Semua Bab Luna Rising: Bab 1 - Bab 10

SerenI started cleaning the guest rooms but couldn’t stop thinking about my reaction to her naming Alpha Duncan specifically and the uneasiness I felt at her plans to trap him. ‘What do you think that’s about, Kara? I’ve never felt like that before, and I’ve overheard and seen so many things that should upset me much more than another one of her plans.’‘I don’t know for sure, Seren, but I think we need to do what we can to stay hyperaware these next few days. I feel like something big is going to happen, and not just our upcoming birthday and shift. Just keep your eyes open,’ Kara responded, and I mentally nodded and got on with my day. Once I’d finished the guest rooms, I moved on to Amelia’s suite. If I waited to clean the pack house later, when traffic is minimal, it would decrease the chance of being targeted. I refreshed everything—her linens, her towels in her en suite, anything that I could think she would have an issue with. I pressed her chosen outfits, cleaned her shoes. Wh

Duncan“What? Why a stupid mating ball?” Lucian said at the same time that Julian whooped. Complete opposites, but somehow these two still manage to get the job done. Sometimes I wondered how.“Gideon and Luna Queen Gwen have personally requested that we go over to Blood Moon Pack and do some digging into the treatment of their omegas. Since the mating ball is in two days, and I’m unmated, they think it’s a perfect opportunity to get some intel. Since I have to suffer…you guys are going with me.” I smirked a little.“Gee. Thanks. You know I hate those things. They’re always full of a bunch of women trying to rank up,” Lucian grumbled.“Buck up, Lucian. Maybe you’ll actually find your Goddess-given mate while we’re there, and then you’ll never have to attend one again. Think positive,” Julian grinned at him.“There is absolutely no way that I’ll find a mate at a pack like Blood Moon. Any interaction that I’ve had with Alpha James and his idiot of a son over the years has shown me all I

DuncanWe pulled up to the gates of Blood Moon Pack right at noon. The guards waved us through after we gave them our pack information. As we arrived at their pack house, Conn started to get super agitated, pacing in my mind. This did not bode well. ‘What is going on with you, Conn? Chill out. We haven’t even gotten out of the vehicle yet.’‘I know, but something is wrong here. I can feel it already. We need to find out what it is. This pack feels dark. Don’t you feel it?’ he responded.‘I feel something, but it’s hard to concentrate with you pacing in my head the way you are. We’ll figure it out, I promise. But be cool for now, would you?’ I asked him. He huffed but settled back down.“You ready to start this farce?” Julian asked. He shot me a questioning look, clearly aware that I’d just had an internal battle. “Yes. Conn’s agitated. Something is rotten in this pack; he feels it already. Stay aware,” I said to the entire group in the SUV with me. Before we’d left Crescent Moon, I’d

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 e