Page 10 of My Only Luna

“Red…”

I look at him feeling numb. I can see the fear, devastation, and worry in his eyes, but it does nothing for the hollow feeling within me. As much as I love him, he chose her over me. I crawl backwards away from his touch, not missing how his eyes are flickering between the two shades of blue.

I scoff internally. All men are the same. All he wants is my body, but when push came to shove, he still chose Fiona.

My heart shatters a little more. I wonder if I will always be alone.

Elijah

The smell of blood hadfucking terrified me as I rushed ahead of everyone to reach her. Dad didn’t want me to come because she was in heat, and if I hadn’t been so fucking worried, I would have reminded him he loved to call us siblings.

“What did he do?” I ask softly. I’m fucking terrified. My heart is in my throat, the state she’s in… and it’s not her heat that has her acting like that. The intoxicating smell of her arousal is driving me nuts, but the worry I feel for her keeps me in control. “Talk to me, baby girl.”

She remains silent, and that’s when I look behind her, at the convulsing body of Hank, his hands clutching his crotch, realising he is taking his last breaths.

Whatever she did, he won’t survive it. I’m about to turn back to her when I spot something on the ground. My eyes widen when I realise it’s his… dick.

Fuck, she castrated him. My stomach churns. He sure must have deserved it. I look at Scarlett as she gets to her feet. She wouldn’t have done that without reason, and just the possibilities of what could have happened, with her in heat and… Her eyes are glassy and empty and there’s blood splattered on her.

“Did he…?” I start to ask as I stand up, fear filling me as I choke up, unable to ask if he had sexually assaulted her. She looks at me, an empty smirk finding its way onto her face.

“Who cares? You were too busy protecting someone else tonight. At least I know where your priorities lie, Alpha,” she whispers.

The pain and hurt in her voice doesn’t match the empty look in her eyes, but those words hurt so fucking badly. I feel suffocated, my heart breaking with guilt and regret.

I failed her. Fuck, I failed her.

“No… baby, no listen to me, it’s not like that, you are my…” I stop when she raises her trembling hand.

“I beg you, Alpha, you can question me when I’m better,” shewhispers harshly as several other wolves appear behind me. All are mated wolves, and a few are females. Uncle Nick shifts into human form, concern clear in his eyes. He has some pants from somewhere and pulls them on.

“Scarlett, honey.” He steps inside and she stumbles towards him. “Goddess, what happened, dear?” Uncle Nick asks as she looks up at him, as if debating whether to speak.

“Will you take me home, Uncle?” she whispers weakly. She’s clearly not strong enough to continue on her own, not in heat when many wolves are trying to control themselves. He nods, giving her a gentle smile. But I know him, he’s worried. His eyes scan the cavern, but not for one second does his concern for her falter.

“Of course, I’m here,” Uncle Nick says softly. Bending down, he scoops her up in his arms, glancing around once more before he turns.

I’ve informed the Alpha, let’s return. For now, this will stay between us until the Alpha deems fit,he says clearly to us all before he begins running down the steep path.

I stand there unable to move. I don’t know what happened here, and that is fucking terrifying. But one thing is clear; Scarlett is shutting me out, and this time I don’t know how deep the damage is.

“Alpha, orders?” Aaron asks, now shifting to human form.Hey, you ok? You look… not so good.

I gaze up at the moon. “Throw his body in the cells. No one is to go near him. I want an examination carried out on him and his fucking dick. If even an inch of Scarlett is on him, I swear…” I mutter hoarsely, my voice cracking.

Aaron places a hand on my back, concerned, and I don’treally care what anyone thinks. I’m unable to act like I’m ok.

“Understood. I’ll make sure it’s examined ASAP and I’ll oversee it myself,” Aaron replies before he begins barking orders to the others. I look at the marks that cover Hank’s body. It is clear Scarlett had fought despite being in heat. My brave warrior.

Once again, she had to protect herself. Even though I promised to always be there for her, I wasn’t.

Even now… she is in pain, but she doesn’t want me. That very rejection causes a gut-wrenching pain to tear through my body. Losing control, I let out a growl of pure agony and rage as I shift, making all my pack members flinch as I leap out of the cave and into the forest.

A Distraught Family

Scarlett

The moment Uncle Nick reaches our house, Mama rushes over to me, both she and Dad are waiting in the front yard.

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