Moon Bound
Thirty-Two

Marisol

I watched in horror as everything seemingly unfolded in slow motion.

I tried to hold onto Judah, I don’t know why. I wanted to help, give him support do something, but Lucian had quickly grabbed my arm

and stood in between me and the chaos.

Even after the shock wore off of the pack members they all sat completely still in their seats. The parents held on tight to their pups, and mates gripped one another, but nobody made any other move.

The only people that were standing in the crowd were the alphas. They were ready to take action once Judah made the call for it. They anticipated his next move, I could family let see the glazing in Ravian’s eyes, a tell that they are all mind linking one another. Probably attempting to to come up with a quick plan.

“How did she get out?” I ask lowly.

My question doesn’t get answered because soon the red mist in the room had gotten bigger and a wind picked up in the ballroom as the witch began to smirk.

Blood poured out of her nose and mouth as she laughed, before she lifted her hand in Benjamin’s direction.

Her eyes don’t leave Judah’s as the screams of Izumi and the other pack member hit our ears.

They all dropped to the ground while holding their heads.

I saw Judah’s claws extended before he leapt over to attack the witch.

I attempted to follow him, but Lucian keeps a tight grip on my arm.

Finally the pack members all start to flee, my eyes water as I witness this situation unravel. Some of the pack members coughing and falling to the ground, the mist no doubt filling their lungs. A few of the warriors and the alphas try to help those those that have fallen while trying their best not to breathe the air as well.

I turn my eyes back to Judah just as he easily lifts the witch up by her neck, his claws digging into her neck. Him cutting off her air supply seemed to take her focus off of her magic. The red mists slowly starts to evaporate and the wind has completely disappeared.

The only thing I wanted to do is run to Izumi and help her, but Lucian wouldn't let go of me.

I tried pulling myself away from him, but he is just too strong.

I hear Judah's growl, and feel it vibrate the floor under my feet.

I turn to see that he has the witch lifted high into the air, as the blood from the wound that Judah was causing on her neck slowly traveled down his arms. She clawed at his wrists and the panicked look in her eye told me that she was thinking the same thing that I was.

He was going to kill her.

Lucian began to drag me away, probably trying to lead me towards one of the entrances in the back. "The King said to take you to one of the panic rooms."

I planted my feet in an attempt to stop him from moving me, but it was to no avail. He was just too strong for me.

"The moon goddess said we need as little casualties as possible. Killing her would be foolish." I overhear Benjamin say to Judah.

This catches Lucian's attention, he stops dragging me and I turn to see Judah glare at Benjamin before retracting his claws out of the witch's neck. She drops to the ground and before Ravian can tie her to the ground once again, all of the alpha's surrounding her began to hold their heads and fall to the ground like Izumi did.

All of the except Judah, he was holding onto his chest as he stumbled back.

I let out a scream as I watch Judah slowly stumble onto the ground.

Benjamin reaches and grabs for her arm, his hand glowing white and I know that he won't survive this time. Not if I don't help him.

"You need to get to a panic room now!" Lucian commanded as he began to drag me quickly out of the ballroom.

I attempted to drop all of my weight as I Benjamin's nose start to bleed. If I don't help him I know that he won't make it. I can just feel it through our bond.

I snatch my arm at Lucian making sure that we have eye contact when I say. " I am your Luna Queen and you will let go of me now!"

Lucian's eyes widened and he immediately let go of me, but I didn't pay much attention to his reaction as I run down the steps.

As I race down to Benjamin my mind is running a mile a minute.

I have never actually felt like I was perfect for Judah until this moment.

Where self-doubt usually clouded my mind the only things that are running through my mind is all the words of affirmation I have been receiving lately.

Sofia telling me that I am a fighter.

Artemis calling me strong after hearing what I am capable of.

Izumi always reminding me that I am perfect just the way that I am. That the moon goddess chose to save me for a reason.

Benjamin always reminding me that everyone has their shortcomings but they make up for it in some way. For me it was healing magic.

Judah telling me that no matter what I am the perfect mate for him.

It is because of them I know that I can do this. That I can not only heal people, that I can also save them when danger is around.

I'm not just doing this just for myself. I am doing it for Izumi and Benjamin. For the alpha's. For those that were present during my coronation. For all of those apart of the pack lands.

I'm doing this for Judah, because I love him. I pray to the moon goddess that I am able to actually tell him.

After what feels like forever I finally reach the witch and Benjamin and I quickly grab onto her arm and attempt to enter her mind. She won't be able to fight off both of us effectively.

The only problem is the vulnerability of what I am doing. Since I am entering her mind she is entering mine as well.

She immediately starts to fight back. My entire body feels like it is being set on fire and I feel my knees buckle from underneath me.

I fight it as I mentally push back, attempting to overwhelm her. I have never even attempted to shut down someone's mind before so I will have to leave that up to Benjamin. The two of us will just have to weaken her enough so that he can do it.

I feel tears run down my eyes as the pain starts to feel worse. It is like I am standing in an inferno, but I don't let go. That is what she wants.

I am strong enough to endure this.

I feel Benjamin finally enter her mind completely and the three of us all collectively let out a scream before she goes limp and I hear her fall.

I feel myself start to sway, before I feel Benjamin's arms wrap around me as he slowly lowers me to the floor.

"Fuck, I need to call nurses now!" I hear Lucian let out a few curses as he runs out of the room.

I attempted to open my eyes, but it was almost as if they were glued shut.

I let out a small whimper, my body still aching after everything that I had just put it through.

Benjamin begins to slowly stroke my hair. "Shh Marisol. Everything is going to be okay. You're okay." He whispered. "Alpha Lucian is going to get the pack doctors and nurses down here and they will help everyone."

Tears still leaked through my eyes even though they were closed tightly.

"I-Izumi?" I was able to stutter out.

"I'm watching her she is still breathing." He says before he grabs my hands and leads it to what I know is Izumi's hair.

I hold her hair into my grip, relieved that my best friend is okay.

"Judah!" I say as I finally force my eyes open. My vision is blurry but I still try and look for him. The last time I saw him he was clutching his chest like he was having a heart attack.

I see his blurred figure walk up to me before lifting me up into his arms. "I am okay, Marisol. I am okay because of you." He stated before sitting on the ground next to Benjamin. "We all are okay because we have a strong Luna Queen. You are our hero." He stated before he began covering my face with light kisses.

I feel myself start to cry. "Nobody died?" I asked, trying to stop myself from becoming hysterical.

He began to pet my hair slowly. "No, you would have felt it."

I let out a big sigh of relief. All of the bodies that I saw laid out, they are all still alive. After all of the tension starts to leave my body I feel myself begin to fade.

"Judah." I state before cupping his face into my hands. "I love you, Judah." I say sluggishly as I begin to wave in and out of consciousness.

I feel him press a kiss on my mark before saying. "I love you more, Marisol."