Chapter 10: Exploring

Today was the day. Emma had worn Lucien down and he let her out of the room. Out of the cottage more importantly. Today there were no activities, but she could go where she wanted without him.

Lucien left for the day because the Alphas still had some work to do.

"Stay out of trouble," he said before he left. "Don't make me regret this."

"I won't, Lucien. You can trust me."

He studied her, then went out the door. This was her first taste of freedom. Her first taste of being an actual Luna. She rubbed her hands together. This could be fun.

Lucien had told her he might meet her for lunch. Most likely it was to check up on her, but she wasn't going to complain even if it was a temporary thawing of their relationship. She would take what she would get and do well with it.

She left the empty cottage and looked around. The sun shone and she turned her face to its warmth. The last time she'd been out was when dusk had been falling when they first arrived. Didn't matter, she hadn't had time to