Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Natalie, are you positive that’s what you heard?” the unknown girl asked.
“Of course I’m sure, Lisa! I wouldn’t have dropped my baby off at the nursery and full-on sprinted here if I wasn’t absolutely positive.”
“Wait, where did they go? And why did Rylee go with them?” Victor asked.
“How the f**k should I know!?”
“When did they leave?” Justin asked.
“This morning. During the Alpha meeting.”
“Natalie, when did Brent leave?” Victor asked.
“This morning.” I watched as they all looked at each other in confusion. Who was this Brent they were speaking of, and what did he have to do with Project Gemini? At least I found out who Gemini was with, but the question was where? “You don’t think …” Kelsey started to say before Victor held up his hand to her. He turned his head towards my direction and I quickly hid behind the wall I was next to.
“What is it, Victor?” I heard Justin ask him. Could I have been made?
“Let’s take this back to my place. Too many ears out in the open. We promised we would keep Lexie and Lanie safe. We can’t talk about them out here like this. Let’s go.” I heard their footsteps as they left.
When the coast was clear, I started to rack my brain. Project Gemini was no longer on the premises. It wasn’t that they were just gone from their room, they left the territory. The boss wasn’t going to like this. The worst part, I had no idea who the f**k Brent was or which pack he came from. How the hell were we supposed to retrieve Project Gemini now? I couldn’t go back to the boss with this information, he would kill me.
I thought long and hard for a minute and realized I would have to get close to this group of young adults before we left. The problem, unfortunately, was that they already knew. The Alpha already had a target on our heads and knew we weren’t friendly. This was the boss’ fault. He allowed his pride and ignorance to get the best of him, just as I predicted. Now we were completely f****d. No one trusted us.
It was then I realized that I had been played by the Beta and Gamma of Blue Lake. They also knew the girls were being moved and kept me preoccupied with entertaining me with false information that would give out any clues. We were too late from the moment we stepped foot on this land. There was no way in hell that anyone from this pack, or any of the other packs, would trust us. We had to leave before we were caught or worse, killed. The boss may be a strong wolf to me-a human-but he would be no match for a pack of this magnitude.
I f*****g hate werewolves. ***Archimedes’ P.O.V.***
Levi was a f*****g imbecile. I knew bringing humans into my operation was a bad idea, but it was the only way to prevent myself from being caught. Trafficking the supernatural was never my intent, let alone my own kind. I did it once because I needed the money, but once I got a taste and realized how easy it was for someone in my seat of power to conduct such business under the radar, I gave my life to it. My pack has no idea what I do, and it wouldn’t matter. Because anyone that finds out is either trafficked or killed. Being a small pack from Canada had its many perks; having a base of operations in the middle of nowhere, away from the packhouse, made things even easier. I knew it was a risky business, being an Alpha that trafficked the supernatural, but that’s why I brought in the humans. A scapegoat, if you will- if I were ever to be found out.
I still couldn’t believe that I had Project Gemini within my grasp, only for them to be hidden away somewhere within this ginormous pack. I would never find them in time, let alone figure out a way to gain their trust to come with me. Or convince that young mutt of an Alpha to hand them over willingly. I knew that he didn’t believe my story about the girls being run-aways. He would have handed them over without proof or needing verification. And that other Alpha, Richard, I think his name was, he was no better. Sticking his nose in where it didn’t belong. And don’t get me started on that old fart, Jonah. f*****g Elders. Always getting involved in a business that has nothing to do with them.
For this exact reason, the packs in Canada rose against the Elders. They’re weak and can’t fight for their tails; the whole lot of them slow, stupid, and senile. Elders in Canada have no say in pack business the way they do here in America. They know better. They know they would be slaughtered if they tried to dictate our packs. There is no loyalty to the Elders of Canada, and they know it.
“Marvin.” I looked up from where I had stared off into the trees to see Xavier walking towards me.
“What do you want, Hentz?”
“I did what you asked. I got you an invite to Blue Lake for the Alpha’s meeting.”
“Your point being?” I asked snobbishly, even though I knew exactly what had prompted him to say this.
“I upheld my end of the deal. You told me if I got you to Blue Lake, you would tell me who you sold Jennifer to!”
“Tsk tsk tsk, Xavier. You heard incorrectly. I said if you got me here and I got what I came for, I would give you the buyer of your precious Jennifer, or ), as the other prisoners liked to call her. But I don’t have what I want yet, so you don’t get to know that information.” “YOU SICK BASTARD!!! WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER!?!” he roared whilst grabbing me by the throat and pinning me against the tree.
“Now, now, Xavier. If you kill me, you will never see your precious Jennifer ever again,” I croaked out as he strangled me.
“I should kill you. I should f*****g kill you for what you’ve done. How do I even know my baby is still alive!?”
“You don’t.” I gave him an evil smirk as I watched him succumb to an internal battle with himself. After a few seconds of personal deliberation, he released me. I stood straight up and fixed my collar. “Xavier, I would watch that temper of yours. If you ever want to see Jennifer again, you will continue to help me until I get what I want.”
“And what is it that you want, Marvin?” he gritted his teeth.
“That’s for me to know, and for you to never find out,” I replied and walked away, laughing. Stupid fool.
***Xavier’s P.O.V.***
I wanted to rip his despicable head off. My wolf, Zeus, was consumed by bloodlust and on the verge of coming to the surface to kill him, but I held him back. As much as we both wanted to see him dead, he was the only one who knew where my daughter was. Jennifer, my precious baby girl he kidnapped over 20 years ago.
I didn’t want to help him get here, truly. But he gave me no choice when he approached my wife and me two weeks ago on our territory. We didn’t believe him at first when he introduced himself as the man who had our baby girl kidnapped at two years old. That all changed once he showed us pictures of her as she grew up, held captive in a cage her entire life. I knew I had no choice but to do what he asked if I wanted to get her back. When he revealed that she had already been sold, I wanted to kill him, but his life was spared when he told me he knew who had her because he kept records of all his sales.
I had to give in to his demands and get him to Blue Lake. Luckily, this year’s Alpha’s meeting was going to be at Blue Lake, so it worked out. He was able to come here, participate, make a few allies, and get what he came for, and in exchange, I would receive the information as to the whereabouts of my baby girl. But it didn’t work. Whatever happened between yesterday and now, whatever or whoever he was after was no longer here. I had to put an end to this madness, but I needed to find Jennifer first. “Alpha Xavier?” I looked up to see an unfamiliar face.
“Who are you?”
“My name is Lorenzo Rossi, and you have some explaining to do,” he said as Alphas Wyatt and Richard came up from behind him. “Richard …”
“Xavier, what have you done? .
***Wyatt’s
P.O.V.***
I couldn’t believe what we just overheard. It was sheer luck that we were passing by and heard someone roar. Imagine our surprise when we saw Xavier holding Marvin by the throat, and how Marvin seemed completely unphased by it all. It only further confirmed our suspicions that Xavier was not actually a friend of Marvin’s, or should I say, Marvin was not a friend to Xavier.
Thankfully enough, William was with us and we had just explained to Richard who and what he was, and why he was so invested in Rylee, Sam, and the twins. Richard didn’t seem too surprised by the facts provided and all it seemed to do was make him more comfortable with everything. Given that Richard was going to be an Elder soon, I was skeptical about telling him, but he’s been nothing but supportive and helpful ever since the day I found Rylee at Halfmoon. I have great respect for him. William heard the entire conversation between Xavier and Marvin and relayed it to Richard and me. We watched as Marvin left after taunting Xavier and we made ourselves known to him, but William interrupted by introducing himself first using his alias. When Xavier saw Richard and me behind him, he nearly s**t himself.
“Richard…” Xavier’s voice faltered and trembled.
“Xavier, what have you done?” Richard asked.
“I didn’t… I had no choice … He…”
