ALWAYS THE LUNA

Chapter16

ADRIAN

My aura is rolling off me as I try to contain my anger. I glare at each one of them to show them how serious I am and who is still in charge here.

“I call the shots here. I will announce the divorce if I want to. I will take a new Luna if I want to. No one will tell me what to do!”

I’m already frustrated and I needed to pour my frustration on someone….. anything.

There's silence and I can smell their fear. No one dares to challenge me. I am still the Alpha. The most powerful among them.

“The meeting is over.” I stand and stride out of the conference room in rage.

I know I shouldn't be on the bad side of the council. I've heard what happened to the other Alphas who were. Yes, I'm an Alpha and I am strong but the council members are strong too, especially if they work together maybe not physically but they can still ruin an Alpha if they want. The council members of any pack are the strongest in that pack when they work together. That’s why most Alphas don't like getting on their bad side.

And as an Alpha, you won’t make any important decisions for the pack without involving them. I managed to make them agree to me divorcing and rejecting Ada with the evidence of her cheating. They cast a vote and the number of those that want her out were higher than those that want her to come explain herself.

But I'm not afraid of them. They should be the ones afraid of me. I am the Alpha. It’s either you let them destroy you or you find a way to control them. I’m doing the latter. If you show them how resilient and powerful you are, they will fear you.

I leave the conference room, enraged. I need to let off the steam or I will burst. My Ada is not barren. Just because she can't conceive again after losing our first child doesn't mean she's barren.

I change into my wolf and take a long run. After I'm done, I feel a little bit better. I wash up and pick my phone as I go through some of the messages my private investigator sent me.

The message got me angry again. I hate when there's no good news about Ada’s whereabouts. I need to fond her AS SOON AS f*****g POSSIBLE!

My phone rings and it's Sarah calling. She has also sent me tons of messages begging me to let her come back to the pack house, but I know that I can't do this to her. I know she loves me so I won't further lead her on because I don't know if I will ever love her the way she loves me.

I just have to meet her one of these days and explain things to her. She just needs to understand that I'm a mess right now and I need to sort out my s**t. I can’t give her what she wants. I thought I could, but I realized that I couldn’t.

I scroll through my message box and there's another message from my private investigator. He said that he had not seen Juliane for some days now. Not in the hospital, not in her house. And he checked, but she didn't leave the pack or the country.

Even though there's nothing suspicious about her, I still ask him to keep an eye on her.

She didn't leave the country and he hasn't seen her for a few days. Where then could she be?

JULIANE

I know this is risky, but I have no choice. Whether I do something or not, my life is already in danger. I will as well do something. I need to find this fucker that's a threat to my life and Ada’s life. I'm doing everything by myself. Involving the police will only make things worse. And there's no guarantee they will cooperate.

And I’m also being careful because I think Alpha Adrian is looking for Ada. What else does he want from her after causing her nothing but pain? Does he know she's pregnant and he's looking for her to take the baby away? No, I don't think so. There's no way he would know.

That’s why I’m being careful because I don’t want him to find out that I know where Ada is. He will use me to find her and he will then know that she’s pregnant. I won’t let that happen. I won't let him take away Ada’s child.

Though it's been over two months now and he still hasn't announced his divorce yet or even taken Sarah as his mate. I don't tell Ada though because I don't want to get her hopes high for nothing. I don't want her to think that Alpha Adrian still cares and maybe that's why he hasn't married Sarah yet. If he cared, he wouldn't have divorce and rejected her. He used her, broke her and discarded her.

Though I’m confused as to what his plans are. Why hasn’t he announced his divorce with Ada yet and make Sarah his Luna? Is it because she lost her baby and he doesn’t find her useful anymore.

I don’t think that's the case. He loves her. He left Ada for her. Maybe there’s another reason. It could be that the council doesn’t support Sarah becoming Luna. That’s the only reason I can think of right now.

Well, whatever Alpha Adrian is doing with his life is none of my business. As long as he won’t find Ada and take away her child.

I focus on the possible threat against my life and Ada’s life. My eyes are always behind my shoulder and I’m being extra careful. I hired a security guard, because I don't think it's safe to be alone in my home, especially at night.

I don't have a family. I'm an orphan. I was raised in an orphanage and I managed to become successful through hard work. I haven't met a lot of good people in my life, but the few good people I met, one of them is Ada.

She's a lovely soul. I've known her since she became Luna, but I got to know her personally three years ago when she started coming to the hospital. She was trying to conceive and she asked for my help. She also asked me to keep her appointment secret.

We later became friends but I still respect her hence the reason I addressed her by her title. Ada was a good Luna, a good person. I really don't know why Alpha Adrian rejected her to be with Sarah. I know Sarah was his first love, but Ada was his mate for crying out loud.

Ada told me all the bad things Sarah did to her. I wonder if Alpha Adrian will still love Sarah if he finds out how evil she is. She’s a green snake in the green grass.

I check my time and its half past four. I pick up my phone and my bag and head out.

“I need to be somewhere, Sofia, I will be back,” I say to my secretary. I don't wait for her reply as I head towards the parking lot.

I received a message from an unknown number yesterday. They claimed to be the sister of the guy who rented the car to Ada’s grandma. She told me that she knew what her brother did and that her brother was murdered to hide the truth. She told me that if I want to know who ordered her brother to put the bomb in the car then I should meet her.

I know I'm taking a risky step, but I have to do this. I want to know who this bastard is and make them pay for attempting to kill Ada. I entered my car and drove to the address where I’m to meet the girl.

After a few minutes of me driving and wondering if I'm doing the right thing, I arrive at an old cabin. It looks deserted, though there are few houses some feet away. I checked the address again and it's correct. I slowly walk to the cabin while trying to call the unknown number, but just like yesterday it's not connecting.

I gently climb the crooked stairs and get to the door. I take a deep breath and knock. I wait to know if there's any movement from behind the door, but there's nothing. I knock again and after the third try, I push the door handle and the door surprisingly opens.

The first thing my eyes sees is a girl lying on the floor in the pool of her blood. I scream in horror and stagger backwards. I'm still trying to process what the hell is happening when I feel a sharp pain on my head and then a sting on my neck.