My Miracle Luna
Their Gemini Wolves Chapter 51

{Rylee's P.O.V}

I couldn't shake the sense of impending doom that now consumed me; at this point, I had more questions than answers. I couldn't believe this was happening to me, and I sure as hell didn't understand why either. What were the odds that Lexie and that weird, white light would transport me back in time, only for me to witness my mother hand herself over to Eric just to protect my dad, and me? And to top it all off, the moon goddess was standing here before me. "Why are you here?" I asked her respectfully.

"I should be asking you the same thing, Ryan," she responded vaguely.

"Gah, please, don't call me that. I hate the name, Ryan!" I exclaimed, covering my ears dramatically. She giggled at me and shook her head.

"Fine, Rylee," she corrected. "Why are you here?"

"I have no earthly idea! This is all Lexie's doing!"

"Ah, I see. It appears that my daughter has tapped into her powers of time travel." I must have misheard her because there was no way she said what I thought she did.

"Wait, did you just say time travel!?"

"Yes, and it appears that she has sent you back in time to the moment that seems to be haunting you the most. Though, I'm wondering why it's not the day when your parents were killed." While that was a fair question to ask, the answer was simple-that day didn't haunt me. I already came to terms with the fact that Eric killed my parents and used an Alpha's challenge to conceal premeditated murder. I remember that day clearly, at least, what I was able to witness. This day in question was what haunted me, and it was because I had so many unanswered questions.

"This night haunts me, moon god-"

"Selene, please," she cut me off.

"Selene, this night haunts me the most because I literally have no idea how it happened. All I know is what I've been told by Ronan and Grace, and what Marvin told me before I killed him. How could my mother, a Luna of a strong pack like Silver Lake, just get kidnapped? I guess I know now, she went willingly."

"Why do you think that is, Rylee?" Selene asked.

"To protect my father. And me, from what I can tell."

"Exactly. Your mother sacrificed herself to keep those she loved the most protected at all costs. And that didn't just include you and Mitchell. It included all of the pack members." "What?"

"It's as you said, child, your mother is a powerful Luna, and an Alpha wolf by blood. It's in her nature to be protective of those who rely on her, and that doesn't only extend to her mate and child. All of Silver Lake would have been attacked had she not gone with them."

"THEY WERE ATTACKED ANYWAY!" I screamed. "ERIC CAME BACK AND FINISHED THE JOB! HE USED AN OFFICIAL CHALLENGE TO CONCEAL MURDER! THE MURDER OF MY FAMILY AND MY PACK!" I continued with tears welling in my eyes.

"I know, sweet girl. I'm sorry that I couldn't stop it."

"Couldn't or wouldn't!?" I seethed.

"Do not talk to me that way, Rylee. I couldn't. As the goddess of all werewolves, I cannot intervene in such personal matters. I cannot take sides."

"Take sides!? Is that what you think this is!? Taking sides?! My parents were murdered. My entire pack was slaughtered. My home, destroyed. On top of that, Eric took me in and ruined my life! I'd probably be a rogue right about now, instead of the Luna I am, had Wyatt not found me that night."

"I know, and I'm so incredibly sorry for what happened to you, Rylee. But everything in life happens for a reason. You survived that night because your parents knew that you would go on to do great things. Your parents had the foresight to know that Eric was going to eventually retaliate because of his obsession for your mother, and hid you away in the one place where you wouldn't be discovered. Not until you were supposed to be."

"What are you saying? What do you mean by 'supposed to be'?" I asked her. Apparently, there was more to this than she let on.

"Rylee, Eric did not find you by accident."

"What?" I replied in disbelief. She simply gave me a knowing look. "Oh my goddess, you led him to me? You showed him where I was!?"

"I had to, Rylee," she said gently, her voice so soft it sounded like a whisper.

"WHY!? Do you have even the slightest clue as to what he did to me!? What he turned my life into!?"

"Of course, I do. Why wouldn't I know? I'm sorry that happened to you, it is beyond tragic what you had to endure, but I needed you to survive. I needed you to live, to turn into who you were meant to be. I needed you to live so that you could one day unite with Lexie and Lanie." I could barely even comprehend the rest of Selene's explanation as I was unable to stop the rising anger coursing through my entire body, hearing her admit that she was the reason Eric found me that night beneath all of the rubble. "Rylee, do you not understand that had I left you alone as a child and not shown Eric where you were hidden, you never would have survived the night?" I furrowed my brows at her. "Child had you not gone with Eric that night, rogues passing by would have killed you. You were all but ten years old. You would have been decimated." My face relaxed hearing that. "I... I didn't think about that," I admitted and sighed in defeat. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be, Rylee. I know what you went through. I had to witness it firsthand every day until the day Wyatt found you." I just nodded my head but stayed silent for a moment. I took a quick glance at her before asking my next question a little more calmly. "Selene, when you said this isn't my time, what did you mean?" I asked.

"What I meant to say was that this isn't your time in life. At this precise moment, you are merely a toddler. You don't have your powers or super abilities. You're in the life of your two-year-old self."

"Why couldn't I stop her from leaving?" I asked referencing my mother.

"Because you weren't supposed to. You're here to get answers, not change the past. You cannot change what has already happened."

"Why am I here then?" I threw my arms up and slammed them down to my side all dramatically.

"As I said, this is Lexie's doing, and I think her conversation with Ryker was the trigger. Her consternation of Eric being a murderous monster put so much fear into her, it awoke her power."

"Are you saying that Lexie can send just people back in time?"

"Only those with unanswered questions."

"How do I get out of this? How do I get back to Wyatt?"

"You will be sent back once everyone finishes their journey."

"Everyone? Who else did Lexie send back?"

"Herself, Lanie, and William."

"William!? What unanswered questions does he have!? He can see the past and future!"

"William is a unique case. And if you want to know what he is questioning, then you will have to ask him yourself." I just scoffed. "Until then, be mindful about where you go and who you talk to. Being seen won't affect the timeline much but saying the wrong thing to the wrong person might. Even though you can't purposefully change past events that have already occurred, you can cause a rift. Even the smallest ripple in time can cause damage to your present. And not just yours, everyone's." "Can I see my father?"

"You can. You can even tell him who you are, but you cannot, under any circumstance warn him about the challenge that is to come, Rylee. He cannot know that it's a setup by Eric." Tears immediately started to form in my eyes when she said that. "You said that I couldn't change events that have already happened. The challenge hasn't happened yet! I can save my family!"

"But it has happened already, Rylee. It has. Even if you were to warn him, he would still accept the challenge from Eric because as an Alpha, it is not in his nature to reject it, or in any Alpha's nature. He will still die because his life story was written long ago, just like yours was." I dropped my head and wept. I felt her embrace me and hold me close. She was so warm and comforting. I could feel the warmth of the moon from her. "I'm so sorry for what you have been through, child. And I apologize that I didn't come to you sooner." "You show yourself to Allie all the time."

"Allie needs a lot of guidance. It's not easy being a human all of your life and suddenly finding yourself mated to a supernatural. And not just any supernatural, an Alpha wolf like Dorian, resulting in her being turned into a werewolf and becoming a Luna. Allie is a work in progress. She has a good heart and has a lot of love to give, but only gives it to those she deems worthy. Allie's ability to sense souls is both a blessing and a curse, and she doesn't realize that she uses it only for her benefit. She needs a lot of guidance and she also needs a lot of healing. Allie has so much pain and anger in her and she refuses to let it go. She may confront those who hurt her, but she doesn't show any of the pain. She's a broken spirit, even if she doesn't seem like it. She constantly lives in fear, and even though her bond with Dorian is strong, and she loves him with everything she has, the poor thing still has yet to let go of the fear that Dorian will one day leave her. I don't mean by him rejecting her either. Allie fears that Dorian is all but a figment of her imagination. Or that she will wake up to a phone call that Dorian has died. Allie shields herself behind her anger which is why she is always screaming when she is worked up. It's the only thing she knows to shield herself from emotional pain. You, however, don't need as much guidance or healing. You're a natural Luna and you were born a wolf. You found your healing when you and Wyatt fixed your bond. That made you whole again. And the fact that you chose a moment in time you only learned of recently, and not the most eventful night of your life shows that you have healed and come to terms with your family's death. You don't need to change the past because you know that it had to happen. You knew deep down what kind of Luna you were going to be and needed to be. You're a smart girl, Rylee, and you know that. You act innocent with Wyatt because he's your mate, but deep down, you're a feisty spitball of fire, attitude, and more courage and strength than most."

"But this past year ..."

"This past year was a learning experience for both you and Wyatt. It's why I had to show myself to him first. He needed a push in the right direction." I nodded my head while leaning on her shoulder. "Rylee, you don't need me. You never have. But when I saw where you were, I knew I had to come see you before you made a grave mistake," she said while gently pushing me away so I could face her. The tears kept falling down my cheeks as she tenderly wiped them away. She looked me in the eyes, making sure I understood what she meant. I closed my eyes and nodded my head in understanding. I couldn't change the past. If I showed myself to my father, I can't warn him about the challenge to come in eight year's time. I had to let go of the fact that my parents were meant to die, and there was nothing I could do about it.

"This sucks," I sobbed, making her chuckle.

"You're going to be fine, Rylee, and you will have a chance to avenge your parents." I gasped as I looked up, but she was gone. I scoffed at her disappearing on me like that. But then I remembered what everyone else who had met her had said, she was known to pop up on a whim and then vanish into thin air.

I began to hear voices coming from inside of the packhouse and realized that it was my father. He must have discovered that my mother was missing and was sending out the warriors to search for her. Even though Selene said it was okay for people to see, I didn't want the warriors to find me. They would think I was an intruder so I hid again behind the bush and waited.

{Lanie's P.O.V.}

After being temporarily blinded by the white light that flashed us all, I hid into Chad's chest only to find that was somewhere else entirely, and without him. Instead, I was met with Lexie's confused face with her staring at me like I was some alien. She was back to normal too.

"Lex, what the hell!?" I shouted, giving her a once-over.

"What?" she asked, completely oblivious. I looked at her.

"Lex, you fainted and your hair was all white and s**t. And then, this symbol formed on your forehead, and you flashed a bright, white light at all of us!"

"What are you talking about, Lanie!?" she asked me as if I was speaking in a different language. I just gawked at her. Did she really not remember what happened? "Where's Ryker?" she asked while looking around. "Where the hell are we?"

"I should be asking you that, Lexie!" I exclaimed, finally taking a moment to observe our surroundings. "This is your fault!" I said pointing between her and me and then to the room that we were in.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Lanie! I was just talking to Ryker, then I had this massive headache, and now I'm here, with you, wherever the hell here is," she replied while signaling with her hands and arms to highlight the fact that we were in unknown territory.

"This place doesn't seem familiar to me," I told her as I looked around again. We were inside of a room, more like an office, that we had never seen before. It was fully furnished and humongous, but the scent that was the office was covered in wasn't one that either of us recognized. Lexie looked as if she wanted to say something, but then we heard a voice outside of the door. We both hid in the closet as quickly as we could. As soon as we closed the door, someone opened the door to the room that we were inside of. Lexie held up her finger to her lips and I nodded my head.

"Eric, are you certain that you want to challenge the Silver Lake Alpha?" a familiar voice asked. I looked at Lexie and c****d my head to the side hearing it. It couldn't be.

"I wouldn't have to, had you not let Megan go in the first place seven years ago, Marvin!" My eye widened in horror and so did hers. Our birth father and our captor were both here. I quickly mind-linked Lexie.

Lex, how can Marvin be out there? Rylee killed him!

But did you hear what he said? About challenging the Silver Lake Alpha. That's Rylee's old pack.

How can this be possible!? Lexie, what the hell did you do!? Where did your stupid white light send us!?

Again, with the white light s**t. I have no idea, what you're talking about Lanie! But if I had to wager a guess, I think we're in the past. Eric said something about Marvin letting mom go seven years ago.

How the hell did you send us to the past!?

Stop blaming me! I didn't do s**t!

I rolled my eyes at her and decided to let it go for now. Lexie was right though, we had to be in the past. We kept as quiet as possible and continued to listen to them.

"I had to let her go! You left without a trace after the dark witch transferred the souls that you stole from the Lunar Kingdom. Once she gave birth, I had no use for her!"

"But I did! You sending her back to that piece of s**t, Mitchell, ruined everything for me! I had her! I had my Megan!"

"Your Megan?" Marvin questioned. "So, that's what all this is about? You chose her because you love her! You didn't just pick her because she was a strong Luna. You wanted her for yourself. You're sick and deranged. You kidnapped her for your own sick fantasies, impregnated her, and then just left."

"I had to leave. Nicole was getting suspicious of me being away constantly! I couldn't have her finding out I was with Megan, let alone having s*x with her. Her jealousy of Megan knows no bounds, and she wouldn't hesitate to try and kill her."

"You were just having s*x with her, you sick f**k. You raped her countlessly!"

"She enjoyed it. I made her o****m."

"You do realize that a woman's body can still climax when enough pressure is placed on their g-spot? It doesn't mean that she enjoyed it. Besides, you said Luna Megan was powerful."

"That's why I said 'try,' i***t. Nicole is low level. She wouldn't stand a chance against Megan even if Megan wasn't at her best," Eric answered. Lexie and I were both standing in the closet with our mouths hanging wide open.

"What do you plan on doing with the Silver Lake Alpha?" Marvin asked.

"What do you think? I'm going to f*****g kill him. I can't confront him head-on though, his pack would destroy mine. But if I challenge him one-on-one, I could use the challenge as a way to kill him, claim Megan, and then get rid of Nicole and those good-for-nothing kids of mine."

"You say good-for-nothing, yet your son is the future Alpha to this pack."

"Not if Megan and I have a son of our own."

"Tell me then, how exactly do you plan on killing an Alpha wolf as strong as Mitchell Duquesne?"

"Simple," Eric said and paused. We heard a drawer being opened and closed.

"What is that?" Marvin asked.

"This, my friend, is a poison called dimethylmercury."

"Where the f**k did you get that?" Marvin asked. He sounded scared. I furrowed my brows at Lexie. I don't think we ever heard Marvin sound scared before.

"That's for me to know, and for you to never find out. One drop of this into a wolf's bloodstream, and they can die within 24 hours. But an entire syringe full will kill a grown werewolf in a matter of minutes. Plunge it into the heart of a wolf, they die instantly." Lexie and I both covered our mouths as fast as we could to prevent ourselves from gasping out loud.

"You're insane! If that gets on you, you'll be exposed too!" Marvin exclaimed.

"Don't you worry about that. I'll be wearing protective gloves, and my clothes will be cloaked with dark magic to keep it from seeping in. Mitchell Duquesne may be stronger than me when it comes to brute strength, but he will never survive this." "You're one psychotic son of a b***h, you know that, Eric?"

"You just figured that out?" Eric replied with what sounded like amusement in his voice. "Megan will be mine again."

"And what if she doesn't come willingly? Are you going to have her kidnapped again?"

"No. If Megan chooses to go against me, then I'll kill her too. If I can't have her, no one ever will. I won't let her live to find a second chance mate. Even if those chances are slim to none. I will not allow her to give birth to anyone else's pups but my own." "She already had a pup with her mate, you fool. Rumor has it she had a boy."

"Actually, I heard that the child isn't theirs. That they adopted because she couldn't conceive. That just means that she was never meant to have that fucker's pups. The moon goddess made a grave mistake. Megan should have been my chosen Luna after I rejected I my first mate. But, no, she went and mated her to f*****g Mitchell, and at Ronan's Alpha ceremony of all the f*****g days." "Ronan?"

"The Alpha of Blue Lake."

"Ah, that Ronan." Lexie and I gawked again. Marvin knew about Ronan and Blue Lake long before we had ever escaped. It was no wonder he was able to find us so easily. The room was silent for a minute before Eric spoke again.

"Marvin, you got what you wanted from me. I gave you the pups that you asked for, so now you owe me."

"What do you want from me?" Marvin asked, sounding intrigued.

"Keep the girls until they gain their wolves. Sell them to me when they become of age."

"I already told you, I already have another buyer!"

"Well too f*****g bad. Those are my children, and I will not have you selling them to some money-hungry werewolf trafficker. I'll double the amount he's offering. When they turn 18, I will meet you at a rendezvous point, and you will sell them to me. But do not tell them that they're being sold their birth father. And if you don't, I have plenty more of where this came from. I won't hesitate to use it on you." We could only assume he was talking about that crazy poison.

"You're an a*****e, you know that?"

"Of course, I do."

"Fine. I'll keep the girls alive for you and sell them back two weeks after they turn 18. I'll contact you with a meeting spot," Marvin responded. We heard the door being opened, but then heard Eric's voice again.

"If you ever consider betraying me, Marvin, I won't hesitate to kill you." Marvin didn't say anything, and the door closed. Lexie and I were mortified at everything we had heard. Rylee had told us that Eric faked a challenge to kill her father, and we had always wondered how, but we never would have imagined he used poison. After a minute or two, we heard the door open and close again. We waited to see if someone had come in, but we heard nothing.

"I think he's gone," Lexie whispered. I nodded, and slowly turned the knob. I peeked around and saw no one. We came out carefully and just stared at one another.

"I can't believe what we just heard," I told Lexie and all she did was nod. "We have to tell Rylee."

"How? We don't even know how to get back," Lexie answered. She had a good point. How the hell were we supposed to get back?