{ Raine }
As dad and I walked away from the packhouse I got a little more nervous. I didn’t know exactly what to expect from the other elementals. Dad seemed like he really liked them, but I also couldn’t help the expectations that I felt weighed on me from the previous Water, the fact they had to wait 17 years for me to gain my powers, and the fact I Was the first of my kind as a were-elemental.
“Relax honey,: dad said, noticing my fidgeting fingers. “They are kind, and very laid back. They are excited to meet you!”
I just nodded in response as we walked up his steps to his cabin. He opened the door and I took a deep breath before we walked in. Sitting on the couch was a man with curly blonde hair that looked slightly unkempt. He looked up as he heard us and I saw he had the most piercing green eyes. They were breathtaking and I couldn’t help but smile as I took them in. I then turned to see the slightly older, bu
I heaved a deep sigh as I once again missed the mark and tried to refocus my emotions.“You’re thinking too much, feel Raine, Feel.” I heard Gust’s voice echo from somewhere off to the side of me. It had been I dont even know how many days since he and Tell had arrived and I felt as if I was no closer to controlling my element. They disagreed, always telling me I was stronger already than they were years in, but I didn’t need strength without control. That would hurt my people. So here I was, in the cove on pack lands that was well hidden from the other pack members, trying to harness the water that called to my soul.“You need to find the one emotion that triggers it. And I can already tell you it isn’t anger, so focus on the one you know you have to but don’t want to,” Tell told me.I huffed. He was right. Anger wasn’t my emotion. Anger wasn’t tied to wa
I felt my eyes widen and his grip on me tightened as he saw me begin to panic.“I-I don’t know, what that entails, or what, will they want me, or be happy, or?” I felt the worry rising each second but my mate simply chuckled.“Baby we have been mated for weeks, really this is just a ceremony, you are already Luna to me and to them, this is to make it official and bond you with the pack. They adore you, I have had nothing but good comments on the way you drop in to help different areas like daycare, pack clinic, anywhere you are needed. You always have time to talk, you are compassionate and patient. You are a Luna, so don’t worry about whether you can do it, because you have been since you moved here in a lot of ways,” he told me softly as he stroked me cheek.I took in his words, thinking back to all the things he said that I’ve done and do. I wasn’t scared of being
{ Alex }I paced the office thinking of the evening to come. I was nervous, excited, all the emotions running over me but none as powerful as happiness. Every moment of every day I was thinking about Raine. In under a month I had gone from a single dad and Alpha to a lovesick puppy. And tonight was officially going to be my Luna. I had been through this ceremony before. I could feel the emotions of that night lingering in the back ground, my doubt as Caroline took the oath, the lack of emotion from the pack, nothing was right and I hated myself for ignoring the signs. Tonight on the other hand, the pack was busy and excited. Everyone had pitched in, the ceremony that was going to be a BBQ turned into a night of actual celebration thanks to my mother. We had dinner being served, a dance floor built, it was going to be a night for love and happiness and I couldn’t wait.I heard a knock on my door and Nel stepped in. He was dressed
{ Raine }I watched as Nel and Anna embraced each other and I couldn’t help the radiant feeling that came with knowing how happy they would be for each other. It was only when the feeling didn’t immediately fade that I began to realize it wasn’t my feelings only.We can feel their emotions, we are Luna now- my wolf explained... I thought it was mostly the biggest ones like death and birth, the addition or loss of a member, not their individual emotions- I asked back.We can feel more than most Lunas- she simply said before shutting me off.I hummed to myself as I thought over what my wolf had said. We didn’t communicate much, really I could feel her more than hear her, but lately I had noticed she was talking to me more in situations when I needed clarity that others couldn’t bring. This instance however she left me with question
Alex called for them to come in and as expected Nel came through the door. I watched him approach us and I couldn’t help the smirk when I saw his fresh mark and smelled Anna’s sweet scent mixed with his. But my smirk fell when I saw the look on his face.“What is it?” Alex asked first as I sat up straighter.“There was an attack,” Nel said.I wasn’t surprised, based on the feeling I was anticipating it, but the look on Nel’s face and his demeanor made me hesitate more.“What happened?” I asked as I stood from the chair and released my aura a bit on instinct.He briefly nodded his head out of repsect before he brought his eyes up to meet ours.“It wasn’t good, the rogues seemed to have joined forces the past few days when everything was quiet. They were organizing a bigger, a better strike
It was gone as soon as I opened my eyes but I had this vivid feeling from it, I could sense each tooth, the wolf itself that bit, it was… real in so many ways.”“You felt the attack too…” I whispered more to myself as I worked through my thoughts on the matter.“Nothing like you though, and why? I am not a special wolf like you are, I hold no other ability, so I don’t understand how that could have happened,” he told me with a serious expression. Clearly he was battling with the logic behind this. He didn’t believe it even though he felt it himself.His eyes glazed over a moment before he sighed.“Garcia is on the phone and the rescue team is ready to roll. I need to see them off before they leave and give them specific instructions. I won’t be joining them, they will be fine with Nel and Car to bring everyone here. Then we can discu
I watched him disappear and then I exhaled a deep breath. Ok, I thought. Time to get organized. I dug through the closet for my favorite blue jeans and my purple blouse. I ran to the bathroom and slipped on the blouse before pulling on my jeans. Only suddenly. I was stopped before I could button them. I furrowed my eyebrows as I glanced down at the button that wouldn’t button like it had easily for as long as I could remember. I studied it and it only took me a moment to realize it wasn’t my jeans that changed size.Another beat passed and I felt everything from last night coming up. I ran to the bathroom with my jeans still not buttoned and hurled into the toilet, thankful I had just bleached them. I waited until I was done before I forced myself to process this. It had been weeks, I wasn’t surprised. I knew II’d need to find a test and get a for sure before I told my mate, I didn’t want him disappointed. Although my growing belly
{ Alex } I watched as the caravans with Nel, Car and our rescue squad disappeared into the woods, headed East. It would be a few hours before they reached the survivors and they would be coordinating with Garcia’s men. Garcia could only hold a few though so a majority would need to come here. Garcia did have a spot available for Alpha Lorenzo and his mate so that was a load off my mind for now. I had come to terms since this war started and we found out her name that I would have to face Caroline again. But the longer I could put it off, the better. An overwhelming amount of happiness rolled over me I waves and I chuckled at it. Then I felt my wolf perk up at the thought of Raine that happy. I’d almost never felt her that happy. Curiosity got the better of me and before long I Was wandering into the house and towards our room instead of going to my office to organize for the incoming wolves. I passed Carmen on the