Luna Aleksa's Escape
Luna Aleksa’s Escape Chapter 51

*Aleska POV*

Kingston chased Lachlan beyond the pack border, but he had just disappeared. Our best trackers were out there looking for his scent but had so far come up empty-handed. We had decided that we needed to tell the Alpha and their entourage as well as our own pack what was happening so that everyone was aware of the threat that we all faced. Lachlan would be back and, knowing what he is capable of, he wouldn’t return alone.

Most of the attending packs were shocked to hear what had occurred at Evergreen and pledged their support to us, although there were a few packs that were sceptical and said very little. If I’m totally honest, I’m not surprised, as even though we had all just met, the few that said nothing gave me the impression that our way of life and values did not align.

We had collectively agreed to continue with the summit. Everyone looked forward to this annual meeting, so we would proceed cautiously. We had quadrupled our border patrol courtesy of our visiting Alpha’s, and we had spoken without neighbouring packs to ensure we had their support if things got out of hand.

Both Kingston and I were rattled by the early morning attack. I left Kingston to continue his meetings with Kai, Caleb, and Jackson. The Alpha’s conference will be starting a little later this morning due to earlier events.

I wanted to go check on Sam before Luna’s brunch started. I also wanted to check on Lily and see how she was processing everything. She will become a Beta Female when she and Sam accept each other, and while I know she will have some initial anxiety, I have a feeling she is going to be just fine.

As I walked out of the packhouse I bumped into Roxy. “Watch it b***h! Oh, it’s you! I hear you had a little trouble this morning,” Roxy smirks at me, waiting for my response. I can see that she wants to provoke me, but I won’t give her the pleasure. I have too much to do today already. I don’t have the time for this.

“Nothing I can’t handle Roxy, see you at the spa,” I said to her, smiling sweetly. Roxy screws up her face and snickers at me.

I walked off towards the pack hospital. I am hoping my dear friend might finally be awake. I really hope he and Lily accept each other.

***

I walked into Sam’s room to find him and Lily in an embrace. Sam is sitting up in his hospital bed and Lily is straddling him. I can’t hide my broad smile. I didn’t want to interrupt them, so I turned to walk back out of the room when I smacked into a wall. Except it was not a wall, it was Caleb’s chest.

This is enough to get Sam and Lily’s attention. Lily jumps up off Sam and has a bright red blush on her face. Sam looked very happy, and even Sam was grinning like a Cheshire cat.

“Sorry Luna,” Caleb teased.

“Seriously Caleb,” I said, looking at him with an unimpressed expression on my face.

“Just kidding, Aleksa,” Caleb says, trying to suppress his laugh.

“Aleksa!” Sam called out to me.

“Hi Sam, I am so glad you are awake. How do you feel?” I blurt out quickly.

“Honestly, I’ve never felt better,” Sam tells me, his eyes moving in Lily’s direction. Lily had a shy smile on her face.

“I’m so glad you are OK Sam. I see you have met Lily.” I said to Sam.

“Yes, I have met my second chance mate, but I feel she is more my true mate. I’ve never felt this feeling before,” Sam tells me.

“I know exactly how you feel, Sam, it is the same with me and Kingston. I am so happy for you both,” I told him happily.

Caleb placed two coffees down on top of the bedside drawer next to Sam and Lily.

“Well, I hate to be rude guys, but I’ve got a meeting that I am about to be late for. I’ll see you all later,” Caleb tells us, with that he bows his head towards me, and I just shake my head at him, trying to hide my amusement. He loves teasing me.

“See ya, Caleb, thanks for stopping by,” Sam called out.

“Thank you, Caleb,” Lily called out politely.

“I won’t stay long, I know what it’s like when you first meet your mate or true mate in this case,” I told them both.

“Sam, I don’t want to worry you, but, Lachlan turned up a few hours ago,” I told him calmly.

“What, are you OK, did he?” Sam started before I cut him off.

“Kingston and Lachlan fought, and then they stopped, and then the warriors circled him, but he ran off into the woods. We have the trackers out there, but he seems to have vanished,” I told him feeling confused, trying to explain it all, and leaving out the part where I have the power to command alphas. I will tell Sam but now is not the time.

“Sam, he will be back. Kingston is meeting with Caleb, Kai (his Gamma) and Jackson. I am not sure if you know Alpha Jackson, he’s,” I started. Before I was cut off by Sam.

“Yes, I have met Alpha Jackson on a few occasions, he’s a good guy,” Sam replied.

“Anyway, they are meeting to discuss what we will do about Lachlan,” I told Sam, unsure about where he stands on this matter.

“Aleksa, I have no loyalty towards the bastard. I would gladly end him.” Sam tells me as if he could read my mind. He looks mad at the mention of his name and I don’t blame him.

“I am, however, loyal to Evergreen. Our pack has suffered for too long under his control, he needs to go.” Sam tells me.

“What are you saying, Sam?” I asked, suddenly feeling nervous as to where this was going.

“I am going to challenge him, for the pack,” Sam continued.

“But Sam, with all due respect, you are still recovering,” I told him, feeling concerned that my friend might get hurt.

Lily walks over to Sam and cuddles up beside him, as a show of loyalty and support.

“Aleksa, I have never felt better. After feeling weak and empty for the past few years, I feel as though I have just woken up from a bad dream. I feel energised and reborn. I can’t explain this feeling,” Sam tells me.

“Maybe it’s the will of the Moon Goddess? Oh, maybe it’s finding Lily? Sam, I am so glad you have found happiness, and I am so sorry about …”

“It’s OK, Aleksa, you were a victim too, but we need to put that all behind us now, like you said the Moon Goddess has blessed us, although we do have to sort Lachlan out. He will keep coming for you and the twins, he won’t let you go without a fight,” Sam declared.

“Evergreen deserves better than what they have been getting, we need to rebuild, the pack is in financial ruin and Lachlan has destroyed our alliance, we need to try to get back in the good graces of our allies, and we can’t do that with Lachlan as Alpha,” Sam tells me with an air of confidence I haven’t seen from him before.

“I agree with you completely, Sam, and I think you would make a great Alpha. You have my full support,” I told him proudly.

Although we hadn’t talked much before I left Evergreen, I had always respected Sam and had always considered him a close friend. I had no doubt he could bring Evergreen back up to the standard it once held.

The pack doctor walked in at that moment with Sam’s discharge papers, Sam disconnected himself from the monitor and I took that as my cue to leave.

“I’ll see you a little later today, Sam. Lily will take good care of you. Lily, please link me if you need anything,” Lily nodded.

“Thank you, Luna,” Lily said happily.

“Please Lily, just call me Aleksa,” I told her.

“Sorry Luna, I mean Aleksa,” Lily replied.

“Thanks, Aleksa, I’ll see you at the packhouse most likely. Kingston has asked me to report there once I am discharged,” Sam said.

“Great, see you then,” I called out to them, with a small wave.

And I started to make my way back to the pack house to freshen up for our spa date with the rest of the Lunas and their entourage.

***

What a day it has been. The Luna brunch and spa went well. Most of the Lunas seemed unaware of what had happened earlier today, or they just didn’t deem it of importance. The chat was relatively superficial, they spoke of their favourite places to holiday, about how well their pups were doing and how happy they all were with their respective mates.

Roxy was her usual snide self, dropping little remarks and insults here and there. In all honesty, I wasn’t in the mood to fight her right now. My mind was elsewhere. Surprisingly, Abbey wasn’t present today. I did wonder where she was. Maybe a spa wasn’t her idea of fun, although I would have thought that one might attend out of respect.

Thankfully, my dearest friend Kali was there. If anyone needed pampering, it was her. She must be knackered. I remembered how it was to be pregnant, it could be very fatiguing. We briefly spoke of what happened this morning with Lachlan turning up. Kali reassured me the guys would sort Lachlan out. I wanted Kali to be safe. I didn’t want her to put her pup at risk, so I made her promise to stay at the packhouse for extra protection. I will ask Kai to help me move her and Caleb’s belongings into the packhouse today. It was clear Lachlan had lost his mind completely, and I would not put my friend and her unborn pup at risk.

Thinking of pups, I missed Liam and Layla desperately. I missed talking with my pups, but we had decided it was best if we didn’t communicate while Lachlan was nearby. We couldn’t risk him finding out their location. I knew they were safe though. In the short time I had known Mason, I knew I could trust him with my life.

I hadn’t spoken much to Kingston since this morning’s events. I realised he had been busy organising extra warriors, extra patrols, solidifying our allies and so on, not to mention the alpha conference, but I had the feeling he was avoiding me. It didn’t take much to send out a quick mind-link even just to say hello. Something wasn’t right.

I walked towards his office. I could hear muffled voices. Then, the office door opened before me. Kai had opened it. He stood there with a big goofy smile on his face, dimples and all.

“Good Afternoon Luna,” Kai greeted me, knowingly, almost as if he had known it was my intention to stand by the door and listen a little longer.

“It’s Aleksa, Kai, please only use my title in official settings, we are friends,” I told him, for what seemed like the millionth time.

“Sorry Luna,” he said with a cheesy grin on his face.

“Aleksa, is it important? We are kind of in the middle of something,” Kingston tells me gruffly.

I haven’t heard him speak to me like this before. He must be stressed, I thought to myself.

“I wanted to have a word with you in private, if I may, and no, it cannot wait,” I told him abruptly before he could answer.

“Very well,” he sighed in defeat.

And with that, Jackson, Caleb and Kai all exited the office quickly.

“So, what’s going on? I feel like there is something you aren’t telling me.” I stated firmly, watching his face closely.

“Aleksa, everything’s fine, I’m just a little under the pump,” Kingston declared.

“I am your mate, I can feel that something is wrong, and it’s more than what happened this morning,” I tell Kingston, letting him know I won’t leave until I get my answer.

“Do you remember the other day, when I had to take an urgent phone call?” Kingston started reluctantly.

“Yeah,” I replied.

“It was Xanthe. She had run into a little trouble along the way. She hadn’t managed to contact one of her Elders, but she had discovered something that she said could change everything. She said it was too important to mention it over the phone and that she needed to tell us in person. Xanthe felt that she was being followed, so she was going to try to shake whoever was following her. I made her promise to call me the next morning to let me know that she was safe but she never checked in.” Kingston said with a grave expression on his face.