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"I got a call from the witch."It took a moment for what he said to sink him because I kind of forgot who the witch was until it clicked."She must be in love with you."I joked and heard him curse at me. I pushed my room door open and looked around for my mate. She wasn't in the room."Can you give me a moment?"I asked Hillan."Sure,"He said, I put the call on hold and walked around the room but there was no sign of Harlyn."Where did she go?"I expected to see her in here getting ready for our date. I didn't want to panic for no reason. I connected our mind-link and thankfully, she was there."Baby? Where are you?"I could feel her smiling."Somewhere in the palace, getting ready for our date, why do you ask?"I smiled."Nothing, I came around and you weren't here,""Yeah, I had to do a little makeup, and Princess Leah offered to help."She explained."Cool, I have to go, I put Hillan on hold."I said and was about to end our mind link when she spoke again."How is he? Ha
Harlyn"You look gorgeous, Luna." Leah said to me. I smiled and looked at my reflection in the mirror. She wasn't lying. I look really good. I didn't expect the makeup she applied to turn out so well. I couldn't do it myself. I got a text from her so I got her input. She asked me to come to her and I am glad I did. I know it's just a date within the palace but I wanted to look my best as I know that Bernardo put a lot into our small date night. He had a lot going on yet he still made time for us to have a little fun that wasn't in our bedroom. Don't get me wrong, I love all the fun we have been having in our bedroom and don't mind that we never get to go out on dates or do things that other couples do. I am grateful for what we have but at the same time. I am open to all the things we could do too. That's why I gladly accepted when he asked me out on the date.I found out from Sophie when I called her to get her input on the dress that I had picked out that my mate employed both
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