My Miracle Luna
Their Gemini Wolves Chapter 74

P.O.V.}

{Rylee's "GOD DAMMIT, RYLEE! WHY WON'T YOU JUST ADMIT THAT YOU LOVE ME!?!" Ash screamed in my face.

"How many times are we going to play this f*****g game, Ash!? I don't love you. I have never loved you. I never WILL love you! Stop wasting both of our time and just kill me already!" I shouted at him, knowing full well that he didn't have the balls to do so. "NO! No, no, no! Killing you won't accomplish anything. Killing you will kill me because that's how mate bonds work!" he rambled on. I clicked my tongue and rolled my eyes. Ash has definitely gotten off the bus somewhere between Looneyville and Delusional City. Ever since Kaleigh and I exposed ourselves to Ash with the whole speaking at the same time trick, he's been even more hellbent on getting me to admit to something he knows wouldn't even be true. He thinks that my special abilities are supposed to be shared with him because he was my first mate, no matter how many times I tell him that Wyatt was my first mate. Thankfully, neither he nor Morgan knows what I am. Otherwise, they would have tried to kill me by now.

"Ash, I think it's time we put your plan into motion, don't you?" Morgan suggested to him. I looked over at her and furrowed my brows. Because I was still in this damn cage, and the spell she was using to prevent me from reading their minds was still in place, I couldn't get a sense of what they were up to. Hearing that they had a plan was making me a little nervous. "It's too bad the Beta isn't here to see this," Morgan added.

"Where is Kendrick!? What did you do with him!?" I demanded. Kendrick had been taken out of the cell the other day and was placed somewhere else. He had gotten caught mind-linking with Melody, and that's when they figured out that the potion only prevented me from reading minds, but not mates from mind linking each other. They moved him far away from Melody and, that was the problem I was currently facing-I was alone with Ash and this stupid witch. Kaleigh insisted that she could break through it, but I didn't want to let them know we could. I was afraid they would notice and that we would lose the element of surprise.

"Do it," Ash said to her without answering my question about Kendrick.

"Do what?!" I asked, a little freaked out. Morgan chanted something in a language I had never heard before, and then I noticed that the barrier around the cell was gone. I could immediately hear Ash's thoughts.

"It doesn't matter if you can read my mind, Riles. Everything will be better in no time at all."

"YOU'RE INSANE!!!" I screamed. "Do you honestly think that swapping my memories will get you what you want!?"

"I know that it will. As soon as you take this potion, and Morgan here says her spell, you will remember me as the love of your life. And Wyatt? Well, you'll remember him as the man who tormented you all of those years."

"Don't forget, Ash, you're not the only one who tortured me! Your entire family, that entire pack did! Do you honestly think that you could wipe my memories of hundreds of people hurting me!?"

"Those are going to be erased. Permanently," he smirked.

"If Svetlana couldn't completely sever with my bond with Wyatt, then what makes you think this sorry excuse of a witch can?"

"Why you little..." Morgan slapped me hard across the face. I turned my cheek because I felt my lip bust. Thankfully, it healed in no time, and I was pretty sure that Ash and Morgan didn't notice. I slowly turned my face back to look them in the eye. "Was that supposed to hurt?" I mocked her. She aimed to hit me again, but Ash stopped her.

"Morgan, enough! Just get the f*****g potion!" She handed it over to him, and he passed it to me. I just sat there, staring at it. "Take the potion, Rylee!"

"No."

"TAKE IT!"

"No."

"DAMMIT, RYLEE! Take the f*****g potion before I shove it down your throat!"

"I'd like to see you try." His eyes flashed black, and he grabbed the back of my head by the root of my hair and pulled it as hard as he could, forcing my head to tilt back and to scream in pain. As soon as my mouth opened, he poured the liquid down my throat. I did my best not to swallow it, but when the vile became empty, Ash forced my mouth closed and blew into my nose. That somehow forced me to swallow the god-awful tasting potion. As soon as the last drop went down, Morgan started to chant again. Kaleigh, what do we do!?

Don't panic, Rylee. We're going to be okay. Ash and this witch can't change our memories.

How do you know that?! I don't want to forget Wyatt! I can't even imagine not ever knowing him!

Rylee, stay calm. We will get through this. Just wait and see.

As soon as Morgan stopped chanting, I felt pressure in my head. Almost as if Kaleigh were trying to push through and take over. I realized that's exactly what she was doing. Kaleigh pushed to the surface but didn't make it known to Ash or Morgan. For a minute, I was a passenger in my own mind. I saw everything from Kaleigh's perspective in my own body. We had never really switched like this without both of us being in the forefront of my brain. A few seconds later, Kaleigh gave me back control. That's when I noticed that none of my memories were altered.

I looked at Ash and Morgan and was about to tell them that their efforts were for nothing, but Kaleigh stopped me.

Rylee, pretend that it worked. That's the only way we can keep our secret, for the time being, maintain the element of surprise, and also be let out of here. What did you do?

I switched our minds just as she finished the spell. Their goal was to change your memories, not mine. So, taking over completely prevented the spell from running its course through your mind, and since it didn't target me, it didn't do anything. Isn't she going to know it didn't work?

No. Morgan is a weak witch, as I've said before. She won't know the difference. She assumes, and that's where we will gain the upper hand. You're a genius.

I know.

I smirked to myself as she settled into the back of my mind. I looked at Ash and Morgan again and then immediately got ready to put on the show of a lifetime. I just hoped that I could pull this off without making any mistakes. "Rylee?"

"Ash?" I looked around the cell. "Wh... Why am I chained? Why am I in a cage!?" I started to fake a panic.

"You don't remember?" he asked me and eyed Morgan.

"Remember what!?"

"Unchain her!" he shouted at Morgan. She waved her hand, and the chains came undone. Perfect, I thought to myself.

"Ash, why would you chain me up like that!?" I faked some tears.

"I'm sorry, baby. I had to. You were saying some incoherent things, and then you attacked Morgan," he lied straight out of his teeth.

"Morgan?" I looked over at her and studied her as if I had never met her before.

"I'm so sorry, Luna, but Ash asked that I subdue you for your safety and the safety of others," she answered with the fakest voice of sincerity I had ever heard. Oh, I couldn't wait to wipe that smile right off her ugly face.

"Come on, love, let's get out of the dungeon now that you're all better," Ash said and led me away. I felt him put his hand on the small of my back, and I immediately got the chills. I knew that he believed that I felt the mate bond with him now, so I had to pretend that it was Wyatt touching me so that I could fake being aroused. As soon as I did, I could hear Ash inhale deeply. "Rylee now's not the time for that," he whispered in my ear seductively. I wanted to vomit everywhere but kept it down. I turned to face him and put on the fakest smile I could ever fake.

"Ash, baby, where are we?" I asked him sweetly. It was impossible to miss the light that flickered in his eyes when I called him baby. I don't think I had ever met someone so gullible and susceptible to manipulation. This was going to be glorious.

"I have a surprise for you," he told me and kept leading me out of the dungeon, as he put it. When he opened the door, and I looked around, it was then I realized where I was.

Kaleigh, do you ...

I see it. We're back at Halfmoon. We're in the packhouse.

But how? It was destroyed.

I don't think that this is real, Rylee. I get the feeling this must be a magical mirage or something along those lines.

A mirage? Do you mean something that one sees but isn't actually there?

Yes, but something is off.

What do you mean?

I don't know, but whatever you do, do not let your guard down.

I won't.

"Are you okay?" Ash asked.

"Hm? Oh, yeah, fine. Just a little dizzy, that's all."

"I'm sorry, baby. After I show you the surprise, you can go lay down in our bed." I nodded my head. He took my hand and interlocked our fingers. I felt repulsed by him touching me, but I had to keep my feelings in check. This was going to be more complicated than I wanted, especially if he kept insisting on touching me.

"What's the surprise?" I asked.

"If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise now, would it?" he answered and smiled. I wanted to smack that smile right off of his face. I shook my head and kept going along with everything. He led me to the main foyer of the packhouse and, that's where I saw everyone. They were gagged and chained with silver along the walls. I was completely mortified by what I was seeing. Men, women, and children were chained. "Ash, what is this!?" I asked him, unable to hide my shock.

"Your surprise, baby. I found the pack responsible for attacking Silver Lake," he said. I snapped my head towards him. Was he serious right now?

"Rylee, don't listen to him! He's completely catatonic!" Melody shouted. A guard hit her in the stomach, and Kendrick snarled from the opposite side of her. It finally made sense as to why he took multiple pack members from every pack in the region. I didn't have to read his mind to know what this was all about. He wanted to pass off this group of hostages as a pack of its own to take the blame away from Eric and Halfmoon. Did he think that I was really going to be that stupid? I wish I could just rip his off right this second. "Ash, I don't understand. How can a pack like this kill my parents and my pack? There aren't very many of them, and I don't sense an Alpha in the room. Other than you, of course, baby," I added in quickly. I didn't miss how the Blue Lake pack members' mouths hit the floor the moment I said that to Ash.

"Well, my love, you don't sense an Alpha because there isn't one." Wrong. Kendrick is an Alpha by blood, and so is Melody. Dumbass. "Also, these people aren't actually here," he said. I looked at him with wide eyes. Morgan came up next to him and snapped her fingers. Everyone disappeared.

"What?" I ran over to where everyone just was.

"Hologram, darling. They were all holograms," he said to me. I snapped my head towards him and saw that stupid smirk on his face.

"Why only holograms? Why not just bring them here so I can face them myself?"

"Well, as much as I would love to give you what you want, Rylee, my father is still calling the shots."

"What? But what about your Alpha ceremony?" I asked. I saw his eyes gauge me questionably for a second. I quickly read his thoughts.

How does she still remember the Alpha ceremony? That should have been erased along with all of the other memories of that night except for us replaceing out we're mates.

"I mean, we did have one, right? I remember sending out the invitations."

"You don't remember?" he asked me carefully.

Morgan must have f****d up. No harm in telling her that it was ruined by Wyatt. She won't know the difference anyway.

"Remember what?" I asked back. I had to be careful. Think Rylee, think. If my memories were swapped or erased, then I would have to play as if that night happened in reverse. "I mean, I remember being yelled at by this Alpha right after the toast, and then you came to my rescue." I saw his face visibly relax. Perfect.

"Right. You were being ambushed by an Alpha and his Beta. It was the Beta that snarled a little bit ago."

"Beta Kendrick, if I recall?" I tried to play into the conversation.

"Yes. But it wasn't my ceremony, it was the other Alpha's," he replied. Dammit, he really did want everything to be switched. "Do you remember the Alpha?"

"Wyatt, I think? He was such a dick."

"Well, baby, that's because he tried to take you from me. And he tortured you for so long."

"Oh, yeah. Being a slave at his pack really sucked," I agreed. Ash's face started to relax.

"I went to this ceremony, and when we found out we were mates, he tried to tell me that you were his first," I looked over at him and huffed.

"Is he high on drugs? How could I be his mate if I'm your mate? Even I were his mate, I would have rejected him!" His smile got even bigger, and I knew that he really started to believe my memories were altered.

Kaleigh, I don't know if I can keep up this charade much longer. He wants to have s*x! I can sense his arousal!

We will have to make excuses not to. We can't let him be intimate with us. It would hurt Wyatt and Blade.

I know that!

"Rylee?"

"Hm?!"

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just arguing with my wolf. She's being silly."

"What did she say?"

"Just that she wants to go out and run around. She said she feels like it's been like forever since I've let her out." I saw the panic in his eyes before he shook it off. That was weird.

"Um, maybe tomorrow, baby. You said that you were tired. Maybe we should go to sleep? Or, maybe we can, you know..." he suggested while softly caressing my arm. Goosebumps of terror immediately flared up. "Hm, I see that your body wants me," he said and smirked.

"Ash, babe, I am a bit tired. Maybe we can do that tomorrow night?" I tried to play it off. I saw the flash of suspicion and quickly faked a yawn. "I mean, you did have me in the dungeon a little while ago."

"Right, right. Yeah, sorry. You're right. You're tired. We can make love later." I smiled and turned my heel to walk away. "Wait for me. I'll go with you."

"No, it's okay. I just want to take a bath and lie down. You go do what you need to do. I mean, I'm sure you and your dad have a lot to discuss when it comes to ... that pack," I replied. Ash didn't even hesitate to smile and nodded his head. He leaned in to kiss me, but I turned my cheek slightly, so he barely missed my lips. I knew that that small kiss alone would be felt by Wyatt. I just hoped that he didn't think the worst. I smiled and walked up the stairs.

As I made it to Ash's floor, I saw the guest room that Wyatt had stayed in back then. I looked behind me and saw no one around. I opened the door to the guest room and was shocked to see it completely empty. Not even empty, just... dark. It wasn't a room at all. It was a black hole.

"What?" I stepped back and closed the door. I went across the hall and opened the door to Ash's room but found that one to be completely normal. Even the in-suite bathroom was the same. "What the?" I went back out into the hall and opened all of the other bedrooms to replace that they were black holes too. "What is going on?" I went back to Ash's room but remembered there was access to the attic on this floor. I went down the hall and found the string that was attached to the attic door. I pulled on it, and the ladder fell. I caught it before it hit the floor, and I ran up it as fast as I could.

I peeked my head up into the opening and saw that the attic looked to be normal. I climbed all the way up and gently crawled over to the vent that led to the back of the packhouse. It looked the same as it used to. Even the screws were still loose. I pulled them out, placed them in the corner by the wood, and pushed one side of the vent open. I jumped out and landed on my feet. The moment I did, that's when I noticed that something was terribly wrong. I looked up and fell back down on my a*s. "Oh... my ... god," I stuttered in fear. I found myself next to a teacup the size of Blue Lake castle right next to me. I looked around and saw that everything looked like a scene out of the movie "Alice in Wonderland." Kaleigh, what the f**k!?

I think I know what's happening?

Care to enlighten me?!

Rylee, turn around. I did as she said, and what I saw behind me made the blood in my face rush to the soles of my feet.

Kaleigh, is that what I think it is?

It is. It's the Halfmoon packhouse.

No, Kaleigh. That's a dollhouse. I've been shrunk and put into a DOLLHOUSE!?

{Svetlana's P.O.V.}

"Svetlana?" I looked at Wyatt, who seemed as if he was going to bite my head off. Thank goodness for Richard, who was keeping me shielded.

"J?" The Jade Wolf's mate looked to her for answers as well. She just shrugged her shoulders and appeared to be as lost as I was.

"Are you both saying that there is NOTHING here!?" the Gamma of Blue Lake shouted at us. I looked at the Jade Wolf, and she at me. We both shook our heads.

"Svetlana, there's no dark magic here at all?" Lanie asked me. I shook my head. I was stunned and at a loss for words. If Morgan had cast an illusion spell on the area, I would have sensed it. And yet, there was nothing here. None whatsoever. "WHERE THE f**k IS MY MATE!?!"