My Miracle Luna
Their Gemini Wolves Chapter 41

{Wyatt's

P.O.V.}

After I spoke on the matter with Richard and Chad, we all agreed that Rylee and the girls could be in danger if Eric and his family were still alive. My gut instinct already knew things would never be peaceful for us until the Pattersons were officially disposed of. After everything came to light-Ash was a sociopath with an unhealthy obsession with Rylee who would resort to extreme measures to get what he wanted and mirrored his own father, Eric, who orchestrated the heist of a lifetime to father Lexie and Lanie with Rylee's mom-there was no telling what they would do to exact their revenge on all of us. Eric was so deranged that he would more than likely come for them if he ever found out the girls were alive.

That made me wonder who the buyer was now. There were apparently two. One for Marvin, and one for Levi. I was kicking myself for letting Rylee interrogate Marvin. Had I done the questioning or, at the very least, kept her calm throughout the whole thing, then maybe he would still be alive so he could tell us who his buyer was. I was kicking myself even harder for allowing myself to kill Levi down in the bunker. Now we had no idea who the buyers were. Do you think that Eric could have been one of the buyers?

I don't know how since he would have absolutely no money to pay for them. You heard what Marvin and Levi both said. Their buyers were paying a lot of money for the twins.

It was just a thought.

I shook my head. I knew Blade was only trying to help. I buried my face in my hands and groaned in frustration.

"Wow, you don't sound happy." I looked up to find Kendrick and Jason standing in my doorway.

"I'm anything but happy." They both sighed and came over to my desk.

"Wyatt, you need to go back to work. The company can't run itself, you know," Jason said to me.

"Hey, I take offense to that!" Kendrick exclaimed. "I've been picking up the slack."

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that," Jason retorted. Kendrick punched him, and Jason punched back. These two dimwits never gave it a rest.

"Alright, enough!" I shouted at them. They both smiled and gave their undivided attention to me.

"Wyatt, you can't bury yourself into trying to find Eric and his family. They've been hiding for over a year now," Kendrick told me.

"Ken, I know that. But just knowing that they're out there is driving me insane. They're supposed to be f*****g dead!"

"We know that man," Jason replied. "But you've already put off work for the last few days while we helped Chad's pack. You need to get back to work. Your company is literally how our pack stays afloat." "Ugh!" I growled and slammed my fist on the desk.

"Wyatt?" I looked past Kendrick's and Jason's heads and saw Rylee with Sam.

"Dearest, is everything okay?" I asked and got up to greet them.

"No, but I heard the guys, and they're right." I looked down at her in shock. "Wyatt, you can't keep putting off work. It's been several days now. I know you want to find them; I do too, but the company needs you."

"The company can wait, I need to find the f*****g Pattersons before they rain hell down on us," I countered.

"It's been over a year, babe. Wherever they're hiding, whatever they're up to, it won't happen for a while. You must go to work." I let out a heavy sigh and just nodded my head. Sam pulled on my pants, and I looked down at him. He gave me the cheesiest smile, and my heart just melted. I picked him up, hugged him tightly, and kissed his chubby cheek.

"Fine, I'll go back to work starting tomorrow." Rylee smiled and got on her tippy toes to kiss me. "How are you doing, dearest?"

"I'm coping."

"Have you called to talk to Lanie or Lexie?" She bit her bottom lip and shook her head. "Rylee, you can't avoid them."

"I'm not trying to. It's hard, that's all. I need more time."

"Then at least tell Chad that so he can tell them. It's like you said, it's been several days now. You should at the very least tell them you need more time. It's twice as hard for Lexie."

"What do you mean?"

"Chad told me that Brent hasn't spoken a word to her since they found out Ash was their half-brother. This is just as personal for Brent as it is for you, and poor Lexie is getting the brunt force of it all." Rylee frowned at my words and cast her eyes down in regret. After a few seconds, she nodded.

"I'll call Chad. Will you watch Sam?"

"Of course."

"SWEET!" Kendrick shouted with joy. "Sam, want to play hide and go seek with Uncle Kenny and Uncle Jace!?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Sam bounced in my arms. I put him down, and he ran over to Kendrick and Jason. Rylee and I smiled at their interactions.

"I'll be back," Rylee said, and she left the office. I knew that I couldn't force Rylee to accept the girls wholeheartedly, but I really hoped that she could find it in her heart to look past Eric's DNA and focus on her mother's instead. {Rylee's P.O.V.}

"Hello?"

"Chad?"

"Luna Rylee, this is unexpected."

"I know, I'm sorry, but I needed to speak with you."

"I'm guessing this has to do with the girls?"

"Yes."

"Let me guess, you need more time."

"Is that obvious?"

"Yes, it is. Don't worry, Lanie fully understands."

"She does?"

"Yes, believe it or not. After she found out exactly who Eric was, she immediately broke down and cried. I thought she was crying for herself and Lexie but turns out she was crying for you. She said that she could only imagine what this was doing to you and your emotions." "She's not mad?"

"No, absolutely not. She feels for you and is willing to give you the space that you need. Lexie is too, but she's having a little more trouble since Brent is also giving her the silent treatment."

"I'm so sorry. I never wanted for this to happen, Chad."

"Luna, it's fine. You have nothing to apologize for. Unfortunately, we're all feeling it. It was even worse when Wyatt informed me that the Pattersons are possibly still alive. Brent is taking that news even harder than the news of Lexie being Ash's half-sister." "Goddess, I don't know what to do, Chad. This is so hard. On the one hand, I love Lanie and Lexie. They're my sisters after all, but I can't get past the fact that they're related to Eric and his family."

"Luna, I don't blame you, and neither do they. As I said, they're very understanding of the situation. Honestly, more so than they should be. It lets me know that they are, in fact, ready to be given their titles; however, with Brent being the way he is, Lexie's title will have to wait."

"Titles?"

"Yes, the full moon is tomorrow."

"Oh my god, your Alpha coronation. I'm sorry, I totally forgot about that."

"Don't worry about it. I hope that you will be able to attend?"

"Yes, yes, of course. Even with everything going on, we wouldn't miss it. You've done so much for us, congratulating you in person is the least we can do." "Great."

"Chad, please tell the girls how sorry I am, but I will see them tomorrow."

"Luna, may I ask a favor?"

"Of course, anything, Chad."

"Don't ignore the girls when you see them. Even if you can't accept them as your family, at the very least, can you accept them as your friends?"...... "Luna?"

"Huh? Oh yes, I'm sorry. Yes, yes, I can try to do that."

"Thank you."

"No, thank you. See you tomorrow."

After I hung up the phone, I was riddled with shock throughout my entire body. Why hadn't I thought about that? Accepting them as my sisters may be difficult, but there was no reason as to why I couldn't still be their friend. I sighed and shook my head. I had made this all about me and my feelings, and never once stopped to consider theirs.

Rylee, it's okay. Chad said that they're being understanding.

Kaleigh, I've been selfish.

And you've had every right to be. I know better than anyone what that mongrel did to you. I witnessed it firsthand through your memories on your 18th birthday. I even felt it the night Wyatt found us.

Lanie is definitely worthy of being a Luna if she can already be that empathetic.

Yes, I agree. She will make a fine Luna.

But poor Lexie.

She will be fine. She, too, has a hurdle to get over, but I'm sure Brent will accept her again soon.

I hope so.

I cut my connection with Kaleigh and went back to Wyatt's office to inform him of the Alpha ceremony at Golden Moon tomorrow. I seriously wondered where that scoundrel Eric could be.

Somewhere not too far away...

{Third person P.O.V.}

"Are we ready yet, dad?"

"Not so fast, Ash, we have to time this perfectly."

"The Alpha ceremony at Golden Moon is tomorrow according to my source. We need to hit them at the ceremony. All of the other packs will be there."

"I know that, Ash!" Eric roared at his son. After Halfmoon had been dismantled, Ash, Emma, and their mother, Nicole, were taken into custody, where Eric was awaiting their arrival. Nicole attacked her husband for ruining their pack, and their lives with his personal obsession for Megan, Rylee's mother.

It also didn't help that Ash and Emma hated their father for what he had said about them. Unfortunately for them, they had no choice but to deal with it because Eric had been planning his escape for months after his capture. With his reputation and ability to con his way out of anything, Eric had bribed the assistant medical examiner for the Elders. In exchange for his loyalty, Eric promised him a cut of his personal hidden fortune that no one knew, not even Nicole knew about.

After the assistant M.E. forged the Patterson's deaths and failed to provide the documents to Blue Lake, he resigned from his post and helped the Pattersons escape. Eric had a secret hideout where no one would dare come to look for them. The Silver Lake pack's fallen packhouse.

After Eric had successfully taken down Mitchell Duquesne, Rylee's father, slaughtered the entire pack, and taken Rylee in, he secretly had a bunker made beneath the rubble. That is where he and his family have been hiding out for the last year while they planned their revenge.

Eric was hellbent on taking down all of the Alphas, and the Elders for their betrayal. Ash was determined now more than ever to kill Wyatt, his son, and take Rylee back as his rightful mate. After all, in his mind, she belonged to him first, no matter what Wyatt had told Ash about Rylee being mated to him so many years ago. Nicole and Emma hid in the background. They wanted to just leave and start anew, but Eric and Ash were keen on revenge. Nicole and Emma worked with the humans to make ends meet, not knowing that Eric had a secret fortune he never planned to share with his family.

When Ash's source returned to tell them Golden Moon had a new Alpha in line, and that it was an Omega, they knew that they could easily take Golden Moon down during the Alpha ceremony as the transfer of Alpha power would weaken the pack for a short period of time. When the source had also indicated that there were a new Luna and Beta female in line as well, Eric wanted more information. The source provided photos for him, and his cold heart dropped to the pit of his stomach.

Lanie was the spitting image of Megan, and Lexie was a mixture of him and Megan. He knew immediately that these were the two pups that he had fathered with Megan but had to leave behind because of Nicole's suspicions. The last thing he wanted was for his crazy wife and chosen mate to find out he had fathered two pups with Megan. Nicole still had no idea of his infidelity because the dark witch Opal had used her dark powers to hide the pain a mate would feel during an affair.

Eric had one main goal. Kill every Alpha and Elder at the ceremony and take their packs as retribution. Eric promised to let Rylee live so that Ash could have her for himself, but what Ash didn't know was that Eric had no intentions of letting Rylee live or him for that

matter. "Dad? DAD?!"

"Hm, what?"

"Quit f*****g zoning out me! We need to get this plan in order if we're going to attack!"

"Don't talk to me that way, boy. I don't need you for this." Ash and his father were constantly at each other's throats.

"If you two can't work together, this will never work!" Nicole shouted from the door.

"How many times do I have to tell you, KNOCK BEFORE YOU ENTER HERE!" Eric roared at her.

"And how many times do I have to tell you that you do not command me. You're not even an Alpha anymore and, as far as I'm concerned, you're no longer my mate. The only reason why I'm still here is because of Ash and Emma!" she growled back.

"If I made one mistake worse than these two f*****g imbeciles, it was taking you a chosen mate," Eric sneered at her. He turned his back and walked away. Ash growled at this father's retreating form.

"I SHOULD BE SAYING THE SAME THING TO YOU, YOU f*****g BASTARD!" Nicole screamed at him.

"Mom, why do you have to antagonize him?" Ash asked her nicely.

"Because I loved him for twenty years, and then he went and betrayed us all!" she cried. "I was the Luna of a powerful pack, and now I'm a rogue because of him!"

"It's not all his fault you know," Emma said coming into the room. "Ash and I are to blame too." Ash lifted his brow at his sister. "Don't give me that look. You know it's the truth. Now we have a chance at redemption."

"Only if we can get the father of the year over there to keep his marbles intact. You know he's only doing this so he can take over all of the pack's right?" Ash said.

"Duh. He has the worst poker face there is," Emma replied.

"Sweetheart, do you have a contingency plan for him?" his mother asked with a knowing tone.

"Don't worry, mom, I do. When he least expects it, I'm going to kill him, and with Rylee by my side, we will be the strongest Alpha and Luna there ever existed. The Patterson bloodline will continue, but it will be from my blood, and not from his," Ash replied, staring off in the direction his father left.