Dead Luna
Chapter 36

Leo's POV

So far, since the start of the private meeting that I crashed, I've kept my temper in check. But this Alpha is starting to sound more than just a little bit unhinged, and I want nothing more than to destroy him. But I bide my time, waiting to see just how far this goes. I'm proud to see Amelia taking charge, and refusing to take the alphas insults and bullshit.

Then everything takes an abrupt turn, and we are suddenly leaving the office, Amelia gripped firmly by the arm and being dragged off for goddess knows what sinister purpose. I follow close behind, not letting Jerome out of arms reach for a second as he heads for the elevator, and then again as we head down the hall and straight into the Luna Suite, with me barely making it inside. Jerome gives me a look of pure hatred, but I don't give a s**t. I will protect Amelia, whether he likes it or not! But then the bastard turns to Amelia and says words that will probably haunt me for the rest of my life.

"Take off your pants and lay down on the bed!" Jerome demands, and I become angry on Amelia's behalf. I want to pound the crazy Alpha into minced meat, but something seems to be holding me back.

Leo, you must not interfere unless Amelia asks you to, I hear moon goddess in my head. If Jerome goes too far, I'll let you deliver his punishment. In the meantime, you must be supportive, and tell her to consent to this. That is very important.

I can hear in the background that Amelia is arguing with the alpha, and I sense he is about to do something drastic, when suddenly Amelia starts to glow in a weird green light, and I hear Moon goddess speak to Jerome directly, who looks on in amazement. But the words of Moon Goddess do not have the desired affect, and Jerome still demands that Amelia submit to the embarrassing test of her virginity.

I'll protect you! I reassure Amelia thru the mind link.

Amelia looks even more alarmed at that, but she heads over to the bed, and then drops her pants. Then she sits on the edge of the bed. I can tell she's stalling, and in the meantime Jerome is starting to become even more unhinged, and making crude remarks, until she also removed her panties and lays back on the bed in submission, but with her legs firmly together. Jerome climbs onto the bed in triumph, and tries to get her to open her legs.

I see her look at me in panic, so I head over to her and grab her hand, giving her a little kiss on the knuckles. I tell her thru the mind link that she needs to verbalize her consent to this, and stress that's it's important that she does so.

Amelia states her consent to the hymen check softly, then opens her legs barely wide enough for Jerome, and she looks away towards the wall. But I don't. I don't trust the bastard.

Amelia nearly breaks my hand when Jerome shoves a couple of his huge fingers deep inside her, as Amelia cries out in pain at the intimate intrusion.

Jerome pulls his fingers out slowly, in shock to see the blood on his fingers and now dripping out of Amelia.

I immediately see red, and push the stunned Alpha right off the bed. I'm not so sure he even noticed he was on the floor. He was too fascinated by the blood. A look of joy comes over his face.

I shout at him that he wasn't supposed to hurt Amelia, but he was barely listening, instead mumbling something about being an alpha and doing whatever he likes.

Then he stands up, glances over Amelia, who was now curled up in a ball on the bed, crying softly to herself. Then he had his arm around my shoulder in a surprisingly friendly manner that catches me off guard, and was walking us towards the door. "We should go now. She probably needs a few minutes to herself."

But when we get to the door, the deranged Alpha shoves me out into the hall, slams the door, and locks it!

I start banging on the door, desperately trying to get back inside, and calling out for Amelia. Then I try breaking down the door, but it's solid. I put my ear to the door to see if I can hear anything going on inside the room, but it's sound proofed, as is typical in werewolf construction.

Then I hear a mind link from Amelia, one that once again breaks my heart in a million pieces. Jerome is going to kill you. Please replace help and leave here immediately. Please forgive me, Leo...

I try several more times to break in the door, but it doesn't budge at all. Then I get another idea, and head to the next door down the hallway, and luckily replace that it's unlocked. I run across the room to the patio door, vaguely registering that this was the Gamma suite, and that Desiree and Ashley were entwined with each other on the couch and watching a movie, a bowl of popcorn spilling on the floor at my sudden appearance.

"Get help!" I shout as I run past. "Jerome's gone insane, and is attacking Amelia in the Luna suite!"

I don't stick around to see if they are helping or not as I head straight to the patio, I climb up on the railing and jump over to the next patio, which thankfully is only a few feet away, since we are 4 stories up. The patio door to the Luna suite is also unlocked, thank goddess! But I peek thru carefully to see what's going on before rushing in.

I see Amelia is lying there very still, while Jerome seems to be trying to comfort her, tenderly stroking her hair and face. I'm confused whether I should intervene or not. Then I hear her clearly say the one word I needed to hear. "No!"

Jerome slaps her across the face, and she screams. His fangs elongate like he's about to mark her, and I nearly break the patio door in my rush to get inside as I shift into my wolf Lance.

I knock Jerome off the bed for the second time tonight, as he also shifts into a black giant of a werewolf, and lunges for me. He may be bigger, but I'm much quicker and easily dodge his attack. And I have a white hot anger inside of me, fueling my desire to annihilate the bastard. Nothing was going to stop me from shredding the insane alpha like tissue paper.

We circle each other for a minute or so, both looking for any opening or opportunity to launch what will surely be a fatal attack. I refuse to be distracted from my rage, even as I hear Amelia crying behind me. I will never let anyone or anything on this planet continue to live, who has touched Amelia against her will!

Suddenly the door to the Luna suite opens, and Beta Ragu, Gamma Desiree, and Ashley all rush in. The momentary distraction is all I need to lunge straight at Jerome's throat, ripping it right out of him. We both collapse to the floor, Jerome dead before he even hits the ground with an impact that reverberated thru almost half the building like a small earthquake.

I was about to continue my attack on the dead body, which had already shifted back into his gigantic human form, when I hear Amelia calling out my name.

"Leo," She says, pleading with me, her arms extended. "Please hold me!"

And suddenly the need to obliterate every piece of Jerome's existence from the face of the earth leaves my body. Amelia's well being is far more important to me than my rage at the dead alpha. I shift back to my human form and climb into the bed next to her, and cradle her in my arms as tears fall from both of our eyes.

I immediately notice something that brings me great joy. I can scent Amelia as my mate again, although she smells different. Because she smells like...

"It's Ambrosia!" Lance informs me. "Duh!"

I want to whoop for joy and celebrate, but now even more people are entering the room. Several of whom are gasping at the scene of the dead man on the floor. And I pray to goddess I don't have to fight my way out of this building.