HarlynAs Bernardo went to check who was at the door, I quickly rushed into his huge walk-in wardrobe and threw on the first shirt I saw. When I came back in, I saw Sophie walking into the room with her brother. She frowned when she saw me which made me wonder if we were back to being enemies. Not like we were ever friends.“This room reeks of sex,” She commented. My face heated up when she once again looked in my direction.“That would make sense since this is where me and my mate spent the night. I am sure the room you are coming from smells the same,” Bernardo said and Sophie scoffed in response. I don’t know their sibling dynamics all that well but they must be closer than I thought for them to be so comfortable talking to each other about their sex life. Which made me wonder if I will ever be able to do the same with the siblings that I never knew I had until recently.“Don’t know what you are talking about big brother,” Sophie said and walked to the sitting area in the room.
BernardoEven though I promised Harlyn that we would be spending the whole day together, I couldn’t keep that promise which was why I was currently getting dressed and making sure not to make any noise that would wake her.I was woken by a call from one of my beta’s and he wanted to show me something urgently. I wanted him to tell me on the phone but he said it would be better for me to see it in person. I let out a sigh after zipping my trousers and made my way out of my dressing room. I checked on Harlyn and she was still sleeping peacefully.I couldn’t resist going to her. I leaned in and dropped a kiss on her forehead. She stirred but didn’t open her eyes and went right back to sleep.“I will be back in a bit, sweetie,” I whispered and made my way out of our room before I could change my mind, take off my clothes, and join her on the bed again. I made my way to my office where the beta was already waiting for me. “Alec, you better have a good reason for disturbing today as I de
Bernardo“Where’s he? Take me to him right now,” I told the delta. I was so ready to give that fucker the beating of his life for what he made our kingdom go through in the past few days.“Your majesty, I am sorry, we couldn’t catch him,” I stopped and let what he said sink in. The disappointment that settled inside me made me clench my hands into fists.“If you didn’t catch him then why are you here?” I growled in anger. I gave a clear instruction and here he was with no Theo.“I'm sorry Your Majesty. He managed to escape through the borders while we switched places,” “What? Is that the excuse that you are giving right now? How many are you people and how do you leave the borders unguarded just to switch places?” His excuses made no fucking sense. He bowed his head in shame.“So? What brings you here if you aren’t here to tell me that you found that bastard?” I questioned. He looked up and then passed a letter to me. I took it and glared at it.“What’s this?” I questioned.“We
Bernardo “I will kill him with my bare hands if he ever steps foot back into this kingdom,” I stared open-mouthed at my mate. I didn’t know she had that much confidence in her. She looked and sounded like Luna right now. I felt proud. I did not doubt in my mind before that she would be a good Luna but she just proved it even more than she will be a great Luna and also showed that she was indeed the daughter of a zeta.“You look like the perfect Luna right now, Lyn,” I couldn’t help saying. Her posture softened and I walked to her. I stopped right in front of her and pulled her into a hug. “I will kill anyone who tries to steal what belongs to you. Anyone who tries to hurt you. I will protect you,” She promised and for some reason even though she was so tiny and without a wolf yet. It felt reassuring to hear her say the words. “How are you going to protect me when I am bigger and stronger than you?” I asked. She hit me on the back.“Even the biggest and strongest man in the wor
Harlyn“You are spoiling with kisses. Don’t introduce me to a life that you can’t maintain,”I told him when we pulled out of the kiss. He smiled. I love seeing his smile. It warms my heart every time he flashes his smile at me.“Who said I can’t maintain it?”I let out a sigh and snuggled closer to him. Earlier when I woke up and he wasn’t there, I had this fear in me that something had happened while I was sleeping. I had been on my way out of the room when he had walked in. Something did happen but it wasn’t as bad as I had imagined.I wish that Theo loser didn’t get away. He had the mind to threaten my mate. The rage I felt earlier when he had told me what Theo said was so out of place for me but his logic made sense.If he was really sharing some of his DNA with me then my hopes of meeting my wolf side might come to pass after all and I really wanted it to happen.Now more than ever, I wanted to meet my wolf. Wanted to be able to shift because I had to be a strong partner for hi
HarlynBernardo and I walked hand in hand into the dining room area a couple of hours later. I was once again wearing one of his shirts that somehow looked like a mini-gown for me. It still had its label when he passed it to me and it was so expensive that I almost returned it to him but he told me to wear it so I did.“You really meant a feast?” I asked, eyes wide open when I saw the setup. I honestly thought it would be a small meal set for the four of us. I might have forgotten that Bernardo was royalty and the number one person in the pack. Of course, he meant a real feast. As someone who has helped the chefs when they cater for the meals whenever the royal family eats together, I know just how hard it was to put the meal together.That’s why the chefs always need extra help when they prepare a feast for the king and his guests.“I told you it was a feast, plus we have people coming,” “What?” I asked in confusion and I stared down at what I was wearing. It’s not like it was ba
Harlyn ”Hey, baby. It’s so good to see you again even though it has only been a few days since you left,” Julia said and hugged me close. I was still in shock that they were here.“How?” I asked when we pulled out of the hug.“Hi, Luna,” Damien said, walking into the dining room. He was all smiles. I smiled and waved in response.“That’s how,” Julia said, pointing at Damien. I looked from Damien to Julia. Okay, I know they are mates but why was she here? Did Damien call for them to come over to the Crimson Moon?“I don’t get it,” I said after a few moments of trying to come to a reasonable conclusion. “Damien came over to our pack and wanted me to come with him because he doesn’t feel good leaving the pack when shits are not okay and I said yes. He’s my mate so I want to be wherever he is. but then, alpha Hilan doesn’t trust Damien enough even though he knows he’s my mate and that’s why his ass is here too,” She explained. It made a lot of sense now. Hilan was the overprotecti
Harlyn“You did what?” Harry asked even before Julia got to Sophie. He let go of her hand too. I realized there could be a lot of issues and we might end up not having dinner at all.“Oh, so she didn’t tell you what she did and how she chased your sister out of the palace and the kingdom with nothing? How are you guys, mate? She hates your sister,” Julia informed Harry who looked livid at her revelation. He turned questioning eyes to his mate who was almost in tears at this point.“Everyone calm down!”I yelled out. I let out a sigh of relief when they once again listened to me. I walked to Julia and stood in front of her and Sophie.“Jules, Sophie, and I are cool.” I told her. she didn’t look pleased.“Do you mean to tell me that you forgave her? just like that? You almost died and it’s all her fault,” Julia let out.“I did, Jules. We are okay now. She’s mated to my brother. I don’t want to be her enemy. What will we gain? Whether we like it or not, we will continue to see each o
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
Harlyn“It doesn’t matter.” I told Laine.“I know. It doesn’t. You will be just as gorgeous. Wait, even more gorgeous. Once the pregnancy glow hits you, you will be more breathtaking. I should watch out for my brother-in-law.” I laughed at her words and she laughed too. We both went silent and just stared wordlessly at each other for a minute before she spoke again.“I went to see our relatives and we talked about you. They are all so eager to meet you.” Same. I want to meet them too. All of them. I wanted them to hug me and welcome me into the family.“Me too.” I told her.“I found out something from our aunt and would like to try it out once I arrive back at the kingdom.” Helaine told me.“What?” “Triplet power. Apparently, the birthmarks that we carry aren't just there for fancy. Something is supposed to happen when we join hands in the right order.” I stared at her with interest.“In order?” She nodded.“Yes, in the order that we came out of mom’s womb. Harry, me and you.
HarlynI don’t know how long I slept after Bernardo left me in our room but when I woke up, it was lunch time so I had lunch alone in our room and then went right back to bed. I felt exhausted and knew it was a result of the strength I used to heal that bastard.I fell asleep again only after a few minutes on the bed and woke up to my phone ringing loudly. I reached for it and picked it up without looking. I placed my phone on my ear and almost lost the ability to hear when Helaine shouted out my name.“It's a video call. Move your phone away from your ear, your majesty.” I sat up immediately and rubbed my eyes to clear the sleep off.“Hi, Laine.” “Hi sleepy.” She greeted me back. She was wearing a lab coat which took off immediately. She looked so much like me that for a moment, I thought I was staring at myself. Even her smile. “That’s us!” My wolf chirped in. glad, I wasn’t the only one who thought so. It must be the sleep getting into my head. Laine went off the screen and t
Bernardo “I can’t imagine my father’s brother or his children fighting me for my position as alpha either.” Hillan added.“I can. My father’s brother almost killed my parents. If not for our Luna, he would have succeeded.” Damien chirped in, reminding me of the good deed Harlyn had done for his family. I smiled proudly.“That’s fucking sad,” Harry said and both Damien and I nodded in agreement. It was sad because families are supposed to have each other’s back. I wanted so much for my family to be that way. That's why I did my best to keep a close relationship with Sean and his family but that turned out to be my biggest mistake.“Guys! I think we should take a break. You guys go to your mates and have a good time and we will come back tomorrow, refreshed and ready to hatch out a plan to end things fast and clean so that we can go back to our normal life.” Hillan suggested. It was a nice idea so I nodded in agreement and then felt bad when I remembered that he didn’t have a mate
Bernardo“Bastard,” He was truly a bastard in many ways. How could he be so ruthless? My grandmother took care of him after his own mom passed away. My father became alpha king because he was more deserving. It was a unanimous decision and not because they stole anything from him.I still couldn’t bring myself to accept that that bastard killed my grandmother after everything she did for him. Lyn told me how disrespectful he had been towards her from the beginning.“Hey yo! King!” Hillan’s voice brought me out of my thoughts. I gazed at him in confusion wondering what he told me. He snapped his finger in my face as if to wake me up.“What?” “Where are you? Why are you glaring at the screen? We can go check it out if you want.” Hillan suggested. I shook my head. We have been through enough today already. No need to rush into some hideout without plans.“Is Theo still coming over?” I asked, remembering that the witch had said earlier that Theo was heading back to the Crimson Moon.
Bernardo“What do you mean why? You are the king of the Crimson Moon and you got shit to do.”“Yeah? But I am your mate and I got shit to do here.”I said pointing from myself to her.“Whatever you want to do with me can wait. The kingdom needs its king during the day. I will take the nights for now.”Wow, I couldn’t believe her.“What if I don’t want to leave you? After what happened, I don’t feel okay leaving you on your own.”She sneered at me.“I am not a baby and what happened before won’t happen again. You have a lot on your plate. The sooner you are done; the sooner we can spend more time together without you worrying. I am doing this for myself. Small sacrifice for the bigger enjoyment. I love you.”She added the last part and I couldn’t argue.“You are literally driving me away and doing it lovingly that I can’t even say no.”“You are right. Now go be king. I love you.”She brought my face close to hers and kissed me. I let her kiss me for a while before I took over and kisse
Bernardo“Bern,”Harlyn whispered my name. I looked at her, my only reason for still being sane after everything that I had just heard from her. If she wasn’t with me. If not for her presence. If I had been hearing the things I heard from her from someone else, I would have lost my sanity.Heck, I wouldn’t have even believed those words if they came from someone else. The fact that he was so fucking close to me. We ate together, we did things together for years and all those times, he was plotting to take over.No, even before I was born, he was already plotting. From the moment he found out he wasn’t going to be the next alpha king after my grandfather, he started plotting. His plans worked. At least halfway. He took out my father and many other pack members just to get what he wanted.If Harlyn hadn’t come into my life. If I had let her go and stubbornly not tried to look for her, I would probably have died, and not just me. Every member of my family would have faced the same fate.
HarlynDenial.That was the emotion he settled for. He didn’t want to believe it and I really wanted to tell him that I was mistaken but I wasn’t. Sean said it himself and I saw the flashes of his plans too and how he went about it.“I am sorry, Bern.”I told him when I saw how the news affected him. He shook his head and held my hand again.“It’s not your fault. It's just that, I never thought he would go that far. Grandma didn’t like him. I was the one who went out of my way to get them to meet. I should have listened to her. She raised him. She knew him and yet I didn’t listen and because of me, he got close to her. Close enough to do something to her.”He lamented bitterly. I hugged him, wanting to give him all my strength and take away his pain.“It’s not your fault.”I tried to console him but he wasn’t having it.“You know damn well that it was.”“No, it wasn’t. I am sure he would have found another way. He had his eyes set on her and everyone in the royal family who wasn’t on
Harlyn I woke in a bed. I jerked up in fear. Two strong arms wrapped around me, holding me in place and I almost screamed out in fear until I heard Bernardo's voice.“Lyn, hey. It’s me, don’t be scared.”He told me and I breathed out in relief as the event that happened a while ago came rushing back to me. I fell asleep inside the helicopter and must have missed our landing. He must have carried me back to our bedroom.I didn’t get any sleep last night after what those bastards had knocked me out with fazed off. I leaned into Bernardo, feeling relieved that I was no longer in that place. His warm arms wrapped around me reassuringly. I felt safe in his arms and closed my eyes again letting the familiar feel of him envelop and surrender me.“Bern.”I whispered his name after a while. I have so much to tell him about the things I found out from Sean but I don’t even know where to start from. Where would I start listing the things that evil losers did? There was so much that he should be