Two Moons

Chapter Thirty Eight

May

"I'm going to kill him," Lucas finally speaks. I look up from Derek's note, still in disbelief. He was here and no one saw him, I didn't even smell him. James and Dylan didn't even see anything.

"Lucas, we need to go and tell the pack about this. They need to prepare. But this will just put everyone in danger. I can always hand myself in..."

A loud, menacing growl rips out of Lucas's throat. His eyes turn pitch black, and his claws have elongated, making human customers look our way with frightened looks on their faces.

"Never!" He growls.

"Alpha sir, human customers are beginning to look over your way and are suspecting something. With all due respect Alpha, if you don't leave, our kind is going to be open to the humans," a waiter from Lucas's pack tells us, looking horrified to say anything.

"Of course sir, I apologize. May we use the back exit please?" I ask, smiling the biggest one I could muster.

"Most definitely, Luna," he bows his head and leaves.

"Lucas?" I ask quietly, tugging on his hand over the table.

"What?" He snarls, looking at me with sharp canines. I look at him incredulously, daring him to do it again. "We're going home."

*~*~*~*~*

"I saw no one. I guess he was already in the restaurant. I have no idea how he could have been in there without us even knowing. I'm sorry I failed you, Luna and Alpha," James bows his head.

"No, it's fine. My brother is a cunning, horrible man with an evil mind. He can do anything if he puts his mind to it, trust me," I reassure them.

"Alpha, we apologize. Please accept our apology," Dylan also bows his head.

"No. It's none of your faults. It's mine. I am an Alpha, I should have detected a scent," Lucas shakes his head.

"Lucas, how could you say that? It isn't anyone's fault but Derek's," I put my hand on Lucas's arm.

"We need to tell the pack. Dylan, please have Josh round up the pack in the center of pack grounds. James, call extra guards. Their Luna's life is at stake here, we need everyone who can fight, to fight." Lucas waves them off and they scurry to do their duties. "I will not let Derek kill you. He will never even lay a finger on you. Ever." Lucas pulls me into his side, breathing in my scent to calm him down. Letting him calm down, I pull away.

"How are we going to prepare? Is this going to be war?" I ask quietly.

"Yes. It has to be. That's the only way I can put an end to all of this. You won't be fighting. You'll be safe."

"Excuse me?" I look at him, appalled.

"Why would you fight?" He asks.

"Because this fight is about me, not the pack. And, I want to. Do not say you want to protect me because I am your best fighter out there. Besides, I would find a way to fight anyways." I state. Lucas pauses, thinking it over.

"We discuss this later. Josh has got everyone gathered up. We should go talk to them," Lucas says, grabbing my hands."This will all be over soon. Don't you worry, Pup."

We walk in silence to the center of the pack grounds, me leaning up against him and his arm around my waist.

"Attention, everyone!" Lucas shouts once we arrive to the crowd. "I would like to formally introduce my mate, your Luna, May. She has made a decision and it is me. Now, I understand this meeting is very short notice, but we have been challenged to go to war by a human and his pack of rogues. He wants to kill your Luna. We have to find a way-"