Chapter 82 – The Moon Wolf

“The valerian is strong but it can be removed with the power of the moon wolf”, she said while looking at me. “That means I have to heal them one after the other right? Let’s get to it then, the earlier we start, the better”, I said before making a move to enter the clinic.

“It doesn’t work like that, Luna. I mean that could also work but we’re running out of time. Their breathing pattern is getting worse and they might stop at any time”, she said. Just then, the pack doctor came out looking worried. “They’re getting worse, Alpha. We might lose all of them soon”, he said.

“What do I do, Serena?” I asked calmly even though I was freaking out on the inside. I hoped it was something I could fix because I just got crowned and I didn’t want the people to be against me. It would affect Jasmine so bad because she was connected to the pack more and she wouldn’t be able to withstand another pack betrayal.

“You have to harness the purity inside you and infuse it with the hop plant. Once they inhale it, they will be free”, she said and I got more confused. Purity? “Purity? How do I harness it? How do I do that? I’m ။

so confused right now, I have no idea what to do, Serena, you have to guide me through this”, I begged frantically. I didn’t care that a crowd. was starting to gather, all I wanted was the pack members to be saved.

“I’m afraid I can’t help you with that, Luna. It’s your power, you have to find it”, she said and walked back into the clinic. “Time is ticking, Lola, time is ticking”, she said before disappearing into the clinic finally.

I stag gered and almost fell but Adrian held me. I turned in his arm to face him and saw sadness in his eyes. “What do I do, Adrian?” I asked him in a shaky voice, I was so close to tears and I felt so useless. “We’re going to figure it out. Just calm down, baby”, he assured me even though he sounded unconvinced too.

I swallowed the tears that were threatening to fall and went into the clinic, Adrian, Jayden and Rose followed behind me. I sighted Serena trying to cast spells but nothing seemed to be working.

I turned to Adrian. “Stay close to me at all times, it seems my powers become stronger whenever you’re near me”, I told him and he nodded. “Of course, baby. I’ll stand by you”, he responded.

“Pass me the plant, Serena”, I told Serena who handed me the plant. “Once you’ve harnessed your power, I’ll instruct you on how to infuse it with the plant”, she said and I nodded.

I took a deep sigh and closed my eyes. Purity. Purity. I kept chanting in my head before it felt like I was being pulled through a passage. It was like I was floating around in nothingness after the pulling stopped. I looked around and saw total darkness but amidst the darkness, I saw a white light and floated towards it.

Immediately I came in contact with the light, I felt like I was being filled with some kind of peace and strange energy. From a distance, I heard Serena’s voice. “That’s it. You found it”, she said and I kept.

ווו

holding on to the white light.

I felt something being put in my hands and assumed it was the hop plant. I slowly opened my eyes and the plant seemed to be glowing from within. Serena slowly collected it from my hands and recited some kind of spell before the hop plant slowly diffused into the air.

I turned to look at Adrian who gave me a proud smile. I wanted to smile back at him but darkness swallowed me instead.

r Lola’sPOV

I woke up with a very serious headache. I rolled over on the bed, expecting to see Adrian but I was met with nothingness. Jasmine. groaned in my head, she was probably feeling what I felt too.

“Hey, girl. Are you good?” I asked her through the mindlink but she just groaned louder. “Lower your motherf ucking voice, Lola. It’s killing me. My head hurts, it hurts so much”, she responded.

“I have a killer headache too. I wonder why”, I whispered through the mindlink. “Jeez, it’s crazy. It hurts so much”, she whined before going silent.

I stood up and got dizzy for a while, I had to hold the headboard to steady myself. I looked around and realized that I was in Adrian’s room. His scent suddenly overwhelmed me and I became confused. I was supposed to be able to know how scent before I even realized I was in his room. What’s going on?

It’s been strange since I woke up. First, it was the head splitting headache, then the problems with my senses. I tried to remember the events of the day before and that was when I realized that I had to save some pack members.

That’s true! The pack member.

I tried to mindlink Adrian but his wall was up. That simple act made my blood pressure go over the roof.

Did I fail? Did we lose all pack members? Is that why Adrian is not picking my calls, is he disgusted with me? A thousand and ten thoughts were running through my head in that moment.

I rushed into the bathroom to freshen up before I hastily put on the first pieces of clothing that I saw. It was a black sweatshirt with black ripped jeans. I got a black sl*ppers to go with it and rushed downstairs, hoping to find at least one person in the house.

Imagine my disappointment when I met the house empty. There was not sign of life and everywhere seemed cold. I became more paranoid and ran out of the house towards the clinic.

As I neared the clinic. I saw Lyla’s figure and ran towards her. She sighted me as I was coming and came to meet me halfway. I hugged her gently without hitting her belly as she rubbed my back.

“Calm down. Lola. What’s going on? Is something wrong? Why do you seem to be in a hurry?” She asked worriedly. I took a deep breath before I spoke. “where’s Adrian? Where’s everyb*dy? Are the warriors. okay? Is everything line?” I asked hurriedly barely stopping to breath in between.

“Hey, hey, relaxXXX. Everyone is fine. Adrian is in the clinic, the warriors are fine too. You did it, Lola. You saved everyb*dy”, she said to which I breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goddess.

“Is Serena in there too”, I asked her and she nodded her head. “I’ll see you later”, i hugged her again before dashing into the clinic. I could see some familiar faces on the bed behind tendered to. The warriors. were already cured and my leg almost gave out from being relieved.

Adrian saw me and came towards me. “Baby, what are you doing here?” He said, to which I rolled my eyes. “I woke up to an empty house and you know there was a lack crises yesterday and yet you left me without a note or any form of information”, I said with my hands. crossed over my chest.

O

“You were knocked out, baby. You were out of it and I would have stayed with you but I had to come check up on the warriors”, he said. but I wasn’t having any of it. “What of Rose and Jayden? They were not here when I woke up. What time is it?” I asked when I realised that I did not check the time before I suddenly left the house..

“It’s noon already, my queen. That was why I had to leave to come here. I’m sorry for leaving so abruptly”, he pulled me closer and k*ssed my forehead, temporarily making me forget why I was at the hospital in the first place. “So where’s Rose? I know she’s going to give me a earful for passing out again”, I said while looking around for her.

“She’s not here at the moment. She left the pack with Dad”, he said. Oh. “Oh, where did they go? Hope there’s no problem?” I asked him and he hesitated before talking.

“Moonlit pack. Someone had to go and tell them that their leaders passed away”, he said while looking at me intently. I was filled with guilt again but I tried to not let it show. “Oh, I see. But is that not our job? We’re the new King and Queen, we should have gone”, I said.

“First off, you were knocked out. Secondly, I figured you might not. want to set foot into that pack again so they volunteered to go on our behalf since they do not have to play their roles as Alpha and Luna in the pack anymore”, he said and I nodded.

“That’s a good thing, I guess”, Jasmine said, “I’d have killed all those that looked down on me on sight”, she growled. Adrian laughed lightly and i glared at him, he was listening to my thoughts again. “Don’t look at me like that, Jasmine is a feisty one”, he said while still laughing.

nurse “Where’s Serena?” I asked, looking around for her. “She’s helping the pack doctor all the warriors back to health. Why do you ask?” He said and I shrugged. I did not know whether I should tell him how I’ve been feeling or not, I didn’t want to worry him.

“I just need to see her concerning some things that happened yesterday.

We need to be prepared against next time, although I doubt there will be one”, I said in what I hoped was a convincing tone. He seemed to believe me and pointed me in the direction where he last saw her.

I met her where she sat down gently in a corner, muttering some words to herself. “Serena?” I slowly called out to her but she kept muttering to herself. Suddenly, she looked up and I saw that her eyes had turned all white.

---