Second Chance Luna (Phoebe and Jason) novel Chapter 90

“Prince Nolan, the king requests your presence.”

Nolan looked at the messenger and nodded. There had been a strange tension throughout the palace for the last week. He heard his father tried to forcefully search Blue Moon’s estate only to be turned away at the gate stating he had no authority to do so. And he didn’t.

Pack estates might technically be in the royal family’s territory but they were considered the territory of the individual pack so the borders must be respected as such. That also meant they were exempt from searches without justifiable cause as approved by the Council. Nolan had walked past his father’s office to overhear his father in a rage over the phone.

“What do you mean I don’t have just cause?! I’m telling you that b***h is dangerous to us all! She’ll destroy everything! I don’t care if he has taken her for his mate! Jason has no idea what he’s invited into his pack. It’s for his own good. What do you mean how do I know?”

Since then Nolan tried to avoid his father whenever possible. It wouldn’t do him any good to attract his notice. Unfortunately they still were unable to figure out why the king hated Blue Moon’s Luna with such vigor. And he had no idea why his father wished to see him now. Reaching the office he knocked before entering.

There he found his brother sitting in their father’s seat a thoughtful expression on his face.

“Achan?” Nolan hesitated, “I was told father wanted to see me?”

“He had to go lay down,” Achan chuckled. “The Council wouldn’t approve a war declaration against Blue Moon.” “He actually tried that?”

Achan snorted, “I would have requested a halt of trade or an investigation of their assets. They probably would have rejected that too. Blue Moon is, if nothing else, studious in its contributions and record-keeping. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on Jobnib.com. Visit Jobnib.com to read the complete chapters for free. Their services are too valuable and apparently that new silver healing balm belongs to them though how they came up with it is anyone’s guess.” “I heard a pair of she-wolves invented it.”

“Yeah right!” Achan laughed. “Females are only good for one thing and one thing only.”

Nolan gritted his teeth to prevent himself answering. By now he was inured to Achan’s misogynistic and callous nature. According to what Nolan heard one of the she-wolves who invented the balm was none other than Blue Moon’s Luna but he didn’t think that information would help this situation in the slightest.

Clearing his throat he said, “Well, if father is resting I’ll be on my way and see him later.”

“Hold on.”

Nolan paused looking back at his brother.

“Without father here we’ll be able to speak freely.”

Nolan gave his brother a curious look.

“I don’t suppose father told you why he wants the silver wolf dead?”

“No. He doesn’t tell me anything.”

Achan declared, “We have that in common. He used to be much more open until Selena’s first shift.”

Nolan frowned. It was rare for Achan to be so thoughtful or curious. However, he was right. Their father had been delighted when their sister was born. But that was before Selena shifted. Their father’s attitude changed immediately. He barely looked at her and couldn’t stand to be in her presence. Whenever their mother praised her rare beauty their father looked at her in disgust. But why?

And now he was single-mindedly pursuing Blue Moon’s Luna.

“No matter what you think, it’s strange,” Achan said.

“Agreed,” Nolan nodded seeing his brother’s gaze gleam. “And you know why.”

“You’re not the only one who had been digging,” Achan shrugged.

“Are you going to gloat or share?”

“Neither,” Achan said after a moment, “but you…you are going to challenge Jason for his position.”

“You want me to challenge for the title of Blue Moon’s Alpha?” Nolan asked. “Are you insane?”

“Probably.”

“Forget it.”

“This is your chance to get on father’s good side. If you take over Blue Moon you can hand him that she-wolf on a platter.” “If,” Nolan emphasized, “I’ll never beat Jason in single-combat.”

Nolan was no fool. A werewolf’s aura was a measure of their strength and Jason’s far surpassed anything he had ever felt. Not even the king in his prime matched it, Nolan was quite certain. For him to step in the arena with Jason was suicide.

In that sense, Jason was his greatest opponent. The Blue Moon Alpha made security his top priority and as far as Nolan knew Achan had never succeeded in infiltrating the pack either digitally or physically. No cyber attack managed to breech Blue Moon’s firewalls and no pack member would turn spy against their alpha. Had that changed?

No. If Achan had an actual way into the pack he wouldn’t need to rely on Nolan as a distraction. Yet, it was strange Achan was sharing this much interest in anything, let alone something that concerned their father.

“Why are you so interested in Jason’s Luna?” Nolan asked.

Achan’s smile broadened. His eyes gleamed. Nolan couldn’t help but think he looked like a cat playing with a mouse. Not a very flattering image for a wolf to be sure.

“She intrigues me,” Achan said.

Nolan gave his brother a dubious look.

Achan laughed, “You have to admit you’re intrigued too. Such a plain, pretty little thing. She must be a tiger in bed!” Nolan snorted.

“What? You saw how Jason was acting: nuzzling and sneaking kisses. A man like that doesn’t act like that unless the female does him something fierce.”

Nolan shook his head, “I don’t think you understand the mate bond at all.”

“Oh please, I know all about it. I had a mate, remember?”

“Yeah. I do,” Nolan winced at the memory of the delicate young omega.

She didn’t stand a chance. If fated mates were meant to bring out the best in each other the omega was meant to bring out Achan’s gentleness and compassion. It might have even worked if he hadn’t dosed himself with wolfsbane to prevent his wolf from stopping him. The omega didn’t last one night. Nolan wished that was the worst thing he ever witnessed, but it wasn’t.

“I wonder if Jason’s the sort of wolf who prefers a dominate partner or a submissive one. I’d love to find out. Something tells me she’s feisty. I like when they have spirit.”

Nolan warily eyed his brother.

Achan picked up the phone on the desk and held it out to him, “But first, you need to make a phone call.”