Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Don’t talk to me that way, boy. I don’t need you for this.” Ash and his father were constantly at each other’s throats.
“If you two can’t work together, this will never work!” Nicole shouted from the door.
“How many times do I have to tell you, KNOCK BEFORE YOU ENTER HERE!” Eric roared at her.
“And how many times do I have to tell you that you do not command me. You’re not even an Alpha anymore and, as far as I’m concerned, you’re no longer my mate. The only reason why I’m still here is because of Ash and Emma!” she growled back.
“If I made one mistake worse than these two f*****g imbeciles, it was taking you a chosen mate,” Eric sneered at her. He turned his back and walked away. Ash growled at this father’s retreating form.
“I SHOULD BE SAYING THE SAME THING TO YOU, YOU f*****g BASTARD!” Nicole screamed at him.
“Mom, why do you have to antagonize him?” Ash asked her nicely.
“Because I loved him for twenty years, and then he went and betrayed us all!” she cried. “I was the Luna of a powerful pack, and now I’m a rogue because of him!”
“It’s not all his fault you know,” Emma said coming into the room. “Ash and I are to blame too.” Ash lifted his brow at his sister. “Don’t give me that look. You know it’s the truth. Now we have a chance at redemption.”
“Only if we can get the father of the year over there to keep his marbles intact. You know he’s only doing this so he can take over all of the pack’s right?” Ash said.
“Duh. He has the worst poker face there is,” Emma replied.
“Sweetheart, do you have a contingency plan for him?” his mother asked with a knowing tone.
“Don’t worry, mom, I do. When he least expects it, I’m going to kill him, and with Rylee by my side, we will be the strongest Alpha and Luna there ever existed. The Patterson bloodline will continue, but it will be from my blood, and not from his,” Ash replied, staring off in the direction his father left.
Chad’s
P.O.V.***
After getting off the phone with Rylee, I decided to go see where Lanie was. I figured she and Lexie were busy moving their personal belongings into their new rooms. Richard has since moved out of his room in the packhouse on the third floor into a smaller room on the second floor. Given that he would soon be the Elder of our pack, he decided to stay in the packhouse but surrendered the Alpha quarters to me and Lanie.
At first, Lanie seemed hesitant to leave Lexie alone, for any reason, but Lexie was the one who encouraged her to do so. It must have reassured Lanie that her sister was still her usual cool, calm, and collected self. Lexie was definitely handling the drama better than we thought she would, more so than Brent. I shook my head at the thought of Brent and how much he was taking this out on Lexie. Even though Richard has spoken to him, accepting the fact that our mates were related to the family that ruined his life was a hard pill for anyone to swallow.
I made my way to the new room that Lanie and I would be sharing together and, sure enough, the girls were chit-chatting on the small chaise lounge at the foot of the bed. “Ladies, how’s the moving coming along?” I asked, leaning against the door frame. “Hi,” Lanie greeted me with a smile. Her smile made my heart skip a beat. And to think, I believed that I would never be able to feel the love of the mate bond again, but yet, here Lanie was. A simple smile was all it took for me to get the butterflies and Havoc to howl with delight.
“Hi, Chad,” Lexie said and gave a subtle smile as well.
“Lex, how are you holding up?” I asked her.
“I’m okay. Brent actually smiled at me today,” she replied. That was a step in the right direction.
“You saw him?”
“Yeah, in passing. But he didn’t avoid me this time.”
“Do you want me to talk to him?”
“No, it’s okay, really. I don’t want to force him into anything. I won’t lie and say it hasn’t hurt, you know, the whole avoiding me and s**t. But, I have to remember that he was hurt by … I won’t even call him our brother. He hurt Brent and took away his livelihood. If I were in his shoes, I would be the same way.” Her response didn’t surprise me but it was pretty crazy how someone so young could be so levelheaded. “Lexie, are you sure?” Lanie asked.
“Yes, and you know you would be too, Lanie. Everyone we’ve met since we escaped that day has had something tragic happen to them in their lifetime. It just so happens that two people closest to us were hurt and traumatized by the same individual. Our birth father.”
“Escape is putting it mildly. You threw me off a cliff into an ice-cold lake,” Lanie muttered under her breath.
“What was that?” Lexie asked. Lanie shook her head.
“Are we sure that you’re not meant to be Luna? Because I swear you’re taking this whole thing really well,” Lanie responded trying to change the subject back.
“No offense to Lexie, but I’d much rather have you as a mate,” I replied and pulled her to me. I kissed her neck and hugged her, making her giggle.
“You’re only saying that because I’m already your mate!” Lanie exclaimed and shoved me away.
“I’m hurt at your accusation, babe,” I told her and put my hands on my heart as if I were really in pain.
“Okay, I’m going to leave you two to your lovey-dovey ways,” Lexie announced and stood up.
“Lexie, are you sure you don’t want me to talk to Brent?” I asked her once more to be certain.
“Yes, I’m sure. He needs time and space, and I’m going to give that to him. Isn’t that what mates are for? Support and reassurance?” I nodded my head, and she left our room. As soon as the door closed, Lanie let out a deep sigh. I didn’t need to ask to know what Lanie was thinking.
“I thought you’d like to know that I spoke with Rylee today,” I casually told Lanie. “You did!?”
“Yeah, just a few minutes before I came in here. She also needs a bit more time, but she is coming tomorrow for the ceremony and promised that she would try to still be your friend, at least. Even if she can’t be your sister, just yet.” Lanie gave a face of pure relief and leaned into my chest. I kissed the top of her head and held her close.
“So, what’s going to happen tomorrow night at the ceremony?” she asked without lifting her head.
“Well, a lot of things, but the most important thing is going to be Richard transferring his Alpha power to me. Normally, an Alpha ceremony can take place whenever, but in my situation, given that I was born an Omega, it needs to be done during a full moon when a wolf’s power is at its highest peak.”
“Then what?”
“Well, then we have your Luna ceremony immediately thereafter.”
“Right after?”
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