Waking up the next morning, I feel so much better and open my eyes to see the doctor standing next to me.  “How are you feeling this morning, Luna Raven?”  He asks before Eric walks back in from the other room. “I actually feel much better, but did they find the pups?”  I respond before asking. “No, unfortunately.  I don’t see how, because there are only so many places they could be, and we have searched all of them.  At this rate, I am going to have to contact Ryder and see if he has seen or heard of anyone traveling with several pups at a time.” Frowning, I state.  “It has been too long.” And then glance up at Eric before starting to sob.  He takes me in his arms and comforts me, saying, “Hush.  I will find them even if it means I must go to the ends of the earth to find them.  Our pups will come home safe and sound before you know it.”  Stroking my hair silently, he holds me for several more

“You did it!”  Eric exclaims, when Eric the second starts to walk for the first time.  He picks him up with his big strong hands, and he squeals with delight as Eric kisses him on his chubby little cheeks.  I sit there and watch as I play with Lilly and Trinity before putting them in their beds for naptime.  They are beautiful little pups with dark brown hair and green, emerald eyes.  I can already tell that they will be fair young women when they grow old enough to have mates. It’s amazing that it has been a month and a half with absolutely no problems since Cassius struck and my baby girl, Alora was killed.  Since then, we have been hunting nonstop and scavenging for food to feed the pack, which seems to be growing with each day.  In the Summer, we will be able to build more houses and rearrange everything so we can start supporting our ever-growing territory.  If that means that we branch out into farming and livestock so be

When I get back to the pack, Ryder and Eric are standing in front of the burnt down pack house and are in heated discussion over something I can’t hear.  I walk up to them, and they both raise their eyes to stare at me when I say angrily from between gritted teeth, “I have found the murderer and he is a hunter.  A man in the woods, just outside of town.  The thing is that he has silver and is no normal hunter, he is a hunter of our kind.  He is the one who killed the pups because he has their dead bodies just waiting to be skinned and hung.  There little feet rest around his neck on a necklace made of them.” Appalled by what I just said, they both stare at me and don’t move.  Then eventually Eric walks over to me and wraps his arms around my waist before holding me close and I begin to pummel his chest with my tightly closed fists.  “How dare he!  Why them, why now!”  I cry out while Eric takes the brunt of my assault. Ryd

Hearing something fall to the ground and make a loud clattering sound, I startle and open my eyes quickly.  Ready to fight, fangs slide out and my claws draw, but when I turn it is only Eric trying to get out of bed without waking me.  I smile in relief and say, “Good morning, Eric.”  Before he returns the smile and climbs out.  When he is on his feet, he walks over to me and says, “You have no idea what kinds of dreams I have been having.  They are definitely not good ones, I might add.” I watch as he shakes his head in frustration while looking up at the ceiling, and then he lowers his gaze to me.  The sadness in his eyes tells me that he has been through too much in the last several days and he is at his wits end.  He softly cups my chin in his palm before leaning down and kissing me.  It’s a sweet kiss that turns into something more like yearning and hunger after the first bit.  Speeding up his kisses, his tong

“Alright, everyone take a seat.  We need to talk about this problem with the humans.  I know for a while now we have been fighting and it has caused quite a few deaths, but I think I have come up with a plan to make peace among all of us.  Ryder and I have been talking this through with the other Alpha’s of the territory.  We all agree that if the humans sign a contract with us, we will make a pact and not enter each other’s land.  Of course, that means if we do, the pact will be off, and the war will start again.  Today we will go to the human village and talk to them before making any other rash decisions.  If they agree, we will sign it and then come back as planned.”  Eric states with a loud voice as he stands on the gazebo in front of everyone. Standing back, I observe everyone carefully just to make sure that there are not any of us who will cause problems once this pact takes effect.  A group to the side, stands alone and I