Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“No.”
“TAKE IT!”
“No.”
“DAMMIT, RYLEE! Take the f*****g potion before I shove it down your throat!”
“I’d like to see you try.” His eyes flashed black, and he grabbed the back of my head by the root of my hair and pulled it as hard as he could, forcing my head to tilt back and to scream in pain. As soon as my mouth opened, he poured the liquid down my throat. I did my best not to swallow it, but when the vile became empty, Ash forced my mouth closed and blew into my nose. That somehow forced me to swallow the god-awful tasting potion. As soon as the last drop went down, Morgan started to chant again. Kaleigh, what do we do!?
Don’t panic, Rylee. We’re going to be okay. Ash and this witch can’t change our memories.
How do you know that?! I don’t want to forget Wyatt! I can’t even imagine not ever knowing him!
Rylee, stay calm. We will get through this. Just wait and see.
As soon as Morgan stopped chanting, I felt pressure in my head. Almost as if Kaleigh were trying to push through and take over. I realized that’s exactly what she was doing. Kaleigh pushed to the surface but didn’t make it known to Ash or Morgan. For a minute, I was a passenger in my own mind. I saw everything from Kaleigh’s perspective in my own body. We had never really switched like this without both of us being in the forefront of my brain. A few seconds later, Kaleigh gave me back control. That’s when I noticed that none of my memories were altered.
I looked at Ash and Morgan and was about to tell them that their efforts were for nothing, but Kaleigh stopped me.
Rylee, pretend that it worked. That’s the only way we can keep our secret, for the time being, maintain the element of surprise, and also be let out of here. What did you do?
I switched our minds just as she finished the spell. Their goal was to change your memories, not mine. So, taking over completely prevented the spell from running its course through your mind, and since it didn’t target me, it didn’t do anything. Isn’t she going to know it didn’t work?
No. Morgan is a weak witch, as I’ve said before. She won’t know the difference. She assumes, and that’s where we will gain the upper hand. You’re a genius.
I know.
I smirked to myself as she settled into the back of my mind. I looked at Ash and Morgan again and then immediately got ready to put on the show of a lifetime. I just hoped that I could pull this off without making any mistakes. “Rylee?”
“Ash?” I looked around the cell. “Wh… Why am I chained? Why am I in a cage!?” I started to fake a panic.
“You don’t remember?” he asked me and eyed Morgan.
“Remember what!?”
“Unchain her!” he shouted at Morgan. She waved her hand, and the chains came undone. Perfect, I thought to myself.
“Ash, why would you chain me up like that!?” I faked some tears.
“I’m sorry, baby. I had to. You were saying some incoherent things, and then you attacked Morgan,” he lied straight out of his teeth.
“Morgan?” I looked over at her and studied her as if I had never met her before.
“I’m so sorry, Luna, but Ash asked that I subdue you for your safety and the safety of others,” she answered with the fakest voice of sincerity I had ever heard. Oh, I couldn’t wait to wipe that smile right off her ugly face.
“Come on, love, let’s get out of the dungeon now that you’re all better,” Ash said and led me away. I felt him put his hand on the small of my back, and I immediately got the chills. I knew that he believed that I felt the mate bond with him now, so I had to pretend that it was Wyatt touching me so that I could fake being aroused. As soon as I did, I could hear Ash inhale deeply. “Rylee now’s not the time for that,” he whispered in my ear seductively. I wanted to vomit everywhere but kept it down. I turned to face him and put on the fakest smile I could ever fake.
“Ash, baby, where are we?” I asked him sweetly. It was impossible to miss the light that flickered in his eyes when I called him baby. I don’t think I had ever met someone so gullible and susceptible to manipulation. This was going to be glorious.
“I have a surprise for you,” he told me and kept leading me out of the dungeon, as he put it. When he opened the door, and I looked around, it was then I realized where I was.
Kaleigh, do you …
I see it. We’re back at Halfmoon. We’re in the packhouse.
But how? It was destroyed.
I don’t think that this is real, Rylee. I get the feeling this must be a magical mirage or something along those lines.
A mirage? Do you mean something that one sees but isn’t actually there?
Yes, but something is off.
What do you mean?
I don’t know, but whatever you do, do not let your guard down.
I won’t.
“Are you okay?” Ash asked.
“Hm? Oh, yeah, fine. Just a little dizzy, that’s all.”
“I’m sorry, baby. After I show you the surprise, you can go lay down in our bed.” I nodded my head. He took my hand and interlocked our fingers. I felt repulsed by him touching me, but I had to keep my feelings in check. This was going to be more complicated than I wanted, especially if he kept insisting on touching me.
“What’s the surprise?” I asked.
“If I told you, it wouldn’t be a surprise now, would it?” he answered and smiled. I wanted to smack that smile right off of his face. I shook my head and kept going along with everything. He led me to the main foyer of the packhouse and, that’s where I saw everyone. They were gagged and chained with silver along the walls. I was completely mortified by what I was seeing. Men, women, and children were chained. “Ash, what is this!?” I asked him, unable to hide my shock.
“Your surprise, baby. I found the pack responsible for attacking Silver Lake,” he said. I snapped my head towards him. Was he serious right now?
“Rylee, don’t listen to him! He’s completely catatonic!” Melody shouted. A guard hit her in the stomach, and Kendrick snarled from the opposite side of her. It finally made sense as to why he took multiple pack members from every pack in the region. I didn’t have to read his mind to know what this was all about. He wanted to pass off this group of hostages as a pack of its own to take the blame away from Eric and Halfmoon. Did he think that I was really going to be that stupid? I wish I could just rip his off right this second. “Ash, I don’t understand. How can a pack like this kill my parents and my pack? There aren’t very many of them, and I don’t sense an Alpha in the room. Other than you, of course, baby,” I added in quickly. I didn’t miss how the Blue Lake pack members’ mouths hit the floor the moment I said that to Ash.
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