Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Yeah, sure, I mean, if you really want to know.” She nodded her head in affirmation, so I told her about my past life as a human and everything that happened to me along with Kelsey, Victor, and the others. The entire time, her mouth hung open and when I got to the part where half of us were turned, she leaned back in shock.
“What happened to everyone else? The ones who weren’t turned?”
“They died during the process,” I answered truthfully. She covered her mouth when she gasped. “Gruesome, I know, but it was over a year ago.”
“But you’re not over it,” Lexie said matter-of-factly, and I shook my head. “I guess you really can relate to what Lanie and I went through.”
“I can, but we were never tortured the way you two were. Not physically anyway. I mean, they starved us, yeah, but they wouldn’t risk physically harming us. The smell of human blood would have been too strong. It would have drawn too much attention,” I explained to her. “Plus, it was only for a little over a year. You spent your entire life enduring that hardship. I doubt it’s the same.”
“It’s close, and I guess you and your friends really are the only ones that would have some kind of idea what we went through. You guys along with Rylee.”
“Yeah, I heard her story. It’s tragic what happened to her, but she came out of it just fine.”
“Just fine?” Lexie questioned. “Do you know what she had to go through to get to where she is right now?”
“I’ve heard small tidbits from rumors that spread from pack to pack. Rylee is some kind of special wolf who left her pack because of witchcraft used on Wyatt. That’s when she became Megan and went back to her pack as a different person. Not sure what happened in between all of that, but I know that Victor’s mate Dianna has something to do with it,” I replied.
“Special is an understatement,” Lexie said.
“Well, you and your sister are special too, and it’s why you guys are in danger. Which is why you’re here. Chad and I are going to keep you guys safe.”
“Because we’re your mates and you basically have to?” she said almost mockingly.
“Hey,” I said and made her look at me, “be that as it may, it’s not the only reason.” She looked at me confused because I changed my tone of voice towards her. “It’s because it’s the right and noble thing to do. Even if you weren’t my mate, I would still do what Wyatt asked of me. Why? Because that’s what a man does. Men are meant to protect women. Women are the ones who bring life into the world. I don’t see men pushing babies out of their f*****g vag!nas.” The moment I said that Lexie could help but snicker. That was the first time I saw a genuine smile on her face.
“Last I checked, men don’t have v*****s,” she said.
“Yeah, well, any man that would harm a woman is a f*****g p***y as it is. So, they might as well have a v****a because physically hurting a woman is not what real men do.” She nodded her head and tried to hide her smile. I was starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
***Lanie’s
P.O.V.***
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After Lexie left with Brent, it was just Rylee and me. Lexie could lie to herself all she wanted, but I knew she wanted her mate, just as much as I wanted mine. She had it easier though, Brent was a pure wolf. “Um, no he’s not,” Rylee said to me.
“Huh? Who’s not what?” I asked. She just gave me a look. “Did you read my thoughts!?”
“Well, you’re saying them kind of loud, so yeah, I did.” “Rylee!”
“Don’t ‘Rylee’ me, Lanie. Brent is anything but pure. He’s been through hell and back. Just like the rest of us,” she said to me sternly. “That’s why he wanted to speak to her alone. He’s going to tell her everything that he went through, in hopes that him knowing even just a fraction of what it’s like to live in a cage, will open her heart to him.”
“What… happened… to him … exactly?” I asked. “I mean Richard mentioned it, but what actually happened?”
“That’s his story to tell, and it’s between him and your sister. Now, if you will excuse me, I’m going to find Chad’s mother so I can get Sam back. He needs to eat and take his afternoon nap.” She got up and left the room. I was left alone, and I immediately found myself getting bored.
I decided that I would wander around and get to know his packhouse. It was so much smaller than the castle at Blue Lake, and there were definitely a lot fewer people. I closed the door to the room and made my way downstairs. As I was admiring the walls and the decorations, I ran into someone,
“Watch where you’re going!” someone shouted at me.
“I’m sorry,” I replied and immediately looked down to the floor.
“Who are you anyway? I don’t recognize you.” The voice said. I looked up and saw a taller girl. She seemed to be a few years older, and at least five inches taller. She had long dark brown hair with golden streaks through it, and it was straight and almost touched her butt. She had gold eyes and a spot just above her lip. “Hello, stupid, answer the question.” She said poking my shoulder and pushing me slightly.
“My name is Lanie,” I said softly.
“Lanie? You’re not a pack member here, so where the f**k did you come from?”
“Maybe she’s the hired help,” someone else said. I looked around and two others with her. “Didn’t Mrs. Vanderbilt say she was hiring new maids for the packhouse?”
“Oh, that must be it. You must be the new help. That’s where you seem to belong, given the way you’re dressed, that is.” The first girl said to me while picking at the dress I was wearing. I looked at my clothes but didn’t see anything that would suggest that I was meant to be a maid.
“Is there a problem here?” I heard an unfamiliar voice.
“Beta,” all three of them bowed their heads.
“Young lady are you alright?” he asked me, and I nodded my head.
“Beta, the new help ran into us and was being quite rude. We were just telling her to hurry and get to work.” The girl said to him. Her friends smiled and nodded with her.
“New help?” he asked them.
“Yes, Beta. Mrs. Vanderbilt had put it for new maids for the packhouse recently, and Lanie here seemed to be a bit lost, so we …”
“That is enough Lorelai.”
“Sir?”
“She is not the new hired help. That request is still sitting on the Alpha’s desk waiting for approval.”
“Beta, I don’t understand, if she’s not the new maid, then who is she?” the girl, named Lorelai asked. She had a pretty name that went with her pretty face. Too bad her shitty personality canceled them both out. “Who is she none of your concern, Lorelai.” I heard a very familiar voice and picked up on a very familiar and mouthwatering sweet scent.
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