All Chapters of Moon Touched: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I can’t open my eyes yet, but I can hear people speaking around me. Quiet whispers like they are afraid of being overheard. I recognized Mark, Kelp, and Doc. Sometimes I hear Alpha when he is there. The doctor chases him away because the machine beeps to fast. There are other voices, but I don’t really know them, like the woman who talks to me a lot. I like listening to her, her soft voice is calming. She likes to tell me stories or how pretty I am.The other thing I notice is the smells. Besides the medicine and antiseptic smells, I notice a dank, mildew, old blood and dying flesh smell. I am not in a hospital obviously. Have I been sent to the dungeons already? Have all these people been sent to the dungeons with me? Did they do something to anger Alpha Thomas?I need to wake up but no matter how hard I try to open my eyes they just won’t obey. I try to move my toes, nothing. I try to move my fingers and they won’t listen. This is so frustrating and tiring.I must have fallen asleep

It took us two and a half years to get her out of that dungeon and away from Alpha Thomas’ punishments. For two and a half years, he played games with us, sending us out on unneeded missions. The moment we were gone, he would have the lesser guards chain her to the whipping post, in the middle of the training field, and whip her with his special whip that he referred to as his ghost whip. He would whip her and when she was covered in blood and could barely hold herself erect, he would sexually molest her. He would make all pack members attend and watch.It didn’t matter if they were children, they were expected to attend her punishments. So many times, he came close to raping her. However, he would eventually just fall to the ground and pass out. Most times Katia was lucky and after a few lashes he would be passed out on the ground. Once it was realized he was not getting up, the guards would unchain her and return her to her room in the dungeon.Doc would rush in yelling “Thank godde

A few days later, Coral and Doc are needed at the hospital for an influx of injuries due to rogue attacks. Mark, Eric, and I were away at the pack house meeting with the rest of the guard not already patrolling the borders. The meeting started and Alpha was sitting listening to the increased security plans. He was having a good day and was giving logical input. I remember thinking maybe he was finally getting himself together.A few of the men were discussing some weird sounds and strange happenings going on around the mountain border with the old empty cabin settled on it. Eric and I looked at Mark as he glanced at the Alpha to see how he responded.Alpha perked up, “Do you think rogues could have moved into that old cabin?”“I don’t think a lot of the old timers swear it is haunted.” Mark tried countering with the old legends of those forests and cabins being haunted.“Still, maybe we should take a look and see if anything unusual is going on out there.” Alpha started to get up as h

Doc stepped forward, trying to gain control of his laughter. “What are you talking about? Katia is a real ghost, there is nothing out there.”Alpha turned to look back across the field and at the cabin, which was dark. “She was there. She chased me. She was trying to grab me. She wouldn’t let me leave. Kept trying to tell me something.”“I think you need some rest, Alpha Thomas. These rogue issues must be stressing you and now you are seeing ghosts.” The Beta said while hiding his face. The smile he wore could not be seen.“I’m telling you she was there. I think she is mad and maybe even has my first Luna with her to help kill me.” He kept looking over his shoulder like she was going to pop up behind him.“Thomas, you are being ridiculous. Katia and the first Luna are dead. You saw their bodies. Your fated was killed by rogues, remember? You killed Katia in a fit of drunken rage. Dead people, or wolves, do not come back as ghosts.” Doc said, stepping toward him.“I am telling you Stev

Mark had kept us updated through the link we all shared, and we knew that the Blood Meadow pack Alpha had been challenged by the Starlight pack Alpha. “Kelp, if we do not consider ourselves Blood Meadow pack, then what are we? We are not lone wolves or rogues, are we?” Alpha Luna wondered aloud.“Katia, we are not rogues because you have gathered us as your own pack, and we are not lone wolves either, because we live as a pack. We can call ourselves whatever we wish but will have to someday petition the council to charter us a pack.” I explained to her.“I think we should be the Moon Touched pack. Maybe the goddess will give us her blessing and tell the council to do the same.” She retorted.Someone went running by yelling about the Alpha being challenged by another Alpha. Mark spoke up telling us that things were not going well for our Alpha.Katia shifted and ran for the northern border and, with little choice, the rest of us followed. “I will stay out of sight and will hide amongst