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
Bernardo “You are doing a better job at this,”I told Damien as the men walked into the mansion. He only smirked. We both walked to the women and led them to the place where the three helicopters were packed. They got in one after the other. “You and Harlyn can take the other one and then I will take the car with the others.”Damien said after the helicopter carrying the women flew off. “No, we can all get in. The cars can stay back for the men we are leaving behind. Besides, I need someone to sit with the illegal alpha,”I said pointing at the naked body of the alpha of the rogues. He finally transformed to his human form and he looked really young. Maybe twenty-five or probably less. He looked like the typical rebel and I could only imagine how he became a rogue and managed to find his own pack. “I might punch him to death if I sit near him,”Damien said and I didn’t for once doubt his words. I could have let the lad ride with the women but I didn’t because I didn’t want them to
HarlynWe finally arrived back at the palace after spending the whole day in the affected sub-pack and rescuing the women. Things were worse than I assumed. We came back to a commotion at the palace because the beta of the affected pack managed to escape from the palace dungeon and killed about three guards during his escape.“I am sorry that I have to leave you on your own,” Bernardo said when we got to his room. I thought I was going to spend the night in my old room at the staff quarters but Bernardo wasn’t having it. He brought me to his room and now he was leaving because he had to meet with the affected guards and also arrange for the funeral of those that died. I offered to heal them but Bernardo told me there was no need. I listened because I knew I already overworked myself for one day. I didn’t want to go above my limit. Heck, I didn’t even know what my limit was yet.“I am okay,” I told him. he had bigger things to worry about and I was tired anyway. I might fall asleep a
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
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