Chapter 9

Luna Kate POV:

I come down the stairs from the children's room. I walk past the guest room and listen to Belle and Sarah talking for a moment. The conversation is intense, so I decide to wait. I go to Alpha Erick's office. I knock on the door and gently push it.

"May I come in and see my husband or is he too busy at the moment?" I ask him. He looks up from what he is working on and smiles at me.

"I always have time for the love of my life," Alpha Erick says.

I go into the office and shut the door behind me. I lock it so we can have some private time to talk, just us. "I played with the children, and now they are all asleep, except Claudia she is lying in her bed. I hope they were good while I was away and did not give you or Leah much trouble," I say.

"Claudia was a little fussy, but we managed. Levi and Katherine did fine. He still has not asked about his mother. I am not sure what we should tell him when the time comes," Alpha Erick says.

I go behind the desk and sit down in his lap. "We will tell him the truth. We both know how much a lie can hurt. I will not lie to our children," I say.

"I started the paperwork to adopt Katherine and Levi legally. If that is still what you want to do?" Alpha Erick asks me.

I lay over on him, laying my head on his chest. "Yes. I never thought we would have all these beautiful souls to look after. I am happier than I have ever been in my life," I look up into his beautiful eyes. "You make me happy," I say as I stare into his eyes.

He leans down and kisses my forehead. The doorknob begins moving. "Seriously, we cannot have one moment of peace," I say. I get up to open the door.

"Wait," Alpha Erick says.

I stop. "What?" I ask him.

"No one knocked, is that not odd to you?" Alpha Erick asks. He growls loudly and begins to shift into his wolf. I open the door and step back. Alpha Erick makes his way through the house in his wolf form. I step out of the office door and watch him. There is no one in sight.

I hear a loud growl coming from the back of the house. "BELLE!" I scream out.

All of a sudden loud noise is coming from the guest room. I hear the Weeping Wolf scream out, and then Jason comes through the front door shifting into his wolf as he runs to help Alpha Erick. I run toward the back of the house. My child is in the middle of all of this. I have to save her. “BELLE!” I scream for her.

When I reach the guest room, Belle comes running out of the guest room in her wolf form. I take her into my arms. She is crying as she shifts back into her human form. "Argon is killing her, and I cannot save her, mommy. I tried, but I cannot save her," Belle cries out. I hold her close to me and run up the stairs to the other children.

I do not want Belle to see any of this. She has seen enough already. I have to get to my other children and protect all of them. Belle screams loudly as we go into her bedroom. "She is dying, mommy," Belle screams.

I try to comfort her. "Tell me what happened, please?" I ask her.

She tries to calm herself. "She told me everything about what I am and my future. She told me about my mate and what I need to do to secure the lands. She said I would be an Alpha Queen and that my mate will be the Alpha King," Belle says, but then she stops to scream out as if she is in pain.

"Belle, where are you hurting?" I ask her. She lies back and goes limp. I pull her close to me, holding her. One of my wolf maidens comes into the room.

"Luna, are you okay? What is going on downstairs?" she asks.

"Secure the children and wait for Alpha Erick," I say. I hold Belle, cradling her like a baby. Why can she not have a normal life? I hold her and cry until the commotion stops, and everything goes silent. “Wake up Belle, please, wake up for mommy,” I beg her, but she does not move.

I hear footsteps and then the bedroom doors opening. I sit on the floor, holding Belle and waiting. The door opens to Belle's bedroom. "Kate," Alpha Erick says. He rushes to my side and sits on the floor with me. He pulls Belle out of my arms and into his arms.

"Is she okay?" he asks. I shake my head and cry.

"I have no idea. She blacked out and was telling me about her future. She was crying and in pain. She was scared. Oh my, I am terrified. Wake her up, please, Erick," I cry.

Alpha Erick looks Belle over. "She does not have a scratch on her. She must be in shock. She will come back to us," he says.

We sit on the floor, waiting for Belle to come back to us. Finally, she opens her eyes and looks at us. "Mommy, Daddy," she says softly.

I begin crying all over again. I look over at Alpha Erick, and he is crying. "Are you okay? Where did you go?" I ask her.

"I was talking to her about what we did not finish when Argon came into the room. He hurt her bad, mommy," Belle cries.

Alpha Erick tries to comfort Belle. "Is she dead?" I ask.

"Yes, she is in the beyond with Rainwater," Belle says.

Great. I did not get to talk to her, and I have no idea what the Weeping Wolf's connection is to my mother now. How can I help Belle if I do not even know what is going on with her?

"What about Argon?" I ask Alpha Erick.

"He is no longer with us. Jason took care of him. I tried to help the Weeping Wolf, but it was too late. She was too far gone," Alpha Erick says.

Belle rests her head on her father. "I tried to help her, but she told me to let her go. She said she had work to do on the other side now," Belle says.

I wonder why she did not want to be saved. She has a reason, and now I will never know what it is.

"Mommy, she is coming to talk to you," Belle says.

"Who?" I ask her.

She looks up at me. "Rainwater and the Weeping Wolf, they are coming to see you," Belle says.