Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 11

Grabbing the phone off its cradle, Charity punched some numbers into the handset before holding it to her ear, impatiently twisting a strand of her hair around her finger. The phone on the other end was picked up,

'Chloe? its Charity, listen I have Lucian and the boys here with me, I need to you go get grand father and bring him to your office, put your phone on speaker, i'm going to do the same here so we can all talk.

Charity pressed the speaker button on the handset and placed it on the desk, fidgeting as they waited for Chloe to return. Minutes later a voice came through the speaker, 'Charity? I have your grand father here, what's going on?' asked Chloe. 'Grand father I need to ask you a bit of a strange question but its really important I promise' said Charity, the hopefulness evident in her voice.

'Of course little one, ask away' came her grand fathers voice.

'Grand father, what did Grand mother Anna Marie smell like?' asked Charity quietly

There was silence at the other end of the phone before Marcus cleared his throat 'You were not joking when you said it was a strange question' he chuckled though the pain of his wife's memory could still be heard in his voice.

'I know grand father but it could be really really important regarding the curse' pleaded Charity

'Well Anna Marie, she had a very destinctive scent, it was heavenly, she smelled like Orange blossom and Lilies' breathed Marcus sadly.

'Lilies?' asked Charity 'Are you absolutely sure it was lilies?'

'Little one' chastised Marcus gently 'A wolf never forgets the scent of his mate, it is ingrained into our senses for our entire lifetime'

'I'm sorry grandfather' replied Charity abashed 'I wasn't really doubting you, its just Lilies seems to be a connection to the curse, Aaron says I smell like sandalwood and Lilies, I assume mother had a lily scent as well' she added sadly.

'She may well have done little one' agreed Marcus, a smile evident in his voice 'Now please explain the relevance of lilies and scents to this old man'

Charity lunged herself into the story of the Wolf men, with help from Lucian, they filled in the two Red Moon Alphas and Luna on the latest developments.

'So you think that the mate of a white wolf are the only people who can replace these Wolf men?' asked Marcus surprised

'I don't know grand father but its worth investigating surely' replied Charity desperately.

'Very much so' agreed Marcus 'You need to get yourselves ready to trek up there, I will pack tonight and arrive with you tomorrow' he added.

'What?' gasped Charity 'You can't come grand father! it's much to dangerous, what if you get hurt?'

'Little one, firstly I am an Alpha I do as I please, secondly you are my grand daughter so I am obligated to help protect you and thirdly I am also the mate of the bearer of a white wolf so I can also track the scent if it exists' he said firmly 'Two noses are better than one right now'

As they hung up Charity turned to Lucian 'Will he be ok doing this?'

'Charity, We are sworn to protect the Alpha, that promise does not die when they pass on the title, we will do everything we can to keep him safe, but understand, Alpha Marcus is a strong wolf, and nothing is more important to him than you and Isabella, he will do whatever he needs too, to keep you from harm' Lucian replied candidly.

Aaron called for one of the pack members who came and showed the Red Moon members to rooms within the pack house, providing them with new clothes to wear.

After they had left Aaron mind linked Justin 'Come to the office' he ordered before cutting the link again. A few moments later Justin appeared and took the seat recently vacated by Lucian where he was quickly filled in on the recent events. 'Charity and I need to go and see if we can replace this track' finished Aaron 'I need you to watch the pack until we get back'

'not a chance' interrupted Justin 'I am not having my Alpha and Luna going off to some frigging mountain where wild wolf men roam without me there to back them up,' he folded his arms across his chest stubbornly. Aaron began to bristle at Justin's insubordinate tone until Charity gently lay her hand on his arm, 'Babe, Jus is right, we need him with us even if its just a second set of eyes to watch out for me' she said quietly.

Aaron's face contorted with the internal struggle of letting his Beta tell him what to do and having his mate heavily protected before growling angrily 'Fine, he comes, but that doesn't mean I think its some awesome idea'

Charity sniggered whilst Justin gave her a huge grin. Charity rose from her seat and said 'well we now have less than 24 hrs to get packed up, prepared, the Gamma up to speed and figure out who we are going to get to watch Isabella' Aaron looked up surprised 'I already have Isabella sorted' he said 'I mind..'

suddenly the door burst open revealing Mary and Alistair, who were both short of breath and had obviously been running. 'Where is she?' demanded Mary excitedly

'linked my parents' finished Aaron rolling his eyes. Charity laughed at the two eager faces standing in the doorway, Mary was almost bouncing on her toes.

'Are you sure you want the little madam for a sleepover Mary?' teased Charity 'She can be a cheeky girl when she wants to be'

'Stop teasing me girl and give me my grand daughter' huffed Mary looking round the room as if expecting to replace her hiding in one of the corners of the room.

'She went down for a nap about an hour ago, she should be waking up any minute' giggled Charity 'I'll go get her'

'No no its ok, i'll go' squealed Mary as she rushed out of the room toward their bedroom.

Alistair rolled his eyes 'I swear to goddess that woman has never got ready so quickly in her life, I had a cup of tea and a warm sausage roll I had to leave on the arm of my chair' he growled sulkily, 'I thought once I handed the pack over I got to live one of those peaceful lives, not be running up here to deal with pack stuff' his sullen words were fooling no-one as he doted on his grand child and it was very likely that his much wanted sausage roll would end up in the belly of the two year old as soon as they got her home. 'Here she is, my little munchkin' sang Mary as she walked through the door carrying the little girl who was grinning happily as she held on to her grand mothers cardigan.

'My go sleepy gangma' she shouted at the room before reaching out her arms to Alistair and squealing 'Ganda!' who happily grabbed her from his wife and covered her face in rough kisses as he uttered 'there's my beautiful little princess'

'I need to pack Isabella some clothes and bits' fretted Charity, suddenly overwhelmed with what she needed to get done before they could leave for the mountains.

'No need dear' replied Mary dismissively 'I grabbed her some clothes while I was in there, if we need anything I can just send Alistair up to get them' causing Alistair to groan, muttering 'more work! i'm retired'

Kissing her daughter on the forehead, Charity whispered 'be good for Grandma and Granddad baby girl, mummy and daddy will be home really soon'

Aaron plucked his daughter from his fathers arms, giving her a hug and a kiss before handing her back, his parents left with promises to keep her safe and not let Granddad feed her a family size bar of chocolate like last time (Mary glowered at her husband whilst she said this causing Alistair to look at the ceiling innocently).

Shutting the door behind his parents, Aaron turned back to Charity and Justin, 'Right we need to get packed, Jus, summon Carl to be briefed on the pack, Charity can you sort some clothes for us? and i'll be up to our room as soon as i've spoken to the pack'