บททั้งหมดของ The Wild Luna: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

I walked back just as the sun was starting to dip down. Despite being on the edge of the territory and walking the perimeter of the barrier, the wolf never showed. Norah’s call put me on edge even more. There were things she wasn’t telling me, things I knew she couldn’t because of her coven. Which meant things were a lot worse than I originally thought.She also may have asked me because if she had to go to her coven about this, the wolf might have to go through more pain. Simply because they wanted to find the person behind her pain. A defected witch was rare and one working as a Hunter was far worse. Something I might even need to bring up to the Alpha King.“Damn it all to Hell.”I noticed our truck moved and I wondered if Reese and Dallas headed to the pack house. There was a chance that we could sleep inside the house rather than a tent. It sounded good to me, but as I walked down the road to the pack house my hopes were dashed.They had set up the tents across the road in the gr

We fist-bumped before heading off on our missions. Stepping over the barrier for the first time, I rolled my shoulders. I wanted to alert the wolf of my presence, but not in a way that was threatening. That didn’t really make sense, but I was careful where I walked. Sometimes I accidentally disturbed some of the wildlife, but I tried not to get in way of anything.With every step, I keep my senses completely open. Listening for any movement around me, watching for everything, or a whiff of a scent. It was quiet and the forest seemed almost mystical. Usually, there was a wide open space that everything spread out. From the trees, to the foliage, to even the bugs and wildlife, everything was so much more condensed here.Since there was the two rivers, which widened the more north you went, and the mountains behind, there wasn’t much room to expand out. You could go south, but the pack had always been there. Everything seemed to just multiply in this area, making everything feel more den

*** Ephraim’s POV *** “It’s okay. They aren’t going to hurt you. I promise.” I kneeled down, keeping my eyes on her. “Tahlia, it’s okay.”I knew she couldn’t understand me. There was nothing in her movements after trying to communicate with her over these past hours that would suggest it. Still, she seemed to understand that I wasn’t there to harm her.“You two, get down now.” I growled at my Beta and Gamma.“But…Ephraim…” Dallas was struggling with my order and I wanted to bury his face in the ground.Getting up, I walked over to them and slammed my fist into both their heads. They went down, clutching their heads as they did. Turning back around, I worried that she had left already, but she was watching from further away. My heart clenched, seeing her ready to fight.“Listen to me! She isn’t going to hurt us. I’ve been with her for hours.”They were just being protective, which was fine. I just needed her to trust them too. It was going to go easier that way, especially since I cou

It was like we were playing the most intense game of hot and cold. The magic difference was so slight that even a shift of an inch in the wrong direction I’d lose the feeling. Tahlia joined me, sniffing the ground as I moved hand across it. She cocked her head the side, and I wished I could explain to her what we were doing.Her nose had to be better than me feeling around for magic blindly. She continued to sniff everything I touched and around it. Already I was heading a bit west of the flag and was nearly at the clearings edge.Dallas came over, handing me another red flag. “We need to have lunch. Mark your spot and you can come back to it.”We were all frustrated, but I knew they were holding it in for me. We sat in the grass while Reese pulled out some jerky, sandwiches, and waters with his favorite powder mixes for them. I reluctantly took one, since it was supposed to help with hydration. It wasn’t hot today, but it was warm enough to have some sweat collect on our brows.As I

*** Tahlia’s POV *** He got down on his knees and held out his arms. I cocked my head to the side. Tentatively, I took steps toward him. We were close to the border. Too close to the border to feel comfortable.I pressed my nose into his body and he wrapped his arms around me again. This felt different. The same as when we were in the clearing. Something was wrong. Pressing my head against him, I pushed into him harder and he made more sounds before I pushed him over. It seemed to work, the feeling going away.His other three companions were looking on, watching. Eventually, they dropped their bags as well. The beast under me snuck out and patted the ground next to him. I took tentative steps further, plopping down next to him. He rubbed my fur and flopped my ears around as he rubbed them.Again, he moved. Scooting closer to the south. I stopped, not moving forward. We were too close to the edge. He held out his arms for me, but I didn’t move. This was my territory. South was their t