Second Chance Luna
Chapter 86

They reached the prison without further incident. Luke and Ben were waiting for him having been alerted through the mindlink of his impending arrival. They met the group at the front desk before leading the way to the maximum security cells. Wisely they asked no questions concerning the editions to the group. "Has she said anything?" Jason asked as they walked down the corridor of thick, silver-lined doors.

Unlike the minimum security wing here cells were meant to isolate their prisoners. They were soundproof and lined with silver to prevent the occupants from mindlinking or speaking with one another. The silver also suppressed their wolves and made them weaker. The she-wolf had been thrown into such a cell and kept there.

"No. Not a word," Luke answered. "I don't recognize her but she doesn't smell like a rogue meaning she is a pack wolf. Her scent is somewhat familiar. It's hard to put a finger on it but it doesn't raise the usual alarm bells that a stranger would."

Jason frowned. It didn't make sense. Pack wolves carried a unique scent based on their pack allowing them to be identified as a fellow member. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on Narugi.com. Visit Narugi.com to read the complete chapters for free. If any unknown wolf attempted to cross their borders the patrol would have immediately alerted them. But if this wolf didn't raise alarm with Luke than it was unlikely the patrols would have been worried about her.

"Given recent events, it's pretty obvious who sent her," Ben continued, "but I agree with Luke it is disturbing how easily she entered our territory. I've heard of masking chemicals to disguise a wolf's scent but they don't last this long and they aren't very strong." Jason stifled a growl. He swore to protect Phoebe and he just failed the first test. Somehow he underestimated the king's ability and influence. He was certain Phoebe was untouchable once she was in their pack territory but if the king could extend his reach here... No. He wouldn't allow it. He would protect Phoebe and their pup with his life. They would be kept safe at all costs.

Reaching the only occupied cell Jason paused nodding to the guard on duty. They were taking no chances with this she-wolf. He looked to Luke.

"What of her personal effects?"

"Nothing in her uniform," Luke shook his head. They had barely been able to claim it with Phoebe in a possessive rage." We found an omega server knocked out in the hall. That's probably where she got the tea and serving trolley."

"We also found her car," Ben added, "late model sedan but it was well-kept and in good condition. We found her purse and luggage in the trunk. No identification though. A cell phone but it's currently locked."

"Can you crack it?"

"Maybe. It'll be easier if we just get her to do it," Ben said showing the phone. It was nothing special. Like her car it was an older model but not ancient, "looks like she used facial recognition." Jason merely nodded. Ben was more tech savvy than him so he trusted his Gamma to figure it out. He looked again to the guard and nodded.

The guard stepped forward opening the small viewing window before unlocking the door and stepping aside once the prisoner's position in the cell was confirmed. Jason stepped inside Lobo pressing close as they viewed the she-wolf who dared interfere with their bond.

She sat on the floor still completely naked having been left in the condition she arrived. He didn't have any pity for her. Looking up she sneered before her expression changed. She expected the Beta or Gamma but now the Alpha stood in front of her. His aura flared pressing down on her like a vise. He stood over her, a towering vision of alpha perfection. She quivered with desire despite the situation.

However, there was no desire or passion in his gaze. She saw only disgust and hatred as his eyes gleamed amber. His wolf had no sympathy for her either. In fact, she could feel its bloodlust.

"Have you nothing to say?" Jason asked choosing his words carefully.

"What could I possibly say? You've already passed your judgment."

He growled but before he could retort his mother suddenly exclaimed, "You!"

She suddenly rushed passed them to slap the she-wolf leaving slashes across her cheeks as her claws involuntarily extended. Jason blinked, shocked by his mother's actions. She had never been violent and he never sensed this kind of rage from her before. "You b***h!" Norah screamed. "You couldn't have my mate so you dare play your games with my son!"

"Mate?" Jason repeated. Did she mean his father? Lobo seemed just as confused.

"If not for you he would have been mine!" the she-wolf sneered. "We grew up together. We were meant to be together!" Norah snarled ready to strike again when Phoebe suddenly seized her hand with a strength belied by her petite frame. She gently pulled her back and held her in a comforting embrace. Norah shook unable to fight her quiet strength and aura. "Mother, you know this she-wolf?" Jason asked for clarification though he was certain he knew where this was going. "She's one of your father's bitches. Delilah," Norah growled.

"So that's the answer to the riddle," Jason said. "I should have guessed. Phoebe, please take my mother to her room. I'll handle this."

Phoebe gave him a worried glance but nodded before guiding Norah out and back the way they came.

"You too, Lucy," Jason said not looking at his sister.

She hesitated before trailing after the others. Though Lucille knew how their parents met she didn't know the full extent of their mother's troubles with jealous she-wolves lurking around every corner. Given how close she had been to their father Jason and their mother shielded her from the worst of it. "So...you are one of my father's sluts," Jason growled, "well, that explains why you didn't raise alarms crossing our borders. You're still a member of this pack, though your scent and connection has gone stale. No wonder we didn't recognize you."

"Makes sense," Luke agreed. She had been long gone before Jason took the role of alpha. Though she never swore allegiance to her new alpha she was still technically a member of the pack.

Ben frowned taking out her phone an activating the facial recognition before centering the camera on her face. The phone opened and he quickly fiddled with its settings so they could maintain access. "You are so much like your father," Delilah smiled.

"You're wrong," Jason stepped forward. "I'm nothing like my father."

"How do you figure?" she shivered in anticipation as he crouched close. "Are you going to force me to pledge allegiance to your Luna too?"

"So you can come back and play your games with my son?" Jason sneered. "What makes you think you'll live to see another day?"

He gripped her chin jerking her head to the side and snapped her neck with no remorse. Jason stood accepting a towel to wipe his hands free of her scent. The surprised look on her face was laughable.

"No one who threatens my Luna will be allowed to live," Jason said. He turned away from the slumped form and quietly exited the cell. Glancing at the guard, he said, "Dispose of that trash."

The guard bowed as Jason walked away trailed by Luke and Ben. Neither of them spoke a word. Jason's aura fluctuated with his churning emotions. In the span of a few hours he had been drugged and almost forced to betray his bond with his Luna just when he was looking forward to becoming a father. Now he learned it had all been because of his father. It was as if his father was trying to sabotage him from the grave. "Luke, track down my father's other...playthings," Jason growled. "I want them all accounted for."

"Right," Luke agreed. If there was any chance of restlessness within the pack they were the most likely sources. He recalled his father mentioning the she-wolves in passing and something about a file, though he never thought about it before. Like this she-wolf they had been allowed to fall into obscurity but no more. They could not afford to allow themselves to be blindsided again.

"Ben, I want you to go through her phone. I want to know where she's been and everyone she's been in contact with." "Right," Ben nodded.

"And increase patrols," Jason said, "we don't know how much information she might have compromised."

"Right," Luke agreed. "She's been out of the pack for a while. I doubt she had any current information about the state of the pack."

"We don't know how much she knew," Jason answered, "she has been allowed to come and go as she pleased. Double check everything."

Luke and Ben nodded. He had a point. There was no telling how large the potential breech was. They would have to investigate it closely and track her moments as best they could.

Leaving the prison Jason paused breathing deep wishing the cool, clean air smelled like Phoebe. Her scent always calmed him. Lobo paced the back of his mind unsatisfied with the she-wolf's quick death and longed to sink his teeth into something. "Maybe you should go talk to your mother," Luke hesitantly suggested.

Jason growled. Anything to do with his father was a subject to be approached carefully. Jason's resentment ran deep. This was probably the worst possible turn of events. The royal family had no idea the fire they were playing with....or maybe they did. Perhaps this was their intention to drive Jason crazy by taunting him with his father's failures.

In either case the question was what the royal family's next move would be now that their pawn was eliminated. This was certainly not their last act. Yet Jason was not in the mind set for such careful deduction.

"Go for a run, Jace," Luke finally urged. "We'll hold down the fort."

"He's right. You need a clear head," Ben agreed. "Leave the rest to us. And leave your mother to the Luna for now. It'll be all right."

Jason glanced at them the corner so his mouth turning up slightly. They knew him too well. Turning to the woods he gave Lobo control. His wolf practically leapt out of him and tore off toward the woods leaving their clothes in tatters and not caring at all.