Quirin had a better day today, but Arlo sure didn't.
KennedyAfter checking on Samuel, who is about as sweet as he can be, I head back to the table with Quirin.“Hey Luna, are you planning on lapping us again tonight?” someone calls out.I turn, frowning? “What?”“We were running patrols last night when you decided to make all of us feel like lazy asses when you passed us three times.” I’d been so upset that I hadn’t even been paying attention.“Oh. Oh, I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying to make you feel bad. Echo just needed to stretch her legs,” I tell him.“That’s okay, Luna. It’s just a reminder that we need to push harder to make sure no one gets past our borders. It was pretty impressive,” a third patrol member says.“Thank you. If you ever need anyone to set the pace for you …” I begin and laugh when they all begin to say “NO” loudly.When I turn back, I see Quirin watching me. I’m pretty sure that’s pride twinged with possessiveness on his face. Since he doesn’t keep the link between us open often, I’m not exactly sure.“Let’s see how t
QuirinIt took Kennedy a long time to fall asleep last night. It took me even longer.The moment Kennedy walked out of the closet naked, it felt like every drop of blood in my body went straight to my dick. It was throbbing so hard that I thought I might explode right there.It was all I could do to tell Kennedy to go get in the shower. I’d been worried that she might come over and touch me and it would have been all over from there. I barely have any self-restraint when it comes to her anyway and having been in close contact with her, smelling her scent increasing during our sparring session, had not helped me at all.Then, I’d had to get myself off in the shower, twice, just to make my dick stop throbbing painfully. All of that was a waste though when I stepped out of the shower and saw her grey-green eyes watching me. She was still awake, waiting for me. I gotten hard again and then struggled to fall asleep, listening to her breathing that took a very long time to even out.I’d bee
KennedyToday when I go to the hospital, I begin going over what supplies I would like to have for the hospital versus what I feel is critical or at least necessary. Some things, like a new x-ray machine, are necessary, but based on the cost, I set it aside for now. Hopefully, I can get Quirin to talk to me about the cost of these things and what the pack can afford at some point in the near future.I’m pleasantly surprised when Deborah comes in with a laptop that she said Quirin sent over for me. Since I’d forgotten to ask about one, this is perfect.I log in, finding the information on the medical supply store that we use for ordering. When I look back on previous orders, I see that Deborah was right. They only ever order the basics and most of that is in smaller sizes for pups.I put in my order, taking a deep breath when I see the cost, and push send. I guess I’ll find out later if Quirin freaks out over the cost.Christy brings me lunch again today, letting me know that Quirin on
KennedyI spend some more time looking through the pup play area, not finding anything, so I head back inside. Before dinner, I go upstairs to change into easily removed clothes so that I'm ready for our run after dinner.As I’m changing, I realize that I never opened the other gifts from my birthday. I begin pulling them out of the closet and putting them on the bed. I’m not even sure I want them. They’re all from the other Alphas who were invited to my party.I open the first one and find some lacy, barely-there lingerie. What the…?I quickly shove it back in its box and open the next one. This one is a nude sheer one-piece outfit that has a thong for the bottoms. Uh, no!I shove that one back in the box too and open a third. This one is a black version of basically the same thing. Lingerie.I decide that I don’t want to open any more of them and I shove them all back into the corner of the closet. What in the world were those Alphas thinking??‘They were thinking they wanted to pee
QuirinI may have had a hidden reason for running Echo into the ground tonight. After trying to maintain control over myself with Kennedy walking out of our closet naked, then telling me she waited up for me last night, I’m not sure I have enough restraint to hold on if she did it again.Thankfully, my plan worked and Raif was right. After an hour, she began to slow and after another thirty minutes, she was struggling to keep ahead of us.‘We can practice that a few times a week. As an Alpha wolf, Echo will get stronger quickly,’ Raif says as we carry her into the back of the packhouse.Kier comes striding up, looking at her. “Is our Luna okay?”“Yeah, we wore her out working on her stamina,” I tell him.“You know, there are better ways to work on her stamina,” he says, grinning at me.I grunt and push past him.I carry her upstairs and start a bath. I know she’s out, but she worked hard tonight and her muscles will be sore tomorrow. I turn the water on as hot as I think she can take
KennedyI’ve just come downstairs, still feeling disappointed that Quirin didn’t finish what I tried to start this morning, when one of the omegas comes up letting me know that my medical shipment has arrived.“That was fast. Tell them I’ll meet them at the hospital,” I say, knowing I ordered a lot.Christy shoves a breakfast sandwich into my hand as I walk out and the rest of my morning is spent organizing and putting away the supplies that I ordered. I’m pleasantly surprised that everything that I ordered was approved.The only thing that I didn’t get was the microscope which is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I sigh, wishing I could look at Tommy’s tissue samples, but it will have to wait until I get back from Connor’s Alpha ceremony.The afternoon is spent organizing the two rooms that I decided to put in order so that if any more pups come in, they can actually sit on the beds instead of the counters.When I finish for the day, I head back to the packhouse. I need to pack for this
KennedyAfter lunch, Connor and my father go off to talk, probably about the ceremony tonight. My mother, Quirin, and I head up to my room to pack the rest of my things.“I looked around last night and I don’t think I need to take much. Quirin has plenty of furniture, so I just want to take one of my smaller dressers,” I tell my mother.As I pack up my things, Quirin takes them to the truck we brought. When I’m done, I look around the space that was my bedroom for eighteen years and realize that it no longer feels like home. Home is where Quirin is, and he was never here.After we’re done, I shower and start getting ready for my brother’s ceremony. I’m not sure where Quirin went, but he comes in just as I finish getting ready.“You look stunning, Kennedy,” he says, coming over stroking his fingers over my cheek. “Absolutely stunning.”I wrap my arms around his waist. “Can you believe it was one week ago that you called me mate?” I ask him.“So much has changed in one week, Little Pup,
KierI was one of the original members of Quirin’s pack. When I approached him about living on his pack lands, the scars of the bear attack that he’d sustained were still healing. Twelve years later, you can still see the silver lines all over his chest where that bear nearly shredded him. He has never said it, but Alpha Henry tells everyone that Alpha Quirin saved his life that day, putting his own life at risk to save his best friend. That's the kind of man Alpha Quirin is.After I’d been here awhile, helping him to rebuild this pack, I’d asked him about it, about how he survived the attack. He’d told me how Luna Yara had saved his life and that, because of that, he could never get the revenge that he wanted on Alpha Warren for killing his father. That same night, I’d opened up to him and told him how my father was an abusive alcoholic and one day I got tired of being his punching bag so I left.We bonded over our blood, sweat, and tears from rebuilding this pack together from the g
KennedyWhen we walk upstairs to show Harold and Farrah to their room, my sisters and brothers have already taken over the Beta floor.“Oh, Kier, I’m so sorry,” I say watching them act in a normal way for them, but in a very rambunctious way in this pack.“Are you kidding? It’s great!” he says. "I never had laughter like this is my first pack and we don’t have it here. It’s … loud, but good.”“Alpha Henry!” my sisters and brothers cry all racing over to hug him until they see Harold and Farrah. “Alpha Harrold! Luna Farrah!” Then they divide and conquer, rushing to give all of them hugs. Henry ruffles their hair, while Harold and Farrah ask them questions about their life and what’s been going on with them since they last talked.“Aww, Henry! I just brushed my hair! What if my mate is in this pack and this is the first impression I make on him,” my sister Wendy whines, smoothing out the hair that Henry just ruffled.“If your mate is in this pack, neither of you will know it for three m
QuirinI know the next few days are going to be difficult for me. For Kennedy, I need to be pleasant and even welcoming to Alpha Warren and Alpha Connor. But the way I’ve been feeling, the darkness starting to settle back into my mind and body, I knew it was going to be hard for me.However, the moment I saw Kennedy get out of the shower, I knew what I needed. I need her light, her shining brightness to push the darkness away.It was fun watching my mate watch herself and sexy as fuck to watch her come undone. I know how beautiful she is when she comes, but I wanted her to see it too. I hadn’t expected her to tell me that it was sexy when I came. I don’t know what it looks like to her, but to me, it’s like my body is blasted with her light, warm and loving. My darkness is slayed by the bright knights of her light. It’s fucking nirvana every time I’m inside her.It's been a few days since we’ve been together, and I almost forget how light I feel after I’m with her. It’s like the weight
KennedyI’m not sure how I feel about becoming this pack’s Luna. On the one hand, I feel like the pack, or at least some of the pack members, are starting to trust me and believe in me. On the other hand, I still have a mate who says he’ll try to listen to me but doesn’t.I don’t give a crap about how Arlo treats me. I can handle him. But I worry about Christy and I worry about him being let out before my Luna ceremony. What if he tries to hurt someone that I love, someone in my family? I don’t see Arlo being the kind of man who forgives and forgets. Of course, my mate doesn’t seem to be that kind of man either, but I trust him to keep the peace for me.I’ve been pleasantly surprised that several warriors changed their mind about leaving and this morning, while I expected that many would leave, it wasn’t as many as I thought. Some who hadn’t come to speak with me had decided to stay on their own. It felt like each warrior who decided to stay was a win for me.Warren stood at my side w
QuirinI feel like the darkness is moving in on me again. It feels like nothing that I say to Kennedy is right. I’m trying to be understanding, but she needs to understand that her father killed people, people that were important to the members of this pack. You don’t just get over that, no matter how many years it’s been.I wasn’t surprised that so many of our warriors had asked to accept her as their Luna early. I was, however, surprised to see them waiting for her when we came downstairs. I hadn’t realized that my pack members were starting to have problems with their wolves. Or actually, that the wolves were starting to feel incompetent.‘I would have eventually felt that way too,’ Raif says, watching the warriors talk to Kennedy. ‘Since the silver was weak enough that we didn’t realize that’s what was impacting our ability to heal, I can understand why the wolves were starting to second guess themselves. It would definitely put a wedge in the relationship because no matter what y
KennedyAfter a grueling evening of scraping injuries and cleaning out silver from wounds, I felt exhausted.When the last warrior left, I checked with Deborah and told her to head to bed. I have no idea how late it is, I just know that I’m exhausted. I finish cleaning up and check the room Deborah was working in before walking out to the main entrance. I’m turning off lights as I go, barely able to keep myself standing when I smell him.“You look exhausted.”I look up and see my mate in the dim light of the waiting room.“What are you doing here?” I ask.“Waiting for you. I thought you’d be done earlier but when I got here, there were still several warriors who needed to be seen.”“A lot of them came in tonight. I was surprised, but glad,” I tell him.His eyes narrow and he takes my hand, pulling it to him and looking at my palm.“Why do you have a wound that isn’t healed?”I shrug, not sure I can talk about it without breaking down. I’m too tired right now.He looks at me, then back
Quirin“I can’t believe our fucking warriors. They just sat there, not expecting that they needed to go to see Kennedy to get treatment,” I say as Kier and I walk into my office. When he doesn’t reply, I look at him. His lips are pressed tightly together.“Just say it,” I tell him, crossing my arms over my chest.He shrugs. “I didn’t see you there last night, Alpha. Packs follow their leader, they follow your example. If you don’t trust your mate to treat you, why would they trust her to treat them.”“I can’t afford to look weak to the pack,” I growl.“Well, then, neither can they. Personally, I had a great time kicking everyone’s ass in training this morning, so I hope no one goes to see her next time. Then I can get in and out, get a good night’s sleep and still kick ass the next day.”“Why did you go see her? I wouldn’t have expected you to go either.”I watch as he looks away from me. “Someone said my gashes looked bad, so I said I’d have Luna look at them.”“You got someone on th
KennedyI feel like Quirin is finally starting to recognize that I’m not just some silly little pup, but I’m actually an intelligent woman that can help the pack. At least, it feels that way. He apologized, which was totally unexpected but very much appreciated.When we walk into the packhouse, I take a deep breath. I’m guessing that this conversation isn’t going to go over well. This pack is very arrogant. I wasn’t joking when I called Quirin that earlier. That’s all it is, arrogance that the human sits back and leaves the brunt of the work to their wolf.“It looks like we’re on a mission,” Beta Kier says, walking up to us. “Anything I need to know about?”“Yeah, Kennedy has found silver in two of our pack member’s wounds. Since she didn’t find any in your wounds, she believes, and I’m inclined to agree, that this is Jasper’s doing.”“How would that even work?” he asks me.I give him the quick version of my suspicions as we walk into the dining hall.“Everyone, listen up. I have two
QuirinThis is definitely a side of Kennedy that I’m not used to seeing. I step back and pull off my shorts, getting on the table.“You didn’t mention seeing Beta Kier last night when you returned to the packhouse,” I say, watching as she looks at the wound.“Would it have mattered? You still wouldn’t have asked me to look at your wounds. You were quite clear about Raif being strong enough to heal you. Your arrogance and the arrogance of this pack is astounding.”“My arrogance?” I ask, biting off a hiss as she begins scraping the wound. She looks at the scraping, tilting it in the light before nodding and putting the scrapings in a glass cylinder. That looks new too. I frown, how did she know she would need these things?“Yes, it’s arrogant to force your wolves to do all the work of healing you when you could help them. You expect them to fight and then expect them to heal you and your wolves do it without any complaint. But you, as the human, could help them and you refuse because of
QuirinI was annoyed early this morning. First, I knew Kennedy was upset last night about no one going to the pack hospital. It’s the first time she’s been in bed and acted like she was asleep. She’s a terrible faker and while I knew we should probably talk, I was exhausted after the battle and rather than starting an argument, I just went to sleep.I knew she was still upset about it this morning, but the reality is that this pack has been taking care of itself for a very long time. We’re strong and we’ve gotten on just fine. And as much as I know that Kennedy wants to be like her mother, she’s not there yet. She will be, I know she will, but she has several years to go.Then when we started warrior training, Kier had been bouncing around like he hadn’t fought in the battle yesterday like the rest of us.“What is with you? How do you have so much energy this morning?” I finally snapped at him.“Luna helped to heal me last night. I’m surprised she didn’t insist on healing you as well,