Daughter Of The Moon

ZZ...ZZ My phone buzzed from my nightstand forcing me to come to terms with what I desperately wanted to avoid. Realistically, hiding for forever wasn't an option, but that didn't make this any easier. With a shaky breath, I rolled over. My hair soaking up what the damp silk pillowcase hadn't fully absorbed. Another breath. Ignoring him would be a bad idea. As I reached out, the fuzzy blanket I had hung from my four poster bed caressed my skin for one short moment before reaching past it let in a ray of light from my bedroom. Squinting past my barrier, my hand searched for my phone and quickly retreated once it found its target. Clutching the phone to my chest I took one more deep breath. I had to calm down. Even over a text message, I had to be careful. He could never know how upset I was, or what I was so upset about. Now forced to look at the light, my eyes protested as I blinked at my screen. “I’m outside your door, We need to talk.” My stomach knotted. The tears I h

John POV “How about this one?” I lifted a clear bottle of blue liquid and popped the cap off. Zander coughed, his green eyes watering. “How about never?” I laughed at the look of disgust on his face and was rewarded with a firm punch to my arm. “No wonder you can’t find anyone to marry you.” He muttered. His words pierced their way into my soul and the loneliness I constantly fought to keep at bay took its place at the forefront of my mind. Was that really why it was taking so long to find my mate? Was I that immature that the moon goddess thought I was incapable of taking care of a wife? Zander must have noticed the change in my demeanor because his next words were spoken gently. “Don’t worry John, you’ll find her. Maybe she’ll be at the wedding! Sarah’s pack is pretty big and you haven’t met everyone yet.” “Well here’s hoping” I forced a smile, picking up a pink bottle off the glass display case. We took turns picking up bottles and forcing the other to smell whatever concocti

The ride was uncomfortable, to say the least. Everyone was staring at me like they wanted to kill me. All except Ivan and Rebecca. I kept catching the both of them staring at me. I didn’t mind Rebecca looking at me but Ivan's eyes were unnerving. We drove for what felt like about an hour before we turned into a dark wooded area and into an old warehouse that stood behind a large white mansion. Once inside, Ivan barked orders out to his crew and told me to follow him. We walked down a hallway and into an office. It looked extremely elegant and modern. Clean lines, not very cozy. I could sense that there were many other vampires here. “I thought vampires were more solitary.” I commented, not really expecting him to answer me. “While most vampires choose to roam the earth alone, there are some very old clans that have been around for thousands of years. Bored of hunting for themselves, they set up small communities. Sending out the younger ones to do the leg work. Guaranteeing a safe p

John POV Time went by slowly as I waited to hear back from Bex. Maybe the king would be ok with her leaving as long as he didn’t know that she was leaving with a werewolf. I was becoming more and more curious about her story. She was a non-vampire, vampire princess. How did that work? Footsteps approached the door. I tensed up but relaxed slightly when I saw that It was Ivan. “Well?” I asked, hoping he had brought news of Becca’s conversation with Claude. “I do not often get to dine with the King and the Princess, wolf. I know no more than you do.” “Then why are you here?” “The king wants you tortured for information and then killed.” He said indifferently. I started getting nervous. He was loyal to Bex, but not me. “Relax John. Hurting you would hurt Rebecca, and that I’ll never do. Just do me a favor and yell out every few minutes, or it will be me getting tortured.” Ivan had done nothing but shock me so far with his blunt honesty. At least I wasn't getting tortured, but why?

“Wake up Bex, we’re home.” I whispered gently into her ear. She stirred blinking away the bright morning sun. She smiled and looked around the mountain scenery. “It’s beautiful!” “This is only a small part of it, and it’s all yours!” She gave me a hug. As we got out of the plane, Aiden, my beta approached. His curly brown hair blowing in the wind. “Good to see you Alpha!” He greeted me before turning to Bex. “Luna, it’s an honor to welcome you here to the Shadow Mountain pack.” He turned to Ivan. “It’s a pleasure having you here as well Ivan. If you need anything don’t hesitate to find me alright?” “Thank you.” Ivan was stiff as a board. I didn’t blame him. He was deep in enemy territory, but I meant what I said. He was now family. He would feel safe here eventually. Once he was settled I planned to introduce him to the higher ranking members of the pack first and slowly ease him into pack life. I couldn't imagine what he must be going through. Leaving your whole life to live with