All Chapters of Luna of the North: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Gabriella"Gabby? What's wrong?" Raya asks, putting a hand on my shoulder."It's, um...really complicated.""How so? He's part of Northern, right?"I nod."Are you worried Alpha Storm's going to refuse the match?"Lifting my head, I wipe my eyes with the back of my hand. "Among other things.""Screw him."To my surprise, I let out a laugh. It's so ridiculous hearing anyone from our pack say that, since we're all supposed to be terrified of our alpha. Not Raya, though. And rightfully so. Alpha Storm never been nice or heartfelt about anything, choosing to rule us with a strong hand that's never shown kindness.Living under his thumb has always been suffocating."I'm serious." She squeezes my hands. "If this is a true love match, he can't refuse that.""It's not just a love match, Raya. It's...we're..."Her eyes widen. "No way...the mating bond? It snapped into place?"I nod.Her grin is so wide that it must hurt her cheeks. "Gods, Gabs! No wonder you've been sneaking off so much! And h

GabriellaI don’t remember anything after Elijah told me he was taking me back to the estate.Small snippets and blurs of me shifting and sobbing and then being pulled up off the ground and thrown over Elijah’s shoulder are all I can really recall because the next thing I know, my eyes are opening and I’m safely tucked into my bed in my suite.Had it all been a nasty dream?Sitting up slowly, I realize belatedly that I’m alone again. Given that the sun is high in the sky when I lean to look out the window, I’m guessing Raya probably already left to head downstairs for the day. She probably thought I’d overslept again today.My body feels numb.Pushing myself up from my bed, I shuffle to the bathroom and flick on the light. My gaunt expression stares back at me in the mirror, dark circles under my puffy eyes the most prominent they’ve ever been.Elijah and Linda. Walking in on them. Being chased down.Surely it had all been a dream.My wolf is deadly silent inside of me, a foreboding o

GabriellaWeeks pass by after I come back from the North.The letter in my hand crinkles as I reread it again, Elijah’s loopy handwriting as comforting as a blanket wrapped tight around my body on a cold night.Since getting back, I’ve been secretly sneaking into town to send him letters and check the PO Box that I opened up with some of the money Raya stashed for me when she’d come to visit a few days after we’d gotten back.“So you can write to your mate back in the North,” she’d said with a twinkle in her eye.I still haven’t told her who I’m writing to specifically, but sending a letter to him was a genius idea that I’ll never be able to thank her enough for.Getting up to head over to my desk to write him a new one, my body stiffens and a shot of pain shoots up through my hip to my spine.I’m pretty sure Alpha Storm popped my joint out of place when he beat me after I came back home. That night had been horrible, and honestly, I don’t know how I survived it without passing out.M

GabriellaPositive.I drop it into the sink out of pure shock.Oh gods.I’m pregnant.I’m actually…?My wolf rumbles, pleased at the news. But of course she is. This pup will be living proof of mine and Elijah’s bond—our union together. What better way to celebrate the beginning of a mating bond than with a child?“What does it say?” Raya’s voice comes over my shoulder.“I-I’m…”She squeezes past me to look into the sink, gasping at the test. “Oh my gods! Gabriella!”Her arms come around me instantly, hugging me tight while she bounces a little.“Congratulations!”I wish I could be happy too, but all I’m worrying about now is what’s going to happen in my future. Will Elijah be upset? Happy? Will his pack welcome me and his unborn child without hassle? Or will I get some pushback, randomly appearing out of what feels like thin air?My eyes begin to water, fear taking over.What will Alpha Storm do?He’ll want to see me soon just to make sure I’m still alive and breathing. If Elijah doe

GabrielaTime passes so slowly that I lose track of the days that roll by.In the dark recesses of the dungeon that Alpha Storm considers a cellar, I’m left to nothing but my own thoughts.At first it scares me, being down here with no one but myself. Everything is silent aside from my own breathing, and the only light source I have is a small crack from the cellar door not exactly fitting back into the warped frame, which shines a little light down the steps.There’s no discernible schedule for when I’m brought food, or how much or how little it’ll be, until I hear the telltale heavy footsteps descending down the stairs and an enforcer tosses me a paper bag with whatever scraps they decide to feed me that day.There’s no room for talking or questioning when I’ll be let out of here.For all I know, I’ll never be. I’ll be forced to stay down here until the end of my pregnancy, and who knows what will happen to my baby once I have them.Will Alpha Storm have them taken away from me? Or w