BernardoI followed behind the guards quietly and waited a while as he walked into a corner. I didn’t need to get close to him to hear what he had to say to whoever he was planning to call. Harlyn has never been wrong and I am sure she wasn’t wrong this time.Yes, even the supposed nursing student who followed Nancy to the palace turned out to be a spy and it didn’t take much for her to spill the details of what Theo had asked her to do. Her mission was pretty dumb.She has told me how she joined the students that were sent to us. The Nursing school always sends their students to our general hospital and they spend at least six months here. I checked the list and the name she gave wasn’t on the list which means, she had to pay someone or one of the heads was working with Theo.I would find out as soon as I nab the guard who deserved to betray me.I walked closer to the corner he entered and sure enough, I heard him talking about the things that Harlyn must have told her twin sister.
Bernardo Which made me believe that Hillan planned to rile them up from the beginning and further cause a rift between them. According to what he told me, both Theo and his father weren’t fighting together, they just had a common goal. Even Theo just confirmed it when he said he didn’t give a fuck about his father. too bad for Sean. “Don’t call that loser my friend. I know he’s your puppet.” I laughed again and grabbed the guard when he tried to escape. I have been watching him even while on the phone with Theo. He has been looking for ways to run away. Too bad. “You stay put.” I warned him. “Did you really think a man of integrity like him would be on your side?” I can’t believe I just said that about Lovie but it’s the truth. He was too honest to be a bad person. Yes, I judged him wrong. Let’s just say that I am not the best judge of character. If it wasn’t for Harlyn, I wouldn’t have ever doubted Sean and not just him. I won’t have seen the female spy that Theo sen
Harlyn“You are acting crazy,” My wolf judged. I rolled my eyes and went right back to checking my still-flat tummy in the mirror, imagining what I would look like when my tummy gets bigger. I could already see the pregnancy glow.“Delusional.” My wolf snickered. I rolled my eyes again. She has been going at it since I walked into the room and got hit by the fact that I am really carrying a baby in my womb. That in a little over eight months or even less, I will give birth to a new life.The thought of it was both scary and exciting. It was mostly exciting because I never once thought I would find my mate not to talk of having a baby with him. My life changed so much and now; I will be a mom soon.I completely forgot about the spy I found and the other things that were happening in the pack the minute Bernardo confirmed that he was already after the bastard. I went straight to the mirror and stood there with my shirt off and I have been standing before the mirror since.Just looking
Harlyn“I think you came here to make me cry.” I told him. He eased out of the hug and looked at me. then reached and wiped and caressed my eyes.“Don’t cry, my baby.” I smiled.“Baby? I am going to be a mom.” I reminded him. He smiled and kissed my forehead.“Even if we have a hundred babies, you will still be my baby. I love you and I didn’t come here to make you cry. I just wanted to see you because I felt like I didn’t get the chance to celebrate with you earlier.” He told me. I smiled and leaned into him. “I am happy with how things are between us. I am happy with the way you reacted to the news. you told me you loved me as soon as the midwife told us that I was pregnant.” I reminded him. That and the fact that he hugged me first before anything else would forever remain special to me.“That’s how it should be, Baby. I love that we are going to be parents but before that, I love you.” “You are such a lover boy.” I told him. He smiled.“I am? I don’t even take you out on d
Harlyn “Beheaded?” I asked him. “Yes, they won’t dare miss the meeting scheduled for tomorrow and more than half of them won’t be going back. they picked a side and picked the wrong side. After this is over. we are going to merge a lot of the sub-packs.” He revealed. “Won’t that affect the pack members?” “No, I will make sure of it. I will fix everything and make sure a repeat of what happened over twenty years ago and what almost happened this year will never happen again.” He promised. “You have a lot of work to do.” I whispered. “Yeah, and I have given myself three short weeks to be done with everything. I gave Theo seven days to show up here for a fair fight or I am going over to wherever he is.” I didn’t like the sound of that. it would be like he is walking into Theo’s territory. “That will only happen if he has a territory. He’s a rogue wolf and all his plans have been ruined. He doesn’t have anyone on his side. He thought he had Hillan and was relying on tha
Theo“Urgggghhhh…”I hated everything, nothing was going as planned and I hated it. All my plans. All my fucking plans have been ruined.“I can’t believe this!”I yelled out. I couldn’t calm down. All my carefully laid out plans. Every freaking plan I have made, all destroyed because I trusted a fucker who I shouldn’t have listened to in the first place. I should have seen through him from the beginning.“I warned you.”My wolf said. He did warn me but I didn’t listen. I gave that fucker a chance because he came to me with all the offers that I have been looking for. I should have known that it was too good to be true.I should have been careful with what I told him. I fucking told him all of my plans. Everything.That wasn’t the end of it, no! He lied to me. Lied to me multiple times and I believed him. He told me he hated that bastard but it turned out that they were friends, not rivals as he made me believe.I bought his story because it sounded so believable. No, I wasn’t going t
Theo“There’s nothing you can do right now. We messed everything up already.” My wolf growled. Fucking right. What else can I do? I had no other backup plans. Everything was ruined. Unless I want to take the risk and go back to the Crimson Moon which would only lead to my death. I refuse to die. I refuse to lose. I refuse to give up after years of planning.“I spent so many years on this. I can’t lose.” I can’t lose. It was a win-or-nothing situation. I hated my father so much for ruining the plans that I had back home. If he had been careful, he would have known when they taped the house. He would have known when Bernardo found out that he wasn’t on his side.He was dumb and stupid. Old fool who couldn’t achieve something and now that I wanted to achieve what he couldn’t, he just had to go ruin it all and even hurt himself in the process.“I have to find a way out of this. I have to find a new plan.” I told myself. I hated not knowing what to do next. This was genuinely the first
Bernardo "Okay, that will be all for today, time to get ready for my date."I let out and did a stretch. I made my way out of my office. Yes, my main office. Now that I don't have to pretend I don't know what Sean has been up to, I removed the bug and got my office back. It's good to be back. I already feel like the king again and I actually got a lot of things done today. I made a few calls that have been pending for days now and did a lot of things that weren't Theo and Sean related as I delegated the duties to the right people giving me the chance to focus on other kingdom matters that needed my attention.So far today, I feel proud of what I was able to do. The dragon spy was already on her way out of the kingdom. I located her kind and found her people. It wasn't hard to do and I wasn't surprised when I found out that she left home and they had been looking for her. I just warned them that next time, I might not be as lenient as I was this time and that was it.As for the other
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