Adrian held onto Bartram as they walked towards the border to Venomiya pack. Bartram had failed to convince him about not going into the pack. They were almost at the border and Bartram could feel the hair at the back of his neck stand up. Adrian was leading the way with a courageous look on his face. Bartram knew it was because he thought he had seen the alpha and nothing was going to happen."I still think this is a bad idea." Bartram muttered. "Crossing this borders without the Alpha's permission is dangerous."Adrian glanced back at him. "That's not the case, Ashford knows us and he has our Luna in his clutches"Adrian saw the terrified look on Bartram's face and paused. "You are not allowed to go in?"Bartram nodded. "I told you I have never been to Venomiya.""But Luna has and she is in there. We just have to find the pack house and that's all.""It's not as easy as you say it." Bartram muttered. "I think we should go back and wait for Luna to come back herself."Bartram turned t
"Wolfbane? Do they want to poison us?" Bartram asked and sniffed the net too. "It's really wolfbane.""We have to get out of here."Bones began snapping in the net, and they both shifted. The net snapped and broke, making them fall and stand in all fours. It was sure there was someone watching them, but they clearly couldn't see anyone.'Rain, calm down. Can you smell our mate?' Adrian asked his wolf.'No. Our mate is not here.'Bartram mindlinked Adrian. 'Let's leave now."'No way, we haven't found Luna.''She is not here!' Bartram snapped. 'I lied, and not we are in trouble.'Rain growled, clearly annoyed by Bartram's words.'What do you mean she is not here?''I will explain later; we can't meet the Alpha; Ashford is a totally different person. Luna is at home, in our house, but she is badly injured. Let's go!''What?' 'Let's go!"Before Adrian could argue more, Bartram turned around and ran. There was no way he was going to stay there any longer. Adrian grunted and followed him; h
Adrian dashed towards the house in his wolf form. Bartram was hot on his tail as soon as he pushed the door open and his head entered. He howled loudly and began sniffing the environment. He could smell their mate, and Rain wanted to push further. To get inside the house and find her, but Adrian wasn't going to let him.After shifting back to his human form, he entered the house stark naked and climbed up the stairs as fast as he could. He had to find her and see if she was okay; it was really dark, and he couldn't guess the time. Was she going to be asleep?He was at the top of the stairs when he spotted Ashford, and Luna walked towards the stairs. He ran closer to them; Ashford was the first to see him. He spun Luna around and covered her eyes with his hand, pulling her close to his chest. Luna yelped in his hand, not expecting it."I told you not to roam around naked!" Ashford bellowed. "I am not naked." Luna muttered."Not you," Ashford replied. "Him."Luna tried to turn her head
The tension between both men was high; they both glared at each other. The aura around them rose. Rain twirled inside Adrian. He wanted to come out and attack Ashford, but it took so much control to push back Rain from surfacing.'How dare he call Luna his?'Adrian's eyes darkened, his eyes began black, and Ashford could see that it was not Adrian looking at him.P Let his wolf He could smell the anger radiating from Adrian's wolf."Why are you holding him back?" Ashford questioned. "Release him, and let's see what he can do."Adrian pulled his hand away from Ashford's grip and glared at him even harder."She doesn't belong to you; she is mine and not yours!" Adrian thundered. "You are just some random guy she dated before she met me."Ashford raised his brows. "Same as Alexa. You still believe her, not your mate.""I was done with Alexa a long time ago, and she doesn't stand a chance against my mate.""Really? You want a bet on who can get her heart?" Ashford teased."No!" Adrian gro
Nothing." Bartram muttered. "We are not talking about anything. Just talking about Ashford chasing Luna off."Ashford shook his head. "Well, he is lying; I didn't chase her off. She ran away."Adrian approached them; his brows rose, and he stared at them suspiciously. They were whispering before he showed up, and now they were lying about it."Why can I smell it?""Sell what?" Bartram questioned."The fact that you both are trying to lie to me" Adrian answered.Bartram thought of a way to end the conversation. He needed to confuse Adrian, and he was going to do it. He flashed Adrian a smile as he was about to speak. He spotted his favorite coat on Adrian."Why are you in my clothes? And also wearing my favorite coat?" Bartram questioned.Ashford grinned. "Father, he wore your clothes the other time and shifted, tearing them into shreds.""You snitch!" Adrian yelled at Ashford."I was just telling the truth, or should I mention the fact that you made Luna see you naked?" Ashford questio
Tristan glanced at him. "She went along with her father; she said she couldn't let him go alone.""He was not alone; he left with Alpha Dean.""I know."Trevor turned back to the list of names he had written and stared at it."You can call the names now."Tristan nodded and called the name all over again. Trevor canceled the names that were on his list and could also be found on Tristan's list. After listening to the names being called, he collected the list from Tristan and glanced through it."The remaining names are eleven; nine names are the same. Now we will have to stalk our suspect to know if we can find anything about them." Trevor said.Tristan nodded. "That would be great, but leaving the packhouse and going around is risky. We have people here to protect.""There are a lot of guards in the house; he can't come in, and there's no reason he would try to come. He is probably plotting to get Phoebe.""Before we leave, I will have to inform Lily so she doesn't leave the packhouse
Alexa threw the mug at the wall, alerting both her parents. Beta Alex was sitting by the window while her mother was up in her room. Alexa was fuming in anger. How dare her father mention Luna? She had left the pack to think of what to do; she could not let Luna take away her position.Even though she was not mated to Adrian, a Luna of a pack might not be fated to be mates with the Alpha. She had to do something about it. Marrying Adrian was the only way to get her rouge mother into Lunar Crest.Her mother was a rouge, banished from her previous pack, and couldn't be accepted into any other pack because of her past mistakes. Well, Alexa cared less about it; growing up, she had both her mother and father by her side, but she was stuck with her mother.To make matters worse, her father was not ready to get married to her mother. He never loved her; he claimed that they made a mistake by creating a child together. He clearly didn't want her.Alexa had to get in the position of Luna in the
Luna sat in front of a desk in Alpha Dean's office. Ashford was sitting beside her, watching her. She had left, carrying Phoebe along with her. Phoebe was lying on a bed not far away from them. She was sitting in the office and informing Adrian of the names of everyone in the pack. It was helping with their search; no one was going to be able to escape.She wrote down any names that she had already called out to Adrian. Adrian's suspect list was so large that she couldn't believe how many people he didn't trust. She glanced at Ashford; he had his nose buried in a book he found in her room. She looked away from him, and he raised his head to look at her.She glanced back at him, their gazes meeting. He flashed her a smile and went back to his book."We forgot Neon; he should be here to save the stress of carrying Phoebe around." Luna muttered. "I don't want to stress you out because of our pack.""No worries. I am helping my mate; how dare I complain?" He questioned her, raising his hea
Alpha Dean's stern voice echoed through the clearing, his words laced with authority. "Your matebrought at threat to our pack, even though she fixed everything. She can't change the fact that she is still a danger to this pack. Hybrids are forbidden, and I am already doing her a favor by sparing her the dungeon," he declared.Ashford instinctively pulled Luna closer, shielding her with his protective embrace. "No one is taking her to the dungeon. If you all don't want her, I can take her," he asserted, his voice firm with conviction."Fine," Alpha Dean conceded, his tone relenting slightly. "As long as she is far away from this pack, I have no problem with it."Luna's eyes welled with tears, her vision blurring as Alpha Dean's harsh words pierced her heart. The possibility of leaving her father and venturing into the unknown was daunting."Dean, let's think this through. You can't send her to the dungeon, and you also can't cast her away," Bartram pleaded, his voice trembling with desp
Monsell peered at her. "Do we have a deal?""Luna glanced at the staff and then looked at Adrian, who was shaking his head and asking her not to hand the staff over to him. Luna stared at Monsell; if she refused to give him the staff, he was going to keep on using Ashford's body.Giving him the staff was going to be a waste; Ashford won't want her handing the staff to him."We have no deal; I am not giving you the staff, but you are letting go of him."Monsell's lips curled up into a sinister smile. ",Already making the wrong decision?"Luna's brows furrowed at him, and she gripped tightly to the staff until her knuckles turned white."I have always made the right decision; you are going to let go of him."Luna lunged at Monsell, attacking him with a kick. He dove away with a wide grin on his face. Luna realized that if she fought Monsell, she was only hurting Ashford's body.She paused, looking at Monsell as he stood next to her. An idea popped into her head."You want the staff, don'
Ashford led the way towards the pack; Luna was by his side while Bartram and Ashford were walking behind them. Luna clutched tightly to her staff, even though they were heading to the pack to stop Monsell. Luna felt uneasy; the man was out there using her powers, and he even shifted his shape to look like her.She promised herself to get rid of him as soon as possible. Soon they were standing in between the borders. The border between Cruster Toon and Lunar Crest There were several dead bodies laying on the floor. Guilt gnawed at Luna's conscience as she stared at the lifeless bodies. The weight of responsibility hung heavy on her shoulders, her heart burdened by the knowledge that their deaths were a consequence of her existence. If she hadn't been born or if she had been killed alongside her mother, Everyone would be safe; no one would be dead.The snarling of the creatures could be heard, followed by the growling of a wolf. The battle seems hard, and Luna couldn't wait for it to sto
"What do we do?" Luna questioned. "We have to find something that could harm Monsell. The last time I tried to hurt him, I couldn't hurt him. He placed a metal bar in my arm, and I am sure he might have something hidden on me."Ashford glanced at her, and he placed a hand on her hand. "Calm down; we will be fine, I promise."She offered him a warm smile, even though her smile was shaking. She placed her head on his; they were taking a ride to the pack. It was far away, and they didn't want to run all the way. The Monsells had horses, and when they found the horses, the horses were terrified. Thanks to Luna, the horses were able to let them take them.They were sitting in the carriage, and Neon and Bartarm were sitting on a horse outside the carriage. Luna and Bartram were left to stay inside, Luna's hands trembling as she clutched the edges of her seat during the ride and her eyes darting anxiously over the passing scenery. Ashford wondered what was going on in her mind."What if I can
Ashford stared at her as she raised the sword to slit his head with it. Just when he thought she was going to kill him with her sword, she paused and bent to his height. Ashford stared at her weakly, and he placed his hand on the injury. He had to heal, think of something else to do to her, and save himself from her."You tried to kill yourself just to talk to me?" Luna muttered. "I guess I will have to listen to you."Ashford's eyes lit up amidst the pain he felt around his body. He nodded his head at her and coughed out, placing his hand on his mouth. He wiped blood off his face."Thank you, Luna," he replied."Why do you call me Luna?""That's your name; don't tell me you forgot."Luna's hands tightened around the sword's hilt, and her eyes narrowed into slits. 'Are you ready to go straight to the point?' she hissed, her voice laced with barely contained fury."I am." He answered. "I'm Ashford, your first mate.""Go on, what made you think I would believe that you are not Monsell bu
Monsell took a step forward, with Luna holding his hand."We will throw them in the dungeon; that is exactly what we would do." Monsell said.Luna's lips curled up into an evil smile. "Let's get them!"Monsell grinned and removed her hands from his; he broke the metal he had placed on her wrist. He stepped backward."I would handle the rest of the stuff; get rid of them." He ordered.Luna nodded. "Sure."Monsell turned around and began walking away. Ashford couldn't let him leave like that. Ashford hurried after him, catching him by the hand and throwing a punch at his face. Just as Ashford was about to throw another punch, a hand held his wrist. He raised his head to look at who was holding him; it was Luna.There was no way Ashford was going to hurt Luna; she had no idea what she was doing. She pulled Ashford's hand away and kicked him in the stomach. The impact hit him, making him fall to his knees. Monsell chuckled and walked away, leaving Luna with them.Ashford scrambled to his f
"Now, start the initiation." Monsell repeated. "We have to get her on our side before anyone comes for her.""You are going to regret this!" Luna yelled.Monsell smirked at her. "Not really; you will belong to the Hybire soon."Everyone in the room stood to their feet, reciting a quote. The quote was so old that it was affecting Luna's ears. She covered her ears and began screaming; her ears began bleeding, and blood began streaming down her face. She screamed in pain as memories filled her head, starting from the time that he met her father to the time that she was growing up.Soon, the memories of when she met her mother began to fade away. She tried to grab hold of her mother, but everything disappeared. The only thing she could see was Monsell; he was smiling at her and taking her hand.The memories of when she was with Assy all faded away. Assy became Monsell, and he was in every scene that he was in. He was smiling at her and taking her hand, helping her with everything.Luna's e
"Whatever you want to do to me would never work." Luna snarled at the man in front of her. "You think taking my blood and using it to your own benefit is going to work as you thought? My mate is going to find you! And end you!"A slap hit her face, and the impact made her face move to the side. The chain gripped her hand tightly as she fell to her knees. Liquid filled her mouth, and when she spit it out, it was blood.Monsell bent to her height and cupped her face in her hands. His lips curled into a smile, and he pulled off his coat hat, revealing his face. Luna's eyes widened; his face wasn't what she thought it was going to be. His eyes were bright green, his hair was long and curly, and his jaw was chiseled. He was handsome, and Luna hated to admit it. He had a scar in between his eye sockets."You should learn to speak to me politely; do I look like a monster?" Monsell asked. "Your mate didn't try to save you the last time I took his sister, but your best friend appeared. He tried
Luna's eyes opened in the dim, dark room; she was chained to a wall. She glanced around the room, trying to check where she was. She tried to get away from the wall, but it was impossible. She tried to use her power, but it was of no use. She glanced around the room, trying to remember where she was and why she was in the cell.She had been with Ashford and the rest outside, and she had killed all the creatures. Someone had knocked her out and brought her here; she couldn't remember anyone's face. There was a black smoke around them when she was knocked out."Ashford?" She called out. "Are you there?"There was no response.She tried to free herself again, but she suddenly felt weak. Weaker than she had ever felt, her body hurt as she tried again."Ashford?" She called again.She slapped herself for thinking that Ashford was near her. If he were, he wouldn't let her be chained to the wall like a slave. He couldn't do it, and then it hit her. She had been kidnapped by someone, and the o