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Chapter 173 The Sacred Altar

**Ethan’s POV

I wasn’t sure if this was just a ploy that she and Georgia had to get me to let her free, or if she genuinely wanted to visit her mother and then come with me. However, the pleading look in her eyes, especially when she mentioned going to get our baby, had me thinking seriously about it.

The question was whether I could keep her with me if I visited her homeland. Her people desperately wanted her to stay there, and I couldn’t blame them.

She was their queen, after all, and she was powerful. I’d seen her power with my own eyes and felt it when she healed the cut on my chest with her blood.

How could I just hand her over, though? What if it meant that we would never be together again? That I’d never see her, or my son, again?

Yet, when Rosalie asked me to please let her go, I found myself saying, “Fine. We can go to your mother’s grave. But we cannot stay, long, and we will not be going anywhere near the palace.”

I didn’t want her people to have the opportunity to lock me up, or worse, to take her away from me.

Rosalie’s eyes widened, and then she grabbed my arm and asked in disbelief. “Really?!”

Then she seemed to be a bit embarrassed, and she pulled back her hand. “Thank you, Ethan! I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you’re going to take me there.”

I felt my rogue heart melt a bit at her words and her touch. I waited for her to lean back, and I said, “You’re welcome, Rosalie.” I didn’ t press her for more affection, though. I knew that she didn’t want anything physically from me at the moment. She was just happy to be going to see our son-as was l.

“Prepare to leave first thing in the morning,” I told her. “I’ll have Georgia send word to that Gordon or Jordon guy exactly what it is / will agree to.”

“Commander Landon,” she corrected. I nodded at her and went out of the tent to see about preparing the rest of the camp for my departure.

“Ethan!” Georgia burst into my tent soon after I sent her the message. “You agreed?!” She was way too excited.

Unpleased with her reaction, I narrowed my eyes. “I’m second guessing my decision now because of you.”

zipped her lips with her hand, shook her head and stayed

together several other people who would need

morning, I will be escorting Rosalie north to visit her mother’s grave.” At my words, Vicky gasped, and I had to wait for her to calm down

my intentions. I don’t want to see more than ten warriors from them. Also, make sure to tell them that any attempt to take

in and take any of our territory. You can have as many men as necessary at the ready until I get back. Get them into a good defensive position so that if we are attacked, they can hold

tried not

put together a detail of ten to escon us. Leave enough good fighters

that he

sure that everyone was ready for my departure. Then, I went to my tent and tried to get some rest. Sleep was hard to come by, and I

first light, Georgia came in with a message. “They agree to your

that the leaders of the north agreed that they wouldn’t try to take Rosalie from me. They also agreed to meet us at a temple with Rowan so that he could be reunited with his

would you like to leave?” she

wait for Rosalie to stay with me willingly and our son to

as she was willing to be with me, I’d do whatever she wanted me

an hour, everyone was ready to go. I was nervous about having Rosalie leave the solace of our camp, but it was too late now to change my mind. We shifted, carrying changes of clothes in backpacks on our backs, along with some other necessities, like food and clean water. It

sun. She ran along beside me, Talon on her other side, and · together our group headed north. I was excited to see my son, and I continued to remind myself to treat Rosalie’s people nicely. Otherwise, we could

little while, to eat and drink. This was the first time Rosalie ran this long

early afternoon, we’d reached our destination. We shifted into our human forms and got dressed before we approached the temple. Out to the side, there

temple itself wasn’t as big as I thought it would be, however,

decorating the outside. I figured it would be the same on the inside, with lots of symbols for

was holding him. Rosalie took off running for Rowan, and I did my best to walk behind her and

his arms, kicking and blubbering. She took him into her arms and held him close, and he laughed and pulled her hair. It seemed

learn to respect her mother at all

heard me, and she was obviously confused by

kept my distance. It was clear that there was hostility in the air, and I needed to stay back so as to keep from making the situation