The Beta Witch Princess

Chapter Five

*Warning, Potential Trigger*

Flashback Continued

My brother had shifted back to speak with Paxton and Jeremy. Ellina made sure to conjure up a pair of shorts for him.

I was looking past them and towards the main gate. I couldn't help but notice Alpha Hersh of the Bleeding Moon Pack, an overly muscular wolf that was most likely his Beta, and Elder Brian entering with the swarm. I saw RED! Just the name of his pack screamed immorality, and I had seen their disregard for life first hand.

His Luna had come with their pups seeking refuge. Severely beaten and malnourished, the Luna and her younger pups had endured weeks of terror. The now-disgraced Alpha was abusing them while also allowing many of the high-ranked wolves of his pack to take part.

I had the responsibility of healing Luna Genavee and her pups. I remembered having met her five years ago. She and my mother had hit it off at one of the Alpha meetings and enjoyed each other's company bonding over having had multiples. The Luna had twin sons that would inherit the Bleeding Moon pack once of age and one on the way at the time. I had never met her pups.

There had been rumors that her Alpha was very controlling and never let her or their pups leave pack grounds without him being present. But I guess since she was visiting the Luna Queen, he had allowed her to visit my mother for a short time for years.

Then precisely six months before this siege before me, her visits ceased. My mother had reached out to her, but the Alpha Hersh had said she was very busy with her Luna duties. Then even told the Luna Queen that Luna Genavee was visiting her former pack.

Three months later, she had shown up at the main gates in wolf form with her two youngest clinging to her fur. She and her younger pups were locked in the dungeon for months and were at the mercy of the deranged and sadistic pack leaders. Elder Brian had been a part of the pack's sick antics fulfilling his perverted desires, advocating on the pack's behalf when outsiders had become suspicions.

The Luna did everything she could to try and protect her children. Finally, her wolf Samantha had seen an opportunity to escape, took over, and got her and their pups out.  

My healing abilities were exemplary, but I could not undo the mental trauma she experienced. The pups were young enough to hope they would not be too affected in the future. But after a few nights of them having nightmares and increasing withdrawn behavior, I had gotten approval from the Witches Council to wipe their memories of what they had experienced. 

The Luna was grateful for our intervention treatment but had not wanted to have it done to herself. She said that although her memories were unpleasant, they would only make her stronger. I respected her decision. But she had let me rid her of her side of the mate bond so she would not suffer in that respect any longer. Alpha Hersh would feel the severing of the bond, but it was unlikely he would die from it. Evil souls rarely do.

My mother, father, the Alpha King, and Queen were furious. We took them in, and an investigation started immediately. It was against werewolf law to withhold a person's mate from them. This law is especially true if one is withholding a Luna from an Alpha.

As expected, the Alpha had shown up at the castle gates the next day, demanding what belonged to him. Marcus and our father had pacified the Alpha for the time being. They had denied that the Luna and his pups had been there at all. Sending a group of royal pack warriors with him to help search for his Luna and pups.

Within a week, we all learned the full extent of the cruelty. The high-ranked members had been experimenting on, torturing, r****g, and murdering not only rouges but also innocent pack members and random citizens of the Kingdom that were unfortunate enough to cross their path.

The Alpha King ordered that the Alpha and the high-ranking members of the pack be executed. The Luna would be the pack Alpha at least till her twins were of age. She had been fearful that the Alpha would do something to her elder sons. They had been away at school when the Alpha had locked her and the younger pups up, so my brother had sent for them and had them hidden in a secret location until the present situation was resolved.

The warriors sent with the Alpha were ordered to arrest them all and lock them in the dungeons until Marcus arrived to carry out their execution. We are unsure how it happened exactly, but that same night the Alpha, his Beta, and Elder Brian had escaped.

Upon hearing of their escape, my brother and I went to Luna Genavee. He promised that he would let no harm come to her and her pups. After he left, I also promised her I would make sure to send him to the Moon Goddess, and here he was three months later with an army of rouges.

I was only thirteen, but my blood lust was only matched by the Alpha King's. At that moment, I was determined to rid the supernatural realm of this wolf and his conspirators. 

He will not hurt the Luna or his pups ever again. He did not know it as he arrogantly entered the main gates, but he would never see the light of day ever again.