Luna Aleksa's Escape
Luna Aleksa’s Escape Chapter 50

*Aleksa POV*

It’s been a few hours since Eva left our pack lands. Sam is at the pack hospital, currently hooked up to two intravenous bags. One is for fluid replacement, and the other is essentially a vitamin replacement infusion. The Doctor tells us that he is not in a good way after suffering the ill effects of the mate bond betrayal for so long, but that he will be back to normal in no time.

We were about to leave the hospital, as we were aware that Lachlan would probably be here anytime now, and then there would be more drama to deal with. As we were about to leave the reception area, Lily walked past. Lily often volunteered at the pack hospital. She was training to be a nurse, so she appreciated the experience. Some packs didn’t let omegas train to be nurses. In fact, some packs didn’t let omegas train – period, but this wasn’t that type of pack, thankfully.

I asked Lily if she could take a jug of fresh water to Sam so that if he woke up soon he would have something cool to drink. Lily obliged. She was such a kind and caring person, and we would be lucky to have her as a Nurse in our pack.

We had a quick word with Sam’s doctor, asking him to contact us immediately if there were any concerns, and also when Sam woke up. As we were about to walk out, we heard a commotion.

Kingston and I hastily made our way to Sam’s room. We stopped at the sight before us. Lily appeared to have dropped the glass jug that she had in her hands, she stood there shocked, with her hands clasped over her mouth. “Mate!” She whispered.

Our eyes flickered from Lily to Sam in disbelief. Oh, my goddess! That was amazing. Truly a gift from the goddess. Sam had been blessed with a second chance mate.

Poor Lily. She didn’t appear to know quite what to do with herself.

“It’s ok. Walk up to him. Touch him. Be with him. He’s your mate.” I gently encouraged Lily.

“I’ve never seen him before,” Lily said.

“Luna, who is he? Why is he in the hospital?” Lily asked with concern evident on her face.

“He’s our guest. He has been unwell, but that is for him to tell you, it’s not my place. Lily, Sam is the Beta at Evergreen Pack Lily,” I told her.

“Sam?” Lily says in a loving tone, a small smile coming across her face as she says his name.

“A Beta? There must be some mistake, I’m only an omega,” Lily tells me, shaking her head, and looking down at the floor.

“There’s nothing wrong with being an Omega! Lily, I have a good feeling about you. You are destined for great things! Never sell yourself short Lily! Hold your head up high. And go be with your mate!” I told her with an encouraging smile on my face.

Lily stepped towards Sam, looking him up and down with delicate eyes. She moves close to him and touches his hand. She pulls back quickly. I know this all too well, she’s experiencing that tingling sensation for the first time.

Lily takes his whole hand and looks at him lovingly.

“Alpha, Luna, I am on volunteer duty, I have to go,” Lily said, looking conflicted.

“We will sort that out, Lily, you focus on your mate,” Kingston said kindly.

“Don’t worry about it, I will tell the Coordinator you have met your mate and will be spending the rest of the day with him. You just spend some time with Sam, having you close will help Sam,” I said to Lily.

I looked at Kingston, who had a grin on his face. I could see that he was happy for Sam also.

“Lily, if you need anything or want to talk, just mind-link one of us, and keep us up to date with Sam’s progress. We will check on him as soon as we can.” I told Lily, and we made our way out of the packed hospital.

I have the sudden urge to tell Kali about this new development, but I have to rein myself in, as this is not my happy news to tell people. I would leave that to Sam and Lily when they were ready.

After this rather eventful day, I just wanted to curl up in bed with my love. Alas, this was not to be the case. As we were making our way back to the packhouse, we bumped into Alastair and Abbey.

“Hello again!” Abbey squealed with excitement.

“Hello Abbey, Hello Alistair, How are you settling in?” I asked, trying to rustle up what little energy I had left.

“Hello again Luna Aleksa. We have settled in just fine. Thank you! We thought we would take a walk around the pack grounds before dinner.” Alastair tells me.

“That sounds like a great idea. I hate to be rude, but we’ve had something come up, and as it turns out, we won’t have time for that chat today. I am really sorry, could we try tomorrow morning perhaps?” I asked Abbey.

“Oh, it’s fine Aleksa. It’s not urgent. Just let me know when you are ready. Can we help in any way? I hope it’s nothing serious?” Abbey asked.

“Everything is fine, it’s just a small issue, nothing to worry about,” I told Abbey and Alastair. Alastair seemed unphased but Abbey was giving me a contemplative look.

“Well, if you say so. Will we see you at dinner?” Abbey asked.

“Yes, of course,” I replied. Wishing that we could skip dinner altogether, but knowing full well that would not be possible as we were hosting packs from all over the country, so we had host responsibilities.

“ OK, well, see ya then!” Abbey said excitedly with a huge toothy smile and she pulled Alastair away with her waving from behind.

Kingston and I continue walking up the packhouse stairs.

“Care for a rest upstairs before dinner?” He asked me.

“You read my mind! What a day. And to think it’s not over yet!” I said, shaking my head.

We head towards our suite and I fall onto our bed, Kingston stalks towards me with that look in his eyes. Like a predator stalking its prey. As tired as I feel, I’m sure I can muster up a little energy…

***

A bit of quality time with my love was just what I needed. With so much going on, we had been lacking a bit in the intimacy department. We didn’t have long but we sure made the most of the time we did have, then we had a nice long shower. I felt much better, but I was still tired. I think we both were.

Dinner had gone well. It was nice to mingle with the other packs. Everyone seemed to be in a jovial mood. The alphas are looking forward to their conference tomorrow, and the Luna’s and their entourages are looking forward to their spa pamper day.

I am trying to keep a positive front, although I have a feeling that tomorrow will not go as we have planned. Thankfully, we have a backup plan so that if everything goes pear-shaped, then at least, hopefully, the activities can still continue without our presence.

We have just had a quick video call with Asher and Kaia. They are staying in one of the human towns nearby. Kaia wants to come back and face Ezra. We are just asking her to wait a day or so while we sort the Lachlan situation out, so far she seems to agree with that. Although we could really do with Asher’s presence here right now, Kaia’s safety is more important to Kingston and me. We can go another day without him, I’m sure.

We didn’t get a chance to speak with Ezra, much to his dismay. It didn’t go unmissed how he was watching me all through the dinner service. I made an effort to keep myself busy in conversation with others. However, I am sure I will run into Ezra again soon enough. I have been told that he has been asking a lot of questions, so I am under no illusion that he doesn’t know Kaia has been here.

However, for now, we will just have to keep eluding him. We have bigger problems to worry about with Lachlan arriving.

What a day! I thought to myself. I’ve never been so welcoming of sleep before. Kingston fell asleep a few hours ago. I’ve been awake with my thoughts. But I’m ready to get some sleep now. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, but my intuition is telling me it won’t be good.

***

I am woken from my sleep by an alarming mind-link from the border patrol. “Breach at the pack borders, a large tawny brown alpha wolf, has just ripped past us at speed. Heading towards the pack house, we’re following closely, but he is faster than us,” they declare.

I feel goosebumps and shivers all over my body. I am immediately on edge. “Cyrus!” Amber tells me.

“It’s them this time, Aleksa! I can feel their presence!” Amber adds.

“Kingston?” I ask, but he’s already shifted and out the door.

I got up, I was wearing checkered PJ pants and a singlet, but I ran out the bedroom door because I didn’t have time to get dressed.

I ran down the packhouse stairs as fast as my legs could carry me. I pushed the front door open and ran into a wall, there was a warrior standing in my path, and he was not budging.

“Ugh!” I yelled as my body slammed into him.

“Move, now!” I yelled. Frustrated that they are not moving from my path.

“Alpha’s orders, Luna, Sorry!” He says, looking highly uncomfortable.

I felt enraged that I was being locked in my own packhouse, and even more enraged that I was being treated like some damsel in distress. I thought I had made my feelings clear already. Kingston and I will be having words about this, later.

“I am your Luna, and I command you to MOVE ASIDE NOW!” I demanded. I could feel my eyes glowing. I could see the surprised look on the warrior’s face.

He moved aside, looking shocked, trying to comprehend what he had just experienced.

Neat trick. I thought to myself. And I continued towards the field in front of the pack house. I saw Sabre and Cyrus fighting on the field in front of the packhouse. The metallic smell of b***d was already invading my senses.

“It’s OK Aleksa, it’s not Sabre’s b***d!” Amber told me.

As I approached them both, they both shot their faces towards me momentarily, Cyrus growled, “MINE!” followed by Sabre, “MINE!”

Then they continued tussling back and forth. Unsure of what to do and panicked that my mate might get injured defending me, I did the only thing I could think of right now.

“SHIFT! Both of you NOW!” I screamed at them, once again feeling my eyes glow brightly. I was completely astounded when they both stopped what they were doing and shifted back to human form.

They both looked at me puzzled. I’m sure they are wondering how I managed to command them both, and I am wondering the same thing. How did I just command two alpha wolves? I need to ask Xanthe about this. However, for now, I needed to focus on dealing with Lachlan.

I mind-linked one of the warriors to get them both a pair of shorts as they are both standing here naked.

“Aleksa!” Lachlan yelled, standing in front of me naked. Once upon a time, this would have made me weak at the knees, but the sight of him naked now repulsed me.

“You’re coming with me!” Lachlan said angrily, stalking toward me.

Kingston let out a long loud growl. And ran towards Lachlan, tackling him to the ground. They started punching one another and I could see they were both starting to shift again, claws were coming out, and fur was sprouting on their legs and arms.

“STOP! THAT’S ENOUGH! GET UP! STOP SHIFTING. BOTH OF YOU! NOW!” I commanded. Forcing them to halt their shift.

“I am home! In my pack! With my mate, Kingston!” I declared, walking towards Kingston, interlocking my hands with his to show a united front.

“You are mine!” Lachlan yelled, followed by a loud growl.

Matched again with Kingston’s warning growl. They started inching closer toward each other.

“No, you were my mate until you betrayed our bond. I loved you and you ripped my heart out. I rejected you Lachlan! And the moon goddess blessed me with a second chance mate! My true mate!” I declared proudly.

Lachlan growled again.

“YOU BELONG TO ME!” He shouted fiercely.

“I’ll give you one last chance to leave my pack lands, or you won’t be leaving at all!” Kingston hollered.

“This is what you left me for?!” Lachlan said, followed by a sinister laugh. Grimacing in pain as he laughed and held the deep laceration that was hemorrhaging out of his chest.

Kingston got in a defensive stance, ready to fight again, and growled fiercely at Lachlan.

“I can smell you all over her! Not to worry. I’ll soon fix that!” Lachlan retorted wildly.

“You will never touch me again!” I told him firmly, with a look of disgust on my face.

“I’m gonna enjoy every moment of this,” Lachlan declared to Kingston.

Kingston snickered. “You are a fool, you had the most perfect mate, and you threw it all away!”

Lachlan growled and started to circle Kingston, but Kingston didn’t seem bothered. He looked smug instead.

“I should thank you really, if you hadn’t stuffed up so epically, I wouldn’t have met my mate and Luna!” Kingston said mockingly.

Lachlan looked enraged. He then looked to his left side, and then to his right side, and noticed that the pack warriors had surrounded him, and were slowly advancing. He was grossly outnumbered.

“THIS ISN’T OVER!” He screamed at Kingston. He quickly shifted, then he glanced at me and growled. He then turned and forced his way through the warriors that had formed a wall behind him, taking them out, and galloped frantically towards the treeline.