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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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-01Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 44. I Knew
Ian didn't wait for my answer. He turned, moving fast toward the packhouse, Suki limp in his arms. I stood there for half a second, torn between Gaia and Suki. One was my mate. One I shouldn't care about. One had nearly killed the other. But standing there, body wrecked, blood still thick in the air, I didn't feel like running after Gaia. Not this time. I turned and ran after Ian. The packhouse was already chaotic when we got there. Someone must have smelled the blood. Ian pushed through the doors, heading straight to the medbay. I stayed on his heels, breath still too ragged, my ribs screaming with every step. Mom and the pack healer were already waiting. Ian laid Suki down carefully, stepping back as Mom pressed a hand to her forehead. "Her breathing is steady. She'll be fine." I didn't move. Couldn't. Suki looked too pale. The blood stood out too harshly against her skin. I forced my body to stay still even though every muscle screamed to pace. "She's healing fast," the he
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-02Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 45. Personal
DECLAN - I stood outside the door, hand hovering over the handle, thoughts ripping me in every direction. The mate bond pulsed under my skin, feeding me everything Gaia was feeling, but my own emotions tangled too much to make sense of it. The rage hadn't faded. If anything, it was worse. I should have been going in there to deal with her, to figure out what the hell had come over her. Instead, I was thinking about Suki.Thinking about how I had sat next to her all night. How I hadn't wanted to leave. How, despite everything, I couldn't stop noticing her now. The way she looked when she slept. The way her body, scarred but strong, had fought to heal itself like nothing could break her. The way she had stayed away from me for years because she thought it was what was best for me. For us. There was an us.I never saw her like that before. But I saw her now. And I didn't know how to stop.My stomach twisted. The mate bond was screaming at me to handle Gaia, to go inside and comfort her
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-02Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 46. Something Again
I walked back to the packhouse with the shredded pieces of Suki's wolf stuffed deep in my pockets, my head a mess. The anger hadn't faded. The confusion had only gotten worse. Gaia had done this. She had known exactly what it meant to Suki, had known how much it would hurt her, and she still ripped it to pieces.I should have gone straight to my room to deal with her. That's what the mate bond was screaming at me to do. It kept pulling at me, feeding me the quiet hum of her emotions. She was asleep now. I could feel it. The exhaustion in my own body told me she had finally shut down. It should have made it easier. Should have let me put this aside for a little longer. But it didn't.The bond wanted me to go to her, to push past my anger, to make sense of what had happened. But I couldn't. Not yet. I needed to put Suki's things back in order first. Needed to do something that actually made sense because nothing else did. I needed to hold onto my own choices for a little longer before t
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-02Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 47. Persistent
Ian growled in his sleep for what felt like the hundredth time. I snapped my eyes open, biting back a frustrated sigh. I had barely gotten any sleep, and every time I started to drift off, Ian made some noise like he was deep in a fight with himself.I pushed myself up and rubbed my face, feeling the exhaustion clawing at me. Staying here had been easier than facing Gaia, but now I was just pissed off and restless. I needed to move.Everyone was asleep in the packhouse. There weren't even omegas moving around. I made my way down the hall, the silence pressing in around me. My feet slowed as I passed my own door. The mate bond tugged at me, stronger now, winding tight in my chest. Gaia was inside. Asleep. I felt it settle deep, the quiet hum of her presence pressing against me.For a second, I considered going in, just crawling into bed and dealing with all of this later. Letting the bond take over, making it easy. But the second the thought crossed my mind, the anger flared again.She
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-02Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 48. On Me
DECLAN - We walked back to the packhouse slowly, neither of us in a rush to break whatever this was between us. I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye. "So... how the hell did you even survive out here alone?"She smirked slightly, adjusting her grip on the torn-up wolf. "What, you thought I just slept in the dirt and hunted for raw meat all the time?""Honestly? Yeah."She rolled her eyes. "I had a system. Knew what places to avoid. Knew where to get food. Knew when you were in school and when your practices happened. If Mom didn't see me for a couple days, she'd bring out a box of food and other supplies." So Mom knew about her apartment too. Of course she did. Her, Dad, and Linc never kept anything from each other. I understood that now. But why hadn't anyone told me?Then again, why would they have? No one owed me that. I had two feet. I could have gone out and seen where she was living at any time. But I didn't. I never even asked. I honestly hadn't cared enough.That wa
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-03Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 49. You
The stairs creaked. I hadn't even noticed them leave the porch. That wasn't like me. I never missed things like that.I leaned back against the doorframe, hoping to disappear into the shadows. Too late. Suki and Gaia reached the top of the stairs, moving with that same easy confidence that always put me on edge. They weren't even looking at each other, but I could feel the strain between them. I knew exactly what had been said. I had heard every word from the porch, every shift in their tone, every careful agreement they had made to tolerate each other. That truce was a fragile thing, and now they were looking at me like I had been the idiot for thinking I had gone unnoticed. I needed to tread carefully.Suki planted herself against the railing, looking far too relaxed for someone who had spent the last hour trying not to rip Gaia apart. "You're terrible at spying."Gaia barely moved, but I caught the way her fingers curled slightly. "We knew you were there the whole time.""Then why
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-03Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 50. Safe
DECLAN -Neither of them moved at first. Linc's arm stayed wrapped around Dad. It took a second before Linc's breathing shifted. His fingers tightened just slightly, enough to make Dad stir against him. A slow inhale, then a heavier exhale as his body tensed with awareness. I almost regretted waking them up. Linc blinked first. Dad groaned low, rubbing his face before pushing himself up. They didn't separate fully. They never did when things were bad. Even now, as Dad sat back, he stayed close enough that their arms still touched. It was barely anything, but it was enough to remind me exactly how much worse this was than I thought. Dad rubbed his eyes again before looking at me. "What time is it?" "Late," I answered. "Or early. Take your pick." Linc sat up, rolling his shoulders before bracing his elbows on his knees. "Something wrong?" I scoffed. "Yeah. We need to talk." Dad pushed a hand through his hair, eyes sharpening as the exhaustion slipped from his face. He looked at Mo
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Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 95. This Was It
DECLAN - We took the long way back to the packhouse. It took far longer than the ten minutes I'd agreed to. Suki was going to give me hell for that. She’d probably time it down to the second and bring it up at dinner, then again at breakfast. I was already prepared to ignore the first three times before I gave in to whatever atonement she had planned. Honestly, I was looking forward to the punishment. Gaia and I fell into old habits. She challenged me to spot tree knots shaped like animals. I told her she was making them up when she did. She called me arbitrary and pronounced it correctly. I lobbed a pinecone at her head. She caught it, grinned, and tucked it into my hood when I wasn't looking. It was familiar. Just two people who used to know every inch of each other, finding the quiet rhythm again without forcing it. When the porch came into view, I slowed. "You and Dorian should stay," I paused. "The east wing at the Roman packhouse is yours if you want it. No strings. Just.
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 94. Map
DECLAN - "I'm sorry." I looked over. She kept her eyes forward. Hands shoved into the front pocket of her hoodie. Shoulders stiff. We walked side by side. The trees closed in around us while the porch lights faded behind. Neither of us said anything for a long time. Our feet crunched through the undergrowth. The breeze rolled between us. I didn't try to close the space. Neither did she. But neither of us veered away either. The remains of the old house peeked through the trees. Blackened beams and collapsed stone still scattered across the clearing. A skeleton. A memory. "For how I rejected you. And for not telling you why." I didn't answer until we reached the house. "You didn't just reject me. You vanished." She flinched. "I know." "So why?" She took a deep breath and stopped walking. Her eyes stayed on what was left of the front steps. "I'd gotten the call. The implant was finally approved, and they found a werewolf doctor who could do it. It was scheduled. It was final
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 93. So That's A Yes
DECLAN - That was her fated mate.It was written in the way he tracked her every move, in how he hovered just close enough to guard but not crowd. His posture said protector. His eyes, sharp and constantly scanning, said no one would get within reach unless she wanted them to. He moved like he'd been made for that role. Like every instinct in his body had clicked into place the moment he met her.He moved like he already belonged next to her.Judson finally spoke. "This going to be a thing now? Fated mates falling out of the sky onto your porch?" Then he squinted. "Wait. No way. Dorian?"The other man stepped forward, arms crossed. "Judson."Judson huffed. "Damn, talk about the sky falling. Of course it's you."Gaia looked between them. "Wait. How do you know him?"Judson tilted his head toward Dorian but didn't look away. "Med school. He was top of the class. Never let anyone forget it. Ever."Dorian crossed his arms. "And you were always one sarcastic comment away from getting kic
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 92. Wait
DECLAN - "You're not gonna pout if I drink the last one, are you?"Judson didn't even glance over. "Only if you waste it."I reached for the bottle closest to him, smirking when he didn't try to stop me.Crickets chirped loudly in the trees. The house behind us had finally gone still. It was peaceful.A lazy row of empty beer bottles lined the railing like some halfhearted scoreboard. Judson leaned back again, one ankle hooked over the other, shoulders loose. That rare kind of settled that only happened when nothing needed to be said.We were both quiet. Not the kind of silence that needed filling, just the kind that held space. The kind that made it really easy to notice how much I liked having him here. Judson wasn't soft, but he didn't crowd either. There was something about the way he held space, like he understood exactly how not to mess it up. I hadn't realized how rare that was until I felt it.Until headlights swept across the tree line.Judson didn't move, but I straightened
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 91. My Second
DECLAN - I squinted. "So... you left your pack?"Judson shook his head. "Not really. My sister's mate stepped in. Human guy, believe it or not. Doctor. Weirdly chill. He helps now with the medical side, which freed me up to go to college and train properly. They all said it made sense. I guess... I just haven't thought much about what I was gonna do after."He paused, then shrugged. "Now I get it. I wasn't supposed to leave the South yet. I was supposed to be here. Meeting her. If I'd been back in North Carolina, this wouldn't have happened. Or it would've taken years."He looked out toward the trees. "So no. I didn't leave them. I just followed where I was needed next."I blinked. "You live on the Riverwalk."He grinned. "I know. Kind of perfect, right? It's loud on the weekends and peaceful at sunrise. Plus, amazing food within walking distance."I stared at him.He raised his bottle. "Look, I didn't plan to meet my mate while helping chart bloodwork samples in a borrowed lab, but
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 90. Not Even A Little
DECLAN -When we pulled into the driveway, Dad and Linc were already waiting.They didn't speak, but I felt something in the way they stood there. At the time, I'd figured they were just sizing up Judson, doing the protective dad routine. But now, after everything Judson had said, it clicked in a way that made my chest feel too tight.They already knew.Not just about Judson. About what he might be. About how important he was going to be. Just like they'd known about Mom. Just like they'd kept it all quiet. For me.I'd spent so long thinking I was figuring all of this out on my own. That the timing was random, or fate, or whatever the hell else. But maybe it wasn't. Maybe Cassy hadn't just guided me.Maybe my whole damn family had. Perhaps they'd been walking beside me the entire time, keeping quiet so I could come to it on my own.Judson wasn't the surprise.I was.They stood at the edge of the porch, arms crossed, matching unreadable expressions locked in place. The second we still,
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 89. She Was Right
I stepped forward and stifled the growl as best I could. "Hey. Get up. Now!"The guy startled awake. "What?"Tory shot up in the bed, wide-eyed. "Declan, no! No, wait! This is... this is Judson."She looked panicked. But not afraid. Not at all."He's... he's my..."I stopped. Everything shifted. I looked at her. Looked at him. Looked back."You're mate."She nodded.I took a breath. Held it. Then stepped forward and stuck out my hand. Judson stood, still looking like he expected me to deck him. He shook my hand. I shook his harder.Tory glanced between us, then spoke up. "He's a nurse practitioner here. Was walking past the ICU when I first came in. Caught my scent in the hallway and almost dropped his coffee."Judson rubbed his hand where I'd gripped it "I tried to play it cool. Avoided eye contact, walked the long way around, you know, the usual 'don't poke the angry fathers and big brother' protocol. I thought I was being slick about it too. Barely even looked at her. Just nodded a
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 88. I Saw Red
We didn’t leave the woods.Not that day. Not that night. I didn’t want to, and neither did she.We ran until our legs trembled. We played, circling and snapping at each other’s heels, tackling and wrestling in the mossy patches of clearing. We swam again, slower this time, more tangled up in each other than anything else. We lay in the grass and the sun, curled together, drowsy and content.And then we shifted.Over and over.Human, wolf, back again. Each shift smoother than the last. No moon. No pain. Not really. Not like the pain I had braced for my entire life. Just choice. Pure choice and ability. The power that came with it was almost addictive. I always wondered what they meant when saying the power overtook the pain. It was raw. It was strong. I loved it.And I loved her.We didn’t talk much, not out loud. But we didn’t need to. We were in each other's heads and had no plans to leave. When we shifted back to skin, we couldn’t stop touching. Couldn’t stop reaching. It was like
Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 87. Permanent
It hit all at once.One second I was halfway to my knees, still trying to breathe through the pull of her shift. The next, my ribs cracked outward and my body folded. I didn't fall. I collapsed.The pain was nothing like the moon-forced change I'd endured before. This wasn't guided or timed. This was raw. A hundred fractures all at once, my limbs pulling and twisting, muscles screaming as they rearranged.I couldn't stop the sound that tore out of my throat."Cassy!"I didn't even know what I was asking. Just that I was begging. My mind reached for her. I was desperate and frantic.Her voice came, faint and steady."You're never selfish, so you would've never asked."Bones popped in my jaw. My fingers stretched, then broke, shifting in crooked bursts. I slammed my hand into the dirt and gritted my teeth against the next snap. My skin burned. My eyes blurred.Oh shit.Did she make me...Cassy... Did you do this?Another bone cracked somewhere deep in my back, cutting the thought in hal
