Bound To The Alpha King

chapter 5

Aurora stared into the darkness while the voice continued echoing through the estate Her heart was beating faster than ever and her wolf was no longer quiet She could feel it moving inside her as if something buried deep within her was trying to break free Keal stepped forward and positioned himself between Aurora and the entrance His entire expression had changed The calm businessman she had seen earlier was gone In his place stood the Alpha King Every guard in the room immediately lowered his head and waited for his command Keal spoke quietly but everyone heard him Nobody leaves this building The guards moved into position while Aurora remained behind him The front doors suddenly opened and several members of the security team rushed inside Alpha King we have secured the outer gate but the intruder escaped Keal's eyes narrowed Did you identify him No sir But we found this The guard held out a small black card Keal took it and looked at the symbol printed on the front Aurora stepped closer What is it Keal turned the card over There was only one sentence written across it The Moon Crescent has awakened Aurora felt a strange chill run through her body Moon Crescent She repeated quietly Keal looked at her Do you know what that means No Aurora shook her head But the moment she said it her necklace began to glow beneath her clothes Keal noticed the faint silver light Aurora quickly grabbed the necklace and covered it with her hand Keal stared at her Take it out Aurora hesitated Keal repeated himself Aurora slowly pulled the necklace from beneath her clothes The silver crescent was glowing brighter than before Everyone in the room stared at it One of the guards whispered Impossible Keal turned toward him What did you say The guard looked frightened I have only seen that symbol in the oldest Alpha records Keal's voice became colder Explain The guard swallowed The Moon Crescent belonged to the first royal bloodline According to the records the bloodline disappeared generations ago Aurora stared at the necklace Then why do I have it Nobody answered Keal looked at Aurora and suddenly understood why her father had disappeared Why the seal had been placed on her Why someone had been searching for her He turned toward the guards Search every record connected to Elias Vale I want everything His childhood His pack His family His alliances And every Alpha who knew him The guards immediately left Aurora looked at Keal You know something Keal remained silent Tell me I deserve the truth Keal finally looked at her Your father may have been part of the royal bloodline Aurora stared at him in disbelief Royal bloodline That makes no sense My father lived an ordinary life Keal shook his head That is what he wanted everyone to believe Aurora felt overwhelmed If my father was connected to the Alpha Kings then why did he leave me Keal stepped closer Maybe he did not leave you Maybe he was forced to disappear Aurora's eyes filled with questions Forced by who Before Keal could answer a loud crash came from the upper floor Everyone immediately turned toward the sound Keal's eyes sharpened Stay here Aurora shook her head No Keal looked at her Aurora stepped forward If someone came here because of me then I am not going to stand in a corner while everyone else fights Keal studied her for several seconds Then he nodded once Stay behind me They moved through the hallway together The guards followed closely behind As they reached the staircase another crash echoed through the building Aurora suddenly felt something inside her pull toward the upper floor She stopped Keal noticed What is it Aurora looked toward the hallway Someone is there How do you know I can feel them Keal exchanged a look with his guards Then he continued forward They reached Aurora's room and found the door wide open The black folder was gone Aurora's eyes widened Someone took it Keal entered the room and examined the empty drawer The lock had not been broken Whoever took the folder had opened it with a key Aurora looked at him Only you and I knew about it Keal turned toward her There was someone else who knew Who The guard from earlier stepped forward Alpha King The information about Elias Vale was stored in the royal archives Someone could have accessed it before we arrived Keal's expression became darker Then this was planned Aurora suddenly noticed something on the floor She crouched down and picked up a small silver button It had a strange symbol engraved on it Keal took it from her hand Where did you find this Here Aurora answered Keal stared at the symbol His face changed What is it Aurora asked Keal closed his hand around the button It belongs to the Black Fang Aurora had heard that name before The Black Fang was a group whispered about among werewolves A secret organization that had disappeared years ago They were blamed for attacking powerful packs and attempting to overthrow the royal Alpha bloodline Aurora looked at Keal They are still alive Keal nodded Apparently Then why do they want me Keal looked directly into her eyes Because you may be the last person who can lead them to the royal bloodline Aurora felt her stomach drop I do not understand Keal stepped closer Your father may not have been hiding from the world Aurora He may have been hiding you from it Aurora stared at him Then the lights suddenly came back on A guard rushed into the room Alpha King we found something Keal turned toward him What The guard held up a photograph We found this inside the security room Keal took it Aurora stepped closer The photograph showed a younger Elias Vale standing beside a woman Aurora had never seen before Between them stood a little girl Aurora's breath caught That is me Keal looked at the photograph Aurora was only six years old in it But there was something else written on the back Keal turned it over Aurora read the words over his shoulder When the Moon Crescent awakens the true Queen will return Aurora's hands began trembling Queen She whispered Keal looked at her and for the first time his expression showed something deeper than suspicion The prophecy was not about a weapon It was about you Aurora looked up at him And before either of them could say another word every wolf in the estate suddenly dropped to one knee Aurora turned around in confusion Nobody had given them an order Yet every wolf was staring at her Keal slowly turned toward Aurora His eyes widened Aurora looked down at her hands Silver light was spreading across her skin Her wolf finally spoke inside her mind with a voice she had never heard before Wake up Aurora The time has come And somewhere beyond the estate a howl rose into the night One howl became two Then dozens more answered from the darkness The wolves were not attacking They were calling to her And Aurora suddenly realized that the life she had known was over She was no longer the unwanted girl from Moonridge Something ancient had awakened inside her Something that even the Alpha King could not ignore