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DECLAN - I couldn't stand it any longer. Staying in the house felt like being trapped in a cage, and every second I spent there made it harder to breathe. At least I didn't have school tomorrow. They always gave us the day off before the full moon and the day of, like that was supposed to make it easier. I was happy to have two days off, sure, but I wasn't ready for the full moon. Not even close. I would either shift for the first time or realize I would deal with this heat for 30 more days. I threw on a hoodie and some old jeans, trying to ignore the burning sensation creeping through me. The idea of talking to the spirits made my stomach churn, but anything was better than sitting here with this heat. The walk to the burned-down house felt endless. My steps were heavy like the ground itself resisted every move. The woods, usually familiar and comforting, felt different tonight. The usual sounds of nocturnal animals were absent like they knew better than to be out here. Maybe I s
Last Updated : 2025-02-17Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 8. Seeing Red
DECLAN - Waking up felt like dragging myself out of thick mud. My body refused to cooperate, my head pounding like someone had taken a hammer to it.Unfortunately, this wasn't my first time dealing with a blackout. Between training, sports, and my own dumb choices, I'd been knocked out more times than I cared to admit. Hell, at thirteen, I'd been stupid enough to challenge both my dads for Alpha, thinking I had something to prove. They warned me, but I wouldn't back down until I'd given myself a full-blown concussion. One minute, I was throwing punches like an idiot. The next, I woke up with both of them looking down at me like I was the world's biggest disappointment. Fun times. I'm sure that was exactly what was waiting for me now. But the room was too quiet. No growls. No rustling. Just silence. And the people around me… human. That much was clear. This meant that my dads weren't here, pacing the floor and coming up with fifty ways to tell me how I'd been stupid.Again.Honestly
Last Updated : 2025-02-19Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 9. Now
DECLAN -Darkness swallowed me whole, and when I surfaced, I was in my room. The walls blurred together, familiar but meaningless. Nothing felt real. My breathing came too fast, my limbs useless against the frantic energy. Gaia. She had saved me. She wasn't here. I shoved the blankets off, moving before my body caught up. "Where is she?" Mom didn't move fast enough. "Where is she?! She was just here! Where did she go? I need to see her!" I swung my legs over the side of the bed, but the second I pushed to my feet, the world rocked. Nausea tore through my stomach and up my throat, sending my balance off. My knees barely held, but I refused to stop. Gaia needed me. If she shifted without warning, she wouldn't hear the danger coming. That thought latched onto something primal, twisting deeper, clawing at my ribs. My skin. My mind. She was fast, strong, and more intelligent than most in the pack, but without her hearing, she wouldn't know if something was sneaking up on her. Sh
Last Updated : 2025-02-20Pregnant Luna - Lawful Rebellion 2- 10. Or Not
DECLAN - The door clicked behind Mom as she left. I grab my phone off the nightstand. Gaia's contact was already pulled up before I could second-guess myself. I hit the video call. It rang. And rang. And rang.Nothing.I sent a quick text. 'Call me. Please.'I pressed the button again. Same thing. I switched to a regular call, thumb hovering over the green button. Halfway through, I hung up.Idiot. She's deaf.But the call would still show up on her screen. She'd see it. Maybe she'd answer. I tried again, gripping the phone tighter, willing it to ring longer. To go through. But the call ended the same way. No answer. No reply.I dropped the phone onto the bed. I paced for a few minutes before I picked it back up, hoping I'd somehow missed the notification sound. Still nothing. No answer. No missed calls. Hell, she hadn't even looked at the messages I'd sent her on social media. My fingers moved before my mind caught up.'Call me back. Please.'I waited. Nothing. The screen stayed dark
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DECLAN - Every mile carried me closer to Gaia, but it wasn't fast enough. If this went wrong, I didn't know what I'd do.Her house came into view. Dad killed the engine. We sat there, staring at the house like it was some kind of battleground. Maybe it was. The front door swung open. Jaed stepped out with his arms crossed, planted solid like he'd been waiting for me to show up.Dad moved first, stepping out with that steady, deliberate way he had when he expected a fight. I shoved my door open, boots hitting gravel almost frantically. Jaed didn't move."No." Jaed stood firm in the doorway. "He's not seeing her. We already talked about this. I'm not even sure why you would drive him out here like this. You're torturing both of them."Dad kept walking, stepping up onto the porch like Jaed hadn't spoken. They always had the oddest relationship. Perhaps now I would get the rest of the story around that as well. "We didn't come all this way to turn around," Dad said."She's not seeing hi
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DECLAN - Just as she was stepping out, Dad looked over and shook his head as he pulled Uncle Jaed back into conversation. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her back in front of me. "Not yet. Your Dad will see you."We sat there, tucked into the shadows of the truck's cab. The air felt heavy between us, charged with something hard to understand. Hard to understand, yet strangely right. She had always been there, always annoyed me in the same way my little sisters did. She was persistent, impossible to ignore, stubborn beyond reason. But now, looking at her, something had shifted. She wasn't just the girl I'd known my whole life. She was more.She was beautiful. Not in the way I used to roll my eyes at when guys noticed her, not in the way I used to shrug off because she was just Gaia. No, this was different. She looked strong, sharp-edged in a way that made my mind race. Like she could take on the world and win. And for the first time, I wasn't just seeing her as someone I had to tolerat
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DECLAN -The road stretched out in front of us as we returned home. I sat there, still replaying every second with Gaia. Her hands in mine, the way just being near her felt like something clicked into place inside me. Every part of me where she touched tingled, like her fingerprints had burned into my skin. I could see her face every time I blinked, her eyes locking onto mine, her hands signing words that weren't even there. Her scent clung to me like it had woven itself into the air in the truck. I tried to subtly glance around, searching for where it might be coming from, but nothing in here should have smelled like her. I shifted in my seat, trying to shake it off, but it stuck to me like glue. "Did you kiss her?" Dad asked all casually. My attention snapped to him. "What? No! Wait... Why... Should I have?" That made him laugh. "You're going to shift soon," he said, still chuckling. "Then you'll know the answer to that." I frowned, staring at him like he'd just grown a seco
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DECLAN - I woke to the twins arguing outside my door, their voices pushing through the walls like they had no concept of volume control."This is so unfair! We have to take the stupid bus!" Roxy's frustration carried through the hall."I'm not sitting next to Joey again. He smells like boiled eggs." Tory's disgust followed right after.I pushed myself out of bed, dragging a hand down my face. Morning light leaked through the window, but my body wasn't convinced I'd slept at all. I yanked on a shirt and threw open the door. They stood there, arms crossed, broadcasting irritation in my direction."What?" I didn't bother smoothing the roughness from my voice."Mom says you're not driving us." Roxy shot me a look like this was somehow my fault."Yeah, because apparently, you're 'too sick.'" Tory made exaggerated air quotes, adding insult to injury.I wasn't dealing with their dramatics. I shoved past them and took the stairs two at a time. Mom was already in the kitchen, packing lunches
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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
