My Miracle Luna
Their Gemini Wolves Chapter 68

{Wyatt's

P.O.V.}

As all of the Alphas and their would-be successors gathered at the meeting spot, the tension was so thick it could be cut with a knife. I was feeling the pressure and had so much on my mind, but I felt compelled to remain as cool, calm, and collected as possible since this was all my idea. With everyone present, we were just waiting to hear back from Kendrick. He was the only person I entrusted to leave in charge of getting in contact with me once Eric showed himself and carried out whatever ridiculous plan he had for us. In order to keep a low profile, we stayed deep within the cave and only left in pairs to use the restroom or go hunt for food in our wolf forms. Considering the state of Halfmoon, it was no wonder why even rogues wouldn't come here to squat. It was worse than the scene from The Lion King where Simba returns to take back his pride. If it were me, I would never let a pack territory fall to its knees to the extent Halfmoon did, only to become drier and far more lifeless than the Sahara Desert.

"Alpha Wyatt, I really hope you know what you're doing," Alpha Maximus of the Crescent Moon pack said to me as he leaned against the wall, resting his elbows on his knees.

"Alpha Maximus, I assure you, at the very least, we will catch Eric in the act of killing our clones. That alone will give us the evidence we need to prove that his ultimate goal is to get rid of us and take over our packs," I replied. "Or worse, Eric will try to do to our packs what he did to young Luna Rylee's all those years ago," Alpha Ramsey of the Midnight Moon pack interjected. "We were all there when Wyatt here outed Eric for what he did." "That is true, but it was also brought to light that Eric staged the challenge and was bound to kill Mitchell anyway," Richard answered.

"There's more to it than all of that," Chad revealed, catching everyone's attention. "My mate and her sister are also ... blessed, for lack of a better term, and they both were able to ascertain that Eric had poisoned Alpha Mitchell." "What!?"

"That is crazy talk!"

"Where is the proof!?"

Everyone was in an uproar, and the look of disgust was written all over their faces. I was a little irritated that Chad gave away that information, but then again, I figured that this information would help us.

"Calm down, everyone," Jonah said, getting to his feet. "It is true that the young Luna and Beta of Golden Moon are gifted. And from what I was told, Eric not only faked the challenge but also cheated at that. As an Elder of this region, I have approved this mission, and I lay down the authorization that Eric Patterson, and his family, are to be killed on sight. There will be no trial as he was already commissioned for execution. His mate and children will also meet the same fate. There will be no mercy shown to them in light of this new development."

"Wyatt, do you know what kind of poison was used?" Ramsey asked me. I was about to answer him, but someone else beat me to the punch.

"It's called Dimethylmercury." We all turned around. Everyone gasped in horror and shock at the individual standing before us.

"My stars," Jonah said, completely astounded.

"Unc... Uncle... Uncle Mitch!?" I exclaimed. "Hello, Wyatt," he greeted me and smiled. "Mitchell," Richard seemed exasperated. "Richard, it's been a long time, old friend." "Uncle Mitch ... I... I don't... But how?"

"A mutual friend-William," he responded with a wink. My eyes widened, and I looked over at Chad and Richard. "I don't have much time. I'm not allowed to be here for very long. But I wanted to come and tell you that your plan is going to backfire." "What?" Chad and I said in unison.

"Someone you all trust has betrayed you. And Eric knows what you are up to. He knows that those in your place are clones," Mitch informed us.

"Why are you telling us this?" I asked him.

"Because the meeting is a trap! And you need to get to Blue Lake, now!" he shouted at me and gave me a knowing look.

"Rylee." Mitch nodded, and I didn't hesitate to shift into Blade, dashing out of the cave like a falcon swooping down to catch its prey.

"Wyatt, wait!" I turned around as I made it to the entrance. "The poison- there is no cure." I nodded my head. I knew what he wanted to say was that if I wasn't careful, I was going to die. But my life would have no meaning if Rylee were to be exposed. I could hear countless paws behind me. I looked back to see and realized that Chad, Richard, and Jonah were right on my heels, while the other Alphas and their parties were veering off in different directions, no doubt trying to get back to their packs. I couldn't believe that I was naïve enough to think that this plan would be foolproof. I knew that there had to be more moles in our packs but I never considered that it would be someone that we had trusted with this plan of ours. Selene was right.

I bounded as fast I could go towards Blue Lake and was grateful that Halfmoon wasn't very far from there. We sprinted at our full speeds through the wilderness and made it over the mountain that enclosed Blue Lake's territory within half an hour. I skidded to a stop when I saw the destruction across the land. Chad and Richard flanked me while Jonah came up next to Richard. I looked towards the castle and saw that part of the walls had been absolutely demolished. I tried to mind link Kendrick but to no avail. I tried to reach someone, anyone, but there was no answer. Not even Rylee. I snarled and pushed Blade full force as we ran down the mountain to get to the castle.

As we were running, our view of the destruction became more apparent. There were a few dead bodies with pack members mourning their loss. I made a mental note to find out how many had perished and who they were. I pushed through the debris in front of the castle and leaped through one of the gaping holes in the structure.

"Wyatt!" I heard a familiar voice. I turned to see Milan running towards me. I knew she must have recently shifted because she was only wearing a sports bra and shorts. I shifted back as well, followed by Chad, Richard, and Jonah. A few male pack members conveniently tossed us some shorts to put on.

"What the f**k happened?!" I asked her, gesturing towards the chaos within the castle.

"ERIC f*****g PATTERSON IS WHAT HAPPENED!" she shouted at me, full of anger.

"Young Gamma, please explain how this happened?" Jonah calmly asked her, his voice stern. Milan took a deep breath and nodded her head, letting out a sigh as she gathered her thoughts. She was about to say something when Jason came up running next to her. "Where are the kids?" he interrupted. "With my parents in the bunker."

"YOU LEFT OUR TWINS!?" Jason chastised her.

"OUR HOME WAS UNDER ATTACK! I'M ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THIS PACK, AND YOU KNOW IT!" she screamed.

"YOU'RE ALSO A MOTHER TO TWO INFANTS!!"

"ENOUGH!!" I roared, getting their attention along with everyone else that was scurrying to do damage control. "What the f**k happened!?" I asked again.

"It appears that one of the packs has a mole," Jason answered.

"Yeah, we know, someone betrayed us and told Eric that there were clones in our places. Get to the point where your pack territory looks like a f*****g tornado hit it!" Chad shouted at them, also growing very impatient.

"Wait, what do you mean you know?" Milan asked. "Wait, how the hell did you even know to come back here?"

"An old friend," Richard answered. "Now, tell us what happened?!" he ordered.

"Believe it or not, a tornado did hit us," Jason responded.

"Not just a tornado, multiple. More like a dozen," Milan added and huffed.

"WHAT!?" I was speechless, and so were the others.

"Start from the beginning," Jonah said. Milan and Jason looked at each other for a brief moment before they dove into a lengthy explanation of what happened.

{Milan's P.O.V.}

During the Alpha's meeting

To say that I was creeped out and frustrated to see Wyatt's clone wandering about the packhouse as if he owned the place was the understatement of the century. What was worse was that I had to hide the fact that I was a new mother and deal with the bitching that I wasn't attending the morning training sessions. Of all the f*****g memories Wyatt chose to omit with his clone, it had to be the one that affected my family directly. Jason and I were definitely going to give him a piece of our minds when this was all over. Raising twins is hard enough as it is without dealing with this nonsense.

"Oh my god, there you are!" I heard a frantic voice. I turned to see Rylee running towards me.

"What?" I asked.

"Don't what me! The Alphas from the other packs are showing up, and I asked you to get everything together for dinner!" she shouted.

"Oh s**t!" I slapped my forehead at my absent mind. "I'm so sorry, the twins kept us up last night, and then I had to go to training to get that thing off of my back," I explained, referring to Wyatt's clone since no one in the pack was supposed to be aware of it. "Dah, just go, Milan!" she pointed to the kitchen. As I was heading over there, I unexpectedly ran into Tasha, of all people.

"Tasha!?" I was surprised to see Jason's sister.

"Hey!" she exclaimed and hugged me. "I guess I chose a great time to come home!" she said with a big smile.

"You were supposed to come back months ago!" I told her, lifting my brow at her.

"What can I say? The fashion world never stops, and my internship kept getting extended!"

"You missed the birth of your niece and nephew!"

"I'm sorry, geez," she replied, not bothering to hide her annoyance.

"And you abandoned your mate!"

"Justin is fine," she insisted as she swished her hand at me, excusing her choices. "Besides, we already made up, if you know what I mean," she added while wiggling her brows. "Ew! I don't need to know what you and your mate did!" I responded, covering my ears.

"Please, if you and my brother didn't f**k, you wouldn't have had pups!"

"TASHA!" I screamed at her. "I don't have time for this. There's an Alpha's meeting starting in a few hours, and I need your help getting everything set up with the kitchen Omegas." "What!? Why me!?"

"Because, in case you've already forgotten, you're technically a Gamma female too! Which means my duties are your duties!"

"My mate is an Omega! My rank drops to his anyway!" she defended.

"Not when it comes to pack duties!" I argued and grabbed her arm. "Come on!" I dragged her away with me with her whining behind me.

Even though we had to scramble to get everything finished on time, we were able to get it done with teamwork. Tasha was bitching nonstop like she always did when it came to pack work and duties, but she finished all of her tasks. Dinner was served, and I was the most uncomfortable being around all of these fake Alphas, their sons, and Betas. I looked over at Jason, and I could tell he wasn't happy with all of this either, mostly because we had to leave our pups with their nannies at their tables because we couldn't lead on that we had kids to Wyatt's clone. It would cause major issues. I couldn't believe we had to babysit the clone on top of everything else.

"I f*****g hate this," I whispered to Jason.

"I know, baby, but we have to maintain appearances until this is all over," he replied.

"If my babies forget me, there's going to be hell to pay, Jace."

"Milan, it's only been half a day. Calm down. The only thing they remember is eating and pooping." I elbowed him in the ribs, making him grunt and earning me a death glare.

"Unless you want to sleep in the guestroom, I suggest you turn your eyes elsewhere, Jason Lexington," I growled. He glared again but only for a second before turning back to his food. Just as I was taking a piece of meat from my plate, Rylee gasped, and her eyes started to glow.

"Rylee?" Wyatt looked at her. As soon as her eyes turned back their chocolate brown, she looked terrified.

"GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS!!!" she screamed. As soon as she did, all of the windows in the dining room shattered. Jason knocked me down to cover me, and I could see in my peripherals that pack members and guests alike were jumping over chairs, leaping over tables and over other individuals trying to hit the floor. From underneath the table, I could see people be lifted into the air by what looked like...

"Are those tornados!?" I shouted at Jason. "Oh my god! The kids!" We both got to our feet and raced over to where our nannies were. Thankfully, both of our parents had made it to them first.

"Get them to the bunker!" Jason quickly instructed them. "Milan, go with them!" I nodded my head and made sure to help other pack members along the way to the bunkers. I had to make sure I steered everyone clear of the wind cyclones that were destroying the inside of the castle. People were running all over, panicking. Suddenly, the front and back doors flew open as more tornadoes made their way through the living area. People left and right within the path of the twisters were being flailed across the room. "Go! Everyone go towards the bunkers!" I shouted as the wind carried my voice.

"MILAN!!!" I heard a familiar voice.

"MELODY!!!" I shouted back as she ran towards me, but she was swept up by a twister. "MELODY!!!" The twister went out the backdoor and kept getting further and further away. "What the f**k!?" I looked around and could see Michelle and Tasha also trying to lead pack members to safety. I figured that they had it under control, and my kids were safe in the bunkers already, so I went after the twister that picked up Melody. "Milan! Where are you going!?" Kendrick shouted at me as I passed him.

"Melody!" was all I said as I pointed to the tornado that was carrying her. I didn't need to say anything else. We both shifted and ran after it. It was faster than we expected, and that's when we knew something definitely wasn't right.

Milan! This isn't normal!

No f*****g s**t, Kendrick!

Dark magic!?

It has to be!

Patterson!?

Who else!?

We ran after the twister, and we could hear Melody screaming for us. She could see us through the funnel from within the heart of it, and that was another dead giveaway that this was dark magic.

"Kendrick!" Melody shouted for him but it sounded slightly muffled. I looked closer and saw that she was in some kind of bubble. It was a cage of some sort.

Milan, go back to the packhouse! I'm going to keep following her!

No!

THAT'S AN ORDER, MILAN!

Dammit, Kendrick! I ground to halt. He just had to use rank on me. I grumbled in frustration and had Ivory take us back to the castle. I hadn't even realized how far we had gone to follow Melody. As I was running back, I could see several other twisters going in the same direction as the one carrying Melody. That was when I noticed one carrying a blonde in a pale yellow top and black leggings.

Ivory isn't that what Rylee was wearing!?

I believe you are right, Milan!

I changed direction as fast as I could and went after her. I mind-linked her, hoping it would go through.

RYLEE!

MILAN! GO BACK TO THE PACKHOUSE!

NO! WHAT ABOUT YOU!?

I CAN HANDLE MYSELF! MAKE SURE PACK MEMBERS ARE OKAY!

BUT KENDRICK AND MELODY!

Don't worry about them. I think we're all going to the same place. I'll keep them safe. Look after Sam and Leighann for us until we get back.

But Rylee!

THAT'S AN ORDER, MILAN!

Ivory hit the brakes again. I was so pissed that everyone was using their rank on me. I wanted to help, but I couldn't defy direct orders. This was new territory for me since I was always on the front lines before having the twins. Ivory huffed as we went back towards the castle. I was appalled at the amount of damage the tornadoes had caused-all of this in the span of a few minutes. I was even more shocked to see dead bodies littered everywhere. Most of them were the visiting Alphas. I jumped through one of the open windows that had been shattered in the initial attack and saw even more dead bodies.

Milan, look. Ivory said to me. She turned our head, and I saw Wyatt's clone... headless. Ivory gave me back the reins, and I quickly shifted back, grabbing a sports bra and a pair of shorts that had been scattered around the dining room. Luckily, these were some of the only clean pairs of clothes lying around. I looked around to see the damage, and it was bad.

"Gamma!" I heard someone call out to me. It was one of the kitchen Omegas, and they were dragging Mr. Williams by the shoulders.

"s**t, what happened?"

"One of the twisters picked him and threw him across the kitchen. He was impaled with one of the curtain rods that came loose," they explained.

"Get him to the hospital, now! Make sure Dr. Andrews knows that there are more coming his way and that he needs a full staff!"

"Yes, Gamma!" As they dragged him off towards the hospital, someone else called to me.

"Milan!" I turned in the direction of the voice and saw Keaton, Irene, Diana, and Kelsey.

"You guys, are you okay!?" I asked them.

"We're fine. What the f**k was that!?" Keaton asked, pointing outside.

"I don't have a f*****g clue, but that's not what is important right now. Keaton, Melody was taken by one of the tornados, and your brother went after her. That makes you the Beta in charge. Irene, go find Sirena, and you guys get down to the hospital. There's going to be a lot of people who need medical attention," I briefed them. They just stood there, dumbstruck as they tried to absorb everything I said. "GO!" I shouted, and they moved as fast as they could.

"What about us?" Kelsey asked.

"You guys go find the others. If everyone is in one piece, start triaging the injured and the dead. Dianna, do you know where the tags are?" She nodded her head. "Good. If they can walk and talk and aren't bleeding to death, tag them as green. If they're injured but aren't immediately dying, tag them as yellow. They'll probably heal on their own in a few hours anyway. If they need immediate medical attention, you tag them as red and get green tags to help take them to the hospital for treatment. If they're dead... tag them as black and move on." They looked at each other and nodded before taking off.

I looked around and saw that most of the Alphas' clones had been brutally killed. This wasn't what we were expecting at all. This was something far beyond what anyone could have anticipated. As I continued to look around the dining room and helped get people to their feet if they were alive and had them move to help others if they were able to. I watched as Dianna triaged people inside, as Kelsey and Natalie triaged outside. Thankfully, I was more green and yellow than I was red and black from where I was standing inside. This went on for a good 20 minutes or so before I heard a ferocious snarl from outside. I looked out the window and saw Blade with three other wolves tailing him.

"Wyatt," I said to myself. I watched as he and the other wolves behind him jumped through one of the big holes in the wall of the castle. I made my way around from the dining room to meet him. I knew he was going to want a damage report. How the hell was I supposed to tell him that not only was his sister kidnapped by a force of nature, but Rylee as well?