Semua Bab The Luna’s Wrath: Bab 21 - Bab 30

FRANKIE POV“I haven’t committed any crimes, so no, I do not understand my presence here. I was expecting the Meadow. That is where good shifters go. Right?”Dark Sister smiles and nods. “Indeed. And you are also correct, that is where you would be going, but first, we need to settle up a few things.”I felt my brow furrow at her words. What could I possibly need to settle up with her?“Are you angry, Francis? You called out for vengeance with your last breath. I have answered your calls before you were sent to the Meadow. Do you still wish to claim vengeance over what you’ve lost? There is so much loss for you in your short life; there is the death of your wolf, the abuse, the neglect, the isolation, the murder.”I paused. Is this something that I really wanted? Would it not be better to walk away and let things lie where they fall, simply? I was no longer in pain, and Oliver made it clear that death was the option for me. No one has cared to see my pain and my depression since gradu

NARRATIVE POVThere was a heavy pause. Ryner knew they were most likely thinking of the times Frankie had asked them for a divorce as well. It was never this extreme, but there were always reasons. Aiden never treated Frankie right, and the Alpha family kept Frankie in the marriage in hopes that Aiden would calm down and focus on the future in a positive light.“Alright, we are coming home. I need you to gather some guards and isolate Oliver until we can get back. Lock Aiden up as well. We need to follow the steps according to the law, and if Aiden is our number one suspect, lock him up. Keep Oliver away from everyone. I will reach out to Aria; she would have felt this pain, as they performed a binding ritual as teens to become blood sisters. This will affect her much like you, but she needs to finish those exams before returning. Take care of the pack, we will be there as soon as we can.” Alpha Tom's voice was different now. It was heavy with emotion; it was clear that Alpha Tom was

NARRATIVE POVThe guards furrowed in confusion. Their Gamma made valid points. Your friends saying you were with them was one thing, but no one else remembering you around with your alibi was another. It left room for a potential cover-up attempt. Plus, Frankie was always at breakfast, but she wasn't that morning. Many thought she might have been under the weather, but the cleaners noted she wasn't in her room. Perhaps their Gamma was correct in his pursuit to place blame on their Beta. It wasn’t unknown that Frankie and Aiden didn’t get along.“Fine! You want to know why they didn’t remember Alice and me around? I spent the night with Alice. We woke up late and arrived late. Okay! While Frankie was dying, I was fu.cking my mistress. Happy now? Doesn’t change the fact that I have alibis and was very much preoccupied with not murdering my wife.”Something about this new version of facts triggered the boiling rage in Ryner. His sister died and her husband was saying he was off screwing

UNKNOWN POVI ran my hand through my hair in frustration. Of course, they screwed this up. Alice and Aiden were both Alpha heirs. They needed to be smarter than this, but clearly, not all Alpha heirs were created equally. If her real father were alive to see this, he would have her removed. He would have another female to replace Alice, and we would move on as if she never existed. But he wasn’t here, and Michael continued to assure me that Alice would get it right eventually.The man was deluded, but perhaps that was what drew me to him the most. He was always the twisted optimist.“Let’s go!” I finally say. I was exhausted and living a double. Sometimes a triple life, and it was catching up in my aging years.“Where?” Alice started wide-eyed.“To move the damn body. If they find her, it leads back to you and Aiden. I know for a fact that you didn’t clear up anything before you sprinted off like a damn coward.”“Mum, I’m scared. What if we summoned demons or monsters or something?”I

NARRATIVE POV“Alpha, we found something over here.” Retired Gamma Mike Hill calls out, and both Ryner and Oliver walk over.Mike is crouched down with the inspector. They were examining a large area of darkened and charred staining on a few of the floorboards that were not entirely destroyed by the fire.“What is that, Dad?” Ryner asked as he crouched down next to his father.“We can’t be certain just yet, but my nose is rarely wrong. I was a tracker before I became a Beta, Alpha. I believe this is blood. And I suspect there was a lot of it.” Mike’s facial expression was tight and grim.“Blood?” Oliver growled.His thoughts rushed forward, filling his head. Was this where Frankie was murdered? Why else would there be the potential discovery of blood and a fire the day after Frankie disappeared? This was too much of a conscience.What Oliver did know was that if this were tested and turned out to be Frankie’s blood, it would mean that Aiden had nothing to do with it. He had been in lo