All Chapters of Under the Shadow of the Moon: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Alec As I make my way to the car, I can’t believe that I just let that happen. I kissed her. I can’t believe I let my wolf control me by that. As I get in the car, I have this realization that I have to stop blaming my wolf for absolutely everything where she’s concerned. Some of it is me, and up there, in that room, when I kissed her, that was all me. Fuck. I’m hard. I get in car and give myself a few moments to calm down, but only a cold shower will get rid of this. That, or jerking off, and I can’t do any of those things because I have a meeting to attend. I start the car, and stare up at the house. Leaving is physically painful. I can’t believe I’m having this thought, but it’s the truth. I don’t want to go. I want to stay with her and continue claiming her with my mouth while feeling her perfect body beneath my fingers. The body that Wade thought he could chop up and destroy. I want to keep feeling her taut nipples beneath my fingers and making her moan in my mouth. I clos

Alec Everything about what happened in this room right now fills me with shame. I make my way to my car, but I don’t have the strength to open the door. My heart is slamming against my chest. I can’t believe I just said that to Delaney. This whole afternoon, I’ve been thinking about what to say to her to lessen the guilt that I feel inside of me. I know that it’s not her fault that I kissed her and betrayed my wife.But somehow, I blame her. Of course, it’s her fault. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be acting in this irrational way that’s unbecoming of a man in my position. Every time I stop and think about it, I feel like a hand is wrapped tightly around my throat. I’ve condemned myself from the moment I decided to help her. And there is no turning back. Carla and I spent the whole day together, strategizing and talking about things we could do if our pack happens to be attacked by the rebels. I didn’t have the strength to tell her that there’s already a rebel in the safe hous

Delaney It’s been over an hour, and I still haven’t found the place. I keep making sure that my hair is under the scarf so that I don’t give myself away foolishly. Goddess, what was I thinking, stopping here? But then again, what choice did I have? I had to get out of the car at some point, and that was the most familiar place to me. But maybe I made a mistake, because I don’t know where I am anymore. I’m lost. In this huge city full of danger lurking at every corner, I’m lost. The good thing is that it’s still daylight, so at least I have that on my side. I keep praying to the goddess to give me strength and show me the way, but so far, I haven’t come across a single spot that’s familiar to me, and it’s not like I can ask for directions from people. I pass by hotels, and restaurants, and even storefronts. People don’t glance twice at me. I’m just a woman with her hair covered by a scarf walking past them. Nothing suspicious. Nothing new. I’m glad he decided to give me the scarf,

DelaneyWe keep walking forward, and we reach the Omegatrix. The sight of it makes me cry out in relief, and I collapse right outside, right before I reach the entrance. My legs weaken, and I’m so damn relieved that I have a hard time breathing. The men who escorted me enter the cavern, and a few seconds later, they come rushing out with Francesca trailing right behind them. “By the goddess!” she exclaims. “Delaney! You’re here!”I try to stand up, and walk with her inside the bar. From the corner of my eye, I see that the bar is crowded with people, but I don’t meet anyone’s eyes. I go with her to the back, and then she opens the store room and helps me inside. “I’ll sit on the floor,” I tell her. She helps me sit down, and I lean against the wall. I feel like shit, and I want to vomit. I can’t believe that I got away with that. That I survived the streets, and survived that rogue bar. “What do you need, sweetheart?” she asks me. “Water,” I say. “Please.”She leaves the room

Delaney "I'm glad you're safe," Paola whispers in my ear. "I was so worried about you.""I was worried about you, too," I confess. "I only felt calmer when Francesca told me that you and your brother had gone somewhere with Matteo. That was when I believed that you got back here safely. Were you hurt?"Matteo interrupts the moment by saying, "Delaney, could we have a word? It's urgent."Paola doesn't have a chance to answer my question. I pull away from her, and look at him. His expression is pretty neutral, and I can't figure out if that's good or bad, not yet. If I had to guess, I'd say that he's watching me suspiciously. I nod, and Paola releases my fingers after squeezing them, signaling that Matteo and I are supposed to have this conversation without them. We head back into the store room that gives me way too much anxiety now because of what it's hiding, and Matteo closes the door. "I have a few questions to ask you, and I want you to tell me the truth," he begins. "I like yo