Leah's point of view
"Alpha Giovanni!" I shouted his name to make him stop. He turned to me, and he walked toward me.
"I want you to hide. I want you to take care of yourself."
"N-No, let's hide. Please." My tears slowly formed. It flowed as I gazed at Alpha Giovanni.
I don't know why I don't want him to go there. I don't want them to fight with Amoux.
"Leah, I am the Alpha of the Red Moon Pack, and I didn't want to hide while my members sacrificed their lives for the Red Moon Pack."
"Leah, what is important to me is that you are protected. I will not let you die; remember that," added Alpha Giovanni.
I shuddered to let him know I didn't like what he was saying to me. I held his face and looked at him.
"Alpha Giovanni. I'm scared." My lips parted as he quickly cuddled me. My heart beats faster. I'm just thinking that I'm going to lose him. I don't know what I will do with my life anymore.
"Do you know that I talked to your father before you went to Nightwalker? He told me not to get married because he will give you to me."
"So until now, I still don't have a Luna to choose from. Because your father and I agreed, we made the blood compact to seal our pact."
"He wants you to be my Luna so he and my father's dream will come true. They want us to get married, and they want to witness it.." My tears flowed more and more. I shut my eyes and caressed Alpha Giovanni's face.
"I don't regret coming here to the Red Moon Pack." Alpha Giovanni closed his eyes and seemed to feel how I touched his face.
"Leah, I don't regret seeing you that time. If only you knew my suffering when I found out that your parents died. When I saw you with Amoux, I knew you'd be my Luna."
Alpha Giovanni slowly brought his lips closer to mine. I closed my eyes when I felt his lips on mine.
'Why do I feel like this is our last meeting, Alpha Giovanni?'
The kiss he gave me was light and full of care. He immediately let go of my lips and then touched my cheek. I cried even more because of what he was doing.
"Leah, I love you… every member of the Red Moon Pack likes you." He quickly grabbed me, and we went through a secret tunnel of the Red Moon Pack.
I immediately heard the children crying because of the fear they were feeling. I saw Almera rushing, and she grabbed me as soon as we ended at a large door of Alpha Giovanni.
I fretted when I looked at him. Alpha Giovanni's eyes were sorry when he glanced at me.
"W-What does it mean?" I feel like he betrayed me. Why else would I become one of the strongest girls in the Red Moon Pack if I just hid? Does he not trust me that I can defend myself against Amoux?
It was like there was a heavy block running over my chest. Alpha Giovanni prioritized my safety, ours, over theirs.
"Leah, I want you to watch over the members here. You can do that, can't you?"
"Alpha Giovanni, why can't I fight with you? We trained ourselves for this?"
"Don't be mad at me, Leah. I don't want anything bad to happen to you. You are here with other members too."
"Alpha Giovanni, I cannot accept this decision of yours! We can be a great help for this freaking battle."
"If I get a chance to be safe in this battle and you disappear from the Red Moon Pack, it's like they killed me too. I trust you to protect my whole pack, our pack." My eyes widened when he gave me the three rings. What does this mean?
"This ring will prove that you got our words to get our pack. Rozen and Dylan entrust me with this Alpha ring, but I'll give it to you first. I know you cared for our packs."
"I will not accept this, Alpha Giovanni! Does that mean you know you might die in war? I don't want it."
I saw Almera and Alpha Giovanni look at each other. I heard that some of the members walked behind me. I heard Almera sigh as if she didn't like what Alpha Giovanni was saying.
"I'm sorry, Leah. Remember that I love you!" My eyes dilated when he turned his back on me. I felt the members holding me.
"N-No, Alpha Giovanni! Come back here!"
"Alpha!" I could only hear my loud sobbing. Why does it hurt me to think that Alpha Giovanni might vanish from my life?
"Please, come back here! I can't do this!" My tears didn't stop flowing. I also felt my eyelids twitch from crying so much. I looked at Almera, who was also crying on the side. I hugged her to comfort her.
"I'm sorry, Leah. But that's what Alpha Giovanni wants." Our companions were also crying, but the children's cries prevailed more.
"Almera.." I hugged her. I glanced at my companions. My chest tightened even more as I thought our comrades were fighting while we were hiding.
"Almera, I want us to go see Alpha Giovanni. We need to help them!"
"Leah, you know that's not possible! The Alpha will be mad at me!"
I revealed the Alpha ring I was holding. She stopped and looked away from me.
"I'm not asking for your opinion. I demand you to accompany me to help them." I declared angrily, and Almera almost trembled.
"Leah.." I took a deep breath to think about what we should do to help others.
'Amoux, if I'm the only reason you ambush here to the Red Moon Pack, I can go with you if you weren't killing anyone. But now. I don't know anymore.'
"Choose the strong people here. Hurry up." Almera quickly obeyed my order. I looked at the three Alpha rings in my hand and immediately put them in my pocket so they wouldn't be lost.
Is that the only trust they have in me? What did they see in me to trust me like this?
After Almera chose the members who could fight, we made a plan. We came out of our hiding place. With every step we take, I find it harder to breathe.
"Leah, the Nightwalkers are our enemies. What if they attack us? Will you be angry if we fight?" Almera.
We took the arrows we had with us. I couldn't stop myself from looking at Almera.
I love the Nightwalker too, but I can't help but allow Almera to fight. They risked their lives to be with me.
"Kill them if necessary." The word I uttered became emphatic. They just nodded at me. They prepared immediately. In contrast, I was looking for Alpha Giovanni.
I heard arrows hitting the Nightwalkers, who were Amoux's companions. I sped up my running and let go of the katana I was holding as a Nightwalker member attacked me.
It hit him in the chest, and he almost writhed in pain. I approached him. His eyes widened when he saw me.
"L-Leah.." I held the katana I had and pressed it more brutally. He almost screamed in pain.
I was furious as I saw the other Nightwalkers burning down the houses of the Red Moon Pack members.
When that man lost his life, I immediately searched for Alpha Giovanni. Almera secretly assists me whenever someone attacks me.
"Alpha Giovanni!" I couldn't believe it when I saw Alpha Giovanni's best friend dead.
"Leah, what happened to us? I thought they were all dead!"
They pulled me to hide as we saw Amoux fighting Alpha Rozen, Alpha Dylan, and Alpha Giovanni. The three Alphas are getting tired, but Amoux's wolf is powerful.
I was about to run to get the three Alphas, but Almera pulled me. They shook their heads at me.
I saw that the three Alphas looked at us. Their eyes widened in disbelief that we were hiding near them.
"Alpha Giovanni is still our Alpha. We don't need to come any closer, or they will have more trouble."
"Almera.."
I almost trembled in fear as Amoux ruthlessly attacked the three Alphas. I saw how he stomped on Alpha Rozen's head to die while Alpha Dylan was beheaded.
My companions started sobbing. We can't fight with Amoux; he's a Lycan. He's stronger than us!
Alpha Giovanni struggles to fight back after Amoux cuts off Alpha Dylan's head. Alpha Giovanni rippled as Amoux choked him.
I looked at the full moon in the sky. A Lycan truly becomes powerful when the moon is full. Amoux cannot control his wolf because it is stronger than him.
"Leah..." Tears flowed from my eyes when I heard Alpha Giovanni call my name. Amoux lifted him as he choked him.
I collapsed as I witnessed how Amoux killed the three Alphas. If he killed the Alpha, how about me? Shouldn't I have trusted him?
I closed my eyes when Alpha Giovanni lost his life. Amoux immediately tossed him into a big tree.
Almera dragged me. And because I was unstable, they took me back to where we came from earlier.
"Leah, Alpha Giovanni announced that he considers you the Luna of the Red Moon Pack. So we will obey you." I turned to Almera when she told me that. I sniffed badly.
"That was his last word using the mind link. And I'm sure all the members got his message." Almera finally gave in. I know what happened was painful for her. She saw how Alpha Rozen was killed.
"Almera.."
"You will lead the whole pack. We trust you, Leah. We will help you."