Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

50. Forceful Backup Plan

ALPHA RAIDEN

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"They are yours!" Andrew gasped, his mouth hanging wide open.

I sighed, "I believe so. She won't admit or explain tobut the boy is a replica ofand that explains why he

had been masked since they arrived in my Pack." | facepalmed, digging deep withinto find any residual bond

that could connectto the kids, but again, there was nothing. "I'm in shock and | can't seem to connect the

dots, Drew."

My Beta and | were in my hoffice. Larisa was out of the house doing goddess knows what and | called

Andrew to cover to mine after | left the hospital feeling unsure and defeated.

Andrew who had been sitting on one of the couches in the office, muttered in response to my emotional

statement, "She must have been pregnant before she left if the kids are truly yours, Raiden. | don't understand

why Alpha Tristan would want to raise the twins if they were yours. He must really love Aurelia if he's-"

"He doesn't love her!" | snapped, pacing around the office. "He wants to use them against me. He must be

planning to bringdown with my family."

Andrew blurted, "What if this isn't about you at all, Alpha? | know your family has a twisted history but we have

to consider other possibilities."

Although | heard Andrew's words clearly, my mind kept going back to the fact that Tristan had stolen my family...

My family... Aurelia and the kids are mine. It was bad enough that | hadn't heard from my parents in years and |

could barely feel any connection to them. | was alone... Lonely-

"Raiden?" Andrew calledout of my thoughts, staring atwith visible worry. "I don't know what words to

say to you and-"

"Tristan has always wanted to be the Alpha King even though the realm has agreed that each pack should be

solely ruled by its Alpha. He wants to be the leader of Alphas and we all know I'm an obstacle in his path." |

blurted out my thoughts and perhaps mere assumptions. "When he found out that Aurelia was my runaway

mate, he took her in, gave her and my kids a new home, and proposed to her just to senda message. He's

playing games."

"What would you liketo do? What have you decided?" Andrew questioned.

He was one to support even my silliest plans. He'd do anything forbut right now, I didn't have any plan. Silly

or not.

"I'm in a loop here, Drew. | shouldn't let them leave but | also can't keep Aurelia here against her will like | did in

the past. That's not a good way to start afresh." | voiced my confusion to Andrew.

"They leave in thirty minutes according to the information I got, Raiden. You've to make up your mind and know

that your decision might lead to a massive war between our Pack and Tristan's. You should ask yourself if what

you feel for Aurelia is worth going to war for and If you want the kids-"

"I'd go to war for them, Drew. Having them in my life is worth more than that." | didn't hesitate to utter.

"Then what's stopping you? They are

in our pack. You can give out a command to keep Aurelia and the Kids from leaving. We can

overpower Tristan and make binnet

take an oath that would keep him from provoking a war. He didn't travel with enough men to risk going to war

with us, Raiden. Just give us the order and we'll-"

Andrew was spewing facts but my heart ached because | knew what would happen if | was to give that order.

"Aurelia won't forgiveif do that, Drew. They will be in my territory but she'd never be mine. don't want that. |

love her, Drew, and | want her to loveagain."

Silence settled between Andrew andwith my words hanging in the air. There was nothing logical about how |

felt. | was an emotional mess and my heart was hurting with every second that ticked away.

| was dreading the minute I'd have to watch Aurelia and my kids leave with Tristan.... Yet, what can | do to stop

that from happening?

"Does she know?" Andrew asked with a low voice that hadshifting my gaze to him.

Confused, | asked, "Who?"

"Larisa." Andrew chimed. "Does she know that you are the twins' father?"

"She doesn't," | replied.

| haven't thought about how Larisa would feel about this new development. | haven't even told her about how

my feelings for her had died way before she returned to the pack and how | had fallen in love with Aurelia during

our marriage but was too angry at the moon goddess to realize.

"Talk to her as the friend you claim she is, Raiden before it's too late. We don't want Larisa and her family as an

enemy if we would be going to war with Black Fur Pack. We need them as allies." Andrew advised, leaving his

seat to hold my shoulders. He gazed into my eyes and asked, "What do you wantto do for you in the

meantime?"

| sighed before responding. "Get the troops stationed at the border. I'll go to Aurelia and try to be diplomatic one

last time. If she refuses, we can use force."

Andrew nodded and patted my shoulders again before leaving my office to carry out my order while | took a

minute to consider the words I'd be saying to Aurelia when | faced her. | left my hoffice, stepped out of the

mansion, and headed for the apartment Aurelia had been staying.

| let my nostrils guideto her room and | knocked, praying | wouldn't have to launch the forceful backup plan.

Aurelia opened the door, seething, "What are you doing here?"

"We've to talk. Now."

Or we go to war...