Ximena's POV

"ALPHA!" We both turned to see Piper running towards us, her eyes full of panic. I noticed a few scratches and bruises on her pale white skin, sending off red flags. I jumped to my feet quickly and lunged for her; tears were streaming down her face, and my Luna instincts turned on. She saw me and immediately ran into my arms. "Luna!"

"Piper, shh...What happened?" I held her close to my body, trying to steady her heartbeat and calm her down. She sniffled a bit before saying,

"The Beta's going crazy. He was sleeping fine one minute, and the next, he just started screaming in Irish. He actually attacked me..." Lorcan came into my line of vision, and I saw the fear in his eyes. I may have not liked Declan, but I couldn't deny that he was important to my mate. He was also an amazing Beta; if only he was a more likable person. "Aleks is trying to hold him down, but he's about to shift-" Hearing the possibility of Aleks gettinng hurt sent my body in hyper drive. I ran to the infirmary faster than I have ever ran before, leaving dust behind in my tracks. My mind was focused on getting to Aleks, and I could feel Lorcan right on my tail. I burst through the doors and gasped.

Declan was beating the shit out of Aleks, but it wasn't the calm and cold Beta I knew. His grey eyes were dark as night, and he was deliriously growling. If I wasn't a Luna, i'd happily run away, but unfortuantely, I was the Luna. Taking a deep breath, I ran and jumped on the Beta's back and wrapped my arms around his neck. Suprisingly, I was able to calm him down somewhat, but he soon realized what was going on, and I ended up being banged against the wall...hard. I saw stars as I fell on the floor, but the adrenaline kept rushing through my veins. I pushed myself up and tried again, this time knocking him on the ground. I yelled,

"Lorcan, anytime now!" Immediately, Faolan and my mate ran to both sides of the Beta and held his arms. Mikey yanked me off the guy and I laughed at the terrified look on his face. He wasn't too used to werewolves I guess. I watched as the Alpha and Delta tied their friend to the bed, while he's screaming,

"They're hurting her! She's in pain! I have to save her!" He actually tried to bite Lorcan, and the concern for him grew.

Why is he acting like this? You never did this-

Mena, he smelled his mate's scent for a second, but his Wolf never found her. They had a brief connection, and he's completely affected by this.

He went back to gazing at his friend, his eyes stormy. Faolan had Regan by his side, looking strong, but knowing the Delta, he was falling apart inside. These three were the ultimate trio, unseparable. Just like my sisters and myself. Seeing them made something warm up inside, so I made a decision. I walked forward towards my mate, only now realizing that we had attracted some pack members. Great, just what I need. An audience. I lightly touched my mate's arm, and he turned to me quickly, giving me his undivided attention.

"Lorcan, we need to find his mate. I want her back in this pack as soon as possible; the pack needs a Beta." His eyes widened as he answered.

"Love, we're looking for your sisters right now. We won't be able to-"

"Then you will stop searching for them and begin searching for the Beta Female." It killed me to say it, but right now, we needed to get Declan back in the game. If we were going to fight against Slater's pack, he was a must. I will have to find Renee and the girls later. Right in this moment, I was worried about calling them; Eduardo might be able to track their location from the phones.

"Are you sure, Mena?" I only nodded and left the place, trying to keep my emotions in check. All I truly wanted was for my sisters to come to the pack and be safe, but that looks like it's not happening. I'd have to find them on my own.

As I exited the infirmary, I scanned the woods for any rogues, only to protect my pack. As the days passed, I've begun to see that my pack was at the top of my priorities. To my shock however, I did see a figure on the edge of the forest. But due to the way they were limping, I had a feeling that it wasn't a threat. I got closer and closer to the wolf, only to recognize Jess. The closer I was to her, I saw that she was severely injured, and maybe not even too conscious. I ran to her, and sure enough, her green eyes were gazing at me. Her red hair was matted with blood and dirt, and I saw multiple bruises all around. She wasn't too recognizable with her injuries, but I knew in my heart that it was her. The moment she saw me, she fell to the ground, small sobs leaking from her body. Then with surprising strength, I picked up her body and somewhat held her up. My arms screamed at me, but I ignored them. I needed to get her to safety right now. Through my mindlink, I screamed,

LORCAN!

Almost immediately, he came running out of the building, and he saw us stumbling to the pack town. He sped over to my position and eased the fallen she-wolf into her arms. Together, we ran back to the infirmary and placed her onto a bed. Michaelangelo ran to us and began trying to treat her. I then remembered that my cousin had been part of our med team. He didn't look it, but he was actually a genius at school. He would have gone onto medical school, but Dad forced him to stay and contribute to the Mob. It was the curse of the family; no matter your talents, you were expected to help only the family.

Grace Wilder, the Pack Doctor, ran towards her Jess, her brown eyes troubled. She, alongside Mikey, looked and investigated her body, trying to see how much damage had been made.

"Grace, her jaw seems to be detached. I don't think she can speak." To Jess, he whispered, "Jess, talk for us please." Her mouth opened, but to my horror, it did seemed deformed. A terrible noise left her body, and my heart hurt seeing her beautiful green eyes in tears. I looked at Lorcan and asked,

"Where's Lottie, and why were they away from the pack?"

"We sent them to travel to other packs to ask for their help against Slater, but that was days ago..."

"Jess, I'm going to reattach your jaw bone, ok? Just breathe, and it will be over soon." I saw how her delicate fingers held on to the bottom of her mouth, gently touching them. Then, without warning, she twisted the bone with a pop! and caused the bloodcurdling scream to leave Jess's mouth. I jumped in surprise at that sound, and Lorcan held on to me tightly to slow down my breathing. What had happened to her?

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"So, you think Slater did this?" I was gazing at my mate in our room, trying to figure out the situation. It was quite unfortunate that we didn't mess around, but the pack came first. I was lying on the bed with him on the other side, silently looking into each other's eyes.

"Well, it would make sense, considering that we imprisoned his brother and tortured him-"

"I tortured him, not you. And speaking of which, where is Caine?" A little smirk came on his lips, bringing chills up my spine.

"He's in our dungeon, waiting for his brother to rescue him. Which I'm sure isn't going to happen anytime soon." I chuckled softly and nodded.

"Yeah, Slater didn't seem to care much for his baby brother. Why does he hate you guys?" He sighed heavily before answering. I caught the glimmer of sadness in his eyes, which told me that there was a load of history between the two of them.

"My mother was originally from Pack Fang Shadow, the Alpha's daughter. My father was the Alpha's son of this Pack. We used to have a great alliance with each other, but that stopped when my mother turned seventeen. You see, she was originally supposed to mate with the Beta's son, Shane. She had been raised knowing that she would be the Luna rather than an Alpha. Well, on the coronation, my father's pack was invited to the event..."

"And your father meet Enya." He nodded gravely.

"It was a huge scandal; Shane refused to accept it, but laws stated that she would follow my father here. Since then, Pack Fang Shadow has hated us for that. And Slater? He's Shane's son." Oh shit; there was a hella lot of drama. "Shane has resented my brother and me for even being born; we were nearly killed by him as teenagers. Supposedly, he had Slater to compete against...Cadmar to make my father feel jealous...It didn't work." His eyes then became misty at the thought of his father, and I decided to ask him about him.

"What was your father like? You never really talk about him." He immediately replied,

"There's not much to say." Ok, I reached a touchy subject; well, it makes sense considering he was murdered by his own brother. I decided on another tactic.

"Well, can you tell me his name?"

"Jason...Jason Moore." Lorcan and Cadmar Moore. I t had just occurred to me that I didn't even know my mate's last name. Pathetic. "Mena...are you still wondering why I haven't Marked you?" I nodded in response. From what I heard, Marks were a huge deal for werewolves. We've already mated, and now, I'm started to wonder why we haven't achieved that small step. "Marking is usually done for official members of the pack. While we have mated, you haven't been initiated as the official Luna."

"So...your point is?"

"We need to do the Blood Oath Ceremony. You'll be able to connect to the Pack like a regular Pack member in that case. Then..." A devilish smile popped on his face. "I will Mark you. But before we do that..." He started coming towards me, a lusty look in his eyes. I pushed my body towards him and sat on his lap, slowly grinding my hips on him. An animalistic groan left his lips, and I kissed his neck, determined to leave my scent on him. His hands lifted my shift off with fluidity and unclasped my bra quickly. I giggled as he gazed at my breasts hungrily. But as his eyes found my scar, I squirmed. That stupid mark will be on my skin forever...it wasn't fair. He was super glorious and beautiful and perfect while I had this to make up for it. "So beautiful..."

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"Ok, so remember what I told you. Don't think about anything; whatever happens...happens. God, you look gorgeous." Gorgeous? I've never felt so self-conscious in my life! I'm wearing probably the most revealing dress ever; it was very firm fitting, failing to hide any curve on my body. It was severely low cut, thus exposing my breasts very briefly. It fell to the floor in beautiful black lace, leaving a trail behind me. "I knew that would beautiful on you." Rolling my eyes, I looked at myself in the mirror and gasped.

The woman on the other side was a goddess in human form. She had beautiful tan skin that glowed in the night with full red lips and hooded dark eyes. There was a seductive look in her eyes, looking for the man who can tame her nature. This was when I realized...I was the Luna.

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~Bella