THE FORGOTTEN LUNA

LADESSA.

We finally reached the regular road, and in no time, we were driving into the city. I kept looking back, checking if anyone was following us, but everything seemed normal so far. "You can sleep," Kael told me.

"I'm not that sleepy anymore. I will rest once we transfer to another car. I'm not comfortable here."

He simply nodded his head and continued driving. Kael called someone after his call with Rasmus, and we got confirmation for a new car we could use once we reached that place. And from there, it would just be a couple of hours before we reached the North. It was noon, and my stomach was churning from hunger, but I didn't say anything. I wanted to have a new car first. So when we finally reached the car dealer building, Kael wasted no time and grabbed the keys, and we were already on our way out.

He was holding my hand, and we were walking to the big parking lot where they pointed when my head suddenly felt light, and I almost stumbled if Kael was not able to hold me steady.

"Are you okay?" He asked, his brows furrowing.

I nodded. "I think I'm hungry."

"We'll buy food along the way." He smiled at me before he wrapped an arm around my body as we walked toward the car.

"Kael, what if I'm pregnant?" I blurted out.

I felt his body freeze, and we both stopped walking. My eyes watered as I knew this was not the right time to check, but not knowing if I was pregnant was killing me.

Kael could be upset, as he was clear with me during our marriage that we were not ready for a baby yet. Or he could also question me about who the father is. But I had to know because if I am, I want to make sure my baby is okay. "Have you missed your period?" He asked as he turned to face me. I couldn't fathom his expression.

I nodded.

"We can buy a pregnancy stick along the way. I'm not sure if there's any shop nearby..."

"Are you not upset? Or are you not going to ask if it's yours?"

A smile crept on his face, and my eyes watered more. I knew right there and then that my worries were irrelevant.

"I know it's mine. Unless I misheard you when you said you never had sex with anyone." He told me.

"Are you okay with a baby? With me?"

His smile widened as he cupped my cheeks. This time, I didn't stop myself from smiling. His happy expression was so contagious that at that moment, I forgot about the danger and secretly wished I were really pregnant. "Of course. I want a baby with you. It might not be ideal at the moment, but we can't tell our baby to go anywhere else. It's ours."Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

I nodded my head and wrapped my arms around him, hugging him tightly.

"We need to know, and if you are, we need to get you warmer clothes before we reach the North. It'll be a lot colder there." He was hugging me tightly before he prepared my cheeks with kisses. "Now let's get you something to eat and that stick."

ALPHA DRACO

Alpha of the Knight's Stone Pack

It had been hours since that call with Kael, and I still couldn't get over it.

Kael always seemed to be a step ahead of me all the time. Like he always was, even when we were younger.

Kael and I were almost the same age. He was older by a few months, and as much as I didn't want to believe it, it seemed I was conceived so I could be a shadow of him.

My father was madly in love with Kael's mother, Luna Liana. But she chose Alpha Khalid, Kael's father.

My father had no option but to choose another Luna. My mother became pregnant, and I was born. But ever since I was able to grasp words, I was already compared to Kael.

Kael could do this and achieve this. That I was mediocre. That I should do more of this or that.

My father always pointed out that everything I am was of my mother and that I could have been better. It would hurt me while growing up until I learned to swallow everything and just let his words slide in my ears.

But then Luna Liana died, and even though it was already many years since she chose another man, my father still grieved for her. He even blamed my mother for causing her death. He was delusional, thinking it was Mom that caused the fire.

My mother died a few months after Luna Liana's death. She took her own life and left me without a mother, without anyone on my side.

It was after my mother's death that my father brought Samuel in. He was my half-brother from a woman my father had gotten pregnant.

Samuel was a piece of shit, and we never got along well. I sent him to pick up Adessa to give her a bad experience. But I didn't know she could outwit and kill him.

Good for him. The world didn't need another stupid bastard.

As for my father, I banished him from my territory the moment I took over as Alpha.

He couldn't believe what I did. But I didn't explain anything. It was enough that he paid for what he did to me for ruining my whole life.

He was the reason I'd been trying to push Kael to the bottom from day one. But regardless of my father being gone from my life, the obsession to be better than Kael didn't stop. Especially the fact that he seemed to find a woman he wanted to be with while I was left alone by the only one I ever paid attention to.

My story about her would be for another day. And my time for revenge for her would come, but for now, I wanted Kael to grieve once Adessa was out of the way-dead in my hands.

The phone rang, and it snapped me out of my thoughts.

"Where are you?" I asked as soon as Agustin introduced himself.

"I just got out of this mountain."

"I thought you were dead."

"The others are. I got away."

"I have men heading that way; tell me your exact location so they can pick you up."

"Boss, I have more important things to tell you."

"You better. I'm beginning to think all of you are crap because you couldn't corner two people, one of whom is fucking wolfless!"

"That's what I'm calling about. No wonder we couldn't get them and that she killed two people. Luna Adessa is a powerful wolf, Alpha." "What do you mean?"

"She can heal. I saw her heal Alpha Kael. She has the power within her."

"No way. No human has the power to..."

"I'm not telling any lies, Alpha. I saw with my own eyes when she healed Alpha Kael from a gunshot. I picked up the bullet, and it still has his blood if you want to check." "How exactly did she heal him? Are you saying she's a witch?"

"I'm not sure, Alpha. She didn't even open her mouth to say anything. She just glowed, and the bullet came out of Alpha Kael's shoulder. Then the wound was gone."

My chest heaved as I listened to him. I didn't think he was lying. I had instilled fear and authority within my men that they would never try to tell me bullshit.

The call ended, and I was still left staring at the wall in front of me, trying to piece all the events together.

I thought Adessa slipping from my brother's hand was pure luck. It was beginning to make sense.

If she had the power to heal another, she had the power to protect herself from danger. No wonder she was still alive.

A grin crept on my face as more thoughts ran through my head.

If I had wanted Adessa to infuriate Kael before, the reason had shifted.

I wanted her for my own good.

Adessa might be a blessed wolf and could heal any sickness. If this was the case, I needed her. I needed her to heal me.

I had been diagnosed as impotent and could not carry a child. It was the reason I had gone all out and fucked every female possible, as my physician couldn't seem to find a cure. But Adessa could be the one I was waiting for.

If she could heal me, then I didn't need to worry about having an heir. And it didn't matter if she was the one to give it to me.

I could hit two birds with one stone get an heir and sink Kael more to the bottom.

I grabbed the phone again and dialed the number of the convoy that was already heading north.

"Alpha Draco..." Gregory answered the phone after just one ring.

"Change of plan. Do not intercept Kael and Adessa. Let them reach the North safely and attend the Moonlight Ball, but watch them on where they are and where they are staying." "Do we need to do something else while watching them?"

"Make sure Adessa is safe. If the police or any authorities run after them, make sure she gets out of it alive."

I dropped the call and opened my drawer, taking out the invitation that I received yesterday.

It was a reminder to RSVP that I

hadn't done yet, as I had no plans to attend. Along with it was the list of attendees, and I saw Kael's name

there was certain that he was not included in the primary invitation.

BUMS

Even though Adessa's name wasn't on the list next to him, I was certain he would take her.

It made sense that the path they were taking was heading North. He was aiming to make a plea to the King himself, just as he had done at the time of his father's death, to overturn the decision that he could not be an Alpha.

If abducting Adessa would get me on her bad side, maybe it was time to soften and charm the lady herself.

I just needed a way to get Kae away from her without her knowing it was my doing.

I grabbed my cell phone and messaged Roman, my Beta, to see me in my office.

In just a few minutes, he arrived, and I didn't waste any more time before announcing my plans.

"We will attend the Moonlight Ball. Prepare suits for me. We'll leave tomorrow after lunch."