The Lycan King and His Mysterious Luna Chapter 46

I’ve been questioning her without using my Alpha command, but she keeps telling me that she had nothing to do with the kidnapping. The thing is though, I believe her. She says that she is in love with her mate and although living in the pack has been a bit difficult and a huge adjustment for her, she loves being there with him. She even has been teaching them some of our training techniques. The Alpha and Luna both vouch for her and say that she has been trying very hard.

While I’m trying to figure out who else could be behind this, I see her fidget in her seat. I’ve known her for two centuries now, and fidgeting is not something that this woman does. She is always very confident and sure of herself, so what has her so nervous? “Michelle, what’s wrong?”

She looks up at me and scrunches her face up in a frown like she’s trying to decide whether to tell me something or not. “Michelle, I don’t have time for this. My mate is missing, now just out with it. Please don’t make me command you to tell me.”

“Alex, it isn’t like that. I’m going to tell you, but it is hard because it involves my father. Well, more like something he said the last time I saw him before I left with Zachariah.”

“What was it?” I got the feeling that this wasn’t going to be good.

“He said for me not to worry and that he would take care of everything. I asked him what he meant, and he said that he would make sure I became Queen no matter what and to not accept Zachariah as my mate.”

“I’ve been meaning to ask you about that too. How have you been ignoring my Alpha commands?”

“My daddy hired a witch to break me out of the commands. As far as I know, he hasn’t used her on himself or for anything else. Though now that you mention it, the scent thing could be something she is capable of doing. I’m not saying he was the one in her room, but it is possible. Look, I don’t want you or anything to do with this whole mess if I’m honest. I’ve found my fated mate, and now that I have him there is nothing and no one more important. I just want to go back to my mate now. Whatever you need to do to my father, do it. I’ve had enough of these games. My mother was right.”

“Not that I needed your permission, but I’m glad you’re on the same page, because I will do whatever is necessary to get him to tell me everything. David, retrieve him. Take some guards just in case he decides to get out of line.”

Belleveue comes into my office in handcuffs being led by David and flanked by two of my best elite warriors. A part of me is really hoping that this man is innocent, for his family’s sake, but also for the sake of my parents. The anger radiating from him is making both my wolf and Lycan feel like they are being challenged, and his facial expression isn’t helping much. I can understand being angry about being put into handcuffs and taken into custody, but the defiant look and smirk on his face tells me that my hope of him being innocent is going out of the window. I look at my father and give a slight nod and I can see his head hang a little before his resolve comes back. I sigh, then stand up at my full height. Time to get down to business.

“David, you can take the handcuffs off. I don’t think he means anyone here any harm.” I smirk a little and then move to stand in front of my desk.

“What is the meaning of all this?” he asks. My anger surges for a second just to let him know that he is not the one doing the interrogating here.

“You seem to have been making this a habit lately, Lord Bellevue. For some reason, you seem to believe that our places have been exchanged. Last I checked, I was and still am the Lycan King am I not?”

“Yes, your majesty. I meant no disrespect. I just don’t understand why I am here, and why I was pulled away from dinner with my family.”

“Yet, this is the second time that you’ve disrespected me. I’ll accept your apology without punishment if you do something for me.”

“Yes, your majesty. Anything, just name it.” I can smell fear coming from him now but his anger is still there.

“Anything? Are you sure?” My own anger starts to rise the more his scent hits me.

“Yes, your majesty.”

“Would you be so kind as to tell me, why you smell of black magic and are behind my mate being kidnapped?”

I look him dead in his eyes and I know that he can see both my wolf and Lycan are present. Anger is starting to roll off me in waves and it takes all my strength to keep it reigned in so I don’t hurt the others in the room.

“Your majesty, I...”

“DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT LYING TO ME! I CAN SMELL IT ON YOU! DID YOU REALLY FORGET WHO I AM?” My nostrils are flaring, and I can see the others take steps further away from me, even my father. I can feel their fear, and it is making my wolf and Lycan’s predatory nature come to the surface. We are ready to hunt and kill our prey. I do plan on killing this man, but not until I have my answers.

“You know, I’ve been thinking that maybe, maybe I’ve become too soft. I let all of you try to make your own decisions and only step in when things get out of hand. Maybe my great grandfather’s father had the right idea. See, I only took a part of what he wanted to do and made it to where you all had free will, with me only stepping in for trials and sentencing. If I governed this kingdom, the way that he wanted, you would have been executed at dinner the other night, but instead I have been trying to take us out of the dark ages and into a new age. Obviously, you like it in the dark.”

“Your majesty, I was only going to say that I did use the dark magic to get rid of the commands that you put on my daughter, but as for being behind her kidnapping that isn’t me.” He’s half lying.

“Well, if it wasn’t you then who is behind my missing mate?”

“Your majesty, I don’t know who has her.” A lie. I just stared at him.

“If you know where my daughter is or who has her, then tell us now!” Alpha Facundo yells in a commanding voice. His Alpha command won’t work on Bellevue being that he isn’t in the same pack or a Lycan.

Bellevue looks at the Alpha and sneers. “You presume to give me commands! You’re nothing more than a lowly Alpha wolf. If it wasn’t bad enough that my daughter kept getting rejected by this wanna be King, she went and got herself mated to a lowly beta wolf. My daughter will never stay in that pack with that boy. I’ll make sure of it. You aren’t the only king around. My baby girl deserves the best.”

“ENOUGH!” I yell. “I’ve had enough of this. You will tell me where my mate is and who has her, or you’ll beg for death a million times, and I still won’t grant it to you. We live a very long time and that gives me plenty of time to come up with new and more painful ways to torture you. I’ll only keep you alive because of your wife. She doesn’t deserve to go into blood rage from feeling your loss.”

His eyes widen for a few seconds before I see that defiant look come back. “I’m not telling you anything. If my daughter can’t be with you then why should I help you be happy. You led my daughter on for years and broke her heart time and time again. I was the one there wiping her tears at night because you said or did something to her. No, you deserve all the pain you have coming to you. He will kill her, that much I can tell you, but only after he tortures her and I believe he said he will contact you so that you can watch. He hates you and your family even more than I do. Well, I only hate you. Your mother and father and grandparents were never my problem.”

“I’m your problem, you are right about that. Well, don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Before anyone can blink, my claws come out and I slash deep into his chest. He screams in pain and blood splatters onto me and my desk. Damn, this is going to be a mess. “Guards, hold him.” They reply by stepping forward and holding him. Nobody else says anything.

“Now, do you feel like talking or do I need to keep slashing?”

“You’re a fucking animal! That’s why you are no longer fit to rule. I wouldn’t have helped him if you had just married my daughter or if that stupid girl had listened to the notes she was sent and walked away. She had weeks to do as I said but her choices led to this, so her death is her choice.”

I slash again this time lower, taking out chunks of his thighs. “Where. Is. My. Mate?”

“Screw you!” He pants out between screams.

“Limbs will start coming off next. Now tell me what I need to know.”

“You might as well kill me, because I’m not telling you anything.” I have to give it to him; he has guts for an old man. I chuckled and smirked.

“I told you that you would beg for death and after just this you’re already telling me to kill you. You’re so eager to leave your own mate and daughter?” He looks sad for a minute. “Just tell me what I want to know, and all of this will end.”

“You mean you’ll pardon me? All I did was send notes and use black magic to keep her from obeying your commands.”

“I can pardon you from death. Your actions led to my mate, your future Queen, being kidnapped and who knows what else. I’ll say this, what happens to you will depend on what happens to her. Now where is she? Last time before limbs come off.” He’s breathing heavier as he is losing a lot of blood. I’ll have to stop in a few and take him to get fixed up before putting him in the dungeon. There’s a soft knock on the door and I already know who it is, so I motion for David to open the door for her.

“Hello Lady Bellevue.” I greet her before turning back to look at her husband.

“Hello your majesty. I’m guessing her still isn’t talking.”

“I think he is about to, but I’m not sure. Are you going to tell us where she is now, or do I need to continue with your wife and mate present?” He looks at his wife and it looks like they are having a conversation. Shock, anger, and then sadness all crosses his features before he turns to me once again.

“The person that has your mate” He says the word mate as if it is the nastiest word in the world to him, and I fight my urge to rip off a limb. “is someone that may surprise you. I think you should bring the women in to hear this as well.”

“I’ve already mind-linked them to come and they should be here within seconds, your majesty. I know that I may have overstepped, but believe me, you really should have them here for this. I couldn’t believe it when he just told me.” Tears start to form in her eyes while anger and disgust are on her face.

“It is okay Lady Bellevue. Whatever it takes to get Freya back is okay with me.”

Seconds later the women walk in and go to their mates. My heart constricts at seeing them holding their mates and I don’t even know where mine is at the moment or if she is safe. After everyone is settled, I turn my gaze back onto my target. “Speak!”

“The person that has, what was her name again, oh yes Freya. The one who has her goes by the title Rogue Lycan King, but I believe that some here might know his as Tobias Lareaux. He smirks while looking at Luna Catherine. Her face pales and my father, mother, and I look at the man with shock on our faces. “Wasn’t he your former mate, Luna Catherine?”