Chapter 1 Alpha's plight

"Ashina, use the ring now!, we have no time. This is your best chance to go into the human globe for safety". Gonzalo, mindlinked his wife in desperation for god knows how long.

"No, I can't go without you. I can't live alone there. Please let's go together". Ashina cried pleadingly.

"Please do it, my love, you have to save our pups. You know how hard it was before you got pregnant. Save our little pups so they can at least live freely over there, should the enemies win over us, please".

The Alpha kept begging Luna Ashina to save herself and their unborn pups but she found it hard to leave the wolf globe without him. It was not that she didn't want to save their pups but it was just that she wanted to leave with him. She was afraid that he would be killed in the war if she left.

The atmosphere was hot and very tense. Fear was the order of the day to the extent that even the chirping of the birds could not be heard. The terrible injustice against the moonstone pack was beginning to tell on them. Many had been wounded and many taken into captives.

Alpha Gonzalo was taken unaware but he had decided that he would never surrender his people to the enemy without a fight. He also had to save his pregnant wife and pups by sending them into the human globe. However, convincing her to do the needful wasn't easy.

The Moonstone Pack was renowned for its lush and bountiful territory, teeming with an abundance of food and resources. Their land was blessed with fertile soil, crystal-clear rivers, and a favorable climate, making them one of the most prosperous packs in the region. Despite their good fortune, the Moonstone Pack was never hesitant to share their wealth with neighboring packs, often providing aid during harsh winters and times of scarcity.

However, their generosity and success only fueled the jealousy and resentment of the surrounding packs. Alpha Dolph, a cunning and power-hungry leader, exploited these feelings to manipulate the Midnight Stalkers Pack, Shadow Runners Pack, and Nightfall Pack into allying against the Moonstone Pack. Driven by greed and a desire for dominance, Alpha Dolph convinced the other Alphas that the Moonstone Pack's wealth and resources were rightfully theirs.

The three packs secretly plotted their attack for months, gathering their forces and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. They planned to launch a surprise assault on the Moonstone Pack, killing most of its members and enslaving the survivors. The war began with a brutal and unexpected attack, catching the Moonstone Pack off guard and leaving them reeling.

As the days passed, the Moonstone Pack found themselves vastly outnumbered and outmatched by the combined forces of their enemies. Alpha Gonzalo, the pack's wise and courageous leader, rallied his warriors and fought bravely, but the odds were stacked against them. The war raged on, leaving destruction and devastation in its wake. The Moonstone Pack's very existence hung in the balance, as they struggled to survive against the treacherous alliance of the three packs.

When Alpha Gonzalo realized that they may not survive the war, even the power of their priestess and his Luna Ashina, who possess a witch power, could not save them. In desperation to ensure the safety of his unborn pups and wife, Alpha Gonzalo begged Luna Ashina to use the magical dimensional travel ring in her possession to escape to the human globe. With the enemy packs closing in, he knew traveling by road or forest would be too perilous for her. Luna, however, was hesitant to leave, despite having the three-dimensional travel rings given to her by her aunt, the former priestess, who had been captured by evil witches.

Alpha Gonzalo understood his responsibility to protect his pack, but he couldn't bear the thought of losing his family. He urged Luna to use the ring, but she refused, blocking their Pack connection and fleeing into the woods to hide. His Beta, Jared, attempted to persuade him to leave with his wife, but Alpha Gonzalo refused, anger flashing in his eyes.

"Never suggest I abandon my people again," he growled.

Gathering his remaining wolves in their hidden abode, Alpha Gonzalo sought to bolster their spirits before the situation worsened. Except for a few guards stationed at the territory boundaries, the pack assembled, eager for their Alpha's words. He praised their bravery in the unexpected war and urged them to continue fighting, trusting in the will of their Moon goddess. He vowed to do everything in his power to protect them. The pack responded with a resounding howl of approval. Just then, his Beta whispered something in his ear, interrupting his speech.

"My Alpha, Luna is not around here and I couldn't connect to her or her maids".

He nodded to him, finished up with the Pack members, and discharged them. Then turned and gave his beta sign to follow him.

"Not to worry Jared, she disconnected me as well but one of the maids had mindlinked me where they were hiding before she ordered them to disconnect from everyone. Ashina could be troublesome sometimes especially since she got pregnant but I need to send her off by force for the sake of our unborn pups" Gonzalo put in authoritatively.

They kept walking into the forest as they searched for her, sniffing everywhere. Then Gonzalo perceived her. His mate's scent could not be mistaken with another. The scent was coming from a small cave nearby. On getting closer, the Alpha called out to her.

"Ashina, I know you are in there so come out. Don't make me come in there by myself".

Without wasting time, they saw her and two of her maids coming out. She was crying, hoping that her tears would soften the Alpha's heart. Unfortunately, it didn't happen because immediately the Alpha growled at her.

"What do you think you are doing? You need to get the heck out of here. You are in your seventh month and the fight is dangerous. You are one of the targets because they didn't want me to have an heir. Use the ring now!"

Meanwhile, as they were at the meeting the enemies were strategizing the best way to attack again. Unknown to them one of the omegas in the palace was sending crucial information to Alpha Dolph of Shadow Runners Pack. She had told him about the plan of Alpha Gonzalo to send Luna away into the human globe for safety.

Instantly, Alpha Dolph gathered some warriors, sending out information that they were attacking the Moonstone Pack. The plan was not to let Luna out of the wolf globe alive. Moonstone Luna must be killed so that Moonstone would not boast of any successor after Gonzalo is defeated.

As Alpha Dolph's only son, Conri heard that they must kill Luna of Moonstone, he felt concerned. He decided it was time he told his father a secret that had been unnerving him for months. He can't let them kill Luna because of her pregnancy.

Initially, he was against the ongoing war against the Moonstone because he liked the Pack a lot. He was among the youngsters who finished part of their education in Moonstone Pack. When he was with them, he enjoyed the Pack's hospitality very well. Alpha Gonzalo treated him as if he was his child while he was in school there.

So he went looking for his father to confront him concerning Moonstone Pack Luna. On seeing his father, he went straight to the point.

"Father, you can't kill the Luna, please call off the attack"

Alpha Dolph growled and nearly smacked him on his face. Conri's father had always called him a weakling because he felt he wasn't as strong as him.

"What is the matter with you, Conri? Sometimes I wonder if you are my blood or someone else's. This is war and in a war, there are no sentiments. Their Luna must be killed. Get out of my sight". His father growled in anger.

"No Father, you can't do that, if you kill her the pups will die as well". Conri disputed.

"What kind of a doctor are you? That is the exact plan, silly you. Talk with your senses. Of course killing the Luna will send the pups straight to heaven, you dumb ass". His father yelled in anger and started walking away.

"Exactly what I don't want Father, I want the pups alive because they are mine!". He yelled after him.

"What! " Escaped the father's lips.