Rescuing His Captive Mate: Saving The Future Luna

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  Not a single person said a word during breakfast. It was like we were all exhausted from waiting so long and we were just ready to get all of this over with now. But the bad thing was that our guests weren't due to arrive until sometime in the mid afternoon. This was going to be torture.

To kill time and try to keep my eyes and mind off the clock I let Chay teach me to play chess. I had never played before, obviously, so I was losing spectacularly. It wasn't bad though, and I did enjoy playing it and learning about it but I just couldn't get into it too much.

We had just finished up our twelfth game in a row, my twelfth straight loss, when we heard the cars coming up the driveway. It sounded like there were two of them. How many people did they have with them?

That was a stupid thought. This was the Luna Queen and Alpha King we were meeting. Of course they would have a lot of people with them. How could I have been so stupid to think that there weren't a lot of people coming?

Artem was walking toward me now. He had told me before that he wanted us to meet them together as a united front. I hope they can help us. I hope they're nice. I want this to go smoothly.

I held Artem's hand as he walked toward the door. He had it opened and we were waiting for our visitors outside when they pulled up. And by we I mean all of us, myself of course but also Artem, Chay, Kent, Toby, Morgan, Doc, Reed, Bailey, and Grandpa. The only ones technically missing were Ella and the triplets. They were all at work today since the issue didn't relate to them personally.

As I watched I saw that there were two big black SUVs pulling up the driveway. I knew that they had flown here and then got these cars but the fact that they got two big cars that matched perfectly was kind of off putting.

Soon the vehicles stopped and the passengers started to get out. There was a mess of people that started making sure that everything and everyone was right where they needed to be.

There were a baker's dozen worth of people in total, six men and seven women. I could smell so many varying scents that I didn't know the meaning of, so they just confused me.

Of the men there was one that was very tall, probably even a couple inches taller than Artem, he had black hair, a honeyed complexion, and golden eyes. He was also very powerful looking. If anyone among them seemed like a king it was definitely him.

The man closest to the black haired man had auburn hair and hazel eyes. He was a few inches shorter than that man as well. He was interesting to look at, like he was young and old at the same time.

Beside them was a man with ashy blonde hair and green eyes. There was a woman who had his exact same coloring. This man was tall as well and the woman who matched him was about a head shorter. There was also a woman who had similar coloring that was off by a few shades and much shorter than the others.

Standing by those three was another man with jet black hair. He was shorter than the other men with the group but he was still taller than me for certain. And he also had hazel eyes.

Another man that was shorter than the others had sandy blond hair and eyes that were a perfect mix of yellow and green. He was so kind looking that I immediately wanted to trust him. 

The last man in the group looked so familiar yet I couldn't place it. He had blue eyes and light brown hair that was slightly grayed at the edges. I don't know why he looked so familiar, he just did.

I continued taking an inventory of the people who had arrived. The remaining five women were left now. There was a woman with bright green eyes that were so light they were almost clear. She had long dark brown hair and was very pretty.

Hazel was apparently a common color among this pack since another one of them had that color eyes, but hers had been paired with hair that was so light blonde it almost looked white. The woman next to her was the tallest of them all with a darker complexion to go with her really dark brown hair and hazelnut brown eyes.

There was someone among them that looked truly nervous and scared as well. She was almost the shortest woman in the group. Her hair was purple and her eyes were orange. I think she was afraid of us all or something.

Lastly, I looked at the most interesting person there. She had very dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. She was on the shorter side with a very narrow waist. She was very pale next to most of the others but she was also so beautiful. And she was probably the youngest among that group as well, not much older than me if at all.  The most interesting thing about her though, were the tattoo-like marks that ringed her neck and shoulders. They were so beautiful.

I was still looking around though. I hadn't seen the Queen among them.

Once they were all in the order they wanted themselves to be in they began to approach us. It hadn't even been a minute since they got out of the cars but it just seemed like time was moving in slow motion or something.

"Welcome to my pack." Artem called out to them with a smile and a friendly voice. The auburn haired man moved a little further ahead of the rest of them and extended his hand to Artem in a friendly gesture.

"Thank you for having us. My name is Gabriel Abadie and I am the Queen's personal assistant. Allow me to introduce everyone here."

The man started with everyone I noticed after him. The two with similar coloring were Juniper and her twin brother Cedar. The shorter woman near them was Cedar's mate Acacia. The shorter man with black hair was Paul, Juniper's mate.

Next came the man with the yellow-green eyes, his name was Vincent. The man who looked familiar was named Griffin and the woman with him was his mate Lana. 

There other three women included the blonde Thoma, the dark haired Izzy, and the purple haired Leelin. They were all quiet but nodded their heads.

Lastly, the man introduced the first man I had noticed and the last woman among the group. The tall, black haired man was indeed the Alpha King and his name was Reece Gray. The woman standing at his side with the tattoos was none other than the Luna Queen, Trinity Gray.

I think my head was just about to explode. Was this young woman who was about my age really the Luna Queen? I had hoped the Queen would have enough experience to help us. Would this visit really help the boys at all?

Still, Artem and I greeted everyone with handshakes and a proper kneeling bow to the royalty that had come to visit us. I noticed that the others behind us were also bowing and showing respect for the King and Queen that none of us had known about.

I don't know about the others, but I could truly feel the pull to obey them. It was so strong that it was a little off putting. Still, the King and the Queen looked like nice enough people with their truly friendly looking smiles.

"Alpha King Reece, Luna Queen Trinity, I want to thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to come and visit my pack. I want to thank you for all the help that you are offering to us. I hope that this visit is very fruitful and helps many people." Artem was a really respectful person, when he wanted to be. I was so proud of him at that moment. 

When I lifted my head to look at the King and Queen I saw that they were looking a little uncomfortable. They didn't seem to want to be bowed to.

"Stand, please." The Queen spoke in a soft and kind voice. "I don't need you genuflecting to me." She looked embarrassed by this whole situation.

"But, isn't this normal?" I asked as I stood with Artem. "I admit, I am very confused."

"Please, do not think about that too much. I am not your typical queen." She really was very nice. I couldn't help but smile at her with a relieved and happy look. I think this visit is going to go just as good as we had been hoping for, as long as they have a way to cure the boys that is.