Luna On The Run!

Alpha Gorgio’s POINT OF VIEW

‘Ariel! Ariel, my love. Where are you?’Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

I keep banging on my friend’s mental wall, but it’s locked tight. I can even feel her pushing against it, but I can’t find a way through. Something or someone has hacked into her wall or is controlling it. It could be none other than that damned Alpha Zane.

“Jace, try to reach Ariel as well. When I try, I hit a barrier and I’m sure she didn’t put it up herself. It’s as if she’s somewhere where a mind link is impossible,” I ordered my Beta standing next to me. I am in no mood for pleasantries now that things are not going according to plan.

“Negative, Gorgio. Something is happening at their side. We have been waiting here for half an hour and she was supposed to be here in five minutes. I suspect she has been blocked from the pass, Zane’s warriors must have spotted her.

I can feel my blood pressure rising, this is the final straw. If that Alpha got his paws on my mate, it doesn’t look good for him.

“Have Alvin check the whole border from here. Maybe something happened to her in the woods, which I highly doubt. But just in case,” I command. I take my phone out of my pocket and look up Alpha Zane’s number. He answers after two rings, his voice sounding triumphant. The bastard has pulled a trick.

“Gorgio, what a coincidence that you call. I was just talking to my Head Warrior about you. We need to discuss our mating with Ariel again sometime soon. She thinks we should find a structural solution since she has no intention of traveling between two packs.”

“I have nothing to discuss with you. And Ariel will not travel between any packs. Her home is Eclipse Howl and this is where she will live permanently,” I snarl.

“I don’t have time for your games, Alpha. Where is my mate? I was supposed to be taking her home half an hour ago. She’s had enough of you and your whole bloody pack, actually,” I burst out. For a moment I hear an irritated snort on the other end, but by the time he speaks into the phone again, the man has regained his self-control.

“That’s not what she just told me when she cuddled up in my arms. She wants to stay here and contact you later. Haven’t you noticed that her mind link is down? I interrupted our steamy activity to take your call,” he chuckles contentedly.

“Is that so, Alpha? Then why didn’t I feel it? If my mate was unfaithful to me, I would have noticed. Ariel will never be yours, I made sure of that. I drive her mad with happiness outside our bed, and in my arms, she is highly satiated. She doesn’t need you for anything,” I bite at him. I take a deep breath, I need to stop this shit from messing with my head. I need to have this conversation calmly and find out where Ariel is.

“Alpha, patience is not my forte. Where is my mate? Where is Ariel?” I demand to know.

“In my bed, in our bedroom. And she is not available for you to talk to at the moment. When she recovers, I’m sure she’ll call you. But don’t expect it to be very soon”.

And with that, he disconnects.

‘Alvin, prepare for war. Put all our special forces on alert, put our remote informants on alert,’ I say to my Head Warrior in the mind-link.

‘Roger, Alpha. I’ve been doing this for several days now. We are ready for all scenarios. I saw this coming, Ariel went to that pack with obvious reluctance,’ he responds.

‘All right, keep some warriors on the border and meet me at the packhouse to discuss our strategy. We’re going after Ariel, not slaughtering members of the Midnight Moon pack. We need our snipers now.’

I return to the packhouse with Jace after briefing the warriors I brought with me. Meanwhile, I keep trying to contact Ariel. I know Alpha Zane is trying to pester me. His behavior suggests that he feels rejected because he has never been able to tame Ariel.

The Beta had already told me that Ariel had rejected him, but he refused to accept it. My Luna will never betray my trust in her, I don’t know what the Moon Goddess was thinking when she pulled this stunt. This really is a bad judgment on her part, the worst mating she has ever done.

When we are back in my study, I go straight to my drinks cabinet and pour myself half a glass of whiskey. Damn it! Just when I thought I’d finally have Luna back in my arms tonight, I had to deal with a bloody Alpha who couldn’t even find a mate for himself.

But I’m so ready for him, Midnight Moon is no match for my warriors. We have watched them closely over the past few years, we know their arsenal and their weaknesses.

This will not be a war for territory but for the Luna. So I want to keep the casualties to a minimum and focus all actions on getting Ariel back.

And then my outside line, known only to a small group who use it in the most urgent cases, rings. I pick it up and to my relief, it is Midnight Moon’s Beta. As Alexis’ mate, Ariel is his sister-in-law and he has an obligation to protect her. But he also owes loyalty to his best friend, Alpha. Eric focuses only on information about Ariel and not about his pack and Alpha, which works perfectly for me.

“Alpha, Ariel was intercepted. But she is not in the packhouse. I’m trying to find out where they’ve taken her, but I think the Head Warrior doesn’t trust me. He is keeping a close eye on me.”

I heave a sigh of relief, this confirms that that filthy Alpha was lying, Ariel is definitely not in his bed.

“Where could they have taken her? Her mind link is dead, but I can feel her beating herself up about it. That means it happened outside of her will”.

“Yes, that must be it. What will you do now? If I hear anything about your Luna, I will let you know. I can’t go to Alexis until this is cleared up. And time is running out, there are two weeks left of the ultimatum she gave me,” he sighs, slightly panicked.

“I’m still meeting with my ranking here to decide what other steps to take. Keep your eyes open, Eric. I will hear from you.”

After greeting him, I ended the call. Jace and Alvin listened in…