I tried to post this earlier, but the kids were needy and I didn't have enough time. As alwasys, I'd love to know what you think.
Moon’s povKai filled me in on how Tabitha had given him a new hand. He said it wasn’t like he got his old hand back; he grew a brand new one. There had been a tattoo and scar on his hand, and now it was as good as new.It hurt like hell when Tabitha removed a pound of flesh, and I was glad I wasn’t there, because I would have killed her for hurting my mate.But nothing prepared me for the pain of his hand growing back. The only thing that helped was sticking my hand in the ice cold river near our pack. I hoped that distracting Kai by sounding seductive might distract him, because, Goddess almighty, that hurt.I couldn’t wait to see Kai and try his new hand out. I wondered if it was really soft because I actually liked the feel of his rough hand on my body.What was most important, was that Kai felt good. That he could fight like he used to, and that he didn't require assistance with simple tasks.I didn’t care if he had one hand or two, but I knew how much it meant to him."Does it les
Kai’s povWe were prepared to attack and waited for Moon's signal.When they were inside the pack, we’d attack. We’d gathered our troops in the night, without a warning, almost a day before our troops thought we’d attack. To make sure no one could leak any information to Alpha Oskar.And now we had been standing ready for hours, waiting for the right time to strike."Kai, I’m sorry. Tell my dad that I’m sorry too. But there has been a change of plans. I am going to give myself up like some Trojan horse and tell you when to attack. Don’t tell anyone yet, I’m counting on the element of surprise." Said, mind-linking me."What the fuck, Moon! What if he kills you the minute he sees you?!" I shouted through the mindlink."He won’t. He needs those who are loyal to me to see me die. Everyone heard my grandfather’s speech. You'll have someone inside to distract the soldiers and Alphaheard my grandfather's speech. This way, you'll have someone inside to distract the soldiers and Alpha. I’ll make
Moon’s pov"Okay, so we just put some blood on your face or…?" Ariel asked when we walked to the Crescent Moon Pack together."Actually, we’re not going to do that. I’m going to have a talk with Alpha Oskar and hopefully distract him enough so the rest can attack."Ariel and Mary seemed surprised by my words, but it was Daphne who stood out. She actually became pale.She shook her head, "but the first idea was fine. We should just stick to the original idea. Right?"She turned to Mary.Mary raised an eyebrow. She was too smart for her own good. She probably knew what I was doing."Why, Daphne?""No, reason. I mean, we prepared for that, and won’t this put Alpha Moon at more risk?" Daphne said innocently.Ariel seemed to catch on too, "are you doubting our Alpha’s judgment?"I could see Susan coming her way. Dad had sent her to help us out."No, I mean, it's fine," Daphne said quickly. "It's just that we prepared, and I'm not sure if we should stick to the old plan, because, -""Because
Kai’s povI heard a loud noise, clearly the sound of gunshots, and I ran back into the packhouse. I didn’t feel any pain coming from Moon, but I was still worried.Moon was standing there, blood dripping from her hand as she held the heart of Alpha Oskar.Fucking hell, she looked good.I wasn’t the only one that heard the shot, and other people started coming inside. They must have felt the death of their Alpha.Moon stood there, naked and covered in scratches, bitemarks, and blood. All I wanted was to fuck her, and I know that’s messed up. It shouldn’t be my first thought, but she looked too fucking good, and I hadn’t seen her in a few days.Moon stared at me as she bit into the heart, the blood dripping down her throat. She didn't do this with Norman's heart, but it was important that she bit into Oskar's heart. It would help with the transition of power. I was getting hard just looking at her. The only time she looked better than she does right now is when she is cumming on top of m
Moon’s povCrap, crap, crap. I was such an idiot. I had always been safe with others, but with Kai, I seemed to forget about any form of birth control entirely. When I was with him, all I could think about was feeling his touch and being close to him. And it wasn’t like the times we had sex were planned. The first time wasn’t. And the second was in the damn woods, so there was no condom in sight.I pretended to sleep; my body was exhausted, but my mind was busy. I counted back to my last period. I should have gotten my period two or three weeks ago. There were a lot of things going on, too much to worry about that.Shit, I was just making excuses. I should have been more responsible. I should have been safe."Stop worrying. Go sleep, and tomorrow you’ll do a test." Angela said it as if it were nothing."Why are you acting like this isn’t news to you?" I growled."Well, Ronin and I talked about it. He’s the one that mentioned it to Kai, actually. I was just waiting for the right moment
Kai’s povI had visited some of my wounded soldiers and told Gamma Diego to take the rest home. The guy was pretty cool, actually, even if I didn’t understand half of what he was saying.Moon was so nervous all day that I could feel it through our bond. I spoke to Alpha Malcom and Alpha Magnus and got so distracted by her nerves that I fucked up and invited them to dinner with us.It might be good to talk to everyone before they leave, though, but I’d rather spend the evening alone with Moon. Ask her why she felt so nervous."Maybe it’s because she’s starting as the new Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack," Ronin suggested."Maybe, but it felt like something else. Especially when she left so suddenly.""Well, let’s go back to the packhouse so you can ask her." Ronin said.I walked back and saw a woman enter. I went in, and one of the omegas told me Moon was in her office. I didn’t even know she had an office yet.She showed me the way, and I caught half of the woman’s conversation."…every
Moon’s povI felt like crap. I get shot on my first day as Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack."And losing the pregnancy?" Angela added."Yes, that too, but I don’t want to think about that right now. I need to show my pack I am strong and I won’t go down easily."Angela didn’t agree; I could sense it. But if I thought about this pregnancy too long, I’d get stuck in this cycle of guilt, regret, and relief. I wasn’t ready yet to be a mom, but I still hated that Madeline took my choice from me. Even if I didn’t feel ready, it was my decision to make.Madeline did this to take something from me, to punish me. She didn’t want to kill me; she wanted to hurt me, and she succeeded, but it cost her life and hurt Erik the most. His mate was a traitor now, while he had always fought for me."You don’t have to do this now," Kai said, his hands grabbing me from behind.He touched my stomach, and I was reminded of what was inside of it a day ago. I pushed his hands away."Please don’t touch my stomach
Kai’s pov"Do you want me to stay?" I asked Moon."Don’t ask me that. You know the answer, but I also know you can’t," she said, pouting."We’ll meet up in a few days, but if you need me, I’m there. The Crescent Moon pack and the Crimson Moon pack aren’t that far from each other. You are what matters most to me, Moon, and what you’ve gone through wasn’t easy."I felt the hurt, even though she was putting on a brave face. "I’m fine. I’m almost healed, and it’s not like I was ready to be a mother anyway."I held her hands in mine; fuck, how I loved having my hand back. "I think you would make a great mother, now or in the future. Just don’t turn into me, okay? You have seen what pushing down your feelings does. Don’t become fucked up like me and take your anger out on others who don’t deserve it."Moon smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes. "You know we both deal with things the same way, but I won’t take my anger out on some poor soul.""You can take it out on me in the bedroom,"