Chapter Sixty-Two – Typical Chris.
Rihanna’s POV
Vanessa returned to stand in front of me, her eyes were dark and resembled her brother’s. That point was the only time they looked alike.
“You won’t ever be Luna Queen, while I am alive.” She seethed.
I was a tad confused then I got it that having a mate as Alpha King meant I’d be Luna Queen.
Wasn’t that a demotion from being Alpha to Luna Queen? “And who needs you alive?” I asked Vanessa, tauntingly.
“Don’t cross your limit, Rihanna! That prophecy was made up by mad people. Anybody’s destiny can be changed!” The Luna yelled.
My eyes were glued to Chris’s. The way he was quiet yet thinking on the worst things to do to me were hilarious. I could see through him.
“My destiny isn’t yours to change. The moon goddess can only plan my destiny but I’d be the one to forge it.” I said, not looking at her.
“You know apart from having a mate who’d be Alpha King, I am also key to stopping a greater evil. We should worry about that.” I added.
He swerved his head away, plopping into his throne, that look of defeat mixed with rage, gracing his facial features.
Vanessa, in shared rage, stormed out of the courtroom, urging her mother to join her but the Luna refused. She sighed, and stayed by her.
“The evil is your problem not mine.” Chris said.
Oh was that how he’d play it?
“But it’d be your problem when it’d be you, or come from you.” I was referring to the Lycan.
“You know of the Lycan too?” he dropped his jaw. He glared at the dead warrior under me. “Well, even if, what can you do about it?”
Was he openly daring me? To think he was wanting me submissive under him, but also wanted my downfall. Typical Chris.
The Luna suddenly rushed, pulling me by the hand. She flung the scroll on the ground. “Did you do anything to my father?”
“No!” I took her hand off mine.
“Mother what’s wrong?” her daughter held her.
“I am being asked to return to Red Moon for good and you mean you have nothing to do with it?” the Luna yelled.
Why will I have something to do with it? The only thing I owed Red Moon was death not taking away their daughter from the palace.
“Mother, why do you think it’s her fault?” her son asked. I was interested to as it seemed it was a big issue.
“My father would never summon me back. He’s not sick, how can a warrior be sick? He just wants me back for some reason.” She mumbled.
That was interesting, she snapped her head at me again. “If you didn’t cause trouble, then who?”
Good question. But then Red Moon had a lot of enemies and I wasn’t one who’d use nonviolent methods to punish them.
“Please, leave the room for us.” Chris said to his sister and mother.
“No, I’m already leaving.” I interrupted. “That Lycan you are sending to my pack, I’d take him away from you.”
Chris expression changed to something uncertain. “What Lycan?”
“Oh denying that you have a Lycan after saying you did?” I chuckled. Typical Chris.
Vanessa came in front of me. “Bitch, we have a Lycan but we hadn’t sent it to you yet. You’re not the target.”
Did she need her tongue outta her mouth that she called me bitch? And if they didn’t send the Lycan, who else?
But then I sensed she wasn’t lying. And why’d they deny sending it after me after accepting they had it? Indeed, I wasn’t the target.
“I’m sure it’s a Lycan destroying my trees with claw marks. If it’s not yours, I’d find it and…”
“If it’s not mine? How many Lycans are they?!” Chris interrupted me with a yell.
“Ask the folks who gave it you. Ask Red Moon. You are a crazy Alpha King to try to mess with Lycans.” I shook my head.
Those were beasts and if there was more where Red Moon found them, then that’s trouble.
“That is a setup. There’s only one Lycan, he is weak, in the cage, none else. Go handle your pack. We will handle you.” The Luna scoffed.
Her authoritative tone was pissing me off, but I sucked everything in. “I was about leaving.”
I stormed out, dropping the chains that have been in my hands, so many times I wanted to swing it but resisted.
If the fool making marks on my trees wasn’t a Lycan then who was stalking around my pack? It better be a spy, I’d like to vent with them.
I left Black Hills through the path I used to come in. I came to drop things ringing in my head for the Luna but then left with more ringing.
Who was the blessed soul that caused trouble for the Luna? What’s their deal? And who the hell was clawing around my pack?
I needed answers, and perhaps help. Since Chris had accepted that he has no good intentions for my mate, I better tell him.
“Jaden shouldn’t know, what’s the use of him knowing? He isn’t fully our mate yet so there’s no trouble.” Lana queried.
I hated to disagree but he was our mate whether or not I accepted him because if it was bent on that, I didn’t see me accepting him anytime soon.
I took off my clothes and tied them to my legs then shifted to my wolf. “Let’s tell him and also ask if he’s seeing anything suspicious.”
We sped towards the Rose Valley. The sky was getting darker and crickets had begun chirping.
I headed towards Black Hills main gate. I wasn’t a rogue so there was no need to use Rose Valley to enter their land.
“Stop!” I heard a warrior bark.
I slowed down and growled to alert him of my presence but then I saw a harpoon being thrown towards my direction.
What the hell? I wasn’t a rogue or something. I clearly didn’t have a rogue scent. Who was that warrior that didn’t want to ascertain?
Another harpoon was thrown at my left then arrows came at my right. I’d have said it was a dream if hadn’t hurt myself already.
“Someone will lose an arm today!” I growled biting on an arrow and sending it back from where it came.
A small knife pierced my paw, fumbling me. These warrior were everywhere, it was hard to dodge the arrows.
I ran back, heaving heavy breathes. There was no way to alert Jonah or Jake of my presence. I sighed when I heard footsteps.
I was very reluctant to leave without taking one of their arms but then I heard a grunt and peeking, I saw the arrow I threw got someone.
The man looked like an older version of Ralph, Black Rose Beta. Older with few years. He was holding the arm the arrow was stuck in.
“We should leave.” Lana told me.
I nodded, and using the opposite direction, ran as fast as I could before another harpoon came my way.
“There… it’s a… it’s a silver wolf! Catch it!” the man yelled to others.
Perhaps they could throw things at me but never outrun me. I barely heard their voices after ten seconds that I lost them in dusts.
Well, that’s it. I’d never visit Black Hills again.