LOGINThe bond felt so warm in my head, it was like biting into a warm chocolate chip cookie fresh out of the oven. It was warm, sweet. It made me smile and giggle. Carson looked relieved. "I love you, honey. I always will." Carson said and the bond warmed more. I shivered, it was such an intense feeling. My wolf was grumbling and griping. She was clawing at the bond, trying to shred it. 'He lies. He wants to keep you here!' She screamed. 'He'll never let us go. No college, no getting away from the pack. He doesn't care what you want. He will force you to do what Liar Luna wants!'"Carson doesn't lie to me. He loves me. He will let me go to college. He already promised." I said it outloud, though I was talking to my wolf. I wanted Carson to hear my side of the conversation. My wolf bit and clawed at the warm spot in my mind. She wanted to sever the bond, she wanted to hurt Carson and Eckley. I imagined pushing the barrier wall past the bond, I wanted to protect my bond with Carson from h
I woke up suddenly. In my dream, a man had pulled Celly out of my arms. She frowned and told him, "No! I'm not yours!" But he kept pulling her away from me. I reached for Celly, but her side of our bed was empty. I sat up, she wasn't in our room. The bathroom door was open, no light was on. I got out of bed and went into the living room. "Celly, honey." I called softly. No response. Her keys weren't on the counter. She must have gone upstairs to her suite or the library. I pulled on a pair of shorts and got socks and shoes. I headed for the stairs. At the landing, I asked the Warriors, "Did Celia go upstairs?""Yes. She said she couldn't sleep and was going to read in the Beta library." He smiled, "That was only a couple of minutes ago.""Thanks." I took the stairs two at a time. As I reached the Beta floor, I heard a male voice say, "I like to think I'm a decent man." The voice had gotten quieter, as he spoke. He chuckled, "You are just the kind of shewolf I like to date." Was Beta
I was in bed with Carson. He didn't have his arm wrapped around me though. I was able to slide out of bed without moving him. Carson must have helped me undress, because I was only wearing panties and a tshirt. I went in my closet and put on a pair of shorts and an oversized sweatshirt. I pulled on a pair of socks. I wanted to finish reading the book. I needed to know the rest of Astra's story. I moved as quietly as I could out of our suite. I took my keys and went down the hall. I told the Warriors, "I'm going up to Uncle Leo's library. I can't sleep and I'd like to read. If you need to follow me, fine but it's really not necessary." One of the Warriors smiled and said, "Celia, we aren't watching you currently. We will stay right here. If you need help, you can call for us." I thanked the Warriors and walked up to the Beta floor. As I reached the library door, a door down the hall opened. Beta Mun stepped out into the hall. He was only wearing sweatpants and running shoes. He was
The guards had been back on the landing when Carson and I came down with the pups. I guessed I was still being babysat. I tried to ignore it, though it annoyed me. I tried my best to be in a good mood for the pups. We were laughing and chatting as we ate dinner with the pups. I overheard a little of the conversation between Beta Mun, Alpha Zev and Uncle Leo. Apparently, Beta Mun was here conducting the interrogations of the rogues. I guess I had lied to Twit. Beta Mun didn't know me and although he had seen the marks on my body, I doubted he harbored any anger over how bad I looked or how severe my injuries had been. 'Doesn't matter, the rogues will all still die. The information will still be gathered to hopefully rescue other girls and stop what is going on.' My wolf said. 'It does matter. Will someone that doesn't know me ask the right questions? Will someone that doesn't know me care if the rogues lie?' I frowned. It bothered me that the interrogations were being done by someo
Celia called me and asked if I could find time to talk today about the unnamed wolf story. I smiled. I was happy to hear she had finally read it. I told her we could meet before dinner. 'Her wolf was very pessimistic when I asked if they had looked at the story yet.' Miles said. I crossed the hall to the library and walked in. Carson was sitting on the couch and Celia was sitting with her back on the armrest and her legs over his lap. He was reading a book and rubbing her leg. She was reading the book I had found for her. Carson said, "Hi Beta Leo." Celia looked up and smiled. "Hi Uncle Leo. I'm not sure how a Luna origin story helps me. I'm not a future Luna. I'm not fated to an Alpha heir." "It's not about rank. The lesson is that we each have a role within the pack and accepting our role gives us purpose." Celia frowned. "So I'm supposed to be happy being a Luna assistant and working a few hours a day? I don't want that to be my life. I'm bored. There is no challenge in being
When I believed I had gotten everything I could out of Messenger, I sent him back to his cell. He was definitely in pain and the Warrior retrieving him seemed happy to make it a little worse. The Warrior grabbed him by the shoulder I had broken, guiding him with a firm hand and a big smile. After he was gone, I turned to Aidan. "This is the best intel we have gotten. I need the notes typed and sent encrypted to these three email addresses as soon as possible. Can you make that happen?" Aidan nodded, "I figured with the Golden Claw connection, we would need to do that. Alaina has volunteered to type them for us and Neil said he will get them encrypted and prepared. With the email addresses, he will get them sent as well."I smiled and thought, 'Good, Neil and Alaina found a way to spend time together.' I don't like using pain or fear to do my job, it's a necessity as a Beta to protect my pack and my Alpha. Hearing that a good mate relationship might result from my being here in Moon
Celly seemed very happy to have me near. She didn't seem to notice that I hadn't showered and that I smelled. She kept reaching for me. She wanted me near her. Eckley was thrilled. 'MATE! Mate wants us! See, I'm right. Tell her.' I ignored him. Right now, I was going to enjoy that Celly wanted me
I was tasked with running the command center. I had Warriors coming in with updates. None of which involved finding our missing pack member. The head Epsilon's daughter being the missing girl was horrible. Normally, Roger would be here, running point and coordinating the search. But his daughter wa
I rang the bell at Celly's house. I couldn't stop smiling. Eckley was laughing in my head, 'You look like the cat that ate the canary with that stupid grin on your face.' He chuckled. 'Sorry Eck, I'm excited to be going on a date with Celly. I can't help but smile.' I rang the bell again. I didn't
I leaned forward and kissed Celly. I went slow at first, I wanted to give her the chance to push me away. The second my lips touched hers, Eckley went wild, he howled, 'MATE!' I deepened the kiss, I wrapped my arms around Celly and pulled her closer. I hoped she felt the same. I knew I loved her,







