Alpha’s Vow: Reclaiming his lost Luna

"No matter where we each stand, together we can look on the same sun, the same moon and the same sky, so we are forever one family. You can't see air, but you need it to breathe and it is always there. Likewise, your family may not be in sight, but we need each other and will always be there."

Lucius and Iris thought that Knight surviving two silver bullets that pierced through his body is worth celebrating with the whole country, but Cyrus standing with his wide eyes right in front of them is something they want to keep to themselves only. The older omega's eyes were brimming with tears when Cyrus slowly lifted his hands to gently wipe away the older woman's tears.

The reunion of mother and son is just so intimate that even the Prime Minister fell into a magical reverie because never in his life has he imagined that Iris’s wolf would immediately heal from the pain of being separated from their youngest son.  

Even Aria on the side who's now holding Kiana in her arms is having a goosebumps while watching her mate's wolf nuzzling into Iris’s pure blood omega wolf.

Felicia has been long gone in the room. The older omega knew that Iris needed time with her son so she quietly exited the room when everyone's attention was on Cyrus and his mother.

"Someone once told me that Omegas should never cry because of any alphas. P-please, can you please stop crying ma'am?" Cyrus hesitantly asked the older omega who immediately smiled at his request.

"Well, it depends...my tears are not because of sorrow and pain, young man. They're because of happiness." Iris replied before cupping Cyrus’s face again.

 The pure blood alpha knows the situation is super strange but to his surprise, he couldn't feel any hint of awkwardness with the whole thing. He doesn't even mind when Iris starts to ruffle his hair before she softly pinches his cheeks.

 It's really odd seeing the wife of the Prime Minister acting that way with another Assemblyman who's father is the same person who tried to kill their son.

"Happiness? Oh... I'm glad...I mean, Knight is safe now. You have nothing to thank me ma'am. He also saved my daughter, I mean he wasn't able to stop them but I know he did his best." Cyrus suddenly thought of the reasons why Iris is staring at him fondly.

Aria who's staring at them and witnessing the exchange between them can't help but to intervene already.

"Cyrus” Taehyung called out while placing their pup's still sleepy head on her shoulder 

"Yes Ri?"

" I know I'm not in the place to say this but Cyrus can't you feel it? I mean, the hollow part in your chest. You know when parents and their pup gets separated they'll feel an emptiness like no other and---"

"But Ri... Kiana has been with me baby. Of course I know what you're talking about because I have that hole in my heart too.. the old woman on the island told me that it's probably because I was separated....wait....T-Ria, why was I on the island?" Cyrus suddenly feels like he's suffocating.

Aria was about to put down her pup on the hospital bed to help her mate to calm down because he can see the panic in Cyrus’s eyes.

"Cyrus, hey breathe..." Aria said while her eyes are not leaving the pure blood alpha.

Cyrus’s eyes widened when a rush of old memories slowly flashing in his mind. It's as if he is watching a very old film from a super old black and white television. The images are blurry and they're as if just part of a vague dream but Cyrus’s heart is pounding until he sees Julius in his head again.

The older alpha welcomes him to the mansion, telling him that he is his son.

Cyrus closes his eyes as he tries to retrieve the memory back in the island where there's an older man and woman telling him that he's different from the other children there because he was not born on the island just like the rest of the children. Images of other wolves are flashing until he sees another older omega telling him that they found him clutching into a piece of log floating on the ocean.

The emotions are slowly drowning the pure blood alpha. The memories are too much for him to understand and he feels like he was about to run away to take a breath of fresh air until a calming pheromones starts to infiltrate his nose.

   Lucius got worried when he saw the look in his son's eyes so he finally decided to step in.

"You don't have to force yourself to remember Cyrus. Your wolf will eventually show you what you need to see just like how it buries all the memories in your head to protect you. We don't have to rush about anything now, what matters is you are now here with your little family. You are safe, and no one else could hurt you again, son." the Prime Minister said while holding the younger pure blood alpha's shoulders.

Cyrus’s eyes widened upon hearing the older pure blood alpha's words. His eyes also landed on Iris who's now staring fondly at him too. 

 Her eyes remind him of the full moon, it's so dark yet so bright just like his very own. The younger pure blood alpha isn't dumb. He isn't stupid not to put the pieces of puzzles together now that he thinks about it. And just when he was about to speak, Lucius pulled out a silver necklace from his pocket. It's the same necklace he had when he was just a kid. He remembers that the people in the island told him not to remove the necklace no matter what happened because it will show him the way back to his home but Julius took it away from him when he arrived at the Carter’s mansion.

The younger pure blood alpha starts crying when Lucius showed him the necklace properly.

"This is your brother’s necklace Cyrus. It probably looks familiar to you because your great grandfather made two identical necklaces like this. Welcome back home son." The Prime Minister promised himself that he won't ever cry in public, let alone in front of his sons but the moment he saw Cyrus’s tears.

Iris didn't wait for Cyrus anymore as she grabbed him back to a tight hug again.

"I'm so glad you're back Cyrus, our little Zayden." she whispered as she tightened her arms around her son's torso.

Cyrus is still shocked but deep inside his heart he's beyond happy. He knows there will be lots of things he needs to settle in the future too after everything Julius has done to him and his family but at that moment, the pure blood alpha just wanted to enjoy the warmth of his mother's embrace.

"M-mom." Cyrus whispered back as he buried his nose on the crook of Iris neck. Aria and Lucius smiled at each other before the older pure blood alpha joined his own mate and his youngest son for their first ever reunited family hug.

Later that evening, Iris and Lucius almost didn’t wanna leave the suite where their youngest is.   

 But since the Prime Minister also knows that Cyrus and Aria still needed to rest, he managed to convince his mate to leave and go and check on their eldest son too.

After the older couple left, another nurse entered the room with Felicia. The beta nurse informed the mates that they need to take Kiana for some assessment. At first Aria wanted to refuse but Felicia was there so she just reassured him that she won't let Luna get out of her sight.

  Cyrus also agreed to Felicia since he really wanted to have alone time with his mate. He might have looked so tough in front of his parents a while ago but he feels like he's about to explode with all the emotions and revelations they've told him.

When the fated mates are finally left alone, the omega suddenly feels the tension that surrounds them. She knows that Cyrus is still overwhelmed with all the information they just received; she was about moving towards the alpha when Cyrus beat her to it.

The pure blood alpha settled beside her on the couch inside their private suite. The two of them are both free from their dextrose and even their wounds are almost healed.

"Hey, are you alright?" Aria asked when Cyrus remained quiet beside her. Cyrus two moves closer to her and without saying a word he just rests his head on her left shoulder.

  They were quiet for some time until Cyrus took Aria’s hands into his own.

"I'm sorry for not being able to protect you and our daughter." Cyrus said, his voice full of regret because it is only then when the two finally realized everything that happened to them in the past few days.

They were too busy making sure Kiana was safe and well treated in the hospital so they haven't even talked about the fact that 3 people got killed in order to protect their family.

"Will you forgive me for not being able to keep you and Kiana safe? I would understand if you don’t ----"

Cyrus wasn't able to complete his words when Aria suddenly pushed him aside.

"Cyrus, what the hell are you talking about? I am safe. Kiana is safe. We are safe! You have done everything in your power to protect us. You even saved Knight even before you've learned that he was your brother. Why are you?, ……Cyrus no!" Aria's eyes widened when he saw the pure blood alpha's shoulders shaking.

She cups Cyrus’s face and saw he was sobbing.

"Ria... Rina.. she saved Kiana, she saved our daughter and I haven't even thanked her. I was so mad at her when she confessed to me and she just...she just took the bullet to save our daughter." Cyrus suddenly blurted out.

Aria bites her tongue because she doesn't know what to tell Cyrus at that moment. She couldn't believe she would ever witness the alpha breaking down just like that in front of her.

"If Dylan wasn't there, who knows if Alex's bullet would've hit you too? I'm so sorry Aria...I'm so sorry." Cyrus kept apologizing while crying.

The omega shakes her head off as he lifts his face.

"Look at me Cyrus... look at me and listen." Aria says while trying to hide her own pain regarding her friend's death.

"Rin did what she thought was right. She saved our daughter not for you to be guilty about it but because she believed that our daughter also deserves a chance in life. Cyrus, Rina grew up alone with her mom only and I guess she does not want any one of us to feel the pain and hardships she went through that's why she saved her. So please, don't blame yourself for something that is beyond your control. She loved us, that's why she saved us. The only thing we can do now is to not waste that chance she gave us. Let's not live in guilt and worry anymore Cyrus." Aria says trying her best to explain what he thought Rina would want to tell them.

Aria is so used to Cyrus releasing his relaxing pheromones to calm her down, but in this moment the pure male omega starts to release her own calming scent to comfort her mate. A lot of things happened and she understands why Cyrus is having a mental breakdown.

Aria  realized that it is true that even the strongest people are still vulnerable when it comes to the one they love and care about.

Aria hates Julius for what he did to their family and she also feels sorry for Cyrus for not getting the answers from the old man himself. He knows that it would take some time before her mate accepts everything but for now, she just wants Cyrus to rest and have peace of mind in her arms. 

  The two didn't even know how they fell asleep on the couch. By the time Felicia entered the suite, she carefully put Kiana inside her crib as she uttered her silent prayer thanking the Moon for finally giving the little family a chance to start all over again and maybe....Kiana would have her own happy ending.

The next morning, the Prime Minister wasn't able to go back to the hospital but that doesn't stop his wife from packing a whole feast of food and went alone to visit their children 

She is too excited to finally feed Cyrus the food that she cooked by herself.

The pure blood omega is smiling from ear to ear when he enters the hospital but her smile slowly fades when she discovers that Cyrus’s suite is empty.

"W-where is my son?!" the older woman asked to the security guard standing outside the suite.

"Ma'am that's why I was trying to stop you a while ago to tell you that Mr. Carter and his mate are not here but you ignored me and---"

"Where are they then if they're not here? They're not supposed to go home yet and he would probably call me if they did!" Iris snapped at the security guard  because to be honest, even when she knows that there's no threat to Cyrus’s life anymore, she can't stop being anxious. They just got their youngest son back and she has no plan of losing him again.

"The nurse from Mr Knight came to inform them that sir is finally awake ma'am." the guard replied with a smile.

Iris didn't even thank the young alpha she sprinted towards her eldest son's suite. She didn't even knock on the door as she entered Knight’s room.

"Kni---" her mouth hangs open with the scene inside the suite.

Knight was already awake and still lying in his bed. Aria is sitting beside him  while Cyrus is standing behind his mate. Kiana is busy eating fruits on the sofa with her nanny. There was no unusual sight inside the suite until Iris spotted the silver necklace in Cyrus’s hand while glaring at his brother.

"Knight... C..Cyrus?" Iris spoke trying to break the tension between the brothers but neither of the two paid her attention. They just continued to stare at each other as if they were measuring each other's strength by who could knit their eyebrows closer at the center of their foreheads.

Aria sighs when she sees how the brothers ignored their mother. She decides to purposely fake coughs to break the silence in the room and thankfully, she succeeded.

"You're coughing again? You can't go near Kiana if you are coughing Angel. You'll---"

"Angel? Who do you think you are calling Angel?" Cyrus cuts in 

Knight raised his eyebrow at the younger. He already knows that Cyrus knows about their family because Ari was here when he first woke up a few hours ago. The omega has already filled him in about the things he missed including the death of the people who tried to ruin their lives. He is aware that Cyrus already knows that they're brothers so he won't waste the chance he gets to annoy the younger  because that's what older brothers do right?

"Ashbourne? aren't you gonna call me big brother now? Besides, what's wrong if I call Aria my angel? She---"

"I swear to Luna if you call her that again, I'll make sure to rip those wounds open." Cyrus snaps.

He doesn't want to admit it, but hearing his older brother's healthier voice makes him happy on the inside. He may never admit it out loud but he got worried when he saw the state of the older pure blood before his surgery.

"Call me Big brother first."

"NO."

"Why not?"

"Oh Luna , can you stop! You're annoying!"

"But you're also and Aria will always be my angel!"

"Stop it!" Cyrus' voice got a little louder but when he saw the fond smile on Knight’s face, he got more flustered. He hates how his wolf wants to nuzzle the older pure blood right there and then.

"She’s  my angel because she guided  my little brother back to me, to us. Welcome back Zayden, or shall I get used to calling you Rus too?”

Everyone in the room fell into silence, but this time it's not awkward or tension filled silence. 

Cyrus and Knight stared at each other, their faces softened, their wolves howling in excitement. The two are smiling at each other already when Kiana screams, breaking the eye contact between the two.

"Uncle Knight why you're making daddy cwy?" The little girl is pouting while trying to get down from the sofa.

"Hey Princess, uncle isn't making daddy cry. I'm just very happy baby. Remember when I told you that sometimes people cry because of joy? This is tears of joy." Cyrus explained to his daughter whose eyes are now looking at Knight too as if she's making sure her daddy's telling her the truth.

"Uncle Deedee said, uncle Knight is now Kiki’s uncle.  So daddy don't fight with him, okay?" the little girl said with a smile on her face that made everyone in the room smile at her too.

It's lunch time and Aria  expected Cyrus to join them and enjoy the food brought by his mother but to her surprise, she saw her mate staring at the window as if  in deep thoughts.

Iris nods at her as if she also senses that something is bothering her youngest son Aria grabs a drink and walks towards her mate.

"Rus...aren't you going to eat? Auntie prepared the food herself." Aria says with a smile because she wants to comfort her mate.

Cyrus doesn't want his mate nor his mother to worry about him so he forces himself to eat and pretends to enjoy every moment of it.

By the time they were  all done eating and Iris had to leave to get Knight’s things, Felicia  took Kiana back to their own suite so she could also pack their things.

  Aria knows Knight and Cyrus needed some alone time so she excuses herself and joins Felicia and Kiana back in their suite.

The moment Aria left the room, Cyrus turned to his brother.

"How long have you known?" he asked, a little unsure of the things he wanted to know.

"The day I got shot. I saw the portrait and got an inkling that you're Zayden but I doubted myself because how could you be my brother when Julius is so proud to have you as his son? Then that bastard...I'm sorry..." Knight corrected himself but Cyrus brushed it off, his eyes still full of pain at the mention of the man who almost ruined his life, his family.

" He isn't my father. He was never a father to me."

"I'm sorry."

"Stop apologizing. It's not your fault I got lost when I was a kid."

Knight got quiet. Of course Cyrus won't remember anything anymore because he was so young when it happened but he knows his brother deserves to know the truth.

"I wish I could say it wasn't my fault but it was my fault. I was the one who put you in that boat. I was also young, just a few years older than you but I should have known that it's dangerous. I didn't know the boat wasn't tied to the deck properly. I just wanted to play that day. I was so happy that I've finally got myself a little brother, my playmate and yet...." Knight couldn't stop himself from crying. He started to feel the pain in his chest again so Cyrus had pressed the button alarming the nurses from the station.

"Stop blaming yourself, we're both clueless back then." Cyrus said while trying to sooth his brother. The two didn't even realize that they're holding each other's hand when the nurses arrived and gave Knight another shot that will put him to sleep so his body can finally recover.

"Thank you Cyrus. I'll stop blaming myself when you finally stop feeling sorry for all the things Julius did. He's not your father so you don't have to carry the burden and guilt of his crime. You are my brother and I won't let the ghost of that old man haunt you and stop you from being finally happy with your family." Knight murmurs his medication starting to take an effect.

"Thank you brother. Thank you." he whispered to him before he fished out his phone from his pocket.

"Dylan." 

"Cyrus ."