LOGINLilly moved forward in my mind. I pushed my aura out around Celia. Lilly called out to Celia's wolf. 'Child, come forward. Your Luna wishes to speak to you.'I felt Celia's wolf slink towards the barrier door. "Celia, open the door for us to see your wolf please." I saw the door opening. Lilly pushed forward through the door in Celia's mind. Today, we would meet her wolf on her own territory rather than demanding she step out to us. Lilly called, 'Hello, my beautiful child.''Hello Luna.' Celia's wolf bowed to Lilly. 'Why does Celia believe you wish to die?' Lilly asked.'I told her that she would be better off without me. That she should let me stay behind the barrier until I wither and die.'Lilly swished her tail. 'Child, none of us would be better off without you. We love you. Celia needs you. You are a part of her heart and soul. Our pack needs you, you are a great strength.' Celia's wolf looked down. 'But I am a failure. I can't shift. I'm broken. Celia has healed, but I have
I set Celly down on my couch. She had her eyes closed, but she wasn't sleeping. Ang sat down next to her. Jax, Thomas and Derek were pacing. I could feel the anger radiating off them. Derek was muttering. Celly opened her eyes and looked at Derek. "They didn't ruin my party. I did that. I'm the one that got angry and ruined it." She said softly.Derek looked stricken. "No Celia. I heard those women talking earlier. They aren't even on the Alpha Council! They're secretaries. Their bosses didn't care to come, so they took the invitations. They shouldn't have even been here!" Thomas nodded. "I tried to have them thrown out, but Alpha Zev said not to make a scene. To keep an eye on them but not to make a fuss about them unless they did something first. And then I wasn't there to stop them from hurting you.""They didn't hurt me. It just pissed me off that they thought our Alpha and Luna would lie. I shouldn't have confronted them. I didn't know I had to close the barrier. I embarrassed
Still holding her hand, I wrapped my other arm around her shoulders and pulled her into my chest. "Calm down, sweetie. Please, we need you to heal." I said quietly. I felt Maisie's hand touch her cheek. Maisie's voice was doubled as she and Lilly spoke together, "Our dear children, calm yourselves. We do not worry about others thinking we would lie. We know the truth and our only concern is for you dear ones." I felt Celia begin to relax. Carson was still holding her hand. I smiled, he was helping balance her emotions. The women in front of us began to move away. They were both apologizing for their actions. Roger led them out of the ballroom and I presumed would walk them all the way to their vehicle. They would not be welcomed back to Moonless Night. My only concern was keeping Celia and her wolf from shifting further. In her anger, she had begun to shift. Her jaw and nose extending into her wolf's snout, her ears elongating and pulling back. As she relaxed against my chest, I
Ashley was tired, she moved slowly. She was very happy and talked non-stop as Carson and I took her upstairs. "C Bug, thank you so much for letting me share your party. I so enjoyed dancing and talking with the grown-ups." She yawned."You're very welcome birthday buddy. Thank you for making the night extra special." "People thought we were sisters! Three of the Lunas said I was destined to be as beautiful as my big sister." Ashley giggled. "I'd like to have a big sister. It's fun.""Can I tell you a secret?" I said as I picked Ashley up. She nodded excitedly. "I'd like to have a little sister too. I mean brothers are fine and I love Kyle and Rog, but sisters are different."Ashley smiled. "Then we are sisters!" She declared it with confidence and snuggled against me. Carson was smiling next to me. He put his hand on the small of my back to guide me without words as we reached the Alpha floor. Carson opened a door. Ashley yawned again. Her nanny was waiting for us. I carried Ashle
As Celia danced with her Dad, I found Thomas and Derek. "I'm worried about the visitors talking to Celia about her ordeal. I plan to stay as close to her as I can, but some extra eyes and ears would be welcome. Would you two mind helping me make sure that whenever a visitor approaches Celia one of us is close by?"Thomas and Derek both nodded. "Already planned to be close by. I still have nightmares about her wandering on the road. I don't like the idea of any of these people being here for this. Celia isn't a sideshow freak." Thomas said. I nodded. "Glad we are on the same page." Derek said, "How's she doing? Have her nightmares gotten easier? Is not shifting going to make this worse for her?" "She's healing. Her nightmares have lessened. She's a little upset about her wolf being injured. She didn't know until today. Her wolf didn't tell her, she was trying to protect Celia too." I smiled. "Before the party, she told me she needs to focus on getting through this before she can be
Kane and I entered, just as Beta Rosse was finishing his remarks. "We missed her presentation." I said. I had hoped to see her shift, but maybe the first shift took place after the party with a run. That could be fun. Kane said, "It will be fine. There will be plenty of gossip for you to overhear how she was presented."He nodded to members of the Alpha Council. "You are right, she is beautiful." Kane said."Yes, her bruises appear to have healed. She's more beautiful unmarred. The shoe print on her face and boot prints on her abdomen were quite brutal.""Shoe print?" Kane raised an eyebrow."Yes. Apparently, she kicked one of them and he ripped her shoe off and struck her across her face with it so hard the bruise was an impression of her shoe's sole." We walked across the room to Alpha Edwards and his Luna. Kane greeted them. Luna Edwards said, "The girl is lovely and she is good with pups. She will make an excellent mother. Look at her dancing with the young pup." She smiled. I
We went downstairs via the back steps, so that we could enter the side room. It was kind of a waiting room normally reserved for the Alphas and Betas to make their entrance to the ballroom. Tonight, we had permission to enter the ballroom this way. Ang kissed me on the cheek and said, "Jax and I a
Jax and I were silent as we walked up to Carson's suite. As soon as we were inside, I asked him, "Did you know that was possible? Did you know that her half shifting to fight the rogues could cause her to be unable to fully shift?""No. I didn't know that. I've never heard of it. How cruel can life
Part 1 - Celia's WolfI couldn't fully shift. The Alpha was correct, partially shifting before had hurt us. Without the support of our pack, in a moment of rage and fear, a first shift could have killed us. Holding that partial shift while fighting the rogues had taken all of my power. I hadn't wan
I imagined the side door of my house in my head. Unlike in the cabin, where I had pictured throwing it wide open, this time I opened the door slowly. 'Please come forward. Please. Please. Please wolf. Please introduce yourself to our Luna and Alpha.' I begged my wolf. I didn't want to disappoint my







