Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“They got into the office. The NSA has fallen. We need to gather our supplies and advance our plans as soon as we can.”
“They took over the NSA? What about the other agents? What happened to-.” There was a loud explosion on the other end of the call and Dolan started to scream in pain. “AHH!” More sounds of distress and chaos erupted.
“Dolan?” I called him in a panic. “What is happening?”
“They are attacking the tunnels. We need to get the army out. We need to make them leave.”
“I will send them a notice. They can head to the caves in the mountain for the time being.”
“I will guide them. I will not let you do-.” He was cut off midsentence.
“Dolan?” I called for him but got no answer. “DOLAN!?” I called him again and again, but there were just the sounds of scuffles and chaos. Dolan was gone. “Shit!” I ended the call and sent word to the DOE to head to the mountains. They needed to hurry. They would need to run for a long time, but they would get there eventually. They were my soldiers, and I needed as many of them as I could get. We needed to prepare for battle. We would make our move soon.
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Riviana
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After the kids went back to bed, Joaquin and I were sitting with Reeselynn. She had eaten and was now sound asleep. Griffin and Lana had finished all of their exams and filled out all the paperwork. It was just the three of us now, and that was fine with me. I needed to let all of this sink in.
Reeselynn wasn’t supposed to be here yet. She wasn’t due for a few more weeks, but she came early. And not because I was having multiple. Probably, she came early because of the stress that I had been under. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case. She was fine though, so all was good. She was healthy, and so was I.
“Are you ready for some sleep?” Joaquin asked me as he laid the baby down in a bassinet that he brought from the nursery below.
“I want to say yes, but I am a little too excited to sleep right now. I think that I would rather just look at her for a little while.”
“I can give you a shoulder massage. That might relax you enough to sleep.” Joaquin was moving toward me on the bed now. The sheets had been changed, even though the towels that he put down had kept everything clean. It was still for the best. At least the mattress hadn’t needed to be changed as well. I wasn’t tired, but I still didn’t want to walk yet. I would heal soon, but it wasn’t like I was willing to dance and leap about already.
“Hmm. That sounds like a good idea to me.” I said after mulling it over for just a moment. “Come here, Joaquin.” I held my hands out to him and let him take me into his arms.
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“Gladly.” He was already moving me so that I would be positioned between his thighs. He wanted to support my weight and hold me up so that my body didn’t need to do anything at the moment.
Just after Joaquin put his hands on my shoulders, I got a mental call from Carter. He was panicking a little.
“Riviana!?” He sounded scared.
“Hello, Carter.” I spoke calmly.
“Oh thank the goddess, I tried to reach you earlier, but I couldn’t get through. I thought that something had happened to you.”
“In a way it did.” I said jokingly as Joaquin continued the massage unaware of the conversation I was having.
“What?” More panic in Carter’s voice. “What happened?”
“Your niece decided that she didn’t want to wait any longer. She was born right after midnight.”
“What?” This was another form of panic, one that was filled with joy as well.
“I haven’t told the rest of the family. I delivered her at home, she made such a speedy entrance into the world. I will call them in the morning. Anyway, what happened? Is everything OK there?”
“It is fine now, but I had to make a decision without you. The Colonel went to Denver, as I told you, but he ended up shooting another DOE recruit. I hadn’t known about that one earlier. Anyway, he was found out at the NSA office. They tried to arrest him I think, but he got away.”
“Well, that sucks.” I said in a dejected tone. “What happened after that?”
“He was headed back to the tunnels, but Mr. Doe and I enacted a plan. We made him think that we were under attack. The other DOE members believed it as well. He thinks that Mr. Doe is dead, and we all managed to get out of there.”
“Where are the other DOE members?”
“We couldn’t apprehend them Riviana, there were too many of them. My priority was, first and foremost, to save our people. I got Mr. Doe and Kirk out as well, but no one else.”
“I understand.” I mentally nodded at his words, not letting Joaquin know that I was talking to him yet.
“The others are likely going to regroup with the Colonel somewhere. And, Riviana, he said something about moving up the plan even more. I know that he is going to try to attack the city. And he is going to do it soon.”
“Yes, I figured as much. Do you need me to open a door for you all? I can bring you back to the castle right now.”
“Yes, please.”
“Hold on a moment.” I sat up a little, pulling away from Joaquin as I did so.
“Little Bunny?” He sounded shocked by my sudden movement.