Luna On The Run!

Future Alpha David Gorgio’s POINT OF VIEW

My head spins, my vision blurred as the impact of Adlin Rain’s words hits me.

Esmee Clarita is gone, gone, out of my reach. She will no longer swarm around me seeking my attention. I was so used to seeing her, it was natural for me to keep running into her and getting annoyed with her. And then complain to my mother to send her away for good, but of course, she would never do that.

And now she’s gone, really gone, and I don’t know if she’s ever coming back. This is hard, the sting of pain in my heart at this realization is unbearable. Never again her husky voice and vanilla scent, her hand on my arm when I refuse to offer her the attention she craves.

“What do you mean she’s gone? Why would she leave? She was waiting for Albert Zane and me to come down,” I ask firmly. Threateningly, I walk towards my little sister, I am in no mood for nonsense right now.

“Hey brother, weren’t you the one who was tired of her presence? And now that she’s really moved out, you have a problem. Make up your mind, please.” Adlin Rain looks at me in surprise, her eyebrows raised. Oh yes, she wants to throw all this at me, the way I have treated her friend over the last few years.

“None of your business. And where is she now? You two are best friends, so get on with it,” I growl at my sister for the first time. I have always treated her like a precious flower, but today the stakes are high. I have to find Esmee Clarita, but I don’t know why.

But when the Lycan princess spoke so little of her, it was then that I knew I could never live without this affectionate girl. She drives me nuts like hell, but that’s what I need in life. She is the perfect Luna, she has the values I want in my mate.

Hey, wait. Do I see Esmee Clarita as my Luna and my mate?

Damn right, I do! And now I have to find her. It seems like the opposite world now, I’m the one going after her. But I am willing to do anything to make sure that she comes back here, in Eclipse Howl, and never leaves.

Adlin Rain holds a letter out to me. “She left this for you. I hope you will find something in it that will lead you to her. I will not betray her trust by telling you anything.”

Oohh holy, I feel so drained. I can’t lose my greatest admirer, I have to find her.

I tear open the envelope, aware of the complete silence in the ballroom. All eyes are on me, my parents watching me closely. I know my father trusts me, he knows I will always do the right thing to keep the family and the pack safe. His energy radiates out at me, trying to steady me, and he is completely successful.

My eyes raced over the lines written for me by the loveliest annoyance of my life.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

‘David Gorgio, I’m a coward, I admit it. Deep inside, I know that I will not turn out to be your mate. You have never tolerated me around you, you have never loved me. The mate bond cannot exist between us. And to spare myself the pain tonight, I left. To see you with another woman, to witness the love for her in your eyes, to see your mark on her, would destroy me. I must protect my wolf and my heart, and spare you embarrassment if I could not restrain myself.

I wish you much happiness. Your mate cannot do anything but love you, you are an outstanding man, the best a she-wolf can have. How I wish I could be the one in your arms, to have your love, but the Moon Goddess has decided otherwise. Goodbye, my love. Perhaps we will meet again, many years from now. Your Esmee Clarita, always’.

My head shoots up, my eyes fixed on my twin sister.

‘And where is she now? I promise to bring her back as the Luna of our pack. Help me, Adlin Rain, I beg you. Only now do I see how much she is worth,’ I plead with my sister in the mind link.

‘Goddess, I hope you will keep your word. Otherwise, I will have betrayed my best friend and she will not forgive me easily.’ She pauses for a moment as if considering whether to grant my request.

‘Get on Alpha Zane’s yacht. The boat has a special value to her, her parents conceived her there. She will sail out to sea to seek oblivion in solitude. She left by car and is now about an hour ahead of you.’

A broad smile spreads across my face, damn, I am so happy.

‘I owe you, Adlin Rain. I promise she will be eternally grateful. And so will I.’ I sprint to the garage to discover to my shock that Esmee Clarita has taken off in my sister’s Bugatti. Which is obviously much faster than my beloved SUVs. Damn, next time I’ll buy a couple of sports cars, this can’t happen again.

Leaving a big cloud of dust in my wake, I speed across the boundary of the pack, onto the highway of the humans. It’s about a two to three hour drive to the harbor where the yacht is docked, but at this speed I know she’ll make it in two hours. Swearin’, I hit the accelerator, hoping she will stop somewhere that will buy me some time.

Now I have time to think about the past few years. My heart shrinks painfully as I consider how badly I treated her when all she wanted was my attention and love. Simple things that cost nothing. But I was so arrogant, so sure of her affection, that I took it all for granted.

‘And now she is making us pay. We ran after her like little boys,’ my wolf sneered. At first, he disagreed with me for rejecting our destined mate. Every wolf prefers his fated mate by default. But when I voiced what I expected from my Luna, he was completely on board and finally admitted that the princess was not the best match for us and the pack.

Hex and I officially met early this morning on my first shift. And we were best friends straight away, happy to have each other until the princess incident. But all is well now, and we are off on a new adventure.

I finally arrived at the harbor. Hurriedly, I park the car and jump out. I ran to the pier and searched the moored yachts. Alpha Zane’s is nowhere to be seen. In seconds, I am at the coastguard station. Just my luck, the officer on duty is a werewolf.

“Dude, have you seen Midnight Moon’s yacht? Alpha Female Esmee Clarita must be on it,” I ask the man urgently, pulling some notes out of my pocket. Of course, it has an effect.

“She left a few minutes ago. Hold on, I’ll check her position on the monitor.”

I join him in looking at the screen, and yes, there she is, not far from the shore. “Do you have a boat I can use to get to her? It’s urgent,” I push, pulling out a few more notes. The man’s eyes widen, he jumps up and takes a key from a cupboard.

“Get the red watercraft. But bring it back in one piece, or I’ll be in trouble”.

I grabbed the key and ran out of the cabin…