Chapter 126 – The Moon Wolf

Adrian stood up before me and all the men stood up with their heads bowed. He held out his hands to me and I gingerly took it in mine. All of them had their heads bowed till I stepped out of the room.

“You were amazing, Luna”, Adrian said beside me, sending me into a giggle fit. “Oh, please. You’re just teasing me, right?” I asked but he shook his head.

“I’m not kidding. I’m so proud of you and how far you’ve come. You’re one of a kind and I’m glad I didn’t lose you before it became too late”, he said.

I was about to speak when I felt a pang of pain in my chest. I looked at Adrian and he had pain and shock written all over him.

“Rose!” I said at the same time he said “Mom!” We sprinted out of the pack house, which made us get a lot of looks on our way out.

We didn’t stop until we reached our home and Adrian was the first to burst through the door. Immediately I entered, I was hit with the strong smell of metal.

  Blood. Rose is hurt.

We followed the smell and it led to Rose’s room. Please, please, don’t let it be what I’m thinking, I prayed to the moon goddess before I opened her door with shaky hands.

It took a moment for me to process what I was seeing in front of me. When I did, I slid to the floor unable to speak or even breathe.

Adrian entered the room and went towards Rose’s mutilated body. His hands shook as he touched her, or should I say, what was left of her.

Her eyes were wide open and they looked to be begging for help even when life left her. If she had been killed, it would have been better. She was severed into three- head, upper body and her lower body.

Her insides were spilled all around her and some type of markings were all over the floor around her. I crawled towards her. My brain almost exploding when I saw the occultic markings all over the floor.

Alysia. It was her doings, she was the only one on the house with her. Also the only witch that practices black magic.

I screamed out in pain as tears streamed down my face. Adrian howled in pain, followed by mine. Soon, the whole pack was howling in pain at the realisation of losing a very amazing soul.

I saw a note beside her and picked it up. It was already covered in blood but I managed to read it. The contents were;

“I can’t believe that you people are so stupid to not realize the difference between Serena and I. I’ve had enough of the games and by the time you get this, your beloved mother would have been gone”.

“I thought I could gather information by pretending to be my sister but you’re obviously as useless as you were when you were captured. Don’t relax, the war is about to begin. So long, fuckers”.

I squeezed the note in my hand and saw red. All of them, I’ll kill all of them without mercy. I promise you this, Rose. I closed her eyes and said a prayer for her soul.

I looked at Adrian and he seem shaken up. I went closer to him and held him against me. “You don’t have to hold it in, baby. It’s okay to grief “, I whispered to him gently.

Like he was waiting for permission, he broke down in tears. I held him close to me and rubbed his back as he mourned his mother.

I cried like a baby but I was still his support. In less than 4 months, he lost both of his parents and I could feel everything he was feeling through our mindlink.

The pain, the guilt, the anger and need for revenge all coursed through him at the speed of light.

I felt Nathan poking at my mindlink and let down my wall. “Yes, Nathan?”

“We’re under attack, Luna. And they definitely are not normal werewolves”, he said, fear evident in his voice.

Really? Oh, come on.

Lola’s POV

“What?” I exclaimed. “I said we’re under attack and……”, Nathan tried to repeat but I cut him off. “I heard what you said the first time, Nathan”, I snapped.

“How much time do we have till they get to the middle of the pack?” I asked him, still holding Adrian to my body. Those fuckers did this on purpose. They knew that he’d be weakened by the death of his mother.

Well, surprise, surprise, they’re in for a treat.

“Our border just got breached, it’s only a matter of time before they get to the centre of the pack, Luna”, he said, his voice steady as a rock.

“Get all the children, elderly and pregnant women into the safe room. Tell Lyla and Avianca to watch over them while we take care of these monsters. Inform the troops to be in their position, we’ll be with you shortly”, I ordered.

“And Adrian, is he okay?” He asked in concern. I took a deep breath before I answered him, “we’ll be out shortly, Nathan. The pack comes first to an Alpha and she wouldn’t have wanted it any other way”.

The mindlink shut off and I assumed he was already carrying out the orders I gave him. I knelt down beside Adrian, whose eyes were still fixated on his mother and cupped his face.

“Adrian”, I called out slowly. His eyes finally found mine and my heart broke for him. He was lost, like his whole world has crumbled before his eyes.

“Mom, she’s gone”, he said in a voice devoid of any emotions. I sniffled before I talked again. “She’s in a better place, Adrian, but our pack members are not”, I said slowly, not wanting to upset him.

“She wouldn’t have wanted this, she would have wanted you to go out there and put those bastards in their place. We’re under attack, our people need us. We didn’t come this far to allow them win at the end of the day”, I told, slowly gauging his reaction.

“You’re right”, he said and got to his feet, pulling me along with him. “I’m going to make sure it all ends today, everything ends today”, he said in a voice that sent shivers down my spine.

Yes, Adrian, it all ends today. I’m sorry.

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