After Tristan’s mind-link came through, Diane and I took the children into the secret apartment. Emma was waiting for us with the door open.

Mind-linking Avery and Angelica, I informed them, “Bryant is with Diane in the secret apartment. She’ll keep the kids safe.”

Angelica answered, “Thank you, Luna.”

Diane took them inside and waited for me to enter, but I shook my head.

“Emma will help you look after them. I have to make a call,” I told her.

She looked worried, but she nodded. Emma hit the button to close the bookcase door.

As soon as the door was sealed shut, I turned and walked over to Tristan’s desk. The phone had remained unplugged since his father had called him. I plugged it back in now and dialed a number I had taken care to memorize.

As the phone rang, Tristan’s mind-link came through to me with details regarding the situation.

“About fifty of MacKenzie’s wolves. His witch is here. She’s created some kind of magic void around them where they can’t be scented.”

“Understood,” I replied through the link just as the phone was answered.

“Jane?” Kendra’s voice sounded on the other end of the line.

“Yes. MacKenzie is here with his witch. She’s helped them into our borders with magic.”

“What does the magic do?” Kendra asked.

“It makes them undetectable by scent. I’m not sure what else she’ll do. She’s here with them,” I replied.

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“Standby. I’ll get my Aunt Amelia here to help us,” she said.

“Circe, can’t you just...” I started to ask.

Kendra replied, “I could if I could release our full power, but we aren’t able to yet. It’s sealed until I’m mated. The tough thing is that Aunt Amelia is definitely more powerful than MacKenzie’s witch, but she is terrible at transportation magic. I don’t know if she can get us to you quickly or not.”

A click sounded. Another phone receiver was picked up, “Luna Jane? What’s the situation?”

“Hi, Amelia. Sorry for the intrusion, but we have a war practically on our doorstep,” I began, then proceeded to explain the situation.

“Kendra told me to expect this. I’ve already reached out to my coven to have a couple of transporter witches on standby to get Kendra and me to you quickly. Until then, I understand that the witch is MacKenzie’s?” Amelia spoke quickly.

“Mmm, yes,” I answered.

“Do you know if there’s anyone that transferred packs that shares blood with her?”

“Let me check. Standby,” I answered.

I mind-linked Avery, “Your father’s witch. Is anyone in our pack related to her by blood?”

The answer came quickly. “Yes! Most of them are. The closest is Jesse, David’s older brother. He’s her biological father, but he didn’t raise her. My dad took her from him when she was a child because he realized she was powerful.”

“Thanks, Avery,” I answered.

“You got it, Luna,” she replied.

I went back to the phone, “Amelia? We have her biological father here.”

“Perfect! Get him to your location. We have a couple of witches who can transport us to you. See you soon,” and with that, Amelia and Kendra hung up.

I mind-linked Jesse, “Jesse, I need you in the first-floor study of the main house.”

“On my way, Luna,” he answered immediately.

Then, I sat on the edge of the desk to wait as Tristan’s reports kept flooding in.

“Fifty on the south border.”

“Seventy-three on the north border.”

“Thirty on the west border.”

“East border...794.”

“Tristan?” I might have just panicked a little.

“It’s ok, Jane. We got this. You just do your part, and it will all be fine, ok?” Tristan spoke back, comforting me.

We had less than 300 warriors. All told he had nearly 1,000, and that’s only what we could see!

I swallowed, my throat suddenly dry.

“Yes, Alpha,” I linked back.

Waiting here in the study was the longest ten minutes of my life.