawson shouts.

"WHERE IS WILLIAM!?" I shout growl at him. He whimpers but I don't care I need William. I leave the room and look into every room. I can't find him, I feel a pain in my chest and as it spreads I'm knocked to my feet. I scream, feeling my heart rip from my chest. Ira howls in my head, I am lifted again, but I fight free and run, I find myself in a room with an empty bed. I can smell that William was here recently, so where is he now. 

"Finn!" I hear my dad shout. I face him and see he has been crying. 

"Daddy? Where is William?" I cry out, tears spilling from my eyes.

"Finn, you need to rest, lay down." 

"Where is my husband?!" I shout. 

"Finn.... please..." My dad says softly. I don't listen instead I run from the hospital and shift. I find myself running toward the pack house, I see our pack gathered in front of a burning pyre. I smell him, he is here. I shift back in my hospital gown.

"Finn! Get back to the hospital!" My mom shouts running over to me. 

"NO! Not without seeing my husband! I can smell him I know he is here!"

"Finn! Leave!" I hear Tanner say as she rushes toward me. She has been crying too. I growl at them and they bow their heads. I run toward William's scent and run into Mia and Rose. They shake their heads at me. 

"Finn, you can't be here, you have to go to your boys, they need you." Rose says.

"I need William, the next person who gets in my way will be thrown in the pyre." I snarl as I push past Mia and Rose. I feel my heart break when I can't find my William in the crowd. Then I see him, I run over to him. He is laying down, his face is too pale, and his hair is combed, he knows I like it ruffled. I ruffle his hair and look down at his sleeping face. 

"William you need to wake up." I say gently. When he doesn't respond I run my thumb on his cheek. I don't feel the fireworks. I climb on his chest straddling his chest and grab his shoulders. "Wake up William!" I say a bit louder. I hear a few people sob, and it dawns on me why he is not waking up. 

"No, No, no, no, no, no, no." I say as i lift his head to my chest. "NO! William, You can't go, the twins need you!" "PLEASE!" I begin screaming and crying rocking on my husbands chest his head tight against me. I sob uncontrollably and take his face from my body. I kiss his cold nose, forehead, both eyelids and his mouth. I make my way to my mark and bite down, nothing, no response. My husband, the love of my life, my mate. He's gone. I feel my heart shatter as I finally acknowledge it. I let myself go distant, I pull back and recede into my head. I curl up next to Ira who is whimpering over the loss of Atrox. I know I'm missing something important, but all that matters is my shattered soul. I'm sorry William, I should have killed him, this is my fault.