Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Yes, we believe that he was the mole that has been working for Eric. He went missing a week ago, and his family has been under the impression that he went off on some kind of business trip. They’re devastated and angry, as you can imagine.”
“Richard, you need to keep Lorelai, Damon, and their mother under guard. Daryl West and his family were the victims here. Their daughter was banished for attempted murder, and I released West and his mate to go find her. They’ve been in hiding, and West was a mole for Patterson as well. We think that Eric is leveraging their family’s safety as a way to get them to work for him. If they die, then their family dies too.”
“I understand, Wyatt. I will make sure that they’re placed into protective custody.”
“Richard, we need to gather the Alphas of all neighboring territories. According to West, Eric had moles from every pack. There’s no telling how many people he’s killed, or how many packs he’s going to send bodies to.” “Wyatt, didn’t you say that West said something about an Alpha’s meeting coming up?” Jason asked me.
“Richard, one second.” I placed my palm over the receiver. “What?”
“West, you said that he told you that Patterson was planning something for the next Alpha’s meeting or something like that,” Jason replied.
“Yeah, your point?”
“Wyatt, he’s saying what if this is a ruse to get you and the other Alphas to call your own meeting? You said so yourself, that there’s no official meeting until next year,” Kendrick replied. For once, Kendrick made sense.
“My point exactly. What if Patterson wants all of the Alphas to have an emergency meeting at one centralized location out of fear. Then he could strike, and Rylee’s vision could still come true,” Jason responded. Hearing what they just said, I realized that they were 100% right. This was definitely a trap.
“Richard, change of plans.” .
Chad’s P.O.V.***
The entire pack was still reeling from the horrendous incident that happened at dinnertime. The elderly were on the verge of having heart attacks, and the younger pups would have nightmares for the rest of their fragile lives. After the initial shock, Richard quickly regained his composure and called Wyatt. It was pretty disturbing to find out they had just gone through the exact same thing. Lanie and Lexie were worried about Rylee, but, according to Wyatt, Rylee handled it fairly well.
With Richard was occupied on the phone, I started doing damage control with the help of the other ranked members, Trent, and some of the guards. Unlike Wyatt’s pack, who only had three victims, we had four-and that’s on top of Lorelai’s father. We had no idea that banished pack members were going to Eric Patterson for safe-haven, and we were completely blindsided by the fact that Thornton betrayed the entire pack by becoming Eric’s personal Golden Moon mole. It did make sense, now, since no one remembered seeing him at the canceled ceremony a few months ago.
Unfortunately, because of his ties to Patterson, I couldn’t help but question Lorelai and the rest of her family’s loyalty to the pack. Thornton’s reasoning for his betrayal was obvious. He was angry at us because Lorelai was humiliated by Rylee, and Damon was punished for attacking Rylee when his goal was actually Lexie. I could understand his anger towards us and Blue Lake, but to go about it this way was a little dramatic in my personal opinion. Whatever he did wrong to Patterson got him the death sentence, and it was his own fault. Richard and I agreed that he, and the others, would not be buried on pack grounds. It was my duty to inform Lorelai and her family of this decision; we sent for them to come to my office, which was where I waited for their arrival, with Lanie by my side, to discuss it.
“You would think that they would be in more of a hurry to find out what’s going to happen to their father’s remains,” Lanie said as she tapped her foot impatiently, her face getting more annoyed by the second.
“Lanie, I know you don’t have a good history with Lorelai, but can you try to, at least, be a little sympathetic? She just lost her father,” I gently pointed out as I brought her onto my lap to help calm her down.
“Be nice!? Are you serious? I may be young and new to this Luna thing, but I am by no means a …” she paused a second and thought. “s**t, what is that word?!” she grunted in frustration. Lanie was still trying to expand her vocabulary, and it was adorable to see her struggle a little bit. “Pull over?”
“It’s push-over,” I corrected her while trying to keep a straight face.
“Yeah, that! A push-over. I’m not a push-over, Chad. She tried to take you from me and insulted me when all I did was try to be nice and respectful towards her. She even had the nerve to slap me. And, on top of that, her f*****g brother wanted to do the unthinkable to Lexie! As if that wasn’t enough, their dad betrayed us by siding with the man that has ruined more lives than one can possibly count! Why the f**k should I be nice!?” she shouted and crossed her arms before full-on pouting. I let out a defeated sigh and shook my head at her immaturity. Lanie was only 18, I had to remember that, and she still had a lot to learn when it came to being Luna. I would have to call Rylee and ask her to talk to Lanie once things have calmed down.
“Baby, I get that, but you’re the Luna of this pack. You need to learn to rise above petty grudges and be the bigger person. Prove to Lorelai why you’re the Luna. Why the moon goddess, your mother, gave you to me, and not her,” I said as I stroked her cheek to calm the raging storm in her beautiful soul. “You’re too loving to have this much hate inside of you. I know your feelings are just hurt, and you’re upset for Lexie. But, if Lexie can let it go, then you should too.” “Whoever said anything about Lexie letting it go. She hates that family as much as I do.”
“But she doesn’t voice it out loud the way you do.” She dropped her arms and wrinkled her nose before rolling her eyes at me. “Lanie, I get it, you’re young, and you’ve lived your entire life very differently from the rest of us. But holding grudges like this is toxic, and it can come back to bite you in the a*s later. Let it go. Don’t stoop to Lorelai’s level. To Thornton’s level. To Eric’s level,” I concluded and gave her a strict look, signaling that we were done talking about this. She looked at me and glared, but I could see that I had gotten through to her.
“Ugh, I hate you sometimes!” she whined.
“I know, baby, I know. But you love me more than you hate me,” I teased and tightly wrapped my arms around her as she sat in my lap. She hugged me back, holding onto my arms. She tried to turn to face me; instead, she rubbed her a*s along my crotch, making me harden almost instantly. “Lanie, if you do that again, I’m going to bend you over my desk and have my way with you.” “But you told me no s*x for 48 hours.”
“It’s been 72 hours, darling. We’re way past the 48-hour mark,” I growled in her ear, making her giggle. I was about to say, ‘f**k Lorelai and her family, but just as I stood with Lanie in my arms, there was a knock on the door. “Dammit!” I grumbled. “Oh, saved by the knock,” she taunted and patted my chest for me to put her down. I reluctantly did so when there came another knock, only this time it was more impatiently and loud. Lanie and I quickly straightened our clothes.
“Come in!” I shouted from my desk; my erection now safely hidden beneath it. The door opened, and Thornton’s wife, Torrance, came into the office first, followed by Damon and then Lorelai.
“Torrance, Damon, Lorelai, please, have a seat,” I greeted them, pointing at the two guest chairs in front of my desk. Torrance and Lorelai sat in the chairs while Damon stood behind them. I didn’t miss the hateful glare Lorelai shot at Lanie, but I was going to let it slide, this time, because of their recent loss.
“You wanted to see us, Cha … I mean, Alpha,” Torrance addressed me, quickly correcting herself.
“Yes. First off, I want to give you my deepest condolences on the loss of your mate. I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of pain you are in. Secondly, I need to inform you all about the decision Richard and I made when it comes to what to do with his remains.” “What do you mean by what you’re going to do with his remains!?” Damon exclaimed. “He should be buried like anyone else in the pack would be!”
“I hear you, Damon. But, unfortunately, in light of what he has done, the decision has been made that he will not be buried on pack grounds and will be buried along with the four banished pack members. He will be treated as a rogue for his betrayal and harboring a wanted fugitive-Eric Patterson.”
“YOU HAVE NO PROOF THAT MY MATE WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT TYRANT!” Torrance screamed and slammed her hands on my desk, immediately rising to her feet.
“Mom is right! What proof do you have that it was my dad who was the mole!?” Lorelai shouted at me, then immediately turned her gaze to Lanie. “YOU!!! THIS IS YOUR DOING!” she pointed her finger at Lanie. Lanie stepped back at the sudden attack. “I didn’t do anything, Lorelai! Your father is the one who betrayed this pack! All because of you and your stupid brother!”
“Oh, you want to play the blame game, do you!? None of this would have happened had you and your street trash sister never f*****g came to this pack! YOU DON’T BELONG HERE!!!” Lorelai screamed in Lanie’s face.
“LORELAI!!!” I roared and slammed my fists on my desk, cracking it in half, and my eyes turned black with rage. Havoc was on the verge of taking over, seeing the blatant disrespect towards Lanie. She immediately cowered and started to tremble. “YOU WILL WATCH HOW YOU SPEAK TO YOUR LUNA! OR YOU CAN JOIN YOUR BACKSTABBING FATHER IN HELL!” I seethed. “DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!?”
“Yes,” she squeaked.
“I DIDN’T HEAR YOU!”
“Yes, Alpha!” she said louder. Her mother pulled her arm and made her sit back down. I was still seething, and it was taking a lot of willpower to keep Havoc at bay. He wanted to kill Lorelai for what she said to Lanie. It was just her luck that Brent wasn’t here to hear her say what she said about Lexie.
“Chad,” Lanie called out to me. I snapped my head towards her in anger, but she didn’t even flinch. “Come here,” she instructed as she pulled me to her. I instinctively buried my face into the crook of her neck and inhaled deeply. Her scent calmed me in seconds, and Havoc was finally putting down his hackles. After about a minute or so, I was finally ready to continue. I turned to Lorelai and glared at her. She couldn’t meet my eye, and, for once, I was grateful not having to look at her face. When I sat down, I took a deep breath to calm myself once more.
“Torrance, you asked for proof?” She nodded her head. “Okay. Tell me, the night of my Alpha ceremony, where was Thornton?” She looked at me, bewildered for a moment, and blinked incredulously before responding.
“I… I don’t know,” she responded.
“Where were you two?” I interrogated Damon and Lorelai.
“In the f*****g dungeons. After all, Brent f*****g put me inside there,” Damon answered.
“That’s Beta Brent to you, a*****e,” I snapped back at him. I turned my attention to Lorelai. “Well?”
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