Chapter 5
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"King, Alpha, Luna there's been an attack."
"What? Where?" Mason questions.
"The Jackson's" Derek says looking over at me with a look of dismay. That's Isla's parents. And based on Derek's look, it wasn't good.
"Did they? Are they...?" I question not wanting to say the words.
"They survived but are in the pack hospital."
Thank god. "Does Isla know?" I ask and Derek shakes his head no.
"There were given this note to give the King." Derek holds a note out to Dimitri who snatched it from his hand.
You are no king. I will take your place. Maybe I'll take your Queen as well.
-Alpha King
The Alpha of Red Cliff Pack had started proclaiming himself the Alpha King. But how did he know the King had arrived. He's only been here maybe 20 minutes.
"I need to go find Isla." I speak up thinking that these two can figure out the alpha stuff while I make sure Isla knows and taken to the hospital to see how her parents are.
"You're not going anywhere alone." Dimitri pipes up.
"He's right, babe." Mason agrees while ignoring the growl coming from Dimitri at Mason calling me babe.
"I'll take Derek." I look over at Derek who nods.
"You'll take Lennox as well." Dimitri snaps his fingers twice and a huge Lycan comes around the corner into the doorway.
"Guard your Queen please." Lennox nods at his request and motions for Derek and I to walk ahead of him.
I ask Derek where Isla is and he says he thinks she's in the kitchen with his mom still. And after a brief mindlink with his mom confirms that's where she is.
We head down the hallways and into the kitchen where we find Margery and Isla washing dishes at the sink.
"Isla." I call, grabbing her attention startling her.
"Yes Luna. Do you need something?" Isla asks wiping her hands on her apron.
"There's been an attack. I need you to come with me."
"Is everyone ok? What happened?" Margery asks from behind Isla.
"It's your parents" I say as I reach out for Islas hand and pull her closer to me. "they've been attacked and are in the hospital." I wrap her in a hug as what I've just said sinks in. I hold her as she starts to cry.
"I need to go to them." She says through tears.
I nod and we start heading out the door of the kitchen and head towards the front door of the pack house. The pack hospital is in a seperate building across the pack training grounds.
I lead Isla into the hospital where we find what room her parents are in and learn that they will be fine. I leave Isla with her parents while I talk to the dr for a bit.
He explains that they had extensive wounds but all were superficial. As if someone did this not to kill but to intimidate. Which scares me even more. Why would he attack two unassuming people in their home? A mad man needs no reasons I guess.
"My Queen?" Lennox says. The first words he's spoken to me. "The King has asked me to bring you to your room."
"Why?"
"No idea, just following orders my Queen."
"My names Aurora."
"Of course my queen." I roll my eyes at his use of the unwanted title I will soon hold.
I turn and start heading back towards the pack house leaving Derek at the hospital to question the Jackson's about what happened.
"So are you the Beta?" I ask Lennox hoping to break the silence on our walk back.
He does a small chuckle. "No my queen. I am King Dimitri's brother. Making me the prince and your soon to be brother in law."
"Holy s**t. I'm sorry I didn't know. So what's your brother like.?" I ask realizing I might be stepping over a line but not caring. I just want some insight into my future as his mate.
"He can be a hard ass." He says with a chuckle. "But he is a lot less of a jerk than people make him out to be. He's also been waiting for you for a century. He will treat you well."
"A century? How old is he? How old are you?" I ask confused. I apparently know nothing of Lycans. Werewolves live long lives compared to humans but a century just waiting for a mate is weird.
"He's 127 And I am 122."
"Shit."
"You have quite the mouth on you don't you?" Lennox asks with a laugh.
"Sorry ya I don't really have a filter."
We reach Mason and I's room where I notice a couple of staff members carrying suitcases out of the room.
"What's going on here?" I walk into the room where I see Mason and Dimitri. Lennox is stood behind me still on guard.
"We are moving your clothes to a different room." Mason says.
"Because?" I question elongating the end of the word to make it a bit more dramatic.
"It has been agreed that you will need to be in a room seperate from your former husband." Dimitri states. "Unless you would prefer to move right into my room."
"Absolutely not." I say.
A staff member comes in and waits to escort me to the new room. I look between Mason and Dimitri again. I'm starting to think that I will have no say in my life again. I motion to the worker that we can go without saying another word to those two with Lennox following close behind me.
I get shown to my new room with people putting my clothes up in the closet.
"I can finish that. Thank you." I say shooing them out of my room. Lennox gives me a look of almost sadness?
"I'll be right outside if you need me, my queen."
I nod and he leaves shutting the door behind him. I flop myself on the bed, grab a pillow and scream into it. The frustration of this morning bubbling up into anger. Anger then turns into sadness and despair. Tears streaming down my face I hug the pillow into my chest in the fetal position.
How could the moon goddess do this to me? Mason and I were happy. Are happy. We had chosen each other and everything was going to be amazing. She throws the King at me. My fated mate is the Lycan King. She didn't even give me a choice. Unless I die and kill the King with me. I think that's a pretty shitty choice. Will Mason forgive me for choosing to stay alive and go with the King? He should know that it wasn't my first choice right?
Before I know it I've fallen asleep probably due to the stress of the day.
*knock knock*
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