Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Of course, I do. Why wouldn’t I know? I’m sorry that happened to you, it is beyond tragic what you had to endure, but I needed you to survive. I needed you to live, to turn into who you were meant to be. I needed you to live so that you could one day unite with Lexie and Lanie.” I could barely even comprehend the rest of Selene’s explanation as I was unable to stop the rising anger coursing through my entire body, hearing her admit that she was the reason Eric found me that night beneath all of the rubble. “Rylee, do you not understand that had I left you alone as a child and not shown Eric where you were hidden, you never would have survived the night?” I furrowed my brows at her. “Child had you not gone with Eric that night, rogues passing by would have killed you. You were all but ten years old. You would have been decimated.” My face relaxed hearing that. “I… I didn’t think about that,” I admitted and sighed in defeat. “I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be, Rylee. I know what you went through. I had to witness it firsthand every day until the day Wyatt found you.” I just nodded my head but stayed silent for a moment. I took a quick glance at her before asking my next question a little more calmly. “Selene, when you said this isn’t my time, what did you mean?” I asked.
“What I meant to say was that this isn’t your time in life. At this precise moment, you are merely a toddler. You don’t have your powers or super abilities. You’re in the life of your two-year-old self.”
“Why couldn’t I stop her from leaving?” I asked referencing my mother.
“Because you weren’t supposed to. You’re here to get answers, not change the past. You cannot change what has already happened.”
“Why am I here then?” I threw my arms up and slammed them down to my side all dramatically.
“As I said, this is Lexie’s doing, and I think her conversation with Ryker was the trigger. Her consternation of Eric being a murderous monster put so much fear into her, it awoke her power.”
“Are you saying that Lexie can send just people back in time?”
“Only those with unanswered questions.”
“How do I get out of this? How do I get back to Wyatt?”
“You will be sent back once everyone finishes their journey.”
“Everyone? Who else did Lexie send back?”
“Herself, Lanie, and William.”
“William!? What unanswered questions does he have!? He can see the past and future!”
“William is a unique case. And if you want to know what he is questioning, then you will have to ask him yourself.” I just scoffed. “Until then, be mindful about where you go and who you talk to. Being seen won’t affect the timeline much but saying the wrong thing to the wrong person might. Even though you can’t purposefully change past events that have already occurred, you can cause a rift. Even the smallest ripple in time can cause damage to your present. And not just yours, everyone’s.” “Can I see my father?”
“You can. You can even tell him who you are, but you cannot, under any circumstance warn him about the challenge that is to come, Rylee. He cannot know that it’s a setup by Eric.” Tears immediately started to form in my eyes when she said that. “You said that I couldn’t change events that have already happened. The challenge hasn’t happened yet! I can save my family!”
“But it has happened already, Rylee. It has. Even if you were to warn him, he would still accept the challenge from Eric because as an Alpha, it is not in his nature to reject it, or in any Alpha’s nature. He will still die because his life story was written long ago, just like yours was.” I dropped my head and wept. I felt her embrace me and hold me close. She was so warm and comforting. I could feel the warmth of the moon from her. “I’m so sorry for what you have been through, child. And I apologize that I didn’t come to you sooner.” “You show yourself to Allie all the time.”
“Allie needs a lot of guidance. It’s not easy being a human all of your life and suddenly finding yourself mated to a supernatural. And not just any supernatural, an Alpha wolf like Dorian, resulting in her being turned into a werewolf and becoming a Luna. Allie is a work in progress. She has a good heart and has a lot of love to give, but only gives it to those she deems worthy. Allie’s ability to sense souls is both a blessing and a curse, and she doesn’t realize that she uses it only for her benefit. She needs a lot of guidance and she also needs a lot of healing. Allie has so much pain and anger in her and she refuses to let it go. She may confront those who hurt her, but she doesn’t show any of the pain. She’s a broken spirit, even if she doesn’t seem like it. She constantly lives in fear, and even though her bond with Dorian is strong, and she loves him with everything she has, the poor thing still has yet to let go of the fear that Dorian will one day leave her. I don’t mean by him rejecting her either. Allie fears that Dorian is all but a figment of her imagination. Or that she will wake up to a phone call that Dorian has died. Allie shields herself behind her anger which is why she is always screaming when she is worked up. It’s the only thing she knows to shield herself from emotional pain. You, however, don’t need as much guidance or healing. You’re a natural Luna and you were born a wolf. You found your healing when you and Wyatt fixed your bond. That made you whole again. And the fact that you chose a moment in time you only learned of recently, and not the most eventful night of your life shows that you have healed and come to terms with your family’s death. You don’t need to change the past because you know that it had to happen. You knew deep down what kind of Luna you were going to be and needed to be. You’re a smart girl, Rylee, and you know that. You act innocent with Wyatt because he’s your mate, but deep down, you’re a feisty spitball of fire, attitude, and more courage and strength than most.”
“But this past year …”
“This past year was a learning experience for both you and Wyatt. It’s why I had to show myself to him first. He needed a push in the right direction.” I nodded my head while leaning on her shoulder. “Rylee, you don’t need me. You never have. But when I saw where you were, I knew I had to come see you before you made a grave mistake,” she said while gently pushing me away so I could face her. The tears kept falling down my cheeks as she tenderly wiped them away. She looked me in the eyes, making sure I understood what she meant. I closed my eyes and nodded my head in understanding. I couldn’t change the past. If I showed myself to my father, I can’t warn him about the challenge to come in eight year’s time. I had to let go of the fact that my parents were meant to die, and there was nothing I could do about it.
“This sucks,” I sobbed, making her chuckle.
“You’re going to be fine, Rylee, and you will have a chance to avenge your parents.” I gasped as I looked up, but she was gone. I scoffed at her disappearing on me like that. But then I remembered what everyone else who had met her had said, she was known to pop up on a whim and then vanish into thin air.
I began to hear voices coming from inside of the packhouse and realized that it was my father. He must have discovered that my mother was missing and was sending out the warriors to search for her. Even though Selene said it was okay for people to see, I didn’t want the warriors to find me. They would think I was an intruder so I hid again behind the bush and waited.
***Lanie’s P.O.V.***
After being temporarily blinded by the white light that flashed us all, I hid into Chad’s chest only to find that was somewhere else entirely, and without him. Instead, I was met with Lexie’s confused face with her staring at me like I was some alien. She was back to normal too.
“Lex, what the hell!?” I shouted, giving her a once-over.
“What?” she asked, completely oblivious. I looked at her.
“Lex, you fainted and your hair was all white and s**t. And then, this symbol formed on your forehead, and you flashed a bright, white light at all of us!”
“What are you talking about, Lanie!?” she asked me as if I was speaking in a different language. I just gawked at her. Did she really not remember what happened? “Where’s Ryker?” she asked while looking around. “Where the hell are we?”
“I should be asking you that, Lexie!” I exclaimed, finally taking a moment to observe our surroundings. “This is your fault!” I said pointing between her and me and then to the room that we were in.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Lanie! I was just talking to Ryker, then I had this massive headache, and now I’m here, with you, wherever the hell here is,” she replied while signaling with her hands and arms to highlight the fact that we were in unknown territory.
“This place doesn’t seem familiar to me,” I told her as I looked around again. We were inside of a room, more like an office, that we had never seen before. It was fully furnished and humongous, but the scent that was the office was covered in wasn’t one that either of us recognized. Lexie looked as if she wanted to say something, but then we heard a voice outside of the door. We both hid in the closet as quickly as we could. As soon as we closed the door, someone opened the door to the room that we were inside of. Lexie held up her finger to her lips and I nodded my head.
“Eric, are you certain that you want to challenge the Silver Lake Alpha?” a familiar voice asked. I looked at Lexie and c****d my head to the side hearing it. It couldn’t be.
“I wouldn’t have to, had you not let Megan go in the first place seven years ago, Marvin!” My eye widened in horror and so did hers. Our birth father and our captor were both here. I quickly mind-linked Lexie.
Lex, how can Marvin be out there? Rylee killed him!
But did you hear what he said? About challenging the Silver Lake Alpha. That’s Rylee’s old pack.
How can this be possible!? Lexie, what the hell did you do!? Where did your stupid white light send us!?
Again, with the white light s**t. I have no idea, what you’re talking about Lanie! But if I had to wager a guess, I think we’re in the past. Eric said something about Marvin letting mom go seven years ago.
How the hell did you send us to the past!?
Stop blaming me! I didn’t do s**t!
I rolled my eyes at her and decided to let it go for now. Lexie was right though, we had to be in the past. We kept as quiet as possible and continued to listen to them.
“I had to let her go! You left without a trace after the dark witch transferred the souls that you stole from the Lunar Kingdom. Once she gave birth, I had no use for her!”
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