Adrianna and Dmitri were surprised to see the two people who had just walked in through the portal. They got and Dmitri went to give a bear hug to his father, Pierre as Cora watched the two of them with love and tenderness. The last she saw them together was when Dmitri was only seven years old. Her eyes became moist, which Dmitri saw and gestured her to come to him. Cora went to them and the three of them hugged each other tightly. For Pierre it was a moment to treasure. He was meeting his son after a gap of so many years that it appeared like a century.

When they had hugged each other, Pierre removed himself and looked at Adrianna. He looked at her with gratefulness in his eyes. "Thank you Adrianna," he whispered and she bowed her head with a smile.

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Pierre looked at Dmitri and Cora and said, "Had it not been for Adrianna, I would have never met you two ever in my life."

Adrianna's smile broadened as Cora went to her and hugged her. "Thank you Adri. I think now I can leave the two of you and go somewhere peaceful with my husband."

Adrianna said, "I am sorry, but nothing is more peaceful than the Werewolf Realm and we need you there as always."

Cora chuckled at her daughter-in-law with affection in her eyes. Dmitri held his father's hand and they all sat down on the sofa. Isidorus was feeling very happy to see this family reunion because he knew that Adrianna needed all the support and care she could in her situation.

The conversation started again about Adrianna's adventure in Vikra's land. While they were talking the servants came and arranged the table with numerous snacks. Adrianna was amazed to see how much both father and son could eat. It was as if they were hungry from years.

"So what happened after Vikra went to see Pierre?" asked Isidorus because the conversation was very interesting and he wanted to know all the details.

"Well, I heard his plan and thought of visiting Pierre once it was late in the night. A few hours later, I had come out of the cave where I was held captive and walked to Pierre's prison. There I saw that the guard was sleeping and it was easy for me to enter inside and meet him," she replied.

At this point Pierre looked Adrianna and said, "I was very shocked when I saw you in the prison. No one had dared to enter that place ever. Only Vikra used to come or sometimes other neotides used to come to give me food. So when I saw a werewolf like you, I was taken aback." Pierre stopped eating and then looked at Isidorus, "I asked her who she was. I was sure that it was the same werewolf that I had to fight with in the morning for my freedom."

"The werewolf didn't reply. Suddenly it shape shifted and beautiful young girl was standing there in front of me outside the gates. My eyes were wide with amazement. The girl had beautiful golden yellow eyes. Her complexion was glowing and her aura was so commanding that she looked like a queen. Mesmerized at the young one in front of me, I felt excited. It was after so long that I saw one of my kind and that too a young girl. My mind was confused. I wondered, how did that werewolf manage to come to his prison? Didn't Vikra and his army of neotides chain her? Did she escape? How did she find him? Had she come for negotiations?

Suddenly, I remembered Vikra's words that my freedom would be granted if I would kill the werewolf tomorrow and his eyes narrowed. Since I didn't recognize who she was, I threatened her, "I will kill you for my freedom, so don't even think of negotiating with me!" But what she said next was something I had never expected.

She smiled and said, "I am Adrianna, Dmitri's wife."

Adrianna took over the conversation.

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Pierre was even more shocked. His mind became numb. "My Dmitri… my son?"

"Yes," I replied.

"How come you are here? How did Vikra capture you?" he asked feeling protective. There were thousands of questions bouncing in his head but at the moment he was only concerned with her safety. But he had to ask one question urgently, "Are you Ed's granddaughter?"

She nodded shyly.

Pierre got up from his place and moved forward in excitement but his chains pulled him back. "Oh! Hail the wolf spirits!"

Looking at his condition, in order to remove those irons from him she walked into the prison through the iron bars. Pierre was now even more shocked. She just walked inside the prison without harm to the iron. They didn't even bend or she didn't try to bend them. They had magic and no one could touch them easily unless someone wanted a death wish. In fact the iron bars bent on their own, to allow her to enter and then straightened again. It was crazy. "How did you do that?" he asked her. "You are a werewolf!"

She didn't answer as she kept smiling.

"I knew there was something different about you when you were a child and I saved you from Alex's cave!"

Adrianna flicked her hand and the chains of his hands opened.

Pierre raised his hands and then looked at her with eyes as wide as the lake in the center of the jungle. He asked, "How did you do that?"

"Pierre…"

Before she could say anything, Pierre asked, "Are you a witch? I knew that Shira was a witch?"

Adrianna nodded. Pierre chuckled. He couldn't believe his luck. "My son is so lucky!"

It was time for Adrianna to smile. "Pierre, we need to hurry up. Tomorrow during the fight, I will create an illusion. You just go inside the arena where the fight will take place and I will meet you there. After that the two of us would disappear from there."

"What? That will invite wrath from Vikra! He would hunt us and kill you first."

"Trust me that nothing of the sort will happen because I will create an illusion that would fool everyone around us."