Harlyn“I wonder if he would have believed me if Sophie hadn’t come out to confirm what I told him. Would he have stood his ground?” I let out. The thought that he might not have listened to me if his sister had not spoken up made me angry. He could get me in my head. He could read my thoughts. What was the point of having the mating connection if we still can’t trust each other’s words? Why couldn’t he just look at me? look at my heart and know I wouldn’t lie. That Hillan wasn’t the bad man he made him out to be.“I think I know why your mate acts the way he does when he comes to that other alpha.” Harry said and I looked at him in confusion. “He’s jealous.” I couldn’t believe it. Jealous? I am mated to him, I stay with him, I sleep with him. I love him and I have told him that so why would he be jealous of Hillan when he got my heart, my body, and everything? It couldn’t be something that Hillan did because Hillan didn’t even do anything in the first place. He could have easil
Harlyn“What do you want?” I let out when I saw it was the person that I didn’t want to see. “Can we talk?” He asked, I looked away without responding. Now he wanted us to talk? No, I refuse to talk to him. I wanted and needed to hold on to my anger so that he would know not to mess with people that I care about just because he can. “Harlyn, can we talk, please?” He asked again. “I have nothing to say to you, Bernardo. you have pressing issues to deal with, don’t waste your time with me.” I let out and saw the hurt in his eyes but I refused to let it get to me. He didn’t think about my feelings when he pushed Hillan out of his office after hitting him hard enough for him to bleed. Harry tapped my back and I turned to him. I narrowed my eyes on him when he gave me a look that I didn’t like. He was still on Bernardo’s side. Both my twin brother and my wolf were against him but that won’t stop me from making Bernardo suffer for his sins.“Don’t you dare plead his case or I will p
BernardoI wasn’t getting through to her and it was driving me crazy. I had enough time to think about what I would say to her but when I finally stood before her, I could barely get any words out. I already offended her again and things weren’t looking good for me.Damien and I had a long talk earlier and he warned me that no matter what happens, I shouldn’t make Harlyn turn her back against me and that’s why when she walked away from the door, got on the bed with her back on me, I walked into the room even though she told me not to and now she was facing me and telling me her mind and she was right. I failed to identify who my real enemies were. I went so hard for Sean who turned out to be my enemy yet I doubted Hillan who turned out to be on my side even though he was doing it because he cared about my mate and his sister.“Harlyn, I am sorry.” I said again, that’s all I could. Every other thing felt wrong. I thought about words I wanted to say but couldn’t get them out because I
Bernardo “Oh really? Isn’t that what you wanted? I thought that’s what you wanted.” “No, it’s not. Harlyn. I hate it when we fight. I hate it so much. I hate not being able to get through to you.” I told her. “Then you should have thought of that before hitting him. You should have thought of that before pushing him out of your office like a criminal.” She yelled at me. It felt like she would choose Hillan over me if given the chance and that hurt me so badly.“You act like if you are given the chance to pick between us, you would pick Hillan over me.” I let out. she opened and closed her mouth as if she couldn’t believe what I just said. “Say what? Really? Does our mating bond mean nothing to you? Fucking hell the whole reason that I am so mad right now is because you damn well know that I would choose you over him anytime any day yet you chose to villainize him.”She fired at me and lifted her hands to stop me when I tried to speak.“You chose to turn him into something he is
Harlyn“I love you too, alpha, so very much.” I told him. I felt happy that we made up. Not just that, the fact that he accepted his fault too made me happy. I thought we wouldn’t make up and at first, he refused to see things from my point of view and I refused to listen to him but I am glad we got over everything. I hugged him close. “God, I missed you so much, Lyn. I don’t think I would have been able to sleep in our bed tonight if we hadn’t resolved our issues. it doesn’t feel the same without you and I have gone multiple nights without you in it already.” He lamented. I chuckled. He wasn’t alone. Yeah, it was as bad for me because I had Helaine with me but he had to sleep alone in a bed that we spent time making love in. It would have brought back memories. “I am glad but it might happen again when Laine returns.” I warned him. “Yeah, I will prepare for that. Will you come with me to our room tonight and sleep next to me until your sister returns?” He asked me. I nodded. I
Harlyn“I missed you so much, baby,”He whispered against my lips and kissed me again.“I missed too,”I told him when we pulled apart. We walked further into our room and then I remembered he met with Hillan and wanted to know what Hillan told him since he told me I would hear it directly from Bernardo.“What did Hillan tell you about your cousin? I asked him but he told me to hear it from you after he finished telling you.”I told him.“Let’s sit down, it’s a whole lot of explaining,”He told me and I did just as he said. I wanted to know the things Hillan had found out about. “Really? Will what he found out help? Will we ever be rid of Theo and his minions?”I questioned. He sat down next to me and took my hands in his. He gave me a reassuring nod.“Yes, we will get rid of him. I just need to wait for their big meeting, that’s the only thing holding us back. I am so close to saying fuck it and give the command that will kick start everything but Damien is right. Acting all tough a
Harlyn“A better man, yes. I am definitely becoming a better man and I will be a better king and alpha too.”He assured me.“Good because I will be your Luna, the people’s Luna, and the heart of our pack.”I promised him. “You are already the perfect Luna. My Luna, my love, my queen. Goddess, I love you so much, Harlyn. I don’t ever want to fight with you. I hate it so much when I can't hold you like this.”He let out. I could say the same. I don’t like it when we are not talking. I finally released my wolf and the first she did was growl at me.“You..”“Don’t even start.”I whispered and realized I said it out loud when Bernardo looked at me in confusion. I shook my head and smiled.“Not you, my wolf. I blocked her out because we were fighting too.”I explained.“Why did you fight with your wolf?”He asked, I wondered if I could tell him but then again, we promised not to keep anything away from each other.“She took your side.”He smiled happily.“Don’t look so happy.”I warned him
Bernardo“What do you want to talk to me about?” I asked Hillan. I had been sleeping when my phone buzzed and was surprised to see a text from Hillan saying that we needed to talk and that it was urgent. I left the room quietly so as not to wake Harlyn and made my way to the guest house where Hillan was spending the night and that’s why I was currently standing in front of him. “You have a traitor and a spy within the palace. someone told Theo that I came to see you and he called me. He even talked about the fight we had.” Hillan explained. A traitor? A spy within the palace? I wasn’t even surprised that someone would be an insider. I mean, I should have expected it. “Let’s go inside?” I asked, looking around.“Yes, let’s go inside.” He said and I followed him into the house. We took our seats and I waited. “Do you have any idea who it could be? I had to make up lies just to keep up the charade. As it stands, I am trying to steal Harlyn from you.” Hillan let out. “What?” I
Bernardo “That bitch.” He growled. I knew he was referring to Helaine. “You mean Helaine?” “No, Harlyn! She has been hiding her real self. Did you know?” His words came out in a rush. As if he was trying to speak before he lost all his strength again. “Oh, you still don’t know that you got the wrong twin? That wasn’t the Luna. That’s her twin.” I informed her. Even the delta us looked shocked at what I said. Not a lot of people knew about the other Zeta Ross’s kids. Not for long, once everything is sorted out, I will make an announcement that involves honoring the late Zeta again. After the announcement tonight, the next announcement and the others that will follow will only be about positive things, like the mating ritual and coronation ceremony. Also, the birth of a new royal baby. I actually look forward to that a lot. I look forward to holding my child in my hands. The future ruler of the Crimson Moon. That’s if he or she wants to be. I have made a promise to myself
Bernardo “Why did they stop?” I let out when I saw that the vehicle ahead of us which was carrying Theo suddenly stopped. It didn’t take long for my question to be answered. I saw him trying to get out of the back of the van that was carrying him. The deltas holding him in place were having a hard time even though the fucker was in chains. At first, I feared that the shift might be happening already but then I pushed the fear aside, even if it did happen, he was still greatly outnumbered. Our car stopped and all three of us were out of the car as soon as we did. We raced to the van and blocked him before he got out. “Let me go! Fucking let me go!” He yelled, pushing hard and trying to be free. I don’t even know how he thought it would work for him. He was still in chains and still looked very weak. Even shouting and fighting to break free was taking most of his strength already. There was no reason for us to even do a lot of work. The deltas held him back in place and he ei
Bernardo“I found him!” Hillan called out from one of the rooms in the location that Helaine had told us. I ran towards the room and so did Damien and beta Ryan. We arrived at the same time and saw the pathetic state that Theo was in. He was still out of it.“She tied him up really well.” Damien commented while inspecting Theo. I could see that. I smiled proudly. Helaine deserved a lot of accolades. Not only did she outsmart him, but she got him in a state that only a strong woman like her could. For someone with a delicate feature, she sure had a lot of stamina.The Ross triplet really came with everything. One was the reason I found out what has been going on in my pack for decades and she has the special touch. Another became one of the vampires I could trust with my life. Also, is the reason my baby sister has been smiling a lot these days and the last one is a warrior.I didn’t just get a mate, I got two extra family members.“He is not dead but he may as well be.” Hillan let
Harlyn“I am sure whatever happens, the alpha king will handle it. I actually thought I would be in trouble for biting him. It's my first time. I didn’t expect it to be so effective. I actually didn’t let go until he slumped to the ground.” Helaine chatted on. The car drove at a speed that would have been considered illegal at any other time but not tonight.“How do you feel?” I asked her. There was a moment of silence before she spoke again. “Actually, I feel really good. I haven’t fed at all. I was raised to not feed but I think that ended today. It feels weird but kind of in a good way. I don’t know what will happen going forward but I do hope I can continue working.” I know what she was talking about. She’s a doctor who sees blood all the time. It might be an issue for her going forward. I hope not. I really want her to continue working. “Laine, I am so sorry.” I apologized to her. It was all my fault that she got into a situation that made her break a streak that she had ha
Harlyn “What is it?” I asked Bernardo. Whatever it is, I needed to know. I need to know even if it was bad. Bernardo didn’t answer me, instead, he turned away and started talking to the person on the other end of the phone. The way he was talking made it seem as if he was talking to Helaine but I didn’t want to get my hopes up. “Helaine, we are coming to get you. Just stay put, okay? I will end this call and call you back. Please pick up and make sure to stay on the line. Tell the person there that I will pay for the time.” My heart skipped multiple beats at his words. If Harry wasn’t holding me, I might have collapsed to the ground. Even Harry seemed shaken. The talk with her seemed to go on forever. Bernardo barely said any words so I couldn’t even make out what they were talking about. I wanted to tell him to put the call on loud-speaker but I didn’t want to distract him so I just stood there and waited. “Was that really Helaine on the phone?” I asked as soon as Bernardo
Harlyn “How much longer will it take to track her down?” I questioned impatiently. I have been asking the same question over and over again since Bernardo and the others got back and they have only given me one answer which has been repeated more times than I could count. It hasn’t changed and it has been over eight hours since they got back. My sister has been gone for ten hours now. Ten hours was a long time ago and I don’t know what and where they took her. I thought Bernardo and the others would go after her once they arrived but that’s not what they did. Bernardo told me that they would find her. He said that all borders have been closed but that hasn’t stopped them before. The day Theo got away from the kingdom, the border was supposed to be closed but he still managed to get away. He wasn’t supposed to be able to get back into the kingdom so easily not to talk of the palace but he did so I couldn’t trust the people Bernardo said were in charge of securing the borders. The
Helaine “Who the fuck are you and what do you want from me?” I yelled at him and tried to free myself again. I stared down at the rope that was used to tie me and realized that there was no way I could free myself if he didn’t free me. The fucker! He fucking used dyneema ropes. I know because I have seen it a lot in the numerous military movies I have watched. “Darling, stop pretending like you don’t know me.” I glared at him. He looked faded. He looked unkempt. Maybe he was hungry and needed money, that's why he took me. “What do you want? Money? I can give you a lot of money.” I tried. In movies, kidnappers always want money. “I don’t need your money! Stop playing smart with me. You are mine now.” “Huh? Yours? I don’t even know you! What the fuck do you want from me?” I fired at him. If he doesn’t want money then what could he possibly want? “Harlyn! Darling, I know it’s hard for you to process what happened but you are with me now and you shall remain with me for as
Helaine “What the fuck?” I let out as I got hit with the worst headache I have experienced in a long time. I knew almost immediately that something wasn’t right. I blinked and tried to adjust to the darkness. For a moment nothing made sense. Then, it all started coming back to me. I tried to stretch but realized that my hands were tied. That helped to connect all the dots. I was captured by someone from the palace. One moment, I was on my way back from my room where I went to get the presence that I got for my sister and the next I was being carried away in a car. That’s all I remembered. I don’t know how I got in the car but I remembered waking up and seeing a very upset man yelling at someone on the phone. He turned to me, flashed the weirdest and creepiest smile at me, and snapped his finger. I could barely make out what he was saying to the person on the phone but I could tell that he was pissed at whoever it was. I tried to free myself, I tried to stay awake but I couldn’t.
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