HarlynI sighed for the hundredth time today, it was the first full moon since I found my mate, and since my expectation of my wolf taking control for the first time was raised to an all-time high. My mate did a good job distracting me last night and most of today but as the day drew closer to nighttime, I got even more anxious.I specifically asked to be left in the room because I didn’t want to ruin everyone’s happy mood with my anxiety. I know just how much the pack looked forward to the full moon. They spend so much time in their human form that when the full moon comes in, everyone just lets loose and lets their wolf side run freely.I didn’t want to be a party pooper so I stayed in the room and the only person that I saw today was my mate. Alpha Hillan called to give me a word of support and so did Julia. I felt loved and happy that they remembered and called.“Baby? Are you sure you want to stay in here until the sun goes down?” Bernardo asked, strolling into our room. He we
Harlyn“But you manage just fine and have a job where you have to see blood all the time even though you might need to feed.” I said. I didn’t know what it was like to be a vampire but Harry told me that he needed to feed sometimes even though he didn’t tell me how he managed to do it.“I don’t feed on human blood. We were trained to live among humans, sis, Harry does feed sometimes but not every time and he got himself sorted out. As for me, my wolf side is dominant so I don’t need to feed, I just learned to not get burnt in the sun.” She explained. That made a lot of sense.“That makes sense.” I turned to Bernardo and he was watching with interest. I shot a smile in his direction and focused on what my sister was saying.“I actually called to tell you something that you might like to hear. I am currently at Harry’s mansion.” She said, yeah, I know now that my brother was super rich and successful. He started working hard from a young age and managed to build an empire for himsel
Harlyn“You are about to shift,” He whispered, I couldn’t believe it, really? It was really going to happen to me after waiting for years? I blinked back the tears that formed in my eyes, the pain wasn’t enough to stop the excitement inside of me. I closed my eyes and listened to the sound of my mate’s voice.“There is nothing to be afraid of, don’t fight it. It will be so beautiful. Just let it wash over you and let her lose.” He urged. I couldn’t get any words out, if I could, I would have told him that I wasn’t afraid, I waited so long for this moment. I felt my wolf rush forward, she was edging to break loose. I held my breath and braced myself for the change that would snap my bones and stretch my muscles. It was a painful process but the pain was beautiful to me too.The tears fell freely from my eyes as the moment that I had spent so long waiting for happened in a few seconds. I heard a loud howl and opened my eyes when I realized it came from me. I was no longer in control.
Harlyn“Good girl.” Bernardo said and pulled me to himself. We were both naked on the field and yet, it felt so perfect.“What did my wolf look like?” I couldn’t resist asking. He smiled.“She looked perfect, just like you. She looked just like mine, only smaller and perfect. You did well.” He told me and reached to cup my jaw. He leaned over and kissed me, licking the seam of my lips. I opened my mouth for him. I felt a sizzle of want and pleasure run through my body. We have been intimate so many times but this felt different. It felt special in a different kind of way that I couldn’t explain. I looked into his eyes and saw something that I hadn’t seen there before. I gasped and tried to pull away but he pulled me back to himself.“I fell for you here. I know I denied it and lied through my teeth that what we had was a mistake but I truly fell in love with you here.” I heard him but it felt like I imagined it. Love? Does that mean he really loves me?“Yes, Harlyn, I love you.”
BernardoMy beautiful mate was sleeping peacefully beside me. I smiled when I remembered that she could hear my thoughts now. It was amazing. I had nothing to hide from her so I wasn’t scared of what she would find out.Earlier when she had first heard my thoughts, I loved the beautiful smile that formed on her face. Goddess, I love her so much and want to see her smile all the time but right now.I wanted to be with her all the time. It felt criminal that I could only spend limited time with her because I had to focus on rooting out the bad seeds among the leaders of the Crimson Moon. I spoke with Damien earlier and he told me he had a video for me to see. He also told me that Sean had been meeting with elders too, not just betas. They were really going on all in. He wanted me to come see the video but I told him that I would meet him today. I spent the whole of yesterday with Harlyn and at some point, I had to admit I got worried that her wolf might not show up.I did my best to h
Harlyn “Lalalala… Lalalala… Lalalala… Lalalala.” My wolf sang. I shook my head and tried to keep my wolf in check but she has been going at it all morning and no matter what I do, it just doesn’t work. I couldn’t blame her. A lot of things happened to us last night. Good things. We were finally able to shift and also our mate told us that he loved us. My wolf was the happiest she had ever been. I felt happy too. The happiest I have ever been. Everything happened so fast. Yesterday was one of the best days of my life so far. Something changed in my life yesterday and it was a positive change. It was hard to hide my happiness. Meeting my wolf was the highlight of all the good things that have happened to me recently. It was something I waited for longer than any other wolf in the Crimson Moon so it was extra special for me and even more special because on the night I finally shifted, my mate confessed his love for me. I smiled when I remembered how he told me he loved me countl
Harlyn“They are here.” I said in excitement when I saw the car that Bernardo had sent to go get them from the airport. I let go of my mate and ran towards the car when it came to a stop. I couldn’t hide my excitement. All the times I wondered what I would do the moment Harry brought my sister to me and now that they were here, I didn’t know how to act.“Oh my goddess.” I let out when the car opened and my sister stepped out. I recognized her immediately because she was me in a different body. We looked the same. I stood still, my hands flying to my mouth. She saw me and stopped too.We both stood watching each other, and neither of us moved towards each other. We were both in awe. She really looked like me. We were even the same height. The only difference right now was her hair being blonde while mine was black. That’s the only difference.It was crazy seeing someone like me. It was like looking into a mirror.“Are you both going to stand apart all day?” I heard Harry say and tu
Harlyn “Whatever, let’s say hi to the king. We have been keeping him standing for too long.” Harry pointed out. The three of us turned to him.“That’s your mate? Fucking hell, he looks so much better in person.” Helaine let out. I realized that she says whatever comes to her mind. I decided that I liked her. I mean, why won’t I like her? She was literally another me.“I know right?” I whispered.“How were you able to pull him? What am I saying? You are gorgeous.” She said, I smiled.“It’s not that I pulled him, it’s that I was made for him just as he was made for me.” I told her, and she turned and looked at me. She nodded. I was once again amazed by how alike we looked.“Introduce us.” Helaine said, I nodded and without wasting time, I turned and walked to Bernardo who reached and took my hand. I looked at him and he gave me a loving smile of encouragement.“Welcome to the Crimson Moon, Helaine. It’s so good to have you here.” I said out loud. Helaine smiled.“She called my n
Harlyn “Were you two talking about me?” She called out and I couldn’t even deny it because we had been talking about her for real. She ran the rest of the way to us and pulled me into a hug which I returned. Just holding her in my arms melted away every little doubt I had in me. My body released a million happy cells and even my wolf jumped in joy inside me.“You are glowing and I am happy to see you like this after what happened yesterday.” Helaine said when we pulled apart. Loved her and how she was able to tell my mood. I love everything about her and even more.“We are good now. The enemies are gone and I have you guys with me.” I told her with a smile. She smiled at me before looking at my mate. “Hello, your majesty. How was your night?” She asked my mate who smiled.“It was great and yours?” “Mine was splendid. I watched the news last night and I must say, I get why everyone fears and respects you. I was impressed.” Bernardo looked at me and smiled.“Thanks, I have been
Harlyn“I can’t believe all that is really over and we are on the path to return our kingdom to how it was before the great discovery.” I couldn’t resist saying. The whole of last night, I kept thinking about everything that went down. I couldn't believe everything really happened and it was all really over. As of last night, both the remains of the traitors have been taken away from the kingdom completely and everything they have ever owned has become public assets to be given out to charity or confiscated if not useful.“I am glad you finally accept that you are one of the leaders of the kingdom now.” I smiled and blushed when my mate touched my cheeks. Yeah, after yesterday, there was no doubting it. He literally told me that my coronation is the next big event that will happen in the kingdom. Like I am going to be queen officially and the man waited until he was deep inside me to tell me.It was the hottest thing ever and I loved it too much that it got into my head and erased a
Harlyn “This is not the end! This will never be the end! You think killing me will make it all go away? You think that will make it all stop? You are wrong! It will never end as long as you are on the throne! My fight will continue even in death and I will win against you, bastard!” I don’t even know how the idiot got all the strength to be shouting out foolish words. I looked at my mate and he had a smirk on his face. He stood up and I did too but he made a stop motion. Even though I wanted to argue and insist on following him, I realized really fast that it wasn’t the time to argue with him. As soon as he made sure that I wouldn’t follow him, he marched away from where we sat. Not even the elders who tried to stop him succeeded. I sat and watched as my mate marched toward the center of the auditorium. I didn’t know what he was going to do but I knew it would be bad for the idiot who couldn’t just shut up and die in peace. “Oh no,” I exclaimed when Bernardo got him, jerked h
Harlyn “Are you sure that you still want to be here with me? You can still leave if you want.” I turned and openly glared at my mate. He has asked the same question over and over again for the past half an hour that we have been seated and waiting for the executive to happen. Right now, various deltas were putting the final touches to all their preparations and I have to admit that it kind of felt scary that they were doing everything in preparation to murder two people. But when I remember what those two have done and just how many people they have taken their lives unjustly, I just can’t feel bad for them. “If you ask me that one last time, I will tell the guards to walk you out of here. I feel like you are the one who doesn’t want to be here.” I whispered to him. Of course, I won’t ask the king to leave but it felt good to warn and felt even better when he nodded politely. “Yes ma’am.” He whispered back and left me alone. I watched as the deltas went about their duties and
Harlyn “You guys can go if you want. I will wait here with the twins.” Leah told the ladies who took the chance to leave. “They are going to spread the news that I have an identical twin.” I told Leah and Helaine. “How do you know that?” I smiled knowingly. “I just know.” I said with a laugh. “You look really pretty.” Helaine complimented. “I look just like you.” I told her. “No, not right now. You look like an elegant version of us and it really suits you.” I smiled at the compliment. We didn’t even get the chance to talk much because my mate walked back into the dressing room. “Oh, the royal couple, coupling.” Helaine cheered when she saw Bernardo. We must have unknowingly teleported our dress code because he was wearing a similar color-coded attire. Navy blue and white. He looked very kingly with the crown on his head and the staff of office in his hand. I don’t know about others but I was completely smitten by him and if I wasn’t already so in love with him, I wou
Harlyn “It looks so good on you, oh my goodness!” I did a three-sixty turn for her and laughed when the women cheered. “I know a secret.” Patricia let out and the three of us stared at her curiously. “Tell us,” Leah told her when Patricia didn’t speak. She smiled. “I don’t know if you will believe me but the queen mother had the dresses remade for her.” She said and pointed at me. I stared at her in shock and confusion. There’s no way that’s true. “You are joking, right? Harlyn became Luna not too long ago and my grandma has been gone for over a year now. She died way before the alpha and Harlyn got together.” Leah said and I nodded in agreement. It just didn’t make any sense. “I am not joking or lying. The queen mother knew you would one day be queen. At least that’s what she kept telling us. If you don’t believe me then you can ask the other worker, though she has stopped working at the palace. She knows, everyone who worked close to the queen mother knew.” I didn’t know
Harlyn “I know and I am grateful for it. Only you can make him agree to something like that and I am truly happy that he found you now. The side of my baby brother I see every day these days even with everything going on pleases me and I have you to thank for bringing that side of him out.” There she goes again with all the thanks as if mating with Bernardo didn’t change my life more than it did his. “I am glad too.” I told her because I didn’t want to argue his importance and just what mating with him has done for me. I am sure Leah already knows that. “Okay, let’s get you dressed. Ladies, let’s see what you got.” Leah called out to the two women who quickly started pulling out things that they had come up with. Leah pushed me gently into one of the chairs in the huge room and made a stay-put gesture before walking over to the women. I glared at my reflection in the mirror in front of me. I have seen myself in mirrors lately but every time I see myself, I see a whole new perso
Harlyn “Why do you look so in shock? You are the queen now, that’s yours.” It felt surreal. Everything in that room screams luxury, expensive and some of them very vintage. Even the queen mother only used that room when it was really important that she show up as queen and now, that place will be mine. It felt too huge to be real. “I don’t know, Bern. It feels like I will be stepping into a place that isn’t mine. Can’t I just get dressed in our room?” I asked him. “Sure you can any other time but it’s important that you show up in traditional crimson moon royal attire as the queen.” “But I am not queen yet.” I pointed out. “Oh, but you are my dear. The day I found out that you were my mate was the day you became queen of the crimson moon. Coronation is just to make it ceremonial.” Now why do I suddenly have doubts when I was the one who insisted that I want to stand by his side? I let out a deep sigh and nodded. I didn’t want us to waste more time. “Call her.” I told him.
Harlyn“Baby? It’s time to go!”I opened my eyes when I heard Bernardo’s whispers and blinked to clear sleep off my eyes. I must have fallen asleep while waiting for him. I don’t even know how long I slept. The last thing I remembered was reading through the PDF that Hillan had sent to me.“What time is it?”I asked Bernardo as he helped me up.“Past four pm,”He told me and helped me fix my hair. He had a look on his face that I didn’t like.“Did something happen while I was sleeping?”I asked him with concern. He smiled and shook his head but I wasn’t convinced. I looked around his office and it was just the two of us.“But you don’t look okay.”I said and reached to caress his face. He touched my hand and held it against his face.“I know. I am just in my feelings. I guess even though I passed the judgment, I hate to see it happen but I have to be there.”I understood immediately and pulled him into a tight hug.“Oh baby, but you don’t have to be there. You already did your part, r