Our Luna, Our Mate Chapter 155

**Alex's POV**

When stepping onto the battlefield the first thing Elstan and I witness alongside Rick is utter chaos. Warriors from each pack now battling amongst the wolves currently present. The Witches all too scared to physically fight while Keira currently tries to talk to them, hoping to get them to leave so as not to deal with the blood shed.

‘We might actually win this,’ replies Elstan, our claws digging into the flesh of a Rogue as they attempt to attack us from the side.

‘Let’s hope you're right buddy. Because as much as I would like to avoid more unnecessary bloodshed, these Rogues brought it upon themselves when they chose to follow Lily and her little group of misfits.’

Scanning the field after handling the Rogue, I attempt to search for my niece. The need to know if she was okay rising as I had yet to see her anywhere else upon the field.

‘Relax. She’s here. I can sense her’ whispers Elstan, only for us to hear a scream. The scream drawing our focus towards the center of the field and to where a naked Athena now laid. Her focus on Eros who was laying on the ground, bleeding out, Brian over him as he did. A silver stake high above his head while another stood out against Eros’s side.

‘NO!’ I roar, Elstan and I moving to release a powerful howl. Rick joining alongside me as he too witnessed Eros being attacked by Brian.

‘That pup and his group of friends shall pay for this. I thought that by sparing his life and demoting him he would see things more clearly but obviously it did nothing to help set him straight. He’s still causing harm to my family. Now he shall pay with his blood’ I growl, no longer playing Mr. Nice Wolf.

Howling again, I manage to scare Brian. Fear now evident along his face as he witnesses Elstan’s large frame. Our body similar to that of a wolf except we were much larger and stood on 2 legs instead of 4. Having received my Lycan Gene from our mother as she was the Lycan Queen when she met our father, while Rick and Ryder inherited our father’s, even though they too carried mother’s gene.

Stalking my prey, I move to advance slowly, Rick close behind me as Brian moves to back away. His hand dropping the stake as he instantly moves to run. Shane and David both following his lead as the three of them run into the forest behind them.

Smirking at the idea of a good chase do Elstan and I along with Rick and Arden move to give in. The need for vengeance rising, the need to make them pay for everything that they’ve done to my niece rising yet again.

‘This shall be fun’ purrs Elstan, excited for this game of cat and mouse.

‘Easy now, don’t get too excited. We haven’t even caught them yet’ I move to say back, noticing that Brian and his friends parted in opposite directions. A perfect opportunity for us as it gave us less eyes as we took pleasure in killing them. Rick giving us a knowing look. Arden clearly on board with whatever we decide on as far as torture went. Perfect. With that in mind, we move to set out on our little game of cat and mouse.

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**Brian's POV**

Fuck… Fuck… I can’t believe how stupid I was. Instead of finishing the job that I originally set out to do which was to kill Eros in front of Athena, I didn’t take into account that her Uncles would be there too.

‘Forget stupid, you're an absolute idiot. Not only are you completely incompetent, but you’ve completely put us on the radar for the Lycan King himself. I mean have you seen him? He’s massive. No way in hell will we walk away unharmed by him’ replies Dius, already seeing our plan failing.

‘Like you could do better’ I growl in annoyance, my legs carrying us into the forest. Shane and David separating from me in hopes of escaping with their lives.

‘Doubtful’

Annoyed with Dius and his total lack of concern, I move to ignore him. A part of me knowing he would be of no use to me, considering my massive fuck up. For angering the Lycan King was never part of the plan but luckily though, I still had an ace up my sleeve. A dagger. A dagger that was not only silver but coated in poison. A dagger I should have used against Eros straight away for an instant kill but didn't, the need to prolong his death far greater than anything else.

Remembering to keep my scent down wind just like my father had always taught me, especially when training to become the next Beta. An element of surprise. A piece of me knowing that the Lycan King was most likely toying with us just for good measure. A scenario I was fully counting on as I now sat behind a big tree.

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**Alex's POV**

Upon entering the forest, do Rick and I pause. Both of us now scanning the area for our prey. Our eyes scanning everything within a 100 mile radius. Having given them the perfect head start. Hoping to make the game of cat and mouse more exciting before killing them for their crimes.

‘You take the left and I’ll take the right. Link me if you need anything’ I move to tell Rick through our family bond. A bond that every triplet and twin owned when born together. Unfortunately, our bond was never the same after Ryder. His death weakened our connection but not enough to cripple it.

‘Alright. Just please, be careful. Athena needs both of us alive, not just one of us’ was all Rick says before Arden moves off in the direction I’ve suggested. My legs now leading me the other way.

Athena, my mind wandering back and to how she looked when trying to save Eros. The way she tried to be brave as she attempted to use her powers to heal him. Powers that I knew she would some day learn to control even as time went on.

‘Our little munchkin’ murmurs Elstan, rather fond of Rick’s analogy of her. Athena, having always been small for a child now grown into a fully grown woman who’s strong and caring just like her mother. Sighing, I wish Selene could have been there to see just how much her daughter had flourished into the woman she was today.

Humming in agreement, I can’t seem to think of any other name for her other than munchkin while Elstan and I continue our search amongst the vast sea of trees. Our huge body walking past a tree big enough to block a person's body from view, unaware that we had just walked straight into a trap until suddenly it was too late.

A sharp searing pain now radiating all along my back as something cold and sharp plunges repeatedly into it, the object grazing my shoulder blade as we howl in pain. Elstan now thrashing at trying to reach behind us and to the person responsible for our pain only to be stabbed yet again this time closer to our spine.

“DIE” growls the voice we now recognize as Brian’s, having apparently hidden his scent down wind from us while leading us into a false sense of security that gave him the upper hand. Elstan moving to slam him back against a tree in order to shake him.

Brian crying with pain as his body continued to hit against the tree, eventually knocking him and whatever he was using against us to the ground. Using that moment of transgression, I quickly move to face him, spinning towards his direction as my hand moves to grab him by the throat, my teeth drawn as I move to speak directly to him.

“Never again will you threaten my family, never again will you be allowed to cause Athena any more unnecessary heart break or tears. From now on, you’ll only be someone else’s memory”

Then, without further words, I move to thrust my claws into his chest, my hand wrapping around his heart as blood rises from his mouth, a smirk rising to greet me as he moves to speak once more.

“You may have killed me, your Majesty, but I can assure you, you will be dead soon too. Because that dagger that I used on you just now, wasn’t just made with silver, it was also laced in poison. You’ll die before the day ends.”

Growling at his words, I instantly move to rip out his heart, crushing it between my fingers, Brian’s body now a lifeless piece of garbage as I move to throw him away from me, my hands coming to rest against the base of the tree as the effects of the poison begin to take hold.

“Rosalyn, My love… I’m sorry… But this is where we part ways I’m afraid” I whisper, a piece of me knowing that I wouldn’t live long enough to make it back home or to her. My vision blurring as Elstan whines.

The darkness and poison quick to consume us as a faint howl echoes within the distance and the faint sound of running could be heard before finally I succumb to the darkness.