Alpha's Discarded Luna (Talia) novel Chapter 122

Alpha’s Discarded Luna

Chapter 119

Imema’s POV

I bury my face deeper into my hands and let out another wave of broken sobs, my shoulders shaking with emotion.

“Aunty Diana has treated me like her own daughter all these years… How will I ever show her my face again? I lost her precious grandson. Aunt Diana

knew about Talia’s real nature from the

very beginning, but I kept defending her, thinking that a mother could never knowingly hurt her child…”

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him near that park, I should have seen through Talia’s schemes and protected him. I failed him… I failed all of you.”

Tears stream convincingly down my cheeks. Through the gaps in my fingers, I carefully observe the room. Perfect!

My aggressive self–blaming is working like a charm. No one is pointing fingers at me. Instead, the staff and pack members gathered here look at me with deep pity and concern. Some even whisper words of comfort, calling me selfless and devoted.

Aires paces like a caged wolf, his face dark with fury, but none of that fury is directed at me. He is aggressively chasing every possible lead against Talia.

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Orders fly from his mouth – interrogate her known contacts, pull her phone records, check every camera near her last known movements, and cross–reference her financial transactions.

The suspicion burning in his eyes whenever Talia’s name comes up tells me everything I need to know.

Just then, Aires’s head snaps up from his phone, his expression shifting from rage to urgent hope. “Aeson! He has somehow

activated the alert on his watch!”

His voice booms through the room. “Bruno, track down this location right now! Mobilize every available team

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immediately!”

My heart stutters violently. That little bastard!

How can this spoiled child manage to ruin everything at the very last moment? I feel like tearing my hair out and screaming in frustration. All that careful planning, the expensive hired help, the perfect timing — undone by one stupid watch button.

But I quickly compose myself, wiping my tears and straightening my posture with a trembling breath. It’s still under control, my trusted man won’t open his mouth.

He knows exactly what will happen if he betrays me, and I am absolutely confident

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in his silence. I just need to frame Talia properly when the time comes. She was at the same park. She has the perfect motive, and the rest of the story will write itself beautifully.

I get up frantically, as if in a daze,

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“Aeson… did you find Aeson? She didn’t

hurt him, right? Aires, please tell me she didn’t hurt him?”

I press a hand to my chest, trying to stabilize my breaths with great difficulty.

“Where is he, let me come please, I’ll apologize to him… his Imema failed him, Aires! He adores me so much, and I failed him… I’ll come with you-”

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Aires grabs his jacket and squeezes my shoulders before he heads for the door. “Stay here where it’s safe, Imema. I’ll bring my son back… I’ll bring our Aeson back.”

His voice carries that familiar protective

tone.

I nod weakly, “Please be careful, Aires. Bring Aeson home safely.”

Talia’s POV

The old warehouse looms ahead like a

menacing concrete giant under the dim moonlight.

Heavy shadows stretch across the gracked

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pavement, and the dusk feels thick with danger and tension. We parked far away and approached silently on foot. Raymond’s two bodyguards move like ghosts beside us, guns drawn, eyes scanning every corner.

My heart pounds violently as we near the guarded perimeter. At least eight armed men are visible – alert, professional, and clearly not ordinary thugs. This was a planned kidnapping.

“Stay behind me,” Raymond whispers, his usual relaxed demeanor replaced by lethal focus. He signals to his bodyguards. We

move.

Chaos erupts the second one of the

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guards spots us. Gunshots explode through the night, shattering the silence. Raymond’s bodyguards return fire with deadly precision, dropping two men near the entrance. Raymond himself becomes

a blur of controlled violence – he disarms

one attacker with a brutal elbow strike

to the throat, then uses the man’s own weapon to neutralize another who was aiming directly at Robin.

“Get inside!” Raymond shouts, covering our advance as bullets whine past us.

I grab Robin’s hand tightly and run with him toward the side entrance while the bodyguards engage the remaining guards. The atmosphere is suffocating – the sharp metallic smell of blood mixing with3

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gunpowder, the deafening crack of gunfire, and the angry shouts of men echoing off the walls.

One guard lunges at me from the shadows. I drive my knee into his groin and smash my elbow into his nose.

We burst into the dimly lit main

warehouse area. More men rush us from

the sides.

Raymond takes down three in rapid

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succession – a powerful kick to the chest, a precise shot to the shoulder, and a brutal takedown that leaves one unconscious on the floor. His bodyguards handle the rest with ruthless efficiency, clearing a path forward.

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We finally reach the inner room. Aeson is there – tied to a rusty chair, his face bruised and swollen, eyes wide with a mix of terror and desperate relief when he

sees us.

“Mom…!”

Before I can reach him, the last two kidnappers react. One grabs Aeson

roughly by the collar. The other raises his gun toward us.

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Robin suddenly yanks free from my grip and runs forward with surprising courage, “Leave him alone!”

“Robin, no!” I scream.

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The man swings a vicious blow meant for

Aeson. Robin throws himself between them, taking the full force of the strike. The impact sends him crashing hard to the concrete floor. I lunge forward with a feral cry and tackle the attacker, clawing and punching wildly until Raymond

finishes him with a decisive strike.

The second man is quickly subdued by the bodyguards.

Suddenly, the warehouse falls into an eerie silence, broken only by our heavy breathing and the distant sound of sirens.

“Ae- Aeson… is he safe?”

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“Yes baby, he is. You saved him.”

As if he was just waiting to hear these words, Robin’s eyes close and he passes out in my arms, his small body going limp.

I hold him tightly, rocking him gently, my heart breaking at how this innocent boy risked everything for Aeson. Without a word, he takes Robin from my arms, freeing me to check on Aeson.

I kneel beside my son, my hands running over his small body, checking for injuries, for warmth, for breath. He’s unconscious, but his pulse is steady, his breathing even. No obvious damage.

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Relief floods through me, quickly followed by guilt. I should have been watching

them both. I should have—

The ambulance arrives, sirens cutting through my spiraling thoughts. Paramedics swarm around us, loading both children onto stretchers, asking questions I can barely process. Raymond kneels beside me, and without a word, gently takes Robin from my arms, freeing me to check on Aeson.

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I kneel beside my son, my hands

running frantically over his small body, checking for injuries, for warmth. He has unconscious, but his pulse is steady, his breathing even. No obvious major damage beyond the bruises on his face and wrists3

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Relief floods through me like a wave, quickly followed by crushing guilt. I should have been watching them both. I should have sensed Aeson following me earlier. I should have protected him

better. I should have…

The ambulance arrives, sirens cutting sharply through my spiraling thoughts. Paramedics swarm around us, loading both children onto stretchers, asking rapid questions I can barely process through the haze of adre