Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 46

Once they were all inside, the door shut with a resounding bang causing Charity to jump slightly, drawing a smirk from Jonas as he noticed her nervousness.

'Relax Luna, I mean you no ill will, I have no desire to start a war with your pack' he said quietly, 'Your men have said that you have been led here, you are looking for someone?' he questioned as Charity nodded, 'well let us make our way to my office to discuss it' Leading the way to the first floor, Jonas opened one of the mahogany doors along the landing revealing a large room with a bay window that overlooked the well manicured lawns that decorated the grounds. A white fur rug adorned the floor in front of a large brick fireplace. A hand carved solid oak desk dominated the room, an expensive executive leather chair tucked in behind it. Two visitors chairs were placed opposite, motioning to them he indicated for Charity and Aaron to take a seat as he walked over to a small cupboard and pulled out a further two chairs for Merrick and Darius before sweeping round the desk and taking his seat in the leather swivel chair, resting his elbows on the desk, his eyes resting on each of the visitors in turn before settling on Charity. 'So Luna' he asked jovially, 'What has brought you to our humble pack?'

Charity swallowed, 'I am looking for a woman who goes by the title of 'The Sorceress' she left me a gift that has led me here' she said hesitantly.

Jonas smiled, though it didn't seem to reach his eyes, 'An what was the gift if I may ask?' he questioned lightly, his eyes boring into hers making her uncomfortable.

Looking toward Aaron she caught his mind link to her, his eyes clouding momentarily whilst Jonas' concentration was aimed at Charity, 'Don't tell him' he sent. 'Umm, it was a letter mentioning this area' she lied quickly.

Jonas' eyes narrowed for a split second before his face became masked, 'interesting, not many werewolves know of our existence' he mused before straightening up, 'my apologies Luna but I know of no one names The Sorceress, but I would be honoured if you and your men would visit with us for a few days, we are a small pack but my warriors may have heard mention of a sorceress. They are currently out on a mission but should be back in three days if you are happy to wait for them?' Looking over at her husband and seeing his slight nod, Charity turned back to Jonas with a small smile, 'we would be delighted to remain here as your guests for a few days if it is not too much trouble Jonas!

Clapping his hands together, Jonas stood up, 'Excellent, let me show you to your rooms' he said grinning, 'I look forward to deepening our understanding of each other, hopefully we can forge a friendship between our packs' Smiling tightly Charity nodded whilst Aaron held out his hand to the other Alpha, 'Thank you Alpha Jonas, we look forward to getting to know your pack better' he said gravely as he also stood holding out his hand to his wife, helping her up and pulling her toward him protectively.

Following the Alpha out of the office, The four visitors made their way along the landing until Jonas stopped in front of a door, pushing it open to reveal a twin room, 'I hope this is acceptable for your warriors Alpha' he said smoothly, 'i'm afraid as a small pack, we don't have a lot of guest rooms'

Aaron nodded respectfully, 'Thank you Alpha, i'm sure my men will be very comfortable here' he said as Darius and Merrick bowed their heads respectfully before filing into the room and closing the door behind them. Walking a few more steps, Jonas threw open a door on the opposite side of the landing revealing an elaborate bedroom, a king size bed placed in the centre of the room, a black desk was pushed against the wall along with a tall boy. A opened door to the side led through to a small bathroom that contained a roll top bath, porcelain sink with gold taps and a toilet. 'I hope this meets with your satisfaction Alpha' Jonas said, grinning at the couple as he spoke.

Aaron nodded again, 'This is perfect Alpha, thank you for your hospitality, if it is ok with you, I'm sure my wife would like to freshen up'

Jonas bowed respectfully, 'of course Alpha, I shall leave you both, Lunch will be served at 1pm, I shall send one of our Omega's to collect you' he said before leaving the room, pulling the door closed behind him.

Walking over to the door, Aaron pressed his ear to the wood for a few moments listening until he was certain that Jonas had walked away from their room. Turning back to his wife Aaron strode back over to her gathering her in his arms and polling her into a tight hug. Charity returned her husbands embrace, taking comfort from his warmth.

Stepping back Aaron placed his hands on Charity's arms, his eyes meeting hers, 'Baby' he whispered earnestly, keeping his voice low, 'I don't know why but I feel uneasy, please do not go anywhere in this pack house alone, make sure I, Merrick or Darius is with you at all times.

Charity looked shocked 'why? what's wrong?' she asked suddenly worried

Aaron shook his head, 'I'm not sure, it could just be me being over protective, but Jonas seems a little too interested in you for my liking, I think we need to be careful' he said gravely.

Charity nodded, after Oakridge she had no intention of leaving herself vulnerable again.

After a while a soft knock on the door caught their attention, striding over and opening it, the faces of Merrick and Darius greeted them, stepping through the door, Aaron closed it behind them. Darius took a seat by the desk whilst Merrick perched on the edge, both look uncomfortable.

'Alpha' Merrick said concerned, 'something isn't sitting right with us' he said

Aaron nodded, 'Me either' he agreed, 'Jonas is a bit... off' he said quietly.

Merrick looked at Darius who cleared his throat, 'Alpha, he seems a bit.. well.. taken with the Luna' he said reluctantly, eyeing Aaron for his reaction.

Aaron's eyes flashed as his wolf reared in anger before he pushed him back down, calming himself whilst Charity placed her hand soothingly on his arm, 'I noticed' he said through gritted teeth, 'Charity has already agreed that she will not go anywhere alone whilst we are here, one of us will always be with her just in case, I hope that this pack would not be stupid enough to incite a war between themselves and our packs but I don't want to take any chances' he growled.

Merrick and Darius nodded solemnly, 'The Luna will not leave our sights Alpha' Merrick promised, Charity relaxing at his words, knowing she was in the safest position with the three warriors watching over her.

A timid tap on the door suddenly sounded, jumping off the desk, Merrick walked over to the door, pulling it open to reveal a young girl in he teens, her eyes widening in fear at the tall muscular warrior in front of her. Stammering nervously, the girl uttered, 'Sirs, ma- am, I have been sent by the Alpha to tell you that lunch will be served momentarily' before she bowed and fled down the corridor back to the stairs.

Looking over his shoulder bewildered, Merrick said 'Is it me or was that f*****g weird?' before shrugging his shoulders and leading the group out of the room, making their way downstairs to the foyer, following the smell of food into a small dining room that had a dozen pack members already sat down eating.

A small boy stepped up to the group handing each a plate with a respectful bow as he gestured toward the hot plate in the far corner, making their way over the four loaded their plates before taking a seat together at the far end of one of the tables. As they ate, they realized that the normal chatter of their own packs was missing, everyone ate in silence, their eyes on their plates. The eerie silence made Charity and her men uncomfortable, eating quickly they retired back to Aaron and Charity's room, locking the door as a precaution.

'Does anyone else replace this pack weird as f**k?' asked Merrick finally in a low voice.

Darius nodded emphatically, 'I don't know what is going on here Alpha but we need to be careful, something isn't right and until we replace out what it is, we need to keep the Luna close' he growled protectively.

Aaron took in the two warriors faces, thankful that he had such loyal men with him, Alpha Jonas had been entirely too interested in his wife for his liking and to know that his warriors felt something was amiss made him feel less like he was just being overly possessive.

'I'm not ready to pull Charity out of this situation' he said slowly 'the compass led us here so there must be a reason, but i'm positive now that I do not want her left alone'

Both men nodded their agreement whilst Charity sat on the bed chewing her lip absentmindedly, secretly thankful to have her boys with her as this new pack was giving her a bad feeling.

They stayed holed up in Aaron and Charity's bedroom for the rest of the day, quietly strategizing how to navigate the pack and protect Charity, only leaving for dinner after the young girl reappeared to tell them it was ready.

At 10pm the two warriors finally bid the couple good night, and returned to their own room, Charity got ready for bed, pulling the covers up to her chin as she molded herself into her husbands body, feeling her anxiety ease as her skin made contact with his. The pair slowly drifted off into a light uneasy sleep, holding tightly to each other.

They were awoken by a soft but insistent tapping on their door, opening her eyes, Charity noticed that it was still dark outside, checking the clock beside her she saw it was 3am. Giving her husband a quizzical look, she drew her knees up to her chest as Aaron climbed out of the bed and made his way cautiously to the door.

'Who is it?' he called out, using his Alpha voice.

'Its us Alpha' came Darius' voice, a worried tremble audible, giving Charity a few seconds to put on a tshirt, he pulled the door open quickly, he ushered the men inside, closing and locking it behind them.

Darius ran his fingers through his hair fretfully, 'I apologise Alpha, Luna, but this could not wait' he said.

Motioning for Darius to take a seat, Aaron sat down on the bed whilst Merrick dropped to the carpet also looking worried.

'What is it Darius?' asked Aaron, his own anxiety starting to show, to see his warriors so worked up.

'Alpha, Luna' Darius said, his voice strained, 'While I was sleeping I received a mind link, it was faint but I could make out someone calling for help'

Aaron and Charity looked at the warrior shocked, 'Are you sure it wasn't a dream?' asked Charity finally.

Darius met the Luna's gaze steadily and shook his head, 'I'm positive Luna, I could still hear it for a few minutes after I woke up and then it was gone again, like the link had been broken' he said determinedly, 'I couldn't make out the voice just the words help me, I don't know who it is, but somewhere on this pack's land is a member of Red Moon' he growled angrily, 'and they are in trouble'