Lucian had been in the woods that night and had witnessed his niece
change. He had stayed hidden as he did not want to draw attention to
himself. He only observed to see how she handled the change and from
what he saw; she did quite well if you were to consider the fact that
she'd had no guidance from anyone.
He didn't want to reveal himself to her just yet since he'd given her
parents a chance to come clean. But happiness filled his heart as he
came to the realization that he'd finally found his long-lost niece and as
an added bonus it looks like she'd inherited her grandmother's gift
after all. Yes, undoubtedly, she was the ultimate werewolf, more
powerful than an alpha, even a Lycan and she was of their pack. She
belonged to the Crescent moon Pack. Lucian felt proud as though Luna
was his very own daughter. She might as well be. All they had were
each other. For now, they were alone, separate, until the truth is
revealed to her.
Luna will definitely need his guidance as she would have to join the
pack in order to choose a mate. But she wouldn't want to join the pack
knowing what the last alpha had done to her family. Although Lucian
had wanted to fight the alpha, he didnât want the burden of running the
pack. It did help when he finally came to his senses and put out a
command to hunt down the witch who he finally believed poisoned
him after being informed by a half witch in the tribe. He always wanted
the freedom to come and go in the pack as he pleased allowing him to
have ample time to search for his family and the witch who had
brought death to them.
Someday he would find the witch who broke up his family all for the
love of an Alpha who didnât choose to love her. He'd been robbed of a
life with his niece and robbed his brother of his life. She must have
known that his brother was searching for proof that she framed his wife
and he must have found something. That is why he is dead. Lately the
alpha of crescent moon pack had been leaning on Lucian as he did in
the old days before all this ugliness. He hoped that they would
welcome his niece into the pack and at least he would have an ally to
help him find the truth. Luna did look like she had a good head on her
shoulders and had proven to be quite strong; a survivor at that. He
looked forward to seeing her at school. The goddess had blessed him
and placed her in his path. Now more than ever, he believed that the
goddess had not deserted him.
He had given them an ultimatum and the clock was ticking. He actually
gave them the easy way out. He would not make trouble. He would not
file a kidnapping charge thus keeping them out of jail, allowing Michael
to keep his job at the police station and allowing all those involved to
stay out of prison because what those people had done was downright
cruel. She could have allowed him to see his niece, to be a part of her
life but no she wanted to keep her all to herself causing her more harm
though they had no idea how much harm they had caused Luna.
Time was of the essence and she needed to know. She was old enough
to make her own decisions. She needed to make the right decision. She
needed to come home with him. He had no doubt that she would. She
is very confused right now and needs answers that only he could
provide. Luna would have a long journey ahead of her but with the
proper guidance she would be just fine.
He looked at her in wolf form and marveled. She was so much like his
mother. It was almost as if she had been reborn into Luna. She was truly
a special wolf. She needed to train with the other wolves and most
importantly she needed to prepare for the ritual to find a mate. The
sooner a ware wolf finds his or her mate the better. The packs need to
increase their numbers. Since his brother and sister-in-law were cast
out it was as if the moon goddess had cursed the pack. Not many
couples were blessed with children and their numbers had been
dwindling. Hopefully when Luna returns to the pack the curse will break
and things would get better. The night was young and Luna was
exploring the woods, running and howling away. Lucian saw that she
was alright and ran off as he didn't want to be around when she
changed back. He didnât need to see her shift in order to respect her
privacy. He took off at the speed of light up the mountain. He ran
enjoying the feel of the wind on his fur and stopped when he came to
an old hut that seemed deserted on the top of the hill. Lucian went
around the hut and found a faint scent. He entered the hut and in the
midst of the dirt and broken furniture he found a bottle with the same
poison used to frame his sister-in-law. How rare is that. In Attica his
brother was stabbed in the chest with a silver knife laced with
wolfsbane. The very same poison found in this hut.
It was no coincidence that he had stumbled upon this. He explored the
hut closer only to find a witch's grimoire partially burned. But he could
still make out the emblem on it. He could not believe it. This belonged
to his sister in law's best friend's family. She was the witch that framed
her. What was she doing in those parts? She was gone but no doubt
that she followed them here and he was almost sure that she was
responsible for his brother's death.
After all these years, things were actually starting to come together.
He'd found his brother although dead heâs found him. Years later he'd
found his niece and to add icing to the cake he was blessed with a
scent for the Witch who killed his family. He left immediately for his
pack to report his findings and evidence to his Alpha in order to track
down the murderer faster. He needed the help of the pack. They would
have to search to find her and he would not be able to on his own as
he needed to keep an eye on Luna now more than ever. If this Witch
knew that Luna was alive, she may try to harm her out of spite. Now
that the protection her mother had cast was wearing off, she would be
easily found for such a powerful witch. He would not lose her. He would
protect her at all cost.