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Chapter 36: When Restraint Becomes Fear
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The Alpha's Plump Luna Chapter 37: The Bond He Refused to Name
[KAEL]"Isn't it?" She tilted her head. "What happens when caution becomes paralysis? When protection becomes abandonment? When fear of future loss prevents present connection?""Unresolved bonds attract instability." Elowen's tone shifted to warning. "The pack senses uncertainty at the top. Melissa's behavior is only the beginning if ambiguity remains unaddressed. Nature abhors a vacuum, Kael. And pack hierarchy especially.""I'm handling it.""By waiting? By hoping time will make the choice easier?" She shook her head. "Claiming isn't dominance. It's protection. Clarity. Choice made public so others stop testing boundaries. The pack needs to know their Luna. Rhiannon needs to know she's wanted—not just tolerated, not just protected, but chosen. And you need to stop punishing yourself for surviving when Lyra didn't."The final observation cut deepest because it was true."What if she rejects it?" The fear spilled free. "What if the bond isn't enough? What if I'm not—""Enough?" Elowe
The Alpha's Plump Luna Chapter 36: When Restraint Becomes Fear
[KAEL]The Elder chamber's authority still echoed in my bones long into the corridors.Pack members dispersed around me; voices low with speculation about the hearing. Melissa's humiliation. Rhiannon's vindication. The subtle shift in social standing that would ripple through Crescent Moon for weeks.My attention fixed on Rhiannon's retreating form—shoulders tight despite victory, chin lifted in composure that cost more than anyone watching would understand.She'd stood before the Elders and told the truth without embellishment. Had faced judgment with the same quiet strength she brought to everything. Had proven herself worthy of respect she still didn't believe she deserved.I caught up to her before she reached the guest wing."Rhiannon."She stopped and turned. Her hazel eyes met mine with exhaustion she couldn't quite hide."Alpha.""Kael." The correction came automatically. "Just Kael."A small nod. Uncertainty in the gesture."I'm sorry." The words felt inadequate. "Not for the
The Alpha's Plump Luna Chapter 35: When Truth Demands Witness
[ELDER THALOS]The council chamber felt wrong before anyone spoke.Sixty years of service taught me to read pack energy like weather patterns. This morning carried the particular tension that preceded fractures—not violence, but something equally dangerous to cohesion."The air feels uneven," I observed, settling into my chair.Elowen nodded from across the table. "Strained. Like something's been pulled too tight.""Third disturbance involving the same wolf," Zelda added, fingers drumming on aged wood. "Melissa. Always at the center, never quite culpable."Apollo leaned back, expression thoughtful. "Pattern or coincidence?""Patterns don't apologize." Silas' voice carried the weight of someone who'd witnessed too many manipulations disguised as accidents.We'd convened earlier than planned. The incident last night—Melissa's theatrical accusation, Alpha Kael's careful handling—required Elder attention before gossip solidified into faction."Summon both," I decided. "Not for punishment.
The Alpha's Plump Luna Chapter 34: When the Past Demands Permission
[KAEL]The common hall hummed with routine complaints.Training rotations needed adjustment. Ration distribution sparked debate. Warriors muttered about border patrol fatigue wearing them down.I stood at the front, shoulders squared, listening with half my attention while the other half tracked something I couldn't name. Unease without source. Tension without origin."Alpha." Marcus stepped forward. "About the eastern sector—"Snickering interrupted him. Two younger warriors exchanged glances, grins poorly hidden."Something to share?" I asked coldly.One elbowed the other. "Nothing, Alpha. Just—pups notice things faster than adults sometimes."More laughter rippled through the group. Knowing. Amused.I didn't ask what they meant. Already knew.Rhiannon. The classroom. Being caught watching her work with the pups like some lovesick fool instead of an Alpha with actual responsibilities.Another warrior—emboldened by others' humor—grinned outright. "Congratulations on being popular wit
The Alpha's Plump Luna Chapter 33: When Being Seen Felt Like Safety
[RHIANNON]The pups' classroom was chaos wrapped in laughter.Clay covered every surface—tables, floors, small hands, and my apron. Ten young wolves worked on mask-making with more enthusiasm than skill, creating lopsided wolf faces that barely resembled anything canine."Mine's Nyx!" A small girl held up a creation with crooked ears and fangs the size of her fist."That's not what Nyx looks like," another pup argued. "Nyx is beautiful and scary. Yours just looks scared.""Does not!""Does too!"I moved between them before the argument escalated, kneeling to examine both masks. "They're both fierce. Different styles of fierce."The girl beamed. The boy grudgingly accepted the compromise.This had become routine over the past week. Help with pups in the morning. Kitchen work in the afternoon. Training with Emrys when energy allowed. Building belonging through consistency instead of declaration.The kitchen incident still haunted my thoughts. Three days had passed since Melissa's "accid
The Alpha's Plump Luna Chapter 32: Patterns in the Shadows
[EMRYS]First light brought a routine that felt wrong.I organized patrol rotations in the armory, reviewing routes Kael had approved the night before. Standard assignments. Expected coverage. Nothing unusual on paper.Everything felt off anyway.Twenty years of service taught me to trust instinct over documentation. When something looked too perfect, it usually was."Eastern sector," I told Marcus. "Take the new recruits. I want fresh eyes on those markers."He nodded without question. Good soldier. Better friend.I'd walk the eastern boundary myself before the day progressed. Call it paranoia. Call it thoroughness. Call it the itch between my shoulder blades that meant someone was watching.The morning patrol departed in coordinated groups. I watched them disappear into tree cover, then headed east alone.The boundary stretched for miles—dense forest transitioning to rocky outcrops that made infiltration difficult. Our pack had held this territory for generations. Every tree, every
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