“He won’t.” Even I wasn’t that s.tupid to hold onto hope like that. This other Alpha didn’t sound strong, I looked into his pack, and he barely had any members.
“He could,” Camilla shrugged, and her eyes met mine.
“What do you mean? We don’t even know when the challenge is going to take place,” She averted her eyes.
Going against a Royal Alpha was a death sentence. Alpha Jasper was proof of that or would be after the challenge took place. I looked over the document after everyone left, where he signed next to The Silent Assassin. I couldn’t prove that those were the signatures, but it was the Silent Assassin’s emblem, or at least what I heard from stories. I didn’t know how to even go against him at this point, and I looked into it.
“Nolan,” My mom stood in the door frame, her eyes wild, “What did you do?”
“Does no one knock?” I almost shouted. I had enough to deal with without anyone else’s s.hit.
“Nolan,” She pleaded.
“What is it? Does everyone need something today?” I sighed. Her eyes went wider, and she clung to the doorframe.
Footsteps sounded in the hall, and Camilla turned around.
Now what?
A tall, dark-haired man with matching eyes strolled into my office like he owned the place.
“Alpha Nolan,” He tilted his head, his voice was cold, but his almost-black eyes seemed bright.
“Who are you?” I stood up, “How dare you come in here without an invitation?” I growled, letting my Alpha aura out, but he didn’t so much as flinch.
“I’m The Beta of Crescent Moon. I’m here to escort your Luna.”
“To where?” I raised an eyebrow, “Get out,” I pointed behind him.
“Your Luna is under our care now. She went against a pact created by our territories packs, that had The Elders’s approval and endangered our Prince,” His voice was steady, “Need I go on?”
“You can’t do this-” Camilla started, her face was pale and frantic as she clutched onto the chair for dear life as if that could help her.
“It’s the order of The Prince,” His voice was a challenge, but he barely spared her a glance.
“Then where is he? Why send a messenger?” I shot back.
“He didn’t feel like the ride.” He shrugged.
I growled at him. How dare he?
“Nolan,” Camilla pleaded, her eyes meeting mine. She shook her head. I had never seen her look so scared. What exactly did she do?
“You will not take her.” I stood firm, “You have no right.”
Two warriors stood Camilla up, her eyes widened and brimming with tears.
“Mom goes check on Theo and make sure he doesn’t see this,” She nodded before peeling herself away from the door frame, the rest of the color drained from her face mirroring Camillas.
“We do, actually, and The Elders agreed. You’ll be informed of her fate.” The Beta nodded toward the warriors, who started to walk her out.
“What did she do?” I asked, my voice thankfully steady.
Camilla’s eyes were wide, and her mouth hung open in a silent s.cream. She shook her head back and forth, tears spilling down her face.
“She informed Alpha Jasper of the challenge.” The Beta said, studying my chosen mate with cool disdain.
“That can hardly be illegal,” I spat.
“No,” He agreed, “But the other Alpha cheated and had time to prepare to cheat. Now that is punishable.”
“But she didn’t know he would do that,” I argued.
She couldn’t have, could she?
“It doesn’t matter the outcome. It matters her actions. Besides, what would a Luna of our territory that agreed to back our Prince in a challenge want with informing the enemy?” He raised an eyebrow.
I had nothing to say to that. I stood there completely helpless. What could I do? She went against what our territory decided on. Prince f.ucking Caspien had the backing of The Elders because, of course, he did. I started to shake, barely able to suppress my anger. At her, at the Prince and his influence, at this arrogant Beta.
“Nolan,” She pleaded, starting to kick, but it just f.orced them to drag her between them instead of her walking out of there with any semblance of dignity.
I reached out to her, but she was already too far down the hall. What could I do? I couldn’t even save my d.amn Luna, not without risking my own neck, at least.
The Beta’s dark eyes didn’t leave mine, “We will be back,” He promised.
“What will happen to her?” I asked, unable to meet his gaze any longer.
He shrugged, “Not up to me really. She put our Alpha in danger, and let me tell you The Luna is p.issed, very protective of her mate, you know how it is.” He gave me a smile that looked odd on his dark features.
“Is she, is she The Luna?” I didn’t know why I needed to know, but I did. She didn’t introduce herself as such, and neither did Alpha Dracos. He referred to her as his mate or princess but never Luna.
“She will be Luna after tonight. But that is just semantics. She has been my Luna since the moment that she accepted my Alpha.” His eyes seemed to darken even further.
Willa would be the Luna of Crescent Moon, the most prominent pack in this territory and beyond.
My Willa would be a princess.
You gave her up, you gave her to him
I shoved Toby away.
“When will I know what happens to Camilla?” A pit formed in my stomach, but I wasn’t sure if it was because of Camilla’s fate or Willa taking on a new role officially, “I want to see her. I want a trial or something.” They couldn’t just take her. That was so old-fashioned. “We will inform you. We will be back this weekend to finish this,” He turned and slammed the door behind him.
I crumpled back on my chair.
I thought this weekend made me feel insignificant and challenged, but I never felt so small. So humiliated. I couldn’t do anything to save Camilla, not against him.
I had no idea where to go from here or what laws I could invoke. Camilla really fucked up, and this was honestly her grave that she dug herself.
Blue Ridge would go on with or without her.
(Willa)
“She’s here,” Griffen came into Caspiens’s office without knocking, which seemed unnatural for him.
“How is she?” Caspien asked, not bothering to look up.
“P.issed,” A slow smile spread across Griffen’s face, “Already made a lot of enemies and threatened a few deaths.”
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