Abigail’s POV

I woke right after sunrise. Matt was still sleeping soundly, and I didn’t know why I awoke at this early hour. Everything around us is silent and peaceful, but inside me, something keeps pulling me outside.

’They are close, little one. We need to go to the forest boundary before anyone gets hurt.’ Galaxy seems excited about this, but I don’t know why? I climb out of bed and try to not wake Matt. Of course that doesn’t work.

"Where are you going this early little Luna?" He asks in a groggy morning voice.

"I need to go to the forest boundary. Galaxy, and something else, is telling me to go." Matt is suddenly wide awake.

"I am coming with you." He stands up and gets dressed.

’Galaxy, do you know who is coming?’ I ask her. She nods in my mind, but doesn’t elaborate further.

We walk outside and heads to the forest. We don’t get very far before Kaiden joins us with Laurel. I sent Matt a glare that says he was overreacting. He chuckles and kisses my temple.

"One can never be too careful, and I will not risk your safety." I shake my head at my overprotective mate, but it also warms my heart.

"So, why are we out here before the sun rises?" Kaiden asked with an enormous yawn.

"Because your Luna needs to be out here, and we are protecting her." Matt answers curtly. Kaiden looks to Laurel, who shrugs her shoulders.

When we reach the border, the guards there greet us.

"Have you noticed anything strange?" Kaiden asked them.

"No beta. Everything has been quiet all night." The guard answers with wide eyes.

The suggestion they should have overlooked something doesn’t sit well with him. They talk back and forth, but I don’t pay attention to what they say. Something or someone is getting close, and I have the urge to go meet them. Why are they calling out to me, but how?

’Because we are their queen. We were crowned automatically when the last Witch Queen died. This means we have been the Queen of Witches for the past two years.’ Galaxy answers my thoughts. So it was witches coming. But they were not fully witches, there were something else tickling my senses. I just couldn’t place it.

Suddenly, I’m engulfed in muscular arms, yanking me backwards. Everyone here growls, and the guards shifts in an instant.

"Matt, what in the world are you doing? Let. Me. Go!" I snarl at him.

"No! There are witches coming, and one of them smells like a demon. And something else.. A feline of some sort... It can’t be?" The last part is clearly not for me. But either way, these people were here for me, and they were not dangerous.

"Matt, you need to listen to me. They are not evil, or here with malice. They are here for me, and it is them I am drawn to." He gave me a look of, ’no fucking way.’ But this was not up to him.

"I know you just want to protect me, but I need to speak with them. We will listen without judging and take it from there. You can either support me, or get trapped in one of my barriers." Matt looks livid, and I know his wolf is fighting for dominance.

I wait for Matt and Galaxy to calm down Blade, and when he is calm enough, Matt sighs. He gives my temple a kiss.

"I will not get away with locking you anywhere when there is danger. Am I?" He asks, half amused, half serious. "No, you are not." I answer before turning around.

There before me stands two girls; one very young, maybe around nine or ten. The other around my age, maybe a little older? The guy takes me aback. He is handsome, slender and moves with an acrobat precise balance.

His movements are fluent, and yet very graceful. All three of them looks the shifted guards with everything from a nervous to a bored expression, and the guy seems very protective of the young girl as he stands very close to her.

"You felt us coming?" The adult woman asks.

"Yes, and yet I don’t know why exactly? Maybe you can enlighten me?" The woman’s lips curl up in a small smile.

"This is not a story for the open your Grace. But I swore to the late Queen to watch over and protect you. Not that you need it, I dare say." She says with a small chuckle.

"You knew my mother?" I ask, shocked.

"Ahem.. Your Grace?" The small girl says softly and with a curtsy.

"It’s just Abby if you would be so kind. I don’t do well with titles." The girl gives me a big, toothy smile.

"Queen Mallory was my mother, and Ellie’s as well. Even though that was not directly by choice." My mouth drops open.

"I am sorry? You say the two of you are my sisters?" I ask, a bit perplexed.

"Yes, and we have been wanting to meet you for so, so long. But mom said we had to wait, because you knew nothing, and had to wait until your 18th birthday. But she never got to tell you." The girl has tears in her eyes, and I instantly want to hug her and tell her everything will be alright.

"She... She was the best mother. We were there, you know. We saw what happened, and we knew we had to wait to meet you.. It was tough." The girl spoke with such wisdom. Something she shouldn’t have her age considered.

"Oh, no no.. Mom shielded me alright. But I can read minds, and it gives such insight to the person." The girl blurs out. She claps her hands to her mouth. The guy quickly takes a protective stance in front of her.

I look between all three of them.

"Okay, I know your name is Ellie." I told the woman, who give a small nod.

"What is yours?" I ask the other two.

"I’m Willow and this is my familiar Jax." Willow says excitedly. The guy sends her a look, and her energy dissipates quickly.

"Oops." I shake my head. Willow is a small hurricane, and full of life.

’I like her. She is a smaller version of you, and she is honest,’ Galaxy chimes in.

"Well, my name is Abby. This is my mate Alpha Matthew, his beta Kaiden and Kaiden’s mate Laurel." I look at the guards who have shifted back again, probably because of a mind-link from Matt.

"Why don’t we all go back to the pack house, and you three can tell us why you are here?" I offer. Everyone agrees, and we go back to the house.