Prologue
21 years in the past
Angel’s POV
“This is total bullsh*t! Get this damn wolf pup out of me.” I scream at the pack, Mrs. Melanie Matthews, a Human.
“You know, werewolf or not, I’ll still put soap in that filthy mouth of yours.” Mrs. Matthews Retorted.
I start to fade, and my energy flickers like the light of a candle.
“Still here with me Angel?” Mrs. Matthews asked me.
“Yea, just spaced out a bit, thinking about what got us here.”
“Speaking of what got us here, where the F*ck is my mate!” I yelled in Alpha Tongue. Birth makes it harder to control my powers.
“ANGEL!” My mother and Mrs. Matthews responded back. While an Omega nurse told me,
“He’s at the border, something came up right before you went into labor.”
“F*ck, I told him I wanted him by my side just in case!” I said as my mom and Mrs. Matthews glared at me.
“Hey! Give me some Slack! I’m over here trying to push out my mate’s devil pup, and he is not here. This Pain is excruciating, so if I want to curse, I will f*cking curse!” I screamed as a contraction hit me like a freight train. Threw gritted teeth I yelled at the Omega to write down everything from today in my notebook, as I talk and go threw everything. I even mind linked my thoughts.
“Yes, my Luna” she responded!
I look to see a look of confusion on my mother and Mrs. Matthews faces and I just respond,
“It’s a precaution”
“Whatever you say. Just Push!” Mrs. Matthews said, as my mother grabbed my hand. I continued to push for dear life! And screamed as I did!
The Red Moon pack always deals with people who wish to take our land, and/or attack us, and/or wish to attempt to take our power for themselves. We are the only pack not affected by silver, which gives additional powers to the pack members affiliated with this pack. Even the Rogue wolves that earn a chance to become pack members. When we have the pack induction ceremony, they receive powers they never expected and one hell of a strength boost. But with great power you always get those who wish to take it. Because of that fact, we keep a lot of things secret to non-pack members. Attacks tend to come during the Red Moon, or the Lunar eclipse, because we are expected to be preoccupied, and/or weaker during that time, like normal werewolves. But it’s actually when we are at our strongest. So those who do try and attack, are usually killed. Hence why It still happens, our secrets stay secret. For the most part!
But that doesn’t remove my unease. Because this time I don’t think this attack is a run of the mill ignorant power seeker. About a month ago, I had a Vision of a man who spoke of a prophecy pertaining to my future son, and his One True Mate! Something about finding them and killing them because “They are the key to the door to the Gods and Goddesses of the many supernatural species”. After explaining to my mate what I saw, he assured me our son will be fine, and not to worry. But that was easier said than done, and I have been uneasy for weeks. And I believed something really bad was coming. My Red Moon gift was always a force field and later instant transmission of things, but since I got pregnant, I kept receiving visions. It started small with cute little moments of my son growing up, playing at football practices, playing with toys, reading, hugging Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, getting ready for events. Over time, after seeing a few visions, I started to notice, I never saw me or my mate in any of these coming future dreams. I tried discussing these dreams with my mate, and he just laughed that our sons Alpha genes were driving me crazy. It’s not that he didn’t believe me, he just wanted to protect me from everything, even if those things were visions. Then I had the vision about that man. At that point I couldn’t shake the unease and fear that took over my mind for the rest of my pregnancy with my son.
Being the planner I am, and after losing Jessica I decided too never be unprepared for anything. So, I became knowledgeable of everything Red Moon. From Our history, and the many prophecies spoken about us through the generations. After much research I found a prophecy created over 3000 years ago. About a war, and how the child of the red, and blue moons born in the year of 2000’s, coming together to open the door to a new era of werewolf, and a new era for all the different supernatural species. That they will become the Royal King and Queen Alpha’s for all Werewolves and the key to locating the blessed pairs of every species in the supernatural world. With all the things I’ve read, I knew this was what was coming so, I came up with contingency plans to save my pack and my child if my fears were confirmed!
“Mrs. Matthews, do you have the bag I gave you!” I asked!
“Don’t worry about that right now honey, just.” at that time an explosion went off outside the pack house hospital. The explosion as well as now blaring alarms cut Mrs. Matthews off! Then over all the noise, you hear a deafening howl of pain and agony. At that moment I felt a pain deep in my heart and soul. My son even went still in my body as we shuttered all over. Tears pricked my eyes because, in that moment, I knew my mate was dead! Then over our wolf link the Beta, tells everyone, “Red Moon Pack! Our Alpha has fallen! We are under attack! Hybrids, all kinds of hybrids are Attacking! We are a Pack of warriors, get the young to the bunker, and protect the Luna and our newborn Alpha!”
Snapping out of the crushing pain of losing my mate I start to push my son into the world again, in all the chaos. I then realized, everything I believed and feared, as I read and researched my visions, are coming to pass. My son is the Alpha King of Prophecy, and I must protect him and those in the pack who can survive this. So, as I continue to push to bring my son to life as the Red Moon is prominent in the night sky, I mind link my entire pack!
“Today is a day of prophecy, the death of the Alpha is proof of the first step in a coming war! For now, our pack will be harmed, but not destroyed, not yet! We are the Red Moon pack, and we rise no matter what! We are commencing protocol Total Eclipse! So, places everyone. Know your Luna loves you all, and when you see my son in the future take care of him and help him bring our pack back to its former Glory!”
As I continue to push i look to Mrs. Matthews and say “Remember everything I told you! Make sure you follow it to the letter!”
“I will Angel, I will! But just push, we have to get the Alpha here before we worry about anything else.”
“We don’t have time for me to only push and say this after!” “Protect my son, Mrs. Matthews”
Mrs. Matthews looks at me with tears in her eyes and tells me “I will! Now push one last time and bring him into this world!”
I push hard, one last time, bringing my son into the world, as the Red Moon starts to fade in the sky. As his cries fill the room, I lean back so Mrs. Matthews could allow me to hold my son. For a little while I can at least. And once I held my son, it was like the world went quiet, as I saw the power in the eyes of my wonderful baby. I hugged him close to me and kissed his forehead telling him, “You are meant to change the world my dear boy. There will be days where you feel lost and alone. But don’t let that fuel you. Know your mom and dad loved you! And will always love you my sweet boy. I will be with you always!” I then looked to Mrs. Matthews as her husband Joshua Matthews rush into the room. I can see in his eyes, the deaths of so many of my family, and pack members. At the same time my parents left the room to help with the battle.
“I am ready, take my son, get in the room of eclipse. At that time, you will be transported to your underground you created for the Rogues you used to help. When you get there, open the bag I gave you and follow everything I laid out. I also left letters and papers for the pack members able to be saved. Send them to the packs of the world, they will know their jobs from my letters!” I then looked to my son with all the love left in my soul, “He is to be named Lucas after his father, Anthony after his mother. And Matthews after the family that will keep him safe!” I look up into the eyes of Mrs. Matthews my last living family. “Don’t tell him who he is until his 20th birthday. On that day give him everything that will be left in the bag I provided you. He will learn all he needs to know at that time. Also, there is medicine in the bag that will help him keep his wolf at bay, make sure he takes it.”
I take a deep breath trying to keep the tears away. “And lastly, if for any reason he can't be told who he is by you, by his 20th birthday, make sure he learns of it, before his 21st birthday.”
An explosion sounds below, and I know my time is up. I hug him one last time and place an onyx bracelet on his wrist. “Make sure he always wears this, and never takes it off. It will mask his scent and help keep his wolf at bay. It will also grow with him, it is blessed.” Mrs. Matthews nods to everything I said and holds my face as she grabs Lucas from me. I smile, letting her see how much I love them. After a few seconds, which felt so long, yet not long enough, they leave running to the eclipse room. I lay back, waiting until I feel the pull of the Eclipse room, letting me know they have arrived. The room I created when I became Luna as a last contingency in war, as my transmission powers started to grow. I knew I could save thousands of my pack if something happens, and I wanted a last recourse for my children if anything happened. Thank the goddesses for my structured mind!
As I lay there, I pray to the Moon Goddess to protect my son, and bless him with all the gifts the moon holds, to protect him from what’s to come. As I feel the pull signaling their arrival to the eclipse room. I start to hum my song of travel. As I hum, I notice the blood running out of my body, as my energy drains. I feel the release in my brain signifying the sendoff was successful. At that time all I feel is the pain of my loss and the bone crushing pain of my organs shutting down. The stress on my body from sending so many wolves 100s of miles to safety taking its toll on my body. As I feel my life fading away, to the Moon Goddess where I can see my mate once again, i roll my head to the side to see the man from visions in the doorway, and now that I can see him clearly, it looks just like.
“Well, well well, my dear Angel. I should have known you would be a problem!”
“Dad!?” I asked!
“Oh no my love, just call me Uncle Ty. I’m your dad’s older brother.” He speaks.
“But why.” I ask.
“Oh Angel, you been so smart so far. I know family, is all that is important to you. But I’m sorry love, family doesn’t always love each other!” He then continues while leaning closer to me looking me right in my eyes.
“Your dad got everything, the perfect One True Mate, a daughter born to be the One True Mate of the Red moon Alpha, and mother of the future immortal king of werewolves.”
“You will never find him!” I told him as i start to drift, feeling my life force leave me.
“Maybe, maybe not! But what I do know Angel” he says as he leans even closer to me, almost lip to lip, he then says, “All good things come to those who wait.”
Everything goes black!