HarlynWhen I opened my eyes and saw my mate, the last time I expected him to say was “There was another bear attack within the pack” but that’s exactly what he said and because of that we were in the helicopter at two am going to his best friend’s parent’s house.Helaine had wanted to come with us but Bernardo told her he couldn’t have her be in danger on her first day and that she should be on her phone. If we need her help, we would call her. Damien wasn’t looking good, each time my eyes went in his direction, he had a distant look in his eyes with his fist clenched tight.I could feel the fear of losing his parents radiating from him. I didn’t know what it was like to have parents but I couldn’t wish it on any other person. Losing the people that birthed you wasn’t funny especially when their death isn’t of natural cause.I wanted to hold his hands and tell him that everything would be fine but I couldn’t give him false hope because I didn’t even know how severe the attack was ye
HarlynI opened my eyes and looked at the older woman who I was supposed to be healing, she still had her eyes closed and nothing seemed to have changed. Does that mean I really lost my powers? It couldn’t be. How would I just lose my powers like that?I closed my eyes again and tried to focus but still nothing and I got really scared that I might have actually lost my power. That means I couldn’t heal her. I didn’t like the thought of that and let my eyes stay closed even though I couldn’t see anything. “Please, please, please,” I begged but still nothing happened. I was about to give up and just run to call Bernardo so that they can take her to the hospital to try and save her but then I heard the people around me gasp. I opened my eyes to see that the woman now had her eyes opened. “Oh my goddess, it worked.” I let out before I could stop myself. I felt relief wash through me. I was so sure I lost my power. Maybe I didn’t lose my healing power, I just lost my vision. That didn
HarlynThe man looked at me in confusion, I let go of his hand and forced a smile.“You look familiar, I think I have met you once before.” I lied, trying to hide my outburst. I couldn’t let him suspect a thing as he might make a run for it. Then I remembered that I could actually tell my mate what I wanted and why this man shouldn’t be let go if they wanted to find the bears that had been attacking our pack.“You should arrest him. He made the order.” I said in my head, Bernardo turned to look at me and I nodded.“What order?” “To kill the couple in their sleep. He knows where the bear hides. If you want to find those bears then don’t let this man leave this place.” I warned him.“That’s Damien’s father’s younger brother.” Bernardo revealed. Well, another uncle playing dirty games. Maybe it was an uncle's thing to want their family members gone. I wondered what his reasons were.“I saw what I saw. If you let him go, you won’t find those bears.” I told him and forced another smi
Bernardo On the ride back to the palace, I kept thinking about what Harlyn had told me. About Damien’s uncle. I spoke to Damien about it and he didn’t even look surprised that he would do something like that. We didn’t want to alert him that we knew what he was up to so we decided to have him followed in secret. In other words, had him bugged. Damien being a tech guru was a blessing to us all because we didn’t need to have him followed physically. Damien told me he would handle it. But I kept thinking about how Harlyn knew. She seemed to be able to tell bad from good people. She found out about who Sean really was before I did, she also found out who Gius really was. That’s his name. “How did you know?” I couldn’t resist asking. “I don’t know, I just did.” She responded, shrugging her shoulders. She knew a lot of people that regular people wouldn’t even know. She wasn’t an ordinary wolf and Grandma knew that’s why she did her best to keep her within the palace. I couldn’
HarlynI made my way towards the room I shared with Bernardo because I saw him get back on the helicopter and watched the helicopter leave again so I knew I would have the room to myself. It was past four am in the morning and I didn’t want to disturb my sister nor did I want her to see me crying.I closed the door behind me and dropped to the ground and let the tears flow. I felt sad and angry. We have been together for more than a month now and still, we couldn’t talk or disagree on something without fighting.This fight wasn’t my fault. I just wanted to know why Bernardo had bad thoughts about Hillan. He refused to let me know what he met by what he had thought and shut me out of his head. I hated that we were fighting but I couldn’t let him paint Hillan as a villain. No way did he think Hillan wasn’t showing his true self. The man literally saved me when he didn’t have to.He gave me a home even though it was only for a week. He was the first person that showed me kindness after
Harlyn “Fine, don’t tell me.” I said and he laughed. Nothing changed. I still felt just as comfortable with him as always. His tone didn’t sound different and he still had his sense of humor so Bernardo was out of his mind for thinking Hillan would be a villain.“Why did you call me?” He asked me.“Nothing, Bernardo is away and I just wanted to hear your voice. Do you have a problem with that?” I asked him.“Not at all. I am glad you can call me whenever you feel like it. Don’t worry, when I return, I will give you a present.” He promised.“I will wait. Take care of yourself and don’t find a woman while you are there.” I warned him. I didn’t want him to come back taken. I wanted him for my sister. He would be the perfect man for her.“Why? Do you have a woman ready for me?” “Hmm, what if I say yes?” I responded. There was a moment of silence.“I don’t want a woman right now. The only woman I want can’t be mine and I am okay with that. Don’t worry about me.” I don’t know why h
Harlyn“Are you sure that we are going in the right direction?” Harry asked, I resisted the urge to roll my eyes because it wasn’t the first time that he asked the question. He has asked more than three times already. Helaine warned me that he was good at playing around and I shouldn’t take his goofy questions seriously. “Harry, shut up and drive. The GPS says we are in the right direction. We should have left you at the palace with your mate.” Helaine scolded. It took a lot of effort to get Harry to separate from his mate. We initially wanted to surprise but he kept saying no to our offers so we had to spill why we wanted him to come with us. He finally agreed when he found out and offered to drive.We took one of the king’s cars. I didn’t bother to call him to ask for permission, if he has a problem with me using the car then he should take it up with me when I get back. I waited to hear from him or Damien before my siblings and I left the palace but neither one of them was back
Harlyn “It’s okay, Lyn, you were just a child then. You don’t have to force yourself to remember.” She assured me.“Yes, she’s right. We barely have any memories of our mom. If we didn’t find her diary and if our relatives didn’t show us her photos, we would probably have forgotten what she looked like too.” Harry added. We strolled together to the front door. Whoever has been taking care of the house must have been really dedicated because everywhere was clean and even looked like someone recently tended to it.“Here goes nothing.” Harry said and inserted the key into the front door. It worked at once and he pushed the huge door open.“Whoa.” Helaine said, we both looked at each other. Harry stepped in first before beckoning us to do the same. The first thing we noticed was the huge family frame on the wall of the entrance. “Our mom and dad.” Helaine whispered. We were still holding hands. I looked at my mom. I have seen her from the photo Helaine had shown me but she looked m
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