Bernardo“I don’t want to bore you to death with my long talks so what I am trying to say i---“ I caught her off by leaning and planting a kiss on her lips. She could talk all day and I would never be bored. Never.“What was that for? Did you want to shut me up so fast?” I kissed her again, this time, deeper and a little longer than the first time. I kissed her enough for her to breathe heavily when we broke apart.“I wasn’t trying to shut you up, baby. I was just trying to make you stop talking about me getting bored. I will never be bored when it comes to you. You can talk to me all day and all night long and I will listen.” I told her. She smiled, her whole face lighting up. She lifted our joined hands to her lips and kissed mine, then rested her cheeks on it.“So, will you listen to me now and not act all sorry and sad when we talk about our beginning? I think we have a really thrilling love story.” She beamed.“Is it because I am the villain in the story?” I asked her. She g
Harlyn “This is one of the best nights of my life.” I whispered to Bernardo. We were locked in each other’s arms, dancing slowly to the music playing in the background. I don’t know who chose the music between Sophie and Harry but they sure know the best songs to set the mood. “Every night with you is the best night of my life, Lyn.” I smiled. “You haven’t called me that in a while.” I told him. He eased out of the hug enough to look at me. “You like Lyn?” I nodded. “Then I will call you that most often. The sky is beautiful right now, want to watch with me?” He asked me. I nodded and he led me out of the place where we had dinner. I expected us to just sit outside and watch the stars but that’s not what happened. We walked a few minutes more, turned a corner and I saw it. “A telescope? Wow,” I let out and let go of him. I have seen a lot in books but not once in real life. Must be nice to be able to see the stars up close. He laughed and walked behind. “Yes, that’
Harlyn I wasn’t surprised when I woke up the next morning alone in bed. I touched Bernardo’s side of the bed and it was already cold, which means that he left a long time ago. He has a really busy day ahead and I do hope it turns out as he wanted. For me, I just have my Luna lessons and nothing else going on. I closed my eyes and just laid there. I thought back to last night and smiled at the precious memories we made. Then I thought about the things he had told me last night. “I wish it will all end soon,” I whispered and got out of bed. I took my bath, brushed my teeth, and just threw on a pair of shorts and Bernardo’s T-shirt. I checked the time and knew most of the royal family already had breakfast. I still made my way to the dining room and called for breakfast which I ate alone. As I walked back to my bedroom I got a text from Julia. “Where are you?” the text read. I responded. Her response came in immediately and I frowned. I dialed her number. “Lia? Are you in the pal
HarlynI didn’t wait to be told twice, I didn’t even ask him where they were, I just broke into a run. Hoping and praying that they weren’t far away and that he wasn’t all that hurt but I know Bernardo and I know Hillan. If he wasn’t badly hurt, neither of them would have asked for my help.For Bernardo to call for my help only means that he was badly hurt, now I just have to pray that he will be fine and that I actually have enough power to heal him.“Where are you guys at?”I asked Bernardo when I realized I needed directions to get to them. I didn’t stop running. I only stopped running when he told me where they were and I realized that I was running in the wrong direction.“I thought you were meeting with the betas? What the fuck are you guys doing all the way there?”I yelled at him. A guard who saw me running looked at me and that’s when I realized that I was being followed.“A car would be nice,”I shouted at him and he finally acted and broke into a run too. For the first time
BernardoI watched my mate fuss over Hillan, feeling both jealous and guilty. It’s my fault that he ended up like this and I shouldn’t be feeling jealous but Harlyn acted like she didn’t even see me. From the seconds she got her, she only looked at Hillan.Not just that, she even yelled at me because of him. I know I told myself that I shouldn’t feel jealous of Hillan as I am the one Harlyn loves and the one she wants to be with. The one she was mated to but still I couldn’t stop myself from feeling jealous.“Alpha.”I heard her whisper. I knew she wasn’t talking about me and again, the jolt of jealousy hit me like lightning. Fuck, I should just leave them alone for now. She needs to heal Hillan. He was badly hurt because of me and here I am acting like a teenager. Being all jealous.It wasn’t his battle to fight yet he was the one who got hurt. I should have been more careful. I should have made sure nothing happened to him. I take all the blame for what happened. I didn’t ask him to
Bernardo “Now you have to keep that promise.” My wolf reminded me. Fuck, the jealousy came again in full force, I tried to shake it off. Harlyn was talking to Hillan now. Scolding him and crying. “I am sorry, baby, I didn’t mean to scare you.” I wanted to punch him for calling my mate baby in front of me but I knew Harlyn would probably kill me if I touched him. Right now, she was like a mother goose protecting her own. Even though she was scolding him, I knew damn well that she would take out any threat that comes near him. “You nearly died on me, stop fucking laughing.” She let out and Hillan stopped laughing immediately. Good to know that I wasn’t the only one scared of her scolding. Only Harlyn could make an alpha shut the fuck up and listen. “I am sorry, I shouldn’t have gotten myself hurt.” “Damn well, you shouldn’t have. I ran so much, my feet hurt right now. I should hit you but I don’t want to hurt you.” She said and turned angry eyes at me. “Why did you let hi
Bernardo “You knew?” I asked her. Why was I surprised? The woman can see visions of what happened to those she healed. If not for her vision, a lot of things would have still been hiding until now. It was all because of her that the evil deeds going on in the pack got exposed. “Of course, I know. I saw everything that happened. I want them dead. They hurt him so badly. I was so sure that I would lose him.” I felt a stab of jealousy and shoved it aside, now is not the time to feel jealous. Hillan means a lot to her and he should mean a lot to me too. He put his life on the line. Only a true friend would do something like that. “I am glad you think so,” Fuck, she was in my head. Way to go, Bernardo. “I will make sure they pay for what they did to him.” I assured her. “I trust you and believe in you. Just don’t get hurt. It was bad when it was Hillan, it would be way worse if anything happened to you. For the sake of my poor heart, please be careful and stay safe. I don’t t
HarlynI lay on the bed after Bernardo left and closed my eyes. I still felt out of it but it wasn’t as bad as before. At least, I didn’t collapse this time, Hillan, that stubborn man. I know he didn’t listen to me. He is as stubborn as my Bernardo. They are both so stubborn.“I don’t know what to do with them.” I whispered and breathed out. Thank goodness nothing happened and he is okay. I saw what happened while I healed him and for the first time, I really wanted to hurt someone. They tried to escape, he chased after them and they played dirty. A shiver ran through me and I opened my eyes and sat up.“Nothing happened, he is okay.” I told myself. It would have been bad if anything had happened to him. I just want everything to be over so that I won’t have to worry about him or Bernardo getting hurt. Harry too and the other guys. I still felt weak so I laid down to regain my strength.The banging on my door woke me up. I jolted up and looked around wondering how long I have been
Bernardo “That was easier than I predicted.” I let out on the drive back to the palace after spending hours giving out orders and making a list of intruders in my kingdom that I hadn’t been aware of. Funny how they all gave in without a fight. I expected them to fight back or try to escape but it went the opposite way which was okay by me. I might have the strength but that doesn’t mean I want to fight all the time. They were all leaving my kingdom tonight. Not one of them will be left. I already warned them that if they ever tried to come back, it would be death on arrival. A total of one hundred and thirty intruders. Seventy of them were bears and the others were made up of different breeds. I don’t know how Sean was able to gather that much and hide them away in the pack without being noticed. Who was I fooling? I knew how. I just hated how much freedom he had to do those things and get away with them for years. “It looked easy to you because you didn’t have to beat those
Harlyn“Don’t even bring that up, I don’t want to hear it. It won’t work!” She warned me. I sighed. Both my clients don’t want to know each other. Such a loss.“Fine, I won’t bring it up. You both are not fun. I just don’t want Octavia to get him.” Helaine stared at me in confusion. “Octavia, the witch. It’s clear that she likes him and wants him. He told me that she kind of became a friend and he only sees her as a friend but I don’t think that will last. They are bound to get together at some point.” I lamented.“So?” “So? Is that all you have to say? The man might be your mate. Don’t you care that there’s a witch out there, out to get him?” Helaine shook her head, eyeing me as if I was crazy.“Do you really want me to be worried about that? I don’t know this man and you seem to be forgetting the keyword in your sentence. ‘might’ I can assure you that he isn’t my mate. He can get on with whoever he wants.” Helaine said firmly, leaving no room for argument.“Just give up.” M
Harlyn“Helaine!” I yelled and ran into her arms. Crazy girl. She scared me. I pulled her into the room with me. I hugged her again. “Laine! You scared me!” I scolded her and pulled out of the hug to make sure I wasn’t seeing things. She was really here. I didn’t expect her to be back already. She didn’t even say anything when we spoke on the phone.“Baby girl. Surprise.” She cheered. “Surprise? You didn’t even tell me that you were coming! I thought it was another fucker trying to trick me.” I let out and hugged her again. “Sorry, sis. I didn’t think of that. I just wanted to surprise you. I didn’t mean to scare you.” She apologized. I didn’t mind anymore. She was here. She was really back to the Crimson Moon. I eased out of our hug again and looked her over. She dyed her hair black and now, we looked so alike that it would be hard to tell us apart.“You dyed your hair.” I pointed out. she nodded and smiled.“I wanted us to look exactly the same. Do you like it?” Do I like
Harlyn“There’s no one here.” I whispered to myself, looking around again. I must have hallucinated the movement. Maybe I was seeing things that weren't there because I was worrying so much. I can’t even talk myself out of worrying because there was literally a war going on in my kingdom right now and it could get worse.I really don’t want it to get worse. I don’t want the pack members or others in the kingdom to be affected by what’s going on. So far, no one in the kingdom except the people involved knew what was going on. I wish we would resolve it without it escalating to the point that everyone else would be affected.“Please,” I whispered to myself as I turned and made my way back to the room. I could only wish and pray for safety now. There was nothing else I could do. If only I could fight. Maybe I should learn how to fight too. “That’s not what a Luna does!” “Bernardo.” My heart sang when I heard his voice in my head. I thought of using our mind link but I didn’t want to
Theo “Shit!” I cursed when I heard her walking towards me. Yes, I came for her but I didn’t want her to see me yet. Not yet. I don’t want anyone to know that I was already in the Crimson Moon. It took everything to escape that witch. She had been on my tail every day and made it hard for me to leave. I caught her off-guard and left when she least expected it. If my hunch was right, she already called that bastard and told him that I left. Fuck her for choosing to be on his side when I found her first and even gave her my mark. When I am done here, I will surely go back and make sure to pay her back. Even when she had been helping me, I planned on disposing of her when I no longer needed her but now, she made it so much easier to do away with her. I hid behind a pillar and held my breath as Harlyn's footsteps grew closer. I didn’t want her to see me until I was sure I could get her out of the palace without anyone finding out. It didn’t take long for me to find out that my stup
Harlyn“What happened again?” I asked him as soon as he dropped the call. He looked at me worriedly. Well, it was definitely bad.“He found it.” I stared at him in confusion.“He found another den of bears.” Of all the things I expected him to say, bears weren't one of them. Bears? For the Crimson Moon, bears were as unwanted as vampires and witches. They were the worst because of the history the Crimson Moon has with them. “What? In this pack?” I questioned even though I already knew the answer to that.“Yes, I found a map that day at the underground hideout of Sean and I gave it to him. That’s what he and Damien went to check out and I have to leave right now.” He explained and started walking away. “Are you going back to the Orange Moon?” I asked him. He turned around and shook his head.“No, I will call my pack to let them know just in case Theo shows up there and I will call my parents too. I am needed more here.” He told me and started walking away again. “Let me come
Harlyn “Why did she call you this time? Does she have new information?” I asked him. He nodded. “Okay, is it bad? Do you not want me to ask?” It was clear by his body language that he didn’t want me to know but I wanted to know. It was important that I know as I am the Luna and Queen of the Crimson Moon. If it concerns my kingdom, then it concerns me. Unless, maybe it’s not about my kingdom. Either way, I still wanted to know. “I would much rather speak to the king.” I resisted the urge to curse at him. Really? It wasn’t the first time he said something like that to me but for the first time, I felt offended. What did he see me as? Did he think I couldn’t handle whatever news it was? “You will tell me because it involves my kingdom and my people. I am Luna and I deserve to know. You have no choice!” I told him firmly. I could tell by his reaction that he didn’t expect me to react the way I did. “Lyn I sh---“ “No! Tell me. It’s a command!” I let out. I didn’t mean
Harlyn “There’s a handbook. I asked her and she told me she has a lot written down in all the years that she has known about her powers. She is willing to give all that she wrote down to you. She also wants to meet you but I told her that you can’t see her now. Hopefully, soon.” Hillan explained. I wanted to jump on him. I wanted to hug and kiss his cheeks. It was the best news ever. I really wanted something as some form of guide because right now, it feels like I am using my powers without knowing the depth of it. “I would love to meet her too and yes, I really need the handbook.” I told him enthusiastically. “I will have it sent down to the Crimson Moon by tomorrow.” “Wow, so soon?” I let out. He smiled and nodded. “Yes, I told you. I already asked her before. I was going to get it down here anyway. I just have to make a call and someone will send it over. It should arrive in two to three days.” I really wanted to hug him but I didn’t. Instead, I reached and touch
Harlyn I woke up the next morning alone. I was used to waking up alone now so I didn’t think much of it, I just went about my morning routine before breakfast. After the events of the past two days, I actually hoped that today would just be a normal day for me. I really didn’t want to deal with any negativity. I knew I was reaching out because as long as Theo and everyone associated with him and his father are still out there, there will definitely be negative things happening. I just hope it doesn’t affect those I care about and all the good people of the Crimson Moon. Even though I knew the chance of it being a peaceful day was low, I still made a mental note to make the most of today. I didn’t even notice Bernardo had left a note for me until I finished getting ready. I only saw the note because I went to pick up my phone from the bedside. I smiled when I saw the note. “I didn’t want to wake you because you were sleeping so peacefully. Out for my daily kingly duties and w