Luna On The Run!

Still Alpha Zane’s POV

With the breath of the Council now on my neck, my position within my own pack is becoming increasingly stark.

Never before in the history of werewolves has a fully mated wolf appeared to have a second mate. Once marked and mated, it should be final. But the Moon Goddess has clearly decided otherwise today, and everyone in this room will have to come to terms with that. Because if there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that I’m not giving up on Ariel. Gorgio will just have to find another mate, but Ariel is mine, marked or not.

So here I am, with the Council and the King and Queen surrounding me.

“She went missing from your pack, so it is your duty to inform Alpha Gorgio of what has happened. And avoid escalation, this conversation will not be easy,” warned the Council President, Alpha King Petric, who was also Ariel’s father.

I put my phone on speaker and dial Gorgio’s number. We have never been friends, even though the Council forced us to sign a peace treaty. On the first ring, the man answers.

“Alpha Zane,” he sounded anything but friendly. “How’s the conference going? Has my Luna presented the investment plan yet?” How dare this man address me in this manner? I too come from an ancient bloodline, just like him. Respect is the least he owes me.

“I come to you with bad news, Alpha Gorgio. Ariel has left the pack. She took the car she came in and left without telling anyone.” There was a dead silence at the other end of the line.

“My Luna has disappeared? And where is the Head Warrior I sent with her?” he roared. It is obvious that his mood was deteriorating at a rapid pace.

“Head Warrior Alvin is here, as are the other warriors. Ariel left on her own,” I answered him. And then he lost his temper.

“Who are you to call my mate by her first name? Have you no sense of etiquette?” he bellowed. “Do you think I’m crazy? You definitely kidnapped my Luna. This is your revenge because I refused to sell you my land. You bastard!”

In front of me, I see the Head Warrior turning blood red. His eyes become misty, Alpha Gorgio has him in his mind link. A few seconds pass and I see the man take a few steps backward, as if uncomfortable. His lips quiver and he mumbles inaudibly.

“Alpha Zane! This is war. How dare you lay your paws on my mate? I’ll behead you myself.”

He ends the conversation just as his father-in-law is about to speak.

King Jasper turns to Alpha King Petric.

“Gorgio never makes empty promises. We should avoid a war breaking starting here while a Luna is missing. Our energy should be focused on finding her and not on killing each other.”

That smartass King!

The Alpha King nods thoughtfully. He doubts me and his daughter and I are mates, he does not know exactly how I fit into the plate. If I can prove that I am his son-in-law as well, he must treat me the same as Gorgio.

“We will postpone further discussion of this meeting. All participants must leave Midnight Moon immediately for security reasons,” King Jasper decided.

When the Head Warrior tries to sneak out of the room, the Alpha King stops him.

“No, Head Warrior. You are our chief witness in all of this. You will stay here with us,” he decided. The poor man clattered with fear, and the warriors now standing behind him stared frantically ahead.

Gorgio is clearly in control of his men. And this time it’s all about Ariel, everyone knows how much he adores her. This will not end well, a war is inevitable.

I turn to the Alpha King. “I’ll send trackers to follow her. When this is all over with Gorgio, I will look for her myself,” I announce. Looking around, I notice that Eric is no longer there.

‘Man, where are you? I didn’t even see you when you left. I want the trackers to follow Ariel. They can’t touch her, they just have to report her location to me. I will go to her myself.’

‘The trackers have already left. Since she has a car, we have to find her on one of the main roads leading from our pack to another or to the Human Town. My best guess is that she went back to Eclipse Howl,’ my Beta replied in the mind link.

‘Okay. Let me know when you find her. I can’t leave now, with the Council and the King here. And Gorgio has threatened with war.’ Eric was shocked by my last words but soon sobered up.

“But she left on her own. I’ll be back for you. This is getting serious”. He shut down the mind link and reentered the conference room a few minutes later.

Then he froze, his face aghast.

“This can’t be,” he whispered to himself before his eyes reached me. Slowly I stand up and walk towards my Beta. I sense something is about to happen.

“What is it? Have the trackers found her?” I asked eagerly.

“No, Alpha. But the warriors tell me that helicopters are coming towards Midnight Moon. They seem to be coming from Eclipse Moon. There are men with weapons hanging near the door,” he shouted.

So, Gorgio wants to settle this in an unconventional way. Werewolves rarely fight with modern, human-made weapons. It is often our claws and fangs that decide the battle. But now that his pack is filthy rich, they can afford more.

I now turn to the highest rankings.

“Gorgio is using unauthorized means to solve this conflict. He is leaving the path of communication,” I stated firmly. “My pack also has sophisticated human-made weapons but we have them to fight human predators, not our own species.”

King Jasper clench his jaw, his face does not bode well.

“Alpha King Petric, your son-in-law is being very disrespectful. Does he dare to wage war in my presence?” he asked in Lycan authority..