Author's POV
Elizabeth woke up from sleep on the other side of the world feeling uneasy. It was as if something was going to happen. She even felt tears in her eyes but she could not remember what she had dreamed about.
What was this feeling? What is going to happen? She stood up and padded barefoot to the nursery to check on the children . She stood at the door looking at her adorable children and felt a pang of anguish. Anguish at the fact that the children have not seen their father. They were almost three years old for goodness' sake. They have started asking her questions and even begun to call Tyler, Papa.
She had tried to tell them that he was not their father and they had looked up at her expectantly to tell them who their father was.
She had absolutely no answer for their questioning eyes.
Still looking and feeling sad, Elizabeth shook her head to dispel the uneasiness. It still remained. She had no idea of what was coming but she knew it would come, she was as sure as she knew her name. With that thought, she quietly shut the door to the nursery and went back to her
bedroom.
Instead of thinking too far, Elizabeth decided to continue a pattern she had started . The design was complex but like all other designs she had done, this one was a piece of cake for her. She always delivered.
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This was how Maggie met her in the early hours of the morning, still engrossed in her computer and papers on her work table .
"Good morning Luna, what are you doing awake at this hour? Couldn't you sleep?" She asked Elizabeth with a frown on her face.
Elizabeth looked up at Maggie with a wry smile. No matter how many times she had told the housekeeper not to call her Luna, she co tinued to do just that. It was as if the name was engraved in her soul.Such loyalty from a woman she had no blood relationship with.She still can't believe that Maggie had left everything to follow her here; the world, life and people she knew to a strange land. She can't be grateful enough. She had sworn to do everything to give her the best life could offer.
Feeling very emotional, Elizabeth got up from the table and walked to Maggie who was still looking at her with concern in her motherly face.
"Thank you Maggie, for everything. I can't thank you enough, for me, for the children…, without you, I don't know where I'll be.
Saying this she hugged Maggie tightly. She was sure the poor woman was shocked because she had never displayed such an emotion towards her, ever.
"Luna, are you okay? Is there something wrong?" Maggie asked Elizabeth , who was still hugging her tightly. She had never seen Luna like this.
Elizabeth stepped away with a smile shaking her head, not ready to explain further.
Maggie understood her always. She did not ask further but rather said she would arrange for a cup of tea for her.
When Maggie left her room , Elizabeth returned to her work table and looked at the designs she had created, they looked amazing, she was sure the client would be thrilled as always.
But why can she not feel joy in her accomplishments? There was a huge vacuum in her, yearning to be filled. She missed Sebastian, she had been lying to herself that she could live without him. She had even prayed for a second chance mate but no way. She remained alone, yearning and pinning for a love she had lost.
When will she ever be happy?
Will she ever have a complete family?
Have her parents really forgotten her?
What did she do so wrong that they could not forgive her.
She had been waiting and hoping all these years for a word from her father to come back home. Her hope was gradually dimming. It was almost twelve years.
She had left home when she was thirteen and now she was almost twenty four. She had gotten married and had children but she was still on her own.
She had strived and become a millionaire and a household name in the fashion world, but she still felt incomplete.
"How long should I have to wait? What kind of games are you playing with me? Why do you show me a future I can't come into ? Why? "
All these questions were churning in her mind and her sadness and loneliness grew tenfold.
Her joy is not complete in her
millions and successes, not even in her children, then where did her happiness lie? Where?
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In Red Moon Pack, a certain Alpha was having a continuous nightmare where he was seeing his rejected Luna in tears and the eerie voice of the scary Shaman from the King's Palace whispering in his ears:
"You must bring her back, you must bring her back or you will never have peace. Time is of the essence, the enemies are approaching, bring her back, bring her back or all werewolves are doomed…."
Sebastian woke up from the nightmare with a jerk, sweating. His body, which was naked under the covers, was soaked with his sweat.
What is this? Is this a warning or what? What is happening?
He got up slowly from his empty bed and stood in front of the full length mirror and looked at himself. He did not like what he was seeing. He looked like a shadow of his former self. His normally vibrant cobalt green eyes were now dull without any emotion.
He had lost too much. His parents, his love. He can't continue like this.
His parents he had lost forever but his love was still very much alive. He had to bring her bacm even if he meant crawling on his knees. He will bring her back…., he had to….
Alpha Sebastian Knowles eyes suddenly glittered, a determined expression in his rugged handsome face.Yes! He will bring back his Luna, come what may!