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129. Balance
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Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 130. On My Mind
The soft hum of my laptop mingled with Declan's little coos as he chewed happily on a colorful teether nearby. Watching him discover everything with such genuine delight always sparked something inside me. A reminder of the simple wonders in this life, even while balancing paralegal studies, motherhood, and the tangled connections between Linc and Cast. This new chapter was challenging, but each piece brought me closer to feeling like myself again. To feel independent and ready to take on the world, no matter what happens in the future. I wasn't going to be caught off guard again. Getting my education was a big step towards that. They both understood and supported me however they could. I was so lucky to have them both, and I knew it. The coursework was invigorating, giving me something completely mine. A space for thoughts that didn't revolve around anyone else. Law had this grounding structure, a reassuring counterweight to the disruption that was my life. I'd catch myself
Last Updated : 2024-11-02Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 131. Just Dinner
LINC - I stared at Dr. Tessa's message, reading over her words for what felt like the hundredth time. She wanted Lila and me to come to dinner. My first instinct was to decline. Between parenthood, pack duties, and a lingering unease shadowing me lately, socializing sounded like the last thing I wanted to do. But Tessa had been there for me through some of the darkest points in my life. I respected her more than words could capture. If she wanted to meet Lila, it wasn't something I could just brush off. Lila stepped into the room, curious and concerned as she noticed me staring at my phone. "What's up?" "Tessa invited us to dinner," I mumbled. "She wants to meet you." Lila eyed me. "Sounds like a good thing, right?" "Yeah," I agreed, though something about the invitation unsettled me. Tessa had mentioned introducing us to her family for a while now. It was overdue, and she'd been such a tremendous help that meeting her family felt only fitting. "Then we should go," Lila shrug
Last Updated : 2024-11-02Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 132. Shared Anxiety
I stared at my reflection, smoothing down the dress I'd picked out for tonight. It was simple, nothing too flashy, but something about tonight made me feel like I should have done more. Maybe it was the fact that we were going to meet Dr. Tessa and her family. Maybe it was how Linc had been acting a little off lately. Like he had something on his mind he wasn't ready to talk about. Or it was something he didn't even understand himself. I couldn't tell which. I turned away from the mirror, feeling the growing pit in my stomach. The feeling wasn't new. It had been creeping in for weeks now. Linc was still the same with me, still just as attentive and loving, but something was different. Even though he hadn't said anything, I could tell he was struggling with something. But I'd pushed it aside. We had a baby, a home, and a life together. This dinner was supposed to be fun, a chance to get out and socialize a bit. With adults. That was something that hadn't happened much s
Last Updated : 2024-11-03Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 133. I Knew
LINC -The Marie estate stretched out before us, all grand and pristine. It was the kind of place that shouldn't have made me uneasy. Lila stood beside me, her hand brushing against mine as we approached the entrance. My mind buzzed with a strange anticipation I couldn't shake. I told myself it was just nerves, nothing more than that.We were greeted warmly and invited inside by Dr. Tessa and her husband. The house felt too perfect, too polished, but I pushed that thought aside. Tonight wasn't about me. It was about making connections, building alliances, and introducing Lila to more people I worked with.Everything seemed fine at first. Tessa's hospitality, her husband, Neal Marie, the pack Alpha of over 40 years, friendly welcome. And his comical explanation of how he remained of Alpha for so long. He was a formidable Alpha in his own right, but his wife dwarfed him in comparison. His human wife. He was a big enough man to admit that. She went out into the world and worked while he
Last Updated : 2024-11-03Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 134. Maybe Harder
LINC -Across the table, Tessa looked over to me and smiled. I couldn't shake the feeling she saw right through me, that she sensed the storm beneath my calm mask. Lila, catching my eye and smiled at me as she took my hand under the table. She seemed perfectly at ease, her laughter filling the spaces where mine should've been. Just like the perfect Luna would if her Alpha was distracted. Phoebe leaned forward, passing a dish to Harold, and I took a long sip of water, willing my pulse to slow down.I needed air. I needed to escape. But Lila glanced at me before I could make an excuse to leave."What's wrong?" she asked quietly. She could feel I was freaking out. Of course she could. How she was sitting there feeling this and still maintaining her composure was beyond me. I shook my head and tried to smile. "I'm fine."She wasn't convinced. "You've been off since we got here."I swallowed hard as panic rose in my chest. I couldn't tell her. Not here. Not now.Phoebe laughed, and I ten
Last Updated : 2024-11-03Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 135. Nothing Ever Is
LINC - I helped Lila back up to the house, barely holding it together as I tried to keep her steady. I managed a quick exit, explaining to Tessa that she'd started feeling sick. Tessa gave me a look but then tilted her head slightly and smiled. "She was glowing tonight. Get her home and into a hot bath, she'll feel better." That was enough to make me pause. I wondered if she knew somehow, if there was something she sensed that I hadn't picked up on.On the way out, there was no avoiding it anymore. Phoebe reached out for a quick handshake as we left, and I hesitated before reluctantly taking her hand. She was polite, but the second her hand touched mine, her eyes widened just enough that I noticed. She pulled back, quickly masking her expression with a calm "Thank you for coming." She knew something, and now I was sure.Phoebe was my fated mate, without a doubt. Lila was quiet as we headed to the car, too quiet. As soon as we were seated, she turned away, pressing herself tightly
Last Updated : 2024-11-03Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 136. Needed
LILA Linc drove silently, gripping the wheel so hard I thought he might break it. Outside, darkness smeared across the window, but inside, I felt like I was trapped, locked in by the words he'd said hours ago. Fated mate. Phoebe. He'd put it out there as if it was something simple, logical. Like it hadn't ripped through me like a jagged knife. We shouldn't have gone to that dinner. If I'd stayed home, I could pretend none of this was real, that the life we'd built wasn't dangling by a thread.How in the hell was she his fated mate? She was older than Cast's mom. Years older. If I had to guess, she was closer to 50 than 40. Hell, I was probably closer to her kid's age than hers. Why the hell had we come to that dinner? What had I done to deserve this all over again?He pulled into the pharmacy lot and cut the engine. "You can stay here if you want. I'll be quick," he murmured.I nodded and kept staring out the window. I was trying to focus on anything but the nausea still rolling t
Last Updated : 2024-11-04Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 137. Big Night For You
LINC - I held Lila's hand, guiding her slowly toward the bathroom. My pulse pounded in my head, drowning out everything else. I didn't dare look at her or that test. Every instinct told me to brace for impact, but I had no idea what to do once I finally hit the ground.We stopped in front of the sink. I stared down, gripping the edge of the countertop hard enough to feel the rough grooves pressing into my palms. I couldn't look at her. Couldn't look at the test. I couldn't even look at myself. "Linc," she whispered. Her eyes remained fixed on the test sitting by the sink."Well," she murmured. "This is a big night for you, I guess."It barely registered. My entire world tipped sideways, like the ground had vanished beneath me. I sank down onto the bathroom floor. I was a free fall of fear and guilt and something close to joy. A fated mate I didn't want, and now this. This new life growing inside the mate I chose that I should be ecstatic about. But all I could feel was the rising pa
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Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 43. I Got Her
Gaia lunged at him. Ian didn't move. He braced himself, standing firm as her massive form slammed into him. The force of it sent a shockwave through the ground. He held his position, absorbing the impact, pushing her back with raw strength alone. His white fur bristled. Gaia struck again, snapping at his throat, but he dodged, twisting at the last second to drive her off balance. She hit the dirt hard, paws digging into the earth as she pushed herself back up in an instant. Her entire body shook, not from exhaustion but from pure, unchecked aggression. Ian snarled, lowering his stance, but he didn't strike back. He didn't need to. He was blocking her, stopping her, keeping her from finishing what she had started. Something shifted in Gaia. Her breaths came hard, her body still wound too tight, but the moment stretched longer, stretched too long. Then, finally, she stopped. Ian didn't move, waiting, making sure she was really done. I didn't wait. The second she hesitated, I forced
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 42. Not Like This
DECLAN -The trees blurred past as Gaia ran, powerful and sure beneath me. I gripped her fur tighter, not because I was afraid but because I had never felt anything like this. The wind cut sharp against my skin, my pulse pounded in my ears, and my body moved in sync with hers like we were built for this. Everything in me buzzed with adrenaline, with the rush of speed, the sheer force of her muscles coiling and flexing beneath me. Then I saw it. A shadow slipped between the trees, fast and silent, keeping pace with us. Suki. Not now. Not like this. I silently begged her to stay back, to leave this moment alone, to not push this any further than it had already gone. But she didn't. Her wolf stayed just on the edges of my vision, always there, always lingering, never letting me forget what was still tangled inside me. The pull. The connection that refused to break, no matter how much I willed it to disappear. Then Gaia saw her. Her muscles coiled. A ripple of tension passed through
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 41. Hear Me
DECLAN -I made it back to the house just as Gaia came tearing out the front door, furious. She was barely holding herself together. The second she saw me, she yanked her shirt over her head. My brain barely caught up. I froze as every muscle in my body seemed to ripple at once. I was still reeling from being near Suki. From the way she looked at me. From the way my body reacted even when my mind told me I belonged to Gaia. The confusion pulled me in opposite directions, turning every second into a battle. And now Gaia was storming toward me, tearing off her clothes, taking up every bit of space in my mind. "Damn, Gaia." I snapped my head to the side, forcing myself to look anywhere but at her. She stalked closer, bare feet kicking up dust. I frowned. Why the hell were her shoes off? She had stormed out of the house so fast that she hadn't even thought to put them on. That wasn't like her. She grabbed my chin and jerked my head forward. "We... werr 'dults. We... need to stop act
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 40. Experienced
DECLAN - Suki stretched out on the rock beside me, legs extended, fingers tapping idly against the stone. She wasn't in a rush, and that only made everything worse for me."Why are you upset?"I stared at the dirt, exhaling hard. "You don't want to know.""Please. You rejected me. Nothing else you say can be worse than that."That shouldn't have hit as hard as it did. My hands tightened against my knees, but I kept my voice even. "Yeah... Sorry for that too."She shrugged like it didn't matter. "You did what you had to do. That doesn't mean I can't tease you about it."She smiled, not mean, not teasing, but something about it still made it impossible to ignore. I didn't push. Couldn't. Not right now.Some of the pressure in my shoulders eased. "You're handling it better than I thought.""What, did you expect me to run off crying?" She kicked a loose rock down the slope. "I don't do the whole helpless thing."I huffed. "I know. Takes a lot of strength to live out here on purpose all t
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 39. Secrets
DECLAN - Mom knocked once before stepping inside, moving like she expected this to be a fight. Maybe she did. Maybe it was."Your dads worked out a deal with Jaed."I stayed where I was, back against the headboard, arms locked around Gaia. Keeping her here. Keeping her mine. "Doesn't matter. Nothing is changing."She did her best to ignore my attitude. "Gaia can still stay until her birthday."I scoffed. "You heard what I said. She was staying regardless of all the bullshit."Gaia sat up fast, then shoved off the bed completely. "Don't talk to your mother like that."Heat crawled up my spine fast. A burn that made my stomach wrench. Being called out pissed me off. Being called out by someone below me? Made my teeth ache.And I hated that I felt like that.Mom just watched, waiting. No reaction, no expression, no wasted effort. My breath felt thicker, slower, body bracing for something I wasn't even sure of. I forced my attention back to her instead of the fire sparking hot under my s
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 38. Moan
DECLAN - Jaed turned on his heel and stormed out, steps heavy enough to shake the floor. The door slammed hard enough to rattle the frame. Gaia moved fast, pushing out of the room after him without looking back. My body still burned, everything wound so tight I thought I might snap in half. There was no way in hell I was walking out there right now, not like this. I sat on the edge of the bed, planted my feet, and dragged both hands through my hair before forcing them down. If I kept doing that, it would only make everything worse. I needed to get it together. I needed to think about something else. Anything else. My breathing was too hard, too uneven. My pulse pounded in my ears. My entire body ached, my skin too hot, my blood thick and heavy. Every inch of me still screamed for her, for more, for everything I had been seconds away from having. I stared at the ceiling and tried to focus. No good. Every thought ran straight back to her. To the way she had felt pressed against m
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 37. Do It Again
DECLAN - By the end of the lesson, most of them had the alphabet down. It wasn't perfect, but it was a start. More than that, it was proof that this was happening. That Gaia was becoming part of us, not just some outsider with no way to connect.As the room emptied out, I felt her before she even touched me. Gaia slid her arms around my waist from behind, pressing herself against my back."You're incredible," she signed against my chest, looking up at me.I swallowed. Hard. "Come on," I muttered, taking her hand and pulling her toward my room.The second the door shut behind us, she was on me. She dragged me down to meet her lips. I didn't hesitate. I kissed her hard, ignoring the dull ache still lingering in my ribs. My shoulder moved without protest, and most of the cuts had already faded into thin scars. I knew I should still be careful, but touching her made everything else disappear. The soreness, the exhaustion, the remnants of pain all vanished the second she was in my arms.S
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 36. Not Really
I found Cast and Linc in the office, going over some pack reports. Linc leaned back in his chair while Cast was half-standing, flipping through pages with a scowl. They barely looked up when I walked in, but I didn't care. I had something to say, and they were going to listen."We're starting ASL classes," I said, crossing my arms. "Everyone is required to attend. That includes both of you."Linc's brow lifted slightly, and Cast set the papers down with an exasperated sigh. "You're giving us orders now?" Cast asked, folding his arms over his chest."Yes."They exchanged a look. Linc sighed first. "Declan, you don't get to just..."I cut him off. "I do. And I am. This should've happened the second we knew Gaia was deaf. Jaed made sure every single person in his pack knew how to communicate with her before they moved there. But here? We're still scribbling on notepads like it's the Dark Ages."Linc's jaw tightened. Cast clenched his teeth, looking more annoyed than guilty. But I wasn't
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 35. Distracted
Life felt strange now. Not bad. Just different.The routine of school was gone, replaced by the quiet predictability of home. I woke up early, trained with Dad Cast and some of the others, then spent the rest of the day doing whatever needed to be done around the packhouse. The only difference now? I was healing far faster than I should have been.The gashes along my ribs had already started closing. My shoulder still ached, but nowhere near what it should have been given the damage Suki had done. Even the deep bruising felt more like old aches instead of fresh wounds. It was fast. Too fast.Gaia noticed it first. She was there when I peeled off my shirt after training, her eyes narrowing as she reached out, fingers barely brushing over the nearly-healed claw marks."That’s not normal," she signed, eyes flicking up to mine.I already knew that. "I heal fast now that I'm an adult alpha?""Not this fast," she countered . "Do you think,"I exhaled. "It’s you."She nodded slowly. "We heal
