The Diamond Stone

Weeks had passed, and Sara had begun to adjust to her new environment. However, the peace and quietness she enjoyed as opposed to the torment she suffered in the Red moon pack didn't last long either.

Killian left the council hall, as he had lot's of things to attend to.

“How could he bring a woman of an unknown origin? And he claimed her to be his…Luna?” Jared screamed, while the rest of the elders murmured in agreement.

“What baffles me most is that she might actually be from an enemy pack.” Cerebrus said with a sigh.

Silence swept over the whole room as everyone shook their heads in utter disgust.

“I know what to do.” Jared said, his expression was brutally cold. His palms curled up into fists, abẹ his fingers made some cracking sounds.

He stood up from his seat and headed towards the ancestral cave, a cave which was rumored to hold various ancient artifacts.

“My Lord, what do you want here?” Jared's most trusted man, Arthur said to him.

“I need to take the diamond stone.” Jared replied, and Arthur's eyes opened wide.

“The diamond stone? What do you need it for? Don't you know how dangerous it is?” Arthur asked, his voice laced with worry.

“I am not the one who needs it, I need it to reveal a secret” He said with a smirk as he walked into the cave. He took out a torch and lit it.

“A secret? What secret?” Arthur asked again, which made Jared turn briskly to him.

“Why do you have so many questions? If I were to die from the diamond stone, I am afraid your questions would have killed me first.” He scoffed.

“By the way, is it not just to sacrifice some blood? I am fine with it.” He added, and they both continued their journey down the cave.

They walked deeper into the cave, until they got to an area that was filled with rocks, and there was not even a single opening for them to pass through.

“Take this,” Jared said to Arthur, handing over the torch to him.

He took out a knife and slashed his palm, he squeezed his palm tightly and dropped his blood on a red spot that was on the rock.

Suddenly, a loud noise erupted into the air which nearly sent Arthur flying away, but was swiftly held by Jared.

“Only the blood of high ranking officials could unlock the cave’s opening.” Arthur thought within himself. No wonder he couldn't open it all the while.

The entrance became visible, and a huge ray of light reflected almost immediately. Different golden, and diamond artifacts were arranged in an orderly manner.

Jared walked inside and went straight to the corner filled with some diamond stones.

“Here it is.” He said. A mischievous smile crawling up his lips.

“If I may ask, my Lord. What do you need this for?” Arthur asked him, his face furrowed in confusion. Jared turned to him with a smirk on his face.

“That slut that our Alpha claimed to be his Luna, I must reveal her identity.” Jared said with a dry smile.

Arthur's jaw dropped. His eyes bulged out of their sockets, and he staggered a few steps. “Wouldn't the Alpha be… annoyed if he should learn about it?” He stuttered.

“What are you afraid of? I am a high ranking official, and there is nothing he can do to me. Besides, I am just doing my duty by watching out for him.” He replied with confidence.

He stretched out his hand to Arthur.

“Go. Do what you are supposed to do. Be very careful about it, do not raise her suspicion.” Jared muttered, his voice barely above a whisper. Arthur took the stone from him, and gently slid it into his pocket.

“Alright, my Lord.” He replied to Jared.

“Just place the stone behind her, I will be watching through the cauldron of life. If the stone reflects blue, then she is from our blue moon pack, but if it reflects red, then she is from the enemy's pack.” Jared finalized, while Arthur nodded his head. He walked out of the cave, heading towards Sara's house.

Coincidentally, Killian was extremely busy and was not at the pack house.

“Let's see how you will survive this, since there is no Killian to help you.” Jared said with a smirk.

He took a few steps and halted in front of a big black cauldron. He chanted some words and squeezed his blood into the cauldron. He made his wish known, and the cauldron lit up immediately, showing Sara, who was sitting comfortably in her room.

A knock on the door took Sara out of her thoughts.

She got up and opened the door slowly.

“Hi. I was instructed to send some groceries to you.” Arthur said with a smile on his face.

Sara was a bit relieved, she had pondered on how she could get her groceries since she had ran out of them.

“Oh! Thank you.” Sara said warmly with a smile. She collected the alleged groceries from the man, who, unknown to Sara stared at her mischievously.

As Sara turned to place the groceries down, Arthur gently stuck the stone to her back. It was very silent, and quick.

“I will get going now.” Arthur said with a smile, while Sara thanked him without suspecting anything.

It was just a few seconds after Arthur left did Sara start feeling extremely hot. Beads of sweat formed on her face. Her lungs were collapsing, and she began to pant, slapping her hand against her chest.

No amount of water could quench the hotness that raged inside of her.

Jared laughed mischievously as she watched her suffer via the cauldron.

“Now it's time.” He said, as Sara let out a loud scream. She held her throat in agony as she fell to the floor. Her eyes became bloodshot red, and burned fiercely.

The stone on her back became more aggressive as it started spinning very fast, which made her dizzy and she nearly fainted.

It was now the most anticipated moment for Jared, the moment whereby Sara would give off the aura that could either save her life, or get her killed. The red or blue aura.

Whitish smoke emanated from her body. She screamed louder in pain than before as the white smoke was about to change it's color. Jared could not hold his anticipation as he shook in eagerness.

Just a second to the most anticipated moment for Jared. The door suddenly flung open, a man, as fast as lightning ran to Sara and scraped off the stone from her back.

Sara fell into the man's loving and warm hands, she could feel the aura of the man to be a familiar one. She stared weakly at him, who radiated handsomely under the bright light.

“Killian,” she muttered softly as she fainted.