Luna On The Run!

Again Alpha Gorgio’s POINT OF VIEW

“If she’s not in the packhouse, where have they taken her? Goddess, I hope she is safe. Our pup must be a month old by now, I’ll go mad if anything happens to one of them. The Alpha can write his own obituary.”

I take another big sip from my glass, the thought of Ariel being in danger making me shake with unprecedented fear and anger. It was definitely a bad time to get her pregnant, but it was my wolf’s doing. He had been silent the whole time, hating that I had stood by and watched Ariel leave with the Alpha. According to him, I should have ripped the man to shreds for his insolence, just to be in her company.

What Xander refuses to accept is that I was faced with a difficult decision. Ariel had already made it clear that she would fight alongside me if I started a war with Midnight Moon. Back in her father’s pack, she is a Warrior Squad fighter, a specially trained elite. She was in the process of training such a unit here when this whole thing started.

Damn. I didn’t want to risk my mate and my pup, so I allowed her to stay with Alpha Zane for three months. But I also knew it would come to nothing. Ariel and I are in complete sync, nothing can come between us. We breathe at the same rate and our hearts beat in the same rhythm. This Alpha was playing a losing game from the start.

With a deep sigh, I lean back in my desk chair.

“We cannot enter Zane’s territory unnoticed. I’m sure he’s increased security there. That bastard,” Alvin curses. “If we could find a way to cover our scent and get as close to the packhouse as possible. Then we could install listening devices and cameras.”

For a moment I consider this solution, three men would have done the job quickly. But my pack has no witches.

“Blue Blood does. And if I’m not mistaken, Alexis has one as a bestie”. I turn directly to Jace, of course, he knows. Everything about Alexis interests him, so he also knows who her confidants are.

“A reason to call her and talk to her, Jace? Don’t do that to yourself. I’m sure you’ll find an excellent mate who’s perfect for you. At Eclipse Howl we do everything in style, you will find a mate worthy of you,” I comforted him.

He looks up at the ceiling. The man is clearly struggling with the fact that Alexis cannot be his. But I mean what I say, I’m sure Selene has the perfect mate for him somewhere. If my instincts are right, he’ll meet her soon enough.

And then that special phone rings again. I look at the caller ID and see the number of my father-in-law, the Alpha King. I wonder if he has heard the news of Ariel’s kidnapping.

“Gorgio, I knew you and my daughter would not serve this term. It was only a matter of time before you defied the Council’s decision,” he sighs. “I have heard from Alpha Zane that you incited his mate to flee from his domain. Fortunately, he was able to convince her of his good intentions and they have rekindled their relationship.”

“Father! Do you believe this liar?” I exclaim. “Ariel reached out to me herself through the mind link. She wanted to come back, their relationship was not progressing. She rejected the Alpha, but he insisted.

“Gorgio, then she should have contacted the Council instead of acting on her own. Her presence there was coordinated by us. Now Alpha Zane has filed another complaint against you. If you can prove that Ariel decided to leave on her own, you still have a chance.”

I slap my forehead, I will never throw my mate to the pigs and the Alpha King knows it.

“I know you, Gorgio. You are preparing a war. I strongly advise you not to, it will do you no good, my son.” Frustrated, I get up from my chair and start pacing.

“But I can’t sit and wait. I tried to reach Ariel in the mind link, but she is somehow blocked. I can feel her trying to reach me as well, but to no avail”, I argue. I am close to despair, my mate and cub may be in danger. If Ariel is not in the Midnight Moon packhouse, where are they keeping her?

“Father! Ariel was almost at the border when Alpha Zane kidnapped her. And now I don’t know where she is, she’s not in his den. She could be in danger. You can expect me to do nothing, can you? She’s my mate, for God’s sake!”

“Calm down, Gorgio. I understand your distress. But there are rules and you cannot break them. This case is already under the Council’s hammer, you cannot act selfishly,” my father-in-law points out. “Take my advice, give it three days. That is a reasonable time for the Council to act. I will call you afterward to see how things stand.”

There is nothing to bring up here. Turning Ariel’s father against me is the last thing I can afford right now. But I know that despite the iron mask he wears, the man also cares about his daughter. He has also noticed how reluctantly his child has agreed to the Council’s arrangement. I suspect that King Jasper’s breath on his neck leaves him little room to deal with this case emotionally.Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

“Three days. Father, I need to know where Ariel is, I have a right to know. Alpha Zane must reveal her whereabouts. He owes it to everyone involved.”

“You are right, son. All three parties have a right to know. We will try to get Ariel on the phone and force her to open her mind link so that everyone can contact her. I will call you in three days.” He cut the line and I let out a painful growl.

Three days, that’s three centuries.

I don’t know if I can stay in limbo that long..