Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 162

Chapter 162: Chapter 162

[ALPHA DOMINIC’s Point of View]

`I knew the night would be the night our enemies would all come to take advantage of the situation—an important ceremony that would change the lives of the citizens of Silver Crescent. The night that Samantha will be crowned as the one and true Luna of my pack.

“Are you ready for this night, Alpha?”

Liam approached me with a smile on his face. His hands were clasped behind him as he stood beside me and watched the Omegas prepare the venue for the ceremony. Everyone was busy and focused on their tasks as if doing so would make them forget the horrible threat of our enemies outside the gates.

“Yes. Have you checked the whole perimeter? Anything suspicious?”

“No. In fact, it is weird because we didn’t see any Black Claws or any from the Fang Trinity tonight. It’s like they retreated from where they are hiding.” Liam explained as he rubbed his chin while frowning. “I have a feeling they are planning something for tonight, Dominic. So I tripled the guards and made sure there were more Gamma soldiers around the ceremony area. I won’t let these bastards ruin you and Samantha’s night.”

I gave her a nod of approval and a slight smile. “Thank you, Liam, for keeping things on track while Samantha and I were out of the pack, rescuing the kids. You have no idea how much help you are giving me and my wife.”

“What are you talking about?” He patted me on the shoulder while we both watched the workers outside. “I am your Beta. And your best friend for decades, Dominic. I’ve got your back. I know if this happened to me, you would have my back, too. There is nothing for you to worry about. Just focus on Samantha and the kids. This is a very crucial time for both of them. I will handle the rest. You can trust me with this.”

I gave him a pat on the shoulder and then left my office to check on everything.

As I went down the stairs to the main hall, I saw some of the elders and members of the council gathering and talking about something, and they stopped, and they all stared at me when I approached them. I knew most of them still didn’t believe in Samantha’s potential. But I knew my wife. I had seen what she could do. I had witnessed how important we are to her—how much she loved me and the children, that she was willing to sacrifice herself for everyone’s safety.

These people didn’t know. They had no idea.

And I would show them what Samantha was capable of.

“Alpha Dominic.” All of them bowed their heads as soon as I reached the main hall. I expected they would complain again and argue about my choice, but they didn’t. They smiled at me, which surprised me.

“We want to congratulate you and your wife on the coronation tonight.” One of them spoke with a gentle voice. All the tension in me disappeared, and the shadows of my eyes lifted as soon as I realized what they meant.

“We all believe you are doing what is best for the pack,” she continued. Elisa had been serving Silver Blade all her life, and seeing her finally approve of Samantha gave me a sense of relief. Yes, I am the Alpha of the Pack. I am the Law. I am the symbol and power of Silver Crescent. But these people also worked hard for the order and prosperity of the pack. They played a big part in my decision-making.

“Thank you, Elisa.” I nodded at Elisa, took her offered hand, and shook it gently. “Samantha had proved herself so many times, and there’s no reason to delay it anymore. Silver Crescent needs her.”

She and the others nodded. “Yes. It’s time for Silver Crescent to finally have a Luna, and we all support you. No more traitors will enter this place under your rule after the Bennetts’ antics.”

For the very first time since Samantha moved into Silver Crescent, I smiled at them and gave each of them a nod, pleased that we were all on the same track now after all the doubts and fears Richard had been feeding their minds since I brought my family back.

“Now let’s go to the hall and make sure this ceremony will be successful,” I said to them as we all headed to where my wife would be crowned the one and only Luna of the Silver Crescent pack.

*****

I was advised to wait on the thronelike chair that they prepared for me and told me to wait for my wife as the ceremony began. I was so nervous, and it was upsetting. My palms were sweating. My feet kept on tapping, and my heart was racing. I haven’t felt this way in many years. The last time was that moment when I saw Samantha walking towards me down the aisle...

And there she was again, making my heartbeat a rapid mess.

My jaw almost dropped on the floor as she walked up the stage and showed herself in front of all the people of Silver Crescent. All the cameras were on Samantha. Her face was etched with perturbation and fear, but, Goddess, she was breathtaking! She was walking up the stairs in her long, white dress, with her long, wavy, dark hair cascading down her waist. She was wearing an embroidered dress of silver wolves and laurel, which my mother once wore when she ascended as the Luna, after she married Dad, was modified to suit Samantha’s taste, enhancing the fabric’s beauty as it hugged my wife’s alluring figure.

I stood from my seat, staring at my mate’s face. Her ocean-blue eyes were stunning as she stared at the camera anxiously.

It was as if I had fallen in love with her again for the millionth time.

“Alpha! We have a problem!”

Liam approached me, his eyes wide with terror and his face so ghostly that my focus immediately turned to him.

“Liam, not now—”

“No, this is urgent!” He insisted, hissing between his teeth as he glared at me. “We have to take Samantha away from here!”

I frowned. “What do you mean, Liam? I thought everything was under control!”

“It is under control!” he answered, so tense that I heard his jaw click. “Until it isn’t. There are packs of werewolves who want to enter the border, and there are so many of them that I worry we couldn’t hold them back until the ceremony finishes! Their leader, an old man, demanded us for a passage inside the gates to see your wife!”

When he mentioned those rogues targeting my wife, that’s when I started to move from my seat and follow Liam down to stop the bastards.

But we were too late.

Hundreds of them—probably almost half a thousand of those rogues—marched straight toward the stage; all were looking at Samantha. Silver Crescent citizens were so terrified they didn’t dare to stop the gigantic rogues and let them walk in front of Samantha, which made my wife petrified, all confused, and scared of what was happening.

I immediately jumped in front of their leader; my glare was lethal as I bared my teeth at him. Every muscle in my body tensed and bulged, and I was already mid-shift into my werewolf form.

“You get out of my turf!” I snarled at the old guy, who was surprisingly taller than I. “Do you all want to die?! I never gave you any permission!”

He stared at me for seconds as if thinking deeply about what he would say to me, and spoke in a calm, businesslike tone. “We are here not just to support the new Luna of the Silver Crescent pack but to honor and show respect to the direct descendant of the Primordial Blood Clan.”

He knelt after he said that and bowed his head low. All his men followed him, making the crowd all baffled and realizing what kind of power Samantha was possessing.

Who she really is.

“It’s okay, my love. Let them stay.” Samantha exclaimed from the stage as she looked down on all of us. Her eyes were blazing with power that I had never seen before. And at that moment, my wolf and I agreed that we had chosen the right Luna for the pack. The Luna who would reign beside me and become one of the most powerful couples on the continent.

Liam didn’t like the idea, but I trusted my wife. I gave the old man one warning glare before I ascended the stage and sat back on my throne.

Everyone was silent during the ceremony. They all felt the power crackling in the air as the elders performed the ritual, and Samantha executed each part of it with passion and grace. I was so mesmerized by her beauty that I almost forgot the rogues were watching her too.

I stood up and took the crown from the pillow. The crown my mother used to wear.

“You are so gorgeous,” I murmured to her with hunger and longing when our eyes met. Then, carefully placed the crown on her head.

Then something strange happened that made everyone’s eyes widen in disbelief.

Samantha’s skin glowed like that of the moon. Then, a mark appeared on her nape, the same pattern I saw on the twins’ birthmark on their backs. I was stunned at the beauty Samantha possessed as she smiled at me, and she glowed brighter.

From the crowd, we both heard someone screaming and recognized Killian’s voice, his face etched with panic as he pushed through the crowd with Brianne behind him.

She cried, her face filled with terror and tears, "The tombstone in the Black Forest has moved! A-And your mother’s coffin—i-it’s empty!!!”

I frowned, pushing Samantha behind me protectively after I saw that dread on the witch’s face. “What do you mean?!”

She was crying as she answered weakly, “When the mother was crowned and the key had turned the lock cylinder, the dead will return in the moonlight!”

It was Brianne’s words before her eyes rolled up in her head and she fainted.