Damian’s POV
Stefanos Artemisia, Selyna’s grandfather, is an interesting man. He was not born of Alpha blood, but was the son of his pack’s gamma. He was even larger than the pack’s Alpha, which puzzled everyone until he found his mate in an American girl whose father was the Alpha of Alphas, then things clicked in place. Right now Selyna and I are in his kitchen helping him with dinner…Spanakopita, greek salad and freshly caught fish grilled and served with a lemony herbed sauce. He is talking sweetly with his granddaughter and I am giving them some space. She needs this, they both do.
The giant man is so gentle with my mate, teaching her how he makes recipes passed down from his mother and grandmother back home in Greece and relaying tales of the old country with a smile on his face. It’s a smile that left his face the
Hello, my loves. We have had some freezing cold weather in New England the last several days. I hope you are staying warm wherever you are. I hope you are enjoying my story. There will be at least tow more books in this series, but I will be writing a few others between this one and the second instalment of this series, which will be titled "A Shadow Over Moonlight". I have a spotify playlist with music that inspires my writing, or is mentioned in this book and plan to try to do that for each of my stories. Follow me on IG for updates authorsimonec . As always, reviews and comments, any feedback, really is welcome.
It feels good to be home. It was great up at the cabin, but I like being able to see my friends and work together to plan the rescue mission. The family herbal book is amazing! There is a section on generational curses and combined with what my coven mates had found I can design the perfect ritual to end this curse that plagues Damian’s bloodline. Alicia has all the herbs that I need for both the curse breaker ritual and the spell I need for the rescue. I also found a simple sleep dust recipe and some healing balm and energy bites designed specifically to increase energy reserves in wolf shifters. I have given Alicia the list of herbs for all of the recipes along with qualities I’ll need, A few of the herbs are in more than one recipe. My adoptive parents Patrick and Jane are driving Damian’s father nuts, and I ex
Damian’s POV Selyna’s adoptive family went home. We have been working on planning and she has been working with the herbs, creating spell jars and vials of strong smelling liquid, she made herbal energy bites, but now she has barricaded herself in the restroom getting sick. ‘Babe, are you ok? Can I do anything?’ I mindlink her. ‘I’m not okay. I mean my stomach is a mess, I don’t remember ever feeling so nauseous in my life!’ She links back. ‘Babe, I’m going to call the pack docton.Shifters don’t get stomach bugs or nausea easily.’ I warn. The bathroom door flies open, revealing a sweaty and disheveled Selyna. “My queen…my goddess, come to me.” I reach out for her, catching her elbow just as she reels and I pull her to my chest before her legs give way. “Let’s get you into bed, beautiful.” I carry her to the bed and tuck her in. ‘Hey Doc, can you come to the packhouse ? I have a pati
Damian’s POV She holds the scrolls with trembling hands as we sit on our bed. I got her herbal tea and a large bottle of water. There are four scrolls which Rayanne deemed relevant to the curse. “Do you want me to read the first one or would you like to?” I ask Selyna. “I’m okay to start, but if I get tired you can read the rest to me.” She smiles a weak smile and blinks her eyes. This one mostly talks about moons and moon magic, but at the bottom says “The MoonOmen wolf curse is based around the cycles of the moon and the wolf moon is the one most likely to unleash the full extent of the beast within. The curse itself is designed to remind the wolves of what their true nature is. Even a mated moonomen wolf might lose himself on the wolf moon, unless his mate is his true mate. Only a union blessed by
Selyna’s POV I filled Damian in on most of the conversation with our two ancestors, still leaving out the rebirth part…I am not sure how to tell my mate that our great great great grandmothers will be reborn as our daughters, or that my ancestor let it slip, much to the amusement of his ancestor. After a goodnight’s sleep we are sitting in our sitting room with some bland foods. I seem okay with simple foods and herbal tea if I take it slowly. “She went insane, you know? The witch who cursed your family, she seems to have completely lost it by that last scroll.” I say to Damian before taking a small bite of toast, “I think she was pretty batty to begin with, but maybe the loss of her daughter sent her over the edge. Is that relevan
Selyna’s POV We have Kirsty bring the messenger to the Alpha’s Office where we all meet him. He’s tall with ethereal features…clearly elven or fae of some sort, with long white hair. “I come to you with a message from my king. He would like you to know that while he escaped by slipping into another realm through a portal he opened that he was attacked. The attackers were mostly humans and rogue wolves, though they do seem to have a witch on their side.” He bowed and nodded to me. “If I am not too presumptuous and the rumors are true, it is you, my lady, who most needs to know as queen of witches and Royal Alpha heir.” I giggle a little. “I am still not officially queen and certainly not used to the titles, but you are not too
Daman’s POV Since breaking the curse Selyna’s appetite has returned and she seems to be feeling much better, she did have some nausea but after what she experienced before we broke the curse it is minor. The last few nights since breaking the curse we have bathed together using the bundles of herbs and the uncrossing soap. Of course we have our fun in the tub while getting clean. Today is going to be a long day. We are packing and preparing for the mission. Her beautiful eyes meet mine as lay luggage out for the two of us. It’s December so it is cold up here, but it is still warm in Florida which is where we are driving down to, so we will need to pack accordingly with clothes for varying climates. I see her smile at me, sweetly. “What are you thinning, my sexy demon? You look so serious!” She questions with an impish smirk. She sidles up to me then grabs my waist, her slim fingers gently tr
Selyna’s POV I was sure to pack our bags with a variety of clothing to suit the varying climates, as shifters the difference wouldn’t be as pronounced as it is for the witches, but we would still need jackets and long pants up north and things more suitable to the hot weather when we go south, plus comfort would be a factor in choices and being sure we had some clothes in case we had to shift without changing out of our clothes. I just finished zipping the suitcases when Damian came up behind me with a tray full of food. “Come on, my queen! Let’s have some lunch before we have to gather everyone together to go over the plan and make sure they are all prepared.” He smiled at me and gestured to our sitting area. Thinking back on t
Selyna’s POV Twice more during our trip I felt that surge, but that van had not followed us. It was a strange feeling, like something was trying to both feed my power and simultaneously use my energy. Damian and the others didn’t let me drive for the rest of the trip. We are close to northern Florida right now, driving through Alabama, but I need to stretch my legs and use the facilities so we stop at a rest stop. Riff is outside the door to the lady’s room when Rayanne and I are finishing freshening up and I hear a low growl. Spinning around I see an unfamiliar she wolf. I know she is a rogue wolf shifter because I can smell her. “We don’t take kindly to her kind around these parts!” She inclines her head towards my aunt as she drawls with her southern accent. “What are wolves and witches doing traveling together?” &nb
I have decided after long thought not to continue this story as it is currently written...I want to restructure and plan it better. A Hope For Moonlight has a lot of potential, but my writing style and organizational skills have changed much over the years since I started it. With that said, I intend to go over the manuscript and create a more detailed outline that will combine the story as I had originally wanted it to be but will be more focused and better organised, it will better detail the prophecies and continue into the next generation so that we may see the fullfillment of the prophecies. I do not know when I will get around to this as I have a lot on my plate, but it is something I will be starting to look at as soon as I have a few works in progress completed, or near completion. I have many ideas that I would like to better flesh out so that the work flows better and goes off the rails less.Thank you.
Author”s Note: This is long overdue, but I wanted to thank those of you who have read this far and those of you have been patiently awaiting updates. For over a year now my life has been a mess…I lost one Grandmother and with her, my day job, only to have mental health issues for both myself and my children become an issue, along with financial strain and struggling to find work (I still do not have a day job at this time), I am still struggling a lot and my other grandmother also passed away this past autumn. Despite all that is happening I do intend to continue writing, but I have not been feeling the werewolf genre lately. I will continue with sporadic updates as inspiration strikes, but will also be working on developing some ideas that are dancing around in my head into stories. I have been feeling strongly called to bring my LGBTQ+ characters to the forefront. I may in the future write a more in depth story better chronicling Ashe’s story, however, I am not going to gu
Selyna’s POV Luna Luz is a blast! She and I took our baby bumps to the dance floor as soon as we got to the club, letting the guys talk. Yes, I know that technically I am the Alpha, but tonight is not about business. We are up for fun tonight, before getting serious about what we are up against and finalizing rescue plans over the next couple of days, so tonight we are getting to know our allies. “Tell me, Alpha Selyna…are you Cuban, even in part? You almost look like you could be my little sister!” Luz giggles as she sways her hips in time to the music perfectly. I laugh, “I hardly look anywhere near as exotic as you! My mother’s family is mostly English, but may have ties to several European countries and my Father’s side is Greek!” The exotic beauty in front of me blushes a bit, but seems surprised by my answer. “Of course, I had heard this! You just look similar to myself and move so naturally to the Salsa music and I forgot that I already knew of your family
Damian’s POV The hotel room is beyond luxurious and Alpha Franco left Selyna and I clothing and champagne with a note to meet him and his mates downstairs in the lobby at 7PM. He said that if the clothing doesn’t fit, to call him with a cellphone number which is different from his contact number that we have. I am thinking maybe it is his personal line, rather than the contact through the packhouse. The man has expensive taste. I shower in the extravagant shower with the rainfall and massaging jets. The citrus and spice scented body wash feels like silk on my skin, and the Versace shirt he left with the skin tight jeans (also Versace) is of a purple and teal silk. That is far more color than I am used to wearing in one shirt, but I do not want to offend this Alpha, he has a reputation for elaborate parties and unprecedented entertaining, yet rarely lets anyone truly close. There are rumors about his family having ties to the Old Florida Mafia, but none that have been confirmed.
Selyna’s POV Damian and I basically carry Aunt Rayanne back to our hotel room. She is a mess and will be spending the night with us, So much for more private time with my handsome mate. As Damian unlocks the door I look out over the pool area and feel a cool breeze. It’s warm in Florida in December, but the night air is cool and refreshing. Too bad my aunt is too far gone to enjoy the beauty of the place we are in. Damian throws the door open and puts an arm around Rayanne’s other side so we can haul her into the room. Her head lols to the side and she giggles a little mumbling “I don’t know why Hecate would do such a thing to me…I th..think she…she cursed me...*hiccup*...I don’t even like girls that way! I’ve been fighting this way too long!*hiccup* Wolves are lucky they can reject mates! *hiccup*Once Hecate sets a match up you're stuck! S…so you two are lucky you l…lo…love each
Damian’s POV We walked into the clearing and I immediately spot Riff in human for with claws extended slashing through rogues and a giant alligator, that I really hope is Earl. He’s snapping at several rogues in front of him while more come at him from behind hoping to get the drop on him. Sheila must have seen them going after him the same time I do, because her scream echos through the clearing as she leaps forward shifting. I shift and jump in taking out two of the three closest to Earl’s tail. I feel a bolt of lightning pass me hitting a wolf in the chest in midair just as he was leaping at me and see Storm’s fingers crackling with electricity. Selyna is standing to her left doing something with her hands but I don’t have time to watch my mate. We are outnumbered but making quick work of the rogues who have yet to register just what they have gotten into. Bubbles fly by on my ri
Selyna’s POV Twice more during our trip I felt that surge, but that van had not followed us. It was a strange feeling, like something was trying to both feed my power and simultaneously use my energy. Damian and the others didn’t let me drive for the rest of the trip. We are close to northern Florida right now, driving through Alabama, but I need to stretch my legs and use the facilities so we stop at a rest stop. Riff is outside the door to the lady’s room when Rayanne and I are finishing freshening up and I hear a low growl. Spinning around I see an unfamiliar she wolf. I know she is a rogue wolf shifter because I can smell her. “We don’t take kindly to her kind around these parts!” She inclines her head towards my aunt as she drawls with her southern accent. “What are wolves and witches doing traveling together?” &nb
Selyna’s POV I was sure to pack our bags with a variety of clothing to suit the varying climates, as shifters the difference wouldn’t be as pronounced as it is for the witches, but we would still need jackets and long pants up north and things more suitable to the hot weather when we go south, plus comfort would be a factor in choices and being sure we had some clothes in case we had to shift without changing out of our clothes. I just finished zipping the suitcases when Damian came up behind me with a tray full of food. “Come on, my queen! Let’s have some lunch before we have to gather everyone together to go over the plan and make sure they are all prepared.” He smiled at me and gestured to our sitting area. Thinking back on t
Daman’s POV Since breaking the curse Selyna’s appetite has returned and she seems to be feeling much better, she did have some nausea but after what she experienced before we broke the curse it is minor. The last few nights since breaking the curse we have bathed together using the bundles of herbs and the uncrossing soap. Of course we have our fun in the tub while getting clean. Today is going to be a long day. We are packing and preparing for the mission. Her beautiful eyes meet mine as lay luggage out for the two of us. It’s December so it is cold up here, but it is still warm in Florida which is where we are driving down to, so we will need to pack accordingly with clothes for varying climates. I see her smile at me, sweetly. “What are you thinning, my sexy demon? You look so serious!” She questions with an impish smirk. She sidles up to me then grabs my waist, her slim fingers gently tr