I give her hands a squeeze as I watch her gaze fall to her mother's skeleton.
"The ones that stole them from me."
A growl escapes her lips that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. Her canines have descended as she grits her teeth, staring at me. The full fury of her wolf blazes in her eyes.
She's on the verge of using her alpha bark and doesn't know it. Honestly, I don't know if because of our bond I can resist the command.
"My eternal, I will torch the entire valley and mountains if I thought it would help. For now, let's lay your parents to rest and salvage what we can. We can hunt for those responsible after we're done."
I slowly stand and draw her into my arms. She's trembling. I'm not sure if it's from rage or pain.
Either can be deadly with her right now.
"Okay..." she says against my chest.
Just before the sobbing begins.
Torben motions for me to tighten my grip, hold her tighter. I adjust, and the sobs turn to wails. I can feel the pain bleeding out of her.
She cries until there's no noise—just shudders of her body.
My dragon croons to her, his rumble settling something in her.
Easton lands on the rail nearby and uses his beak under her elbow to get her attention.
"Fuck, I need to feed you." She uses her sleeves to swipe at her eyes.
"That can wait. Finish what you need to here first. We'll go back to the alpha house when you're done, then plan our next move." I kiss the crown of her head and release her.
Feray moves around the room looking at everything, including the hiding place in the closet. She finds a small bear and a pacifier in the clothes.
Carefully, she pulls out each piece of clothing and looks at it.
"They must have tried hiding me in their clothing," she muses.
Khal kneels alongside her. "I can only guess they used their scents to keep you calm and quiet in your hiding place." He shows her how the lid works, closing the hiding spot.
Feray nods along, listening to Khal. It's unnerving watching how detached she is.
"She's doing better than I anticipated," Torben mentions, watching Feray and Khal dig through the closet.
Slowly, I turn to look at him. "She almost used her alpha bark on me to burn them to the ground." I enunciate every word so the gravity sinks in. "I think her parents unconsciously willed their daughter both of their powers."
"What if they did it on purpose? What if whatever is after them, they believe she needs the power?"
It's now that I truly start to look around. The destruction. How long the Luna must have held on.
"Worse..." I pull Torben out of the room, and Easton follows, gliding to land on his shoulder. "Hear me out. Dad wills his mate his power to help her protect their daughter." I motion to the bottom of the stairs, then to where we found the Luna. "Mom,knowing deep in her soul her daughter would be hunted forever, willed her their combined powers."
I glance over my shoulder to the room, making sure she hasn't followed.
"Then that means she holds the alpha's and Luna's powers." Torben glances back at the doorway, then at me.
"We need an alpha we can trust to help train her."
Shaking my head, I look down. "The three of us will have to do it. Khal is a lover, not a fighter. For once, I would love to have his twin here to piss her off so we can safely see what she's capable of."
Torben's large hand rests on my shoulder, and he nods. "I can teach her to control the rage."
