Werewolf’s Heartsong by Dizzy izzy

Chapter 63: *“We need to know.....“*
Damien and Xander were walking to their dorm, on a break between written exams, when
Xander suddenly collapsed to the ground. Clutching his chest, Xander let out a guttural cry
of pain.
Damien knelt on the ground next to Xander, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. “What happened?”
“Beatrice!” He gasped out. “Something happened to Beatrice!“.
Damien looked at Xander with a worried frown, his Beta was pale and covered in a sheen of sweat. Getting a better grip on
Xander, Damien helped him up. “Come on, let’s get back to my room, then we can call home and find out what’s happening.”
As they walked, Xander slowly gained back his strength, enough so that he was able to walk the last hallway to Damien’s room
unassisted. “The pain has lessened, someone is there helping her.” Xander said, relief in his hoarse voice.
“That’s good. Who do you want us to call first.” Damien asked, after his friend sat weakly in one of his sitting room chairs.
Xander leaned his head back against the chair, his eyes closed and a frown on his face. “My father, he already knows Beatrice is
my fated mate.”
Damien nodded and pulled out his phone to make the call. “Damien? Why did you call, is something the matter?” Boris asked
when the call connected.
“Hey, Uncle Boris, there is something that is causing some concern. Do you know if anything has happened to Beatrice?”
Damien asked him.
There was a moment of silence from Boris’s side. “Is Xander all right, did he feel something just now?”
Boris’s words had Damien stiffening, something did happen to Beatrice, and Boris knew what it was. “He collapsed on our way
back to the dorms from our last written exam. He’s better now, but still a little pale and shaky, can you tell me what happened?”
Xander, listening to the conversation, had lifted his head. His gaze was sharp, his expression hard. Boris let out a sigh of
resignation. “I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”

Xander was now on his feet, and walking to where he stood by the window. “I think it
would be a bad idea not to tell us, Xander isn’t going to let this go.” Damien told Boris. Damien was trying to maintain a calm
demeanor, something made difficult by his wolf when he suddenly became agitated.
‘Back off Zane, I need to focus.‘ Damien told his wolf. Zane only responded with an angry snarl, surprising Damien.
“It’s complicated.” Boris said. “What happened to Beatrice ties into Matthew being forced to reject Alora this morning. I’m
currently investigating it, but Sarah Northmountain is at the heart of it.”
Inside Damien, Zane let out a furious snarl at Sarah’s name. “We need to know what happened to Beatrice.” Damien said, no
longer asking.
Xander’s eyes were starting to glow with his wolf, after all, this had to do with his mate. “Sarah had Beatrice, Lauren, and Agatha
bound to her with Black Magic spells. The spells made them obedient to Sarah, and using that control, Sarah forced Beatrice to
reject Xander. With Matt’s help, we removed the spells from the three girls, but it had some unintended effects.” Boris told them.
“What effects?” Xander demanded, the growl of his wolf in his voice.
“Xander?” Boris asked.
“He’s here with me, I brought him back to my room after he collapsed before calling you.” Damien explained quickly, then
demanded, “What effects?”
Boris cleared his throat. “When the spells were broken, the females abruptly came back to consciousness, fully aware of
everything they had done while under the spell’s influence.” Boris paused to clear his throat again. “I gathered from all their
reactions, the things Sarah had them do.... were horrific to say the least. I believe they will all need to have long term
counseling.”
Xander was shaking with suppressed rage, his eyes glowing. “Thank you, Uncle Boris, we’ll talk more later.” Damien said, then
ended the call before Boris could give a response.
Damien could see Xander was on the verge of losing it. Grabbing Xander’s shoulders, Damien forced him to look him in the eye.
“Calm down.” He demanded, using an Alpha command.
Xander’s entire body shuddered twice before his eyes stopped glowing, and he visibly relaxed. Xander had to clear his throat
twice before he could speak. “Thank you.”

Damien didn’t say anything in response, just patted him on his shoulders and let him go. Turning to look out the window at the
grounds of the school, looking bright and cheerful under the afternoon sun, Damien focused on Zane. ‘What has your fur
standing on end.‘
Zane growled. ‘Our mate is hurting, her heart hurts and we are not there to offer comfort.‘
Knowing Alora was hurting put Damien on edge. ‘We will be calling her tonight, it might not be the same as being there, but we
can at least give her our words.‘ Damien told his wolf. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to placate him for now.
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“Oh, Alora, my heart hurts so much for you.” Luna Ember said, before gathering her into her arms, holding her tight.
‘I think...this is what it feels like, to have a mother.‘ Even in her own mind, Alora’s thoughts were hesitant. If Alora was honest
with herself, she was afraid to trust, even when feeling she could. Emotions squeezed her heart painfully, it took everything in her
not to break down and cry like a pup in Ember’s arms.
“I’ll be alright.” Alora told her, her voice hoarse.
Ember gave Alora one more squeeze before letting her go, with a motherly smile, Ember gently cupped her cheek. “Okay, for
now we need to get you moved into the Moonstar
Mansion.”
“Yes.” Alpha Andrew said. “Ember and I have come up with a plan for that.”
“You have?” Darien asked, looking at his parents with surprise.
“Yes.” Ember said. “First, things first, we have invited the Mountainmovers to stay with us for the rest of the week so you and
Serenity can get acquainted.”
“This means that I will be taking Alora, Darien, Kain and Galen, with me to the Northmountain’s in my SUV. While Serenity,
Jaxon, Camille, and Alfred will be following Ember, in Darien’s car, back to the Moonstar Mansion.” Alpha Andrew said.
The twins were surprised that they were going to be riding with the Alpha. Darien and Serenity didn’t want to be separated, but
they understood the necessity. Darien pulled out his keys and handed them to his mother, before they all started to make their
way out of the stadium and to the parking lot.

When it came time to separate, Darien gave Serenity a tight hug and a deep kiss. The twins gave their mom and dad a hug
before going to stand next to the Alpha. After separating from Serenity, Darien hugged his mom before going to stand with the
twins and his dad. Jaxon slung an arm around Serenity and waved to the twins, before shuffling them off to their respective
jeeps.
Ember turned and gave Alora a hard squeeze. “Don’t let them bully you. You are stronger than they ever will be.”
Alora only nodded her agreement, afraid if she opened her mouth to say anything, she would start crying. With one last squeeze,
Ember let Alora go and went to Darien’s car. Camille and Alfred followed behind before splitting off for their own car.
Andrew, Alora, Darian, and the twins stayed there until they had all pulled out and were driving to the Moonstar Mansion. “Come
on, time to get this group going.” Alpha Andrew said. “Alora, why don’t you ride up front with me.”
Alora nodded and got in the front passenger seat, Darien somehow wound up in the middle of the back seat, with one of the
twins on either side of him. As Alpha Andrew pulled out onto the road, Darien leaned forward. “So, how are we going to play
this?”
“It was in your text earlier, you and I will be going with Alora as her guests. Kain and Galen, however, are going as her
enforcers.” Alpha Andrew said, explaining why he had wanted Kain and Galen to go with them.
Darien frowned. “How did you know Kain and Galen offered to serve Alora as her Elite Enforcers?”
Alpha Andrew’s brows raised in surprise. “I did not know that. I only brought them as enforcers because their father told me
being Elite Enforcers to an Alpha was their dream.”
“So, it was just a coincidence?” Darien asked, surprised.
Alpha Andrew nodded. “A happy one, I hope. Alora, did you accept their offer?”
“Yes.” Alora told him. “Xena and Selena like them.”
“That’s good.” Alpha Andrew said, genuinely happy about this turn of events. “Before we get to the Northmountain’s, there is
something I have been meaning to ask you about for a while now.”
Alora looked at Alpha Andrew, her expression curious. “Yes, Alpha?”

“The necklace Damien gave you when you were pups, why did you stop wearing it after Damien went to University?” Alpha
Andrew asked.
Alora reached up and touched her bare collarbone, where the pendant of the necklace used to rest. That was another thing Alora
needed to pay Sarah back for and retrieve from her.