From CEO TO WARRIOR LUNA

CHAPTER 5

DANIEL'S POV

I sat in our pack's meeting room,still unable to believe I had found my mate.

Remembering how she defended herself during our first meeting made me smile.She stood ready to die for her sister.

What fascinated me the most were her challenging deep green eyes.

The only thing I hated was how vulnerable she made me feel every time she was near.I never expected the bond to make me feel this protective of her.I didn't like her challenging me because no one dared before.

A few days ago, she insisted on working in the kitchen.I wondered why?

I ordered the head maid to accept,since it could distract her.The only strange thing was how easily she accepted everything around her.I wondered if she wasn't preparing for anything stupid.

I heard a clear throat sending me back to reality.My eyes landed on my brother and Beta Declan.He smiled, his dimples deepening:

“If you are thinking of her that much, why won't you go see her?"

I was dying to,but I hated her thoughts of me, neither did I enjoy our bickerings.

I went to meet her yesterday night.Before I had time to talk,she made me know what she thought of me.I have never really cared about people's opinions of me,but strangely, every single opinion hers mattered to me.

Still remembering her slender long legs,her wet brown hair,her sparkling eyes caused a wave of desire through my body.

“Please continue with what you were saying.I won't see her now.I have a heavy schedule."

“You know it's just an excuse and you know you can't help it,Dan.Besides, our meeting is not that urgent,the results on mining are higher than expected. Then, so far, we don't have any rogue or shape-shifter attacks to worry about.Do not also forget tonight is your crowning ceremony. Don't try to overwork yourself or else you will be tired."

Considering what he said,I realized he was right.

As supernatural beings, it was strange to hear we did mining,but it was our main source of revenue, helping us buy things we couldn't produce in other packs or from humans. Mining made us the wealthiest pack.

The golden eagle pack, being powerful and hardworking, has constantly been attacked by others willing to break us down and take over the pack.

Being Alpha now,I had to do better for my family, pack and my mate.This was the first time I felt this way.Was I really changing?

“I'll have to go then.Remember not to talk to my mate too often or else you will land in trouble."I said, standing up.

My brother chuckled:

“To be truthful, she is breathtaking, Dan."

Knowing he wanted to make me jealous, I ignored him and left.

I went downstairs to check if enough blood was delivered to my future sister-in-law.

The only thing I obtained from my mate was her name:Hazel Danielson.No matter how hard my sisters tried:

Hazel and her twin had remained mouths shut and didn't disclose any personal information.Not that I couldn't have it easily,but I needed it from them.

I realized from that moment I had a long way to go.

She asked a few questions in the kitchen, according to my spy Liora.Nothing that could raise suspicion.She remained distant from others and I wondered why.

I later went back to the security room.

Maids going up and down filled the giant screen.My mate walked round the pack house,in the garden, then finally came back on her steps.

Did she finally accept her life here?Why wasn't she trying to run?

I stood in front of the screen wondering what she was thinking.This was the first time I wanted so badly to know what someone else was thinking.

One of my sisters, Nevaeh, entered her redhair long, wearing a knee-length dress.

“Brother, we have a small problem.Your mate's father entered our territory to research for his daughters"she announced calmly.Luna!I should have known humans wouldn't allow their children to disappear without research.

“I don't think it is much of a worry, Neva."Her eyes narrowed hearing that nickname.Then she smirked. It's been fourteen years since I called her that name.

Not that she really liked the name,but me breaking barriers to call her this way gave her hope that one day I would change back to the warm brother I was once.

“Mind link Declan.Tell him to take a bunch of wolves with a few warriors, then head in their direction.You and heaven can also go if you want.Make it clear to them that no human could have come here because of tight security.And if any human could cross the borders, then they will have finished as dinner for one of the wolves"I finished turning to my sister.Seeing how pale she had become,it down on me;she thought I would kill them.

She released a heavy breath when hearing my orders.She may be the coldest of the twins, but she was the softest.

“Later make sure to tighten security at the borders.Tonight I will be busy with the ceremony. None of you should leave Hazel's sides"

“Yes alpha." she smirked,bowing mockingly,she left.

HAZEL'S POV

It's been days now since I started exploring this place full of wonders.I learned many things. The Greek god was the new king of werewolves:The mighty ALPHA DANIEL.

Hearing how people feared him, saying he was ruthless,I wondered how many people were going to suffer from that beast.It is true that he was heartless.He showed that when he killed Axel and for that, I hated him so much.

He was handsome and irresistible, but I wasn't going to fall for his charms because deep down I hated him just for the fact that he was Axel's murderer.

During the last few days I haven't seen much of him. It made me relax and enjoy myself.I learned so much in a short time and I was determined to make good use of my knowledge.

“Hazel,leave that!I will do it"said Liora, one of the maids with whom I became familiar over the few days I spent in the kitchen.

Turning to her,I lifted a questioning brow and she clamped her mouth shut.

I decided that to find the pack house, as it was called,I had to work as a maid.

Maids could go anywhere around in the packhouse to clean, so making me learn more about secret passages easily.

The only thing I knew how to do was wash dishes.

Our head of maid showed me how to cook,and how to dress a table.

At first I was ignored,but showing them how stubborn I was,they reluctantly agreed.I could take care of my sister while planning meticulously through the daily chores.

I smiled to myself as I continued washing the dishes used before.

Then the head of maids Luryce entered:

“Hazel,today is the crowning ceremony of alpha Daniel.Won't you go get ready?"

“Of course I will get ready soon.Let me just finish with this"I answered, barely noticing Heras, I focused on my work.I had been hearing of this crowning ceremony for days now but I didn't know it was today.They all pretended not to know the exact day whenever I asked.

I had access to everything around the palace, so it was the perfect moment to carry out my plan.For no reason was I going to let this golden opportunity slip.

Laurel was healing, meaning she would be able to progress faster than in the last days when she barely stood up.

They had a stable here,but it was just for fun.Then I headed back to my sister's room.We could find a solution together.

“I can walk perfectly, Hazel.We just need to find a way out"she argued once I explained the situation to her.

I stared at her, not convinced.

Willing to prove her point,she stood up walking with gritted teeth:

“You feel pain.I can't risk your life"I tried to reason, her.

“This is a golden opportunity, Hazel, and we have to take it,"she answered again.

I knew she was right. Really I agreed:

“I am serving food tonight. We can't go now to avoid suspicion.I will come to take you after this. Just get ready and wait for you,"I ordered in a low voice.

Her blonde hair and pale face made me wonder if we were doing the right thing by running away.She wore pajamas brought to her by heaven.The determination on her face made me realize she wasn't going to let it go.

Coming back to the kitchen,I started helping with cleaning.

Luryce entered and said “You still not ready?Leave all of that to us.Go get ready!"

Before I replied, heaven's voice was heard behind me:

“I'll take care of her luryce,continue working.Follow me hazel."Oh no!my heart was beating faster.

“What for?I still have work to do.I do not want to achieve that ceremony."I argued firmly.

“You have to be beautiful hazel.It's my brother's day and yours too.OK?"

What did she mean? Having nothing to say ,I was dragged away to Heaven's beautiful room decorated with white curtains.

I found myself wearing a beautiful pink dress,with black highheels.My hair tied in a sophisticated bun.

The other twin, Nevaeh, who was cold from the beginning, learned to smile with time. I realized she wasn't that bad after all compared to their monster of Brother, the Alpha.

I even learned a little about their parents and their siblings:Declan and Cruz.They always talked about happy memories and expected the same from me.

I didn't know how to speak with them as friends since I never had one.The only close people I had were my parents and my sister.

To me,they were strangers.

She took care of my makeup.Standing in front of the huge mirror,I recognized the old Hazel that used to go to dinner with her father.I smiled:

“Oh my God, for the first time I can see you smiling genuinely."gasped heaven.

Before I knew it,I found myself in a huge room full of people.My heart was racing.How was I going to escape?

The worst is that heaven and her sister followed me like body guards.I felt OK with the attention I received on that evening but it was only going to ruin my plans.

When one of their brothers, Declan, whom heaven had introduced to me a few days ago, came to our table, my heart dropped.

There was no way out.

“Hello hazel."he smiled, his dimples deepening.

“Hello Declan"I answered calmly.

When he told his sister they had trouble,

My heart skipped a bit.Was this the moment I had been waiting for?

To my shock, heaven and Nevaeh kissed me on both jaws and hurried away.

Releasing a breath I didn't realize I was holding,I stood up before anyone could come to chat with me and left.

Oh God! heaven forgive me.I tore my floor-length dress up to my thighs.

Removing my high heels, I threw them away on the balcony.I checked the new watch given to me by Heaven.It was almost 8pm, with a bit of luck, we could leave here since the crowning was by 9 pm.

Hurrying up to my sister's room;she was waiting,disheveled hair,wearing her pajamas and flip flaps.

“Oh ,God.I thought you changed your mind"she said, hugging me.

She took out two kitchen knives from the polished white cupboards.

“Where did you get this Laurel?"

“I figured out you wouldn't think of that.But that is the only thing I could have for defense.And do not bother,I have my way to get it"she said mischievously.

“Lets go Laurel,"I ordered, holding her hand tightly.Compared to other days, the security was less tight tonight.It made me wonder if it was because of the ceremony.No guard stood in front of our bedroom door.

I started walking through the passages I memorized days before.Clutching my sister's hand,we did our best to avoid anybody's attention,stopping when it was needed,and hurrying away when necessary.

Finally, we reached the garden.The walls weren't too tall, so climbing was easy.

Security was around.

We waited for the longest minutes of our lives before he finally left.Climbing first, I checked if there was no danger,finally I helped Laurel down too.

Before they knew it,we must have reached home.

Laurel seemed to be holding up as we rushed between various beautiful houses.

As we moved forward,the night became dark ,the moonlight barely lightening our way.Only our hurried steps could be heard in the silent night.

A few steps away from the forest,we increased our pace.The pins on the ground pierced my bare feet.

When we finally reached the forest, I hugged my sister, both of us panting.

We were finally free but we had a long way to go.

“Are you still able to walk?"I asked, checking her leg.

“I can move Hazel.I have no problem with my leg", she reassured me.

I was sure to finally see my parents soon.

This road was printed in my brain.I knew each step,I counted each tree,I knew each shortcut we took before we were kidn*pped.

Walking,I soon realized my sister was tired.I asked her to climb on my back.She refused.

“If you won't climb on my back let's rest,Laurel.OK?"she was silent.

Turning to her, I understood why:

We were circled by tigers.The moon of the night lightened our way.The huge smelly tigers could now be seen,their canines clearly showing.The growls made a shiver run down my spine.

I still had the knife laurel had given to me.

Our predators didn't waste time when they immediately attacked me.

He imprinted his claws on my arms.I could feel hot blood coming out.The pain wasn't going to stop me as we rolled together.I pushed the sharp knife through its intestines.

Not releasing the knife,I traced my way up cutting through its ribs, then it finally stopped struggling.I turned to the others. Laurel couldn't defend herself with her injured legs.She sat a distance away from them trying to escape from their predatory stares.

Running,I stopped before her, trying to protect her.Loud growls stopped me on my track,as white wolves surrounded us with warriors.

They put all the tigers down within a short period of time.Not caring about my wounds, I ran to Laurel. She seemed to be OK, but her silence terrorized me.We were saved,but we were back in the beast's hands.

And this time around, the anger in his eyes told us what we needed to know.

WE WERE f****d UP.