Chapter 191 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

“As you know I’ve been reaching out to all the witches I know,” Anna said quietly.

She was leaning against the wall with a worried look on her face.

“Did you find anything?” Hunter asked, his voice laced with pain.

I couldn’t even imagine what he was going through.

Anna looked at him and took a deep breath.

“Maybe,” Anna mumbled, making us all tense up.

My heart raced.

“Where is she?” Alex asked as he stood up abruptly.

Anna looked at him and sighed. “Sit down, Alex. I will tell you everything if you give me a chance.”

I looked at my son and my heart clenched painfully. I needed to hold him. I needed to hold my child.

I moved away from Andrew and approached my son and my mate. Alex sat back down and I stood behind him. I wr*pped my arms around his neck and k**sed his temple. I needed to hold my child.

Alex turned around to look at me. The pain I saw in his eyes made me cry. I felt a tear fall down my cheek.

There was nothing I could say to him. I caressed his cheek and he leaned into my touch.

“One of the witches informed me that there are rumors about dark witches gathering in some sort of a cult,” Anna said, making us look at her. “Apparently they have a leader who is a werewolf.”

I furrowed my eyebrows. Alex cursed loudly.

“A werewolf?” Logan asked, confused. “Who would be crazy enough to conspire with a bunch of dark witches?”

“We’ve combed through every pack there is,” Alex said. “There was no trace of her anywhere. Every Alpha cooperated with us. Who the f**k is working with them?!”

Anna sighed and glanced at Nathan. He was staring in front of himself with a worried look on his face. I could tell that he was trying to figure this out.

Why did Anna look at him?

“Alpha Nathan?” Anna called him, making Nathan look up at her.

I could feel Alex tense up.

“Yes, Anna?” Nathan asked her.

Anna took another deep breath and glanced back at Logan and me. I could tell that she was reluctant to say what she wanted to say.

She looked back at Nathan.

“What happened to your father, Alpha Nathan?” Anna asked. “Do you know where he is?”

My heart stopped beating.

The room was completely silent. I wasn’t even sure if anyone was breathing.

Hunter’s POV

I watched as my father’s eyes widened. He was staring at Anna with his mouth hanging open.

The tension in the room was palpable. It could have been cut with a knife.

“My father?” my dad spoke after a few moments of complete silence.

Anna nodded slowly.

My dad gulped and took a deep breath. My mom took his hand in hers.

“You think that my father is their leader?” my dad asked, his voice quiet and raspy. “You think that he took Sophia?”

My heart clenched when he mentioned her name. Holden whined and his pain washed over me.

I was scared to look at Sophia’s family. I could feel the anger radiating off them.

“I can’t be sure,” Anna said. “But the witch that I talked to said that their leader was an older werewolf who was exiled from his pack. Your father came to mind.”

I saw f**king red. If he took her, I would find him and I would rip his head off.

“He has a motive,” Anna added. “You exiled him. Emma and Logan motivated you to do so. He has a motive for revenge against both families. Sophia is perfect for that.”

The room was silent again. The tension in the air was growing.

“You are saying that Nathan’s father took my little girl?” Alpha Logan mumbled after a while.

His voice was quiet and raspy. I could hear the pain and desperation in his voice. I looked at him and my stomach twisted. He didn’t even look angry. He looked broken. I couldn’t even imagine what he was going through. I didn’t have kids yet, but just thinking about someone hurting or taking my child away had me ready to wreak havoc on the world.

“I can’t be sure, Logan,” Anna sighed. “I had that thought when my friend mentioned an older werewolf who was exiled from his pack. It could be someone else, but Nathan’s father came to mind. As I said, he has a motive.”

Anna was right. He did have a motive and he decided to use my Angel to get his revenge.

I had to hold back a growl.

“Have you heard from your father after you exiled him?” Luna Emma asked, making my dad look at her.

He shook his head and took a deep breath.

“No,” my dad mumbled. “I don’t know what happened to him after I exiled him. He could be dead for all I know.”

“He obviously isn’t,” Alex said, growling quietly.

His voice was cold and raspy. It made me shiver and it made Holden tense up. I could feel the power radiating off Alex.

“As I said, it doesn’t have to be him,” Anna said. “It could be…”

“Oh, of course it’s him!” Alex interrupted Anna.

He stood up and started pacing around. He ran his fi**gers through his hair and pulled on it.

“Who else could it be?!” Alex exclaimed as he looked up at us. “That sick f**ker has a motive. He wanted to hurt both of our families and he chose her to do it!”

Alex was right. It had to be my grandfather.

As I closed my eyes and bent my head, I could feel the weight of my sadness weighing upon my ch*st. My heart felt as though it had been shattered into a million tiny pieces, and it was only Sophia who had the power to put it back together again. Her touch and her scent were the cure for even the deepest wounds in my heart and soul.

At that moment, I longed for her more than ever before. I could picture her standing before me, her gentle eyes filled with warmth and understanding. And I knew that if I could just feel her touch, just breathe in her scent, then everything would be okay again. She was the only one who could make me feel whole again, and without her, I was lost.

So I imagined her beside me. I imagined her hands on my cheeks, her l*ps p**ssed softly against mine. And at that moment, even though she was not physically there, I felt her presence all around me.

“We need to find him,” Beta Andrew’s angry voice broke the image I created.

I opened my eyes and looked at him. He looked like he was about to shift.

“Where do we even look?” my mom mumbled quietly.

“I can put out the word that Nathan is looking for his father,” Alpha Logan said. “If the f**ker really did this for revenge, he will want to talk to Nathan.”

“I am surprised that he didn’t contact us already,” my mom said. “What is he waiting for?”

That was an excellent question. What the f**k did my grandfather want and why didn’t he ask for it already? I would give him everything to get Sophia back. There was nothing I wouldn’t do or give to have her in my arms again.

“I don’t think he is waiting for anything,” Anna mumbled. “I think he is using her for something.”

I looked at her and furrowed my eyebrows.

“Using her for what?” Alex asked angrily.

Luna Emma gasped, making us all look at her. She was staring at Anna with a terrified look on her face.

“Mom?” Alex asked worriedly.

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