“Akela, help me. See if Raksha wants to talk to you.”

Aidan felt Akela stir inside him uneasily, trying to communicate with Raksha, but there was nothing.

“I don't understand what's wrong with her... She's like... in shock!” the Alpha muttered taking her chin and looking into her lost eyes.

“And what did you expect?” growled Akela. “She spent almost six hundred and fifty years held captive in this place, and you just brought her back!”

“And what could I do? This is the safest place we had closest!” Aidan argued.

“Rhia... for the Goddess’ sake, answer me!”

From Rhiannon's lipsonly a choked moan came out and Aidan grunted helplessly. Well... if being in the Watchtower had put her in that state, perhaps what she needed was a biggest incentive to come out of it.

He lifted her in his arms and strode steadily toward the west tower. He climbed the twenty floors up as he felt Rhiannon's heart suddenly jump and race. And her eyes finally seemed to wake up the very second he pushed her into the