His Blue Moon Princess
Chapter 72

I stay silent for a while.

Lilyan. My mother's name was named Lilyan. I finally know who she was! At least... I think I do. If this woman really was my mother. I suddenly remember Elena- Daniel said our parents had to be siblings! Which means... I turn to William. "What about the boy? Her twin?"

"Gabriel. Lilyan and Gabriel Blue Moon."

So, I have Elena's father's name, too. My mother, and Elena's father. Lilyan and Gabriel Blue Moon, Queen Diane's miraculous children. Did they really have no father? It's so hard to believe... I nod to William, too shaken up to even utter some thanks. Then, Bobo pushes me, and we leave this place in a hurry.

As we exit the mansion, I try to calm down and think of what to do next. We are supposed to leave the Sapphire Moon territory to find Damian, but what about Liam?

Don't worry about me, Princess, I'm pretty sure I can escape from here just fine on my own. I'll catch up with you guys later. Just tell me when my brother is done with the yelling.

You really shouldn't be so relaxed, Liam. And stop eating whatever they give you!

Yeah, yeah...

Sometimes he is so childish, I can't believe him. I'm pretty sure he is staying here on purpose just to avoid Damian's scolding. But It's not like I can do anything about it for now, anyway. And if Liam says he can get out of here on his own, I trust he can. After all, he already is an expert at avoiding his brothers and sneaking into other packs' territories.

Bobo and I run back to where we left the car, and no one stops us on the way, though a lot of eyes are following us. Did William give an order for them to leave us alone? Thanks to that, we finally reach the border with no issues a few minutes later.

Once we get there, however, there is an unusual assembly of wolves. A lot of them I don't recognize, but as the two groups face each other, I recognize Damian leading one of them, Nathaniel in his wolf form beside him. Oh Moon Goddess, I can hear people yelling from here and that doesn't sound good. There are furious growlings and insults flying from both sides, and both Clans' wolves are on edge.

I try to sneak in, and thankfully, the Sapphire Moon Clan wolves let me and Bobo through as soon as they notice me. When he finally sees me, Damian runs to me without consideration for the border or the bunch of wolves furiously growling at him. His large hands catch my waist first, and my feet leave the ground right away. "Nora!"

As soon as they hear him, a few of the wolves stop growling to stare at me with curious eyes. Ones in human forms whisper among themselves, but I can't hear what they say. Damian is repeating my name when he finally catches me in his embrace. "Nora! What the hell are you doing here?! You-"

He stops and turns his head around. A young werewolf that was still growling at him a bit too closely is suddenly faced with my annoyed mate. Damian growls at him twice as loud and without holding his Alpha power back. There is no way to compare. The Black Alpha's anger can be felt all around, and every wolf steps back in fear, including a few of the Blood Moon Clan. And he is not even in his wolf form. "Truly impressive."

All heads turn to look behind me, and to my surprise, William is standing in the mass of Sapphire Moon wolves, staring at us, hands in his pockets with a very calm expression. Did he follow us all the way here? Damian frowns and puts me down, but his hand is still around me, keeping me close.

The two Alphas stare at each other, and all eyes are on them and me. I notice some wolves are going back and forth between William and me, noticing our physical resemblance. Damian doesn't seem to care, though; he is just glaring at William. "William Blue..."

"Mr. Black. I believe this is our first time meeting."

Is it, really? It seems unreal those two Alphas would have never met before. They exude the very same kind of aura, powerful and fearsome. It's like seeing a confrontation between ice and fire, and everyone around us is feeling the tension, too.

"I see you really did come to retrieve Nora. How surprising."

"I don't see my brother, however," growls Damian.

"Right. He will stay with us for now."

Despite William's calm, Damian and the rest of the pack immediately start growling furiously at him. But the Sapphire Alpha won't budge, like he doesn't care at all.

"You better hand him over right away." Damian's eyes have turned ice-cold, and he is speaking with that really scary, low voice of his. I see a couple of Sapphire Moon step back a little, frightened.

But William shakes his head, and points his finger to me. "No. As long as you have her, I will keep him here. Safe and unharmed, but on my territory."

Damian frowns, and talks to me while still glaring at William. "Nora, what is going on?"

"Damian, the Sapphire Moon Clan is-"

"Her rightful pack."

William cut me off in the middle of my sentence, and I look at him with shocked eyes. What does he mean now? My rightful pack? I don't have one as of now!

Damian looks confused and annoyed at William. "What does that mean?"

But William shakes his head. "I don't have time or patience to explain this to you. Anyway, I would advise you to retreat back from our territory and take time to discuss this with her, if she wishes to. I promised her I would think things over, but while doing so, I need guarantee nothing will happen to her. As such, I took your brother."

"Wait! When will you release Liam?" I ask, worried for him.

William stays silent for a long minute, then suddenly goes to unbutton his shirt. What is he doing? But to my surprise, he turns around and shows their Clan's marking, a full blue moon, tattooed on his back.

"This is the pack you belong to. This should have been your marking, but instead, you walk around unmarked like some stray. We can't have that. I want you to join our pack, Nora, the one you belonged to."

I stare at him, speechless. To join the Sapphire Moon Clan? I never thought of this, but William's eyes are resolute. He is serious...

Damian, next to me, frowns. "No. Nora will join the Blood Moon Clan. Soon."

"Why would she? Aren't you engaged to another? Are you supposed to keep her as your mistress?" Asks William.

"Hell, I hope not!" Suddenly yells a voice.

Everyone suddenly shifts their heads. Gosh, this has to be a joke. Alexandra King, now?

She is standing a few meters away, sided by a few brown wolves. Were we that close to the Gold Moon Clan's territory? My wolf starts growling just at the sight of her. Yes, I hate that woman just this much. What is she doing here? No one is pleased to see her, as both sides start growling at her, too. Damian and William are glaring at her just the same, but she doesn't lose her self-confidence one bit. She is standing with her arms crossed, looking at Damian like a cat preying on a bird. My wolf and I are both outraged by the looks she gives him.

"Hello, Damian," she says with a little hand gesture that annoys the hell out of me.

Damian doesn't respond, he is just glaring at her with a very pissed look. I slightly shift my position to come between the two of them, by pure instinct.

"King, are you that bored that you have to come to peek at the border so often?" Asks William without even looking at her. His eyes are still set on me, despite all of his wolves growling at both Damian and Alexandra.

She giggles. "Maybe. Well, my dearest fiancé bothered to come all the way here, I should at least say hi, shouldn't I?"

"Is that so...?" Whispers William.

I'm sure he is waiting for Damian's reaction right now, judging the relationship between the three of us. While Alexandra is clearly acting as if I'm not here, Damian pulls me closer to him, glaring at her with all his might. "I've made things clear, Alexandra. Our engagement is canceled."

She starts playing with her golden necklace absentmindedly. "Oh, I've heard that here and there. Father is pretty annoyed at your attitude, you know. You are making things difficult, but I persuaded him it was just a matter of time before you changed your mind." "I won't." Damian answered instantly, without thinking.

I am a bit proud of him, but Alexandra stops smiling, and suddenly shows her unhappy face, glaring at him, too. "Oh, you will. Do you know how many millions are hanging in the balance right now? Do you think you can actually afford this little tantrum of yours? Don't forget, Damian, I'm the one with the money. You might be powerful, but you need back-up. Who is going to give it to you if not me? Hm? This little tramp?"

"Watch your mouth!"

Not only Damian, but even William suddenly started growling at Alexandra at the same time. I actually have to hold back my mate, because I feel he is on the verge of shapeshifting to give Alexandra a piece of his mind. While holding Damian's arm, I also have to calm my own wolf, who is more than pissed by Alexandra's attitude. If I let her, she would violently rip her face off in seconds.

To my surprise, William suddenly starts talking, in an ice-cold tone that reminds me of my mate. "A tramp...? Aren't you one to speak, Gold? Your kind is nothing but a down-the-gutter breed of slumdogs."

Surprised, Alexandra looks at him, violently offended by his words. "What did you just call me?! How dare you..."

"I call you whatever I please, you s**t. Tell your wolves to back off from my territory right now, before I send you back myself!"

So, the Gold Moon Clan really is overstepping. But Alexandra doesn't move an inch. Instead, she sends a deathly glare to William. "Aren't you being a bit picky now? Your territory? Aren't you the ones who shamelessly took the scraps the Snow Moon Clan left behind? Don't talk to me about, territory when this should have been ours from the beginning."

William snorts. "Is that what you guys think? Do you own this land? You are nothing but a mass of dogs playing around with money. Don't come to me and talk about your rights. You're merely a pack of stray dogs acting like vermin and thieves..."

Alexandra's face changes color upon hearing this, but she can't come up with any answer besides furious growling. Seems like William hit a nerve. Instead, she decides to ignore him and turn to Damian once more. "Are you really going to keep this stupid little act?" "I have made things clear already," growls Damian.

"Oh, please! Shutting us out, nullifying business deals? Are you that blind that you would lose millions for the sake of that little... girl?"

She clearly hesitated on the last word, but I guess she ran out of insults, or Damian's glare shut them up.

Either way, she finally looks at me with a sneer. "Wake up, child. I don't care if you're an Alpha or whatever. You are nothing. I stand by what I said last time. No Clan, no family, no money, no power. Fated mates? Whatever. Damian will marry me, because I am the right partner for him, and for his Clan, to stand as his Luna."

I hate that woman. Because I can tell she's not just arrogant. She is also greedy. Greedy for my mate. And I hate those conspicuous eyes of hers. I don't care about the Clans. I don't care about those struggles of power and money. All I feel is hatred for this other woman who wants my mate, my Damian. My wolf is on the verge of coming out to kill her, and I must say, my human self has the same frightening thought.

But, unaware of my anger, she keeps talking. "Whatever you do, you will never be enough, Bluemoon. Do you think you can afford it? Oh sure, they might like you. You will be the adorable little doll. But his Clan will lose it trying to protect you. No financial support, no business deals, no allies. Watch it. It's only a matter of time before they all disappear because of you. All because of you."

I clench my fist, trying hard to hold it in. Damian is holding me tighter, angry. I can tell a lot of eyes are on me, worried or curious, but I don't give a damn right now. I'm fighting to contain my wolf, and my urge to silence this woman the hard way. I can't lose control now... This would launch a war between the two packs...

"But, I guess it's not too late. If you recognize right now that you were wrong to defy me and acknowledge that I will be the only right one to mate with Damian, I can talk to my-" "NORA!"

I jump into my wolf form, and aim straight at her.

I ignore Damian's voice behind me.

This woman asked for it.