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
Harlyn As we drew closer to the house, I started to fear what could happen. We picked Damien up on the way and Bernardo joined him in his car so that he could relate everything that happened to him and why we were going far north in cars instead of taking the helicopter. It took us more than three hours to arrive. I looked at the woman sitting next to me and she was shaking. “Hey, are you okay?”I asked, reaching for her hand. “I am scared. What if we can’t save them? Those men are dangerous. They don’t care. They are killers.”She whispered in fear. “Don’t worry. Our men are stronger and the alpha king is with us. No one will go against him.”I assured her even though I was scared too. We didn't know what kind of wolves they were. It couldn’t be the elite family that I came to work with years ago. They had been a nice couple whose kids were already grown and out of the house. surely the couple couldn’t be the one responsible. I met them over seven years ago and they were already
Harlyn I know Bernardo told me to stay in the car but the longer we waited with no sign of him or the women the more anxious I became. The only link we still had to the inside was the woman but even when I held her and tried to see if they were already where the women were, the women were still alone and all looking anxious. I couldn’t tell if I was seeing the past or if that’s what was really happening and it was slowly driving me crazy.“He went silent,”The woman beside me said and my heart skipped a beat again. It was her mate. If she couldn’t connect with him anymore, it could only mean something bad had happened. I closed my eyes and tried to feel Bernardo but there was no sign of him and the woman next to me was now so tense. “Fuck it! I can’t just sit here and wait. What if they need to be healed? What if they lost?”I asked out loud, I saw the fear in her eyes too. She was scared for her mate. I couldn’t just sit back and do nothing, I knew that I shouldn’t be going against
Bernardo Everything was going wrong. We greatly underestimated their numbers and we were greatly outnumbered. I felt like I had failed at my job for not knowing that a whole pack of rogue wolves was in my pack. Deadly stinking wolves. When Harlyn had told me it was wolves that were responsible for what happened to the pack and the missing women, I actually thought they were members of our pack but I just needed to take one look at them to know that they weren’t from the Crimson Moon and entered the kingdom illegally. They had a whole alpha among them and I had no idea. It was all my fault for not assigning a beta to this side of the pack because I was so sure they didn’t need one. They were rich people. People who would not appreciate taking orders from anyone except the alpha king and I let them have it. I couldn’t even remember the last time I addressed this part of the kingdom. They generated the most income. There was absolutely nothing to worry about until now. Now here I wa
Bernardo As I had expected, seven black wolves that I recognized ran towards me. Even though we were outnumbered, we still managed to beat them all. I smirked. They didn’t even wait for me to say anything as they leaped on the two rogue wolves who had the mind to stay and fight them. it didn’t take long for them to tear the both of them apart. I stood with my woman in my arms and watched my men do their thing. I smiled with pride. It was Damien who shifted back to his human form first and rushed to my side. “Is she okay?”He asked as soon as he shifted. He was as naked as I was but that didn’t matter. Nudity didn’t matter much to us because we always lost our clothes wherever we shifted. That’s why we had spare clothes. “She’s okay, I think she healed the women. They were no longer in the room when I got in. What happened to the other rogues?”I asked him. There were still a good number of them active when I left. “Half of them got away but a good number are currently lying in the
Bernardo I realized just how little I knew of the pack that I claim to rule over. Why did I ever think it was a good idea to take the Betas' words for it? they were clearly not doing a good job. Yes, I know this part of the pack had no Beta but that doesn’t change the fact that someone from the pack might have seen them. we fucking had people watching our borders. It felt like none of them were doing the job that they were paid to do. “What have I been doing?”I whispered to myself. I didn’t even know what to say to the women. If I had been alert and active, I would have known when the rogues entered the pack. I let out a breath and faced them again.“I am sorry for the traumatic experience that each one of you has been through. I am going to do my best and return each one of you safely back to your people. For the time being, a helicopter will be here soon to transport every one of you to the palace where you stay until I can sort out your families.”I told them. I knew we would ha
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
Harlyn “Sure, I will do that once I arrive. I can’t believe your mate’s family members are the ones against him. Don’t they know the importance of family? I can’t imagine our aunts and uncles hurting each other. Our family have lived together for decades and still care about each other.” “Maybe because there’s no throne to fight for.” I said even though I knew that wasn’t a good excuse.“We have treasures, fortunes that go way back to centuries ago. We have generational wealth too yet no one is fighting.” “Tell me about our family's generational wealth.” I said with interest and Helaine laughed before diving into a story that got us talking for hours on the phone. I didn’t even realize how much time had passed until Bernardo walked back into our room looking worn out and ready to crash for the night.“Laine, I have to go. His majesty is back.” I told Laine who made a face that made me smile.“Are you picking your mate over me right now? I am your sister. Your blood. We met in th