HarlynI came to a stop in front of Bernardo’s office right before the door opened and someone was pushed out. “Hillan!” I called when I saw that it was Hillan. I rushed to his side and realized that he was bleeding.“Hillan, oh goddess, I am so sorry.” I said, trying to lift him. “Harlyn, get away from him right now.” Bernardo roared. I didn’t even realize he had come out of the office until he called my name. I turned to him and glared at him. He looked angry but his anger wasn’t about to make me do as he just said. Why would I leave my friend’s side after he punched him so hard that his face was bleeding? “Hillan, are you okay? I am so sorry.” I told Hillan, ignoring Bernardo. “I am fine, Luna, stay out of it.” I shook my head. I refuse to stay out of it. Bernardo had no right to hit him or push him out the way he did. “I said get away from that traitor.” Bernardo yelled again. I looked at him and stood up. “Traitor? Have you lost your mind, Bernardo? Who the fuck are y
Harlyn “That’s not true,” I turned to Bernardo I said. “I am afraid to let you know that he isn’t who he claims to be. He is an enemy of the pack. He met with Theo and I have proof that he did. He can’t even lie or deny it.” Bernardo said, I could tell he wasn’t lying but I refused to just believe his words. I turned back to my savior “That’s not true right?” I asked him. He didn’t look away but didn’t say anything either. “Hillan? Did you really meet with Theo?” I asked him again. “I did,” He said and my heart sank. I refuse to believe it. Why would he do that when he knows just what Theo has done? I looked him in the eyes, hoping that he was lying but he wasn’t. “Why?” I asked him. I refuse to believe that he was bad. just because he met with Theo doesn’t make him a bad guy too and then it dawned on me. “Wait, is that why you rushed here? Is that the top secret that you wanted the alpha to hear first?” I asked him. He nodded. I didn’t even realize how scared
BernardoI watched Harlyn walking away after threatening to claw my eyes out if I did anything to Hillan. I felt like a fool. I felt stupid and I hated it. I just made a fool out of myself in front of my sisters, my best friend, Harry, and my mate. I felt stupid because I should have listened to Hillan first.I mean, I still don’t like him and still wanted to punch him in the face again but I realize now that I overreacted and fucking reacted too fast.I acted immediately when I saw him. I rushed to him and punched him in the face hard enough to burst his nose, I didn’t even give him time to speak and now, I feel like a fool because everyone including my youngest sister thinks I was wrong.“You guys go talk things out and you have to go speak to Luna after that, you made her mad.” My older sister said. I nodded and turned to Hillan. I let out a sigh and beckoned him to follow me to my temporary office. He followed behind me, obviously still alert after what I did to him. He admitted
Bernardo “I don’t get it.” “Yeah, I didn’t get it.”“But you met with him. how did you do it?” I asked him. “I have my ways. I am a businessman, remember? Plus, I just have to make up a beef with you and he believed me. I told you that he’s uneducated. Super dumb and gullible yet he acts like he knows it all.” I could tell by the way he looked when he spoke about Theo that he truly felt disgusted by him and that made what he was telling me more believable even though I still couldn’t understand why Theo would want any of that.“So, you are telling me that the reason he wants to take my kingdom is because he wants to send us back in time?” Hillan nodded. “Yes, he believes that as the ruler of the biggest pack in the world. He can influence the council and make them do whatever he wants.” I scoffed. “The council?” I questioned. council? Every pack existed on its own now. There was no council unless within the various packs.“Yeah, that’s what he said. I tried to explain to him
Bernardo “Are you going to relay everything I told you to that guy?” He asked, I knew he was referring to Damien and I nodded. “Yes, he is my best friend and my right-hand man.” I replied. He didn’t look convinced. “Why?” I asked him. “Do you trust him?” He asked and I laughed. I had to laugh. Why would he ask such a question? If I don’t trust Damien then who would I trust in the whole world? Damien is the last person who would ever turn against me. Damien is to me what the former Zeta had been to my father. He would give up everything including his life to protect him. “Yes, I trust him. He's my best friend and has been helping a lot.” I told Hillan. It made me angry to think that he doubted my best friend’s loyalty and then it dawned on me that that’s the same thing I did to Harlyn. I doubted Hillan who she considered a good friend. I realized how she must have felt and it made me sad. “I am sorry,” I blurted out. I know I said that an alpha king doesn’t apol
Harlyn“Luna, we can call it a day and try again another day when you are feeling better.” Leah said, bring me out of my thoughts. I bowed my head in apology because I hadn’t been listening to all she had been saying, I had been distracted. Ever since I walked away from Bernardo and the others, I haven’t felt right. Nothing felt right.I hated how I was feeling and the fact that I couldn’t control it was annoying. My wolf and I were in a conflict and that was making me hot inside and restless. I understand her need to put our mate first but what about me? He hurt me and hurt my friend. Why can’t I be mad at him? Why can’t my wolf agree with me when Bernardo did me wrong?She might not be loyal to Hillan but I am. If it wasn’t for him, I would have been torn apart by a pack of rogue panthers.Neither me nor my wolf would have had a chance to live if not for Hillan so why should I let the fact that Bernardo hurt the person who saved me go just because he is my mate? It didn’t feel rig
Harlyn “I support your decision. That man is horrible. I could tell from the moment that I met him that he was no good but it took a while for Bernardo to see through his bullshit and pretentious nature.” I told him. yeah, that’s why I was angrier at Bernardo. he gave his loser uncle so many chances. Gave him the benefit of the doubt and even told me off multiple times when I tried to make him see him for who he really was but he couldn’t do the same for Hillan. The fact that Hillan had been on his side, he had gone out of his way to meet with Theo for whatever reason and found things he so eagerly wanted to share with Bernardo that he didn’t even go over to his pack before he came down to the Crimson Moon only to be treated horribly by Bernardo. fucking grumpy alpha king. “Your mate has a lot to learn and unlearn.” Harry commented. “Yeah, he does. I hate the fact that he can’t tell who his real enemies are,” I let out. “I know you might not like him right now and I know
Harlyn“I wonder if he would have believed me if Sophie hadn’t come out to confirm what I told him. Would he have stood his ground?” I let out. The thought that he might not have listened to me if his sister had not spoken up made me angry. He could get me in my head. He could read my thoughts. What was the point of having the mating connection if we still can’t trust each other’s words? Why couldn’t he just look at me? look at my heart and know I wouldn’t lie. That Hillan wasn’t the bad man he made him out to be.“I think I know why your mate acts the way he does when he comes to that other alpha.” Harry said and I looked at him in confusion. “He’s jealous.” I couldn’t believe it. Jealous? I am mated to him, I stay with him, I sleep with him. I love him and I have told him that so why would he be jealous of Hillan when he got my heart, my body, and everything? It couldn’t be something that Hillan did because Hillan didn’t even do anything in the first place. He could have easil
Harlyn “You are not going to blame yourself for this, too. Tell me how you think you were supposed to know that your traitorous cousin got the power to shift souls. I can’t believe that that’s even a real sentence.’ I let out. It was still so unbelievable to me. “He told me, and I took his words for granted. I should have known. I should have had an idea.” I moved closer to him and made him look at me. “You are blaming yourself for something that you had no control over. How were you supposed to know that he was literally going to cheat death? You didn’t know! Stop blaming yourself!” I let out in a commanding voice that I have only used a few times and like those other times I used it, it worked. His face cleared up immediately. The guilty look gone in a twinkle of an eye. My gaze softened then I leaned forward and kissed the side of his face. “You are doing well, Bern. I don’t think anyone else will ever outdo you. You have so many people who look up to you and admire t
Harlyn “You won’t believe the fun I had today,” I said in excitement and practically threw myself at Bernardo, who dutifully and lovingly wrapped his arms around me. I wasn’t kidding when I said I had fun today because I did. I have never had a girl’s girls-only date before. To be fair, I haven’t been on a lot of dates. I can count by hand how many dates I have been to, and most of them were with my mate. Today, I experienced what it was like to have good and beautiful women around me. It was fun from the moment we all got into the vehicle that took us to Sophie’s mansion. Every second we spent there was well spent, and by the time we got back into the vehicle to leave, we were all a hundred times closer to the point that we created a group chat. I even added Julia, even though she wasn’t on the date with us. She was one of us, too, and I know she won’t miss our next date, which we were already planning. “I am glad you had fun. I missed you today.” Bernardo told me. I s
Bernardo “That will do, it will also give me time to gather everyone.” I told him. “Yeah, also, you should rule out everyone older. Like fifty and above. Octavia said that knowing Theo, he won’t choose someone who will easily get tired. We should be looking at young people between the ages of eighteen to thirty-five. Preferably males. That bastard had a hate boner for women and saw them as beneath him, so there’s no way he chose a woman.” That bastard. He has always been mean to women and was known to treat them poorly, even though I warned him so many times. “You are right, he might not have intended it, but he has made it easier to catch him. His hate for women will be the end of him even in death.” I let out. “Yes, I agree. Good thing no woman has to suffer the fate of being possessed by that demon. Anyway, I will bring Octavia. You just make sure not to tell Harlyn, I don’t want her to worry.” I have agreed with everything Hillan has said until now, but I am not going
Bernardo “Octavia did try to explain to me as much as she could on the phone, and I will explain to you too.” “I am listening. I need to know because it doesn’t make any sense to me right now. How can he cheat death like that?” I asked him. “The spell he might have used is an old spell that witches were taught for centuries to protect themselves, just in case they are in some danger that they can’t escape from. According to Octavia, it has helped them live longer than any other breed. Well, she kind of taught Theo the spell when she thought they were in love. Just to keep him safe because he told her about the danger that he was facing.” Wow, I didn’t know what to say. “So, she taught him, and now he is out there somewhere within the pack, and there’s no way we can identify him?” I let out. I didn’t want to overthink things or get mad but I couldn’t stop myself from feeling enraged. Just when I thought we were finally free from him. just when I thought my kingdom and I fin
Bernardo “What are you talking about, Hil—“ “I am talking about your cousin Theo.” He said even before I finished asking him the question. His answer made me even more confused because he knew that Theo was no more. I made sure to update him right after Theo and Sean were taken out. “Hillan, Theo was beheaded two days ago.” I reminded him just in case he forgot. “Yeah, I know, but we are not over him yet! Remember what he said to you before he passed?” Yes, I didn’t even need to think. I remember what he told me, and I also remembered telling him that whatever plans he had for me in the future, I would defeat him. Hillan was making it look like a major emergency. I already had plans in place. Already spoken to the right people, no one sent by Theo will ever be able to get into the Crimson Moon, not to talk of being able to do harm to anyone. “I remember everything, but that’s not even an emergency. I already told you that I will handle it.” I let out. “Yes, will you j
Bernardo “I can’t believe we are stuck here together while our mate and the others have fun.” My wolf grumbled for an uncountable amount of time today. I have totally lost count of how many times he has grumpily reminded me that my mate was having fun today with my siblings and I couldn’t be there with her. No, it wasn’t because I didn’t want to or because I couldn’t skip work to be with them but because they said it was a girls’ only gathering and none of the guys were invited. Not even Leah's baby was invited. I found some peace knowing that I wasn’t the only one missing my mate. Surely, the others were missing their mates too, especially Harry. I saw him watching the girls leave the palace and honestly, I could tell that he wanted to pull Sophie back and hide her away. Good for Sophie, she found her Mr. Perfect. I do hope my other siblings find their mates too. I smiled when my phone buzzed with a text from Harlyn. It was a selfie. They decided to have the girls’ only day at
Harlyn “It’s good to have every one of the royal family here today, I can’t remember the last time we were all in the same room together and now here we are. What’s more, we have very important new additions to the family.” Bernardo said with so much excitement in his voice. He reached for my hand and pulled me towards the table with him. I greeted the others and they said hi back. It was pretty noisy in the room with everyone saying hi and getting introduced but I loved the noisiness. It was refreshing in a lot of ways. The room was bubbling with so much love and excitement. Even while we ate breakfast, everyone just kept talking and there was no end to our conversations. It was so easy for us to communicate. It felt like we had all known each other for a long time. Okay, yes, I may have known the royal family for a very long time but I only saw them from afar and never thought of them as nice people who are easy to talk to. Now, they were all my family too and treated both me a
Harlyn “Were you two talking about me?” She called out and I couldn’t even deny it because we had been talking about her for real. She ran the rest of the way to us and pulled me into a hug which I returned. Just holding her in my arms melted away every little doubt I had in me. My body released a million happy cells and even my wolf jumped in joy inside me.“You are glowing and I am happy to see you like this after what happened yesterday.” Helaine said when we pulled apart. Loved her and how she was able to tell my mood. I love everything about her and even more.“We are good now. The enemies are gone and I have you guys with me.” I told her with a smile. She smiled at me before looking at my mate. “Hello, your majesty. How was your night?” She asked my mate who smiled.“It was great and yours?” “Mine was splendid. I watched the news last night and I must say, I get why everyone fears and respects you. I was impressed.” Bernardo looked at me and smiled.“Thanks, I have been
Harlyn“I can’t believe all that is really over and we are on the path to return our kingdom to how it was before the great discovery.” I couldn’t resist saying. The whole of last night, I kept thinking about everything that went down. I couldn't believe everything really happened and it was all really over. As of last night, both the remains of the traitors have been taken away from the kingdom completely and everything they have ever owned has become public assets to be given out to charity or confiscated if not useful.“I am glad you finally accept that you are one of the leaders of the kingdom now.” I smiled and blushed when my mate touched my cheeks. Yeah, after yesterday, there was no doubting it. He literally told me that my coronation is the next big event that will happen in the kingdom. Like I am going to be queen officially and the man waited until he was deep inside me to tell me.It was the hottest thing ever and I loved it too much that it got into my head and erased a