Only one more to go... thank you for letting me indulge ahah.
Mina POV - “I want more.” Though the words were breathless, Mina could’ve drowned in the deep lust within them. Alastor was still inside Blake when the words left the latter’s lips. She almost couldn’t believe he had spoken them. Roman had taken over from the Issacs, finishing off her orgasm as she watched her first and newest mates bond. Their limbs had wrapped so tight around each other she thought one of them would surely break, but as their tension eased so did their hold on each other. Pleasure throbbed deep within her, still high, still sensitive, and that was just from her mate’s fingers. She couldn’t imagine how high Blake was feeling, yet he asked for more. “You need to give it a little while or it’ll feel too much.” Alastor leaned to press a kiss to Blake’s forehead, but the Issacs grabbed his jaw and yanked their lips together. Even from the other side of the nest, Mina saw Blake push his tongue into Alastor’s mouth, a heady groan ringing through the Hayre. When he fi
Blake POV - “Roman!” Willi’s cry was sharp in Blake's ear, but his panic flooded over the pain and sent them all scrambling after their mate. With their limbs entwined, they twisted and fell to the floor, but he was closest to Roman. He had been at his back mere moments ago but now laid silently at his side. Blake wormed free from Alastor and Willi, crawling to the Lynn. Everything had been perfect, but it had gone wrong so quickly. The high of completing his final connection to Willi still rushed in his veins, but it was smothered by adrenaline. It dragged a sharp worry to the forefront of his mind, zeroing his focus on his unconscious mate. Roman's skin had been a pleasant rose from their passions but now burned with a sickly fire. Blake pressed a hand to his forehead, yanking it back at the overwhelming heat of his flesh. “Shit, he’s burning up.” Clarity pushed through any lingering bliss, making him focus. “What the hell happened?” One moment his mate had been inside him, l
Mina POV - “Blake Issacs, of the Blood Mountain pack, travelling with our leadership.” There was a thick authority in her mate’s voice that reached Mina even through the doors of the car. She was sat in the back seat beside Alastor, the pair of them keeping out of sight behind tinted windows. Roman was in the passenger seat, keeping his face averted from the Clear Blue warriors who were inspecting the Luna Court invite that Blake presented to them. It wasn’t likely that Roman would get recognised, the warriors had last seen the Lynn wolf when he was ten, but Mina and Alastor would be known on the spot. They had to stay hidden and make it into the heart of the pack so they couldn’t be turned away. “Do you think he’d use that voice on me when we get home?” Alastor whispered in her ear. Mina snorted but didn’t answer. She was too nervous to speak, and certain her voice would wobble if she tried to. Her hands were clasped tight in her lap, lip worrying between her teeth. She was t
Mina POV - The charge buzzing in her veins, from the confrontation with Oliver in front of the packhouse, only got her so far. Mina carried herself into the grand building, her head held high, accepting the glares and muttering of the wolves inside. Other Lunas and their units were in the entry hall, waiting to be announced as they moved into the grand hall where court would take place, while Clear Blue warriors lined the walls. Rather than join the queue of Lunas, she was directed to the stairway and told to go to the Luna’s office. Mina declined the need for a guide, bristling when the warrior insisted. It seemed that the Clear Blue wolves had forgotten it had been her home up until last month, when they threw her away. She could be blindfolded and still find her way around these halls better than them. However, when she saw them palming their weapons, she understood. They still thought her a murderer. They still believed the note and stood by their decision to reject her from th
Mina POV - Tension filled her, thick and heavy, as she stood before the grand hall. Her unit were around her, imposing, their eyes on the Clear Blue warriors, keeping them at bay so she could stay calm and focused. Almost every wolf around her wanted her dead or imprisoned, but she couldn’t let that distract her. Not only did she have to win over the Lunas of court, but she was a Luna of a pack hated because of her predecessor and their export of silver. She couldn’t be seen as weak and leave her pack open to attack. ‘Be careful, Willi. Even if your innocence is proven, there are people who won’t want you here.’ Her brother’s warning rang clear and true in her mind as she stepped forward to be announced. Only a month before she had done the same at the Diamond Ridge court, concerned about her dress and her hair. Those worries seem so small now, the naive concerns of a pup. “Luna Williamina...” She glared at the warrior when he paused, the sharp look making him stumble to co
Mina POV - They weren't left waiting in the hall for long, the space used for socialising during the breaks of the day. Soon, all the Lunas and their units were guided to a side room which held a large, round conference table at its centre. Mina hadn’t been in there before, despite growing up in that packhouse. Her mother kept it locked except for the one day, every three months, when Clear blue hosted the Luna court. It was smaller than she expected, but maybe it was the table that made it seem small. It filled the majority of the room, a doughnut shape that allowed a clear space in the centre for a wolf to stand and present their thoughts. Most Lunas moved to their assigned seat without needing to check the name cards. There were three larger chairs placed evenly around the table and most of the Lunas headed towards one of them before filtering to their seat. It took Mina a moment to realise they were for the Legacy pack leaders, and the Lunas had separated between them as their
Alastor POV - The other units were eyeballing them, but Alastor was more than happy to give it back. As the Lunas formed groups in the main hall, discussing Mina’s evidence, their mates were left glaring at the wolves that had caused the delay. He knew from experience that Luna Courts were no fun, he had escorted Mina’s mother enough times to know the hours of boredom felt like days when all you could do was stand and listen to the leaders discuss the nation’s problems. However, this was a delay he could get behind. Mina had presented her evidence and asked for her name to be cleared. With Evelyn and Chelsea’s support, it was likely the vote would go in their favour, but something strange was happening among the Lunas. Usually, most congregated around the three Legacy leaders during the breaks, standing with their ally or trying to weasel their way closer to a stronger pack, however today they were spread thin. There were still some who stood around Evelyn and Chelsea, but the r
Roman POV - Mini’s interruption to Court delayed everything, but Roman didn’t care. She was a free woman. The vote was heavily in her favour, with only a few anonymous Lunas voting against her. The relief was palpable in their unit. Now they wouldn’t have to worry about the bounty on Mini’s head and which wolves would try and claim it. It also gave them far more wiggle room to investigate the night of her mother’s murder. As with all the guests of the Luna Court, they could now roam Clear Blue freely. With the Court extended a further day, due to the delay, the unit didn’t waste a moment of the opportunity. Mini used the meeting to share all the details of that night and the information they found afterwards, in the hopes the other Lunas would know something. They also used the breaks to speak one-on-one with the leaders. No one knew anything, but Roman knew someone must’ve been hiding something. It was late now, but him, Alastor and Blake still searched the territory together, u