All Chapters of Luna Rising: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Seren“Get down here, wench!!” Alpha James yelled from the base of the central pack house stairway.“What now?” I muttered to myself as I quickly made my way to the staircase. You didn’t keep the Alpha waiting, and he sounded especially angry this morning.‘Who knows, but whatever it is, it’s probably going to end up our fault,’ my wolf Kara said. I knew she was right. With the Alpha, it was always my fault. My role here in Blood Moon was to be the pack punching bag, and it always had been. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t the one blamed for every little thing that went wrong—imaginary or not. ‘Our birthday is soon, Kara. We only have to hold on a little longer and we can get out of here,’ I told her. I landed at the bottom of the steps and kept my gaze down, both so that the Alpha didn’t know that I was talking to my wolf and to avoid showing any kind of disrespect, which would result in a broken nose or worse. “Yes, Alpha?” I asked.Alpha James didn’t know that I had my wolf.

Seren“Seren! Seren, wake up! Damn it. Seren, you have to wake up. I don’t have much time. If only I could get those stupid guards to stay away longer. Wake up!!” Kayla pleaded.Everything hurt. My head pounded; my eyelids hurt. I tried to open them, but they felt like they were weighed down by bricks. I started trying to move, to breathe, but my chest felt like it was both on fire and filled with glass. “Ugh…ow…”“That’s it, Seren. A little more now. You have to wake up!” Kayla sounded scared, and while my head told me she was shouting, in reality she was whispering.I tried lifting my lids again, and this time managed to blink them open and keep them that way. Things were blurry, but I tried to focus on Kayla. “What…what…happened?” I croaked out.“You’re in the dungeon, and I only have a minute. Here’s some water, and some food. We have to hide it. The guards will be back anytime now. Mom distracted them for me. You have to hang on, Seren. I can’t get you out of here yet, but I’ll f

JulianI’ve been in this goddess-forsaken pack for less than five minutes, and I was already ready to leave. I get why Duncan wanted us to come along, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to keep my cool if the level of disrespect we’re being shown already is the norm. Alpha James has completely ignored both Lucian and me, Amelia can’t stop eye-fucking Duncan, and the new luna hasn’t been introduced to any of us.I glance around the front of the packhouse, trying to at least make some use of this farce of a welcome, and notice that everyone else here has eyes cast down. Not out of respect, but out of fear. You can tell the difference if you look for it. Most omegas are naturally submissive—they keep their eyes downcast but their heads up. They won’t necessarily look you in the eye, especially if you’re a stranger to them or their pack and they don’t know how you’ll respond to eye contact. These omegas don’t even have their faces lifted. It’s as if they’re so afraid to be mistaken for making

Alpha James‘Alpha James, Alpha Stryker’s group has just come through the gate,’ the gate guard mindlinked me.‘Excellent.’ I stood, moving around my desk to head downstairs to greet Alpha Brian. I have been looking forward to this part of this bloody mate ball—the part that lines the extra accounts I keep. ‘Convene at the front. Alpha Stryker’s group will be here momentarily,’ I linked Tobias, Amelia, and Claire. I could already count the extra zeros added to my bank account once I’m through with this ball. I may have to be a bit more subtle than usual, thanks to the unexpected group from Crescent Moon, but I’m choosing to look at it as a challenge. If I can get this done right under their noses, well…it may be time to expand.Tobias and Amelia were already in place when I got to the front of the packhouse. Claire was just coming down the hallway. She’s young, sure, but as Alpha, that’s my prerogative. I needed a new luna when my mate died, and she fit the bill. Gullible, submissive

Duncan“Alpha James, excuse me. May I have a moment?” I asked, approaching him.“Of course, Alpha Duncan. Have you met Alpha Brian from Silver Rain Pack yet?” he asked, indicating the older gentleman beside him.“Briefly, at the last Alpha summit. Good evening, Alpha Brian. It’s nice to see you again,” I greeted him. He nodded, then made his excuses and left me with Alpha James.“I apologize, but I just received a message from my pack. There’s a situation that I need to head back and handle personally. My group will be leaving shortly.”“I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it’s nothing serious?” he asked. “Nothing life-threatening, but you know how it can be. Sometimes, the only one able to handle it is the Alpha,” I replied. I didn’t want him thinking that we were open for attack, but I needed to be vague enough that he believed the excuse and didn’t look deeper. An alpha with his ego would take that excuse at face value, and he did. He laughed. “Of course, of course. Before you go, I h