Cronos was sitting on the porch of his niece’s log cabin. He was watching her and her wolf frolic at the edge of the lake. Katia was changing here in this magical place Uranus made for her. She was filling out from the foods that were enriched with extra vitamins and minerals her body had been lacking from starvation for so many years. Whatever sleeping magic Uranus was using was doing wonders for her and Aza. They were both maturing and growing mentally. They finally started to catch up to where they should have been mentally. Physically, it was a different story, except for filling out some they did not grow at all. They were still very small for a wolf and a human. The two girls, wolf and human, still had childlike behavior while exploring the world they lived in and playing games. Cronos supposed that was alright because Katia did think more maturely when she had to.As he sat watching them play, he wondered how they could be so content with just each other. He thought they probab
Kane knows that something is not right with his cousin’s death. They are missing something and, whatever it is, it would prove that Katia is still alive somewhere. Nathan deserves a lot of things, but not the punishment that Hyperion wants to give him. Nathan is punishing himself and the packs are punishing him even more. The wolves in each pack can barely hide their contempt for the Alpha of Snow Moon. The Snow Moon wolves have always lived by the werewolf code set down by the moon goddesses themselves. On top of that, the Snow Moon wolves always pride themselves on the compassion they have for others of all kinds. They had similar beliefs to what Snow Moon is building now for their pack and those who want to join them. In the time Katia has been gone, Mark and Kelp have accomplished so much with the new pack. In another month they will meet before the council hoping to gain the charters for the new pack. They have taken in about fifty new wolves seeking help and understanding. Some
Nathan and his Beta Chip were in his office discussing the different places Uranus could be holding Katia. Dalia came rushing in with rosy cheeks and looking horrified, “Did you demand Hyperion’s presence here, big brother?”Nathan grunted, “Yes, and it is none of your business. I have my reasons.”“Do not take that tone with me. Brother or not, Alpha or not, you will not talk to me like I am an imbecile. Besides, Kelp had already informed me of what was happening.” She said with her hands or hips.“What the hell? This was to be kept quiet until we knew for sure how to get to her and bring her back alive”, Nathan bellowed.“For the love of the goddess, Hmm, I wonder when we say that, which one are we calling on? Katia or Selene. I will have to ask Selene when I see her next, which will probably be in the next few moments, since my brother has a death wish.” His sister rambled at him.Nathan rolled his eyes and said, “Was there a reason you came rushing in here?”“Nope, just wanted a f
Once Nathan’s injuries were addressed, and he had gotten some rest, he was already healing nicely. A lot of the bruising had lightened to pale yellows, greens, and purple. The broken bones will be completely healed in a day or two. Everyone was now in the huge dining room at the big round oak table. They kept the chatter to small talk during the meal. When the last plate had been removed and the desserts served, Nathan told Maria that he would see that the dessert dishes were removed, cleaned, and put away. Smiling, Maria nodded her head and left the room.Hyperion seemed like he was waiting for someone before they got started discussing the issue of getting to Katia. When Cronos shimmered into the dining room, Nathan understood then. Hyperion started right away, “First Brother, how dare you keep this from me. My daughter is still alive and in the hands of our father. That monster and what are you doing hanging around with him?”Cronos held his hands up in front of him, letting his br
Alpha Lorn had been back home in the Starlight pack for about a month now. The few remaining members of the Blood Meadow pack had joined his pack and given loyalty to him. Most of the Blood Meadow pack had gone to the Moon Touched pack and joined with them. Their loyalty to their Alpha Luna is unbreakable even in death. He had received the news yesterday from Alpha Mark of Katia’s death, and he was heartbroken for her pack and mate. No details were sent, just that she had been killed due to the vendetta against her family. The news crippled him when he read it. She was just beginning to heal and live her life happily. He did even have the chance to help them with the problem of her grandfather. He had not known her for long, but she had forgiven him for rejecting her and wished for him to have a second chance mate someday. Lorn did believe that it would happen after what he had done when he found Katia. He doubted her sister would ever forgive him now.His father, retired Alpha Cade,
The Moon Touched and Snow Moon pack's ranking wolves spend every moment that they are not dealing with pack business, helping Katia’s family try to figure out where, on Mount Olympus, Uranus is concealing the island he is keeping her on. Nathan didn’t understand how things worked in that realm. All he knew was that the gods were more distrustful of one another than wolves were of other species. Mount Olympus was magic unto itself and would do as a god asked. It could only be undone if the same god asked it to be undone.Exasperated that three days had gone by and still they had come up with nothing. Nathan finally broke down and did the one thing he really was not ready to do. He asked Kane, “Can you ask Zeus to come and help us? Mount Olympus is his domain and creation.”Kane gasped, “Are you sure?”“I’ll do anything to get her back here and away from her grandfather. Even if I have to face my real father’s dissatisfaction with me,” Nathan responded.“Alright, I will go later this af
Racing to the gates of Moon Touched, Mark had a million things running through his mind. He could hear the others following him, and he knew they were all wondering the same thing. Were Katia and Selene aware the white wolf still lived and are they the reason these two are here? Where have they been all this time? Why were they hiding? Coming to a halt at the gates, he saw the two wolves lying on the ground. The bigger of the two was growling at anyone trying to help them.As they all shifted and covered themselves, so they would not cause any more upset about the situation with the two females, Nathan wondered aloud, “What happened to them and where did they come from suddenly?”Dalia went with Nathan, Chip, Doc, and Kane to look over the smaller of the two. While Coral stayed with Mark, Kelp, and Eric to see what they could do for the bigger one. The two wolves were big for female wolves and seemed to be attached to one another. They both lay next to each other, the bigger one’s hea
Katia sat on the tree branch up high in the tree with Aza next to her. They were sharing a banana after reading about primates in the wild. Aza sat next to her with her tail hanging over the limb swishing back and forth. After swallowing the piece of mush that the girly claimed was a banana, she made Katia aware of her opinion, “I think I will stay a wolf. If primates eat mush like that, I don’t know how they survive.”Laughing, Katia explained, “They eat other things, wolfie. They eat leaves, other fruits, vegetables, and bugs.”Aza chuffed and repeated, “Yep, I will remain a wolf. Bring me some good ole meat of any kind.” As she finished that sentence her head snapped to look at their cabin. Aza's ears stood straight, pointing forward on alert. Katia narrowed her eyes watching the person shimmer onto her front porch. Quietly she says, “Ahhh, so Uncle Cronos visits again this week. Have you noticed wolfie, he visits a lot more than Lucifer and grandfather?”“I have girly.” Aza answer
The next morning, the women were in the kitchen cooking breakfast as the men were outside working with the warriors. Katai and Selene had an eternal blush on their faces, and Talon could not help but tease them. "Found out what all that sticky goodness could be used for other than a sweet dessert for the children, did you? I expect every couple involved in that ice cream fight had the best sex of their life last night. I know I did." Talon laughed at the look of embarrassment on her fellow Luna's faces. She loved watching the goddesses learn to live like normal wolves, but she had many questions about how they performed their goddess duties.Selene was the first to respond to Talon's gentle teasing, "I didn't know that a tongue could do the things Lorn did last night." a shiver went down her spine at the thought of a particular spot Lorn's tongue kept hitting last night. She heard him in her head, "Behave Luna. If you keep thinking like that, I will have to leave practice wi
Katia did not decide until Nathan gently pushed her down on the bed that she was ready to begin their physical relationship again. She was still frightened that she would never be as normal as the rest of Nathan's family and friends. This thought worried her constantly that he would regret having her as his mate. Selene could have matched him with someone who had not been broken so often. She couldn't help herself, though when he had undressed her and slid his tongue along her slit, she had desperately wanted to feel everything she knew he could make her feel.Nathan stopped his feasting on her plump peach, as he called it, and looked up at her with worry, "If you can worry about me not wanting you in the future, then I am not doing something right in the here, and now, little one." He nipped the top of her mound lightly, and she jerked while letting out a barely audible moan. "That's more like it," he mumbled from between her legs. The man must have felt her slight giggle be
Katia sat watching those she cared about, laughing about the tag game this morning. She had listened as their mates accused them of interfering and as they continued to throw shade at them every chance they could. They simply could not believe that the luna's remained innocent and had not helped in any way. She saw her sister walking to the ice cream table to her left. Katia did not know that Selene liked ice cream so much. This would be her third helping. She was about to ask her sister to bring her some chocolate ice cream with chocolate fudge and whipped cream when she realized her sister was not helping herself with more of the dessert.Selene stood with a bucket of vanilla ice cream directly behind her mate. She asked him sweetly, "Why do you believe we interfered again, mate?"Lorn did not bother to turn around when he replied, "Sweetheart, it is okay; we are not mad. We knew that as a woman, your heart would not allow you not to interfere and help the children cheat."Selene's
The alphas, lunas, their close friends, and family remained at the firepit. They say around the table, talking into the night about ideas for the elite werewolf force they wanted to create to focus on rescuing trafficked and kidnapped victims. They are different ways. They wanted to move the race forward but held onto their beliefs and ways. All of them agreed it still was not the time to come forth and let the human world know that supernatural beings existed. The humans could not help it, but they just would not handle that kind of information well. Some humans would have no problems with the supernaturals, but as with any race, they are those who would do evil terrible things to those they did not understand. So, the supernatural world could help the human world while trying to protect and keep its own. They could do the same for humans when needed.Zeus and Hera had excused themselves, saying they were needed in their realm. However, they met Gaia in the forest and listened to the
Once again everyone was seated around the huge tables that surrounded the fire pit. It was something that had become part of the daily meals; very seldom did they eat inside. If the weather was bad, then the portable walls were erected so they could still all eat together. Wolves from three different packs have begun blending themselves together into one gigantic pack, and they did not realize what they were doing. Working together and being there for one another was part of pack life. It was as natural as breathing, and the packs were only as strong as the weakest member. So they all band together to make each member of the pack strong. The eyes staring and watching them from the forest were in awe of the two halves of the moon and what they were accomplishing without realization.Hades watched as his heir sat amongst the wolves, gods, and other supes like the prince he was. He did not understand his son's unwavering love for the two moon halves but had learned not to question it. Th
When the game started, the women laughed so hard that they were afraid their pack mates would think they lost their minds. When the smaller ones discovered that they really could disappear and reappear they were blinking like crazy. Children were disappearing and reappearing everywhere. Eventually, the older children got, the younger ones under control, and the game really got going. The look on the men's faces was priceless each time a kid disappeared on them and then reappeared elsewhere. Katia could not stop laughing over the look on Nathan's face each time it happened to him. Once he saw where the children reappeared he would look to see what she was doing. Of course, she was sitting innocently watching the game. When she saw him looking over at her she would sweetly wave to him and go back to speaking with Rhea or Amara. She was helping to hold the little ones that were not old enough to play but their parents were volunteering. A bathroom break had just been called because some
The children had gathered at the center clearing in the middle of the forest, they were full of energy and excitement after the big breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage, cereal, orange juice, and as much syrup as they wanted. The smaller children were paired with an older child to ensure no one got lost or wandered too close to the waterfall and lake.One of the little boys standing with Leo chattered as fast as he could: "I would have liked to have seen the alphas' faces when they discovered they had mud and worms for breakfast." The others giggled in agreement: "I bet they are pukin' their brains out." another child mocked throwing up and falling to the ground.Selene widened her eyes and mouthed, "Pukin' their brains out?"Dalia rolled her eyes, answering the goddess, "They're kids; just roll with it.""Roll with it?" Selene repeated. "What am I rolling with?"Dalia laughed, "It means just agee with whatever they say. Kids make believe things that make sense to them but not us. If
Selene smiled admiringly at the new mark on her neck. She was inspecting it while looking in her mirror; as she turned her head slightly, she noticed the moon with a wolf resembling Lorn's looking lovingly up at it. They were surrounded by stars. If she remembers correctly, her mark was very similar to her sisters. Katia's had a wolf resembling Nathan's staring lovingly at the moon while snow fell around them. Lorn had been so gentle and loving when she admitted to him that she wanted to seal their bond. She blushed thinking about the things they did last night. She had no idea that it could be so wonderful or that it would feel so good. The memory of Lorn's hands stroking and rubbing between her legs before his tongue went there had her shivering and she noticed a wetness between her legs. Lorn came into the bathroom and pulled her against his chest. Leaning down into her neck, he took in her scent and spoke gently in her ear, "I can smell your desire, my tantalizing mate."Blushing
Nathan lay next to Katia, watching her sleep and thinking about the last week. She had not come back from near death the same. She and Selene had come back less emotionally damaged. They still had physical and emotional trauma, but it was different. Katia no longer acted like a spoiled child testing her new boundaries. Nathan did not know how to explain it except to describe it as a puzzle piece was shoved in the wrong place and someone had removed it, putting it where it belonged. Shaking his head, Nathan grimaced at himself; he was no doctor or anything; he was just another male wolf trying to figure out how not to ruin this new start with his mate. He had noticed that Lucifer did not come out of the incident the same way. Something had happened with the three souls intertwined during that time. Nathan still had no hard feelings for Lucifer, he loved both girls equally and would do anything for them. He and Lucifer had nothing but time while Lucifer held on to their souls, and Nathn