After things got settled with the Silver Moon, peaceful days came. Well, as peaceful as it would get. It’s not like I would ever get bored in this pack, I thought, pulling my hair into a ponytail. “Luna, are you up?” Emma linked me. “Of course, Em. What happened?” I asked, a tube of primer in my hand, finishing off my new morning ritual: making me look decent after spending a good half an hour getting rid of the breakfast I never ate. Morning sickness really sucked. “You got a package.” “Oh.” I raised an eyebrow and stepped away from the mirror. “Would you bring it up to my office, please?” “Sure. I also wanted to talk to you if…” “I will be there in a minute,” I cut in, and stepped into my shoes. I got there just in time to open the door for Emma, who arrived with a middle-sized package and a travel mug. She put the box on my desk, and I curiously read the name of the sender. “I don’t know who sent it,” I frowned at the neat handwriting. “I do,” Emma said, handing me the mug.
The big day had come, I thought, standing at the bedroom window, looking down on the bustle on the lawn. Tables and chairs were set up, lampions hung from trees and the sunshades, and I saw two men trying to start a huge grill.It looked like a huge family grill party, and I loved it.Luna ceremonies were happy occasions for all packs, but usually quite ceremonial happenings. I wanted mine to be more about the pack, and having a good time with everyone. Considering all the attacks and difficulties we had in the past 2 months, people really needed some fun.We already made plans with Emma before telling Duncan about it. He just smiled, kissed my forehead, and let me have my way. So we planned a garden party for the afternoon, with cheer and lots of food. I would take my oath after sunset, and I would have my first run with the pack later in the night. Of course, Duncan and Noah doubled the patrols, and every warrior was on standby, but I really hoped nothing would happen today. We hav
We ran fast, my wolf keeping up with Duncan’s, and I could feel the others following. It was such an amazing feeling.The speed and the cool breeze made me feel free, but the closeness of the others also gave me a sense of belonging. Marissa’s honey-colored wolf nudged me, and I sprinted to race her.We ran far enough to get close to the borders, and I could hear the howls of our patrols as we passed by. We nearly got around the whole territory when the others started falling behind, and they left us alone with Duncan.We were fooling around, and I didn't even realize where we headed, till we got to the clearing, and I saw the lights of the Silver Lake.His wolf suddenly pushed mine to the ground, and we were soon wrestling in the grass. He got above me, and I was struggling under him, not ready to give up just yet, but he gently bit me to stay still and shifted.I did the same, and we were now lying in the grass, his naked body against mine. His skin was hot, but the air was getting
I was sitting with my back against a big old tree, rising my face to enjoy the sunshine. It was already the end of May, and the chilly weather of the spring finally started warming up.I was tired, but in the woods I finally felt calm, at least. I breathed in the sweet scent of wildflowers and blooming trees, and listened to the soft noises of the forest.The small fricioning noise of Rosie’s pencils working on the paper blended into the noises of nature so perfectly, it took me some time to realize it had stopped. I opened my eyes and met a pair of round green eyes in a serious little face.“What’s the matter, cupcake?” I asked, studying her troubled expression.It was slowly becoming a habit of ours, to come for a walk together. Sometimes we picked flowers and collected all kinds of stuff in the forest, sometimes like today, we just sat at a nice place and Rosie would draw. Once I even shifted into my wolf and carried her. She enjoyed it so much.But today we were both a little more
Somewhere deep in my heart, I knew things were too good to be true. Actually, it was too good from day one. First, I found a loving mate, hiding behind the reputation of a cruel Alpha. The pack accepted me, like I was always here, and I made new friends in an instant. Now I even had a baby in my belly and an amazing little girl by my side. But after weeks of peace, the blade that was hanging over our head all this time stroked at last. Not like we weren’t expecting it. But I still felt unprepared when it happened. I woke up to the distress signals. In the past few days, I have gotten used to sensing all the pack members, but this was my first time feeling a distress signal. I instantly knew that things must be bad. “How bad is it?” I asked, putting on my cloak and following Duncan out of our room. “They moved north, and they are trying to have the upper ground. Also, there are an awful lot of them,” he said with a deep frown. He was still in a mind-link with someone. “The men are
I held his hand all along and watched his peaceful face, listening to the machine beeping his heartbeats. It sounded okay, but I knew it was faster than usual.The doctor and his assistant were working on the other side of a green sheet. They pulled it up so I wouldn’t see what they were doing, and honestly, I was grateful. The nasty sounds and the smell of blood were enough to make me feel dizzy. Oh my Goddess, he was losing so much blood.It felt like an eternity, till they finally finished stitching him up, and the doctor’s tired face appeared above the sheet.“We are finished, Luna. He should be alright now,” he said, removing his bloody gloves. “We stopped all the bleeding. He still has 4 broken ribs and countless bruises, but his wolf will be able to handle that now. We will move him to a room, but I will keep him in a medically induced coma, so his body can focus on healing.”I watched the young doctor, who assisted the surgery and a nurse, roll him out of the operating room, an
I spent the night next to Duncan, then skipped breakfast, and started my day in my office. Nobody seemed to mind they had to come here instead of Duncan’s, and I felt more comfortable here. I listened to the patrol reports, all along fighting my usual morning sickness, till Emma sneaked in with a cup of herb tea, saving me from the embarrassment of throwing up in front of our warriors. “Once again, it seems too peaceful,” I commented when everyone left. “And this time, we should be grateful,” Noah added. He returned to duty this morning, just as Marissa said he would. All I managed to do was make him sit on the couch and put his injured leg up. Not that I wasn’t happy to have him back, but I was worried about him. “You might not feel like it, Luna, but we won,” he said, studying my face. “We killed many of their warriors, so they are probably regrouping somewhere.” “And they will return even stronger,” I sighed. “I don’t think Blackthorn will be able to fill his lines again. Ev
It was on the third day’s evening when the doctor decided that Duncan was almost completely healed, and they would cut back on the medication, letting him wake up naturally by tomorrow.When morning came, I started off as usual, heading back to our room to get ready, then to my office to listen to the reports, but I made the morning meeting super fast, and left any other paperwork to Noah, to hurry back to the clinic.I sat by his bed, my stomach in a tight knot, as I held his hand and looked for any sign of him waking. A wave of relief washed over me when his hand slowly moved in mine, and his eyes finally opened. “Hi,” I smiled at him as he slowly focused.“Hi beautiful,” he tried smiling back, his voice hoarse from the lack of use. “What happened?” he tried to sit, but I pushed him back on the pillow.“You nearly killed yourself, that’s what happened,” I snapped, but I couldn’t help but caress his face. “You had inner bleeding. The doctor had to operate on you,” I said calmer again