Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“But Lanie, it’s different for the gods and goddesses of the supernatural. They don’t just have one child; they have millions. Selene literally has millions of children, and she has to look after all of them. She can’t just snap her finger to create a utopia for us just because there are a few bad apples.”
“I’m not saying she has to! I’m saying she should try to be involved in her children’s lives if she actually cares about their well-being! If she had just made the choice to get rid of Eric, then everything that has happened over the last twenty-plus years would have never come to pass! Rylee would have grown up with her family! Lexie and I would have grown up in the kingdom! All those people that Eric murdered would still be alive! And all of the pack members that he’s currently holding hostage-goddess only knows where- would be home with their families!” Chad sighed and just rubbed his face.
“Okay, I get it. I see your point. But none of that matters right now. What’s happened has happened, and now we have to find Rylee and the others,” he told me. I nodded my head and finally let it go. I stood up from my seat, went over to him, and sat on his lap to calm down some more. He wrapped his arms around me and tenderly kissed my cheek.
“Do you think Svetlana will be able to find Rylee and the others?” I asked him softly.
“I don’t know, but I hope so,” he answered.
“Hey!” someone shouted as they burst through the door.
“What is it, Brent?” Chad asked.
“It’s Jackson! He’s back!” Brent announced with a huge smile.
“What!?” We both shot up out of our seats and ran out of the office. We followed Brent to the main living room, where Richard was helping Jackson sit on the sofa.
“Jackson!” Chad called out as he quickly kneeled in front of him. “You look like s**t, old man.”
“I feel like s**t,” Jackson replied.
“I don’t understand. How did you escape?” Richard asked him.
“It wasn’t easy, but they were transferring me and a few others, and I was able to break away. I had to fight quite a few rogues, but I was able to get to freedom relatively quickly.” “What about Rylee?” I asked him.
“I didn’t see the young Luna. We were all held in different cells. I know I saw the Beta of Blue Lake. He was captured by the dark witch when he followed his mate who had been kidnapped.” “Yeah, Wyatt told us that his sister had been taken and that his Beta went after her,” Chad informed him.
“Jackson, what else can you tell us?” Richard asked.
“Not much. Eric does have more followers than we anticipated. And I saw the dark witch that is helping them. She’s powerful. She’s the one who created the tornadoes that kidnapped everyone.”
“I don’t get it. Why didn’t Eric send people to recapture you?” Brent asked.
“I don’t think he cares too much about one missing wolf. I mean, I’m a retired Beta. I don’t think I can offer much to him. He probably just wanted to cut his losses.” I looked at Jackson and was confused because if there was one thing that Rylee said about Eric, it’s that he’s not one to give up easily. The fact that he took pack members that are ranked or are related to ranked members must be for a specific reason. He wouldn’t just cut his losses the way Jackson was saying. I bit my bottom lip and looked back at Jackson, studying his face carefully.
“Can you at least tell us where you were held or take us back there?” Chad asked.
“I’m sorry, no.” Jackson’s answer threw us off, and I saw the moment Brent, Chad, and Richard made eye contact with each other.
“Don’t worry about it, old friend. Let’s get you to the pack hospital,” Richard said to him and had a few Omegas help Jackson to his feet and escort him.
“Richard, a word please?” Chad said as soon as Jackson was out of the room. “Brent, go get Mav and J. This will be an all-ranked members meeting.” Brent nodded his head without hesitation and left to find Mav and J. I found Lexie in the crowd and gestured for her to come with us.
When we all went into Chad’s office, the air was tense, and I could just feel the weight of the uncomfortable silence that filled the room as we waited for Brent, Mav, and J. When they finally came in, J and Maverick were holding hands. Seeing that made me smile, and it was clear that they were heading in the right direction.
“What’s going on?” Mav asked as he and I took their seats.
“You heard that Jackson is back, right?” Chad asked.
“Yeah, Trent told me via mind link. What’s up?”
“Well, we asked him a few questions, but one of his answers doesn’t make sense,” Brent replied.
“What do you mean?”
“Chad asked him to tell us where it is that he escaped from, but he said no,” I told them. Maverick and J both looked at me like I was the crazy one.
“What do you mean he said no?” I asked.
“Are you sure he didn’t say he didn’t know?” Mav asked.
“No, man, he said no. He didn’t even hesitate or even try to think about it. He just flat out said no,” Brent told him.
“Even if he had said he didn’t know, it still wouldn’t make any sense. Jackson is a Beta wolf by blood. He’s trained to look at his surroundings and think on his feet. It doesn’t matter that he’s retired and no longer in his prime. Those skills are in his blood until he dies. His claim of not knowing wouldn’t make sense. And his flat-out refusal to tell us where he was being held worries me,” Richard explained.
“Something else he said didn’t make sense. He said that Eric would just cut his losses with his escape. But from what I’ve heard, Eric isn’t the type to just give up or cut his losses. Not after the things I’ve heard him do. Poisoning Rylee’s dad, kidnapping our souls for money, forcing himself onto Megan, and faking his own death to avoid the death sentence. Jackson’s answers don’t make any sense,” I pointed out.
“Hold on, are you guys trying to say that isn’t really Jackson?” Brent asked.
“No, babe,” Lexie said to him. “They’re saying that Jackson is lying.”
“What?! What reason would Jackson have to lie to us? He’s the former Beta of this pack!”
“There’s only one reason for Jackson to lie about why Eric didn’t chase after him and why he would refuse to tell us where he was being held,” Chad insisted. We all looked at him, and we all knew what he was thinking.
“No, man. It can’t … He wouldn’t …” Brent stammered. Everyone could see the look of betrayal in his eyes.
“I’m sorry, brother, but it’s the only explanation that makes sense.”
“As much as I hate to admit it, I’m inclined to agree with Chad,” Richard confessed.
“RICHARD!? He’s your best friend! He was your Beta!” Brent shouted.
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