Spurned Luna's Return: On Your Knees, Alpha Chase!

17

"Lady, we might not know who you are, but you have done us a great deed. We'll never forget your sacrifice. We'll engrave your kindness in our hearts. Forgive me for my carelessness in not handling my pup well. Forgive us for the pain we caused you. Because of us, your true mate might never see you. It's our fault!"

Rolandro kowtowed 3 times.

"Miss... I wish you were still here. I swear I ran really fast. I ran as fast as I could to get help. But..." Pedro started weeping again and his dad drew him close to console him.

"It's okay. It's okay son," he whispered and kissed his son's forehead. Then he wiped his tears gently.

"Miss, thank you for saving Pedro even if you need not be involved in the first place. You could have just run to safety, but you didn't. Thank you. I'll remember your generosity." Mel kowtowed 3 times and rose.

"We need to go. If your mate awakens, she'll turn everywhere upside down." he reminded Pedro's dad who sighed.

"Hun, we need to go find Mum and Aunt Regina. They are worried," he whispered.

However, Pedro kept staring ahead.

"I promise we'll come back sometime." his dad persuaded. He finally nodded.

"Good boy. I'm proud of you." Rolandro whispered and hugged his son. After a short while, he broke the hug and transformed into his wolf form, and so did Mel.

Rolandro crouched and Pedro got on his back, then placed his hands around his neck to hug it tightly.

Rolandro rose and nodded at Mel before howling twice.

They then started sprinting back the way they'd come- back to civilization and back to their mates!

***

What Regina feared had come to pass. Carmelia was awake and had come out of the car.

"Gina, how long was I asleep? And where are my husband, Pedro and your mate?" she asked, rubbing her eyes.

Regina stared at her with a pale expression. Her mouth opened, but she could not utter a word. She couldn't lie about their whereabouts to her.

"Gina, what's with that face?" she started to sniff but none of her family was nearby. Instead, she could perceive the almost fading smell of a lone vampire. At that moment, her face became pale and her shoulders trembled.

"Regina, tell me the truth. Where are the others? Why's it only you here?" Carmelia asked, almost growling.

Regina did not reply.

"Regina, speak up. Tell me the truth now. I have the right to know!"

"Bestie, I can't say..."

"Why? Why can't you say? You want me to fight with you before I can get the truth out of you?" Carmelia asked in agitation.

"I'll talk." Regina relented.

"Good. Now let me hear it."

"They... sigh... Pedro was taken captive by a lone vampire. We only noticed after the fight with those bastard rogues. Mel and your mate have gone into the woods in search of Pedro." Regina confessed, with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"What? My Pedro? My son? Missing?" Carmelia asked in disbelief.

Regina nodded while covering her mouth with a trembling left hand.

"No, this must be a hoax, right bestie? Hehe, guys, you can come out now. Showtime's over." Carmelia looked around anxiously, but she got no reply other than the rustling of leaves as the wind blew.

"Carmelia..." Regina mind linked, but her friend suddenly cried, holding onto her chest.

"Why me? Why?" Carmelia sank to her knees and let out a howl of anguish.

Regina walked close to her to comfort her, but she pushed her away.

"Why didn't you wake me up all this time? I can't even feel my mate? Why didn't you follow them?" she sank to her knees and punched the tarred road hard, causing injuries to her knuckles.

"Mimi, please calm down. Have faith in our mates. They'll surely find Pedro. I'm sure of it!" Regina squatted and patted her bestie's shoulder gently.

"It's gonna be fine. Don't be too hard on yourself. Rolandro wouldn't be impressed that you hurt yourself like this. Calm down, okay?" she whispered soothingly.

Carmelia gritted her teeth, staring at the woods before them.

"They went that way, right?" she asked.

"Yes!" Regina nodded. "We have to wait for them. I'm sure they'll be back soon." she comforted.

"But... the one who kidnapped my son's a freaking lone vampire. An unrestrained being. What are the odds that my son will be okay in his hands? They are faster than our kind naturally. What if our mates don't get to him on time? What if he's stronger than both of them combined? What if he ..."

Slap!

Carmelia was shocked that her friend hit her face.

"Bestie, don't keep imagining worse things about them. Have faith, Mimi. They will come back safe and sound, alright!" Regina barked with her hands on her bestie's shoulders.

"Regina, let's face the reality. My son..."

Smack!

Carmelia got hit again. This time, it was harder than before.

"Bestie, you're hurting yourself..."

Slap!

Regina got hit. Five clear fingerprints could be found on the left side of her cheek.

"Regina... you don't know how much my heart is in turmoil..."

"I know. My heart's about to leap out of my chest, but I'm still here. I have faith that they will come back. Stop imagining the worse. You'll die before they even get back. How will our mates feel then? Mimi, you gotta get a hold of yourself. Stay strong for your son and your mate, okay?"

Carmelia nodded and Regina helped her stand up. Then she brought the crying lady into her embrace and patted her back.

"Mimi, don't cry. It's gonna be fine. Have faith okay?" she whispered.

"Regina, I'm just so scared. I can't live without..."

She couldn't finish what she was saying as she heard a howl. It was very familiar to her.

Was that her...

She quickly broke the hug and ran into the woods. She met up with three figures.

Rolandro crouched and Pedro got off.

"Pedro!" Carmelia hollered in joyfulness and went on one knee.

"Mummy!" Pedro called and ran to hug her tight.

"Mummy..." he started sobbing.

"Oh, hun. It's okay. You're safe now. Don't cry, okay?" she whispered and rubbed her boy's head. "Mummy is here okay?"

"Mummy, we couldn't save her. She died!" Pedro's cry increased. His shoulders trembled.

"Huh? Who died?" Regina who just arrived asked with a creased forehead.

"The female Omega who saved me. She got killed by that vampire," replied Pedro.

"What?" the two ladies exclaimed in shock.

"That vampire killed her. We could not save her mummy." Pedro cried harder.

Rolandro and Mel transformed back into human and walked closer to them.

Mel embraced his mate and kissed her.

Carmelia stopped hugging her son and stood up to face her husband.

"Rolandro..."

Her mate hugged her tight and planted kisses on her neck, on the spot where he'd marked her.

"Mate, what happened?" she mind linked him.

"A female Omega saved him when he was about to be killed. He ran away at her command and found us. When we got there, neither the vampire nor the poor Omega could be found. And the worse thing was she was taken away by more than one lone vampire. You know what that means. Certain death, Mimi. I feel so guilty about her death. She could have kept herself from our matters, but she was brave. I don't know her name, but when we get back, we'll build her a statue and give her a befitting name." Rolandro replied and sighed.

"That's really brave of her. When her statue's been erected, I'll pay her due honour," she whispered.

"Now we're reunited. Let's get out of here. It's really late." suggested Regina.

"Yeah, right!" said Carmelia as she stopped hugging her mate.

She stooped to carry Pedro on her back.

"Hun, we have to go. Don't worry, you will get to see her statue when we get home, alright?" she whispered.

"Yes, mummy." he sniffed and all five headed for the jeep.

Pedro got in first and brought out two nylons containing the adults' change of clothes and when they were done, they entered the car.

Mel sat in the driver's seat and cleared his throat.

Then he inserted the key into the ignition hole and sped off.

***

The next morning, Duke kicked open the door and entered. To his shock, the captive was missing.

"Martelio, Brian, come over here!" he hollered.