로그인I downed the contents of my glass, and moved toward the door. Sam fell in step behind me, and together we entered the cabin.
The first thing that hit me was the smell. I’m not sure what Soraya did to the food, but nothing I cooked ever smelled this amazing.
The smell of apples and cinnamon rose over everything else, my mouth watered and I already couldn’t wait for dessert.
There were three place settings at the table, so whatever she made, there was enough for all of us.
It was a quiet lunch with only Amyra and me at the table. Everyone else had their usual routines to go back to, now that the fanfare of my arrival dwindled.“Amyra, can I ask you more questions about the Luna-kissed thing?” I said between mouthfuls of KB’s amazing roasted vegetable soup.“Of course,” she replied with a warm smile.“So, the death walk and the birth walk—are those Luna or Luna-kissed things?”“Both,” she said. “Lunas can do those things, but not to the fullest extent that you can.”“How so?”“For most Lunas, they bear witness with emotions, ease the passage to or from the spirit realm,” she said, then wiped her mouth and put the napkin on her lap. “When Vell passed on, his spirit sought you out…”I nodded.
Some men that were helping to unload the boxes, followed us up the stairs.We stepped to the side and let them pass. They entered our bedroom and went straight to the alcove.I laughed because the little alcove, as Gabriel called it, was ten times the size of my room at Wane Hall.We could have triplets and still have room for a party.The men quickly removed the desk and dresser while a third man disassembled the small bed and bed frame.He grabbed the headboard and made his way out of the room.He paused when he reached me, his eyes averted.I reached out and touched his arm, concerned. “Is something wrong? I’m sorry, I don’t know your name.”“Xavier, Ma’am. I mean, Luna Ma’am,” he glanced up
So much has happened since that shopping spree, I forgot about the shipment. Although it was much earlier than they told me to expect.Good thing KB already knew and set the stage for the rest of the Pack, because the delivery, pun intended, was basically an advertisement driving toward the Pack House.I pushed my chair back and walked around the table toward Soree. The confused look on her face made the entire thing worthwhile.I stopped short; at least I hoped it would be a good thing. It just now sank in that in my exuberance; I just took an entire milestone away from her.What if she didn’t like what I picked out?What if she wanted to do this herself?“Gabriel?” she prodded. “Is everything okay?”I tried to give her an honest smile, but I knew it was shaky at best.“I hope so. Let’s go out front. It’s gonna be a busy day.”The entire table plus the entire staff of the Pack House came out to the front porch with us.
Gabriel explained Amyra’s stance on my pregnancy.I only half listened; my thoughts were with the couple sitting in a cell.Selwyn, I thought.He’ll get his, I promise. Gabriel’s wolf popped in my head.Zee? You can hear me?At times, yes. That’s a little awkward. It was bad enough when Ori peeked; now I have you peeking too?I heard him chuff and grinned.Gabriel looked at me side-eyed.I can hear you too, Gabriel said.Our bond is complete, Zee said with great satisfaction.This is weird, I said.
It was barely dawn when I slid out of bed. Soree was dead asleep after her grueling last couple of days.I grinned.And Nights.I left her softly snoring and crept into the closet for my running gear.It felt like years since Seith and I raced back to the Pack House. It was barely a week. I couldn’t even wrap my brain around how much happened inside of that week.Tomorrow was the full moon and the Pack Run. Vell’s send-off. I mentally reminded myself to let Soree know she would be speaking about her death walk.As if the Pack wasn’t already completely besotted with her, this would forever cement their allegiance to her.I tied my laces and jogged down the back stairs into the kitchen where I knew Seith would already be waiting.
“Where is the detention center?” Soree asked while putting on her coat. Without her wolf, her body heat didn’t run hotter than normal. The cold hit her harder and faster.We must keep her warm. My now happily sated, wolf reminded me.Yes, Zee. I know. She’s dressing for the weather.I could keep her much warmer. Let’s take her to our den.We can’t do that, Zee. She can’t travel as a wolf, and her human form couldn’t take that distance or terrain.Hmph, he replied and curled up into a ball.“Watching you talk with Zee makes me miss Ori that much more,” she said with a sad smile. “Do you think she’ll come







