"What's wrong?" The words slipped out of Adeline's mouth before she even realised it but watching Ashlynn's paleface and panicky voice made Adaline scared for what she was about to tell her.

"Everything," she answered almost immediately and then looked at Xavier, "is not telling you many things because he is afraid that you will get hurt."

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Adeline glanced at him but then returned her eyes to her friend. "Ashlynn, what do you want to talk about? Do you want to sit and drink something first?"

Ashlynn looked like she was contemplating the offer which is why Adeline lightly pushed her to the chair on the inside and then sat on the chair next to her.

"Now tell me," Adeline very gently rubbed her hand on Ashylnn's shoulder in an attempt to sooth her down. "Why don't you begin with what the problem is?"

Ashylnn gulped, the panicked expression did not leave her face and even Xavier leaned in. "I-I do not feel well," she heaved, scaring the other two that were sitting with her. Her hand went underneath her shirt and she rubbed the area where her heart was. "It hurts. I don't know but it hurts."

Adeline just watched with a panicked expression of a woman. This was completely out of the blue and she had no idea what to do.

"I ne-need to go," Ashlynn stood up and the chair dragged back but she ended up stumbling over it. Both of them fell down to the floor.

Adeline gasped and the sound of chair scratching the ground was heard as Xavier stood up before Adaline to help Ashlynn.

"Here, come," Xavier helped her but instead of placing her back on the chair he made her comfortable on the ground while leaning her back against the wall.

"I didn't —don't," Ashylnn gulped and looked at both of them with the tired expression on her face as a chest heaved a pen down forcefully. It seemed like she was forcing herself to breathe.

"What? What?" Adeline spoke to her in a hurry, eager to know what the problem was. She could feel her hands trembling eating to help Ashlynn but she did not know what to do.

"I don't think I can leave. . " She cried and looked at Xavier, "I can't. . ." She sniffed as the tears fell, " I don't think I can do this anymore."

Adeline felt herself going numb. Never hurt you expected to hear such words from the mouth of a friend.

"Ashlynn, don't say that!" She whispered out to her. "Are you feeling pain somewhere? You know I have medical science here!" She helplessly stated the facts, eager to please Ashlynn with the information that she could be just fine.

Ashylnn didn't reply to Adeline immediately. She watched her friend who looked so concerned for her while crying helplessly. "Nothing. . ." She whispered, "my death. . is near." Her chest jerked and Adeline's eyes widened.

Was it what she was thinking it was?

Her temple flared and she felt a sudden surge of power inside her. It compelled her to do something. It made her realisation for own capabilities increase and Adeline no longer held power over herself.

She felt it ooze out of her.

"Hey!" Without thinking twice she held Ashlynn's Jo in her hand and snapped her eyes to her own. "You are not dying, do you understand that?"

"M-my mate is. . ."

" I don't care," she snapped, "he might have left you but you still have a chance to live. Your wolf will grow and you will know what should happen until it is really your time to die."

And that is when Xavier saw the change.

The aura around Adeline changed and it went directly towards ashland targeting the Solely.

It covers both of them. Coming from Adaline it stopped at ashlyn and both of them maintained eye contact as adaline kept her hand on Ashylnn's jaw.

"You won't die." Adeline repeated and her eyes changed. The iris of the eye dissolved completely and it was all white. This was what he had seen for the first time.

"Do you hear me?" Adeline spoke again, "your loyalty will stay with me and to me. You will not die without any course." Her voice was soothed and calm. It was as if she had been rehearsing for her life.

Ashylnn nodded slowly as if in a complete trance. "I pledge my loyalty to you." She whispered softly and Xavier only smelled truth in her scent. "I pledge my life to you, my queen." She was first before her body started to jerk.

Xavier moved back but when Adaline did not he went towards her. He knew what was about to happen and he had to get Adaline out of the way but before he could touch her a vicious growl stopped him.

What was in front of him almost rendered him speechless.

After a year Ashlynn had shifted to her wolf and it did not appear weak or feral.

His eyes move to adeline immediately. He was going to protect her if he decided to attack her. He inched towards Adeline but Adeline raised her hand and the wolf bowed in front of her as she bared her neck and submission.

Adeline fucking patted the wolf's head.

"That's it," she whispered to Ashlyn as her eyes went back to normal. "You are loyal to me and your life lies with me."

Ashlynn shifted back and kept her head bowed but Adeline stepped back in horror all of a sudden.

"What the hell?" She palm her mouth as she looked at Ashlynn who was going in front of all naked at that. "What is this? Why is she naked!"

Adeline turned to Xavier with a shocked expression along with slight panic. "What the hell just happened?" She pointed to ashlynn who looked up to help the different expression on her face. It's scared Adeline.

"I don't—"

"We know what happened," the three of them turned their attention to the man who stood in front of the cafe.

Elder Preston looked sullen, "I think it is time the luna comes back."