Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 13

The following morning Alpha Marcus arrived at the Silver Cross pack house at day break, dressed in hiking gear, he carried a small satchel over his shoulder that could have the strap tightened to fit round his waist when he shifted. Stepping through the large oak doors, he set his bag down, shaking Justin's hand before glancing round, 'Where is my beautiful grand daughter and great grand daughter?' he intoned jovially.

'Well your grand daughter is right here' came Charity's voice as she made her way down the stairs toward him, already dressed in her travelling clothes, 'as for your great grand daughter, i'm afraid she has already been stolen by her other grand parents'. Pulling her into a tight hug, Marcus smiled 'You look as wonderful as ever my little one' he said gruffly 'It's probably a good thing that my little Isabella has already left, as I might not be able to leave if I saw her' he admitted.

'Hmm if I had known that, I would have got Mary and Alistair to stay here with her last night' huffed Charity whilst Marcus laughed.

'Even if you had managed to get my Isabella to woo me into staying, I still would have set off after you and tracked you down' Marcus shrugged with a laugh.

The Red Moon warriors made their way down the stairs, each bowing respectfully at Marcus before Lucian stepped forward to shake his old Alpha's hand, gripping it tightly Lucian said 'Alpha, a pleasure to see you as always, we are ready to assist you and Charity in your quest'

Marcus nodded smiling 'Always a pleasure to see you too Lucian, your brother is doing a fine job taking care of our pack'

Lucian grinned 'As we always knew he would, he just needed his fireball of a mate to make him a true Alpha'.

Charity snorted with laughter at the description of her best friend, whilst Lucian chuckled 'You have noooo idea what a tough nut our Luna has become, she's a force to be reckoned with' he confided.

Aaron appeared through the dining room door 'Does anyone want to eat before we leave?' he asked, looking around the small group.

A chorus of no's filled the hallway apart from Justin who then looked upset to be outnumbered as the group laughed at his sorrowful face. 'How can you all not be hungry! do you even KNOW how far we are going to have to run?' he whined, looking at Charity for back up.

'Hey don't look at me Beta' laughed Charity 'You should have got up earlier like the rest of us did, we have all eaten'

Giving a loud mournful sigh, Justin hoisted his bag onto his back whilst everyone else gathered their belongings together. 'OK' called Aaron over the noise 'We are going to take the cars as far as we can toward the mountains, replace somewhere to stay the night and stash the vehicles and then it will on foot to the village that Lucian and his men found. Everyone understand?'

There was a rumble of growls and yeses as the group affirmed their understanding before they files outside to where three cars were sat waiting. Lucian got behind the wheel of the sleek black jeep, Marcus sat in the passenger seat, whilst Leo and a fourth wolf, Jared sat in the back. Darius slipped behind the wheel of the Silver Land cruiser, Merrick growled 'Hey, i'm driving!'

'Not a chance young gun' replied Darius dismissively 'Get your sweet a*s in the passenger seat, this bad boy is too much torque for your delicate self'

Muttering under his breath about old people and their stubbornness, Merrick threw himself into the passenger seat, grabbing the seat belt and buckling it, 'Just in case your old man eyesight doesn't see a bend in the road, i'm taking no chances' he huffed. Trying to hide their smirks, the other two Red Moon warriors slipped into the back seat, piling their bags over the back seat into the trunk.

Justin raised his eyebrow at Aaron questioningly 'I'll drive' replied Aaron 'You're in the back, the Luna gets to ride shotgun' he added.

'Man!' moaned Justin 'Relegated to the back seat again!'

Smiling sweetly at him, Charity jumped into the front seat of the Ford Range Raptor, shoving her bag between her feet in the foot well 'You know you love me Jus, don't try and pretend you're mad' she winked.

Rolling his eyes, Justin grabbed his and Aaron's bags, shoving them on the back seat before clambering next to them.

Aaron walked over to Lucian and rested his arm on the open window 'You take the lead Lucian, i'll follow with the Luna and if Darius brings up the rear we should be adequately protected.'

Lucian nodded his head solomnly, his eyes losing focus as he mind linked Darius to let him know the plan.

'My boys will be on guard while we travel' Lucian said as his eyes cleared, the Luna is our highest priority Alpha'

Giving a curt nod of his head, Aaron made his way back to his vehicle, his stomach slightly less knotted, knowing that the Red Moon Warriors were dedicated to the safety of his mate. He still was not happy to be taking her into unknown danger but knew she was not going to allow him to scout ahead first and as much as he hated it, she was right, they didn't have time to waste. Isabella was only a few months away from her third birthday, time was running out, they needed to replace that sorceress and fast!

Lucian put the Jeep into gear and slowly rolled down the driveway, Aaron joined the convoy behind him with Darius bringing up the rear. They pulled out of the gateway, turning left onto the main road before setting off toward the distant mountains. They were soon eating up the miles, Charity sat in silence watching the tiny mounds in the distance grow in size, silently wondering if these mysterious wolf men could possibly hold the key to her family's curse.

She hadn't told Aaron but Charity was starting to worry that Isabella would reach her fifth birthday before they could track down the sorceress, she was also panicked that when they found her, the woman would not be able to, or would be unwilling to help them. She couldn't confide this to Aaron though, he was desperate to save her and any attempt to talk about if they failed caused him so much pain that she had stopped trying to share her worries.

'Penny for you thoughts?' came the soft voice of her mate, looking up she saw Aaron giving her repeated glances of concern as he concentrated on the road.

Shaking off her cloud of worry, Charity smiled at him, 'Just thinking of you and our princess my love' she replied, reaching over and placing her hand on his thigh, squeezing it gently as he growled softly, his eyes turning black, she softly started to caress his thigh through his jeans, running her hand backwards and forwards as Aaron's breathing caught in his throat.

'Umm excuse me!' came a irritated voice from the back 'Some of us here are still mateless, and do not need you rubbing your love in their faces, we certainly do not need to be privy to your bedroom antics' Justin grumbled.

Giggling despite herself, Charity removed her hand from her husbands leg 'Sorry Jus, he's just so damn Irresistible I forget people are here' she grinned over her shoulder. Justin pulled his most offended face 'oh so now im totally forgettable too? Mateless, Forgettable, kick a wolf while he's down Char why don't you!' he whinged.

Turning in her seat, she playfully slapped his knee with the palm of her hand 'You know I love you Jus, but when it comes to my Mate all else leaves my mind' she cajoled

Aaron slipped his arm round her shoulders 'Yeah mate, i'm her everything so deal with it' he smirked. Charity pushed him away from her laughing 'OK cassanova, no need to rub salt in the poor man's wounds!' she turned back to Justin 'You'll replace your mate Jus, I just know it, you are too awesome not too' she smiled back at him, drawing a reluctant grin back.

'Yeah, I am awesome' Justin conceded 'Much more awesome than our Alpha that's for sure' he added as he scooted quickly to the door whilst Aaron angrily tried to reach him through the gap in the front seats and Charity sniggered beside him.

'Watch the road you' she chastised her husband, 'And you, stop winding up my husband, I want to arrive at the mountains in one piece' she growled over her shoulder to the laughing Beta.