Harlyn“What did you find?” I asked when I got to the room but I didn’t see her or even Harry. “We are in here.” Helaine called out from within the photo room. I entered and looked around only to find that there was a hidden door. “What’s this place?” I asked when I got in. Helaine had her phone light on but the place was still relatively dark so I turned on my touch too.“A secret room.” Helaine said. I already knew it was a secret room but I wondered why there was a secret room inside the photo room of all places.“How did you open it?” I questioned. Harry was too busy looking around so I only had Helaine to answer my question. “I moved the big portrait and saw a push sign. I pushed and viola.” She explained.“I found something.” Harry said. We both looked at him. He waved something at us.“What’s that?” I asked and walked towards him. “A recorder. Not just that. There’s a bunch of papers in here too. Plus, that safe over there, I think there’s something in it. I will o
Harlyn “I promised that I would give this to you guys when you grow up but I don’t think I will be here by then. I am so sorry that I couldn’t bring our family back together.” Our dad said. He sounded like he had been crying. “This might be the last one. I enjoyed leaving these notes even though it got really sad. I wanted our family back together and was working hard to get that to happen. Alpha even promised to lift the ban on vampires for that to happen but they keep coming at him. They don’t want him on the throne. They keep trying to take him out and now we are going to war.” Dad’s voice broke. Helaine looked at me in shock. I nodded. “The alpha king wants me to step back and leave the kingdom but I can’t do that. It’s my job to protect the Crimson Moon from intruders and I refuse to back down so I am going to fight to the end. Even if it means I won’t get what I want the most. To be with my family.” His voice broke again and a sob escaped from me. I covered my mouth
BernardoI heard Harry’s words before the line went dead and I panicked. Whatever he found out must have been bad for him to sound so angry.I quickly dialed Harlyn’s number again.“Please, please pick up.”I let out, pacing around the room I was using as my temporary office since Sean bugged my main office“Harlyn, you and your siblings should come back to the palace.”I let out as soon as she took the call. I couldn’t let Harry act on his anger and approach my uncle. I will deal with him myself. I didn’t want to get Zeta Ross' children involved in the fight against my enemies. It was bad enough that I got Harlyn involved. “We are trying to get Harry to listen but he is angry and he won’t tell us what he saw. Only that your uncle is the reason our parents separated and the reason our fathers died.”Harlyn explained. I clenched my hand in a fist.“Give him the phone.”I told her. I heard her telling her brother who wasn’t ready to listen at first but he soon did.“Your majesty.”I le
HarlynTrying to get Harry to tell us what he saw failed so both Helaine and I just silently helped him pack the stuff he gathered from the secret room and placed them in the trunk of the car.He barely said any words to us after the call with Bernardo ended, he looked angry and out of control. Thank goodness Bernardo called to talk him out of going to his uncle’s house. It would have been hard for me to talk him out of it.Helaine and I tried to get him to disclose what he saw but he only got angrier when he tried to explain so we ended up telling him not to bother.He spent five minutes just pacing around and talking angrily to himself. Even Helaine said she hadn’t seen him get so angry in all the years they spent together and they were always together until she left for medical school.“Make a turn Harry,”I told him when he drove past our direction. Helaine offered to drive but he refused. I hated the mood in the car. Hated that Sean was the reason for the mood. That bastard did
Harlyn“Hey, it's okay,”Bernardo said, patting my back. I don’t know whether it was what we found out, seeing all those photos of our childhood and knowing our parents wanted to stay together or the fact that Sean was responsible for everything, or if it was just the sadness of having to say goodbye to Helaine after barely spending a day with her that broke me, I just know that I couldn’t stop crying. My heart hurt, my head hurt, everything hurt so fucking bad. Bernardo held me while I cried.“I am sorry.”I sniffed and lifted my head off his chest. I didn’t mean to cry over him while in the parking lot. My siblings must be uncomfortable seeing me break down, especially Helaine.“Hey, don’t say sorry. Everything has been overwhelming.”Bernardo encouraged me and hugged me back to himself. “Go with Helaine while I talk with your brother.”He told me when we pulled apart. I was too emotional to even argue so I nodded and turned to Helaine who looked sad. She reached for my hand and w
Harlyn“Have you dated a girl before?”I asked, too nosy not to ask.“Yes, once in high school and another time during my first year in medical school. Both times we broke up because they moved away.”She explained. I didn’t know what it was like to be with other people, Bernardo was my first and my only.“You had a boyfriend before your mate?”“No, I was a lone wolf-less wolf, no one wanted to date me with serious intentions, everyone who asked me clearly wanted to sleep with me and I wasn’t having it.”I explained.“Wow, it must have been hard for you.”She let out. I shook my head. “That’s actually the easiest part of my life. Especially when every one of those guys realized I wouldn’t give them what they wanted. Even the loser who went rogue was one of them.”I could still remember when that bastard had an interest in me and kept talking about changing my life and so not what. I didn’t give him a listening ear and after a while, he started being insulting. Then he stopped. Not ju
Bernardo“I think I have had enough for one night. I can’t even think properly anymore.” I let out after hours of talking nonstop and brainstorming possible ways to go about everything without disturbing the peace of the Crimson Moon. I didn’t want a war, I refused to endanger the lives of my people just because of some bad eggs. Damn, the Ross siblings found some really good information that gave a whole new light to everything that has been happening.“I could say the same.”Harry said and stretched. After spending hours together, I realized the young man wasn’t bad at all and him being a vampire doesn’t change the fact that he’s from the Crimson Moon. He willingly showed everything that he got from his father’s house which had been locked away in a safe for over twenty years.Yes, it didn’t just start this year or even in the past five years, it started over two decades ago. Sean has always hated my family. He hated my father who was his brother and plotted against him to steal
Bernardo It was supposed to be temporary and my father was going to make a new law that allows wolves to freely mate with vampires but none of that happened because freaking Sean set them up and they passed away. His parents would have gotten back together. The triplets would have grown up together with their parents who loved each other. My father would have ruled for many more years. Maybe, just maybe I would have gotten the chance to see the world and take up the role of king at an adult age, not when I was a freaking child. I lost my childhood. The triplet lost their parents and they grew up apart. My woman suffered the most. She grew up thinking she had no family. She grew up in the orphanage and also had a hard time in the palace. All of which wouldn’t have happened if that freak hadn’t been jealous and hateful. He planted the seed in Theo right from when he was a child. He turned his child into a villain. Theo didn’t just grow up and decide he wanted to be king. No, befo
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