Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
I believe you are right, Milan!
I changed direction as fast as I could and went after her. I mind-linked her, hoping it would go through.
RYLEE!
MILAN! GO BACK TO THE PACKHOUSE!
NO! WHAT ABOUT YOU!?
I CAN HANDLE MYSELF! MAKE SURE PACK MEMBERS ARE OKAY!
BUT KENDRICK AND MELODY!
Don’t worry about them. I think we’re all going to the same place. I’ll keep them safe. Look after Sam and Leighann for us until we get back.
But Rylee!
THAT’S AN ORDER, MILAN!
Ivory hit the brakes again. I was so pissed that everyone was using their rank on me. I wanted to help, but I couldn’t defy direct orders. This was new territory for me since I was always on the front lines before having the twins. Ivory huffed as we went back towards the castle. I was appalled at the amount of damage the tornadoes had caused-all of this in the span of a few minutes. I was even more shocked to see dead bodies littered everywhere. Most of them were the visiting Alphas. I jumped through one of the open windows that had been shattered in the initial attack and saw even more dead bodies.
Milan, look. Ivory said to me. She turned our head, and I saw Wyatt’s clone… headless. Ivory gave me back the reins, and I quickly shifted back, grabbing a sports bra and a pair of shorts that had been scattered around the dining room. Luckily, these were some of the only clean pairs of clothes lying around. I looked around to see the damage, and it was bad.
“Gamma!” I heard someone call out to me. It was one of the kitchen Omegas, and they were dragging Mr. Williams by the shoulders.
“s**t, what happened?”
“One of the twisters picked him and threw him across the kitchen. He was impaled with one of the curtain rods that came loose,” they explained.
“Get him to the hospital, now! Make sure Dr. Andrews knows that there are more coming his way and that he needs a full staff!”
“Yes, Gamma!” As they dragged him off towards the hospital, someone else called to me.
“Milan!” I turned in the direction of the voice and saw Keaton, Irene, Diana, and Kelsey.
“You guys, are you okay!?” I asked them.
“We’re fine. What the f**k was that!?” Keaton asked, pointing outside.
“I don’t have a f*****g clue, but that’s not what is important right now. Keaton, Melody was taken by one of the tornados, and your brother went after her. That makes you the Beta in charge. Irene, go find Sirena, and you guys get down to the hospital. There’s going to be a lot of people who need medical attention,” I briefed them. They just stood there, dumbstruck as they tried to absorb everything I said. “GO!” I shouted, and they moved as fast as they could.
“What about us?” Kelsey asked.
“You guys go find the others. If everyone is in one piece, start triaging the injured and the dead. Dianna, do you know where the tags are?” She nodded her head. “Good. If they can walk and talk and aren’t bleeding to death, tag them as green. If they’re injured but aren’t immediately dying, tag them as yellow. They’ll probably heal on their own in a few hours anyway. If they need immediate medical attention, you tag them as red and get green tags to help take them to the hospital for treatment. If they’re dead… tag them as black and move on.” They looked at each other and nodded before taking off.
I looked around and saw that most of the Alphas’ clones had been brutally killed. This wasn’t what we were expecting at all. This was something far beyond what anyone could have anticipated. As I continued to look around the dining room and helped get people to their feet if they were alive and had them move to help others if they were able to. I watched as Dianna triaged people inside, as Kelsey and Natalie triaged outside. Thankfully, I was more green and yellow than I was red and black from where I was standing inside. This went on for a good 20 minutes or so before I heard a ferocious snarl from outside. I looked out the window and saw Blade with three other wolves tailing him.
“Wyatt,” I said to myself. I watched as he and the other wolves behind him jumped through one of the big holes in the wall of the castle. I made my way around from the dining room to meet him. I knew he was going to want a damage report. How the hell was I supposed to tell him that not only was his sister kidnapped by a force of nature, but Rylee as well? .
***Wyatt’s P.O.V.***
After Milan and Jason had caught us all up to speed, my blood was boiling, and I saw red. I had completely let my guard down, and to add insult to injury, Eric had been one step ahead of us the entire time. I was kicking myself more times than not. The fact that I still couldn’t get a handle on things when it came to Eric and this bullshit situation was driving me mad. Why couldn’t I get this right? What was I doing wrong?
“Son.” I looked up to see my parents in the doorway of my office. Once everyone left to go put out their own fires, and Chad and Richard returned to Golden Moon to double-check on their pack, I secluded myself in my office to try and figure out our next course of action. Even though several pack members were taken-one of them being Rylee-I wasn’t as worried because I knew that Rylee and Kendrick would keep them all safe.
“Dad, what’s the total count?” I asked him, referring to the deceased pack members.
“Not including the clones, we lost about a dozen pack members,” he answered with his head down.
“s**t,” was all I could mutter. “Make sure their families get all of the accommodations for memorials and burial services. Spare no expense,” I told him.
“Of course,” he replied. I expected that to be the end of the conversation, but they continued to stand there and stare at me intently.
“What?” I finally asked, frowning at them in annoyance.
“Don’t use that tone with us, Wyatt,” my mother snapped.
“Mom, no offense, but I’m not a child anymore. Don’t talk to me as if I am one.”
“Then stop f*****g acting like one!” she shouted. My mother rarely ever cursed, but when she did, I knew that she meant business. “Wyatt Valencia, get your head out of your a*s!” she continued. “You need to own up to your mistakes!” “You don’t think I know that! I’m feeling guilty enough as it is! I don’t need you adding to it!”
“DON’T SPEAK TO YOUR MOTHER THAT WAY!” my father boomed. “Wyatt, I let you slide with a lot of things because you’re the Alpha now, but that won’t stop me from kicking your a*s if you keep disrespecting your mother that way!” I huffed at him in irritation. “Pack members have been taken by Eric. Three of whom are your mate, your sister, and your Beta!”
“Kendrick wasn’t taken; he went after Dot!”
“Kendrick is still missing regardless! We have no idea where they are!”
“What are you talking about? They’re at Silver Lake! That’s where Eric has been hiding out!”
“Wrong.”
“What?”
