Descendant Of The Red Moon

Chapter 4

So here I am, sitting in the car, for what seems like hours, with complete strangers to god knows where. I don’t even know how he got me in the car. I just remember a long trip over his shoulder, then crying like a little kid when my family started saying goodbye and then again a trip over his shoulder to the car. Asshole...

I still don’t understand why my parents made me go with this guy. It’s not like he’s close with my parents, the yelling made that obvious. But the fact that they let him take me means they do trust him. Does that mean that I trust him? Hell no

I’m just not scared for me and my family anymore, well sorta…

I gotta give it to him though, mister Alexander might have that scary and dominant aura around him but one way or another it makes me feel secure. Like nothing could touch me as long as he’s close.

Don’t even know why I’m thinking this, I’m just very conflicted right now. It’s like my brain is telling me to jump out of the car here and now and make a run for it yet my heart feels safe and comfortable when we’re close to him.

This is s**t is getting way to similar to Belle and the Beast and I’m having none of that. Not putting myself trough any unnecessary, emotional drama.

Dragging me out of my thoughts, I hear a phone go off. I see Alexander, who’s sitting with me in the back of the car, grabbing the phone and answering it.

“Yes Chris”, he shortly answers. Not very polite I see…

I keep glancing over at him as the phone call progresses and see his expression darken.

“How many casualties ”, he asks tightly gripping on the phone.

Casualties?

Are we going to a warzone or something?

You’ve got to be kidding me.

I honestly hate how they’re keeping me completely in the dark.

“Okay…”, I hear him say as he says as he runs a hand trough his silky hair.

“Take care of the bodies and take the rogues to the dungeons”, he adds and I feel my pulse speed up.

What the actual f**k have I gotten myself into?

Bodies and dungeons…

Nope, that’s just a great combination.

My mouth has gotten dry and my breathing is becoming more and more ragged.

What if they’re bringing me to those dungeons as well?

Why would me parents send me there?

As if sensing my panic attack, Alexander immediately turns to me.

“Victoria, hey calm down”, he says calmly as he grips my shoulders slowly.

I doesn’t work though and I feel my lungs starting to burn.

“Breath, just breath”, he tries but I can’t, I’m to dizzy. It’s all starting to turn black.

“VICTORIA LOOK AT ME”, he suddenly yells making me look at him.

“You’re safe, sweetheart”, he whispers as he draws circles with his thumb on my back. His actions seem to calm me down a little bit, his eyes never leaving mine.  

After a few minutes my breathing was back to normal and he took me in his arms. Although my brain was screaming to punch him in the nose, I chose to enjoy his warmth for a little as the sparks kept traveling all over my body. It felt nice.

“I’m sorry, I keep forgetting that you’re not familiar with all these things”, he mutters and rests his face in the crook of my neck.

“What things?” How can he expect me to trust him or feel safe if they don’t tell me anything.

He sighs and lifts his gaze to meet mine.

“I’ll tell you everything in time, sweetheart”, he says putting a strand of hair behind my ear.

“Well, that’s not fair”, I tell him, getting of his lap and putting some distance between us.

He obviously didn’t like that as he gives me a dissatisfied look and puts his hand out to pull me back.

“No, why are you even acting like this?” I ask, pushing his hand away and backing away. He’s acting like some possessive husband and I’m not having it. I makes me feel like my parents send me of to marry some stranger.

“I just want to hold you”, he says and reaches out to me again.

“Why? am I your girlfriend or something?” I ask, obviously being sarcastic and I feel my back touch the car door.

“Yes, you are” he says in all seriousness.

“No, I’m not. I don’t even know you”, I say crossing my arms. What on earth is up with this dude?

“You are mine, Victoria”, he growls lowly. Almost making me want to back down. Almost…

“Yeah, right. Either way, I’m done talking to you until you’re ready to give me some damn answers” I swiftly turn my gaze out the car window and start ignoring him.

“I’ll tell you everything when the time is right, sweetheart”, he says, his voice soft but I don’t care. I really just want to know what’s happening around me. Isn’t that normal? So I just look outside, not seeing anything else in the dark except for trees and road.

“Sweetheart”, he tries again and rests his hand on my thigh, making me feel the sparks again . As much as I want to slap his hand away, I’m not going to respond. Let’s see who gives up first.

“Don’t ignore me, Victoria”

This guy is obviously not used to people going against him but I’ll gladly be the exception.

I can feel his stare boring wholes in me but I’m not a quitter. I’m quite good in getting things I really want.

After a while I hear him sigh and feel him back up to his seat again.

I win…

“Fine, we’ll be home in about an hour. You should rest, it’s almost dusk already”, he says looking back at me but I’m not going to rest. Even if I wanted to, my mind wouldn’t let me. So I just keep looking outside, spacing out until after a while the first rays of sunshine appear in the night sky.

‘Good morning my friend’, I greet the sun as feel the warm glow on my face. It makes me think of my home. I remember the countless times Jakey would wake me up and pull me outside so we could look at the sun coming up from under the big line of trees in our back yard. We would end up sitting there for hours just talking and teasing each other until it was time for breakfast.

I really miss my family already and just the thought of them alone makes me realise what a warm home I have. Well, had…

My emotions however are quickly replaced by an eerie feeling. It was like my body was telling me to get ready, like something was really wrong . I franticly start looking around, as if any moment right now I’m going to have to fight for my life.

“Victoria, what’s going on?”, Alexander asks worried as he felt the tension coming from me.

“I don’t know”, I say as I keep looking outside.

“Tell me what are you feeling?” I feel him growing tense now as well. I don’t know if it is because of me or because he is feeling what I am.

“It’s wrong. Something is just really wrong”

Before he could even reply my eyes immediately turn to the front of the car. All I remember are big red eyes before everything went black.

Alexander p.o.v.

I kept pacing back and forth. Here I am, taking her from her home to keep her safe but manage to get her in the hospital not even a day later. I honestly don’t know what I would have done if she had died in the crash.

“Calm down, brother. The doctor already said she’s not in grave danger”, Amélie said, putting her hand on my shoulder. The only thing keeping me sane and somewhat calm right now is her steady heartbeat coming from the hospital room.

“I should have focused on the surroundings when she said something was wrong”, I say and sit down on one of the chairs.

I remember her panicking, franticly looking around. I just thought she was having another panic attack but before I could even process what was happening around us, we abruptly drove of the road and crashed right into a tree. Me and my third Logan, who was driving, were allright but Victoria had lost consciousness because of the crash. One of the rogues from the attack on my pack earlier had ran into our car and knocked us of the road.

Amélie, my brother Louis and my fourth Ashton, who had been in the car behind us, had immediately shifted and run after the rogue.

“Alpha, we’ll take your brothers car. The pack is only ten minutes away”, Logan had said since I was just panicking with her unconsciousness body in my arms.

We had come straight to the pack hospital and the doctors have been in there with her for nearly 3 hours, only coming out once telling us she’ll be okay.

“You should really go get some sleep, Alex. I’ll let you know when anything changes”, Amélie says as she crouches down in front of me. She’s only 17 yet sometimes it really feels as if she’s my big sister. She just had that motherly aura and protectiveness around her and everyone loved her for it.

“No, I’m fine sis”, I answer shortly. No way that I’m leaving without my little mate safe and healthy next to me.

“Seriously, when was the last time you slept?”

She’s right. I haven’t slept in days, not since I had planned to bring Victoria home. Still, I’m not going anywhere. Amélie just sighs and takes the seat besides me.

“Stubborn i***t”, she mumbles, receiving a growl from me. While others would be one their knees by now she just rolls her eyes. My little sister is seriously the only one who can get away without anything, and she knows it too damn well.

“I can’t wait to meet her though”, she says looking back at me.

“I thought you already did. Didn’t you help her pack?”, I ask her confused.

“She wasn’t really responding so I left her alone after I packed”

“Ow”, I just say as we continue to sit there in silence. I can hear the doctors and I know physically she has a broken wrist, a mild concussion and some cuts. I can hear them worry though about the events of the past few days and how it will probably affect her mentally…

“Here, Alex”, my brother Louis walks up to us and hands me a coffee.

“The beta is interrogating the rogue right now, so you can stay here until she wakes up”, he adds as he plops down next to Amélie.

Good.

No one gets away with attacking my pack, let alone hurting my mate.

After another hour one of the doctor comes out of the room, making me almost fly out of my chair.

“And?” I immediately ask the doctor.

“She will be okay, we will now just have to wait until she’s awake to be sure. She’ll rest and heal and in a few days we’ll wake her up, don’t worry alpha”

A few days later

My head felt as if someone had hit me with a hammer, repeatedly.

I can hear some beeping sounds in the background and all I could smell was the usual ‘hospital smell’. I slowly tried to open my eyes and immediately heard soft and reassuring voice next to me.

“Hello Victoria, how are you feeling?” As my eyes started to get used to the light I saw an older nurse smiling next to me.

“I’m okay”, I tried to say with my dry throat. She immediately gave me a glass of water and helped me drink. After, she put the glass down and took my hand reassuringly.

“I’ll let the alpha know you’ve woken up. He really cares deeply for you, he hasn’t left the hospital once”, she told me with a big smile.

Then it hit me. The weird phone call, me being dragged away from my home and… the accident.

“Alpha? Wait, where I’m I?”

“Darling, you’re in the Moon Stone pack”