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But the man and the woman could still look as angry as they should.

However, they soon realized that this was of no use.

"Kneellae!", Tyler simply ordered them.

"Why should we do that? After all, we're your parents! We deserve more. I don't understand what all this nonsense is about!"

"NONSENSE!" Tyler yelled from across the square in a way that was hard to hear and see.

But despite his aggressive tone, he seemed to be in extreme physical control.

"That nonsense you're talking about almost had these packs ruined!"

"How should your mother have almost ruined your pack. Come on son, don't be ridiculous, or more ridiculous than you already are.

But the man didn't sound nearly as confident as before.

"Yes, of course! I make a fool of myself for being justifiably upset that my own 'mother' almost killed my pregnant mate, as well as the mate of my beta and a pack doctor.

Tell me 'dad', what kind of world do you live in, how ridiculous or nonsensical."

Tyler uttered the last sentence with a menacing ringing growl.

His father's face turned deathly pale. He slowly sank to his knees, tugging also on the arm of his companion, so that she did the same, but this happened under clear protest on her part.

"She- She did something..." he uttered in a trembling voice before he turned to his wife and yelled at her: "YOU DID WHAT!?"

A resounding slap interrupted the man.

Startled, he looked at his son.

"SILENCE, I said! What's so hard to understand about that?"

"Son, please, I didn't know anything about it! I honestly don't know what got into your mother either.

Please let's just go in peace. I promise you, you will love me, as well as your mother never have to see again.

We are a family after all..." "

That you even dare to continue to call it family.

Right here you kneel only as a companion and worse than that as the alpha of a criminal.

With that alone you have harmed your whole pack and, to make matters worse, the office of alpha in general." "

Please son! Let mercy prevail this time."

"Now you're making a fool of yourself. The verdict has already been made. That was it the moment that woman next to you attacked my mate."

Tyler turned away. Walked back to his mate.

He lifted Lily's chin and planted a quick kiss on her lips. After that, he looked at her for a moment into her eyes.

I could just barely hear the words he said softly to her.

"Just the thought of losing you could drive me crazy."

He turned back and raised a hand in the air.

The werewolves all around us jumped to their paws and came closer, snarling.

"There is only one crime more serious in our world than the murder of a Luna: the murder of a pregnant wolf.

The attempted murder of a pregnant Luna is unprecedented in our history and will be punished accordingly.

You shall not find peace in life for a minute. Everyone is called to kill you.

Every action against you should be without punishment."

He was silent for a short moment.

"Run!" Tyler ordered: "I'll give you a one-minute head start."

I watched the situation with

excitement. To be honest, I didn't quite understand what was going on now that's all it said.

The two werewolves remained on their knees for a brief moment.

"You can't be serious, can you?" asked the woman, whose malicious grin she couldn't contain anymore.

But Tyler answered simply: "50 seconds."

The man shifted faster than the woman and jumped to his feet. He grabbed his companion's arm.

For a brief moment, the two looked at each other and seemed strangely desperate.

After that, they turned into wolves and charged into the forest at breakneck speed.

Everyone stared at the forest.

Except for the growling, which was getting louder and louder, nothing happened at first.

It wasn't until the moment Tyler lowered his hand that the countless werewolves stormed around us.

Every single one of them rushed after the fugitives.

For minutes the growling of the wolves could be heard sounding through the woods, until they were far enough away.

Tyler took a deep breath.

Lily got up from her chair and walked to his side.

"You didn't have a choice Tyler. Optionally the pack if not all other packs would have questioned you."

"I know it's outrageous what Muttrr did anyway. But I'm pretty sure she was sick. As much as she didn't like you, she loved me and my brothers. She didn't seem to know what she was going to achieve with her actions.

After all, she would have killed me too.

How happy the woman I knew would have been to see her grandchildren."

He sighed, grabbed his mate's hand and left the place.

Now I was just sitting here alone with the twins.

I looked questioningly at Luke.

What was it because now happened?

Luke knelt down next to me.

"Tyler lets his own parents rush to death from his pack.

The pack will pursue them until they either get them and kill them, or they cross the border into the nearest territory. There, however, the next pack will already be ready to take over the task.

The two of them won't get any rest for the rest of their lives." "

And they deserve it!" Jared growled on the subject.

"Anyway," Luke said again, "there won't be any escape for either of them. And werewolves, like real runners, are very persistent runners. I don't think so, but

it could well take a few weeks."

They would genuinely hunt Tyler's parents for weeks if necessary and then kill them.

It was somehow far more cruel than if Tyler or anyone else here had ripped their heads off.

We sat here in silence for a moment.

"How should I think back slowly.", Luke said.

"Good idea.", Jared said and simply picked me up in his arms, but I immediately tried to get down from them.

"Come on," he said, "I'm just taking you home."

"Jared, I think you should let them down too.

It doesn't want to be worn, that's an openly communicated limit. Maybe you should accept them too."

"Your serious? I'll just bring them home."

"But you want her to like us, don't you? Don't you think that it would also help if we subtly follow what she wants. I mean, she even ate something with me today."

One twin looked skeptically at the next.

"What did she eat?"

"A few grapes."

"Grapes aren't a meal."

"Yes, believe me, as a doctor I know that too. But at least that was something."

The other twin, however, raised his eyebrows and just kept walking.

"After the next full moon at the latest, that's kind of irrelevant anyway."

"My goodness Jared. She can still hear you too.

Do you still think you're being extremely rude?"

"Luke I almost lost my mate today to my alpha's crazy mom. To be honest, I have other worries." "

Not only did you almost lose her, I did too. But we both mustn't forget that she currently sees our connection very differently."

Jared took a deep breath.

"We'll sort that out between us as soon as we're at home."

Without another word, he just carried me on. Luke followed us shaking his head.