Betrayed Luna's Second Chance Alphas
Betrayed Luna’s Second Chance Alphas – Chapter 36

-Riley-

Keller and I pulled away and I took in a deep breath and wiped my eyes. I didn’t know what to do with him. We both didn’t know. We just stared at Hiran’s body with a frown.

“He will kill us,” Keller said with a glare. “I didn’t- he was crazed. Like a rabid animal. When he looked at you, there was nothing in his eyes. No emotions. No humanity.”

“I had learned that the person he was… was a lie. Everything. He had been too careful not to show me the side of him that would scare me away from him.”

“Riley…” Keller whispered. “He is still unconscious. We can- we can just end him right here,” he said as he looked at me and touched my face, which had a long scratch. “He will kill you and me when he comes back.”

I looked at Keller with wide eyes. “Ki- kill him?”

I had always imagined killing Hiran, but Keller looked really serious.

“Yes. I heard what he said. He will never let you live in peace, Riley, even after you reject him and break your bond. You have to live with the knowledge that he is coming one day or the other. He is not someone who forgives or forgets.”

“I know. But we can’t kill him. Not yet. Not until-” I shrugged.

He gave me a look, but didn’t ask. “We should call-“

“What happened here?” I heard a loud growl and turned around to see Adrian walking in. His eyes widened as he looked at me and how I was covered in b***d, and he rushed towards me and cupped my face in his palms.

“Riley, Riley, are you alright? What the hell happened? What-“

Adrian looked behind me and saw the mess Keller and I made.

“Oh Riley, what did you do?”

“He attacked me. I- I called the king’s council and he got the mail and-“

Adrian’s lips parted in understanding as he pulled me closer and hugged me tighter. I could feel how warm he was, how solid and dependable. I didn’t know why I felt so weak and vulnerable when he hugged me, but I did. My body went lax in his hold. I held on to him so tightly. I didn’t want to let go. I feared I would just float away if I let go of Adrian right now.

“Oh baby, I am so sorry we weren’t here. You are alright. You are safe now.” Adrian’s voice was gentle as he pressed his lips on my head. “You are alright. Nothing should happen to you. Nothing would. I won’t let- I won’t let the a*s.hole take you away from me.”

“He would have learned his lessons. He wouldn’t dare, not anymore,” I whispered and Adrian took in a deep breath and nodded. “Adrian, where is Rome?” I whispered as Adrian ran his hand up and down my back, and I synced my breathing with his stroke, trying to calm myself and my breath down.

“Rome got a call from Ashelene. He will be here in a few seconds. Do you want something to drink?” Adrian looked at Keller. “You- go bring her a bottle of water,” he ordered, and Keller walked away and came back with water. “Drink. And now this a*s.hole… he deserves to die.”

“Bu-but Adrian. You need him.”

Another loud growl interrupted us and I looked up from Adrian’s embrace to see Roman. His body shook as he looked at everything around us, and I could already feel the spark of energy crackling around him as he marched towards Hiran. He took Hiran by his shirt and lifted him up as if he weighed nothing and pushed his hand back, still holding Hiran as if he was going to hurl Hiran right out of the walls.

“No,” I said to Roman and he looked at me, his eyes burning like twin flames.

Adrian and I ran to Roman. Adrian grabbed Hiran from Roman and put him down again.

“Rome, I am fine.”

“You are always saying that to me, Kitten, even when you are not fine,” his voice broke as he touched the wound in my neck. “You are bleeding, you have claw marks all over your body, and you say you are fine.” Roman’s lips trembled and I pressed my fingers against his lips, trying to find a way to calm him down. “Not anymore, Kitten, not anymore. He will die a painful death for this.”

“But not yet, Rome. Please. I know there is something bigger than me and the pack now, and-“

“No, nothing is bigger than you,” he whispered as he pressed a k**s on my forehead. He looked sad. “Did it hurt anywhere?”

“No, Rome, but just- will you please just hold me for a second.”

“Yes, of course, my Kitten,” he said as he pulled me into his embrace and I took in his warm, delicious scent and sighed. He felt like home. He felt like he was made just to hold me.

Adrian was busy looking at Hiran. “What the hell should we do with him? Rome, I think you should blur his memory. That should give us time to formulate a plan,” Adrian said. I looked at the hot Lycan who was still holding me tight. What now?

“Blur his memory?”

“I can blur his memory a little to make him more disoriented, but it won’t be long term. He would remember what happened today in a day or two,” Roman said. “But I think a day or two is enough to deal with all this mess.”

“You can really do that?” I blinked at Roman and he nodded. “What else can you do?”

“Later, Kitten. He is starting to stir, already,” Roman said as he hesitantly pulled away from me and then took me back in his arms as if he didn’t want to let go. I didn’t want him to let go.

“Go.”

“And Kitten, Adrian and I talked.”

“What?”

“Nothing. Just-” Roman g*****d. “Ad, stay with her while I do this,” Roman said as he took a step back. I looked at him confused. I didn’t know what he was saying.

“Rome?” I looked at him, but then Hiran g*****d and Keller kicked him hard in the face, again, promptly shutting him off.

“Lock the door, and keep your mouth shut. Do not tell anyone about this,” Roman ordered Keller as he kicked Hiran on his side with a growl. “You keep hurting her, you mangy a*s.hole,” Roman glared down at him. “I am keeping a tally.” Roman kicked Hiran again before he sat down next to him.

Roman closed his eyes and I saw the soft white energy swirling around him. He looked bigger, magnificent. Dark. Dangerous.

I licked my lips and Adrian smiled as he shook his head. I pouted and his eyes darkened as he looked at my lips. I bit my lips before turning back to look at Roman.

“OH!” I gasped. I was transfixed by the intensity of it. He looked like he was bathed in light. “Do you- do you have this, too.”

“No. Rome and Finn have it. Ash will have it when she turns twenty. That is when their royal b***d becomes more powerful,” Adrian whispered as we both stared.

After a few seconds, the crackling stopped. Roman stood up, sweaty and drained.

“Why does he look like that?”

“Some of the things he can do also make him tired and dizzy.”

Roman stumbled and Adrian caught him. “Come on, let me walk you to your room.”

“No, you have to take Hiran deep into the woods. And then leave him there. He shouldn’t wake up here,” Roman said and Adrian nodded. He closed his eyes and soon I saw his shirt ripping half open, and he stood tall and broad. His Lycan was a chocolate brown, and he looked magnificent. The Lycan looked at me, and I was sure he was smiling at me.

“That is Clay. And Clay, stop leering at her and go do what you have to do before that scum wakes up.”

Clay gave Roman a hard glare. I could see both their Alpha energy clashing. Clay bared his sharp teeth.

“Umm, Clay, go,” I whispered and he looked at me and nodded.

“The bas.tard never listens to anything I say,” Roman muttered under his breath as Clay lifted Hiran up and ran out of the back door, soon vanishing into the woods.

“Do you think this will work?” I looked at Roman.

“It will. For a day or two.”

“Now, you, you are the one who hurt her, aren’t you?” Roman glared at Keller and Keller nodded, looking a bit afraid. “Clean this mess up and then you will leave Crystal Park tomorrow with my sister.”

“What?” I looked at Roman.

“Or he can stay here if you want him dead,” Roman said, and he didn’t look like he was joking. “When Hiran remembers the events, he will surely kill Keller.”

“What about her?” Keller asked.

“Not yet. He would threaten her to make her stay, but he wouldn’t kill her. If he even touches a single hair on this pretty head again, I will drag his intestines out of his mouth,” Roman said as he wrapped an arm around me. Keller looked at both of us and smiled a little. “I am done taking this shi.t.”

“You can take her to the room. I mean- you know… her room. And then you will go to your roo-“

I absolutely knew what he meant.

“Keller, you sh.t eating as.s, shut up,” I said, but there was no real heat in my words. After what we went through… I just didn’t have the strength to be angry.

Roman and I walked to our room. “Sleep, pretty Kitten. You look tired.”

“Don’t go anywhere, Roman,” I whispered, and he nodded.

“I will be right here.”

I almost wanted to ask, always? But I didn’t. I closed my eyes as he ran his fingers along my cheek.

“Sleep, Luna.”

My eyes fluttered closed. “Rome… I- I don’t want this to be a lie.”

***

-Roman-

I don’t want this to be a lie.

What did she mean?

“You know what she meant, you stupid,” Karl said with a grunt. “She wants more.”

“But is she ready for that? I don’t- I don’t think-“

“Adrian is right. You don’t know what the hell you want and yet you want her all for yourself? You are greedy as.shole and a selfish ba.stard.”

I winced. Karl sounded angry as hell.

“It is not that easy.”

I looked at her sleeping form. She looked like an angel. My heart felt like someone was cutting it into half. I wanted her with everything, but should I want her? Could I?

She moved and g*****d. She looked like she was dreaming. Her voice was soft, but panicked.

“Don’t go.” She kept whispering the same thing. Adrian knocked on the door and walked in.

“How is she?”

I pressed a finger to my mouth, signing him to be quiet. Adrian sat on the chair as he looked at Riley.

“She looks so beaten. And yet so strong,” Adrian mind-linked me.

“She is so strong.”

We both stayed silent and I knew he was thinking about the exact thing I was thinking.

After talking with Hiran, we went for a run. We shifted and ran a long way.

Karl and Clay growled and raced through the woods, trying to one up the other. They were both competitive and I knew Karl didn’t like sharing Riley, his Riley, with the poop head, as he always called Clay when they were fighting.

And the wolves were always fighting.

After we shifted back, I told Adrian that, ultimately, it was Riley’s choice, and I wouldn’t make him feel guilty if she chose him or us. I had almost wanted to take it back the moment I said it, but I knew I shouldn’t.

“Roman, she is-“Adrian started and stopped when Riley m****d again.

“Rome… Don’t go. Please.”

“She is dreaming.”

“What is she dreaming?” I whispered as I looked at her. She looked worried and she was writhing in the bed.

“I think you have to decide, Roman or you will hurt her.”

“What? You know I won’t.”

“You have to decide what you want with her. I want everything, Roman. Everything. But you- what is that you want?”

“I want everything,” Karl growled. “She is already-“

“Please, Adrian, tell him to not go,” Riley said again. “Will you at least stay?”

In her dreams, or was that a nightmare, he was the one that stayed? And I was the one who left?

Was it just a dream or something more meaningful?

***

-Ashelene-

“Yeah, alright. Now, here is the blindfold.”

“You are still going to do this?” Feyona grumbled.

“Yes. I am still going to do this. You are here, but you will never know what here is. We will talk with Roman and we will get the hell out of this place.”

“I am not a spy.”

“I don’t care,” I blindfolded her eyes. “And do not remove it.”

I drove us towards Cyrstal Park and soon I was in the hotel. The hotel staffs gave me and her a weird look, but I didn’t care. Safety first. I didn’t want the bit.ch to go back and say anything to that Vampire piece of s**t.

I removed the blindfold once we reached our room. I had already messaged Roman. I sat opposite to her, staring at her. She twitched nervously, but didn’t say anything.

“Stay right there,” I said to her, and opened the door. Adrian, Riley and Roman walked in. My heart thundered as I looked at Adrian. His beautiful messy hair, his gray-

“F.ck. What did I say? Move on!” Mei hissed.

I avoided looking at Adrian as Roman walked towards where Feyona was.

“Go on,” Roman grunted. He looked even more grumpy than he usually was. Adrian motioned Riley to walk with him. I saw the way he looked at her, like the sun revolved around her or something. And I knew then, there was no way he would be mine. Ever. I had already known that, but it still killed me, once again. Why did I have to fall for him?

“It is-” she looked at me and Riley.

“Go on,” Roman said again. “It is okay. What do you want to say that is so urgent you have to come all the way?”

“It is Ramsay. I think he is doing some-something bad, Roman. So bad.”

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