Moon’s pov I took a long and hot shower. The water and soap burned my skin where Norman had scratched me. Motherfucker with his silver nails. “Maybe you shouldn’t call him motherfucker, since he literally fucked your mother.” Angela pointed out. Gross. I hated that my mother had been in that loveless relationshop with Norman. I was not one to talk. Me and my mate weren’t actually getting along either. I didn't know what we were and if we would ever figure it out. “Yeah, about that. Ronin is angry, no, angry doesn’t cut it. He is furious with Kai and he is not coming out for quite some time. Did you realize you spent hours in that chair?” “No, I didn’t. I mean maybe two hours, but the staff was ignoring me and I really didn’t want to cause a scene. So I waited for Kai to finish.” “You sat there for six hours and then you spent the entire night in that chair.” “Didn’t I just take a nap?” I said confused. “It hadn’t been that long? Ronin just came by. I don’t know what is going on.

Kai’s pov’ “She is not my woman. She is an Alpha and should be treated accordingly. I understand you might have had a difficult relationship with Alpha Boden, but Alpha Moon is not to blame for his decisions.” Alpha Oskar rolled his eyes, “she looks exactly like her mother and I have no doubt she has her personality too. My youngest sister could wrap anyone around her little finger. My father was a different father to her, than he was to me. I had responsibilities and she had fun.” “Freya’s life wasn’t easy. She never got to live with her true mate, because Norman used magic to make her think she was his. They had a loveless relationship and she died by the hand of her daughter. I wouldn’t envy your sister’s life.” Alpha Oskar shrugged, “we all have our cross to bear. Will you make her your Luna?” “Not that it’s any of your business, but no. She will not be my Luna. Like I said, she’s not mine.” “Too bad, a woman like her could use a strong man to show her where her place is. A f

Kai’s pov Fucking hell, did Moon look good. Did she do this on purpose? Was this a way to seduce me? No, probably not, since she asked me not tto make fun of the dress. Also, because she was still pissed at me, I could feel it through the bond. I did deserve it, I had been acting like a dick. I just didn’t know what to do. Part of me wanted to push Moon away, to make sure we wouldn’t be hurt. How could this work? We were two alpha’s that lived in two very different packs. If she still lived in the old rogue territory, it wouldn’t have been easier to travel back and forth. But my stupid ass had recommended she move to Alpha Malcom’s territory. In hindsight it was her best option, Alpha Malcom had always had her back, even when he didn’t know who she was. But it did makes things more difficult now. Ronin wasn’t talking to me, so I couldn’t ask him for advice. This whole thing was fucked up. I was upset about my mother being dead, my father being dead, fuck, my entire family was gone

Kai’s povSpending the night with Moon had been one of the best nights of my life. There was nothing like hearing her say she loved me.And when I confessed my love to her, Ronin started talking to me again.I could feel he was still angry, but he stopped ignoring me. I almost ruined all of it, out of fear. Out of grief? I don’t know, but I wasn’t going to do it again.“You’d better not,” Ronin growled.The next day I woke up next to Moon and everything felt right for a second. We had slept in, being really tired from having sex all night. I was reminded of the real reason Moon had stayed at my pack. Moon was here to support me during my mom’s funeral. Today.Today we would say goodbye to my mother, and afterwards, Moon would leave. I could still mindlink her, which I thanked the Goddess for, but she needed to go to her pack and I needed to make sure my pack was okay.Moon must be feeling the same, because she crawled into my arms and snuggled against my neck. “I wish I didn’t have to

Kai’s povApparently everyone let me rest a bit for the first few days, because now I had so much to fucking do. I had to stop by every family that lost someone during the attacks. I had to sign a whole bunch of paperwork, and take steps to rebuild certain buildings that were damaged or burned down. I also hired a couple of witches from Tabitha’s old pack, to deal with people’s mental health issues that were still suffering due to Helena’s control over their minds.I hadn’t had an opportunity to meet with Tabitha. She would be coming to the pack next week, to see if she could find the cabin where Helena lived and to find her magic spell book. She wanted to destroy it. I would ask her about my hand then.It was a lot. I woke up early, because it was the only time I could train. Then I’d work all day, go for a run after dinner, and go to bed early. I mostly did this because I didn't want to spend the night alone.I missed Moon. And sitting around the packhouse would only remind me of how