TRIGGER WARNING - ViolenceI woke up with my entire body against Jackson, my head was on his chest, my arms wrapped around his body. I didn’t move for a long time. I couldn’t believe how well I slept lying next to him. It was a bit frightening to be honest. I felt his finger start to trace circles on my shoulder, telling me that he was already awake. “Good morning Luna.” His voice was groggy from sleep but it still made me tingle all over. I jolted away from him quickly. I didn’t want to give him the wrong idea, I also didn’t want to give myself or Lasaya the wrong idea. She was already purring in my mind, content being next to our mate. I rolled out of bed and went to my suitcase. “I’m going to shower. When’s breakfast? I’m ready to get out of here?” I asked. When I glanced up at him, he already had that goofy smirk on his face. “A shower sounds nice, I’ll join you.” He teased me.“Or!” I retorted, you can go take a shower somewhere else. I started digging through my bag in haste,
I was still lost, I, for once in my life, had no idea what was in store for my future. I was not going to be the Alpha of the Lunarflare pack, instead I was going to be the Luna to a complete jerk. All my family and friends were going to be so far away from me. My face was tear stained, Jackson wouldn’t even look at me after I spoke with my father. We were all still gathered together outside in the backyard of the pack house.Jackson was standing with a group of men chatting and there were other people sitting at tables or standing around and talking. There were quite a few men with their shirts off running laps and s few children playing together with a football. Jessy and Kreon were sitting at a table with Liam and a skinny blonde girl from the Silver Adder pack. She was in her own little world, absorbed in her cellphone and ignoring the rest of the people at the table. I decided to go sit with my friends so that I could spend some time with them before they left me here. I took th
“Once he marks you, you will no longer be able to reach me though our mind link, since you will become a member of the Silver Adder pack.” My father tells me as we stand in the foyer of the Silver Adder pack house. “But I am always a simple phone call away.” He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a cell phone and hands it to me. I looked down at the device. I’d never needed a phone before. My father had one and there was one in the pack house to contact people who were not in the Lunarflare pack, but I had always just been able to mind link with whoever I wanted to talk to.My father pulled me in close and kissed my forehead. I felt a sting of sadness wash over me and I realized he was about to leave me here. I was an adult and wouldn’t have my father to take care of me. I had known I was grown and no longer a child, but it was just now really hitting me. I didn’t want my father to see me cry, so I forced a smile. There was no use making him worry. “I love you, daddy.” I said, looki
I watched as Jackson shook his head, picked up a pen, wrote on the paper and handed it back to Ayla. Ayla then walked right back to my office and handed the paper to me. I rolled my eyes a little and looked down. “Let me mark you and you can have everything on this list and more.” I picked up a red pen this time and wrote the word “NO!” in capital letters under his handwriting, then took a small paper weight and set it right in the middle. I crumpled the paper in a ball and chunked it across the hall, pegging Jackson in the face, which caused him to laugh out loud as he un-crinkled it. I watched Jackson smirking at me as he smoothed the crinkled paper on his desk. He shakes his head slightly and writes on the paper again and tosses it back across the hall to me. I duck in time and it hits the wall. Ayla picks up the paper ball and hands it to me. I harshly smoothed out the paper on my desk and read the words he wrote back. “If you let me mark you, then you won’t have to keep writin
Dinner had gone smoothly. It was only Ayla, Logan, Jensen and me. Jackson didn’t make it down to dinner. Logan just took him some food back to his office and seemed to just blow off the questions about what he was up to. It wasn’t uncommon for Alphas to have a lot of work to do, it was just uncommon for me to be out of the loop.One of the strangest things about the dinner was the number of people. Just four people in the huge dining area. I was used to most of the pack eating at the same time with a lot of different options of food to choose from. The spaghetti was great, it was just weird. There was enough space and tables.After dinner, I wandered alone around the pack house while Ayla went out with Jensen and Logan returned to Jackson’s office. It was so quiet. The game room was empty, there weren't warriors coming in and out, no laughter. I felt off. I stumbled into the library and browsed through some old books. The Silver Adder was similar to Lunarflare with an impressive libra
I don’t remember getting back to the house. I must have fallen asleep while Jackson was still carrying me. I woke up alone in my bed, dressed in short pajamas and a matching tank top. I crawled out of bed and lifted my shirt. My wounds were bandaged over. I must have really been out. I peeled back the bandages and noticed that it was already healed and I just had a scar there. I headed into the bathroom and took a quick shower and got dressed for the day in a pair of shorts and a tank top that showed off my new scar. I pulled my hair back and decided to go without shoes as I left my bedroom. Today was different. I could hear voices in the house, or at least on the same floor I was on. I followed the voices down the hall and ended up in front of Jackson’s office. The door was opened and Jackson was standing behind his desk. Logan and Jensen were across from him and two other wolves I’d never seen before were also there. They were all looking at what seemed to be a map that Jackson ha
When I finally woke up from my nap with Jackson, I was shocked to find out it was early the next morning and I had slept another night away. I was alone in bed and had no clue what time he had woken up and left, but I did find a little note on his pillow containing the password to the computer in my office and the pack accounts. I crawled out of bed. I wanted to get to my room and shower and change before hitting up the office and doing some research into the Silver Adder pack. I really wanted to find out what was going on and get everything in working order. When I opened the door and left Jackson’s room, I saw Jackson coming out of the Luna’s room. The one Ayla said that I wasn’t allowed to enter. He shut the door and locked it behind him. “Who’s in there?” I asked curiously. He jumped a little at the sound of my voice, clearly not expecting me to be standing between the two doors in the middle of the hall. “Don’t worry about it, Ume.” He said, trying to brush me off. I ignored
When we made it to the stairs, I could already hear the chatter coming from the dining hall. The place must have been packed. Jackson held me back and motioned for the others to go ahead. Once they were out of sight, he turned and looked at me. “Some wolves blindly follow their Alpha.” He explained and I nodded. “Promise me that you will never follow me blindly, if I make a decision that you don’t agree with, don't be afraid to challenge me, or dig for more information.” He said then started to walk again.I didn’t move, he stopped and looked back at me. “I already do that, and often you tell me not to worry about it. Like this morning outside the Luna’s chambers.”, I informed him. “I’m probably going to keep doing that.” He smirked. “Just, you know?” I blushed a little and nodded as we finished heading down the stairs and into the dining hall. The dining hall was packed to the brim and all eyes fell on Jackson and me when we entered. I just kind of looked down at the floor, a littl