Alpha's Blind Luna novel Chapter 28

I opened my eyes and sighed. Luckily, the sheets were thrown off or I would need to wash the sheets again. My body was drenched in sweat and I groaned. Rolling off the bed, I quickly jumped in the shower, washing off my stomach specifically. I don’t know how many times I had released but it was more than once. The cold shower felt good but sadly, it woke me up as well.

The clock reminded me it was 3:15 a.m. but I wasn’t going back to sleep. Not now. My stomach did growl and I realized that even after three bowls of soup and cake, that my body had decided that it was out of starvation mode. Throwing on some sweats, I decided it should be okay without a shirt at least in the pack house. Opening the door, I checked the hallway but everyone seemed to be asleep still. Walking down the hall and into the kitchen, I dug around for some leftovers in the refrigerator.

There was a container of lasagna and I threw it into the microwave before grabbing a fork. I took a bite and gagged. Leaning over the sink, I spit out the food, coughing and trying to not throw up. It still tasted like ash. I thought the kick to the face fixed it. I know I didn’t imagine eating three bowls of soup earlier. I didn’t imaging nearly crying again over a piece of cake.

I threw out the leftovers and grabbed a hoodie. Throwing it on, I started a run into the forest. No one would be up and around this early. I knew where the patrols would be and I could avoid them easily. I headed east and then worked my way north.

Faris wanted to run but I needed to run out the feeling of Vale on my skin. Every time I thought of him, Faris purred but I growled, pushing myself harder. Sweat poured from my body soon as I pushed myself harder.

It was still dark outside and my eyes caught a light in the forest. I knew I was up north pretty far but I hadn’t hit the edge of our territory yet. Curving my path, I headed towards the light but I realized it was moving, bouncing around as it floated through the forest. I stopped when I saw multiple bodies, lights gathering in the darkness. Ducking behind a tree, I peaked around to take stock of what I was seeing.

There were at least four fey, human looking but towering in height. Around them were upwards of twenty or so lights and smaller fairies floating around. It was the smallest body that caught my eye. The shock of white hair and golden eyes that reflected in the darkness made me realize it was Auri. Outside of the laughter of bells of the smaller fey around, there wasn’t a single sound coming from the group.

'Ezekiel, you can come out. We’ve known you were in the area already.'

My eyes widened and I stepped out from behind the tree. The two of the four fey turned to look at me but Auri and the other two didn’t move. Shoving my hands in the pocket of the sweatshirt I was wearing, my head bowed as I was not exactly in presentable attire for this group. Auri was wearing a beautiful dress and it looked like water flowing as the lights from the fairies reflected off of it. The other fey were dressed up even more extravagantly. I stayed a bit back, watching them as they turned back to converse.

I realized that one of them had clasped arms with her, most likely able to converse with her even with her inability to speak. It was ten minutes until Auri stepped back, bowing low to the four fey. They, in turn, bowed their heads to her. That shocked me. Fey didn’t bow for many. They wouldn’t even bow to the High Council. I bowed my head as they turned to leave, still wanting to be respectful even though I wasn’t part of the conversation. Disappearing further into the forest, some of the fairies stayed, flying around.

'Couldn’t sleep?'

I jumped this time. Thinking that it was one of the fey that reached out to me, not Auri. I looked at her and she was smiling, now sitting at the foot of a tree on some of its roots.

'I…I didn’t…'

'Speak out loud. So you don’t get used to mind linking me only. No one else can hear you. I taught my children to do it and my pack already knows.' Her hand waved me forward and I walked up to her, plopping down at the base of a tree opposite of her.

“How can you speak to me?”

A smirk came to her face. 'There could be a couple explanations for the reason. The one I will go with currently is that you are an Alpha. I have a specific…connection…with Alphas and therefore can mind link you.' Shaking her head, she shrugged. 'I will be honest, I didn’t try earlier because I didn’t think it would work.'

I hummed. The way she spoke made it sound like she had more secrets than she could keep straight. It was now just a guessing game for her. Faris didn’t seem put off or have an issue with her though. There was at least that.

'So, what’s on your mind Ezekiel? Considering you’re out here running before the sun has risen.'

I blushed slightly. “A lot of my mind. Just trying to…straighten it all out.”

Auri chuckled. 'As Alpha, I’m sure you have a lot in your plate. Darkry being one of them.'

Nodding, I sighed and leaned my back against the tree. “You guys being here, now knowing who you are, has lifted an immeasurable weight off my shoulders.”

'I’m glad we could help. I’ll be honest we had our eye on this pack long before they started harassing yours. Now, we had a valid excuse to seek them out.'

My eyes narrowed. “Why?”

She smiled and leaned back. 'You’re very secluded here.' There was a long pause from her. 'I would say it’s as much a blessing as it is a curse.'

“I don’t know about it being a curse…”

Her arm came up and I watched her pick up an acorn. Tossing it into the air once, she let it go a second time and hit me in the shoulder. Wincing, I rubbed the spot it hit.

“Ow…what the hell…”

'You don’t even know what’s going on outside your own pack. While I appreciate the customs and the history your pack uphold, it blinds you. You know nothing about what has been going on in the world outside the rumor or legend that weaves it way into this territory.'

I nodded. “We were taught as kids that the outside world was cruel and unkind and unjust. That the pack is the only family you could ever want or need. Our traditions were above all else and as a Silver, our blood was the blood of the first. Blessed and chosen.” It was a rhetoric I knew well. Something that, as a child of the Silver family was beat into us, not just as an Alpha.

'Yet no king and no white wolf has ever come from your line.' Auri snorted and her grey eyes found mine. 'It’s because you cling so dearly to them that the world has passed you by without you even knowing what has happened. One day, war could overtake this place and you would have never seen it coming.'

“Is war coming?”

Her face gave me a solemn feeling. 'It’s already here, sweetheart. Darkry is just the tip of the iceberg.'

My eyes fell and I rubbed my palms on my pant leg. If Darkry was only the tip, I hated to think what was below the surface. What Auri and her pack were already dealing with. What Vale was already dealing with as the Alpha King.