Marked By The Alpha's Cursed Blue Moon
Chapter 127. Game Time

Chapter 127: 127. Game Time

Even as Mrs. Spencer greeted Maria with a warm smile, she couldn’t bring herself to reply. The shock rooted her in place. Seeing Mrs. Spencer standing beside Mr. Frederick felt unreal, like something out of a dream—or a nightmare. Her eyes darted between them in disbelief.

Mr. Frederick noticed her stunned silence and spoke first. "Maria, I know you’re shocked and surprised for a lot of reasons. But don’t worry. We’ll explain everything. You’ll see that it’s all for your good," he said gently, a reassuring smile on his face.

Maria slowly lowered her gaze, signaling her willingness to listen. Still, her mind raced.

"Okay, sir," she said, her voice tight. "Why am I here? What exactly is going on, and what plans are you carrying out right now?"

Mrs. Spencer and Mr. Frederick exchanged a glance before settling down across from her on the couch.

"Maria," Mrs. Spencer began, her voice calm but firm, "you trust Frederick, and that’s why you agreed to work with him. I must say you made the right decision. You need your freedom back, and to get it, we had to create a big distraction for the Gilberts. While they’re focused elsewhere, we can work quietly to get you out from under their control and give you a better life."

Mr. Frederick leaned forward. "We decided to work with someone the Gilberts consider their greatest enemy. You might see him as your enemy too, but he’s the one who can truly challenge their power."

Maria blinked, uncertain. Her stomach twisted with unease.

"Who?" she asked.

"Elijah Simons," Mr. Frederick said simply.

The moment the name left his lips, Maria flinched as if struck. Rage surged through her. She stood abruptly, dropping the staff of the office onto the couch beside her.

"What are you talking about?" she snapped. "He nearly killed me! I barely survived that day, and only because of Mrs. Spencer. And now you want me to believe he’s the one who can help me?"

Mrs. Spencer raised her hands gently. "Maria, I understand. Believe me, I do. But the Gilberts are too powerful for you to face alone. Elijah Simons is the only one fearless and strong enough to go against them. We don’t intend for you to trust him blindly. But we can use his hunger for power against them."

Maria sat again, slowly, though her hands trembled in her lap.

"How is Elijah useful to me?" she asked. "How do I know he won’t turn against me again? And why are you two even working together?"

Mrs. Spencer took a breath. "Frederick is my cousin. My only surviving one. We grew up together. That’s why we trust each other. As for Elijah... yes, he’s arrogant and dangerous. But he’s also the one person the Gilberts fear. He wants the Alpha seat of the Blue Moon Pack, which is your birthright. Bernard and his parents want you to hand it over to him. Elijah knows now that he needs you to get it."

Mr. Frederick picked up where she left off. "We want more than your freedom. We want everything your parents built to be restored to you. But that means making a hard choice. You can either remain Elijah’s enemy, or you can work with him to take back what is rightfully yours."

Maria fell silent again. Their words echoed in her mind, but her heart struggled to catch up.

Mrs. Spencer reached out and gently placed a hand over hers. "I think you should rest for the night. We’ll continue this conversation in the morning. Hopefully, by then, you’ll know what you want to do."

Just as Maria began to nod, she blurted out a question.

"Will I get justice for my parents?"

The question took them both by surprise. They exchanged a look, then smiled softly.

"If you work with Elijah," Mr. Frederick said, "then yes. I believe you’ll get everything you deserve."

Maria looked at him, skeptical.

"How?" she asked. "How do you plan to give me justice?"

Mr. Frederick sighed. "Honestly, it won’t be easy. But it is possible. All we need is for you to trust us and follow through with every part of the plan. That includes playing your role well."

Maria sat still, absorbing every word.

"We don’t have a suspect yet," he continued. "But we know whoever killed your parents was after power. Probably the Alpha seat. So we’ll keep investigating—quietly—until we uncover the truth."

She looked from him to Mrs. Spencer, still torn.

"So why am I here?" she asked.

Mrs. Spencer answered softly. "Two reasons. First, because only someone of Alpha blood can carry the staff of the office. Second, because we don’t want you to appear suspicious. Right now, you’re just a girl caught in the middle of chaos. Not a threat. That gives us time to work."

Mr. Frederick stood, his mood shifting to something lighter. "So relax here, Maria. Enjoy your stay. Watch how everything begins to turn in your favor."

He laughed softly, but Maria didn’t join in. Her thoughts remained tangled, torn between fear, loyalty, and a future she never imagined herself fighting for.

***

Bernard woke up very early in the morning feeling very tired, after a short sleep at night; because he was unable to sleep quickly and he went to bed late.

Bernard used the majority of the time at night thinking things through and the possibilities that might come with different steps to be taken.

After he woke up in the morning, he went straight to the bathroom to wash his face and when he was done with that, he stepped out of his room with his mind filled with a lot of thoughts.

It was to his surprise when he arrived in the living room to meet his dad sitting alone and it was clear that he was thinking about a lot of things too.

Bernard moved close to him, as he greeted him and to another Bernard’s surprise, he didn’t answer the greeting; as he was deeply lost in his thoughts... Bernard had to tap him with his right hand and once he was tapped, he suddenly jumped out of his mind.

"Good morning dad!" Bernard greeted him again.

"Oh, good morning son... How long have you been here?" Beta Gilbert greeted, as he also inquired from Bernard when he arrived in the living room.

"Not quite long... I am very sure you didn’t have a good night’s rest!" Bernard said those words, as he took his seat closely to Beta Gilbert.

The look on Beta Gilbert’s face suggested that Bernard was right with his statement, as he later forced out a smile on his face.

"Truthfully son, I was unable to get any good sleep... I have been brainstorming all through the night on the possibilities of things and it has been hard for me to get any reasonable conclusion on any of my thoughts!" Beta Gilbert said as he sounded very frustrated.

"Hmm... I also went through the same, but I was thinking in the direction of who might have staged up the whole thing. Could Elijah Simons be cunning enough to have lured the Avalon park to hit us and in the end, they get killed by him?" Bernard uttered those words, as he finalized his statement with a question.

"That had been my headache... I am very sure that Elijah Simons has a new strong backing now, but the dilemma is now, who kidnapped Maria and the staff of the office and Elijah Simons coming to our rescue to kill the whole of the Avalon park and including their Alpha, was it coincidental or a planned work?" Bernard asked out another question and the both of them were still unable to get an answer to it.

"Son, do you think anyone will come up with a plan to get killed? I don’t think so!" Beta Gilbert asked and also stated his verdict over the question he asked.