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“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
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
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 “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
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
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“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 “You guys can go if you want. I will wait here with the twins.” Leah told the ladies who took the chance to leave. “They are going to spread the news that I have an identical twin.” I told Leah and Helaine. “How do you know that?” I smiled knowingly. “I just know.” I said with a laugh. “You look really pretty.” Helaine complimented. “I look just like you.” I told her. “No, not right now. You look like an elegant version of us and it really suits you.” I smiled at the compliment. We didn’t even get the chance to talk much because my mate walked back into the dressing room. “Oh, the royal couple, coupling.” Helaine cheered when she saw Bernardo. We must have unknowingly teleported our dress code because he was wearing a similar color-coded attire. Navy blue and white. He looked very kingly with the crown on his head and the staff of office in his hand. I don’t know about others but I was completely smitten by him and if I wasn’t already so in love with him, I wou
Harlyn “It looks so good on you, oh my goodness!” I did a three-sixty turn for her and laughed when the women cheered. “I know a secret.” Patricia let out and the three of us stared at her curiously. “Tell us,” Leah told her when Patricia didn’t speak. She smiled. “I don’t know if you will believe me but the queen mother had the dresses remade for her.” She said and pointed at me. I stared at her in shock and confusion. There’s no way that’s true. “You are joking, right? Harlyn became Luna not too long ago and my grandma has been gone for over a year now. She died way before the alpha and Harlyn got together.” Leah said and I nodded in agreement. It just didn’t make any sense. “I am not joking or lying. The queen mother knew you would one day be queen. At least that’s what she kept telling us. If you don’t believe me then you can ask the other worker, though she has stopped working at the palace. She knows, everyone who worked close to the queen mother knew.” I didn’t know
Harlyn “I know and I am grateful for it. Only you can make him agree to something like that and I am truly happy that he found you now. The side of my baby brother I see every day these days even with everything going on pleases me and I have you to thank for bringing that side of him out.” There she goes again with all the thanks as if mating with Bernardo didn’t change my life more than it did his. “I am glad too.” I told her because I didn’t want to argue his importance and just what mating with him has done for me. I am sure Leah already knows that. “Okay, let’s get you dressed. Ladies, let’s see what you got.” Leah called out to the two women who quickly started pulling out things that they had come up with. Leah pushed me gently into one of the chairs in the huge room and made a stay-put gesture before walking over to the women. I glared at my reflection in the mirror in front of me. I have seen myself in mirrors lately but every time I see myself, I see a whole new perso
Harlyn “Why do you look so in shock? You are the queen now, that’s yours.” It felt surreal. Everything in that room screams luxury, expensive and some of them very vintage. Even the queen mother only used that room when it was really important that she show up as queen and now, that place will be mine. It felt too huge to be real. “I don’t know, Bern. It feels like I will be stepping into a place that isn’t mine. Can’t I just get dressed in our room?” I asked him. “Sure you can any other time but it’s important that you show up in traditional crimson moon royal attire as the queen.” “But I am not queen yet.” I pointed out. “Oh, but you are my dear. The day I found out that you were my mate was the day you became queen of the crimson moon. Coronation is just to make it ceremonial.” Now why do I suddenly have doubts when I was the one who insisted that I want to stand by his side? I let out a deep sigh and nodded. I didn’t want us to waste more time. “Call her.” I told him.
Harlyn“Baby? It’s time to go!”I opened my eyes when I heard Bernardo’s whispers and blinked to clear sleep off my eyes. I must have fallen asleep while waiting for him. I don’t even know how long I slept. The last thing I remembered was reading through the PDF that Hillan had sent to me.“What time is it?”I asked Bernardo as he helped me up.“Past four pm,”He told me and helped me fix my hair. He had a look on his face that I didn’t like.“Did something happen while I was sleeping?”I asked him with concern. He smiled and shook his head but I wasn’t convinced. I looked around his office and it was just the two of us.“But you don’t look okay.”I said and reached to caress his face. He touched my hand and held it against his face.“I know. I am just in my feelings. I guess even though I passed the judgment, I hate to see it happen but I have to be there.”I understood immediately and pulled him into a tight hug.“Oh baby, but you don’t have to be there. You already did your part, r
Harlyn“You finally showed up, I thought you were really going to take the whole day off.”Damien said when we walked into Bernardo's office.“Oh Luna, you came too?”I smiled and waved at him.I never said that I was taking the day off, I just said that I wouldn’t rush to the office. I deserve a break don’t I?”He asked Damien while walking me further into his office. I haven’t been here since the renovation after what happened with Sean. I can’t believe this was where it all really started. Thank Goddess that he called me into his office that day. Even if I hated meeting that uncle of his, the meeting still helped expose him.“Thank goodness that you are here because I was about to take over your office and make new laws for Crimson Moon. Your assistant has been looking at me funny all morning.”Damien said just as Bernardo’s assistant walked in. he bowed to the king and me.“Is that my schedule for today? Why does it look so fucking scary? I told you to use a tablet! I hate seeing
Harlyn “Let them, I mean, it’s not like I did anything wrong. It’s better than being an orgy king.” I burst out laughing. I couldn’t stop myself. Did he get a lot funnier or am I just too blinded by love to think straight? Either way, I love this side of us. Glad we can make jokes about everything. My eyes met the staff and I realized I laughed at something he said through our mind link which made me laugh awkwardly. “Are you really going to keep talking about that orgy thing?” I thought as he pulled me along with him out of the dining room. “Yes, for as long as I live it will haunt me and I will haunt you with it.” I shook my head at him. “Okay, you can do what you want but just know that they are still going to tell on you.” I reminded him. “And I said that I don’t mind. If not, I would have had them sent to the dungeon and threatened with being beheaded if what happened ever gets out.” I stopped walking and stared at him. “What?” He asked out loud as if he didn’t just
Harlyn “Good morning my beautiful Luna.” I smiled when I heard the familiar voice. For the first time in a long time, I woke up to my mate in bed with me. His morning voice was the first thing I heard in the morning and I can’t remember the last time it happened. It made me emotional. “You are still here.” I whispered and blinked to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. Usually, he would be out of bed before I woke up and out doing his kingly duties. “Yes, I am still here. I have a lot to do today but I don’t feel like leaving our bed yet. There’s no need to rush. Did you sleep well?” He asked and kissed me on the forehead and that also made me emotional. Morning kisses. I get forehead kisses in the morning again. It felt refreshing in a lot of ways. “I slept better than I have in a while and it feels extra good to have you here with me. I can’t remember the last time I woke up to you in bed. One of the many cons of fucking the king.” He frowned at my choice of words. “Fucking?” He
Harlyn “I did? I don’t feel like I did anything, your sister did all the work. I only gave orders.” Here he goes again, downplaying what he has done. We were really made for each other since we are very good at downplaying what we do. I wasn’t about to let him get away with doing it this time. I placed a finger over his lips. “Don’t say that. You did well today and I am super proud of you.” I told him in a firm voice that left no room for disagreement. He smiled and nodded. Then he let out a sigh and finally set me down. He didn’t let me go completely. His arms remained wrapped around me while we both stared at each other. I reached and caressed his face. He looked so drained. “Have you eaten?” I asked him. he nodded. “I ate with Damien. He is very good at keeping me in check. Also, he said you might kill him if you find out about what he let me do. I told him that I would snitch.” Even tiredness didn’t take away the funny side of him. I love that for him and me. “What did he