Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 488

Chapter 146: Moonlit Dreams

*Ciana*

I was fading into and out of consciousness, moving between my dreams and reality.

The first thing I noticed was that wherever I was, it did not smell like my room. Instead, it smelled of old wood and musk.

Hushed voices reached my ear.

"This is stupid. There is no telling if this will even work." The first voice was female. “What if the rumors aren't true? She will know exactly who we are within seconds."

“Don't be such a pessimist, Jennifer. The rumors are true. She went back home. Why else would she be back in her home pack and not at the palace?" another female voice replied.

There was silence for a few moments.

“I still think this is a dumb idea. We could die once they find out. Let's just kill her and be done with it."

“We can't kill her!" The softer female voice exclaimed. "Those were not Luther's instructions."

"Is Luther here? No. Why? Because of her!"

'Keep it down, Jennifer! Do you want to wake her? She will be confused and disoriented when she wakes up. We need her to trust us."

"Magnolia, I could give two shits about this girl. She is vulnerable and weak right now. All I need to do is take one clean swipe and this will all be over with. Just let me do it."

The Jennifer woman sounded very angry.

“No. You will not touch her. She is our Luna!"

Jennifer scoffed.

'You loved Luther and this is the best way to avenge him. We all miss him, Jen. But you can't be reckless. We need to be careful how we proceed from now on. Okay?"

There was silence again. I heard some shuffling but I didn't open my eyes.

Who were these women and what did they want with me?

"I think she's waking up. I heard the change in her heartbeat." The voice I now knew to belong to Magnolia said. "Luna Ciana? Are you awake?'

Slowly I blinked my eyes open and stared up at an old white ceiling. The paint was peeling and there were cracks in the corners. Slowly I turned to my left and saw two women standing not too far from the small couch I had been placed on. One looked at me with concern and the other looked at me with disdain and hatred.

I quickly sat up with my eyes scanning the room. The wooden floors were rotting and the white walls were stained with various liquids, one of which I was sure was blood. The place looked more like a crime scene than a living room to me.

I was sure I had never been here before but there was a sense of familiarity about it that I just couldn't shake. The air in this room smelled familiar and even felt familiar. Darn those lost memories!

Flashes of me walking down a pristine white marble hallway came to mind. But as quickly as the memory came it fled from me. I held onto the side of my temple and groaned as the dull ache in my head started.

"Luna, are you okay?" One of the women came to the couch and knelt before me. "We aren't going to hurt you. You are safe here.”

I moved away from her to one side of the couch. “Who are you?" I demanded.

"My name is Magnolia and this is Jennifer." She pointed to the woman who still looked like she wanted to kill me. "We are your friends. Do you not remember us?"

I shook my head. "What kind of friends take someone from their home?"

Magnolia let out a nervous laugh. "We heard the rumors of your memory loss and we knew if we came to you directly at first you would reject us. But what we have to tell you is very time sensitive and couldn't be delayed."

“You could have asked for an audience with my father. He would have told me about you."

Magnolia shook her head. "Alpha Black doesn't know us but you do."

"No I don't. I don't remember many people who claim to have known me. For all I know you could be lying to me."

"Luna, we aren't lying to you—"

"Why do you keep calling me that? I am not your Luna."

"But you are," Magnolia smiled at me. "You are the Luna of the Ortiz pack. Can't you feel your connection to this place? This was once your home. You were once the bride of Alpha Luther."

"Fuck this." Jennifer stormed out of the room we were in leaving just me and Magnolia.

'Don't mind her."

"She doesn't like me very much."

"Jen doesn't like a lot of people." Magnolia came to sit beside me. “But back to why you are here. You are here to avenge Luther."

"I don't even know who this Luther is. I'm sorry but I don't remember you or this pack or anything to do with this Luther guy. Now, will you please take me back to my pack? My father would be looking for me."

I went to stand but Magnolia placed her hand over me stopping my movements.

"I can help you remember.'

I stilled. “What?"

"I can help you remember.' Magnolia let go of my hand and walked over to a bag that laid on the floor. She dug into it before she pulled out some sort of clear rock. Crystal maybe?

"With this. I can help you bring back your memories. Then all of this will make sense."

"I don't understand. What is that? How is a rock supposed to help me remember my past?"

She lowered her gaze. "This isn't just some rock. It's a crystal. The Moonlit Crystal to be exact. It's a sacred artifact and linked to the moon Goddess. It will allow me to penetrate into your mind and unlock the memories that have been kept from you."

The first person that came to mind was Theo.

Maybe this would be able to make sense of all of these things that I felt on the inside. All the things Theo told me about. The life we had supposedly built together. I would finally be able to learn the truth.

But, from what Magnolia was saying Theo wasn't my beloved-Luther was.

"Do I have your permission to unlock your memories?"

I hesitated for a moment but after realizing that I needed to learn the truth, I nodded.

Magnolia smiled and instructed me to lay down and I did as she told me.

She then pressed the crystal on my heart and placed her hands on top of it. She closed her eyes and began chanting inaudible words.

A gentle heat warmed my chest and I felt a tingle run up and down my spine. My head spun slowly, my mind flashing this bright light.

Was this it? Was this what love felt like?

Luther beamed at me but then his smile quickly dissolved as he fell to the ground. His hand let go of mine and his face turned into total palness.

"Luther!" Dread seeped into my bones as I dropped to my knees.

"Fate is unfair... What did I do wrong?"

His eyes looked up at the shadow that stood over us.

When I moved my head to look up I stilled.

Looming over us with a look of pure evil.

"King...Theo?"

He was the villain in this story and he had taken from me that which I had loved the most in this world.

I finally understood. I finally knew the truth.

No wonder Dad said that usually sudden onset amnesia was to shield the mind from a bad memory or trauma.

All of a sudden, desperate pain due to the loss of my family and my pack, overwhelming hatred towards the royal court, devastating determination to seek revenge... all sorts of foreign but powerful emotions suffocated me.

I felt those emotions didn't belong to me, but they were forced into my mind no matter how much I struggled.

Slowly, I couldn't breathe, nor could I think.

Who was I?

When I tried to focus, my head was about to explode, and it felt like there were thousands of pounds weighing on my chest.

I desperately wanted to get out, but I couldn't. I was trapped in endless darkness and coldness, tormented by desperation and fear.

The only way to survive was to fuel myself with fury and hatred. Finally, my eyes shot open and I sat upright on the couch. My body drenched in sweat and my lungs gasping for air.

A woman was at my side rubbing my back and trying to soothe me.

"You...you are...?" I asked. As soon as I tried to remember something, my head hurt.

"Luna Ciana, I'm Magnolia. Do you understand now? King Theo has lied to you..." her words sounded from far far away. I shook my head to try to hear it clearly, but I couldn' t, even though she was right in front of me.

I heard myself ask, "I... love Luther?"

Magnolia smiled brightly, "Yes, my lady, you do. And King Theo is our enemy. You must take revenge for Alpha Luther!"

I nodded my head, but I felt I forgot about something very important. "Who...am I?"

“It doesn't matter, my lady," she said with a satisfied smile. "You only need to remember one thing, and you know exactly what it is.'

I nodded, yes, I did know that one thing.

King Theo must die!