The Lunas Second Chance Mate – Chapter 82

Ryan

I replay the words in my head through all hours of the night and the day. I hear my voice telling my mate, my beautiful, strong mate, that I would protect her. I should have carried through with that but I couldn’t have anticipated anyone wanted to bring her harm. Jessica was banished and far to weak and pathetic to carry out this attack on my mate. I killed Jacob, knowing he wouldn’t be trusted alive.

I thought I did everything I was supposed to. I thought she was safe.

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with the elders, or had forbid her to leave the palace, but she is headstrong, and I let her roam when I should have kept her within arms reach.

sary, but I pride my warriors on their strength and determination, most of them trading off between watching the pack lands a

d. I wanted to hold her then, desperately, but now I want her in my arms more than ever before. Should I find her with a single hair out of place, I will ki

y sand. He growls, nodding for me to follow, and I tilt my path off to the side to follow his pace and we head for the woods, out of the valley where I was searching for even a taint of her scent. I’ve onl

p around a pile of my wolves, all bowing their heads as I walk to the point of interest, a small, simple vial of caramel liquid still tracing the glass bottle. I lean down, catching scents of herbs and poison, wolfsbane tainting the glass. I hate to even associate it to my mate, but her scent is faintly on the rim of the glass, some imprint of her lips sealing the outside of

to return to my side.

the run, and force everyone to retreat.

ivering, the delirium of my pack so exhausted they can’t function for the rest of the night, in desperate need of rest and recouping.

tand in awe of my tired pack. “Any sign of your Luna yet?”

n an answer in itself.

nse.”

are frustrated Alpha, but—”

, only holding up a single, damp scroll she had tucked under her cloak.

e the rolled script. “A rogue stopped me, told me to deliver this to my Alpha or he would com

o make out some of the words and ponder in confusion to the rest.

me, or in accident, after wounding her. I grow angrier by the second until I glare up over the letter and meet Fritz’s eyes.

e of the board of elders,” I growl.

g through it rapidly. “I don’t understand, Ryan, I rea

inful realization.

ogues?!” I scream.

Ryan, but we will have to settle for the fact that we may have a ransom to pay here.”

n the moment to catch the words.

ders and Alphas.

al to a disagreement against the elders, Fritz?”

isn’t giving me the whole truth. I couldn’t dare to ask him what he is holding back though. In a lot of ways he is my superior. I can’t force him to tell me anything but I do know if she isn’t returned or found soon, I will run down everyone who stands in my way to having her back, including the

ave my mat