The Legacy of the Alpha King: Hiding his Secret Twins

“I don’t know what my parents would have done, they are dead…dead because of power hungry traitors like you. I won’t put my family and pack at risk like that.” I take a step back from him, my body was trembling from the anger that he dared to mention my own parents at a time like this. That he was using their death, their cold callus murders, as a way to change my resolve. I knew exactly what they would have done, how I was raised.

“I can’t betray him, he’ll kill Natascha… please as a parent…as a mother yourself ..” He moves towards me, clutching at my leg…pulling himself against me… begging at my feet.

Noah moves quickly as a deafening roar vibrates from behind us. Noah knocks Renard to the ground, away from me and goes to block me away from immediate danger.

As much as I hate to admit it…

He’s right. I can’t kill him in cold blood. He is unarmed.

“Evelyn?” Reuben’s growl enters my head as I finally grant him access.

“I can’t kill him, he’s right. I give rogues a chance, why would he be any different?”

“You can’t be serious…” I cut Reuben out before he starts to swear in the mind-link.

I take a minute to think things through, to really think why Dad would have done. A deep sigh escapes me when I realise I am cut from the same cloth.

“You will be held as a prisoner. You will not have any access to your pack until I decide what to do with you…”

“Yes yes…my lady is merciful…” He starts to pray up to the ceiling, either at me or the moon goddess…I’m not too certain.

“You will go through our reconditioning programme, if you fail, then I will have no choice but to sentence you to death. This is your second chance Renard, don’t make me regret it.” I sneer at him, something inside of me was cursing at me for being stupid but I was staying true to my heart, to my upbringing.

He was treacherous and I knew I could never trust him, but I had to go through the motions, to prove that he had a chance.

The Silver Moon alliance is fair and just. I need to show that although I am mated with Reuben, my alliance is not his fall back….that I have the power within me to decide things for myself.

“I will be at the Silver Moon pack grounds?”

“No, you will be sent to a partner pack, I don’t trust you to have you on my grounds.”

“Whatever my Alpha sees fit. Thank you ”

“My Beta here will put you in your own holding facilities until we decide on the right pack for you.” I turn to Noah who nods at me, he knows me, my actions aren’t a surprise to him or my warriors.

The Red Stone warriors and Reuben on the other hand…

I turn to find them all looking at me with complete shock upon their faces. They believe I am making a mistake… they would have killed him by now.

I start to walk towards Reuben when I see his eyes widen at something behind me.

I hear a gasp of breath behind me, before I hear a monstrous growl escape from Reuben.

I move quickly, my eyes darting to Renard as he pulls a gun out of the hem of his trousers. He aims at me, my hands push through skin and muscle until I feel his heart wrapped around my hand. I reactive aggressive movement.

A nudge to the side of me forcibly knocks me to the ground as a loud bang indicates that the bullet has been fired from the gun.

It all happens so quickly that I realise as I land harshly on to the ground, I’m concerned about hurting the baby.

But hands have wrapped around my waist and taken the brunt of the fall from me, a scent enveloping around me informs me that Reuben has sheltered my body repositioning himself under me, so that I land on him.

I turn to find Renard’s shocked pain stricken face before his already crouched lifeless body collapses to the ground.