Twins And Seal

On our way back, we burned dead bodies of vampires and buried two of our men. They fought very bravely and valiantly. I will remember their sacrifice.

It was the third time vampires invaded our territory and it was their first hard face loss. I know for sure Drake will never stay still. He is one of the cunning and selfish vampires among all vampires out there.

Karren is dead and Drake's right hand Vlad will surely try to avenge his brother. Vlad is silent and collected among Drake's members, but Karren's death will surely boil up his blood. Even if Drake is to act according to profit, Vlad is a different case. He will never let go of grudge. If he finds his beloved brother and friend has died at the hands of a Fire Blood pack werewolf, he will act according to his heart and pursue us without any break.

After our dead bodies satiate his anger, he would stop. I am worried about what reason they will bring to start war on a large scale.

"Frank! What is it?" Ned's question woke me up from my thoughts.

"It's nothing."

"Then don't get lost in thought, we need to reach pack house and prepare fast." He said.

His words looked kind of funny to me this time. What I was worried about felt simple to Ned. 'Why not? He is more calm and decisive about such things. I get excited and reckless about the thought of war but he thinks differently.' I thought.

I shook my head and picked up pace with an assured smile. 'He is the brains of the pack.' I thought.

Jake quietly followed. His pain faded away as he healed it slowly.

I looked at him while running. His eyes met with mine. 'You are the best of my friends. But... ' I thought.

"What?!" He said. He was annoyed with Alene being in the pack and still kept that to his heart.

"Thank You!" I said.

He was startled for a moment. He didn't expect that coming.

"I thought you would lecture me about being pathetic and weak." He said.

"not this time.. You did great with all you could.." Ned said.

"Humph!"

Jake humphed Ned and picked up some pace. He ran ahead of us. Ned looked at me and nodded his head. He wanted to pick up pace too.

I picked up pace and he followed.

At the pack house's West gate, Douard waited restlessly. I could feel his heart right now.

He saw me coming from far and became happy. He returned inside.

He felt strange to me by the way. Instead of reaching for us, he went inside.

'maybe went to inform Alene about our return back from the woods.' I thought.

"Ned! Bring him to the basement and call for Betty after that." pointing to the vampire on his back and went directly towards the living room.

Ned went towards the basement.

"I will freshen up and rest for a bit." Jake said and left towards his room.

"Alright!" I said.

While entering the living room, Martha and Douard looked at me very mysteriously. I felt something was up. Betty looked at me with very disbelief in her eyes.

Alene is quiet too.

"What's the matter?! Why are you all like this? something happened." I asked, confused.

"It's about the seal and…." Martha stopped with a few words.

A surprised and unconvinced look spread in her face made me more curious about what was going on.

'What could it be??' I thought.

"And what?" I asked.

"We've got a solution to Alene's seal and the problem of her coming-of-age prophecy." Douard excitedly said.

"What?!" I exclaimed. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

I am happy about this but suddenly it brought me to wonder what actually happened and how did they manage to know it.

"Wow! it's such great news but why were you all silent when I returned back?" I said.

"That…" Betty also froze with a few words coming out.

'What is happening? Why are all of them acting weird?' I thought.

"What is it? Any problem though?" I asked.

I couldn't control my urge and grabbed Martha's shoulders.

"Please tell me everything. Even if there is a new problem that arises, I promise to find a way to solve it. Don't hesitate." I said in a deep voice.

My heart was racing fast and my mind was going crazy, at that Alene spoke.

"It's about our born-to-be children."

"Children! what about them….?" my words froze before I could finish. Something caught my attention.

'Children?! Alene is pregnant and it means...' I thought.

"How's my child?" I asked curiously.

Alene nodded her head. Her blush reddened her cheeks even more making them look like lotus blooming during winter.

"But…" Martha intervened.

"What is it?" I said.

"It's twins but..."

"Twins!" There are twins?" I couldn't hold my excitement.

But her face sulked down.

"Seal which Alene carried within is transferred to her babies now. And we don't know how we will remove it. Twins inside inherited the seal as part of their soul and I fear both babies and Alene's life is in danger." she said.

Future of the pack which Alene was supposed to bring into this world, will come strangely even before being born.

"But that's not all..!" Martha said.

"What's even left?" I was happy a moment ago but this news turned my emotional state down and shoved me in the harshest situation possible.

'I hope this doesn't happen even to my enemies.' I thought.

"It's about what Alene dreamt about while you were out in the woods." Douard tried to lighten the mood.

'Dream?! What is he talking about? I felt it thorny to even hear after I knew Alene, my love and babies will die eventually even if we do everything we've got.' I thought with a sour heart.

"What about the dream?" I said looking at Alene.

She grabbed my hands and with calm and steady heart she said,

"I think..no, I believe my babies are blessed by ancestors."

"Geld and Timothy!" Martha said with a shocked face about the fact…