All Chapters of The Alpha and the Rental Luna: Chapter 211 - Chapter 220

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Chapter 211

[Sylvester] I was born an alpha. Even before I knew what that meant, I could feel that I had more power than others, that I was destined to lead. As an alpha, I have never bowed to anyone before. When a weaker wolf bows, it is because they are drawn to do so, out of respect, out of fear, and out of the sheer force of charisma coming from the more powerful wolf. And yet, in this moment, as my wife and luna floated above my head, glowing radiantly with power, I didn’t just bow, I fell to one knee, my head lowered in submission. A collective sigh ripples through the battle field as every gathered creature–wolf, witch, hybrid and human–follows suit, falling to their knees, holding up their hands in prayer. Myself included.As I kneel there in a daze, Apple, the girl I was once foolish enough to believe human, glows like the moon as her power radiates outward, touching me everywhere with sweet softness as every cut, bruise, and burn is healed, leaving behind smooth skin. Gazing around,

Chapter 212

[Amaryllis]Standing nearly naked on the sidewalk, I watched the Brotherhood jeep ride towards Calyx’s “home.” Once it reaches us, the plan will spring into action, one that Calyx had been crafting in secret over the last few days as we made arrangements for the spell. He knew that the best way forward to success was to gut the brotherhood from the inside out. So, in typical Calyx fashion, while working with the Alpha King and my father, the pack’s lead Gamma on ana defensive attack plan, he had also gone rogue, planning a mission of his own. “If I had told you, and the others, they wouldn’t have let me do this,” he responded with his signature arrogance. “I’m too young for most of them to take me seriously. But I know the Brotherhood better than any one of them ever will. They don’t understand how they think, how they work, but I do.” As much as it made me bristle knowing that Calyx developed a plan to use me as bait, I knew that what he said was true. Just like I understand my unc

Chapter 213

[Amaryllis]All traces of the man who had only minutes before had been tending me with such love and care were gone as Calyx took a spot next to me. As we settle into our seats, the driver, a member of the Witch Force, leers back at me, eyeing me with a mixture of desire and disgust. Our eyes meet, and I can feel him scanning my mind, looking for something to prove I’m not what I say I am, that I’m not as meek as I pretend to be. But after having been abused by my uncle, forced many times to do things I regretted and wished I could race, I was good at disassociating and letting my mind fall blank. After a few minutes of intense eye contact, I feel his searching mind retreat as he sat back, satisfied.“Is there something wrong,” Calyx bristles, his tone as cold as winter. “We’re needed at the site. The spell must begin in…” he looks down at his watch, “...precisely 7 minutes. Otherwise, we’ll miss the window and will need to wait another 6 months. Do you want to explain that to Command

Chapter 214

[Parris–about 30 minutes ago]“So this is the wolf causing all the commotion,” Commander Sterling stood tall in his black fatigues, his sleeves rolled up to the elbow to show arms laced with deep scars. “What did you say his name was?”“Daniels,” the Brotherhood soldier reported, using the identity we had crafted back at the base with Calyx in case it came to this. “Marcus Daniels. Third Division. Level 2 Gamma. Trained in the special forces in Moon River City.” “Ah,” the old wolf tilted his head, eyeing me up and down, looking for signs of recognition. “Have you checked his credentials against the system?” “The name reads, but there isn’t any known ID on file with an updated picture. This was the best we could find.” The soldier handed his tablet to the commander. Chancy snorted. “What is this? A high school yearbook picture?” Then, looking at me, he asked, “Are you a ghost, soldier? Where is your Driver’s License? Your shifter level card? Your medical ID? Why are there no recent p

Chapter 215

[Parris] My wolf’s voice fades and my eyes snap open. Nothing has changed about my situation except for my resolve. What do I have to lose? I’m either going to shift or I'm going to die. Either way, I’m going to make it worth the sacrifice. I was brought here to be a distraction. I guess it’s time to do my job–even if it isn’t in the way that was expected. “So what’s it going to be, Commander Paige?” Chancy demands, informing Prince Calyx of his choices. “Will you take the lead on this, or will I need to do the honors and explain to your father why he’s lost another son?”“Your lack of faith in my loyalty is heartbreaking, Commander,” Calyx states, replacing his barely masked horror at finding his reinforcements strapped to marble slabs with his usual cocky devil-may-care bravado. “Hand me the blade, Commander,” a faint smile of satisfaction curls his lips as he adds, “I’ll see this is done right.” The room is tense as everyone waits to see what Chancy will do next. Will he h

Chapter 216

[Hazel]The hidden train carrying us from the station at Devil’s Ridge, just beyond Moon River City, to the coastal town of Crescent City, moves swiftly, faster than any monorail on the surface. Even the elegant train in Moon River City, the most sophisticated civilian transport in the west, feels slow compared to the rapid movement of this 50-year-old rail system. According to Dan, our pilot, it had been built in secret by a group of loyal engineers and capable soldiers using the best available to wolfkind. “We had a wolf-born artificer at the time,” he explained. “Pup by the name of Silas Silverclaw. He had enough witch in him to charm any piece of metal between his paws, but was alpha enough to have a wolf and live as part of the pack. Kinda like that young witch, what’s his name, Patrick?” “Parris,” I corrected him. “Parris Abernathy.” The pilot nodded and continued his story, telling all who would listen about the labors involved in making this amazing contraption. With its co

Chapter 217

[Hazel]Rudy takes my hand and immediately, power surges between us as our bodies seek equilibrium, just as they would if we were both witches. His witch blood is almost completely dormant, coming from a distant ancestor through his maternal grandmother, but since destroying the last of the drones together with his strength guiding my power, I’ve sensed something different about the flavor of his power. It’s as if whatever small part of him was connected to magic had somehow sparked to life, and with each passing hour, more of his witch essence is bubbling to the surface, energizing his already dominant alpha aura. He still smells like my mate, but his power tastes…different. Richer with more nuanced undertones of something that sparks with spice and power. Inhaling deeply, I let his scent roll around on the back of my tongue as I squeeze his hand firmly, feeling his love and desire to help to flow through our bond.“I love you too,” I say through our link. When his eyes spark, glowi

Chapter 218: For A Spell

[The Moon Goddess]My children gather in three places, the past, the present and the future. The Alpha King and his Witch Queen, along with their companions–the Dark Prince and his Lady Death, the True Knight and his Maiden Luna, each couple making one of the points of the eternal triangle of change. The King and Queen take the beacon of hope in their hands, lighting the way, bringing the others into the new reality that together, as a circuit, they create in their minds and hearts. A new path. A new chance.As I watch from above, unable to touch more than their hearts, it begins again, like so many times before. Around and around in a cycle. These destined pairs dance along the threads of fate that weave their hearts into a tapestry both bright with light and heavy with purpose and moments of regret. But this is the way it is with life. It is a making…and an unmaking. Both are the same, in the greater scheme of time. A cycle ever completing itself. What has happened before might ha

Chapter 219

[Apple] Birdsong flits in the branches above us as I blink awake, my body sore. As a cool breeze kisses my skin the scent of crushed roses blossoms around me, the sunlight warms our bower of twisted vines.Carefully I try to sit up, avoiding the thorns. They move aside, refusing to pierce my flesh, responding to my movements as if they can hear my thoughts. Maybe they can, not like it will matter with my mate, King Sylvester, pushing my body back next to his, refusing to let go. “Sly,” I protest half-heartedly, enjoying the feeling of his strong arms as he pulls me into him. “We can’t stay here all day. Don’t you have a kingdom to run? Shouldn’t we check on the war?”“Yes and yes,” he responds, nuzzling my neck. “But not right now. Right now, I’m kissing my beautiful wife.” Around us the world is waking up again, a world we helped create.“But I want to see what happened,” I insist as he nuzzles into my neck, his lips caressing his mark on my neck. “You know what happened,” he mum

Chapter 220

As Sylvester and I walked behind my great-grandmother, it became even more clear that THIS Moon River City was not the same one we had left behind at the beginning of the spell. Our Moon River City had been shaped over the decades into a sterile center of war, where alphas met and discussed next steps as they made plans to control the threats of witches, hybrids, and rogues. In the battle for supremacy, walls were erected, laws changed, and the land modified–Rivers were diverted and dammed, transforming the plains between the mountains and the city into a desert.Without food or water, the rogues were forced to steal or starve. And the witches, more afraid of the rogues than of their wolf masters, would endure any hardship or humiliation to stay within the safety of the walls, providing a continuous supply of cheap labor for the benefit of wolfkind.And hybrids–well, there was no place for hybrid children in that world. Hybrids were too dangerous to live and needed to be killed, hi

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