Lacking Humanity | Moon Ridge

Chapter Five

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"I can't have my pups back..." 

Hayes instantly threw his hands into a calming matter, saying the words she wanted to hear. But she shook her head. "You're lying! Ronan is the next Alpha and he needs to live in Crescent Moon." Sage shouted to both her father and brother, Andrew's hold growing tighter which each passing moment.

"As his father figure, I agree, but—" Harlow attempted, but was quickly shut down by Andy. "But nothing. Even I know that the future Alpha has to live at least ten years of their life on the land they're meant to lead. And we know he isn't going to be Mystic Grimm's next Alpha." Hayes had let out a growl, and Andrew smirked.

"We're not finished with you, Clark."

"And who do you think she's inclined to help right now?... Goddess, Grey go get Torin. I can't keep holding her back." Grey had followed with a quick 'yes sir' before an even larger fellow than Severin had surveyed the room.

"Salvie...What's the matter?" Oh, that was certainly a loaded question, and she slashed out of Andrew's hold and turned off towards her blood relatives. "You didn't help Remus, you just took. But did you help?"
"We helped by—"
"By taking his wolf?! I couldn't feel his wolf anymore and I thought he was dead! That's why you can't feel mama, because she doesn't have her wolf anymore. No wolf needs to feel that. Give him his wolf back!" Torin scoffed at the idea.

"And who...By the goddess herself, dared take a man his wolf away?" Hayes had puffed his chest and tilted his head towards the Viking.

"Me, on the course that the wolf endangered his pups."
"You cannot judge a male by their situation if you aren't in his skin or fur. I realize you lost your mate, but not when your children were hardly a year old. I pray the goddess has mercy on you. That isn't a punishment worth any crime." Torin differed as he approached Remus, the pressing against Remus' forehead by the viking's thumb had been almost blinding.
His eyes rolled back to his skull as a small chant had filled the room.

No more than three heartbeats had Remus' scent and built begin to slowly return, but not what it once was. It was still lean, but wasn't as sickly as it was before.

"I would never wish the cruelest man on this planet that punishment, that is for the Moon Goddess and her alone." Sage had caught wind of her mate—Her male.

But he let out a defeated growl.

"I suppose we need to take this as Sage mated with another male and then found her true mate...His mark will last another few weeks at most." Torin dwelled, but that didn't stop him from pulling Remus up by the collar of his shirt. "If you hurt those pups though...I can promise you that you'll be beaten from an inch from your life. Is that understood?" Remus and his beast nodded to this large male.

There was no use arguing, not when he agreed.

"And in any culture, direct blood overrules these bullshit parental rights you've pulled out of your ass."
"We've taken care of the twins for months!" Jade called out, but Andrew scoffed. "But you ditched Remus? You took the pups and then left him with nothing? Not even a fucking holiday card to enjoy or bring them over for Christmas?" Andrew fought back, and Harlow stepped forward now.

"I won't be lectured by a Rogue who rose from the grave."
"Really? Because that's what your sister's done. And she isn't your biggest fan right now. Better chose your words more carefully." He spoke, and that certainly didn't bode well.

As Harlow didn't respond to threats. "Sage wouldn't hurt a fly."

"That's before she returned back to that vampire and lived life as an Alpha away from politics...Besides, from what Torin has claimed, the Draugr are headed your way now." That word confused the entirety of the other side and thus Torin laughed.