Chapter 274

ALISTAIR’S POV The news hit me hard like someone hit me in the chest. Aurora was alive. For a moment, I could barely breathe. The war-room blurred around me. The maps, candles, the conversations between the warriors….all of it didn’t matter. They were all distant to me now. My chest was filled with so many emotions. I felt so much relief that it nearly broke me. I also felt grief for the years she’d been locked away, and rage….the rage I felt was white-hot and I could feel it burning in my veins. I felt rage at Memphis for tearing us apart. I paced across the room, thinking of what next to do. All I could see was my mate’s face. I started to think about the memories of us as a family. I saw Aurora’s face. I could still hear Natalie’s voice calling her “Mother.” They had been there, suffering, while I was alive and here. A particular memory entered my mind. It was so vivid that it felt like it was happening before my eyes again. I was back in that forest years ago. It was the day of the