Luna Aleksa's Escape
Luna Aleksa’s Escape Chapter 25

*Aleksa POV*

Kingston stares in astonishment. He is looking back and forth from Mason to the beautiful woman with the long blonde sun kissed tousled hair. They are in a passionate embrace, kissing and molding into one another frantically. Kaia and I are looking at each other in amusement. We are both very happy for our friend, and glad that he has met his fated mate. Well there will be no question as to whether or not Mason will be staying now, I thought to myself.

“Quinn!” Kingston calls. “I see congrats are in order?” He says and he goes to pull her into an embrace when Mason growls loudly. We all looked at him in shock, as Mason had growled at the alpha of the pack, which could be seen as a mark of disrespect. Although Kingston looks amused more than anything. “Welcome to the family, Mason!” He says and puts his hand out towards him to offer him a congratulatory handshake.

Kaia and I look at Kingston confused, waiting for him to elaborate as to who Quinn is. Kingston looks at us and recognises our confused looks. “Mason, Aleksa, Kaia please meet my little sister Quinn. Quinn you have met Mason, this is Aleksa, Kaia, Liam and Layla. They are here to visit our pack for the day”.

Quinn smiles and steps forward to shake our hands. She is stunning. She’s tall with long golden blonde curls. She’s quite tall and slim, with what I would say are delicate features. I can sense that her aura radiates kindness.

Mason follows her closely, he doesn’t want to let her go, which is not uncommon for mates when they first meet. They look so cute together.

Quinn leans down to greet Liam and Layla, she appears to have a warm manner with the children. She asks if they are allowed to have some ice cream, to which I smile and agree. Quinn then leads the children to the pack house kitchen, and we all follow.

Kingston and Mason chat for a while, and Mason and Quinn decide that they would like to take some time to get to know more about one another, so they will stay at the packhouse for now.

So it will just be Kingston, Kaia, Liam and Layla for the tour now. Kingston starts introducing us to pack members as we make our way through the packhouse. So far we have met Mabel, who is the packhouse cook, she’s short and plump with soft features. She has curly gray hair and bright red lipstick. She smells like roses. She seems so warm and loving, the pups hit it off with her instantly. Then as we are leaving the kitchen, we meet some of the pack warriors as they walk into the kitchen for post training snacks.

The packhouse is so large inside, the walls are all a crisp black white paint color with large chandeliers in most rooms, artwork adorns the walls, there is a lot of rich dark mahogany furniture throughout the house. Everything is immaculate and seems to be in its rightful place.

Kingston tells us that the lower level that we are currently in is a communal area, it consists of the pack kitchen, the lounge and dining area, as well as an entertainment room where guests congregate.

We made our way to the entertainment room. It’s a grand old room, on one side there is a piano and some couches, and on the other side a large floor space. I can imagine people dancing there. It’s a gorgeous polished wooden floor. To the sides of the floor on either end are seating areas, vintage looking velvet couches, it looks so regal. A stark comparison from the modernized pack kitchen. The large french doors open onto the patio, which is a gorgeous outdoor area with rose bushes blooming everywhere. It smelt so fragrant. It had a gorgeous view of the pack grounds. This is by far my favorite spot so far. I feel like I could sit here in the mornings with a hot cup of coffee and lose myself in my thoughts.

Kingston walks out onto the patio and goes on to explain that the second level is where the Beta and Gamma families stay. And that the third level is where the Alpha, and their family stay. Adding that the closest two cottages to the packhouse have extended family living there, and the rest of the pack members live in cottages scattered throughout the pack grounds. There are also some accommodations on the outer edges of the territory that some chose to reside in, although that is not a popular spot as they are quite isolated from everything else.

*Aleksa POV*

Kingston stares in astonishment. He is looking back and forth from Mason to the beautiful woman with the long blonde sun kissed tousled hair. They are in a passionate embrace, kissing and molding into one another frantically. Kaia and I are looking at each other in amusement. We are both very happy for our friend, and glad that he has met his fated mate. Well there will be no question as to whether or not Mason will be staying now, I thought to myself.

Liam and Layla are now protesting and wont move any further, at this moment Kingston suggests we resume the tour again after lunch. Kaia and I pick up the twins and make our way back to the pack kitchen.

The pack kitchen is a large room, the walls are covered with cupboards. There are two large double ovens on the side opposite the entrance way. There is a large breakfast bar table in the middle of the room, with a large display of pots and pans hanging from the wall. The side of the wall that the entrance way is on has two large double fridge freezers on it. The kitchen is spotless, everything looks state of the art and so well kept. The cook, Rose, is standing by the breakfast bar, putting the finishing touches on the food that she has prepared for lunch.

“Lunch is ready, Alpha and guests, if you would like to take a seat in the dining room and I will bring it straight in” Rose says proudly.

Kingston leads us to the dining area. We follow him, and then I start to settle Liam and Layla into their seats, I then excuse myself and walk into the kitchen to help Rose bring the food out, “Excuse Miss, what are you doing? Can I help you with something?” Rose questions me.

“Ah, yes, Hi Rose, I wanted to help you bring lunch out, it’s the least I can do, after you have prepared such beautiful food”. I say to Rose who is looking at me shocked. I can smell fresh pine, so I look behind me and see that Kingston is staying behind me.

“Aleksa, is there something you need?” Kingston asks me, looking confused.

“Uh, no, I just wanted to help Rose with the food, that’s all.

“That’s very kind of you, but not necessary, please take a seat my dear”. Rose says sweetly.

“I insist,” I say, grabbing the plate of bread baps to take to the table quickly before she has a chance to say anything else.

“Thank you for your help dear, much appreciated” Rose says gratefully.

“No problem” I say with a chipper tone in my voice.

Kingston stands there looking at me with a strange look on his face like he is thinking about something over, then after a moment he grabs the pitcher of juice, and the pitcher of lemon water, and joins us at the table.

We all tuck in, and after a while we can eat no more, the twins are looking sleepy so I grab their double stroller out of the car. Kaia helps me strap the twins in, and we are ready to continue our tour of the packhouse.

On our way out, we meet Kai. Kingston tells us that Kai is his Gamma. Kai seems really nice. He has a friendly and genuine aura about him. He shakes our hands, we have a little small talk, then he excuses himself.

We continue on further, Kingston shows us the pack daycare which is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. He tells me it was designed purely with growing pups in mind, everything is wolf friendly. It looks like the perfect place to nurture a pup, everyone looks really happy and busy here. The teachers all seemed so friendly and appear to really enjoy working with the pups.

We then went to the training grounds and had a look around. It was empty at the time as training had finished for a few hours. Then we went on to the hospital. It was nice to see the team who helped me when I was attacked by the rogues, and thank them for what they did for me.

By the end of the day we were all exhausted. We made our way back to the packhouse to meet up with Mason and see what his plans were. Now that he had found his mate there would be no reason for him to stay in the old log cabin with us any longer, I thought to myself.

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Mason and Quinn had decided that they couldn’t bear to be apart, and rightly so. It’s not normal for mates to be apart. We were so happy for Mason, and Quinn seemed so lovely. Mason and Quinn would come back to the old log cabin with us, so that Mason could grab his belongings and then they would come back to the packhouse where Quinn lived.

Kingston insisted they stay in the packhouse for now, though they had mentioned they might like to live in one of the cottages, once they are more settled.

We thanked Kingston for showing us around the pack, and for lunch and refreshments. “It was my pleasure ladies. I hope that you are happy with what you saw and that will help you in your decision whether or not to join the pack. Please have a think about it, and get back to me when you have made your decisions, there’s no pressure.” Kingston tells Kaia and I.

“Thank you Alpha, we will talk about it tonight and let you know when we have made our decision,” Kaia said warmly.

I just smiled and said “Thank you” to Kingston. I started to strap Liam and Layla into their carseats and then got into the driver’s seat. It would just be Kaia and myself as Mason and Quinn were driving back to the cabin in her car.

Liam and Layla fell asleep instantly. It was starting to get dark outside, we’ve noticed that it tends to get dark earlier in the woods out this way. It’s so beautiful at this time of night though, so serene. It takes us around an hour to get home as we are driving a bit slower on the gravel roads leading back to the old log cabin.

We get back to the cabin and I’m thankful we left some lights on, so I don’t have to navigate carrying the twins up the steps in total darkness. As we get to the door we realize it’s ajar. “Did we shut this when we left this morning?” I look back and ask Kaia, who also has a confused look on her face.

“Uh, yeah I’m sure Mason did. I ask Kaia to watch the twins for a moment and I slowly push the door open. The place is a mess, the artwork that was on the walls has been broken, the glass ornaments and windows smashed, and the couches have been ripped. The food we had has been emptied out all over the kitchen floor.

I can faintly pick up an unknown scent in the cabin. I can feel that my hackles are raised. “Kaia calls Mason now!” I yell out loudly. Then I slowly start moving through the hallway, slowly pushing doors open. I can hear Kaia calling out to me but I need to check to see if someone is here before I bring my pups in.

A few minutes have passed and I’ve now checked all the rooms. The back window is wide open and the rooms have been trashed, everything is either smashed or ripped or strewn all over the floor. But there doesn’t appear to be anyone here.

Mason storms through the cabin “Aleska!” He calls out to me frantically. I turn to walk into the hallway and I look at him with fear in my eyes. “There’s no one here.” I said to him,

Quinn comes running in, “I’ve mindlinked Kingston -he’s on his way!” Quinn says, while looking around at the state the cabin is in.

Realizing I have left the twins outside with Kaia, I start to walk through the cabin. “Kaia, I’m sorry, thank you for staying with the twins.” I say gratefully to her, trying to hold back tears.

I’m fighting back the tears because I realize the place we had come to call home is no longer safe and because I don’t know what we will do now.

Kaia asks “What happened in there?” with a fearful look in her eyes, and “Why the hell did you walk in there alone?” she asked me, hitting me on the shoulder angrily.

“I had to check if it was safe. I’m sorry for worrying you Kaia.” I say to her with sincerity.

“I understand. Just don’t go all radio silence on me next time! I’m gonna go take a look – will you be alright with Liam and Layla for a moment?” Kaia asks me.

“Yes of course, thank you, brace yourself though, it’s a mess in there.” I give Kaia the heads up as she walks through the front door.

“Holy S&*t!” Kaia yells.

My hairs stand on end when I hear shuffling in the woods behind me. I turn to look behind me. Suddenly fearful that whoever was here before had made their way back.