The Alpha's Triple Lunas novel Chapter 71

Chapter Seventy-Two – Freedom for the people.

(Dark Dynasty Kingdom)

There was still no news on his mother and it worried him. He kept his sister close to him at all times. She was the last thing he had.

“My King, the first travelers just crossed the border. The werewolves didn’t harm them. A woman was gifted a yam tuber even” a soldier reported to him, happily.

He heaved a sigh of relief, the Blue Moon had kept their own part of the agreement, good. His people call travel freely and they’d be no need to overwork the dwarfs.

He remembers Lu he had kept in prison. The small man was sneaking up on him to release Margaret, that day.

Did he think he’d leave his mate unprotected? He’d have to be sure she don’t run away but at the end he gave her up. And made it look like he negotiated her.

She’d be disappointed if she knew how he really felt. But that was his decision, not the dark energy's.

The prison house was darker than normal. Or perhaps it had always been this dark but he never noticed as he rarely visited.

“Light some torches around. Let the prisoners have hope. I cancelled the death penalty so they’d leave here one day, please”.

The soldier who was instructed bowed, and carried out the task immediately. The King strolled further to find Lu.

“I wasn’t expecting you here” he chuckled on seeing the dwarf. He thought the dwarf crawled out by a hole somehow. He overestimated him.

“Same. I wasn’t expecting you here. And, I know I’d die but release that girl. She’s someone’s wife. I value marriage and they seem happy”.

The King clenched his jaw on hearing the dwarf’s words, “And I did. She’s happy, with her husband. I came on more important issues”.

Lu sat up from the dampened soil. The King had released the girl? What changed his mind? And why'd did the werewolves leave him here?

“What issues?” Lu scrutinized him.

“Dwarfs have two options. Since your ancestors swore to serve us, you either serve, with a good reward. Or leave and never return, all of you”.

Lu jumped to his feet. What was with this young man? Agreeing on things that have been pleading on him for long.

“Dwarfs have no where to go, as you know. We'd take the offer to serve with a reward. All of us. Agreed?” the dwarf made small jumps.

The King smiled briefly, “Settled. As for you, death penalty has been canceled so you won’t die. But you’d serve thirty years in jail”.

Lu's happiness died down as the King’s smirk grew wider. It was, more or less, a life imprisonment.

He would die before it’s last. Still he thanked the King for the leniency. At least, he somehow made a change for his people as he had wish.

And he could be visited by some of them, it was still as refreshing.

The King looked back at the prison house when he was outside. They’d be less prisoners here as they’d be less protests for freedom.

His people were free and there was a less tension in the air. Except the one in his heart.

“My King, still no news on the Queen. But someone saw a figure hovering around the border of the Blue Moon Pack” a soldier reported.

The King face palmed. As he had feared. The dark energy would want to make nonsense of all his efforts to bring peace.

“Send a message to Blue Moon then. That… err… what’s your name?” he paused to ask.

The soldier, who was looking for a paper to write the letter on, was surprised to hear the King wanted to know his name.