The Alpha's Temptation

Chapter 179 [Bonus Chapter] Rescued

Ileus knew that the entire army of Hydra would be marching towards the tower and no one would be bothered or even imagine that they would come in front of the palace. That was why he gave Rolfe the coordinates of the deserted avenue that he saw in front of the palace. Surprisingly, it wasn't snowing on this side of the Warsle Palace.

As soon as Rolfe stepped out of his portal, he flicked his wrist and the portal collapsed. He heard a loud roar that faded as soon as the portal vanished. He saw Ileus with a new portal over there. Ileus hurried Rigel and Lerna to step inside first. Eltanin hopped in next followed by Rolfe. Ileus scanned the avenue and found that it was all empty. He stepped inside and closed the portal. Everyone stepped into the meadows a little far away from the bridge.

As soon as they stepped out, they heard loud bawls and cries of the soldiers that were manned on the bridge. There were more than hundred soldiers that were stationed on the bridge and around Eridani beneath it. All of them were running with speed towards their group.

"I knew the bastards would come for us," Eltanin said.

Lerna's hopes of escaping had grown the moment they left the palace, but now… they all dashed. "I knew that he wouldn't let me go," she remarked with quivering lips.

Rigel looked helplessly at her. "I will fight them all for you," he said as he grabbed her hand. "Don't worry." _{shook her head. "I don't want— I don't want people to die for me. I think I will just surrender to my fate." Her eyes burned because of unshed tears.}

"Stop talking like you are already defeated!" Eltanin said. "These Nyxers are nothing in front of us!" He asked Lerna, "Do you know how to fight or use a sword?"

"No…" she bit her lip. "Felis never allowed me to lift a sword. I was only allowed to read and write and that too under strict vigilance. My purpose was—" Emotions choked her throat. Her gaze traveled from Eltanin to Rigel. "I want you to cross the meadows as I go towards them. The moment they will see me, they will stop. And I have a plan to stop them."

"I won't leave you alone now that I have found you, Lerna," Rigel said, his voice hoarse. How could he leave his mate? The girl Moon Goddess had chosen for him.

"We don't have an option!" she cried. "They are coming near us."

Ileus rolled his eyes. And then sighed. "Mates…" Ileus knew that Felis was going to alert his entire army on the bridge about them. He winked at Rolfe and then chuckled. Rolfe turned his head over his shoulders and saw that the Nyxers were barely hundred meters away and they would come at them within a few seconds. They were all running and leaping and some had shifted into their wolves. Ferocious snarls and barks were heard.

Rolfe flung his hand forward. Wind whooshed and gathered in a swirl. "Run for it!" he shouted as he threw the coordinates on the portal.

Both Rigel and Lerna stared at the demon and then at the portal.

"Run!" Eltanin barked with joy. And they all ran for it.

They were all laughing when they entered the portal. They saw the stunned face of Nyxers who leapt in the air to lunge at them but couldn't reach in time. Rolfe stepped into the portal, turned to see them and with a wicked smile, closed it. He walked to where Ileus and the rest were going—to the thicket of trees where Eltanin and Rigel's army was waiting. _​

"Are we out of Hydra?" An extremely shocked Lerna asked.

Rigel grinned. "Yes, we are, princess Lerna." The way he looked at her, it was so heartening that she blushed. But at the same moment she was so excited that words were difficult to form in her mind.

"We need to leave!" Eltanin said feeling triumphant. He too didn't know how to thank Ileus and Rolfe. But thanking them at this point would be too less of a gesture of the emotions he felt for them.

Lerna on the other hand couldn't help herself. She rushed to both Ileus and Rolfe and lunged at them in a hug. She was so small in front of them, yet she embraced them with both her hands, trying to bring them in her arms. "Thank you," she said in a voice that was full of emotions. "I have never come out of Hydra… and this is… this is—"

Ileus chuckled as he patted her back and Rolfe shook his head. "You don't have to thank us," he said. "We loved every part of the adventure. Now—" before he could say more, a menacing growl emanated and Lerna was snatched away from them.

Rigel was glaring at them for hugging his unclaimed mate. Eltanin roared with laughter, "Fool!" he said. "Can you create another portal from here?" he asked Ileus.

Both Ileus and Rolfe too joined him, laughing at the mates. There was a long journey ahead for both of them until they claimed each other. But with Lerna, they didn't know if she would allow Rigel to claim her soon.

"Where do you want to go?" Ileus asked as he rotated his wrists, as if ready to create a portal.

"If you can make a portal for an army as large as the one here, we can directly step into Pegasii. That's where my wife is currently."

"Yes, I can," he replied.

They saw that their soldiers were staring at them with doubts, up in arms. Ileus realized that they were all still looking like Nyxers. He waved his hand and their illusion broke. The moment it broke the soldiers lowered their arms. A wave of excitement ran amongst all of them. They came out of the thicket to greet their kings and prince and their guests.

This time Ileus did wait. He created a large portal for all of them as Eltanin gave him the coordinates. Their horses were brought. Lerna was given the horse for herself even though Rigel wanted her to sit with him. He hated to see her away from him, because in the short time he was with her, he had grown used to her warmth and also her scent. But he respected her decision when she said that she would like to have her own equine.

"Where the fuck have you brought us Eltanin?" Ileus grunted as he looked at the dense woods around him.

"We are in Eslam Forest," Eltanin replied with a chuckle. Over the last few hours as they rescued Lerna, he had grown fond of these two men. He couldn't believe the timing they chose to come to Araniea and he couldn't believe that it was so perfect. Rigel had just found his mate. "We can't shock the people in Pegasii with portals. As such our soldiers are already stunned by you two."

"I need good wine!" Rolfe remarked.

"I need that and I need my books!" Ileus exclaimed.

"What books?" Eltanin asked.