Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Yes, believe it or not. After she found out exactly who Eric was, she immediately broke down and cried. I thought she was crying for herself and Lexie but turns out she was crying for you. She said that she could only imagine what this was doing to you and your emotions.” “She’s not mad?”
“No, absolutely not. She feels for you and is willing to give you the space that you need. Lexie is too, but she’s having a little more trouble since Brent is also giving her the silent treatment.”
“I’m so sorry. I never wanted for this to happen, Chad.”
“Luna, it’s fine. You have nothing to apologize for. Unfortunately, we’re all feeling it. It was even worse when Wyatt informed me that the Pattersons are possibly still alive. Brent is taking that news even harder than the news of Lexie being Ash’s half-sister.” “Goddess, I don’t know what to do, Chad. This is so hard. On the one hand, I love Lanie and Lexie. They’re my sisters after all, but I can’t get past the fact that they’re related to Eric and his family.”
“Luna, I don’t blame you, and neither do they. As I said, they’re very understanding of the situation. Honestly, more so than they should be. It lets me know that they are, in fact, ready to be given their titles; however, with Brent being the way he is, Lexie’s title will have to wait.”
“Titles?”
“Yes, the full moon is tomorrow.”
“Oh my god, your Alpha coronation. I’m sorry, I totally forgot about that.”
“Don’t worry about it. I hope that you will be able to attend?”
“Yes, yes, of course. Even with everything going on, we wouldn’t miss it. You’ve done so much for us, congratulating you in person is the least we can do.” “Great.”
“Chad, please tell the girls how sorry I am, but I will see them tomorrow.”
“Luna, may I ask a favor?”
“Of course, anything, Chad.”
“Don’t ignore the girls when you see them. Even if you can’t accept them as your family, at the very least, can you accept them as your friends?”…… “Luna?”
“Huh? Oh yes, I’m sorry. Yes, yes, I can try to do that.”
“Thank you.”
“No, thank you. See you tomorrow.”
After I hung up the phone, I was riddled with shock throughout my entire body. Why hadn’t I thought about that? Accepting them as my sisters may be difficult, but there was no reason as to why I couldn’t still be their friend. I sighed and shook my head. I had made this all about me and my feelings, and never once stopped to consider theirs.
Rylee, it’s okay. Chad said that they’re being understanding.
Kaleigh, I’ve been selfish.
And you’ve had every right to be. I know better than anyone what that mongrel did to you. I witnessed it firsthand through your memories on your 18th birthday. I even felt it the night Wyatt found us.
Lanie is definitely worthy of being a Luna if she can already be that empathetic.
Yes, I agree. She will make a fine Luna.
But poor Lexie.
She will be fine. She, too, has a hurdle to get over, but I’m sure Brent will accept her again soon.
I hope so.
I cut my connection with Kaleigh and went back to Wyatt’s office to inform him of the Alpha ceremony at Golden Moon tomorrow. I seriously wondered where that scoundrel Eric could be.
Somewhere not too far away…
***Third person P.O.V.***
“Are we ready yet, dad?”
“Not so fast, Ash, we have to time this perfectly.”
“The Alpha ceremony at Golden Moon is tomorrow according to my source. We need to hit them at the ceremony. All of the other packs will be there.”
“I know that, Ash!” Eric roared at his son. After Halfmoon had been dismantled, Ash, Emma, and their mother, Nicole, were taken into custody, where Eric was awaiting their arrival. Nicole attacked her husband for ruining their pack, and their lives with his personal obsession for Megan, Rylee’s mother.
It also didn’t help that Ash and Emma hated their father for what he had said about them. Unfortunately for them, they had no choice but to deal with it because Eric had been planning his escape for months after his capture. With his reputation and ability to con his way out of anything, Eric had bribed the assistant medical examiner for the Elders. In exchange for his loyalty, Eric promised him a cut of his personal hidden fortune that no one knew, not even Nicole knew about.
After the assistant M.E. forged the Patterson’s deaths and failed to provide the documents to Blue Lake, he resigned from his post and helped the Pattersons escape. Eric had a secret hideout where no one would dare come to look for them. The Silver Lake pack’s fallen packhouse.
After Eric had successfully taken down Mitchell Duquesne, Rylee’s father, slaughtered the entire pack, and taken Rylee in, he secretly had a bunker made beneath the rubble. That is where he and his family have been hiding out for the last year while they planned their revenge.
Eric was hellbent on taking down all of the Alphas, and the Elders for their betrayal. Ash was determined now more than ever to kill Wyatt, his son, and take Rylee back as his rightful mate. After all, in his mind, she belonged to him first, no matter what Wyatt had told Ash about Rylee being mated to him so many years ago. Nicole and Emma hid in the background. They wanted to just leave and start anew, but Eric and Ash were keen on revenge. Nicole and Emma worked with the humans to make ends meet, not knowing that Eric had a secret fortune he never planned to share with his family.
When Ash’s source returned to tell them Golden Moon had a new Alpha in line, and that it was an Omega, they knew that they could easily take Golden Moon down during the Alpha ceremony as the transfer of Alpha power would weaken the pack for a short period of time. When the source had also indicated that there were a new Luna and Beta female in line as well, Eric wanted more information. The source provided photos for him, and his cold heart dropped to the pit of his stomach.
Lanie was the spitting image of Megan, and Lexie was a mixture of him and Megan. He knew immediately that these were the two pups that he had fathered with Megan but had to leave behind because of Nicole’s suspicions. The last thing he wanted was for his crazy wife and chosen mate to find out he had fathered two pups with Megan. Nicole still had no idea of his infidelity because the dark witch Opal had used her dark powers to hide the pain a mate would feel during an affair.
Eric had one main goal. Kill every Alpha and Elder at the ceremony and take their packs as retribution. Eric promised to let Rylee live so that Ash could have her for himself, but what Ash didn’t know was that Eric had no intentions of letting Rylee live or him for that matter. “Dad? DAD?!”
“Hm, what?”
“Quit f*****g zoning out me! We need to get this plan in order if we’re going to attack!”
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