HarlynWe were both escorted to a waiting car and the drive to the clinic where the injured pack members were didn’t take up to five minutes.“Alpha,”A voice said when we got to the entrance of the clinic. Even though I hadn’t had him speak a lot, I recognized his voice. Theo. The beta of the sub-pack who got attacked. He was tall and slim with a masculinity that didn’t rob off on me nicely. When his eyes came to me, I felt the need to hide behind Bernardo who noticed my discomfort and growled at him. He quickly averted his eyes.“What happened here, Theo?”Bernardo asked.“An attack!”Theo answered. He sounded disrespectful. He didn’t even greet Bernardo properly even though he should have. But Bernardo didn’t seem to mind so I didn’t give it much thought.“How could you let something like that happen? Where were you when your pack members were attacked and how come you didn’t involve the council of elders and other betas?”Bernardo growled. “I didn’t let it happen it happened beca
Harlyn I opened my eyes when I heard the man gasping. When my eyes met his, he had a look of awe in his eye. I looked to check if he was okay. “Hey? Do you still feel any kind of pain?”I asked. He answered by taking off one of the bandages and showing me completely flawless skin. It was my turn to let out a gasp. I stepped aside when he tried to get out of the bed and heard a couple of more gasps from the others in the room. The room soon erupted in murmurs. I knew why. They each wanted to be the next. My eyes went to Bernardo who stood in the corner to give me space to do my thing and he had a proud look which made my heart swell. It still felt surreal but I was really doing this. I didn’t know the first about being a healer but I was healing the members of my pack. I walked to the man next to the one I just healed. His injuries were less than the others. I placed my hand on him and closed my eyes. Once again. I was greeted with a vision. He was fighting too. two bears this time
Bernardo I carried Harlyn into the suite that was reserved for us. We couldn’t go back to the palace today because I had a lot of things to take care of. Harlyn already did a lot for the pack and she wasn’t even queen yet. I watched her heal every man in that room earlier and marveled at how someone so important was mated to me. I realized just how lucky I was when each man that got healed came to me smiling. The pack members that got attacked were so certain that they would die when their healing power did not kick in and the doctors were unable to do anything for them either. All Harlyn had to do was place a hand on them and they were good to go. I laid her on the bed and sat near her. pushing the hair out of her face. She looked calm in her sleep. Earlier when I saw her collapse, I had been so scared that she had used all her strength to heal them but Damien had showed up right on time and told me that she would be okay and that it was the effect of her healing so many wolves at
Bernardo Thanks to my beautiful mate, the fucker was able to walk in with his legs and not a wheelchair. I wasn’t really happy about it. I wanted him to suffer a little for the misfortune he brought to the pack because he couldn’t control his libido or at least pick someone not taken. “I brought him here to tell us everything that he knows. The search has been fruitless so far and the only lead we got is from him.”I told them and they all nodded. “So? Are you going to tell us?”I turned to him. He looked scared. As he should because I was so close to tearing him apart too. “I didn’t do it. Yes, I brought a woman that was mated to a bear to the pack but that’s not what caused the fight. Annie’s mate doesn’t even want her. He rejected her and abused her. I found her. nurtured her back to health and brought her back to the pack with me. I didn’t touch or sleep with her.”I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Did he really think he could tell such lies and get away with it? Well, he
Harlyn I let out a sigh as I entered the room and walked sluggishly to the bed. I lay on it while beating myself up for going to disrupt the Alpha King’s meeting with the elders and the betas when I wasn’t even sure.“Why did you do it?”I scolded myself wearily. I knew I should have stayed put. I tried to talk myself out of it but in the end, I decided to be a good person and talk to him because I didn’t want an innocent wolf to suffer. And now see where that got me.Not only did Bernardo not believe what I said, but he also tried to get in my head to find out if I was lying. I knew why he did it but it still made me sad that he couldn’t trust my words. I had been sleeping peacefully and suddenly I was back in that man’s head. I saw him again. This time, I saw a clear picture of the place he had been when the wolf had attacked him. His house. I tried to see the face of the man who transformed into a big black and white wolf but his face was covered by some invisible covering. I jus
Harlyn “What happened?”I asked again when Bernardo didn’t answer the first time. He looked like he was holding back and trying to control his rage. I didn’t know if he was angry at me or someone else. Hell, I wanted our mating bond to be complete already so that I could easily know whatever goes on in his head too. I realized it would be much easier for us to know each other if we could read each other’s thoughts. No lies or half-truths. “Your Majesty?”I called. He let out a sigh. “We need your help again,”He finally said in a defeated tone. He looked like he didn’t want me to help again. not because my helping was getting in his way but because he was actually concerned for me. at least that’s how I saw it. “Did something happen? Was there another attack?”I asked. Already ready to go help out even though I was still tired from healing those men. “There wasn’t another attack. One of the women that were taken was found and she is in a really bad shape right now,”He revealed.
Bernardo I pulled Harlyn with me out of the room where the woman she had just healed was crying and hugging her mate who had made the distress call to inform me and the council that his mate had been found and that he was losing her. I acted immediately, rushing to the room that Harlyn had been in, and once again, she followed me and once again in the space of less than four hours, she healed another person making the number of people she healed eleven. I couldn’t thank her enough for her sacrifices. When I got back into the meeting room earlier. I told the elders and betas that the man was telling the truth. I didn’t regret dismissing him. The council had been against it since everyone was so sure that it was his fault. I told them if they didn’t have any evidence, no one could really make him take the blame. Told them to bring forth evidence that he was the one responsible or forget about it. They were not happy but none of them could question my decision. I had just dismissed hi
Bernardo “I should get enough men.”I said. She shook her head. “We need to move in silence. I don’t want to seem paranoid but not even the elders and the betas can be trusted. It could be any of them. I mean the one leading the attack.”She suggested. I didn’t want to doubt the people I have been working with since I took over the leadership of the Crimson Moon but I couldn’t overlook what she just said either. “What do we do? Do you know how many there are?”I asked. I haven’t fought in a long time but I was still the strongest wolf in the whole pack. No one could defeat me easily, not even if there were five of them but I wasn’t sure of the number of people that were at the place and the elders would probably go into panic mode if they found out what I was about to do. More reason not to let them know. “I only saw the two who brought the women and there were two of them at the entrance. Another two helped take the women in but that was all I saw. There could be more. I don’t kn
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
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