Luna was silent, as was Ashford. He never expected Adrian to say that to her. Ashford was waiting for her response more than Adrian was expecting.Adrian didn't mind what she was going to say. As long as she accepted him and stayed with his mate, he was less worried.“Fine, I wouldn't reject you,” Luna stated.A bright smile appeared on his face as he heard that. “Am I forgiven?”“No.” She responded. “I am going to keep you informed in case you want to murder me."Adrian liked the sound of that; it was better than her rejecting him.“Now that I think about it," Una muttered. “I think we cannot reject Adrian.”Luna frowned. “What do you mean?”“We are connected to his wolf, Luna. His wolf keeps us safe; I don't know, but he is trying to speak to us.”“Who?”“Rain.”“His wolf?"“Yes, he cares about us.” Una crackled. “He wants us, so I guess it's the same for Adrian.”“I don't want him.” Luna choked out. “He is a jerk.”“Blah blah blah, Ashford's listening. We will talk about this later
“Here. Drink this.” Bartram handed a bowl of medicine to her.She glanced at her father. “Is it bitter?"He shook his head. “Quite the opposite.”She raised the bowl to her lips and gulped down everything in it while her father took his seat in front of her. Ashford was sitting next to her and bringing a blood bag.“You said you had met Monsell here?” Bartram asked.Luna shook her head before lowering the bowl to the table. “Uh-huh.”“And you said he was Adrian's cousin?"“Yes.”Bartram frowned at her. “Why didn't you tell me that they looked alike? Also, why didn't Adrian or anyone else recognize him as Monsell?”“Adrian doesn't know what Monsell looks like,” Ashford replied. “When he went to the pack, he took the shape of Luna. No one knew what he looked like, including Phoebe.”Bartram's frown tightened. “I haven't met this guy, so I didn't have an idea about him. He is not usually in the pack because he belongs to another pack. His mother got married to an alpha of Faira Noon's pa
“You still haven't forgotten about Assy,” Bartram said, his eyes shimmering with hurt.“Are you going to tell me that he is only my imagination? My imaginary friend?” Luna asked. “You can say it.”Bartram shook his head. “I wasn't going to say anything; he was your friend, but he hadn't shown up for years. It's been years, and I haven't even met him.”Luna sighed. “Maybe he left; he might be back.”“I know that you still want Assy to come back!”“He was my first friend!”"Now that you have another friend and, as well, a lover, why do you keep thinking about him? It's not like you know him or what species he is anyway.”Luna's gaze fell. “He is my friend, and I am not going to forget him. I might not know what he is, but he made me happy back then. He never cared about who I was, and the little I knew about magic, he taught me.”“He might not be here anymore to teach me, but to be honest, I miss him a lot.” She admitted.Bartram rubbed his face. “I can't believe I am asking you this, b
Bartram hesitated, but he knew that he had to because Luna was going to stay mad at him.“You can't meet them because they don't want you."Luna's eyes widened, and she felt her heart crumble into many pieces. She wasn't expecting that; they didn't want her.Tears welled up in her eyes, and every thought she had about meeting them crumbled. What was she expecting? She wasn't always wanted in the first place.“Why do they not want me?” Her lips quivered as she inquired.Bartarm took her hand. “They blamed you for destroying their daughter if she hadn't given birth to you as they had instructed her. She would have been the queen and wouldn't be hated.”Her face went pale as the words hit her; she couldn't understand what logic her grandparents had. If they wanted her mother, why was she different?He paused, his eyes meeting Ashford's. “I hope you don't make her find them because I am sure that they would ruin your plan of making Luna feel loved there. Also, I am sure that they would al
“I never expected him to pack this much,” Luna said as Ashford set out for a picnic in the woods.The picnic was in a garden that she had no idea was next to the pack. However, she wondered how the garden got there.“I created the garden,” Ashford informed her. “I didn't get to show you before, but this is the place where I come whenever my mother makes me mad.”“You don't come here anymore?” She peered at him.“Yes.”“Why?”He sat down on the mat that was on the floor, and she did the same.“I found you, so I came to your house instead of this garden.”Luna blushed. “So that means that you care about me more than your garden?”“Isn't that what it sounds like?” Her face flushed harder, and she looked away from him. “What fruit do you have?” He asked. “Maybe an orange.” She replied without looking at him.He picked up an orange and began peeling it for her. She peeked at him before finally looking at him. He handed the orange to her as soon as he was done peeling it.“I was wonderin
“I think it is unsafe for her.’’ Ashford voiced out. “She is a hybrid, and you want her to stay in the packhouse filled with werewolves.”“What's that supposed to mean? Adrian demanded. “She is my mate and is still going to live in the packhouse sooner or later.”Ashford's brow arched. “You are delusional. “Not only do you not care about her, you also think highly of yourself.”Adrian's fist tightened.“Are you already thinking about a future with a mate who almost rejected you? You are really delusional.” Ashford murmured, his gaze piercing into Adrian.He had read Adrian's mind, although he wanted to stop the mind-reading. He couldn't; it was easier for him to beat Adrian in an argument that way.“Why wouldn't I think of a future with my mate?” Adrian questioned. Ashford never thought that he was going to admit it. He could see that Adrian was controlling himself to not snap.“You shouldn't do that now.” Ashford pressed. “She feels unsafe with you, and you want her to leave next to
The next morning, the sound of the birds could be heard as Luna opened her eyes. There was a warm sensation next to her, and she realized that it was Ashford. Raising her head, she sat up; he had his hair down and his eyes closed. She blushed; he was handsome when he slept.She brushed the strands of his hair off his forehead and leaned in to kiss it. A smile crept up her lips, and she kissed his forehead again. She wanted to do something to him before he woke up. She got out of bed and walked to her dressing mirror. She picked up a lipstick and walked back to him.Moments later, after she had her bath, she walked towards the dining room where her father was setting. “Good morning, Father.” Bartram turned around to look at her. “Morning, Wildcat. Trust your night was good.”“It sure was; I had no idea I fell asleep like that.” She pulled out a chair and flopped her butt on it before grabbing an apple on the table.“You slept like a log; was the training draining?” Bartram asked.
Luna returned his smile. “Good morning.”“Do you know Luna?” Phoebe chimed in as she shoved Trevor off and sat next to her. “Adrian told Alexa to take the other carriage.”“Ouch, that hurts!” Trevor grunted as he landed on his butt.Luna didn't look pleased. “Okay? Did she agree to that?” “She did it with gritted teeth,” Tristan replied. “She might go against you at school.”“She doesn't have any elements.” Trevor chimed in. “She can't stand a chance against Luna, who has all four elements.”Luna was stunned. “How come she has no elements?” “She doesn't have an element, but she does control water. I have no idea how that works; she didn't get anything after the test, but after using that water element. The teachers agreed for her to be in the water class.” Phoebe explained. “The teacher was convinced that it was a mistake that she got the water element, but we were not convinced,” Trevor stated.“Who are we?” Luna questioned. “The three of us,” Phoebe answered. “I have no idea if