Descendant Of The Red Moon

Chapter 19

“NOO, STOOP”, I yelled loudly as I ran as quick as I could through the house. I knew he was right behind me and I knew even better that he could have caught me yet he didn’t.

I sprinted into the kitchen and stopped as Alexander entered as well in his fancy suit, the kitchen island the only thing between us. Crap…

“Take it back then”, he raised a brow at me and stared in amusement as I checked my surroundings for the best escape. Werewolves apparently don’t like it that much when you compare them to puppies…

“No, I meant what I said”, I spoke determined and crossed my arms over my chest. He calmly leaned closer, his arms leaning on the counter completely distracting me. Believe me when I say that this man looks hella fine in a suit. I mean, just the way the jacket tightly clings around his arms and-

Nope, focus Tori.

“And I meant that I won’t stop tickling you until you take it back”, he smirked at me and I glared at him. He knew I hated tickling…

“Gotta catch me fi-“ I had made a run for the door but didn’t even got two steps before he had me trapped against one of the counters. Stupid werewolf…

“Last chance”, his breath fanned my face as he whispered, my mouth slightly falling open as I felt myself drown in his eyes once again. It was like every time I looked into them, I got a glimpse of another world. His world

If drowning in his eyes meant I could be a part of that world, I’d drown a thousand times over. He didn’t just open the world of magic for me, he made me believe in it as well.

His hand slowly trailed up my bare arm, leaving a trail wherever he touched, and came up all the way up to my cheek, resting there as if it had finally found its home. Pretty much how he was mine. Home isn’t about a place or a building, it’s where you feel truly happy and loved.

“I love you”, he spoke those words softly yet the impact of them was enormous. It started a fire in my heart that I knew only he could light.

“I love you too”, his eyes closed in contentment as he heard those words but when he opened them again, it was like they sparkled so bright as if they were true diamonds. His other arm gently lifted me as it led me to sit on the counter, his body soon after connecting with mine and I saw nothing but him. He slowly let his gaze drop down to my lips and I gulped as he slowly pulled me closer, making me feel like I had never before.

“Uhm, I don’t want to interrupt you two but I don’t think we want to keep the council waiting”, Chris voice made me snap out of my trance like state and Alexander sighed before gently pushing away from me. That might have been for the best anyway. Still, screw you Chris…

“I’ll be back by tonight”, he pressed a light kiss on my forehead before showing off his angelic, charming smile “Don’t do anything crazy”

“I won’t”, I reassured him and he took antagonizing slow steps back before he finally turned around to walk out of the kitchen.

“Oh and Victoria?” I nodded my head as Chris poked his head around the corner “There’s someone here to see you”

“Okay, thanks”, I responded before he disappeared again. Someone here to see me? Probably my parents then I guess.

I pushed myself off the counter and excitingly walked out of the kitchen and into the hallway. My excitement however quickly doubled as I saw a familiar person standing at the doorway.

“Lisa?” I exclaimed loudly as I found my best friend standing there.

“No, Santa Claus”, she spoke sarcastically but with a smile as big as mine. I ran over and didn’t waist a second throwing my arms around her.

“What are you even doing here?” I asked curiously as we basically completely crushed each other. Damn, I’ll really did miss this b***h.

“Well, your parents contacted me and then this morning, a hot ginger came and picked me up”, she explained and I chuckled. She must be talking about Logan.

“Come one, let’s go upstairs”, I said and started pulling her up the stairs. I quickly guided her through some important parts of the house, giving her a quick tour as she followed me in absolute silence. We entered my room and I turned to her to see her standing with her mouth wide open “Holy hell, you live here?”

“It’s kind of a long story”, I answered as I pulled us to the bed, plopping down. It sucks I can’t tell her the whole story though. I mean, how weird must this seem. Your best friend disappears and suddenly lives in this huge ass house, with a guy you’ve never heard her speak off before.

“How have you been? Everyone at school alright? Give me all the gossip”, I asked curiously and she sighed before answering “You’ve got now idea how much drama you missed”

I chuckled as I looked at her annoyed expression, just remembering how she used to be the same at school.

“Alright, so Eveline broke up with Luke because he kissed Mara at some party, Garry got suspended because he was caught with drugs behind the school, oh and Ria and Olivia had this huge fight and started pulling each others hair out in the middle of the hallway”, Lisa started summing up the drama and it made me feel kind of sad I had to miss that. I loved going to school, even if it was just for the all the memories you got to make.

“What about Benjamin?” my question seemed to catch her of guard as her eyes slightly widened “What?”

“It’s nothing”, she answered rapidly but the light blush on her cheeks didn’t go unnoticed by my. Something happened and I’m finding out, rather she wants to tell me or not.

“Don’t make me drag it out of you Jenssen, tell me”, I pushed and she exhaled loudly hiding her face in her hands “So we kinda slept together at some party and ever since he’s been bugging me non stop to go on a date with him”

Oh my god… Actually, now I get to think of it, they fit perfect together. I always thought it was funny how they bickered yet they had each others back no matter what. Plus Benjamin is a great guy, he would never treat her badly.

“That’s amazing”, I said excitingly and she looked at me doubtingly through her fingers “You think?”

“Of course, just give him a shot. What have you got to lose?” she seemed to actually be thinking about it and the moment she let out a big sigh, I knew the answer “Fine, fine”

They would be so cute together, I could totally picture it…

“Enough about me though, I was informed that I couldn’t ask too many questions but I’m gonna ask one thing anyway, is this guy treating you right?” she raised a brow at me and I quickly nodded my head “He does”

He’s absolutely amazing and I loved him, I did. Doesn’t mean that there aren’t times where I still feel out of place because there are, a lot even.

“So what’s wrong then?” she asked me, probably noticing my expression. Of course she would know something was up, she has known me for years.

“I don’t know. He’s always been secretive about some things but lately it’s just been completely bugging me out”

For a few moments she seemed to be deep in thoughts before she abruptly looked up with a smile that I knew meant one thing. Trouble

“What?” I asked carefully and she quickly jumped of the bed “You said he had an office, right?”

I nodded my head after which she walked straight out of the room.

“Hold up, where are you going?” I quickly followed her and my eyes slightly widened as I found her going into the direction of Alexanders office “Lisa wait, you can’t just go in there”

She casually pushed the door open and I shrieked as the door hit the wall harshly. We’re so getting caught…

“Seriously, we can’t do this”, she shortly looked up, giving me a bored look “Come on, we used to do stuff like this all the time so stop being u p***y and help me”

She knows exactly what to say, doesn’t she… Don’t tell me I don’t dare something, it just triggers me…

“Fine, five minutes”, she smiled evilly at that and I slightly panicked as she messily started searching around. Oh boy…

I strolled over to his desk and smiled as I found a picture of his family and me. I remember the day that was taken. They we’re going on a family trip and they all insisted I’d come since they already saw me as family anyway. I had cried when they said that.

“You’re not searching”, Lisa made me roll my eyes and I nonchalantly flung open on of the drawers of his desk.

I pulled them out and sighed as at first they just looked like some boring papers.

“What’s that?” Lisa asked and I shrugged as I started scanning the papers “Some notes and some kind of medical reports”

I flipped through the pages and it mostly looked like some kind of experiment.

“What do they say?” she went to stand next to me.

One thing that most of the pages had in common were the results, they almost all had similar sentences. ‘No abnormalities found’ ‘The blood test failed’ ‘The DNA showed no mutations’

What on earth is all this medical crap about? I’ve never heard him speak about things like this.

I turned another page and found a behavior report. ‘The subject shows confusion yet there are no physical or mental changes’ ‘Subject is very cooperative, no signs of any other mutations’

“What is he, some kind of researcher?” Lisa asked and I couldn’t help but wonder about that too. Alexander was the alpha, I had never seen him indulged into stuff like this before. Then again, I haven’t been here for that long so who am I to say that.

Either way, this is probably super private and I shouldn’t have looked at it in the first plays. The sudden guilt quickly made me push the papers back into the drawer. I trust him, I shouldn’t do stuff like this.

“It doesn’t matter, let’s just go back before anyone catches us”, I said and she nodded, helping me as we put everything back in it’s rightful place.

The next few hours we just continued talking and catching up until it was time for her to go again. We promised to see each other again soon and me, being the big emotional baby I am, ended up crying again as we had to say goodbye. Logan basically had to pull us apart but eventually we parted and she went with Logan again to go home.

After, I had just been roaming the hallways, deep in thoughts. Ever since we searched his office, so many doubts started spiraling in my head and even though I probably shouldn’t think anything of it, I just couldn’t shake the feeling that something was up. It had been like that for a while now.

I walked outside and closed my eyes as I took in the fresh air. Sometimes, I really did wish I had my destiny completely in my own hands but life can be such a b***h.

I heard a chuckle and turned my head to see Veronica sitting on the porch.

“Hey”, I said and walked over, talking the spot next to her.

“Hey girly, everything alright?” she asked as she noticed my sullen expression.

“Just having a hard time catching up with you guys”, I tried to explain and she patiently listened “I know it’s not really the case but sometimes I just can’t help but feel like an outside”

She softly nodded her head “I can understand that, I guess it was kind of the same for me to when I came here first”

“You weren’t from here?” I asked, one of my brows slightly raised.

“Nope, neither are Logan and Jill actually”, she explained with a chuckle and I felt myself grow more and more confused. You should think it wouldn’t still be surprised to find out something I didn’t know before, but I still was.

“Really, I didn’t know that?”

“Seriously? Logan and Jill literally are the only ones that can speak French, apart from the Richard children” it was true… I had never really thought about it. For Alexander, Amélie, Louis and their mother it was quite normal since their dad was French but Logan and Jill? How come I never questioned that?

“Are they from France too?” she nodded before explaining “Even though alpha Gabriel had become well, the alpha, he still went back to his original pack every year”

She talked about Alexander’s father and just the way everyone would always speak about him with so much pride, saddens me I never got to meet him.

“I think it was about fifteen years ago he brought them with him. He never said what had happened exactly but he gave them a new home and they pretty much grew up together as siblings with the Richard children”, she added and I slowly nodded my head. But wait, what about their family in France then? “So now one knows? What about their parents back in France?”

“I don’t know and I’m pretty sure Jill doesn’t know either. The only one that knows now is Logan but he refused to talk about it for as long as I can remember”

Wow… Guess I’m not the only one who had to find their place…

“How about you though?” I turned to her again and she took in a deep breath.

“Well, my story’s a little different” she said, seeming a little uncomfortable “My mom was originally from the Blue Moon pack. She got pregnant with me the first day she met her mate and he rejected her the day after”

Rejection… I knew what that meant and I also knew what it did to a werewolf. Even as a human, I think it’s awful to get someone pregnant and then leave them.

I watched as a lone tear left her eye and I softly reached out, taking her hand in mine. She quickly wiped the tear away and smiled as she looked at our hands “So, she gave birth to me and I grew up, never once did my father come to meet us but I had a wonderful childhood regardless”

“About five years ago my mom was blessed with second mate Michael, he was the doctor of a pack to the north. We were welcomed to this pack and from the very first moment he treated me like his own. Everything was perfect, until my birth father discovered it and swore to do anything to end it”, I felt her hand softly shake in my grip and I could already see that this didn’t have a happy ending.

“They were able to kill him but he succeeded in taking my mother with him”, she finished and looked down at her lap. She left me absolutely speechless. I can’t believe someone could to that to another person, let alone their soulmate.

I looked up at her again as I felt her squeeze my hand slightly and she looked serious as she spoke “I’m alright though, it just made me make a promise to myself and I want you to make to same one to me”

I softly nodded my head “What promise?”

“Mates are u true gift, a beautiful one at that and even though you will probably be temped to, never give them complete power over you. Doing so might feel absolutely magical but it also gives them the power to destroy you and no one should have so much power over you but yourself”