Chapter Twenty-Four

[P.O.V. Adriana Braxton]

My heart is pumping so hard my lungs are trying to catch up with it. Some weird ancient writing was carved into the leather straps. Also along the sides of the steel table. Raina warning me that this man is an evil warlock. That this ancient writing is what kept his powers locked up.

"What job?" Asking the man with a small and almost squeaky voice.

"To only talk to the Luna of this pack." He says really calmly, too much for my liking.

"Why?.." My body is filling with unsteadiness.

"That is what my Dark Prince commanded."

"Dark Prince?.."

"Alexander Parr." Just hearing that name gave me the goosebumps. Raina warning me that we should leave.

"And what does your Dark Prince want?" Asking the man trying to be courageous.

"To tell you the truth."

"What truth? I already know what's going on."

"You might know what is going on, but do you know the truth. About who you and your Mate truly are?"

"What are you talking about?" He was starting to really confuse and piss me off. Giving him a puzzled look.

"Oh my, She doesn't know who she or who her Mate truly is." The other prisoners start laughing evil like laughs.

"Shut up! If you know, then why don't you tell me already!" Damn, he's really starting to annoy me. The laughing died down; he swallows hard from the dryness of his throat.

"Have you ever heard the story about how the Moon Goddess choose her King?"

"Yes, what about it?"

"Remember the part that mentions that they will be reborn?"

"What remained of the Kingdom the Moon Goddess made a promise. That the King and Queen will rise again to rebuild the Kingdom, when they do, they will be stronger than their enemy, strong enough that they will bring their enemy down." Kat's words ringed in my head.

"What about it?" Asking with irritation.

"Think about it..." Thinking about what he's talking about. I couldn't understand what he was talking about.

"Let me give you some clues, listen well, for I will not repeat it... Five small Kingdom's will protect the heart of all the Kingdom. Six King's will rise with a Queen by his side who has purple eyes. All six King's will face the Darkness, and only then will the higher King be chosen. Only the higher King will rule the heart of the Kingdom. Including the other Five King's and their Kingdom's. But if all six King's shall perish from the Darkness, then the Kingdom belongs to the Dark. As the Darkness takes over the land, the Queen's will turn dark, and only Five can rule the other Five small Kingdom's. With leaving the Sixth to be the Dark Queen of the heart of the Kingdom."

"That not a clue! Its damn riddle!" Getting frustrated with this man.

"Think about it! You stupid bitch! I'm losing my patience with you!" He yells back at me.

It took everything to keep Raina from taking control and shredding him apart. Fisting my hands into a fist and huffing out my breath. Thinking about the riddle he gave me. After taking some time to think bout what he said. Everything made sense the feelings that I feel I couldn't even describe besides realization.

"Ah.. that the look I was waiting for the moment you realize what truly going on."

"It can't... I can't be...Your lying!" Everything is so overwhelming right now.

"Oh, sweetheart, but you are." He says to bitter but sweet.

"Why?... Why? Would Alexander want me to know this!?" I'm so angry right now with feeling so many other emotions. He starts to laugh like a mad man the other prisoners join in.

"I think we just broke her!" He continues to laugh at me, along with the others. The stone room was filled with laughter echoing off the walls."You want to know what even funnier? Before you came down here, I gave your Alpha and his a little gang. Information only to bring them into a trap!... He's probably there now begging for his life!" He continues to laugh.

"Where did you send him!?" Growling out. Raina was almost ready to break through and take control. He continues to laugh with the others.

"I will give you a clue.. what has fruit that is small and delicious, smash them up and take a drink but don't drink too much for if you do you will get splitting headache." Giving me another one of his riddles, he continues to laugh. I have had enough of this bullshit!

Letting Raina take control, we shift. Once fully shifted, we attack the man. Grabbing his throat with are canines and ripping his throat out. No more laughter echoed in the stone room—mind linking Katrina and Jolene to meet me at the secret door.

Running up the stairs knocking the wooden door down. Continuing till I was at the secret door and out of the packhouse. I can't get a hold of Zyston threw are mate bond or threw our pack mind-link. My heart feels like it being squeezed with the anxiety of him maybe being hurt.

"Adriana! Wait up!" Katrina yells through mind-link. Slowing down, looking back, Kat's black wolf Yuri, and Jolene red and white wolf Taylor run beside me.

"What the hell going on? Why did you take off like that?" Kat asks. Telling them about the trap and the man last riddle. We all push our paws harder to get to Gealach Airgid.

Getting to the Winery, everything was on fire with wolves fighting each other. Tearing each other apart, my heart is racing with anxiety. Looking everywhere, trying to spot my Alpha Mate. Katrina and Jolene join the fight after finding their Mates. Still looking for mine, after a few minutes, I spot him. He shifted into his black wolf, surrounded by a small group of wolves. Barring his teeth at them, snarling and growling. Watching their moves and standing his ground. Seeing him makes joy swell in my heart.

Looking closer, a wolf that wasn't circling him was getting ready to pounce on him. Running towards him, the wolf jumps before it could land on him. Me knocking the wolf on the ground, the rest of the wolves attack Zyston. Rolling down a hill far away from him. Coming to a stop, the wolf I knocked down gets back up.

Getting back up, the wolf and I attack each other. Rolling around and clawing at each other after minutes, which seems like hours. The wolf bites down on my right back leg, making me whine in pain. Letting my leg go, it pushes me down to the ground hard.

Knocking my head loopy, looking at the wolf. It was getting ready to attack me again. A big beautiful blond wolf attacks it from its side. Blonde wolf sinks its teeth in the other wolf neck breaking it. Blonde wolf looks at me with its silver eyes with a hint of blue. Different parts of his fur were soaked in blood from the wounds he has. The blond wolf walks towards me.

"Adriana, are you alright?" Vincent asks through mind-link.

"Vincent? Is that you?" Asking in surprise.

"Yes, it really me," Vincent replies. "Get up! It is too dangerous to be lying down out here," Helping me back up feeling the worst pain possible as if it was my own—a loud a painful howl echos through the night.

"Adriana, what a matter?" Vincent asks worriedly.

"Zyston.." Not caring, my leg was hurt, hurrying fast as I could to get to him—Vincent right behind me protecting me from other wolves.

Following the scent of my Mate with the smell of flesh and fur being burned. Seeing him being electrocuted by some dark-skinned woman. Pushing my paws harder, knocking her to the ground. Taking a protecting position in front of my Mate. Growling and snarling at her as she gets up the moment I see her face, recognizing who it was only made me even angrier.

"Well, it looks like the Luna has come to see the death of her Alpha!" Evanora says in a vixen tone. She stands up, keeping my position ready for any attacks. 'Why would she betray all of us? What does she get being on Alexander's side?'

"You think you are strong? Well, let's see how strong you truly are with this!" She yells with her lighting strike coming towards me.

Closing my eyes tight ready to embrace the pain. Waiting for a few minutes, nothing happens. Opening my eyes, a man taking me by surprise was kneeling in front of me. Protecting us with a beautiful see-through orange magical shield coming out of his hand. His face looks similar to two other men I already know. The only difference was he was more built and had a small beard.