Alpha's Cursed Luna
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ALEXANDER

She's gone.

I woke up at exactly 8 in the morning, only to replace my mate missing from her side of the bed. Iinitially thought she went to shower, but when I got up and opened the bathroom door, she wasn'tthere.

That's weird. I sniffed the air. Having had caught a whiff of her sweet, lavender scent lingering belowin one corner, I lowered my gaze.

My eyes scanned the garbage can, picking up Eleanor’s lace underwear I had ripped off her lastnight. I feel my dick harden thinking about how I ran my fingers along her wet clit and pumpedthem inside her. Her soft moans echoed through my ears, as though I was reliving that night in thepresent.

She'd looked so perfect, and so fucking mine.

I lift the slightly damp area of her panties to my nose, inhaling the sweetness of scent that rose frombetween her milky thighs.

I sigh after taking a long sniff before turning around to close the door. I toss her underwear on thebed, wondering why she had discarded it anyway.

But that's alright. I was planning to buy her more after I bought her a mountain of dresses fromLinda's shop.

Assuming Eleanor just went out earlier than me to have breakfast, I took a quick shower and threwin some casual clothes for the day. It's Saturday, which meant I could spend plenty of time with mymate.

I trudged down the stairs and headed to the dining room.

As usual, the pack has just started eating their breakfast. I glanced at the wall clock situated abovethe wall.

It was only 8:15 in the morning.

I sweep my gaze across the room in search of my mate.

I stopped in my tracks as my brows furrowed. She's not here.

I then marched to the kitchen. No one but the maids were cleaning up in there. I decided to look forher in the garden. Still, nothing. I stopped for a moment to think.

Maybe she’s sleeping in one of the guest rooms? I thought to myself before opening each andevery one of the rooms in the pack house. She wasn't in any one of them.

All of a sudden, I felt my body tense for no reason at all. Every hair on my body stood to their end,and my heart began to thump loudly, then harder against my chest.

What the fuck is happening to me? My body weighed a few tons heavier as though I just ran athousand kilometers in one minute.

Thunder cracked in the sky, my eyes snapping to the huge glass window overlooking the forestaround and beyond my territory.

My head was pounding and for some reason, I felt cold.

For the second time, thunder and lightning resounded through the dark, clouded sky. The sound ofheavy rain pattered on the ground, followed by more thunderous sounds descending from thebleak sky.

Ignoring the pounding headache and chills snaking down my spine, I turned and headed towardsthe door.

“Elijah.’ I call out.

“A-Alex. Glad you're finally up.’

“Where the hell is she? My tone seethed in rage, slowly rising within my chest.

“Who?

“Eleanor!’ I nearly lost it. My voice sounded desperate at the moment, but I had no intention tryingto conceal it.

I haven't seen her, man. I thought she was with you."

'She’s supposed to be, but I woke up all alone in her room. I can't replace her anywhere.’

I felt someone try to grab his attention by cutting into our link.

“Alpha! We think rogues have successfully slipped past the border."

“What?’ Elijah blurted.

“Say that again.’ I knew I heard it right, but I just had to confirm.

'We-we think rogues have gotten into our territory."

I let out a thundering roar and shifted in mid-air.

My warriors instantly sprung into action and shifted behind me.

I bolted out of the house, nearing the gates when Elijah appeared before me, still clothed in hishuman form.

He was with the guard who interrupted my conversation with my beta, as well as halted my searchfor my missing mate.

"WHERE ARE THEY? I linked the guard, halting my abrupt steps as I stared down at the guard. Hisface turned pale, and his mouth opened slightly but he seemed unsure of what to say.

My patience was wearing thin. My chest heaved out a roar when I don't hear the response I waswaiting for.

"W-we haven't found them yet, Alpha.”

"WHAT?!"

He lowered his head. I could see his body shaking violently while he squeezes his fists.

“Alex!” My head immediately jerks when I hear my brother's familiar voice. He came from theopened gates, making me furrow my brows in puzzlement.

What was he doing outside the gates?

A strange, uncomfortable feeling then settled in my chest, but I quickly shove it away as I turned toface Adrian running towards me.

Now is not the time—

“It's sister-in-law! She's..(panting)” He bent down, clutching his knees in his hands as he tried toheave in deep breaths

He raises his index finger in the air and continues to draw in deep, long breaths as though he justcame from a fucking marathon.

I groan frustratingly before shifting back into my human form.

Someone covered me with a thick robe. I grabbed for the hem and expertly tied it around my hipsbefore asking, “What happened?” My rugged voice echoed through the forest. Scaring some birdsthat flew away as if they were well aware of the hell I'm about to unleash if I ever replace out somethingterrible has happened to my mate.

"Where is she?” I ask again.

“She...(panting)..ran off into the woods. Said she was going to leave the pack for good.. I tried tostop her but—"

I didn't let him finish as I dashed towards the forest.

“Alex, wait!"

Slipping past through the gates and jumping high into the air, shifting into my midnight black wolfand landing on all fours.

Why?

Why would she leave after what's happened between us last night?

Was she angry?

Did I do something that fucking upset her?

I need to know.

Elijah and the others had also shifted when they followed my every step.

My wolf growled furiously knowing our mate had abandoned us after I pleasured her several times.“Alex stop! You're not thinking straight!” Elijah yelled inside my head.

I grow! harder this timee, not bothering to look back.

I sped up my pace, and ran not really knowing which direction I should takex. I just ran wherever mylegs would lead me to, until Elijah’s voice boomed in my head yet again.

"You don’t even know where to look for her! Stop!"

Grunting, I forced my legs to an abrupt halt.

No matter how frustrated or angry I was, he was right. Elijah has always been calm regardless of thehardships in any situation.

He and the two others slowed down and stopped right in front of me, panting.

“Look, Adrian said it wasn't a rogue they saw at midnight. It was Eleanor. She was going to escapeand Adrian couldn't stop her.’

I shot him an annoyed look feeling as if my nerves would pop out of my head any damn second.“How the fuck couldn't anyone stop her? A big bunch of wolves against one barefooted girl?’ Igrowled.

Elijah looked back at me with a hint of hesitance in his eyes.

“She shifted.’

Those two words made my whole body freeze on its spot.

“Shifted?’

“Adrian said he saw her shift into a blood-red wolf. She lied." His firm gaze told me he was telling thetruth.

'What?'

But why?

Why would she lie before that she was basically a human if she had a wolf?

None of this makes any fucking sense.

12:00 nn.

I paced back and forth in my office, jamming my hands deep inside my pockets then tossing theminto the air again. Oddly, I became more and more interested in fiddling with my nails while mybrain tried to construct a reason for Eleanor’s disappearance.

After a time, I stopped. Heaving out a frustrated sigh before running my fingers through my jet-black hair.

Where on earth could she be? Why did she suddenly decide to leave? Everything seemed fine evenafter the Winder's dinner, until...

My brows furrowed. Seconds later, someone came knocking on my door. My heart instantly racedand I take rushed steps forward.

Could it be?

As soon as I stepped near the door, my anticipation slowly died down, drifting away like the windblowing through the calm trees.

It's not her.

Disappointed, my face darkened with a frown as I opened the door to Elijah.

“Have you found her?” I ask, half-expecting him to say yes, but what he said made my blood boil inburning rage the more I think about her.

"No, Alpha." His head lowered, shoulders relaxed and chocolate almond eyes meeting mine.Spinning around, my hand itched to throw something “til it breaks.

With no other options left, I grabbed the table, flipping it upside down before picking it up again tothrow it across the wall.

Anger burned in my shining golden eyes as I glowered at my beta leaning on the frame.

He just watched me throw stuff around as I vent out my anger on various object I found lying on thefloor.

"What?!"

"You really should calm down, Alex. Throwing a tantrum wouldn't change anything not for one bit,"I panted, feeling my eyes slowly go back to their normal cerulean blue after minutes of taking indeep, long breaths.

"Now think. Why would she leave without telling you first?"

"Are you fucking serious? Of course she didn't want me to know!" I snapped, shooting my beta anannoyed glare which he responded to with a smile.

"Why wouldn't she want you to know?"

Hearing that question forced my head and body to stop functionig at once. My body froze, and Ilooked at him now feeling unsure.

"Has she been hiding something? Haven't you noticed her acting somewhat strange these past fewdays?" He asks.

I furrowed my brows, rummaging through my memories of the past week.

Strange?

No, she hasn't been acting strange to me at all. For the last few days she seemed rather energeticbefore we came back home from the shop.

For some reason, memories of her coming out of that room in Linda's shop flashed like lightning inmy mind. Her face looked unusually pale, hands trembling uncontrollably as though she's afraid ofsomething. Something that triggered her emotions she deep within.

I remember Linda has followed her to that room, and she popped up right behind Eleanor keptgiving her nervous glances at that time.

Was it because of what Linda said?

If that was the case, then the rumors about Linda being a dark witch are...

Grabbing my car keys, I glided out of the room. Passing Elijah who quickly matched my steps andfollowed me to the car.