Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“I honestly can’t even imagine what’s going through your mind right now. Believe me when I say that, had it been your room, Damon would be dead. I wouldn’t have held back if he succeeded in putting his hands on you. When he gets out of the hospital, he’s going to be severely punished.”
“I would think getting attacked by Kaleigh was enough punishment,” Lexie replied with a small chuckle. I smirked at that.
“Well, unfortunately for him, it’s not. Damon has a lot to atone for based on the fact that he wanted to force you into s****l acts. It’s even worse that he actually put his hands on Rylee while her son was in the bed with her. I am honestly surprised she didn’t kill him or, at least, allow her wolf to kill him. He could have harmed Sam, and that wouldn’t have been good for anyone. Forget Wyatt, nothing is scarier than a mom protecting their young.” Lexie nodded her head but immediately frowned. “What’s wrong?” “What you just said, how nothing is scarier than a mother protecting their young. It makes me wonder if our mother did everything she could to protect us. And I don’t mean the moon goddess. I mean our mother that we were reborn to. I mean, Lanie and I were kidnapped when we were babies. Our parents had to have put up a fight to keep us, right?” she asked, looking me dead in the eyes. I didn’t know how to answer. I mean, I know my parents did everything they could when I was kidnapped, but I was an adult and considered dead after so many months. It was different in her case.
“Truthfully, I don’t know, Lexie. I can’t speak for all parents. But, I would like to think that your parents did everything they could to get you back. I mean, you guys are of Alpha blood, so it would make sense that they would do whatever it took to keep you safe.” “Why doesn’t it feel like it though?” she asked, and I could see tears pooling in her eyes.
“Lexie, your situation with your sister is different compared to mine, or even Rylee’s. We don’t even know exactly how you guys ended up in Marvin’s possession. For all we know, whoever kidnapped you guys the first time around sold you to Marvin right away, and he made a female give birth to you guys. I genuinely don’t even know how this whole being reborn thing works. But, I would like to think that whoever she was, she loved you both and it killed her knowing that you were taken away from her,” I replied and wiped the tears that fell from her eyes. I always thought of Lexie as the strong, courageous one between her and Lanie, but I guess it was a wall she built up to protect her emotions.
“Brent, do you really want me as your mate?” she asked all of a sudden. I didn’t answer her right away because I was so caught off guard by the question. “Do you?” she asked again.
I cleared my throat before answering, “Yes, Lexie, I want you to be my mate, and I want to be your mate if you’ll have me.”
“Are things always going to be this hard if I were to accept our bond? I mean, Damon wants to hurt me. Lorelai wants to hurt Lanie. What’s not to say that others won’t try to hurt us when they find out what we’re going to be?” I knew she was asking about the fact that she and Lanie would be the ranked females of our pack after tonight.
“I can’t answer that, Lex. It’s not going to be perfect, that I know for a fact. But, I promise you that I will do whatever it takes to keep you and your sister protected. As well as any other pack member that wants to keep their heads on their shoulders.” She looked at me dead in the eyes. Her tears had stopped, and all I saw were blue orbs as beautiful as the ocean.
“Can you promise that you’ll love me? The way Chad loves my sister? Or even the way Wyatt loves Rylee?”
“No, I can’t,” I answered, and her eyes filled with tears again. I cupped both of her cheeks with my hands. God, her face was so small and compact. “I promise to love you more than that.” Her eyes widened at my response. Before she could say anything I captured her lips with mine. As soon as our lips touched, it was like fireworks were erupting all over my body. This was it. Our bond was sealed with a kiss. Now all that was left was to complete the mating process, but that would take more time given everything going on. I wouldn’t rush her into s*x, especially not after the s**t Damon tried to pull this morning.
Lexie pulled away slightly, but I kept my forehead on hers and we were both panting. She smelled so good, and she tasted even better. Her eyes were still closed, but I watched as she gulped back her nerves.
“Brent?”
“Yeah?”
“Kiss me again.” She didn’t have to tell me twice. I slammed my lips into hers and held her as tight as I could.
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***Wyatt’s P.O.V.***
I was confused as to why Dorian and his wife were asking about Sierra. No one has mentioned her ever since she was outcasted to the cottage across the lake. I don’t think anyone has even bothered to go see her. After our guests dispersed accordingly to get settled in, I made the journey to my office to wait for Dorian.
It’s already been three days since Rylee left to stay at Golden Moon, and I was going crazy without her. Even more so after hearing about the drama that occurred with Lanie wolfing out and almost getting into a fight. I wasn’t happy that Rylee used her powers on someone from Richard’s pack but, based on what Rylee told me, she didn’t really have a choice. I hated the fact that complete strangers knew of Rylee’s powers now, but there was nothing that I could do at this point. Rylee having powers won’t stay a secret forever, and that was something I was going to have to get used to.
As I was waiting for Dorian, I received a video call request from Richard.
“Hello?”
“Wyatt, how are you?”
“Missing my family but, other than that, I’m okay.”
“Well, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there was an incident this morning with one of my pack members and Rylee.”
“If you’re talking about the female who tried to attack Lanie, I already know about it.”
“It’s not that, Wyatt. This is more serious and I’m fairly certain that you’re going to insist on coming here when I tell you about it.” I paused when he said that. Just then, there was a knock on my door, and Dorian peeked his head in. I signaled for him to come in before turning my attention back to Richard. “Richard, what happened with Rylee?”
“HE WHAT!?!” I roared at the computer screen. “WHO IS THIS MOTHER FUCKER!? HE DARE TOUCH MY MATE!!!”
“Wyatt, please, calm down. The issue is being handled. Rylee and her wolf already beat the living s**t out of him and he’s currently recovering in the hospital. Once he is released, I will deal with him. I just wanted to tell you, as a courtesy.”
“Richard, if he’s not dead before I get there, then I will personally kill him!”
“What do you mean before you get here?”
“A distant cousin of mine who specializes in tracking and hunting just arrived here at my pack, and we plan to go to Golden Moon. A team of his best trackers is following a group of traffickers they caught kidnapping a werefox. We think this may be Marvin’s group.” “Oh, well, that’s good news. Who is this cousin?” I turned the computer screen so Richard could see Dorian’s face.
“Dorian, this is Alpha Richard Griffin of the Golden Moon pack. Richard, this is my distant cousin, Dorian Shaw, Alpha of the …”
“The Desert Moon pack of Las Vegas. Yes, I have heard many things about you, Alpha Shaw, you, and your wife. A human turned wolf, hand-picked by the moon goddess.”
“Your name sounds familiar.”
“I would think so. I sent a gift of condolences when news of your first pup made the headlines.”
“Ah, yes, I remember. You sent the arch of white roses for her memorial service.”
“Yes. I look forward to meeting you in person, Alpha Shaw.”
“Likewise.”
“Wyatt, you might want to call Rylee later.”
“I will, Richard. I’ll call you the day we plan to head over.”
“Very good. See you then.” I hung up the phone, and Blade was stirring in a rage after hearing that someone put their hands on Rylee.
“Wyatt, you need to calm down. There’s not much you can do about that s**t he just mentioned until we get there. And you know as well as I do that you just can’t go killing someone else’s pack member.”
