Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 53

Glaring at the broken Alpha, Jonas' sneer grew, 'Or you can just forfeit now and accept your fate' he laughed.

A movement behind him caught his attention as the shirtless form of Aaron stepped into the ring, wriggling his shoulders as he loosened his muscles.

'I'm ready Jonas' Aaron replied, his gaze steady as he stared over at the shocked Alpha.

'You cannot fight in his place' he growled angrily, 'I challenged Marcus'

'No' answered Aaron smiling, 'you challenged the mate of the Luna that is laying in that house, that Luna belongs to me and I accepted your challenge for her and my pack, you have two choices, fight me for my mate or forfeit, hand over your pack and recant any further claim to the Luna'.

Merrick stepped out of the house holding a chair that he placed by the edge of the circle as Darius helped Marcus to sit down, both warriors standing either side of him as a guard whilst Jonas stood in the centre, his face contorting in rage.

'What's it going to be Jonas, are you going to fight for the right to my wife or are you going to concede?' Aaron asked bored, shaking out his arms before starting to do some leg stretches. A small flicker of fear edged its way into Jonas' eyes as he watched the Alpha continue to warm up, his unconcern evident.

Squaring his shoulders Jonas growled angrily, 'Fine, shall we say five minutes to warm up?'

Aaron nodded jovially as he bent his elbow, placing his hand on his own back to stretch out his triceps before jogging on the spot for a few moments.

When the five minutes were up, Darius stepped into the ring, standing between the two Alphas as they glared at each other.

'OK, a challenge has been made and accepted, the winner will take control of both packs and be known as the mate of the Luna, no further challenges to her will be accepted. No interference will be tolerated! Any warrior who tried to intervene on behalf of their Alpha will suffer the fate decided by the opposing Alpha' he shouted across the crowd. Looking from Jonas to Aaron he continued, 'Alphas, this is a fight to concede or death, if one of you concedes the other must immediately let go and step back. A shout out or repeated tapping of the ground will be classed as conceding, do you understand and accept the challenge terms?' he asked.

Jonas nodded, not taking his eyes from Aaron's, Aaron gave a simple, 'understood' as he took his stance and awaited Darius' word.

'Alphas, take your positions' Darius called out, the watchers becoming silent as the tension built between the two opponents, 'On my mark, ready?... begin!' he shouted as he stepped backwards, moving out of the circle.

The two Alpha's began to circle each other, watching the other carefully, neither making a move forward as they sized each other up. Jonas was the taller of the two but Aaron was a born Alpha and his strength and training radiated off him as he eyed his rival, seeming in no hurry to start the fight.

Growling angrily, Jonas lunged at Aaron, his claws extended as he slashed toward his torso, his nails catching empty air as Aaron spun perfectly out of the way, coming to a stop facing Jonas' back but making no effort to attack, just standing and waiting for Jonas to turn and compose himself.

Lunging again, Jonas brought round his right leg trying to catch Aaron's ankle and tip him off balance, somersaulting backwards, Aaron gracefully landed on his hands and pushed off again to land on his feet, leaving Jonas' foot to sweep the air futility. Growling angrily, Jonas balled up his left fist, aiming for the ribs, Aaron raising his arms, easily blocking the blow as he smiled down at the furious Alpha, before grabbing the hand and twisting it sending a loud crack echoing around the area as Jonas howled in pain. Stepping back, Aaron waited again, humming lightly as Jonas staggered to his feet, grabbing his own wrist and wrenching it, aligning the bones in his arm back together as he glowered at Aaron who grinned patiently back at him. Taking a running start, Jonas slid toward Aaron's feet trying to knock them from under him, stepping to the side, Aaron brought his foot down on Jonas' ankle with a sickening thud leaving the warrior gasping in pain though no break seemed to have occurred. Scrambling to his feet again, Jonas raged toward his opponent, throwing his body weight forward, using his momentum to slam into Aaron's chest. Falling backwards, Aaron grabbed Jonas' belt, placing his other hand against his opponents chest, throwing him over his head with ease before continuing to roll and landing back on his feet in a crouching position, spinning round to face Jonas who was clambering to his feet, quickly pouncing on the crouching Alpha and bringing his fist up to make contact with Aaron's chin, both fighters falling to the floor.

Throwing Jonas off him, Aaron picked himself up, spitting blood from his mouth, looking mildly surprised as Jonas grimaced angrily.

'Ok, fun's over' Aaron said grinning, 'lets give the crowd something to watch' he said as he went to punch Jonas with his left hand, bringing up his right to connect with the Alpha's ribs as he dodged the first fist, causing Jonas to grunt in pain. Grabbing the opposing Alpha's head, Aaron brought his knee up, connecting it with Jonas' face resulting in a loud crack as his nose exploded from the force. Lifting the Alpha up, Aaron spun him round to face the crowd as he brought his foot round catching the struggling fighter in the stomach before catching his neck in a choke hold.

Gripping at Aaron's arms, Jonas managed to bend forward, throwing him over his head before throwing his weight on top of the Silver Cross Alpha trying to pin him down. Bringing his knee up, Aaron started to pelt the side of Jonas' head with strikes whilst using his own arms to protect his face from the warriors fists. Flipping up his other leg, Aaron used the momentum of his body to roll them both over as he straddled his challenger, raining his torso and head with blows as his knuckles slit from the impact.

Grabbing a handful of hair, Aaron lifted Jonas' head, staring down at the swollen face as he growled, 'Do you concede?', Jonas didn't reply, 'Do You Concede?' yelled Aaron angrily.

Trying to open his eyes Jonas whispered, 'Never, I will hunt you down over and over again until she is mine'.

Letting out a roar, Aaron grabbed Jonas' neck and twisted it violently before dropping the lifeless body to the ground and standing up. Glaring round he yelled, 'Your Alpha is no more, your pack is mine, everyone here will acknowledge my right to my mate and no one will attempt to ever take her again'

The Red Moon warriors immediately bowed their heads toward Aaron before looking toward the remaining guards who shivered under the penetrating gaze of the Silver Cross Alpha before bowing their heads and murmuring, 'Yes Alpha'.

From behind came the sound of a door opening, turning round, Aaron was greeted with the sight of a very wobbly Charity being helped down the step as she made her way toward the circle, her eyes fixated upon her husband as she made her way resolutely toward him.

Striding over to her, Aaron gathered her into his arms, planting kisses all over her face as she smiled, breathing in his scent.

'You took your time' she scolded gently

Cupping her face in his hand he growled, 'baby, I had to have a little bit of fun before I killed him, I had to give him a chance, good sportsmanship and all that' he pouted as she giggled, holding him tight.

'I knew you'd replace me' she whispered

'Always' Aaron growled back, his lips replaceing hers and pressing against her longingly before leaning down and lifting her up into his arms, carrying her toward the gate and back to the waiting cars, the rest of the warriors following behind. Reaching their Jeep, he carefully placed his wife in the passenger seat before stepping back so that Marcus could reach her, pulling her into a tight hug.

'I'm so sorry baby girl' he whispered, anguish in his voice, 'I was trying to help you and I nearly got you killed'

Charity hugged her grandfather tightly, 'I'm just glad you are ok, please do not go off alone again!' she scolded as Marcus chuckled.

'I wont, scouts honour' he said before letting Darius and Merrick help him back to the 4x4.

Caitlin walked up to Aaron with a smile, 'Well Alpha, do you need us for anything else or can we head back home? we have a few casualties to take care of, no bodies for our side though' she added proudly. 'No, you are free to go, and thank you Caitlin' replied Aaron smiling, 'oh and could you let Chloe know that Charity is fine and that I made sure that i ripped Jonas' head from his neck as she instructed?' Caitlin laughed, 'I will make sure she gets the message' she said before giving a small bow and heading back to her truck to assist with the loading of their wounded before they set off back the way they came. A nervous throat clearing sounded behind him, turning round, Aaron came face to face with one of the remaining guards who bowed his head nervously, 'Umm Alpha? what do we do now?' he asked quietly. Slightly surprised Aaron replied, 'well i suppose your pack is now under my rule, hmm what is your name?' he asked.

'Harvey' replied the guard quickly.

'Well Harvey, I have no desire to return to your pack' Aaron said sternly, 'so your people have two choices, elect a new Alpha and understand that said Alpha answers to me and my pack or two, pack up your things and make your way to Silver Cross where we will accept you as members of our pack on the condition that you pledge allegiance to myself and my Luna, which means that her life and well being is paramount to you as members of our family!

Nodding his head, Harvey gave a small smile, 'I think our members would prefer to join your pack Alpha, there is about forty of us left including the families back at the pack house, we will return and let them know and those that wish to join you, we will bring to you in the coming weeks' he said with a bow of his head before returning to the few guards that remained to relay what had been said.

Slipping behind the wheel, Aaron noticed Charity smiling at him, 'What?' he asked anxiously.

'There's that nice guy again' she teased, 'The man who cannot bear to be heartless'

Growling playfully, Aaron leaned in to press his lips to hers, 'don't tell anyone, or my pack will never respect me' he glowered, his eyes sparkling.

'I remember' Charity breathed back, 'though I don't think you'll ever have an issue with your pack respecting you Alpha' she said as she took hold of his bloodied hand, lifting it to her lips to place a soft kiss upon the healing skin.

'You know what happens when you call me Alpha' Aaron muttered, staring at her lustfully.

'I remember that too' replied Charity huskily, 'so take me home... Alpha'