The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 142: Chapter 142

Third Person POV
Felix took the rest of the night thinking about what he was going to do in the morning. He did not want to take Timberlink into battle with them but he had no choice. So he needed to figure out a way to keep the boy safe. He has been wracking his brain for all the hiding spots on the edges of the territory and the expanding territory beyond. He can’t just assume that the territory hasn’t grown in the years he was kept in stasis. He would be negligent in his duties if he did that.
He tried to talk to Timberlink about it, but the boy couldn’t answer his questions. He was slightly disappointed in Ethan’s training of his pup. At this age he should at least know about the property lines. From what he gathered from Timberlink he has had no training whatsoever on the pack. This frustrated Felix and he said, “What kind of alpha is Ethan wanting you to be? You should have had this training by now. Hell you should know the property lines by age 8. I will be having some serious words with your dad when we get back to the pack and this war is over. This is completely unacceptable.”
“Hey! My daddy is a great dad. He hasn’t taught me any of that because up until recently I was just a four year old pup. Besides I am a guardian not an alpha. My baby brother Ares will be the next Alpha and he is only a few months old.” Timberlink said and he stood with his hands on his hips. He did not like how this man was talking about his Daddy Ethan. That shut Felix up. He was confused trying to piece together exactly what Timberlink said. This boy did not look a day younger than ten years old, but now that he thinks about it the boy looked a lot younger when he first saw him. He has heard the term guardian before, but he was trying to figure out where. He put that thought aside though because there were more important matters at hand.
He changed his tactics then and asked Timberlink to describe how he left the pack and where it was that he got apprehended by the rogues. That would give him a base idea of the territory lines and if they are still similar. The description Timberlink gave him allowed him to know that the territory lines have indeed grown. He was proud of his brother accomplishing what they have always talked about.
Now that he knew a general idea of where the territory lines were he knew the perfect place to hide Timberlink out after the battle starts. There was a cave system that had little entrances to it all around the packlands. He and Arthur stumbled upon them when they were just pups. When they were older they learned that the property used to belong to a pack a long time ago that was destroyed and it was a part of their escape tunnels. It was the best that he could think of right now.
“Come on kid. Let’s get you ready for bed. Tomorrow is going to be a long day. I promise I will get you back to your parents if it is the last thing I do.” Felix said to Timberlink, who grudgingly went into the bathroom and took a quick shower.
Felix got Timberlink to bed quite easily. He will give the boy that. He is well behaved. Felix, however, was having a hell of a time falling asleep. He was worried about tomorrow and how his family would react to seeing him on the wrong side of the battle. He hopes that they will realize that he is on their side and not against them. By the time Felix finally drifted off to sleep there was a banging on the door.
Felix jumped up just in time to see Baxter slamming the door open with more force than necessary. “Why didn’t you answer this door the moment I knocked?” Baxter demanded. He was too impatient to even wait for an answer and said as he was leaving the room, “Get your ass up and get that brat ready. We are leaving in five minutes.”
It took everything in Felix to not lash out at his brother’s turned back. It would be so easy to stop this mess right now, but then he thought about the army of rogues on this property. He knew if he did that he and Timberlink would never make it out of this packhouse alive. He sighed and turned towards the bed where Timberlink laid wide eyed staring up at him.” Let’s just get dressed and go. Remember to stay near me the whole time unless I tell you otherwise. I will protect you with my life, kid.” Felix said. He wanted to make sure that Timberlink knew that he would be safe with him.
Timberlink nodded and got up and quickly got dressed. He was nervous, but he knew that he would be safe. Grandpa Ares promised him that he would watch out for him. It didn’t take long and both Felix and Timberlink were at the front of the packhouse just in time for Baxter to tell his men to head out. They all shifted into their wolves and left the compound heading for Timberlink’s home.
Felix wasn’t as surprised as Baxter to see that Timberlink also shifted into his wolf. “What the f**k! How is that young boy able to shift already!” Baxter shouted.
Felix smirked and said, “Isn’t it obvious brother? He is a gifted son of the moon goddess.” Without saying anything else Felix shifted and Timberlink stayed attached to his side.
Baxter just watched for a minute before he too shifted and ran ahead. Felix stuck with him knowing that is where he was supposed to be. Felix was proud to see that Timberlink was keeping up with them easily. They reached a clearing that was a couple hundred feet from the territory lines.
Felix did a quick survey of where they were and he was glad to see that they were indeed close to one of the tunnel entrances. It didn’t take long for their presence to be known.
At the packhouse right as the rogue army arrived at the border
Beth was feeding Esmerelda as she was the last pup to wake up this morning. Beth was in the process of burping Esmerelda when her vision went black and a scene played across her vision. She was standing in a clearing with Baxter who had Timberlink with him and another man that she recognized from one of the memories Ethan had shared with them as his uncle Felix. She noticed that she had a baby in her arms. She watched on as the scene played out. By the time the vision finished and she had her normal vision back there were people standing all around her concerned.
“What’s wrong?” Beth asked.
“Sweetie. What happened? Your eyes were all white and no one could come close to you or Esmerelda. Her eyes were white too.” Erica said.
Sandra came running into the room. When she heard what was going on she had an idea and rushed as fast as she could to get there. “You said her eyes were white? Were they cloudy too or just pure white. Was there a glow?” Sandra shot question after question out.
“Beth’s eyes were cloudy white. Esmerelda’s eyes though looked like they were glowing.” Martha said. She had been in here helping with the triplets because she and Jessica were going to be going into the safe room with them because of the battle.
“Oh wow. Ok. Well that is interesting then. Esmerelda has the gift of sight. She shared her vision with her mother. That is why Esmerelda had glowing eyes while Beth’s looked cloudy. What did you see Beth?” Sandra explained.
“Umm I know where the battle is going to take place. In the clearing on the southside of the territory lines. Baxter was there and he had Timberlink with him and another man.” Beth paused and looked up to Ethan and his family as she said, ” The other man was Felix. Arthur’s brother.”
The room exploded and Ethan said, “That isn’t possible! Felix is dead. You must be mistaken baby.”
“Well he is the exact same man from your memories so if I am mistaken then so are you Ethan!” Beth said feeling angry that her mate was questioning her. She knows deep down she would be questioning things too, but she would give her mate the benefit of the doubt instead of not believing them.
Ethan felt bad for how he reacted to this news, but he also knew that his uncle had been dead for a long time. He watched him be buried. He mourned his loss. To hear that he is still alive now just doesn’t compute with his brain.
“What else did you see Beth? A vision shared like this must be important.” Sandra said, trying to get the conversation back on track to what they really needed to be focusing on.
“Timberlink was holding onto Felix’s hand while Baxter was talking to me. I was the only other person besides them in the center of the clearing well except for Esmerelda who was in my arms. I think we were doing a trade or something. All I know is that Baxter is going to try to make a trade with our pups. Timberlink for Esmerelda. The main point honestly is that Felix is on our side. He takes the kids and protects them.” Beth said. Knowing full well that she left out a LOT of information. She knew though that if she told them everything that they would refuse to let her go. She couldn’t have that. She had a part to play just like everyone else. She had a gut feeling that this is how it was always supposed to be, and she was ok with that. If she can protect her pups and mates she would sacrifice anything, even her own life.
“Where were we? I can’t even imagine Ethan or I would allow you to confront Baxter on your own with one of our pups.” Alexi said.
“I don’t know the how of the situation. I just know what I saw.” Beth replied simply hoping that they don’t ask anymore questions like that. She too wondered why she was alone with Baxter, but she had a feeling she knew why. She had this vision once before while she was pregnant with the pups except this was more detailed.
Before any more questions were asked they were alerted that an army of rogues was spotted on the southside of the territory. Everyone looked at each other before they all rushed into what they needed to do before battle. Jessica and Martha each grabbed a pup and Martha reached for Esmerelda too, but Beth kept her with her and said, “If my vision is going to come to pass Esmerelda needs to be with me.”
Martha looked at her for a moment and then nodded her head and said, “Keep safe sweetheart. I expect to see you and little Esme without a single scratch.”