Rescuing His Captive Mate: Saving The Future Luna

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Star

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When I opened the box filled with my mother\'s belongings I didn\'t know what to expect. I was surprised and saddened at first that all I found was jewelry. Don\'t get me wrong. I was still happy to see the stuff that had once belonged to my mother. I found the pieces beautiful and stunning. But, selfishly, I wanted more.

When I moved the tray filled with jewelry to the side I saw a stack of folded letters and documents. There were also pictures and other things inside of it. And below all the letters, there was something that looked like a small book.

The first folded piece of paper that I pulled from the inner depths of the box was my birth certificate. It listed my mother\'s name and the time and date I was born. It also listed a hospital in Colorado Springs, so Uncle Howard hadn\'t lied about where I was from. It seems I was also born in the middle of the night while most people were asleep.

What it didn\'t tell me was anything about my father. There was nothing at all about him. That was actually quite depressing.

After that I pulled out another folded paper. It was a letter that looked like it was a back and forth correspondence. It had two different people\'s handwriting on it. It also looked like someone had rubbed flowers on the outside of the paper, or that it had been wrapped in one. There were pink, green, and yellow stains on it with faint traces of roses clinging to it.

    My Dearest Aaron,

I miss you more that you

could ever know. I need to

see you. I need to be with

you. There is something I

need to tell you. It\'s very

important. 

                With Love Vivian

    Vivian My Darling,

I am not able to get away.

Things are hectic and crazy

right now. I do not believe

that the queen would let me

leave right now. I miss you.

                With all my love,

                    Aaron

    Aaron, My Love,

Why have you not come to 

see me? I need to tell you 

something. This goes way

beyond my love for you. I

have important things that

you need to know.

                    Love Vivian

    Vivian,

I am unable to leave the 

compound at this moment. 

Gloriana, the queen has not

allowed anyone to visit with 

others outside at this time.

                    Yours Truly,

                        Aaron

    Aaron,

I know that is simply not true.

I have seen you out and in

the city lately. You have been

with other women. I know that

you do not feel the same for

me that I feel for you, but that

is not what is important right

now. Please, I beg of you,

come to visit me so I may tell

you what is so important.

                        Sincerely yours,

                          Vivian

    Vivian,

I swear to you my love, I was

not out in the city nor have I

been with other women. You

are the only woman that I am

in love with. What could 

possibly make you think such a

thing? I will do my best to

sneak away and see you

tomorrow. 

                        See you soon,

                          Aaron

    Aaron

I fear that I am running out of

time. It is not safe for me at 

this time. I need you to know

what has been happening. I

have something to tell you

something to show you.

Please, Aaron, please I 

need to see you. This is

truly important. 

                      Eagerly waiting

                        Vivian

    Vivian,

I am sorry. I can\'t do this any

longer. I have been leading

you on. This has grown too

bothersome for me to deal 

with any more. I am not in

love with you. I have never 

been in love with you. This

is getting too much for me

to maintain. Please, stop

messaging me. I will no

longer be accepting any of

your correspondence. 

                      Goodbye,

                        Aaron

    Aaron,

No, please do not do this.

Not yet. Please! I need to

tell you that you\'re a father.

I have a baby, Aaron, I have

a daughter and she is yours.

Please, help me figure this 

out. I feel like the baby and I

are in danger. Please, I need

you to help me with her.

                        Please respond,

                          Vivian

    Aaron,

Please accept my letter. Please

allow it to go through. The flowers

have not appeared to take it back

to you. Please Aaron, please 

help me.

                        Vivian

    Aaron,

Someone has approached me.

Others know about the baby

and they are telling me that our

daughter will be executed. I

need to take her some place

safe. I am going back to my

home. I am going back to 

California. Please come to

see us there. Please come

and meet your daughter.

                          Vivian.

    AARON,

I AM BACK HOME NOW AND

I AM STILL NOT SAFE. I THINK

THAT STAR IS SAFE BUT I AM 

NOT. MY FAMILY WILL NOT 

ACCEPT ME SINCE I HAD LEFT

THEM SO LONG AGO. MY UNCLE

IS ALLOWING SOMEONE ELSE

TO INFLUENCE HIM AND MY

GREAT GRANDFATHER CAN\'T

PROTECT ME. I NEED YOU. I

NEED HELP AND I DON\'T KNOW

WHO ELSE TO TURN TO.

PLEASE AARON, PLEASE HELP

ME. I FEAR I MIGHT BE DEAD

SOON IF YOU DO NOT HELP

ME.

                  With Love,

                      Vivian

It was heartbreaking to read those messages. It was clear that my mother loved my father but he simply didn\'t care. He probably thought being with her was a game. I could not believe what I had read even though it was in my hand as solid proof. What must my mother have felt when she was waiting for him? What must she have gone through?

I felt the tears that I had been holding back. They had started to stream silently down my cheeks now. I could feel the desperation and the heartache that my mother must have felt. It was almost like I could feel her presence inside of me and it was feeling the emotions for me.

"Star, why are you crying?" Bailey looked worried by the turn in my emotions.

I handed him the letter that had been written by my mother and father so many years ago. He held it in front of him so that Reed and great great grandfather Daniel could read it as well. I had guessed that Artem had most likely read the letter over my shoulder and so while the others saw what had made me so upset, Artem wrapped his arms around me to comfort me and to sooth my broken heart.

"There is no reason to worry, Star. You\'re crying because you are so empathetic. You can feel the pain and sorrow that your mother felt, right?" He seemed to know what was happening to me so I just nodded my head. "You feel the emotions of others, not just your own. I imagine it is quite confusing, especially considering you are coming to terms with so much. Don\'t feel bad, this just means that you are an extra special, extra caring person. You are amazing, my love, and I will be with you every step of the way."

"Thank you, Artem." I wrapped my hands around his arms and turned to look at him. When I could see his face I kissed him gently on the lips, just a soft peck that told him how much I loved and appreciated him at the moment.

Right about then the three men sitting in front of me had finished reading the letters that my mother and father had exchanged and then her attempts to reach him after he had cut her off. I could see the looks of anger and sorrow warring for dominance of Reed and Bailey\'s faces, and I saw that great great grandfather Daniel was saddened by what he read.

"Star, I fear that it was that evil man, Howard, who had convinced your mother that you were in danger." Great great grandfather Daniel looked saddened by this revelation.

"But great great grandfather Daniel, how can you be so certain?" He laughed for a moment despite the situation.

Now, isn\'t that a mouthful? You can feel free to just shorten that to grandfather or grandpa. I don\'t need to be reminded how old I truly am." I grinned even though I was still sad, I couldn\'t help it.

"OK Grandpa."

"That\'s much better." He smiled at me as well. "Now, when Vivian came back she told me that someone had told her they knew about you, and what you were. I don\'t think the pack would have been that opposed to you, but I am not sure. Still, someone was always threatening her. She said an ally told her to come home, but just days after she did Howard showed up and took over the pack. I believe he tricked her into coming here because he knew of this pack\'s dark history."

"Why? Why would he do that? Why did he insist on ruining my life from the beginning?" I was crying harder now, nearly sobbing as I thought about how different my life would have been without Uncle Howard in it.

Then, I thought about how if I hadn\'t come back here with my mother I never would have met Artem. Why was this a situation where I lost something no matter which way it went? Was I just meant to suffer one way or the other?