Reborn- His Scarlett Moon

My feet were bleeding and I had to stop every now and then to spread my scent all over the place so nobody would be able to pick up my bloody trail. I was walking barefoot. In my human form. My skin was peeling because of the thorny shrubs but I didn’t care. I had to take the shortcut to reach the Moonlight Pack. It was urgent and it was also my first time. I only visited other packs whenever my father took me along the delegation. Other than that I was a wild bird. I avoided mingling with the Alphas as much was possible.

As soon as I entered the Moonlight Pack area, I could tell that they were very very different from our Scarlet Pack. To begin with their borders were not fenced or actively guarded like ours was. Instead it seemed like they marked it with their… ummm, you know, urine in their feral state. A very common practice amongst the animals which we werewolves had long discarded because of our refined class. The Moonlight Pack seemed left behind in that aspect. Or maybe they were overtly territorial.

Anyways, this allowed me to sneak into their borders quite easily. And I was not met with any guards or patrol till I had crossed quite a long stretch.

” Hold right there! Who are you and what is your purpose here! ” They literally fell from the trees over me but I surrendered without any struggle because I had no intention of explaining anything to them and I actually wanted them to carry me to where I could find Ryan. That was exactly what they were doing.

The first thing I noticed was the grand entrance made of timber logs. The entrance led to a courtyard where a large bonfire was lit. Or so it seemed. They had one single, gigantic Pack House at the center, with scattered huts and houses here and there. The Pack House was built with sturdy stone walls, designed to withstand even the force of a werewolf in full transformation.

Once inside, I found ourselves in the main hall, which served as the hub of the pack. The hall was decorated with intricate carvings and animal skins, and the centerpiece was a massive chandelier that cast a warm glow on everything below it. It was oddly empty as well. The only population I witnessed was outside.

To the left of the main hall is the dining hall. The hall was large enough to accommodate the entire pack. Beyond that were several living quarters for the pack members, perhaps.

” The hell! Is that you, Princess Sherizad! My goodness! Put her down! ”

It was Beck, I was finally so happy to see someone with a known face. Before the guards could carry out his order, I jumped on my two feets, leaving the guards bewildered, wondering why I had been hanging on my all fours if I was so easily able to free myself.

” Thank goodness I found you. Where is Ryan? I need to see him now. Real quick! ”

I smiled at Beck but he looked at me with an expression that I could not read.

I could hear sounds from another hall from the right. It seemed like it was some kind of a courtroom. I could hear Ryan’s faint growls from there alright.

I tried to push my way towards him but Beck caught me at my stomach and literally threw me back,

” I am sorry Sherizad. But this is not a good time. You cannot enter the court at the moment. ”

I couldn’t believe his audacity.

” Excuse me! Don’t think that you can talk to me like this just because you know me. I NEED TO SEE RYAN! Right now. It’s kind of urgent. It can’t wait. ”

I tried to force my way forward and Beck literally tried to hackle me.

” You do not understand. You really don’t want to see him right now. It will not end well. ”

Was that a threat or a warning?

I didn’t care. Tristan was on his way to my pack, I needed to have a word with him before heading back. I knew I couldn’t keep my Pack hanging under the current situation.

If Ryan felt for me just like I did for him, which I was sure he did, we could get married instead of me having to marry Tristan. Then our Packs could have an united regime.

A win-win for all. Little did I know that we plan and fate plans and no one can overwrite that.

I shoved the guards at the entrance of the courtroom, as they went flying and I entered the room as everyone fell silent.

All eyes turned towards me, including Ryan.

It seemed like I had indeed interrupted something important but I didn’t have time in my hand to wait for the proper process.

” Ryan, I need to talk to you. It’s urgent. ”

Ryan raised his hand into a stop sign as soon as I was about to approach his elegant throne chair, made of pure oak .

I froze in my tracks. I looked into his eyes. They were cold. Emotionless. My heart stopped when I saw the red in his eyeballs, shining.

” Now is not the time for Princess Sherizad. Who gave you the permission to barge into my court like this?

This is not your father’s place, that you can stumble into any time. Beck, take her back and make her wait in the guest room. ”

I was too stunned to speak.

What was the meaning of it? What was that behavior? What did I do for him to act that mean? It was unfathomable.

I would have, however forgiven all of it had he not mentioned my father in this.

I had just lost him. The wound was still raw.

Beck came from the back to grab my arm. I shrugged him with such force that I hit him on his face and his nose started to bleed.

” I had come here for something urgent, Alpha Ryan. Guess I got my answer. ”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

With that I stormed out of his presence.