Chapter 38: The Barbarian way

Baron "The death was not seen, and I apologize, Alpha," Melissandra said. She lowered her mirror and looked squarely into his eyes. "But there is always a chance. The Moon Goddess wishes nothing but to make you smile, so she will send you another. Your eyes will glow red when you see her, and it will not be through your lenses. You will carry another child, and you will love her like your own. She will come from another land, in fact, from the ones you detest the most," Melissandra had told him many years ago. "Baron," he muttered to himself, his eyes unfocused in front of their moment, only to find Gabriel waving his hand in front of him. "I will bite it off if you're not careful," Baron warned with a smile. "Forgive me," Gabriel said quickly, folding his fingers back beside him where they belonged. Baron had dismissed it at the time, focusing instead on his duties as Alpha. But now, as he sat in the council hall, he couldn't help but wonder if the prophecy was somehow connected t