Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 51

As the two vehicles made their way down the driveway, their way was unhindered as not a single guard seemed to be on the grounds. Pulling to a stop just short of the pack house gates, Merrick jumped from the drivers seat of the 4x4, wrenching them open before jumping back behind the wheel and gunning the engine.

'He is having way to much fun with my car' Darius mused, watching his friend through the front windscreen of Aaron's Jeep. They had decided that Darius should travel with Aaron as his back up in case of an ambush, Merrick would take Marcus with the job of protecting him if needed, this also meant that both vehicles would be in constant contact through the two packs mind links.

Aaron chuckled, 'Well it's not often he gets to drive is it?'

'I can't let the little prima donna have his own way all the time' replied Darius 'he would be insufferable and I already have to suffer with him as a best mate as it is' he added with a smirk.

Aaron suddenly started to laugh as Darius looked at him confused, 'Merrick just said, and I quote, "tell that a*****e to stop making cracks about me, I don't need a mind link to know he's being a git"

Darius wound down the passenger window and stuck his hand outside, flipping the car in front the bird before rolling the window back up and laughing.

Aaron shook his head, 'yeah, i'm not repeating his reply to that mate' as the two continued to snigger as they followed the 4x4 down the winding roads.

After an hour they came to a junction, offering a left or right turn, pulling to a stop, Merrick's mind link came through to Aaron, 'Which way Alpha?' he asked.

Aaron concentrated on Charity, his bond with her drawing him toward her, 'Take a Left Merrick' he sent back, feeling her presence in that direction.

Indicating Left, Merrick took the turning, leading the way toward the boundary of Jonas' pack, as they came closer to the outskirts, the two vehicles slowed to a crawl, checking for signs of a recent vehicle or the illusive abandoned house. Merrick suddenly pointed out of his window to the right where a set of tracks from a truck were visible in the wet mud leading through a chipped white gate. Pulling into the open gateway, Merrick followed the road until he found a suitable place they could hide their vehicles. Rolling to a stop Merrick hopped from the 4x4, making his way back to the jeep and leaning into the open window.

'I think one of us should scout round' he said seriously, 'check for other ways out by vehicle also its less risky if only one goes forward in case they get caught, also' he added lowering his voice as he looked toward the 4x4, 'I don't think the Alpha should go any further, he's not in good shape and I know if we have to kick down with these bastards he's going to refuse to sit it out, he'll insist on helping to save the Luna, it'll get him killed'.

Aaron nodded his agreement, 'I'd better stay behind with Marcus, i'm the only one who can connect with Charity so I need to try and stay out of trouble until we have a way to get her out of there. So it's down to you two, which one wants to risk his neck running round a house in the middle of nowhere possibly surrounded by an army of guards?' he asked with mock joviality.

'Rock, paper, scissors?' offered Darius with a smirk

Merrick rolled his eyes, 'forget it, i'll go, i'd hate for the princess in your passenger seat to break a nail or something' he growled before heading back to the truck and stripping his clothes, shutting the door as he shifted into his chocolate brown wolf and sped off into the bushes.

Darius grinned, 'I knew he wanted to go' he confided, 'he's so violent that one, always looking for a fight, I thought Avery would have calmed him down a bit'

Aaron just shook his head grinning as they stepped from their car, he ading over to the 4x4 to join Marcus, sadness eating at his heart as the vision of his mate in his minds eye rolling her eyes and complaining that they were just like him and Justin as she laughed her incredible laugh that made his heart melt.

After thirty minutes, Merrick's voice came through the mind link, 'Alpha, the house is about two miles from your location, no other roads out that I can replace. I have had to stay down wind so could only scout the front of the house, four guards patrolling the perimeter, two guarding the upstairs windows, a further four are by the fence around the property and two more are guarding the road in!

Aaron relayed the information to Darius who growled 'looks like our boys are in for a bit of fun when they get here' he muttered

'I'm returning to the cars Alpha' came Merrick's voice before tuning out.

Waiting for his return, Aaron looked over at Marcus who's injuries were prominent in the afternoon sunlight as he rested his head against the passenger door window, his eyes closed and his breathing laboured.

'You doing ok Marcus?' Aaron asked tentatively

'I'll be doing better when my grand daughter is back where she belongs' Marcus replied gruffly, his face not quite masking the pain as he shifted slightly in his seat.

Merrick soon appeared beside the vehicle, quickly shifting back into his human form and pulling the back door open to grab his clothes before taking a seat next to Darius in the back seat and leaning forward to continue telling them what he had seen.

'The guards are definitely armed' he growled 'I'd say silver daggers and i'm pretty sure there is a couple of pistols in the hands of those guards in the windows, to try and take us out when we storm them'

Aaron sighed, 'we are going to need to plan this carefully, not just for Charity's safety, but for our men, plus we need to draw Jonas out, we don't want him sneaking out while we are busy taking down his guards'.

A quiet vibration suddenly sounded from the glove box, reaching forward, Aaron flicked it open and withdrew the phone that the warrior had placed back there after calling his pack. Handing it over, the three men watched as Darius pressed the call button and held it to his ear.

'Darius here...... yes follow that straight, then its a right..... yes we are waiting 2 miles out..... definitely armed, we scouted.......ok let us know when you are near, he quickly hung up the phone meeting Aaron's eyes, 'They are driving straight through the night, each vehicle has two drivers, one is sleeping whilst the other drives, they should be here around day break which hopefully means we can take a few hours to create a strategy before attacking' he said curtly.

Aaron nodded, thankful that the Red Moon warriors were doing everything they could to get to them as quickly as possible.

Watching as the night started to draw in, the men grabbed some of the food they had taken from the pack house kitchen, eating quickly before Merrick stepped out of the truck to take the first watch leaving the other three to get some sleep, waiting for their comrades to arrive.

Taking two hourly shifts, Aaron, Darius and Merrick took turns keeping watch, silently deciding not to include Marcus in the rota as his injuries needed time and sleep to heal.

As the sun peeked its rays over the horizon, Darius shook Aaron awake gently murmuring, 'they are three miles from our location, i've been guiding them in since they were within range of my mind link'

Immediately alert, Aaron sat up, stretching, slipping out of the truck, careful not to wake the sleeping Alpha who's face still had a broken haggard look to it.

Standing beside the vehicle, the pair silently waited only moving when Merrick's form exited the back of the 4x4, yawning loudly before leaning back to try and remove the kinks from his spine where he had been curled up to sleep.

Their eyes were drawn to the sound of a soft purring that was followed by the arrival of a convoy of trucks, each one and pulling in behind Aaron's jeep before slowing to a stop. Opening the doors, four warriors piled out of each of the five vehicles, the lead passenger stepping forward extending her hand to Aaron as she bowed her head respectfully, her long brown hair tied up in a tight bun on top of her head, her eyes holding more experience than would be expected from a warrior in their twenties. 'Alpha Aaron' she said sternly, 'I am Caitlin, I am leading these warriors, we are here to help in any way we can'

'Thank you Caitlin' replied Aaron, 'we could use all the help we can get'

Caitlin smiled, 'Luna Chloe told us to do everything that is necessary to retrieve Luna Charity, I remember the words "rip their heads from their necks" being one of her choice phrases as we left'

Merrick snickered 'sounds about right for the Luna, no-one messes with her best mate'

Caitlin flashed a grin at him, 'that you don't Beta, now shall we get down to planning how to take back your Luna? my boys and girls here are ready to go and have been itching for a fight since we left, i'd hate to disappoint them' Leading the way back to the 4x4, Aaron smirked, 'I don't think Jonas knows what he's started' he mused