LUCIANO’S POVThis was good. It meant we had a way to contact these lunatics. I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and pulled it out to check. It was Dave saying they were five minutes away. “Dave is almost here.” I say to Arianna. “When did you call him?” “The minute we got out of that bloody house, I sent him out location and told him to come get us.” “What do we do with them?” She asked a question I had been battling with for a while. As far as Collin was concerned he left two of his wolves here and I was to find and return them. He wouldn’t take kindly to me locking them up or inflicting any more damage on them. “Ill put them on a plane. Their Alpha should deal with them by himself.” I could see the fear in their eyes when I said that. Collin may bite my ear off for breaking their knees but that would just be to save face. He would nearly kill them for what they had gotten involved in. They would definitely not be running under any full moons for at least ten years. Wanti
LUCIANO’S POV“I followed their tracks as far as I could. It was very tricky. I have no idea who they are but they are very careful. I kept losing their scent and tracks. I can’t even say for sure that I was on their trail. Never been so confused before.”Andrew was the best tracker we had. Looking at him sitting across my table now, I could see how embarrassed he felt. He tried his best not to let it show but I could see through him. “Fuck it, Andrew. I knew these people were slippery but … if we can’t see them coming or going then we are sitting ducks” “I get it, Alpha Luciano. I planned to keep looking around but you said to come back.” With all our personal issues Andrew always stepped up when it was park matters. “Yes, tracking is no good. We will contact them some other way. I need you to go to the mystic moon park. I can’t seem to get a hold of any one there. I have a feeling something is very wrong.” “Mystic moon, that’s Arianna’s home right? Would you mind if I take her
ARIANNA’S POV What did he mean he already knew. I hoped this was all just some trick. I could not fathom being more different than I already was. Although it did explain the feeling in my chest whenever I tried to better. If I didn’t know who I was then how could I access whatever power I had. “It’s fine. I dont want to know.” I said back to Lucianno. He and Dave looked confused at my answer but neither of them pushed it. There was a full moon coming in a week. I couldn’t run from whatever this was forever. But by Luna I planned to be as delusional as possible until the full moon. “Was there anything else?” I ask both of them. “I mean other than Andrew going to mystic moon, did you need me for something else?” “I don’t think so. I have some business later on but Dave will accompany me.”“Umm… I actually can’t go with you today. Sorry about that. I promised Becky I would help her with something. Look at the time…” he feigned staring at his watch…”I should get going. You kids have
ARIANA’S POVI spent most part of the afternoon roaming the halls of the mayor's office and gisting with Jose the janitor. He was a delightful older gentleman that had worked there for years. We had lunch together in the cafeteria but I kept wondering what was taking Luciano so long. They were locked in that office for hours. I was walking around the grounds and admiring the fountain when my phone buzzed in my pocket. They were done and I was to meet him at the car park. About time. The sun was already sinking into the horizon and we had a long drive back to the compound. I get into the car and we drive off. The awkward silence lingered. Something else was eating him up. That much was clear. Maybe he did noy get what he needed from the Mayor. I take a deep breath, preparing myself for the usual angry growl “How did your meeting go?” There is silence for a few seconds then he speaks, but not to me.“Take the next right turn, there’s a place down the road from there”. He was telli
LUCIANO’S POVDave had reserved three rooms for us. Two on the fifth floor and one on the third. According to him, it was all they had. I had a feeling that was a lie. He just wanted Ray out of the way. Either way, it was too late to argue. We checked in two hours ago but i couldn’t sleep. I had not heard back from Andrew. Collins wolves were on their way back to him but we still had no idea who else was involved. Could members of my park be involved? I couldn’t rule out anything. And the witches, I would have to drop by a witch’s place before heading back to the compound. After hours of tossing and turning, I decded to hunt down a drink. The hotel had a bar in ita restaurant. A few glasses of scotch would quiet my mind. The restaurant was deserted when I walked in. The bar on the other hand had a few people hanging around. I noticed Arianna sitting alone in the corner of the bar. What was she doing here? How was she even allowed in? The thought of her being carded made me smile.
LUCIANO’S POVWatching her walk to the door defeated made me feel like I should have handled the situation a little better. We had a good time. Too bad it turned out like this. She shut the door and I went back to bed. All the rest had gone out of me and I kept tossing and turning . This was going to be a long night. Morning came and I got out of bed, and headed for the bathroom. A cold shower would help hide my tired eyes. I had barely gotten any sleep. Becky would have to give me something stronger than tea or I would find a doctor who would. I get out of the shower and text ray to be ready to leave in thirty minutes. I put on my clothes and head to the next room where Arianna was sleeping. I knocked on the door continuously until a sleepy eyed Arianna with messed up hair and nothing but her T shirt on opened the door.I raised an eyebrow at her appearance but she did not seem to notice. “Breakfast time, hurry up, we leave in thirty minutes.”That got her attention because she fi
ARIANNA’S POV We had been sitting around the table for about fifteen minutes now. I was quietly sipping tea and listening to Victoria reminisce about Luciano’s childhood and how much of a smarty pants he used to be. He still is but I didn’t feel like chipping that in. She was done with the pleasantries and wanted to know why we were here. “It is nice to see you, Luciano, but didn’t drive all this way just to see my pretty face did you?”“I wish your face was all I needed to see. Then this would have been a perfect morning. My park came under attack recently, no one was hurt thankfully, but …” he paused and looked seriously at Victoria now “some of the attackers were witches. Is there a reason witches would want to come after us?” Victoria’s face had not changed. Whatever she was thinking did not show. I would hate to play against her at poker. “Witches as a collective do not want you dead. If there are witches working against your park then it has to be personal for them.”I was
ARIANNA’S POV Luciano had asked me to sit in and listen to Adrew’s recount of how things were going at the mystic moon. Dave was here too. Apparently a lot of younger wolves had left the park thanks to Carter’s leadership. No one could challenge him for Alpha because he would tear the person apart. He may have been brain dead but in a fight, he was a wolf all through and a ruthless one. “Most of the wolves who left started their own little park closer to the humans. The others joined up with the troublemakers we have been fighting. Carter has known about them for a while, they call themselves The Defiance.” Dave half snorted, half laughed at the name, drawing everyone’s attention to him. “Sorry, the name is just a little on the nose for me. Carry on Andrew.” “Anyway, they never attacked him so he never thought to do anything about them, he also had no idea they were planning to attack the convention, that’s what he claims anyway.” “You don’t believe him?” I asked Andrew.“I wou