1- They Succeeded

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Alessandra Benjamin:

“Help!” There was a blood curdling sound in the dense forest, “Someone please help us. For Goddess's sake!”

I was horrified to realize that it was my voice, but that did not stop me and I kept running at full throttle.

There was no time to stop.

My two month old baby was clutched to my chest and I was worried for him more than myself.

“Moo!” I heard my baby’s faint voice but I kept running. My son Amerigo had alpha blood in his veins so it was natural for an Alpha pup to speak one or two gibberish words at this tender age of only two months.

“Don’t worry, sweetie.” I cooed to the little guy in my arms, “Your moo will not let anything happen to you.” I thought the last part to myself and kept running.

Being a Luna of the Silver Moon pack I tried to shift to my wolf form but for some odd reason could not do it. I could not feel my wolf, Carla.

But instead of getting panic, I needed to get away as far as possible. We were in danger. I needed to keep myself safe for the sake of my baby.

“Romeo! Can you hear me? Reach out to me. Please. I am in danger. Your son is in danger.” I pleaded with my Alpha husband through the mind link but even that was not working.

Whatever was going on between me and Alpha Romeo but he loved his son like crazy.

I did not know where to go?

Where to hide?

Help!” I again screamed at the top of my lungs. But it seemed that there was no one in the forest to hear my cries for help.

No one.

Except for those who were following me. I could still feel the running steps coming after me. I wanted to run faster but now this tiredness was slowing me down.

When I could not take it anymore, I stopped near a huge tree and leaned on it trying to inhale some oxygen but failed terribly.

 I was feeling weak.

Too weak!

Amerigo was still sleeping peacefully in my arms.

Tears welled up in my eyes. If I could get some help, I would hand over my son to someone who can keep him safe.

I was not worried about myself but my baby deserved to live a long and happy life.

Now, I needed to run again. I knew they would close the gap at any time now. But I was not able to take a single step.

Was it hunger? Or was it due to lack of sleep and constant running?

Damn!

I was not habitual of physical activity. I never exercised in my life. Always found the field training quite useless. But now I was regretting it.

Oh, God!

Just then bushes before me started moving and they started coming out of it forming a circle around me. There was no more strength left in me. Tears started flowing on my cheeks.

I just sat there leaning my back to the tree trunk.

“At least have some pity on my son.” I managed to whisper, but they were only looking at me without any response as if they had become immune to my pleas.

“FOR GODDESS SAKE!” I screamed, “I AM YOUR LUNA! OBEY ME!”

The moment I said those words I heard familiar giggles around me. The same girlish giggles who turned my world upside down ever since she came into my perfect life.

And then the girl came into view.

“Tsk! Look at you, miss Luna!” Bringing her mouth near my ear, she whispered, “Or should I say… Our LATE Luna.” After that, she again started laughing like a crazy woman.

“You want to kill me! Go ahead. But please don’t do anything to my son.” I begged her brokenly, “He is innocent.”

I could see doubts dancing in the eyes of all the guards around me. Maybe… Maybe there is still hope.

They might save my son.

“Kill your son? Tsk.” She clicked her tongue in her mouth, “Who said I will kill your son?” She raised an eyebrow.

Oh, God! Thank Goddess! At least, she had this basic decency.

“Then take him to his father and take very good care of him.”

“Nah! I won’t be taking care of your fu*kin son, Alessandra. Look at his face.” A humorless chuckle escaped her lips, “Look at his face and tell me… If he IS alive.”

Not understanding what she was trying to say I frowned and then understanding dawned on me.

No! Please.

I looked down and tried to shake the baby who was now limp in my arms.

“NO!” A heart wrenching sob escaped my lips. What kind of a mother I was who could not know if her child was sleeping or dead.

“I had been slow poisoning you, my sweet Luna. The slow poison and wolfbane might have started working. Because you will be no more in a few seconds.” Her eyes then fell on the limp body in my arms, “You are the one who killed him. I warned you to not let him latch on your bre*ast. But you did not listen to me. You passed on the poison to him.”

That explained everything. That explained why my baby had started acting cranky and weird all of a sudden for the last few days.

“Oh! Sweetheart! I am sorry. I failed you, Amerigo, my son.” I hugged the baby to my chest and kept crying. Everything had started spinning before my eyes.

I was drifting to sleep now.

“Go ahead.” I heard her voice coming from the other end of the tunnel, “Once you will die you will go and meet your baby in no time. While I will be free to enjoy my life with my mate Romeo and rule the pack as a Luna.”

My eyes fluttered. I wanted to tell her that the Alpha will kill her once he will learn about all this. But I could not utter a single word.

There was a small smile playing on my lips when the darkness started engulfing my body and my senses.

“Moo!” I heard my son’s voice before drifting off to sleep.

Was he calling me to the other side?

Maybe this time the girl was right.

After the death at least I could meet my son!

“I am coming, honey. Wait for me, Amerigo. I am coming, son.” Just then I felt a bone shattering pain in my chest which was a telltale sign that I had been stabbed with a poisonous dagger right in my heart.

They wanted to make sure that I could not survive.

And they succeeded!