Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Lanie, why do you ask stupid questions like that!?” I shouted at her.
“What?! It’s a legitimate question. We were raised in cages until we were sold and then escaped, and we’re apparently super special too. If Rylee is just as special, why didn’t she grow up locked in a cage the way we did!?” “Rylee, I’m so…”
“It’s okay, there’s no reason to apologize Lexie. Lanie has a valid point. All you two know is that you’re special and rare, and that’s why you were held captive in cages, so it makes sense why you would question why that didn’t happen to me. The answer is quite simple, I was thought to be dead after my pack had been slaughtered.”
“What?” we both asked.
“You see, when my pack was killed, the man who found me was the one responsible for the attack, and he thought I was an Omega. The lowest of the low in a pack, and he had no idea who I really was. So, I was pronounced dead to the world. No one knew who I was destined to be, even Wyatt didn’t know until after he brought me here.”
“So, had people known you were alive…” I started to say. “Then I more than likely would have ended up the way you two had, or worse, I could be the queen to a horrid vampire who would have forced me to have his children. Who in turn would have destroyed the entire supernatural world.” Lanie and I sat back when she said that and looked at each other. “Are you serious?” Lanie asked.
“I’m very serious,” Rylee replied. We all sat around in silence, and Owen hadn’t said a word since we came into the office. “Owen, why are you in here?” Lanie asked with a snobby tone and I looked at her again.
“The Luna’s normal guard is off today, so I am taking his place.”
“Oh.”
“Lanie, you seem to ask a lot of questions,” Owen said to her and lifted his brow.
“I have to have the answers to everything. I don’t like being kept in the dark, both literally and figuratively.”
“Those are some big words for someone who was kept in captivity their entire life,” Owen said questionably to her.
“We may have been kept in cages, but we’re not stupid, Owen. We may not know a lot about the outside world, but it’s not like we weren’t taught how to speak and use words or know their meanings,” I said to him in our defense.
“Owen, you can go,” Rylee said to him after sensing some tension in the room. “I’m fine, and I don’t need a babysitter.” Owen nodded his head and left.
“How are you able to tell him what to do? He’s so much older,” I asked her.
“Well, be that as it may, we have a hierarchy in a pack, and I outrank him. He’s a guard and an Omega. I’m the Luna.”
“Right, you’re like the queen of this pack,” Lanie said.
“Exactly. Age doesn’t matter in a pack. There are only a few others who outrank the leadership of a pack and that’s the moon goddess and the Elders.” Lanie and I looked at her confused. There was still so much to learn about being werewolves. “So, does the rest of the pack know you have powers?” Lanie asked and Rylee smiled.
“They do now, but at first not everyone did.”
“What happened when you told them?” I asked her.
“Well, that’s a long story, but the short version is that many of the pack members thought Wyatt and I were lying. That is until several pack members who witnessed me using my powers firsthand verified everything, and of course, I showed my powers to the pack.” “What happened?” Lanie asked.
“As you could imagine, a lot of pack members were terrified of me, and rightfully so. A lot of pack members already disliked me because I was practically brought in off the streets when Wyatt first found me, then it was discovered who I really was, the long lost heir of the Silver Lake pack. Then because of extenuating circumstances, I abandoned the pack and came back in the form of another with the help of good magic. And let me tell you, that did not bode over well with the pack. I was living amongst them in disguise for several months before I came back in my true form. A lot of people hated me, not only that but they also no longer trusted me. Some even went as far to petition with the Elders to strip me of my title and have me banished.”
“That’s horrible,” I responded.
“It is, but I also didn’t blame them. I basically had lied to 90% of the entire pack since day one of my arrival here. And at first, the Elders were going to banish me.” “What about Wyatt and your son?”
“Wyatt would have been stripped of his Alpha title and Sam would have lost his birthright; however, a friend of ours, another Alpha by the name of Richard came to the rescue. He knew the entire story, or at least up to a point. Wyatt explained everything to Richard in more detail, and of course, apologized for lying to him. But once Richard had the entire truth, he went to the Elders along with Ronan, Grace, and the few witnesses we had on our side. They convinced the Elders not to go through with it.”
“What did the pack members that wanted you gone have to say?” Lanie carefully asked.
“They were given a choice by the Elders. Deal with it or leave the pack.”
“They probably weren’t too happy with that, were they?” I asked and Rylee just smiled, shaking her head.
“No, they were not. Some actually did end up leaving, but there a lot of pack members who sucked it up and just dealt with it. Even though the Elders sided with us, our actions didn’t go unpunished. Our pack has been watched by the Elders for the last year, and everything Wyatt did that concerned the pack had to be run by the Elders first. If they didn’t agree with Wyatt’s decision, it would be overturned. Thankfully, that ended not too long ago and nothing major happened until the two of you arrived.” “Wait, are you saying that the Elders know about us?” Lanie asked with her voice full of fear.
“Yes, but don’t worry. All they know is that you’re two lone werewolves who are victims. They know nothing about you two being special or anything else of that matter. They’re more concerned with the fact that there are traffickers of the supernatural close to the pack territory, so they are focused more on protecting the pack than they are figuring out why you two are so special.”
“Do you know why we’re so special?” I asked her. Lanie and I still had no clue as to why we grew up the way we did, and we both still had nightmares thinking that everything was a dream. Lanie would wake up screaming and I would wake up drenched in a sweat thinking we were still locked in those cages, or that we were falling into the lake again except this time we didn’t make it out.
“I do, but for your safety, I can’t tell you. If the information I knew got out, it could put everyone in danger, and as the Luna, it is my duty to protect this pack and everyone in it. That includes the two of you.” Lanie and I nodded our heads and didn’t press any further. “One more thing, the Alpha’s meeting is going to be taking place this coming Friday to Monday, and I need you two to stay in your rooms until that is over. We can’t have outsiders knowing that you’re here.” “Are they bad people?” Lanie asked.
“Not necessarily, but there are few Alphas that Wyatt doesn’t trust too much, and we don’t want the wrong people finding out about the two of you.” We nodded our heads in understanding. I looked at Lanie and we were thinking the same thing. We had no reason to doubt Rylee because everything she did was to protect and help us ever since we got here. We knew she only had our best interest at heart, so we agreed to do whatever she told us for the time being.
***Levi’s P.O.V.***
The boss and I were heading to a meeting and I had no idea what the hell was going on. Ever since we lost Project Gemini, there had been nothing but radio silence until a few days ago. The boss had me accompanying him wherever the hell it was we were going, and he left Bane in charge of the business until we returned. I wasn’t exactly sure where we were going until we pulled up to an iron gate, and I noticed the surrounding area looked familiar. Security guards came to the car and the boss lowered his window. “Name please?” the guard asked.
“Last name Archimedes, first name Marvin.”
“Welcome Alpha Archimedes. Once you go through the gate, follow the main road until you end up at the castle.”
“Thank you,” the boss responded. I looked at him through the rearview mirror and saw him flash the fakest smile I had ever seen. Did these guys call him Alpha?
“Boss, why did they refer to you as Alpha?” I asked in curiosity with all due respect.
“Because that’s what I am, imbecile. Did you think that any werewolf could get away with trafficking the supernatural?”
“No, but I didn’t think …”
“I don’t pay you to think, Levi, I pay to do what I say! Now, shut up and drive. If the girls really did end up here, it won’t be long until we find them.”
New Book: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson was the alpha of the largest pack in North America. Powerful figures from other packs sought to offer gorgeous girls as potential mates for Dayson. He steadfastly rejected these advances, he was not a pawn to be manipulated. But eventually there came a mysterious girl he could hardly say No. Who was she?