Chapter 74 – Luna PartyNava’s decorations start in the very next room. Softly light lights line the way to the back door. Drapes of pink and green silk replace the ceiling. “Look at this.” I spin, looking around in wonder as I gaze around the room we are walking through. “Take a deep breath. This next part can feel overwhelming.” He kisses me softly before waiting for my cue. Nodding my head one time, he clears his throat for the man standing before pink and green curtains to make the announcement. “All rise for your new Luna. It gives me great honor to welcome Luna Briar.” The man calls out loudly for all to hear before he and another man pull open the curtains for us to walk through. It feels as though time freezes. All the pack children stand front and center, smiling and clapping happily. Snow has begun to fall over the twinkling lights and hanging lanterns. There are yard games and two different maypoles. The shelters covering the food and table area have bamboo
Chapter 75 – Time to learn my Luna duties King Aiden smiles while pulling Judith closer to his side. “We haven’t had a moment where it was just the four of us, we are not planning on telling anyone else until our baby arrives, but we wanted the two of you to know before we left. You are family, after all.” His kind words make my night even better. “We are having a boy.” Judith happily declares. “Oh, congratulations! I am so happy for you both!” I weep as I pull them both in for a hug. “Congratulations. That is fantastic news. Onyx shakes Aiden’s hand before excusing himself to collect something. Onyx has a Gold, White, and Blue box as he returns. “What is this?” King Aiden asks Onyx as he hands it to the two of them. “Just a little something.” Onyx stands behind me and wraps his arms around my stomach to watch the pair of them. “I will hold it; you open it.” Aiden requests Judith. She slowly slips the cover off the box and holds up the little jumpsuit f
Chapter- 76 – Unexpected Gift “Good morning,” I call sweetly to the table of Elders, not expecting to be answered as I heat a plate of leftovers from last night. “Good morning, Luna. Would you mind if we had a word?” The man who belittled me at our previous meeting requests. I take a second internally before smiling and walking to the front of the table. Between each elder is a younger person smiling happily back at me. “Alpha Onyx has explained the new procedure you wished to implement to keep our pack up to date and thriving. We would like you to be the first one, other than Alpha Onyx, to see the new Elders in training. They are eager to learn and stand by your side if needed. The first lesson that I will teach my apprentice is this.” He steps away from his chair and kneels before me. “My behavior toward you the first day here was appalling. I watched the video of my behavior at the request of the past Luna. She watched with me and told me what she would have done had she been in
Chapter 77 – FIGHT! We make it into the packhouse before Clara comes running to us. “Come quickly!” The fear in her eyes tells us that it is something severe. We quickly run through the house and into the backyard to find the snow splattered with blood. The roar of Lycans in their form stops me in my tracks. “Stay here.” Onyx demands of me in his Alpha tone. “You didn’t need to do that!” I scream at him as he runs off to the side of the house. “Clara, who is it?” I call her as she cries in the yard. “It’s the new pack member and Matt. He challenged Matt for the position at your side.” She walks inside to stand with me as the noise becomes louder. “Briar, Matt is family.” She sobs as I pull her into a hug and do the same. “He will be fine; I know he can do this. Matt is a very strong Lycan and will overcome this.” I convince us. “The roar’s become louder as they round the house and approach the door. “We got to move!” I pull Clara out of the way just as
Chapter 78 – Ready or not, here they come! The next contraction intensely builds, and I push with all that I have, and we are greeted with the sound of the sharp cries of our first child. “It’s a girl!” Doctor Adams calls to us as she wraps her up and hands her to a nurse who immediately begins cleaning her off in the baby bassinet on the side of the room. “She is beautiful.” Onyx calls to me as he walks over to see her. “Take a second, Luna, because we are about to go again. Alpha, she will want your hand again.” She states as she looks under my blanket. The contractions come on strong once again. “Just like last time. Let’s see if we can do it with two big pushes again.” Her wish for me comes true, and I hear the scream of our second child. “We have a boy!” She calls out, and Onyx again follows the baby across the room. I crane my neck to see them and fail as my contractions start again. “Ok, Luna, last time.” She locks eyes with me. “It better be the last damn time,
Chapter 79- Going HomeThe hysterical cry of three babies is overwhelming. “Onyx!” I grumble at him. Unable to hear the newcomer over the screaming babies as I begin lifting them and rocking each of them for a moment before placing them back down again. “Shhhh,” I call over their crying tones. “I think they wish to see their Uncle Matt,” Onyx says as he cries happy tears and pulls Matt into the room. “Matt!” I hug him tightly. “Ouch!” He calls out. “I am sorry. How are you? Are you ok?” “I will be. They told me to go home, but I wanted to come and see you first. May I meet them?” He asks with hope. “Better yet, you can hold one. We need your arms.” Onyx states as he hands Bruno to Matt and lifts Faith into his arms. “Look how perfect you two,” his words are lost as I turn around, holding Elena. “I think I may need to sit back down. I am seeing three babies.” He looks wildly between the three of them. “Turns out, little Faith there was hiding when we had our ultrasound. From what we ha
Chapter 80 – Trouble in Paradise Onyx struggles to pull the heavy door open. “Please, Luna. I will do anything you ask. Please don’t execute me.” He pleads. “You only care about your life, and you do not care about those around you. You knew you were swiping at me while fighting with Matt.” “I thought you were Clara! I didn’t know you could shift. I thought that I missed her and got you. When I turned around, I saw you on the ground and Clara at your side.” “You would have killed me thinking that I was Clara?” I demand of him in my Alpha tone. “I would have. I am sorry.” “Why would you have gone after Clara?” I demand. “With her gone, it would be easier to sway you to come with me.” “Go with you were?” “Home. I would take you on as my new mate, where you deserve to be.” “You think for one second that I would willingly take my children and go with you after you have killed everyone I love?” “No, just you. Your children were never part of the plan to come. They would hav
Chapter 81- Alpha challenge My father walks in as Judith is in the middle of reading my paper. “What the hell is she doing reading Briar’s paper? She is nothing more than a pathetic Omega who knows nothing. This is rigged!” He demands as hatred fills his words. Aiden takes one swing at my father and connects to his jaw hard. My father falls to the ground holding his face. “Explain yourself!” My father tries to Alpha-tone the King. “You will never speak to your Queen in such a manner!” Aiden growls at him as his foot shoves him to the ground again as he tries to get up. “Queen? There is no way. I would have known.” He spits in disbelief which earns him a kick to the face. “By disrespecting the Queen, you disrespect me. Would you like to be disqualified right now?” Aiden demands in his Alpha Tone that make everyone shiver. “No.” He whispers, not leaving the ground. Aiden looks back at an unphased Judith. “Whenever you are ready, my love.” He smiles as he
Chapter 88- Our Wedding My song starts, and I walk to where Matt is standing. "Ready?" "Ready." I loop my arm through Matts, allowing him to lead me out for everyone to see me. Everyone is standing, and I can see tears running down the pack members' faces as I walk to the end of the aisle and stop. Onyx waits with his back turned toward me until Aiden taps his shoulder when I reach the end of the aisle. When Onyx turns around, his emotions take over, and he begins to cry as his eyes roam my body. The walk to Onyx feels like the longest walk of my life. When we reach him, Onyx growls at Matt, and everyone laughs. "Dude, I am giving her to you. I am no threat." He laughs before patting his shoulder and walking to his place behind Brett in the groom's line. I cannot recall half of the things I am asked to repeat. All I can see is Onyx looking back at me. When the officiate finally announces that Onyx may kiss his bride, I am not prepared to
Chapter 87- Pawning off my Alpha Status As predicted, the box is filled with votes for Devin. The answers are overwhelming, from being trustworthy to how it shows a person can change for the better. I close the box and decide to think about it in the bathtub. My water has turned warm when my mind flutters to the letter that Devin had written me months ago, and I stumble across the bathroom as I dry off and make my way to the dresser drawer Onyx had placed it in, along with the ridiculous clay wolf that has two tails and five legs. I carry the letter back into my closet with me as I read. It is filled with promises I would have doubted he could accomplish had I read this letter when he gave it to me. The last lines make me reread it. “Thank you for not ending my life when you should have. To this day, I am unsure if you made the right decision, but I will live my life to the fullest from here on out. If I find my second chance, mate, I promise to act bet
Chapter 86- The Night before the weddingHe closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before saying, “Like fresh-cut carnations at a waterfall.” I know instantly who he is talking about, and I smile. “I know who she is. I will escort her to your room. You get cleaned up from your traveling, and I will hunt her down and bring her to you.” I announce as I stand. “You would do that for me?” “I am going to do that for you. This mate, she is a good one. Gave me one of my favorite gifts.” I announce as I lift the papers and walk out of the room. “Hustle, Devin!” I call him, and he finally gets up and runs back to his room through the halls.I walk down to the laundry and find Morgan folding a bedsheet. “There you are. I have been looking for you.” I smile happily as she lifts her eyes to mine. “Luna, welcome home.” She bows. “How can I be of service?” She questions as she approaches me. “Smell me.” I request. “I am sorry?” “Smell me. What do you smell?” I ask her a second time. This time she
Chapter 85- Going homeThe words tumble from my mouth before I can stop them. “Really?” He asks excitedly. “Yes, really.” “So the wedding isn’t fully off?” He asks as he lifts me in the air and swings me around in a circle kissing the place he marked me. “No, it never was completely off, seeing as we never set an actual date. Plus, May needs to know styles and ideas now if the dress would be ready by spring.” I shrug. “Go have fun. Call me if you need me.” He insists. “Will do. Oh, before I go, I asked Holly to be our full-time traveling Nanny. I think she will say yes, don’t scare her off. She loves our kids and will show them love no matter what. That is important to me. I know the elders said that the Nannies must not show love to our kids because they want our kids to only recognize love from us, but I want them to know love from everyone. Our world has too much hatred to take away any extra love.” “Give her a raise, got it.” He kisses me again before we leave him standing alone i
Chapter 84 – Alpha announcement **Warning Sexual content**I quickly push myself onto the bed and onto our pillows as Onyx takes a second to cool down. “Bare with me for a moment, Briar. Right now, I feel more like an animal than anything else.” “Tonight, that is what I want,” I demand of him as I open my legs wide, inviting him to come to my wet core. “I don’t think you know what you are asking for.” His gruff tone turns me on more. “Please, Onyx,” I call out to him as my left-hand squeezes my breast and my right-hand moves to my core. “Briar.” He warns as my fingers swirl around my wet opening. “Onyx,” I call out as I plunge my fingers in and out of me rapidly. “My turn.” He growls as he holds my hand still. “Then do it,” I challenge him. The color of his eyes flicker, and I can see the primal urge to take me now, fighting against his will. “Take me, now,” I demand of him. It takes no further instruction as he slams his thick length into me and stills. “Yes!” I screa
Chapter 83 - A night out“Of course.” I leave Judith and Holly to watch the slumbering babies and enter our room. He closes the door behind me before turning to face me. “I talked to Judith and Doctor Adams; they have helped me understand where you are coming from and why what I did, came across so negatively. I wish never to impact your life so negatively ever again. I was not aware of the fact that I was stepping away from my responsibilities as a father. For me, I thought I was lessening the risk of having fights from stress. I am truly sorry, and I give you my word, as your mate and Alpha, that I will not do that ever again consciously. Helping a pack member periodically, and with notice to you after ensuring all is ok, will be something different.” His words seem honest, and I have never seen him go back on his word. “Briar, tonight, if you wish, I will watch over the children, and you and Judith can have a night out on the town. Take the time to relax and enjoy your time togeth
Chapter 82- Do the right thing The prison guard leads the prisoner out to a bar in the middle of the Execution grounds and ties his hands to the bar, my eyes never leaving him. “Luna Briar, the kill is yours,” Judith announces loudly before stepping away. My anger builds within me. I allow every word that Onyx has said to me and hasn’t spoken to fill my rage. Then, I think of the five women that must have been terrified under this man's disgusting hand. I move forward and feel my body shifting into my Lycan form. The ground sinks slightly with every step that I take. I can see him struggling and pulling at his ropes as I approach. His voice is muffled as he pleads for mercy. I am feet from him when he hides his head under his arm, a position I could see that any woman would have placed herself in. As rage tears through me, I calm my mind and make nine deep cuts into his skin, enough to be painful but not kill him. I step away and turn my attention to th
Chapter 81- Alpha challenge My father walks in as Judith is in the middle of reading my paper. “What the hell is she doing reading Briar’s paper? She is nothing more than a pathetic Omega who knows nothing. This is rigged!” He demands as hatred fills his words. Aiden takes one swing at my father and connects to his jaw hard. My father falls to the ground holding his face. “Explain yourself!” My father tries to Alpha-tone the King. “You will never speak to your Queen in such a manner!” Aiden growls at him as his foot shoves him to the ground again as he tries to get up. “Queen? There is no way. I would have known.” He spits in disbelief which earns him a kick to the face. “By disrespecting the Queen, you disrespect me. Would you like to be disqualified right now?” Aiden demands in his Alpha Tone that make everyone shiver. “No.” He whispers, not leaving the ground. Aiden looks back at an unphased Judith. “Whenever you are ready, my love.” He smiles as he
Chapter 80 – Trouble in Paradise Onyx struggles to pull the heavy door open. “Please, Luna. I will do anything you ask. Please don’t execute me.” He pleads. “You only care about your life, and you do not care about those around you. You knew you were swiping at me while fighting with Matt.” “I thought you were Clara! I didn’t know you could shift. I thought that I missed her and got you. When I turned around, I saw you on the ground and Clara at your side.” “You would have killed me thinking that I was Clara?” I demand of him in my Alpha tone. “I would have. I am sorry.” “Why would you have gone after Clara?” I demand. “With her gone, it would be easier to sway you to come with me.” “Go with you were?” “Home. I would take you on as my new mate, where you deserve to be.” “You think for one second that I would willingly take my children and go with you after you have killed everyone I love?” “No, just you. Your children were never part of the plan to come. They would hav