Lilly’s POV “That brat thinks she’s so special. So she lived with vermin vampires. How will that make her a good Luna?” I glared onto the dance floor where that bitch danced with what was supposed to be my husband. I had rejected my mate for him to prove I truly loved him. That I would be a worthy Luna, but he didn’t care. I wondered how long they had known each other. Maybe she had manipulated him into saying no to me in the first place. Oh, but that had been years ago. My mind kept racing for possible explications. Maybe the vampires had taught her how to play mind games? “Lilly, maybe it’s time to give it up. I was behind you all the way before he found his mate, but you know how strong the bond is. He’s not going to leave her for you.” Tessa one of my best friends was sitting with me while our boyfriends got us drinks. “Bonds can be broken.” I scoffed. I was no stranger to broken bonds. “Why can’t you be happy with Patrick? He adores you! It’s not a mate bond but he’s a good ma
“Hello, This is Lil...Jenna, I’m the secretary at the Shadow Mountain Pack, I was wondering if I could speak to you about one of your transferred pack members?” I had to be careful. Who knows how many people she had wrapped around her finger? “Yes of course, How can I help you?” "See, I was just creating a file for our wonderful new Luna Rebecca, and am missing some crucial information. I was wondering if you could email me a copy of her file?” “Luna Rebecca? I don't know any Rebeccas but then again, I can't know everyone. Yes, I can look into that for you, I’ll just need Alpha Ethan's validation code before I relinquish any personal information.” “Of course! Now, our office computer has a bug, would you mind sending it to my personal email? I changed it recently, I can give it to you now.” “Of course ma'am. I’m going to place you on hold while I get my Alphas code. He’s very busy this morning, it may take a few minutes.” “Of course, I understand how it is. Take your time.” I wai
Ring! “Yes, Jenna?” “Alpha Ethan on line one.” “Thank you.” I looked down at my phone, Alpha Ethan? Oh no, had the vampires attacked them for hiding us? “Hello? Alpha Ethan? Is everything alright?” Forgetting everything Ivan had taught me, the panic in my voice was obvious. “Whoah, calm down Alpha! The plan worked. There have been vampires running in circles in the north forest for weeks now, and they don’t suspect us of anything. That’s not why I’m calling.” “Oh good. I still can’t thank you enough for helping us out.” “It was nothing, you’d do the same.” “Of course. So what can I help you with?” “You know that she wolf that's obsessed with you, Lilly?” I groaned “Yes.” “I’m pretty sure she’s on my line right now. Said she was your secretary and was making a new file for the Luna and needed me to email her file to her personal email.” “What did you say?” “My secretary has her on hold, we’re stalling.” “Thanks for that. She must have put together that I met her when I wen
Killian POV We all made our way down to the training grounds. It would be Luna Rebecca's first time joining us. While she had grown in strength and speed a lot this past month, I was still a little bit nervous about putting her in with the pack. If she even got so much as a scratch, John would probably kill me. She looked so excited though. “Nervous?” I asked looking down at her. She was hand in hand with John as we walked. “Only a little.” She smiled back up at me. “You’re going to do just fine. I’ll make sure of it.” “Don’t you dare go easy on me Killian! I need to be able to fight and protect this pack to the best of my abilities.” “Yes, Luna.” She was right. And I was proud to have a Luna who cared so much about serving her pack. “Killian the same rules apply even now that it’s official. You can call me Becca like everyone else in the house.” She rolled her eyes. I glanced at John who nodded in approval. I knew it was silly, but sometimes I still felt like I didn’t belong
Becca POV “I’m taking you horseback riding.” John announced as I headed to our closet. I stared at him wide eyed as anxiety crept in. “Why?” “Because You need to at least learn the basics. As Luna, you’re not expected to do farm hand work. but you do need to know how so you can help organize and lead the people that do.” Of course I would have to be out on the ranch, but I hadn't been thinking about that. My mind was more focused on shifting and training and the ceremony. It shouldn't have come to me as a shock but it did. “John, I’ve never been near a horse in my life, what if it kicks me? Or bucks me off?” “It’ll be fine Bex. Our horses are good." He reassured me. "They are used to us. We can even shift right next to them and they wouldn’t even flinch. I shifted uncomfortably. I had always liked the country aesthetic, but practically I was clueless. Not only had I grown up in a city, but I also grew up spoiled in a mansion. “What's wrong?” He asked, noticing my hesitation.
Lilly POV She had her claws sunk into him more than I thought. I grumbled to myself as I shoveled manure. Ruthie probably wasn’t even Ivan's mate. He probably tricked her to look the part. Ivan was there at the pack house manipulating everyone, using his mind games and Rebecca to gain their trust. And here I had been stuck on work detail for two weeks. Thankfully this was my last day. She must feel threatened by me. Somehow she had convinced John to separate Patrick from me. Or maybe that was John finally admitting his jealousy. He wanted to be the one I turned to instead of Patrick. John said he would look into it, but there was no way Ivan or Rebecca would let him know too much about what was going on. I had been learning as much about vampires as I could. More specifically how to track them. I needed to find out where Rebecca was really from. Colorado was my only lead. I had to get there. I had to find some answers. “Hello Mrs. Hunningberry!” I heard Rebecca's sickening voice ec
Everyone was silent. I looked down, my whole body was covered in fire but I wasn’t burning. I was breathing heavily, I started to panic as the fire started spreading from me onto the ground. “Rebecca, stop panicking, you can control it.” I heard Ivan yelling from behind me but it sounded like his voice was in a tunnel. “Your mind controls the fire, quiet your mind. John is safe, you are safe.” I started to use all that Ivan had taught me about quieting my mind and controlling my emotions. I couldn’t get my heart to slow down though. What had I just done? “Lilly,” I croaked out. “Is she?” “She’s alive, focus on your breathing,” Ivan reassured me calmly. I relaxed slightly in knowing I hadn’t accidentally killed her. I watched the fire retreat from the ground, from my body until I held two balls of fire in my hands. “Ivan?” I couldn't stop my voice from shaking. “You don’t need your fire. Everyone is safe. Just release it.” In my mind, I told the fire I didn’t need it and it final
Killian POV We raced through the forest following her scent. I regretted everything I had ever taught her as she became harder and harder to track. Lilly wasn't strong or fast. Her strength was her ability to think strategically and outsmart her enemy, exactly what she was doing now. We made it to our borders and there wasn't a trace of her. Had she really gotten that far ahead? "Killian?" Patrick's voice floated through the mind link, "Lilly is..." The link was cut off, I couldn't even sense him anymore. I hesitated, Lilly could have been using him as a distraction. But if he really was trying to warn us of something, maybe Lilly had hurt him. "Jenna, take your group to Patrick's." I spoke through the link. "You really think she'd go there?" "Maybe. Patrick just tried to tell me something about her but he got cut off. Either he's helping her or he's in trouble." "I'm on my way." We continued the search. How could I have let this happen? Lilly was right there, and I had let h