Title: The Alpha’s Luna and the Bloodmoon Amulet Genre: WEREWOLF Trope: HIDDEN HERITAGE AND BETRAYAL Theme: MYSTERY AND THRILLER Setting: MYSTICAL WORLD, CRIMSON CITY, MID 20TH CENTURY Blurb: Her legs had barely stretched as she stood when the hairs on her neck stood on end. An instinctive sense of awareness creeping through her. It wasn’t the usual eerie silence of the room, it was something more. A presence loomed behind her, dark and predatory. “Thought you could steal from me?”…. Lycia, a thief who never knew she was anything more than human, was sent to steal a magical artifact from a mansion. She was captured by Cove, a cold-hearted Lycan alpha. She had to take up the quest to receive a pay to afford the medication of her guardian, Jack. She’s thrown into a dark world of secrets, where she learns she’s far from ordinary. Hidden powers stir within her, and the truth behind her parents' death comes crashing down. Trapped between revenge, betrayal, and a destiny she never asked for, Lycia must face her fears, fight for survival, and scream out for the power that calls to her. What dark secrets about her past will Lycia uncover as she delves deeper into the world of Lycans? Can she trust the ruthless alpha who captured her, or is he hiding his own deadly agenda? What will happen when her brother, the merciless werewolf hunter, learns of her true identity? Will Lycia embrace her hidden powers in time to stop the war brewing in the shadows or will her enemies destroy her before she can reclaim her destiny as the true Luna?
Lihat lebih banyakThe cold evening sky of Crimson City was filled with heavy clouds, blocking out the stars with the moon partly covered.
The city’s streets filled with grime, due to a heavy downpour of rain, and shadows with whispers from those living in the streets adding a little life to it.
Lycia Carter, crouched on the rooftop of an abandoned warehouse. Her breath fogged in the frosty air struggling with the cold. Her arms wrapped around her body and her eyes stretched out, leading toward the glittering mansions of the wealthy.
Lycia spent her life living with the forgotten, the unseen and the unworthy. The kind of people who scraped by on luck and grit to survive.
But tonight was different. Something different was going to happen. Tonight, she was on a mission that could change everything, not just for herself but for Jack too.
Jack’s voice echoed in her thoughts, very weak and rasping, as he held her hands that morning.
“..listen kid… don't do anything foolish. I’ll get better, I promise” his words punctuated by a weak uneven breath, the sound of his voice betraying the false bravado he was trying to project.
“Sure you will”, Lycia lied, with a smile on her face as thin as the bread in her hand they both shared.
Her chest tightened with a deep but silenced breath at the thought of Jack wasting away while she stood there. She adjusted the strap of her crossbody bag and shifted her gaze to what appeared to be a window, taking a long look at the Deveraux Estate looming against the twilight sky.
She’s been hired to steal something very specific, a map. The details were quite murky, but her contractor had promised her an obscene amount of money in exchange to get the map. More than enough to save Jack, and enough to leave this cursed city.
She slipped through the shadows, navigating the darkened spaces of the Deveraux Estate alongside Raven with practiced ease, silent and with precise movements.
The mansion’s maingate was just ahead, guarded by men who appeared more bored than alert. They knew better, they couldn’t underestimate them. Crimson City’s elite didn’t hire amateurs to protect their treasures.
After what felt like forever, Lycia and Raven found themselves scaling the side of what seems to be the largest mansion of the Deveraux Estate. The mansion was grand, its architecture a blend of ancient gothic spires and modern glasswork. To Lycia, it was just another target, one she couldn’t afford to fail.
“Lycia”, Raven called.
“Are you sure about doing this”, Raven’s voice cracked through the small earpiece Lycia wore, laced with skepticism and with a hint of amusement. “This is not your usual gig you know right?”
“I don’t know, I don’t have a choice”, Lycia whispered, her breath visible in the cold night air. Further tightening her grasp around the grappling hook in her hand.
“Jack’s running out of time. If this job goes well and if they pay what they promised, I can get him the treatment he needs to get better”.
“Desperate times, I seeee”, Raven drawled, with a visible smirk on her face. “Fine. Just don’t screw it up, you hear? I’ll be right behind you and as backup if anything goes south”.
Lycia ignored the remark, she preferred getting herself steady. Her eyes were locked on the fourth floor balcony. It was the only entry point without any patrol guards. She didn’t hesitate.
Her fingers aching as she gripped the ivy covered lattice, adding complexity to her climbing. She reached the fourth floor balcony, hauling herself into the balcony. Sliding inside. The room was dimly lit, the air heavy with the scent of old books and polished wood.
A study, she thought.
Her eyes scanned the shelves and furniture, looking for anything that might resemble the map she’d been hired to steal.
Her contractor had given her barely enough information about this place to talk more of where the map is and how it looked.
“The map has got to be here”, Raven said.
Lycia’s moves were swift. Her footsteps silent on the immaculately preserved vintage plush carpet.
Something caught her eyes. A desk. A desk with a false bottom in one of the drawers. She leans in, crouched, pulling open drawers and feeling along their edges.
“There”, Raven said
“Could it be it?”, Lycia asked with skepticism
“Second drawer. Bottom panel should slide”, Raven replied with certainty, almost like she knew the map would be there.
Lycia’s pulse quickened as her fingers brushed the drawer Raven had described. She pressed and slid the panel aside. A faint click broke the silence, and the drawer slid open. There it was, a rolled parchment tied with Crimson String. Relief flooded her.
“Got it”, Raven breathed, tucking the map into the inner pocket of her cloak.
Her legs had barely stretched as she stood when the hairs on her neck stood on end. An instinctive sense of awareness creeping through her. It wasn’t the usual eerie silence of the room, it was something more. A presence loomed behind her, dark and predatory.
“Thought you could steal from me?”….
“ I heard you sent the Silverstone pack away, cutting off the alliance.” “You sure this is the right call Alpha?” Lucas asked, voice low. “Silverstone was our strongest ally. If Conan strikes now…” Cove didn’t break pace. “Then we stand on our feet and fight” Lucas fell in, beside him, tone sharpening. “And Lycia?” Cove’s smirk was faint; tired and bitter, but unmoved. “I know she didn’t start anything, Lucas.” A pause. “We just finally started seeing the truth.” He passed him, shadows swallowing his figure, but his voice lingered—sharp and certain. “And the truth…” he murmured, “is a hell of a lot deadlier like Conan.” “The Silverstone pack, I had them sniffed out,” he said coolly. “Had some of our own wolf warriors trail the Silverstones. Digging through their gloss. Turns out they weren’t exactly the saints they claimed to be.” Lucas blinked. “What are you talking about?” “They weren’t after peace or any stupid alliance,” Alpha Cove said. “They were after the Blood
“Darling,” Luna Anya cooed, “why don’t you start packing? We’re leaving this glorified kennel.”Seth blinked. “Leaving? But... the alliance…”Alpha Damien chuckled, shaking his head as he moved toward his son. “Alliance? Oh, come on, son. That wasn’t an alliance. That was a disaster in designer fur. Crimson’s idea of diplomacy is inviting thieves to dinner and calling them mates.”Luna Anya talked sweetly. “Honestly, I’ve had more warmth from a frozen river than from these people. Not even a decent cup of tea. And don’t get me started on the hospitality here.”Seth frowned, his book still open on his lap. “But Alpha Cove—he looked… like he was trying. And the guests…”Luna Anya sighed dramatically. “Yes, yes, let the Alpha sulk in his own rubble. We’ll send our regards. Perhaps,” she added with a glint in her eye, “after Conan’s destruction rains down on them, we’ll be gracious enough to offer aid.”Luna Damien’s brow arched. “Aid... with a few conditions, of course.”Luna Anya smile
“Darling,” Luna Anya cooed, “why don’t you start packing? We’re leaving this glorified kennel.”Seth blinked. “Leaving? But... the alliance…”Alpha Damien chuckled, shaking his head as he moved toward his son. “Alliance? Oh, come on, son. That wasn’t an alliance. That was a disaster in designer fur. Crimson’s idea of diplomacy is inviting thieves to dinner and calling them mates.”Luna Anya talked sweetly. “Honestly, I’ve had more warmth from a frozen river than from these people. Not even a decent cup of tea. And don’t get me started on the hospitality here.”Seth frowned, his book still open on his lap. “But Alpha Cove—he looked… like he was trying. And the guests…”Luna Anya sighed dramatically. “Yes, yes, let the Alpha sulk in his own rubble. We’ll send our regards. Perhaps,” she added with a glint in her eye, “after Conan’s destruction rains down on them, we’ll be gracious enough to offer aid.”Luna Damien’s brow arched. “Aid... with a few conditions, of course.”Luna Anya smile
“You let that slut in, and now look!” Morrigana shrieked, her voice was loud. “Silverstone gone. The pack, soon to be at Conan's mercy. Everything we've planned for, destroyed because you couldn't control Lycia, a fucked up little thief!” Every head turned as Morrigana spoke to Alpha Cove in a tone that no one dared to use. Gasps rippled amongst the maids. Alpha Cove didn’t flinch. He turned to her with an expression as cold as stone. “You mean the situation you schemed?” Morrigana froze mid-step, her mouth still parted from the scream. Cove stepped forward, voice dropping into a low, lethal murmur. “Funny how quickly you backed Alpha Damien when he suggested Lycia as a maid of honor. How suddenly you wanted her close. Too close.” “I didn’t..” “Spare me the lies, Morrigana,” he snapped. “You lit the fire and prayed she’d burn in it.” Her voice cracked, panic seeping through the edges. “I did it for you! She’s using you, Alpha Cove, manipulating you! She’s going to ruin you!
“You called us here?” Damien asked with a sneer, crossing his arms tightly like he was there against his will. Alpha Cove stepped forward, his face hard and serious. “I didn’t bring you here to talk. I’ve already made up my mind.” Luna Anya lifted her chin, smirking. “Oh, how lucky we are; another royal decree from His Royal Highness, Alpha Cove.” Alpha Cove’s eyes flashed, cold and sharp. “Call it what you want. I’m just finally cleaning up the mess your so called Alpha had the guts to create.” Damien let out a dry, mocking laugh, his voice soaked in disdain. “Oh, I see now. You dragged us out here... over a girl? A filthy little thief? That’s what this is about?” Alpha Cove’s voice dropped, lethal and firm. “You crossed a line. Both of you. I don’t care what you thought Lycia was. You laid hands on her under my roof like she was nothing. And that makes you nothing to me.” Gasps sliced through the courtyard, tension thickening like fog before a storm. “Nothing to you?
He didn't mean to kiss her.But he did it anyway.And the worst part? He didn’t even regret it.Alpha Cove touched his lips, still tingling with the ghost of her mouth.“What the hell have I done?“Then he saw the blood, a faint smear on his fingers from her wrist, a reminder of the bruises Damien had left.Alpha Cove’s jaw locked in harder.No.No one touched what was his. Not like that. Not with violence. Not with evil intentions in their minds.He wasn’t a kind man. He had already made peace with that. But this—what Damien had done to Lycia under his roof—was a betrayal Alpha Cove would never forgive.“If anyone touches her again,” Alpha Cove whispered to the shadows, his voice a dark oath, “I will rip their spine from their body and feed it to the ravens. And Damien…” His fists trembled. “He won’t get a trial. Not from me. I'll make sure he regrets this.”He inhaled sharply, trying to calm the wildfire building in his chest.……….“I should’ve pushed him away,” Lycia muttered.Fing
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