Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Hold on, son. I need to greet Chad first. Remember, Alphas need to be respectful and do their job before they have fun.”
“Okay,” Sam lowered his head.
“Wyatt, I may need you to help with Killian when it comes to Alpha training,” Chad said shaking his hand.
“Of course, I’d be happy to give you a few pointers.”
“Rylee, it’s good to see you again,” Chad approached me and put out his hand. I kindly took it.
“It’s good to see you too, Chad. Where are the girls?” I asked him.
“They’re getting ready for the ceremonies. I haven’t seen Lanie all day. My mother is acting like this is our wedding day instead of our Alpha and Luna ceremonies,” he replied and rolled his eyes. I couldn’t stop the giggle that followed. “And Lexie?” I asked.
“She’s probably with them,” Brent answered. I looked at him, and he looked oddly happy.
“Brent, I get the feeling that you and Lexie made up, and very recently I might add,” I said to him and lifted my brow knowingly. Brent immediately blushed, making all of the men chuckle. “Daddy!” Sam yelled and pulled on Wyatt again.
“Samson Valencia!” Wyatt growled at him. Sam pouted at him and tears filled his eyes.
“Wyatt, don’t be so harsh. He’s just excited to see his friend,” I scolded him. “Come on, baby. Let’s go find Killian while Daddy does his business.” I picked him up and took him inside.
Stop coddling him, Rylee. He needs to learn patience.
Stop being such a d**k to him, Wyatt. He’s barely going to be two. Be happy that he has the amount of patience he does at the moment.
I could feel Wyatt roll his eyes at me as I walked away. I ventured around the packhouse with Sam in tow, looking for Killian and Chad’s parents. I was greeted by several Golden Moon pack members and other Alphas that had already arrived. As I turned the corner to the dining area, I ran into Chelsea.
“Oh! Excuse me,” I said.
“Oh, Luna Rylee, what a pleasant surprise!” she exclaimed with a smile. “Hi, Sam!” she said and pinched his cheek.
“Mommy, Kian!”
“Sam, be polite and say hello to Chelsea first, then we will go find Killian,” I gently reminded him.
“It’s okay. Pups at his age only have one thing on their mind, and that’s playtime. All three of my boys went through that phase. It’s the socialization phase,” Chelsea assured me.
“I know, but Wyatt wants him to be a polite and respectful person before he lets him have his fun,” I said without bothering to mask the sarcasm in my voice.
“Thomas is the same way. They’re just trying to mold them into respectful men.”
“He’s barely going to be two!” I asserted, making her laugh.
“My dad has Killian in the back with my kids. I’ll take Sam to them, and you can get settled with the other Lunas that are already here. Or, if you want to go see Lanie, she’s upstairs on the third floor. The first room on the left,” Chelsea mentioned nonchalantly and took Sam from my arms.
“Thank you, Chelsea. I appreciate it. Samson Valencia, you be a good boy and listen to Chelsea and Mr. Ray, do you understand me? They’re in charge right now.”
“Yes!” Chelsea smiled and whisked Sam away, bouncing in her arms. I let out a sigh of relief as she took my child to go play with the other pups. I made my way back around the packhouse and up the stairs to go find Lanie and Lexie. I was still apprehensive about this whole situation, but I promised Chad that I could at least be a friend to them, for now. I will never deny that they’re my sisters but accepting them as such was still difficult at the moment.
I found the room where Lanie was supposed to be with Angeline and knocked three times. The door opened, and Lexie appeared before me. “Rylee!” Lexie shouted and hugged me. I hugged her back and smiled. “Come in,” she gestured and held the door open. She was also unusually upbeat and happy, just like Brent. I smiled to myself; her scent wasn’t mixed with his, but it was obvious they only had some intimate moments together. I had to commend Brent for moving past this whole ordeal of being related to Ash and accepting Lexie as his mate again.
“Hi, Rylee,” Lanie called out from the chair at the vanity.
“Wow, Lanie, you look gorgeous,” I told her. Her hair had been curled to perfection, and Angeline had created a Dutch-braid crown around her head. Small, white flowers were threaded between the braids. Her makeup was done very naturally, almost similar to how Milan did mine for my Luna ceremony.
“Luna, so glad to see you again,” Angeline said and gave me a motherly hug. I looked at Lanie again and could have sworn I saw my mom for a split second.
“Rylee, is everything okay?” Lanie asked as she noticed me staring intently at her.
“Yeah, it’s just that… You look a lot like my … I mean, our mom with your hair like that. Now that I think about it, you look a lot like her.”
“I do?”
“Yeah. I guess I never noticed before with everything that was going on. Actually, now that I think about it, Mom styled her hair the same way for her Luna ceremony too,” I said and pulled out my phone. “Luna? What do you mean by your mom?” Angeline asked as she pointed to the three of us. Something told me she missed the memo.
“Uh… She doesn’t know?” I verified with the girls and they both shook their heads and looked at Angeline with guilt in their eyes. “Angeline, we recently found out that the girls and I are related. We’re half-sisters.” “I’m sorry!?” She was shocked, to say the least, but it was understandable.
“Yeah, I apologize that you’re just now finding out about this. But, I assumed that Chad would have told you and Raymond.”
“Oh, that boy of mine is going to get it. Alpha or not, I’m going to kick his a*s!” Angeline said, making fists in the air. Lexie, Lanie, and I giggled at her. “Right, well, we don’t have time for my dramatic antics right now. Lanie, sweetheart, let’s get you and your sister in your dresses and do the final touches on your hair and makeup, shall we?” Lanie and Lexie nodded. I stayed to help out. It felt good being there for them and being able to celebrate this milestone with them. They have definitely come a long way, considering their tragic past and all of the trauma they have endured.
Even though it was only a few short weeks ago that they literally landed at Blue Lake, I couldn’t be prouder to see them flourish the way that they have. Now, one was going to become Luna and the other was going to become Beta. As I was helping Lexie put on her dress, I felt a sudden pressure in my head. I knew what it meant, and I grasped onto Lexie.
“Rylee?” I heard her call out. As soon as I was about to respond, visions poured into my mind faster than I could interpret. I could hear screams and cries all around me. Pools of blood were accumulating everywhere, and bodies were scattered all over. It was an absolute bloodbath.
As I looked around, I saw that nearly all of the Alphas and Betas were dead. Lunas were sobbing over their mates’ bodies, at least, the ones that were still alive. Among the bodies were young pups. But what made my heart catch in my throat was when I saw the bodies of those I loved most. Wyatt’s naked body was lying on top of Sam’s. Teardrops fell from my eyes when I felt a sudden chill behind me. When I turned around, I was met with a face I never thought I would ever see again. “You’re mine!”
I gasped as I came out of my premonition. I grasped my chest, feeling the immense pain of all those who lost a loved one.
“Rylee?” I jumped up when I saw Wyatt in front of me. He had a look of pure concern and fear.
“Wyatt!” I leaped into his arms and cried into his neck.
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