“Luna Raven, we are proud to call you our Luna, there has never been someone more worthy of the title. You have protected us and saved our Alphas against dangerous enemies, I Gamma Bjorn swear my loyalty and the loyalty of Blood Moon’s Deltas to you and your mates, to be here at your disposal, to do your biding and carry out any orders you deem necessary,” Bjorn steps forward and kneels at my feet, when Blood Moons Deltas follow suit. My heart races when I feel hot tears drip down my cheeks as pride floods through the bond. “Thank you, Gamma Bjorn, it is an honor to be your Luna and know you have such faith in me,” I thank him between deep breaths, trying to calm my nerves when my mates flood the bond with soothing thoughts and feelings. “Luna Raven, I Osric Bloodwrath your mate and Alpha King of the Bloodwrath Kingdom, submit to you and swear my loyalty to your rule and judgement. Not only are you my Luna, you are my equal and I wish to rule by your side, never above you,” Osric ta
“Kitty will make an excellent Beta, she’s a great choice Ben. Good news is Raven won’t have to miss her all the time, since we’ll be visiting your pack and you’ll be visiting ours frequently, so Phoenix and Gunnar are able to see each other,” Osric’s gruff voice chimes in, and I nod agreeing to his point. “Yes, and she’ll be a great female influence for Phoenix, I know she’ll make sure Ares and Phoenix are always safe. I’m pleased you both agree and give your blessing,” Benjamin smiles, when my eyes follow his to see Phoenix smiling and giggling at Roan trying to crawl to her. “Oh, I have no doubt of that, she has been training the women of Wolf Creek, and brought several women from Shadow Peak with her when fleeing from Alpha Lucas. Kitty is very strong and is great leadership material, she has a way of connecting with people,” Osric admits, and I nod, unable to keep my eyes from drifting back and forth between Benjamin and Phoenix, who glances up with a smile that’s identical to Be
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be grumpy I just don’t like not knowing what’s going on, at least get them closer to the house and surrounded by the Delta warriors,” Osric apologizes, brushing my hair back and I nod. “Don’t be sorry, I love that you’re protective of us. Roan is starting to smell pretty ripe, so I’ll take them in to change them. Organize Karen and Bjorn to protect Liliana and her pups, as well as Phoenix and Ares. If there is a threat, we will handle it and be prepared,” I reassure, reaching up and placing my hand on the side of his face trusting his instincts. “I will, Jonathan, stay with Raven,” Osric orders, making me turn and roll my eyes before heading towards our house. “Mumma Raven, is evewy thing ok?” Phoenix skips her way towards me, pulling Ares behind her. “Yeah, Roan has a dirty diaper, so I need to take them inside to change her,” I answer with a nod, as Kitty comes over and stands beside Ares like she’s watching over them. “Can we help?” Phoenix questions
“What the fuck was that?” I wake up to Eya quietly talking to Osric, who is laying behind me holding me close with his hand rubbing my belly. “She’s a Lycan born under the blood moon, who knows where her abilities end,” Embry answers from the other side of the room, when I barely open my eyes enough to see we are in a room similar to ours at home. “She shouldn’t be able to control vampires or do anything like that. Did you watch her aura?” Eya’s voice sounds genuinely concerned and shocked. I take a deep breath enjoying Osric’s warm scent keeping me relaxed. “She broke the compulsion herself, she learned how to manipulate them like they did to her. She’s already embracing her abilities, it’s the only way she would have been able to do this. Think about who Adaline is; do you really think her grandchildren wouldn’t be gifted. I know Addy gave them every advantage she could, Liliana and Raven are special and we’ve never seen anything like them before.” Osric’s chest vibrates agains
“Who could see my aura?” I question after a moment, remembering Eya mentioning it when I was waking up. “Just Embry, Eya, Gideon, Benjamin, and I because we’re Lycan. It looked like Orin could see it too, maybe part of being King.” Osric guesses, resting his head against Embry’s. “It felt so different when I didn’t fight it, I just let Ruby guide me,” I mention, looking down at my stomach with my hand moving to my belly where the babies are moving. “The first few times you give in can be overwhelming and terrifying. Between the feeling of endless power raging beneath the surface, growing and the calm you feel as you watch yourself analyzing the room while remaining in place. I’ve never displayed power quite like yours, but we’re similar enough, I understand what you mean when you talk about Ruby,” Osric explains, as he brushes his thumb across my cheek and jaw, then kisses my temple making me blush realizing how much he really understands. “Every Lycan experiences similar when t
“You’ve looked better,” I tease Thane, as I walk into the kitchen seeing him looking pretty worse for wear, He’s standing shirtless with a large scar on his side. “It’s healing. Look who’s talking, I haven’t been out for days… unlike someone,” Thane teases back with a pointed look, making me laugh a little. I’m glad to have another friend mine and Liliana’s age. “Thank you for making sure Liliana stayed safe.” I thank him, noticing the bruising on his chest and flank. “It was a good call getting her out, we had half a dozen of them trying to follow us, and we handled it.” Thane compliments, watching as Osric walks over to greet his mother, as Embry starts to make coffee. “Thane earned his title last night, Thane killed four of the bastards keeping them away from Liliana. Damn near killed himself doing it,” Angel speaks from the round arch way to the dining room, making me look over to see my dad with Nikki, Kitty, Liliana, and Ryder. “It sounds like you really did, thank you Thane
“Do not start you two! You’re not too old for a hard smack,” Mum threatens her sons, making everyone snicker slightly as Osric and Angel both growl a little. “I’m guessing they’re always giving each other a hard time?” I question, grabbing a sausage while watching everyone enjoy themselves, and listening to the easy conversation around the table. “Since they were boys, you should have seen when Gideon and Embry joined the mix, I’d always get someone telling me the trouble they’d be getting into,” Mum laughs, shaking her head at her sons, as our dad blushes a little. “I can only imagine the shit they would get themselves into, I give you and Mummo props for dealing with them.” I can’t help giggling a little feeling Osric kicking Embry under the table. “They’ve gotten into their fair share of trouble, back before Osric was Alpha, they used to sneak off during pack runs and return with she-wolves from off territory. Fortunately, it wasn’t too terrible considering Jyrki was able to put
“Raven? Are you ok?” Liliana questions, after knocking and opening the door making me smile at my sister. “Define ok?” I look up at her, making her roll her eyes at me. “Come on, you know what I mean. I can feel something is wrong,” Liliana leans against the doorway and watches me in concern. “I don’t know.” I shrug my shoulders feeling a bit uneasy. “I’m serious Raven, are you ok?” Liliana asks me again, as I watch her place her hand over her belly then blush. “I just don’t feel like being surrounded by people right now. Not after finding out about Mum’s family. And I know everyone wants to know how I controlled the vampires, but I have no clue how I did it, let alone how I knew they were there before seeing them. I could smell Jonathan, and I recognized Orin’s scent.” I admit to her, while pulling Osric’s pillow close, letting his scent comfort me. Liliana walks over and sits on the bed by my feet. “We’re not our blood, you and I learned that from Daddy and our grandparents.