<b>Chapter </b><b>153 </b>


    Liam POV


    I haven’t put the essence of Moon flower back in the safe yet. I know I should, but I feel better holding it. I keep ncing out to the forest and waiting for Rose toe back. <b>It’s </b>only been two days<b>, </b>but I’m desperate at this point. I head to the kitchen to get some coffee and spend time with Mary.


    She has been a wreck since Alpha King said all those things about her. He hasn’t spoken to her since that day and hasn’t eaten any of her food either. I’m starting to avoid the kitchen because every time I open the door, you can see the sh of hope in her eyes that it’s him and not me. Then her <b>eyes </b>start to water again.


    Today was no different. “Hi Mary<b>, </b>you want to have a coffee with me. I could do with some cookies“.


    She just nods and brings over the mugs and tes. She sits next to me and sits straight up right. It’s not until I put my arm around her that she finally rxes into me.


    <b>We </b>sit in silence for a long moment, and I can feel her shoulders start to shake <b>as </b>the tears start falling.


    “This is all my fault. I should have told him“.


    I try tofort her the best I can. “It’s not. No one could have expected her to be taken this way. No one could have known Alpha King would lose his mind like this. We still have a traitor in the pack, and <b>we </b>can’t confirm who it is. And we are doing everything to find her anding up with nothing. If anything, it’s I who is failing. Your boyfriend is doing a better job at this than I am“.


    “Liam, honey. The only reason he is better at it is because he has been through stuff like this before at his old pack, remember. He was telling me the other night that even though it is difficult, it is still better than it was before. I think the reason he is helping Conrad so much is that he feels he let Lewana down when her father became rotten. He wants her toe home to a mate and not a monster“.


    We hear a knock on the door and look up. Michelle walks in.


    “Sorry to interrupt, but did you order flowers, or can you check with Arthur if he did?“.


    I look at her arms, and she is holding a small bouquet of a white, pointy flower.


    Mary gasps. “Lotus flowers. They’re beautiful. But I don’t think Arthur would have picked them out for me. He knows my favorite are Daffodils“.


    I suddenly get an idea and start googling on my phone. Lotus flowers are the flower of knowledge. Rose found something.


    I kiss them both on the cheek and sprint out the door towards the forest. I’m deep in the forest before I start calling for her.


    “Rose. Rose. Pleasee out. Rose“.


    “She is not here today as we need to talk“.


    I spin around and see King Florian staring at me very sternly.


    ‘I am so sorry, Your Majesty. I got the flowers, I got over excited. Forgive me“.


    I bow and just wait for him to start as I try to calm myself. <b>He </b>just stares at me disapprovingly.


    “You are a rather<b>… </b>energetic species, aren’t you? Dive in head first without thinking it through“.


    I know he is insulting me right now, but I don’t care. If it gets our Luna Queen back. I will take it.


    “We can be at times as we go mainly on instinct, but right now the only thing we need is our Luna Queen back, so if you have any information on how to do this, then please tell me“.


    He reaches inside his jacket and pulls out a small book. “Rose told me you have the essence. I am only giving you this book because Lewana gifted it to your pack, and I trust her. There is a small chance you might find her with what lies in these pages“.


    I take the book, the only thing I can tell is that it is very old. A few hundred years at least<b>, </b>but it <b>is </b>in great condition.


    “What part of the…..


    I look up, and he has disappeared. I’m not going to risk pissing him off again, so I’m going to race back to the pack house<b>. </b>I’m going to need Willow for whatever is next.


    When I get to the door<b>, </b>I see Michelle is waiting for me.


    “What was all that about?“.


    “I don’t know. But I’m going to need Willow to work it out“.


    We both quickly walk to the library with a new sense of purpose and urgency. We have had no hope in weeks, and now we might have some. We need to act fast.


    We open the doors, and I call out.


    “Willow. I need an urgent…… oh fuck…….sorry“. I quickly spin around to avoid any more awkwardness.


    Willow was in the middle of something with Prince Eli. She was sitting on a desk with him shirtless, and standing between her legs. Her skirt was extremely high, and her top was off as she wrapped her legs around him as they passionately kissed. Goddess knows what we would have walked in on if we had taken another two minutes.


    “What the hell, Liam. Don’t wolves knock?“.


    “In my defense, it is technically a public library and a workce. Didn’t think I needed to, but definitely will from now on“<b>. </b>


    I can hear Michelle stifling augh. “Well, I’ve never been more proud, Will“.


    “Oh, shut up. Why are you both here?“.


    “I need you to trante this. Urgently“.


    She tells me it’s safe to turn around, and I tell her the story of the moon ray, the essence, and the book Florian gave me.


    She starts carefully going through the pages with Prince Eli looking over her shoulder, trying to find what he would be referring to.


    IICPIS! _TQu


    Prince Eli spots it. “This one. To find a fated mate. It’s a ritual to ask the Moon Goddess for guidance. We need a <i>moon </i>


    urn, blood, the essence, an object for the blessing, and a full moon“.


    “Well, the next full moon is in two weeks. So we need to get everything ready by then“.