Scarlett is in her office attending to matters related to her pack when her beta burst into her office.
“Why did you enter my office like that?” Scarlett asks, James the Beta of her Pack.
“Forgive me, Alpha, but we have a problem.”
“What is it?”
“The Queen is at our border.”
“Who,” Scarlett says, abruptly standing up from her chair and almost knock it off. “The Queen” Scarlett asks, wide-eyed. She did not want to believe her beta’s words, but he won’t make a mistake. He knows how the Queen looks because he attended the King’s birthday.
“Yes, the Queen. Should we let the King know she is here since we weren’t informed she was coming? I think she left without letting him know. He might be worried and looking for her,” James says
“No,” Scarlett objects quickly. She had a feeling if the Queen was here, then she did not want the King to know.
“What do we do then?”
“Take me to her first.”
“This way Alpha,” James says, walking out of Scarlett’s office with her following him.
Scarlett could not believe her eyes the minute she set them on the Queen. She cringed inwardly as she called her Queen, she might be the mate of the Alpha King, but Scarlett knew he would never accept her. It was just a matter of time before she will be disposed of like the last one, and she will finally be able to take her place at his side.
“It seems you wondered into the wrong path, my queen,” Scarlett says with a smirk on her face. She knew very well that Anastasia did not make a mistake coming here, but she felt like insulting her a little.
“I am in the right place, Scarlett, and are you going to make your queen stand here all day” Anastasia taunts back at her.
Anastasia knew she hated her for being the King’s mate. She also knew the fact that she called herself Queen made Scarlett want to rip her head off so she could have the title for herself. Too bad she can’t because the minute Scarlett does that, the title queen would never be hers.
“It’s Alpha Scarlett, not just Scarlett.”
“No, it’s not because, like you said. I am your Queen,” Anastasia says with a smirk because she knows she has won.
Anastasia
It’s been a few days since Scarlett let me stay. I knew very well that she won’t inform the King I am here. She hates me and wants to get rid of me, so what better way than to help me. She also made sure that the warrior I told was the King’s mate to never speak of it. We don’t want word to spread that I am here so he won’t come dragging me back to his territory.
I made sure to call Chloe to let her know I am safe, but I didn’t tell her where I am. I have been keeping in touch with her and Charlotte . I know it’s risky, but I didn’t want her and Charlotte to worry too much about me. While scrolling through social media on my phone, a knock is heard at my door. I tell the person to come in, and Scarlett walks in.
“Hello”
“How are you doing today? I hope you are enjoying your stay here?” She asks, but I know very well she does not care.
“I am fine, thank you for asking, and I am actually enjoying my stay here,” I say, which is the truth because Scarlett might hate me, but she knows how to host a guest.
“That’s good to know, but don’t get too comfortable.”
“I won’t, and is there something you need from me?” I ask, wondering why she is here.
“No, but I am here to give you some good news.”
“Good news?” I ask, shocked to hear her say that.
“Yes, good news, the Alpha King asked every pack to look for your mother around their lands, and we have ………………….”
“What did you just say?” I cut her off. I can’t believe the words I just heard from her mouth.
“I said the Alpha king asked every pack to look for your mother around their land and…………….”
“I heard that but are you sure?” I cut her off again
“Am I sure about what?” She asks, sounding irritated. She must be irritated with me cutting her off all the time
“Are you sure about the words you are saying?”
“What kind of question is this?”
“I am asking you if you are sure the Alpha king asked you to look for my mother?”
“Yes, I am sure, and can I continue what I was saying”
“I am surprised he did, and yes, you can continue” I can’t believe Theo did that for me. All this while, I have been angry at him for not allowing me to go and look for her when he had already made every pack look for her. Why didn’t he tell me he did it? Maybe I won’t have run away twice.
“I am also surprised because I don’t know what he sees in you to have every pack looking for your mother, but that’s that. As I was saying, a few of my trackers say a human saw her in a city not too far away from here.”
“Really, did they find her?” I ask, hopeful they did
“They did not see her themselves, but the human claims to have seen her around the town.”
“That’s still good news; I would like to go to that town as soon as possible.”
“I will have a car and money ready for you in an hour.”
“Woah, I can see you can’t wait for me to leave, but anyway, thank you. I will be ready in an hour” I know she did not like me staying here, but I didn’t think she wanted me out of her hair that fast.
“I like how we have a good understanding; I will see you in an hour,” She says with a fake smile and walks out of the room.
I don’t really have a lot of stuff. The clothes I have were given to me by Scarlett, and they are not much. Once I am done packing my bags. I walk outside the packhouse to meet Scarlett.
“This is the name of the city, and once you get there, go to this address. The trackers are staying there, and they will help you settle in.” Scarlett says while sending all the information to my phone. She also wires enough money to last me till I get there and hands me the car keys.
“Thank you,” I say, walking to the car trunk to put my bag.
“You’re welcome, and I don’t hope to see you again.”
“Same here,” I say, closing the trunk and walk to the driver’s side to get in.
I drive for an hour before I finally reach the cabin. The cabin is a little far away from the city. It took me 40 minutes from Scarlett’s land to get to the town. I am guessing it’s because the cabin is close to the woods. With the help of Google Maps, I found the city with ease and the place the trackers are staying in. I walk out of the car after parking it properly.
“Good day, Luna,” A voice says behind me, which causes me to bump my head in the trunk. “Sorry, Luna, I didn’t mean to scare you,” He says, rushing to my aid.
“It’s fine, hi,” I say, rubbing my head and give him a friendly smile. For him to be calling me Luna must mean he knows I am the King’s mate. I am guessing when he asked every pack to look for my mom. They must have known that it’s his mate’s mother he is looking for.
“I am Lucas; I am one of the trackers,” He says and offers to carry my bag for me.
“Thank you,” I say, giving him my bag. “My name is Anastasia, but you can call me Ana.”
“Luna Anastasia,” He says and starts walking towards the house.
“Just Anastasia, no Luna,” I tell him, walking into the house.
The place is beautiful; it has a modern cabin interior.
“I am sorry, but I can’t do that,” He says, walking up the stairs.
“Why”
“You are the Alpha king’s mate, right?”
“Yes, I am.”
“Then you must understand why I can’t call you by your first name and this,” He says, stopping at the last door by the right.
“Yes, I do” I don’t know why I still bother and try to make people call me by my first name up till now. I am no longer the same Ana before my 18th birthday.
From now on in my life, I would always be known as the King’s mate and Luna of the werewolf kingdom. That is a big responsibility, and I don’t know if I want it or not. And to top it off, my mate does not like me, and he also won’t reject me. I am starting to wonder if turning 18 was the milestone to horrible life for me.
It’s been a week since I arrived at the city where a human rumored to have seen mom and so far nothing. I have asked every living soul in the city and searched the whole woods and nothing. With each passing day, I pray she is fine, and by the time I find her, it won’t be too late.
We are having dinner after searching for her the whole day. Lucas is not the only tracker helping. I am staying in the cabin with two others. Their names are Noah and Oliver. They are both older than Lucas and I. They are also mated. Lucas is two years older than me, but he is yet to find his mate. Noah and Oliver are five years older than me.
“Why have we never searched here before,” I ask, pointing to an area in the city on the map on my phone. There is a part of the city we have never gone into, and I wonder why.
“It’s not safe,” Noah says,
“What makes it unsafe?”
“Vampires are known to live there,” Oliver says
“Oh,” I say, understanding why we have never searched there before.
“That was actually the place the human said he saw your mom walking into,” Lucas says, and I feel the blood leave my body.
“What” I can’t believe they saw mom walking into vampire territory. My experience with a vampire is enough to tell me that walking into their territory is like walking into your death.
“Yeah, but we think he saw wrong because there is no way your mom would ever walk into vampire land.”
“Yes, you are right. She would never walk into vampire territory.” I say, and I hope I am right
After dinner, I can’t stop thinking about what Lucas said. I have been thinking about whether the human was right, and mom is in vampire territory. It’s possible her kidnappers saw the human and asked mom to walk in on her own without them holding her.
I wish there was a way I could go in and check. I think I could mask my scent, and that way, the vampires won’t smell the werewolf off me and think I am human. I know they have humans in there because I see them walking in every day. I can also put on makeup and make myself look pale and almost dead, like vampire look. I will go into the city tomorrow and buy some makeup. I hope I won’t regret my plan and get myself killed instead of finding mom.