Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
***Wyatt’s
P.O.V.***
As all of the Alphas and their would-be successors gathered at the meeting spot, the tension was so thick it could be cut with a knife. I was feeling the pressure and had so much on my mind, but I felt compelled to remain as cool, calm, and collected as possible since this was all my idea. With everyone present, we were just waiting to hear back from Kendrick. He was the only person I entrusted to leave in charge of getting in contact with me once Eric showed himself and carried out whatever ridiculous plan he had for us. In order to keep a low profile, we stayed deep within the cave and only left in pairs to use the restroom or go hunt for food in our wolf forms. Considering the state of Halfmoon, it was no wonder why even rogues wouldn’t come here to squat. It was worse than the scene from The Lion King where Simba returns to take back his pride. If it were me, I would never let a pack territory fall to its knees to the extent Halfmoon did, only to become drier and far more lifeless than the Sahara Desert.
“Alpha Wyatt, I really hope you know what you’re doing,” Alpha Maximus of the Crescent Moon pack said to me as he leaned against the wall, resting his elbows on his knees.
“Alpha Maximus, I assure you, at the very least, we will catch Eric in the act of killing our clones. That alone will give us the evidence we need to prove that his ultimate goal is to get rid of us and take over our packs,” I replied. “Or worse, Eric will try to do to our packs what he did to young Luna Rylee’s all those years ago,” Alpha Ramsey of the Midnight Moon pack interjected. “We were all there when Wyatt here outed Eric for what he did.” “That is true, but it was also brought to light that Eric staged the challenge and was bound to kill Mitchell anyway,” Richard answered.
“There’s more to it than all of that,” Chad revealed, catching everyone’s attention. “My mate and her sister are also … blessed, for lack of a better term, and they both were able to ascertain that Eric had poisoned Alpha Mitchell.” “What!?”
“That is crazy talk!”
“Where is the proof!?”
Everyone was in an uproar, and the look of disgust was written all over their faces. I was a little irritated that Chad gave away that information, but then again, I figured that this information would help us.
“Calm down, everyone,” Jonah said, getting to his feet. “It is true that the young Luna and Beta of Golden Moon are gifted. And from what I was told, Eric not only faked the challenge but also cheated at that. As an Elder of this region, I have approved this mission, and I lay down the authorization that Eric Patterson, and his family, are to be killed on sight. There will be no trial as he was already commissioned for execution. His mate and children will also meet the same fate. There will be no mercy shown to them in light of this new development.”
“Wyatt, do you know what kind of poison was used?” Ramsey asked me. I was about to answer him, but someone else beat me to the punch.
“It’s called Dimethylmercury.” We all turned around. Everyone gasped in horror and shock at the individual standing before us.
“My stars,” Jonah said, completely astounded.
“Unc… Uncle… Uncle Mitch!?” I exclaimed. “Hello, Wyatt,” he greeted me and smiled. “Mitchell,” Richard seemed exasperated. “Richard, it’s been a long time, old friend.” “Uncle Mitch … I… I don’t… But how?”
“A mutual friend-William,” he responded with a wink. My eyes widened, and I looked over at Chad and Richard. “I don’t have much time. I’m not allowed to be here for very long. But I wanted to come and tell you that your plan is going to backfire.” “What?” Chad and I said in unison.
“Someone you all trust has betrayed you. And Eric knows what you are up to. He knows that those in your place are clones,” Mitch informed us.
“Why are you telling us this?” I asked him.
“Because the meeting is a trap! And you need to get to Blue Lake, now!” he shouted at me and gave me a knowing look.
“Rylee.” Mitch nodded, and I didn’t hesitate to shift into Blade, dashing out of the cave like a falcon swooping down to catch its prey.
“Wyatt, wait!” I turned around as I made it to the entrance. “The poison- there is no cure.” I nodded my head. I knew what he wanted to say was that if I wasn’t careful, I was going to die. But my life would have no meaning if Rylee were to be exposed. I could hear countless paws behind me. I looked back to see and realized that Chad, Richard, and Jonah were right on my heels, while the other Alphas and their parties were veering off in different directions, no doubt trying to get back to their packs. I couldn’t believe that I was na?ve enough to think that this plan would be foolproof. I knew that there had to be more moles in our packs but I never considered that it would be someone that we had trusted with this plan of ours. Selene was right.
I bounded as fast I could go towards Blue Lake and was grateful that Halfmoon wasn’t very far from there. We sprinted at our full speeds through the wilderness and made it over the mountain that enclosed Blue Lake’s territory within half an hour. I skidded to a stop when I saw the destruction across the land. Chad and Richard flanked me while Jonah came up next to Richard. I looked towards the castle and saw that part of the walls had been absolutely demolished. I tried to mind link Kendrick but to no avail. I tried to reach someone, anyone, but there was no answer. Not even Rylee. I snarled and pushed Blade full force as we ran down the mountain to get to the castle.
As we were running, our view of the destruction became more apparent. There were a few dead bodies with pack members mourning their loss. I made a mental note to find out how many had perished and who they were. I pushed through the debris in front of the castle and leaped through one of the gaping holes in the structure.
“Wyatt!” I heard a familiar voice. I turned to see Milan running towards me. I knew she must have recently shifted because she was only wearing a sports bra and shorts. I shifted back as well, followed by Chad, Richard, and Jonah. A few male pack members conveniently tossed us some shorts to put on.
“What the f**k happened?!” I asked her, gesturing towards the chaos within the castle.
“ERIC f*****g PATTERSON IS WHAT HAPPENED!” she shouted at me, full of anger.
“Young Gamma, please explain how this happened?” Jonah calmly asked her, his voice stern. Milan took a deep breath and nodded her head, letting out a sigh as she gathered her thoughts. She was about to say something when Jason came up running next to her. “Where are the kids?” he interrupted. “With my parents in the bunker.”
“YOU LEFT OUR TWINS!?” Jason chastised her.
“OUR HOME WAS UNDER ATTACK! I’M ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THIS PACK, AND YOU KNOW IT!” she screamed.
“YOU’RE ALSO A MOTHER TO TWO INFANTS!!”
“ENOUGH!!” I roared, getting their attention along with everyone else that was scurrying to do damage control. “What the f**k happened!?” I asked again.
“It appears that one of the packs has a mole,” Jason answered.
“Yeah, we know, someone betrayed us and told Eric that there were clones in our places. Get to the point where your pack territory looks like a f*****g tornado hit it!” Chad shouted at them, also growing very impatient.
“Wait, what do you mean you know?” Milan asked. “Wait, how the hell did you even know to come back here?”
“An old friend,” Richard answered. “Now, tell us what happened?!” he ordered.
“Believe it or not, a tornado did hit us,” Jason responded.
“Not just a tornado, multiple. More like a dozen,” Milan added and huffed.
“WHAT!?” I was speechless, and so were the others.
“Start from the beginning,” Jonah said. Milan and Jason looked at each other for a brief moment before they dove into a lengthy explanation of what happened.
***Milan’s P.O.V.***
During the Alpha’s meeting
To say that I was creeped out and frustrated to see Wyatt’s clone wandering about the packhouse as if he owned the place was the understatement of the century. What was worse was that I had to hide the fact that I was a new mother and deal with the bitching that I wasn’t attending the morning training sessions. Of all the f*****g memories Wyatt chose to omit with his clone, it had to be the one that affected my family directly. Jason and I were definitely going to give him a piece of our minds when this was all over. Raising twins is hard enough as it is without dealing with this nonsense.
“Oh my god, there you are!” I heard a frantic voice. I turned to see Rylee running towards me.
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