Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Wait, are you saying that we’re at Blue Lake?” I looked at him surprised. I had only seen the pack territory from the mountainside and wasn’t aware that was our current location.
“What the f**k do you think?” he said and pointed to this left. I looked outside the window and saw the massive lake. “Because of you and your team’s incompetence, I had to pull teeth to get an invite to this damn Alpha’s meeting. Our job is to find the girls and get them out of there before the end of this weekend.”
“I understand boss, I won’t let you down again.”
“You’d better not. Because if you fail me this time, I won’t hesitate to kill you and your family.” I gulped and nodded my head. When we pulled up to the castle, I was about to get out to open his door when he stopped me. “Levi, take this potion,” he said, handing me a vial. “What is this?” I asked looking down at it and back at him.
“It’s a potion that will mask your human scent. We can’t have hundreds of wolves smelling the stench of a mortal within their midst. It would raise too many red flags.” I nodded and took the potion in one gulp. I only hoped the boss knew what he was doing. .
***Wyatt’s
P.O.V.***
The weekend of the Alpha’s meeting was finally here, and I was under so much stress that I was on the verge of pulling my hair out. It was bad enough that Elder Jonah would be here, but apparently, Alpha Xavier brought in another Alpha from out of state that no one had ever heard of. When I saw the updated list of Alphas that would be in attendance, the first thing I did was vet the unknown individual. Alpha Marvin Archimedes was from Montreal, Canada. I wasn’t sure why an Alpha from out of state, let alone outside of the country, decided to show their face last minute; but, he seemed to be on the up and up so I allowed for the eleventh-hour change. As Rylee and I were out front welcoming all of the incoming Alphas, Kendrick, Melody, Jason, and Milan were inside getting things prepared for the weekend. Although most Alpha meetings took place at the time of a celebration, this weekend was only going to be for the sake of renewing treaties.
“Richard, it’s great to see you again,” I said to Alpha Richard of Golden Moon. It had been a year since we last saw each other, and I was curious to know how the newborns taken into his pack were doing.
“Wyatt, good to see you as well, and Luna Rylee, I’m glad to see that everything seems to be back to normal,” he said and kissed the back of her hand.
“Alpha Richard, it’s always a pleasure to see you,” she replied to him.
“You remember Chad and Brent, don’t you?” Richard asked as two men showed up behind him.
“Chad! It’s so good to see you! How’s Killian?” Rylee practically shouted.
“Hello, Luna. It’s great to be seen, and Killian is doing wonderfully. He’s growing up fast, and he’s running around driving me and his grandparents insane.” “Boys will be boys,” she said, shrugging her shoulders.
“Brent, how are you?” I asked him, shaking his hand firmly. “I’m sure Kelsey and the others will be excited to know that you’re here.”
“Alpha, thank you for having me here. I’m excited to see them as well. After spending nearly one year in a cage together, it will be nice to reconnect.” “Please go on in, our Betas will show you to your guest rooms,” Rylee said to them while pointing towards the door.
“Richard,” I stopped him and whispered in his ear. “I could use your professional advice on something, can we have a private moment tonight after dinner?”
“Of course, anything you need,” he replied, and I smiled. I let him go to get settled in. As he went inside, I felt Rylee tense in reaction to something. “Tink, what’s wrong?” I asked her.
“Wyatt, who is that?” she asked. I looked up to see an unknown dark sedan approaching. When I saw the vehicle had Canadian plates, I knew that it had to be Alpha Archimedes. “That has to be the Alpha that Xavier of Black Moon invited last minute,” I told her. “Why am I getting the willies from his car?” she asked as it came to a halt and the driver stepped out. Rylee immediately furrowed her brows at the driver, and I could tell that she was uncomfortable with him also. He came around to where we were standing and opened the back door. The individual who stepped out was not who I was expecting.
“Hello, my name is Marvin Archimedes, Alpha of the Devil’s Moon pack in Montreal,” he said, extending his hand to mine. I shook it and I could feel him immediately trying to size me up, which was kind of ironic given that he was barely a few inches taller than Rylee and looked to be in his mid-forties.
“Hello, my name is Wyatt Valencia. Welcome to the Blue Lake pack. This is my mate and Luna, Rylee.”
“Luna, it is a pleasure,” he responded and tried to shake her hand. But for the first time today, Rylee actually took a step back and refused to return his greeting. This didn’t go unnoticed and Archimedes obviously felt disrespected.
“I apologize, Alpha Marvin. My mate is a little shy towards newcomers,” I quickly defended her. He didn’t seem to buy it, but he accepted my response anyway. “Please go on inside, and our Betas and Gammas will escort you to your guest room.” He and his driver nodded and proceeded on.
As soon as they went through the door and were completely out of hearing range, Rylee turned to me and said “Wyatt, his driver is human.” “What?” I looked down at her.
“He’s trying to mask his scent, but it’s not doing much when it comes to my sense of smell. He’s f*g human, and that Alpha is not to be trusted.” “Why? Did you read his mind?”
“No, but he’s a werewolf that wreaks of human. Remember what Dr. Andrews said? If a wolf spends too much time with humans, they can start smelling like them?”
I c****d my head to the side at what she just said and looked back towards the front door of the castle. I knew that this sudden change in the Alpha guestlist was too suspicious to be coincidental.
“Wyatt, I don’t want that guy anywhere near Sam or Lexie and Lanie. He’s bad news, I can feel it.”
“Okay, I’ll get William and Olivia to keep an eye on him for us,” I reassured her. She nodded her head and glared towards the castle. Rylee was on edge, and this was the first time I’ve seen her in straight-up protection mode. We spent the next couple of hours greeting the rest of the incoming Alphas and once the last one on the list arrived, we headed back inside.
There was still another hour before dinner, but it looked like the party had already started inside the ballroom where dinner was supposed to be held.
“I guess Brent found the others,” Rylee said. I looked over at the far corner where the alcohol was being served and, sure enough, they were all being rowdy like they were still in college. Brent seemed to be genuinely happy for Kelsey and the others and the fact that they had mates and kids now. Victor introduced Dianna to him, and they all seemed to be getting along great.
The Alphas were gathered in their own corner, drinking their brandy and whiskey, and mingling while talking shop and the Betas were socializing nearby. A few Lunas that were in attendance were gossiping in their own corner as well.
“Luna Rylee, come join us!” one of them shouted and I could only watch as she dragged her away. Rylee was by far the youngest amongst them, but they treated her with respect and included her in all of their gossips. I also watched as Kendrick and Jason joined in with the other Betas, and my sister along with a few other Omegas were serving the guests. My mom was in the kitchen with Zoe and Michelle, and Milan looked like she was about to fall over.
“Milan,” I said going up to her and placing a hand on her shoulder, “go rest, you look like you could use it.”
“Oh my god, thank the f*g goddess for you, Wyatt,” she said and handed me the tray she was holding. She immediately went upstairs and disappeared. I shook my head and smiled as I passed the tray to another Omega.
“Son.” I turned to see my father.
“What’s up, dad?”
“Mr. Williams just told me dinner is ready to be served.”
“Nice, I’ll make the announcement. Why don’t you grab mom and Rylee and go sit down first.” He nodded his head as he tapped my shoulder and left. I quickly and respectfully announced that dinner was ready to be served, and everyone dispersed to the tables and chairs. All of the Alphas and Lunas sat at one table while the other guests sat at other tables.
I took my place at the head of the table with Rylee on my right and my dad on my left. Once the food was served, the sounds of laughter and conversations died down as everyone began to enjoy their meals. But Rylee didn’t seem to be enjoying her food. “Dearest, what’s wrong?” I asked her.
“I’ve lost my appetite,” she replied.
“Sweetheart, are you feeling okay?” my dad asked her.
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