Harlyn“That’s the whole point, there was supposed to be something here and now there is nothing, you did it,” She let out turning away from me again and talking to my mirror.“JULIA!”I was forced to yell. She turned to me with the biggest smile ever. “I knew you were special. from the moment I saw you. I knew you were special. I can’t believe Bernardo thought it was okay to throw someone like you out. he must have been out of his mind,”She said, yeah, even Bernardo had said he had been out of his mind when he did what he did. “Now you are scaring me. What did I do? Why am I special? I don’t see myself as special though. Maybe weird but definitely not special. Special would be me having some kind of powers but I don’t have any power. I am stuck here without a wolf. sorry, I have a wolf, she just doesn’t want to surface,”I pointed out.“That’s what I am trying to say, baby, you got special powers.”Julia said. I shook my head, clearly, the alcohol that she had taken at the party
Harlyn I couldn’t believe it. I kept looking at my head and looking back at Julia who was staring at me with an ‘I told you so’ expression. It wasn’t me. I didn’t feel anything. If I was the one that did, I should have felt something. How would I be a healer and not know? “It’s not me,”I finally said after a long moment of just staring at my hand. Julia shook her head. “It is you. Harlyn. You are gifted. You are a rare wolf and a special kind. There aren’t many healers in packs around the world. Wow. I never thought I would meet a young healer,”Julia said in awe. I shook my head still because it just didn’t make any sense to me. Why didn’t I know this? Why haven’t I been able to heal anyone before? “You don’t understand, it can’t be me. maybe you really have fast healing powers. I am not gifted in any way. Why would I be a healer without knowing? Without a wolf who can surface?”I asked, throwing my hands in the air. “You don’t know until you do something extraordinary like you
Harlyn “Well, that explains why you can’t do it yet. Once you mark him back, the ritual will be complete and the mate bond will be unbreakable. If you had marked him that night, he might not have been able to reject you,”She explained. “I didn’t know. everything happened so fast,”“It’s not your fault. Whoa, I wish I could find my true mate too,”She said wistfully. “I am sure you will find your mate soon,”I said.“I doubt, I am thirty now, I have been looking since I turned eighteen and no one is coming. I feel like my brother and I are mates. We have a twin bond and even though we can read each other’s thoughts, we definitely have a bond.”She said, They definitely had a strong bond because they sometimes finished each other’s sentences. “I am sure you will find him soon,”I repeated. “Well, let’s put me aside for now and talk about you. See, Harlyn, I know Bernardo was stupid and damn wrong for what he did to you but if you guys are real true mates then he must have realized
Harlyn“You care about me,”My wolf chirped. “Of course, you are part of me,”I whispered. I wondered if my wolf knew I had powers. “I didn’t,”Figured. I thought when she answered. “With everything that has happened. I don’t know, I don’t want to hope too much,”“Wait. There will be a full moon soon. I am sure you will find out then.”Julia said in excitement. “Even if that happens, by then, I will be back in the Crimson Moon. If I take Bernardo back, we will have to go home,”I pointed out. “Yes, and? Is that a problem? We can always call each other. technology has advanced a lot you know,”She pointed out.“Plus, I can’t lose my favorite fan. I will kill Bernardo”She threatened and I laughed.“What’s funny?”We both turned to the door when we heard Hillan’s voice. “You need to stop sneaking in on people like some kind of ghost,”Julia scolded while I waved to Hillan who rolled his eyes at his twin sister. “I am glad you are okay, I really felt like a jerk for leaving you o
Bernardo “So, you didn’t think of going to see her again yesterday? You didn’t call her? how are you going to win her back if you are not making any move?”Damien questioned me. He just got here and he was already asking me questions. I had my reasons for staying away yesterday. I didn’t do anything or go anywhere. I was in my hotel room all day yesterday. I had a lot on my mind and I was sure Harlyn did too.“Well? Why aren’t you saying anything?”Damien asked. I shook my head. “Damien, she wasn’t pleased that I went to see her the day before yesterday. I gave her time to get used to the fact that I am still around and I plan on going to see her today. I already called Hillan to inform him.”I revealed. I expected him to nod in agreement or something but instead of doing that, he was staring at me as if I grew another head.“What? You are not cut out for this man. I feel bad for your mate. You are bad at this whole thing,”Damien said while shaking his head. “Why?”“You really wan
Bernardo “Yes, Your Majesty. Your woman is in her room. It’s up to her to welcome or throw you out. I told her that if she doesn’t want you here, she can throw you out. Damien. It was nice meeting you.”Hillan said. stretching his hand out to Damien who took it. Here I thought they were about to fight. Maybe I misread everything. Not that I gave it much thought, I just wanted to see Harlyn. “Be careful. I have to leave for an important meeting and my twin sister is at home right now. I don’t bite but she does,”Hillan warned us and walked by us. “Show yourself in. I hope you win if not then sucks for you,”Hillan called out when he entered his car. Both Damien and I stood there and watched as his car pulled out of the building. “Did you hear that? My mate might be inside this house,”Damien said and I glared at him. He was acting like he didn’t almost fight her brother.“I don’t think getting on Hillan’s bad side will be good for you,”I told him. “Bad side? We are cool. Let’s go
Harlyn I let out a sigh as Bernardo pulled me tight into the hug, feeling relieved that he was finally here. When he didn’t show up yesterday, I thought he gave up already and went back to the Crimson Moon. I waited for him the whole of yesterday, and even Julia had noticed that I was waiting for him. She suggested that I get his contact from Hillan but I refused. Hillan and Julia did their thing to keep me busy yesterday. When Hillan got back from work, he took me in his car and drove me to the house of one of the pack members who was ill and hadn’t been able to heal himself. At first, I was scared that I might not be able to do it but all I did was place my hand on him and wait for a few minutes and before I knew it, he got better. I couldn’t believe it. the fact that I was special that I was a healer. After that, Hillan brought me back to the house and promised to take me to the house of their pack Healer so that she could tell me some of the things I needed to know and I couldn
Bernardo “I am sorry, I know this was important to you but something happened back at Crimson Moon that needs to be addressed quickly,”Damien said when I got downstairs to him. even by just seeing how he was acting right now. I knew whatever happened was bad news. Julia asked to speak with Harlyn so she didn’t come downstairs with me but I was fine with that, I didn’t want her to listen to any bad news that Damien might have for me. I should be happy right now. Harlyn finally forgave me. She let me hug her. Let me kiss her. My heart had been full and then Julia had to come in and tell me Damien wanted to see me. I honestly didn’t think that Harlyn will let me off so soon but the moon goddess gave me a considerate mate and I was one lucky fucker. With everything that happened with her, she could have told me to fuck off but she didn’t and I promised myself that I would make sure she never regrets giving me a second chance. Right now, I have a pack and kingdom matters to deal with. I
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