Luna Aleksa's Escape
Luna Aleksa’s Escape Chapter 14

*Aleksa POV*

“Caleb? Is that you?” I ask, almost holding a breath in anticipation to hear his voice.

“Yes, Luna, it’s me. Are you okay? Are you safe?” Caleb asks.

“Yes, we are all safe and well thank you. How are you and Kali? Are you safe?” I ask in a panicked tone.

“We are now. We have encountered a bit of trouble, but nothing we couldn’t handle.” Caleb says in a reassuring tone.

Although I am now wondering what trouble they encountered, and if they aren’t trying to keep me calm.

“What kind of trouble Caleb? Did you make it to Crimson Moon?” I start firing questions away at Caleb.

“Not quite Luna. We have to keep moving. But don’t worry about us, we will be fine. You need to keep hidden. Lachlan has most of the warriors looking for you, as well as others from nearby packs.” Caleb says to me in an almost pleading tone.

“Luna, Lachlan has told everyone that Mason and Kaia have kidnapped you and the twins. None of you are safe. So please lay low. I’ll call you when we are in a better place. Kali sends her love. Talk soon” Caleb says, and with that the line goes dead.

I look up at Mason and Kaia who are shaking their heads inquisitively, wondering what was said.

“Well, are they okay? What just happened?” Mason asks.

“Something is wrong, he couldn’t talk. They haven’t made it to Crimson Moon yet, it seems they are still on the run, and there’s more…” I say pausing.

“Caleb said that Lachlan has a lot of people out searching for us, and he has told everyone that you both kidnapped the twins and I.” I say biting down on my lips and furrowing my brows.

“Oh, well that makes things a bit more complicated then doesn’t it.” Mason says.

“Not to worry, we just won’t let them replace us. And, if they do, we just tell them otherwise.” Kaia adds.

“I didn’t think he would just stop, I knew he would keep coming. Maybe I should continue on with the twins? I don’t want you two putting yourself in further danger for me and the twins” I say adamantly to Mason and Kaia.

“Don’t even think about it, You and Liam and Layla are like family to us, and family sticks together”. Kaia says.

“Absolutely! We will face this together. I’m not letting that prick anywhere near you, or the twins.” Mason adds.

“You guys are amazing! What would I do without you?” I say to them, as I turn to walk down the hallway. I can hear the twins giggling in the back room.

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*Asher POV*

I was running through the woods as I usually do, every morning. But something felt different this morning. As I reached the end of the forest edge, nearing the old cabin, that has been in our families for generations now, I noticed there was a large jeep parked outside.

As far as I knew no one should be there. We never used that cabin, it was a bit rundown, sure it had rustic charm but we really had no use for it. One of our pack members had suggested we put it on the book a bach app, then at least it would be in use and maintained. But no one had actually tried to book it as of yet, not when there was five star accommodation further down the road.

We didn’t need the money by any means but Grandpa would have been happy knowing that someone would be using it. It signified our once humble beginnings. Everything started here from this small log cabin, on the edge of the Falls River in the national park territory.

My name is Asher. I am twenty eight years old, I am a decent height at 6”2, with short shaved sandy blonde hair, and blue eyes. I spend most of my time outdoors, and work out a lot so I have a solid tan and fairly decent physique. I am the Beta of the Rocky Mountain Pack. I serve the pack alongside my best friend Kingston, who is the Alpha of our pack.

Running in a southbound direction, in my wolf form, I took a whiff of the air nearby, I couldn’t pick up any new scents. Although, I could still sense there were people inside, not to mention that the Jeep was a giveaway. I ran back to the pack house and took a quick shower.

I had decided that I would take a shower, get changed, and then investigate further. If someone was staying there, I needed to check them out. Then once I have more information I would inform the Alpha.

After my shower I was just starting to head down stairs when I saw Kai, “Hey Kai, are you aware of anyone staying at the old log cabin on Falls River?” I asked. If anyone would know it would be him. Nothing goes past him in this pack. Kai is the Gamma of this pack, he is also in charge of all of our real estate, land and holdings.

“Yeah, come to think of it, I do recall seeing a booking for the old log cabin near Falls River in my emails, to be honest I haven’t checked it out yet though.” Kai replies.

“No worries man, I might pass by and check the place out, see who’s staying there and why” I inform him.

“Yeah man, sounds like a plan, I’ll catch ya later” he says as he jogs off, probably to training, as most of the wolves of this pack will be about to start training at this time of the morning.

About twenty minutes later I’m walking up to the old log cabin, I knock on the door. I am greeted by a pretty impressively sized male. I can’t detect any scents so I would say he was human, but there’s something about him that isn’t quite right.

We start talking when two of the most beautiful women I have seen in a long time walk towards me. One of them stands out to me more than the other, there’s just something about her. She has the most beautiful face and the most piercing eyes I have ever seen. She looks so sexy, and she’s just wearing a short black leather skirt, a black low scoop tight fitting top, with a patent leather fitted bomber type jacket, topped off with mustard yellow combat boots. She gives off this vibe that looks like it is effortless for her to look like such a beauty.

I am snapped back to the current conversation when I notice they are standing directly in front of me, staring at me, waiting for me to say something.

They are each carrying an infant, one a boy and one a girl.

We all start talking, and they are polite but I get the feeling they are hiding something. I can’t scent any of them, but something is telling me that they are not human.

As we chat I ask them where the babies’ father is, that’s when the conversation seems to sour. Looks like I hit a sore spot I think to myself.

There is more to them than meets the eye, and I feel as though they are hiding something, but they are starting to get a bit guarded, so I stop my subtle interrogation.

I say my goodbyes and leave the old log cabin. For some reason my wolf and I are happy that they will be staying for a while, but we are concerned and wondering what it is that they are hiding.

I walk into the woods and when I am sure that I am out of sight I shift into my wolf and take off towards the pack house.

I shift as I approach the steps leading into the pack house. I head up the internal staircase and make my way to the alpha’s office.

I knock on the door, there is no answer. That’s strange I think to myself. The alpha is usually in his office this time of day. I push the door open. He is on the phone and he does not look impressed.

“Like I said before, we have not encountered any wolves or otherwise matching those descriptions. And yes, feel free to send me through the details. Yes. Okay. Alright. No problems. Okay goodbye.”

And with that Kingston slammed the receiver down on the desk.

“That looked a bit heated, everything alright Kingston?” I asked my friend.

“That was a pack on the East Coast, their Luna and her pups have been kidnapped by two rogues, and they have no leads, so they are reaching out to all the packs in the country.” Kingston tells me.

“Oh really, did he give out any names?” I ask curiously.

“No, I didn’t ask, but they are gonna email some photos and information shortly” Kingston said.

“That’s heavy,” I said to my friend.

“So did you want something Asher? I’m kinda under the pump this morning. I’m trying to get everything in order for the Royal Pack Summit later this year.

“Oh it’s nothing important. We just have some guests at the old log cabin by Falls River. I went in and introduced myself to them early today. Just wanted to see who was there. They seem friendly enough, although I think I will keep an eye on them for now” I say to Kingston.

“Fair enough, I trust your judgment, send me a report later when you have the time, I would like to know who is staying there also.” Kingston says as he stares at his computer.

“Okay, I will send one through later, see you at lunch” I say to Kingston. I need to get on with my day, my workload is pretty heavy too.

I start to walk to my office and my mind drifts to the girl that I met earlier this morning. That’s when I realized I got so distracted I didn’t even ask their names. Nice one Asher. I think to myself. And I call myself a Beta. Oh well I will just have to go back and visit again real soon.