HarlynI knew immediately I opened my eyes that something wasn’t right. It took a while for me to adjust to the darkroom I was in. I felt weak and out of it. I couldn’t figure out where I was and how I got there. Not to mention that, my hands were tied. That was my first clue.I tried to remember what happened but was hit with a banging headache that drove me crazy. I shook my head and closed my eyes. The room I was in was pretty dark so closing my eyes didn’t make any difference.“Don’t panic.”I whispered to myself and tightened my eyes. It slowly started to come back and I started panicking. I remember getting into the car with those guards because one of them told me that my mate got hurt. And then that bastard covered my mouth and nose with something that made me pass out. I can’t remember anything that happened after that. “Bern.”I whispered and tried to connect our mind link like earlier but it was so silent. It was worse than before. I couldn’t even feel his presence at all.
Harlyn“You killed her!” I yelled at him and that made him laugh even more. I hated it. I felt angry but my anger wasn’t enough. I wanted to break free of the chains that were holding me but I couldn’t break free. I felt so helpless and hopeless and I really hated it so fucking much.“How could you do something like that? How could you have been so wicked? You killed your own brother and your mother!” I yelled at him. Yes, she didn’t birth him but I knew she raised him. She raised both of them. Both the former king and this murderer caused so much pain to the royal family.“What do you even know? What? Mother? That whore wasn’t a mother to me, I never once saw her as my mother. She ruined my family and stole my place in my father’s life. She didn’t stop there, she stole my throne.” “She didn’t steal anything from you! You didn’t get the throne because you didn’t deserve it!” I yelled at him. I didn’t know the full story but I am damn sure the elders then saw through him and knew t
Harlyn“Who told you that I am here to ask for your permission? You will do as I say if you don’t want trouble for the people who you care about. I mean, there’s a lot of them. From your vampire siblings to that stupid traitor to his sister who is mated to Damien who stupidly refused to accept my offer.” He let out. Wow, I didn’t even know he tried to make Damien an offer. Knowing Damien, he might have kept it a secret even from Bernardo.“Why did you ever think that the alpha king’s best friend will betray him?” I questioned.“Right, I was stupid to offer twice. I did the same for your loser father but he chose to die with that bastard just like Damien has chosen to die with your mate. Too bad, because he has something that would help in building the kingdom that I want.” The kingdom he wanted.“You still want the throne too? You are not doing this for your son but for yourself?” I shouldn’t be surprised. I should have expected it but I was still surprised. I mean, the signs were
Bernardo“What the fuck do I pay you all for if you can’t find my mate?” I couldn’t believe it. Hours later and no one still had an idea where my mate could be. The whole fucking security team, the deltas, and everyone else were useless. Why do I even invest so much in security when they can’t even do their job? One woman, no one could find one woman in a car with two fucking losers.The two losers that have been identified and their photos sent out to the various divisions. Still, nothing. No one knows where they could have taken her. It was as if she just disappeared. There’s no trace of the car that took her or the idiots who kidnapped her. Nothing. I had a terrible night. Didn’t sleep at all neither did Hillan, Harry, and Damien. Every one of us has been trying to track her down but nothing has shown up.Last night, all through the night, we tried. Damien has done everything and is still doing everything. He didn’t step away from his system all through the night. It was as if a
Bernardo “How are you so sure?” Hillan asked the witch who paused for a moment as if considering if she should tell him everything she knew or not.“Yes, I am sure. His father called him last night and I heard their conversation.” “What did you hear? Can you tell me the details?” Hillan requested. There was another long pause before she spoke again. I was so close to yelling at the phone for her to speak up. I don’t know why I had a feeling that whatever she says will help me in a way.“Yes, details, they got someone that is important and I think that’s why he wants to return. No, I don't think so. I know that’s why he thinks that they have the upper hand now.” Important someone? My mate? I grabbed the phone from Hillan who was quick to collect it back from me and before I could react, he walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him. I made to march after him but Harry stopped me.“Did you hear what she just said? She has information about my mate! I need to hear everythi
Bernardo “No, I am not hiding anything. I met up with him and told him no.” “If you told him no then it’s fine. I am not surprised that he wanted you on his side. He has been actively trying to get everyone on their side. Even though I think you should have told me.” “I am sorry,” He apologized but his apology wasn’t needed right now. It wasn’t even important.“That’s not important. Why did you stop us? Unless your meeting with him has something to do with my mate being missing,” “It does. That day, I saw him outside of his house. I should have told you. I j—“ “What? You knew he left his house and you didn’t tell me? What? Damien!” I couldn’t believe it. Does that mean even the deltas I put at his house decided to be on his side too? Every one of them? They let him leave the house while reporting falsely to me? “I am sorry, I was going to tell you bu---“ “But what? You forgot? Is that it?” “Yes, I forgot. I swear I didn’t do it deliberately.” I had no reason to doubt him so
HarlynI finally got the chance to communicate with not just Bernardo but my brother too. Even Helaine. They didn’t respond but I know damn well that they heard me. Bernardo responded and he told me that they were coming for me.I had no doubt in my mind that they would find me before anything bad happened to me. I knew even before I was able to speak with him that they were looking for me. I felt the anxiety and fear in him. I did my best not to show that I felt anxious and scared.“Why are you so silent? There’s a reason I let you out and you should be doing that.”Sean scoffed. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. He initially refused to accept to let me out of the room I had been in. He told me that I was trying to find ways to escape. If only he knew that I had no plans to escape. I wanted him to be caught. I didn’t want to run away from him. I wanted him to be defeated.Anyway, when he realized that he wouldn’t get the healing he wanted without letting me out of the room he cage
Harlyn“Luna? Hahaha, so funny. See the thing is that you won’t be for long and that’s for sure. Soon, you will be nothing more than a sex slave for me and my son. The rage in me grew to a whole new height. My wolf couldn’t take the insults, she wanted to break free and deal with him but I fought against her for control. There was no point in letting his words get to me or her. We will win only if we do things in the right order. I can’t get mad and ruin things for Bernardo.“You won’t be saying that when the Alpha king finds you.” I assured him and placed my hands on him. “Stay put if you want this to actually work.” I warned him and closed my eyes. Instead of focusing on healing him, I focused on finding out what he had been up to. I knew in my mind that I just had to want to know enough to get everything that I wanted from him.Healing him will be the payment for the information that I hope to get so yeah, healing wasn’t my main job here. The gods forbid I use my powers for an
Harlyn “Give him a little time, he is the alpha. He will call us soon.” My wolf told me. I sighed in agreement and watched as my family talked among themselves. “When are you going to find your mate? You are the only unmated person here.” Leah asked Helaine who smiled shyly and looked away. I smiled. Thank goodness that I wasn’t the only one who wanted her to be mated. She has refused to take me up on my cupid mission and I have aborted. I should probably call Hillan. I haven’t heard from him since they left and he wasn’t at the press conference with Bernardo so I just assumed that he left already. I will call him later. He did so much for the kingdom and I want to thank him. “I am not really at a place to find a mate right now.” Helaine answered. “Why not? There are many eligible males in the kingdom. This is the perfect place to find a mate.” Leah told her. “That’s not what I meant. I mean that I am not ready to find a mate yet. I still have to finish my residency
Harlyn“I should have known, Luna. I should have seen through him. Why didn’t I notice? I mean I never liked him but I never thought he would be so evil. How could he do that to them?” Leah cried, squeezing my hands until it hurt but I didn’t flinch. I kind of understood how she felt. Sean’s actions stole my family and my childhood, just like his actions did to her. She didn’t just lose her father, she had to watch her little brother lose his childhood too.“It’s not your fault. It’s no one’s fault. No one saw him like that. he played everyone who trusted him.” I croaked. It was hard not to cry when I think about what that man did to our families. He did so much damage and had not thought of stopping. If he wasn’t caught, if they weren’t caught, they would have done more damage to the royal family and the whole kingdom.“I know it’s not my fault but it’s hard to accept that even a year ago, they still took my family member away from me. If you hadn’t saved my son, they would have ta
Harlyn “Oh, he is hot.” Helaine commented when Bernardo came on the screen. My heart skipped a beat when he looked directly at the camera. Damn! He was hot for real and all mine. My wolf jumped, and my heart sang at the sight of him. I love him so much. “He loves us too.” My wolf whispered excitedly. That’s the best part of everything, the fact that he loves me so much too. It amazed me that the man standing in front of the podium staring at the camera was all mine. The man who’s the number one person in the kingdom owns my heart and the best part is that I own his too. Amazing couldn’t begin to describe how it made me feel. And when he started speaking. I listened with my ears and my heart. “I am standing before you tonight because I have a very important announcement to make.” He said after greeting the kingdom members. The common room was absolutely silent. Everyone had their focus on the TV and what the king had to say. “A few months ago, some very disturbing thing
Harlyn “Why are you worrying again?” Harry asked me. I turned to him and sighed. I couldn’t reach Bernardo. I couldn’t help but be worried. If everything was fine out there, then I should have been able to reach him. It was too silent in my head and I didn’t like it at all. I kept imagining things. Helaine and Harry told me that if her bite didn’t kill him, it might change and that would make him more dangerous than he already was. What if that happened and now, he has become stronger than Bernardo and everyone else? What if they can no longer defeat him? What if a repeat of what happened over two decades ago happens again? The thought of not being able to see Bernardo again kept me up on my feet. I couldn’t even hide my worries. “They will get him.” Harry encouraged me. I wish it was so easy to believe his words but right now, the only thing that will convince me will be to see my mate alive and well. To talk to him face to face. If that doesn’t happen anytime soon, I mig
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