Simple Owl Tattoo Novels & Stories

--- #### The Moon-Oath Circle Midnight bells tolled as Ophelia padded to the courtyard balcony. Below, unsleeping sentries rousted muttering supporters from torchlit alcoves. Thunderheads crowded the moon, but one silver beam speared down on the freshly chiseled stone circle—the site Dylan had ordered crews to carve for moon-oaths. She traced the pattern with her eyes: concentric rings, outer runes marking honesty, inner ring etched with the pack’s emblem—a wolf guarding a single star.

I saw black and white roses and some funny ones, like one of Baby Yoda and a bandaite tattoo. When he turned around I realized he had a tattoo of his dogs on the top of his shoulders. “Are you checking me out?” He asked as he smirked. “Yes, I am, handsome” I replied. “Mom!” Oliver shouted embarrassed. Shit, I didn’t realize he could hear us. “Sorry Oliver. But I was just looking at his tattoo’s. They’re really cool.”

Before walking through the door I stop on the step and look up at the sign above the doorway. An old slab of wood hanging on iron chains. Two owls painted in bright green and brown sit side by side on a branch, their eyes huge and looped with crazy Celtic patterns. Swirling purple letters spell out "The Night Owl" against a dark blue backdrop, sprinkled with small golden stars. Even smaller letters in gold below say "Open 12 to 12". And below that, my gran's initials, so tiny you wouldn't notice them unless you looked really close. The bell tinkles as I go through the door. Jade smiles at me from behind the counter.

His smile looked mischievous. "What is an Otous oat? Why do I need to take it? And why can't it be broken?" "It involves the spiritual connection of both souls. It's something we werewolves do. It can't be undone. After that, Mr Jones Vones would use a hot iron to brand his initials on your skin. I can only imagine the pain you would go through, but not to worry, you and him would make a happy home. You already have my blessings" he said as he turned around.

The towel tied around his waist and his hair dripping wet was making her center crave for his touch. “Are you just going to stand there and stare all day?” He questioned in a miffed tone and she cleared her throat. “Leah will be coming in late today. I was supposed to inform you yesterday, but you weren't in the right state of mind.” Olivia said, her eyes focused on his bare back. She sighted the tattoo and remembered running her hand on it. It was a drawing of a cross and an Italian writing around it. What does it even mean, huh?

It's normal for wolves to present late John", Alexandra groaned in annoyance. "Shut-up pup, It is normal", John agreed." But somehow something feels off about this and that thing in your back and arm-" "It's a tattoo", Allen piped up." A pretty one of the moon and star". "Wait what? Let me see". Alexandra had no choice but to lift her hoodie up and display the tattoo like pictorial on her back to Liam. The alpha gasped taking a step back. "I've-", he stuttered." I've seen that before-those lines of star and moon".

"And…I got something off him. During the fight.” She held up her phone. Liora crossed the room and took it. A photograph. Blurred at the edges, bad lighting — taken fast, maybe mid-struggle — but clear enough. The inside of a wrist. A tattoo. Intricate. A wolf's head in profile, geometric, something woven behind it that looked like a crescent or a gate or both at once. Lettering beneath that she couldn't quite read. Something about it pulled at her. Like a word she almost knew.

Commanding. My lungs finally obeyed. Air rushed out of my mouth as I inhaled sharply. But I still could not open my eyes. Not yet. His presence was overwhelming. “What tattoo do you have here?” His voice came again. Soft. Curious. His thumb traced the spot just beneath my breast. My eyes flew open. Oh. He was talking about my tattoo. Three small birds. And a feather beneath them. A symbol of freedom I had gotten in college. His thumb continued to brush over the design slowly.

He smiled when he saw her. “You must be Clara,” he said, voice low and steady. “Ready for your first tattoo?” She nodded, standing up. “Yeah. I think so.” He led her to his station in the back. “First time is always a little scary. We’ll take it slow. What are we doing today?” Clara showed him the small design on her phone — a simple crescent moon with delicate stars. “I want it on my wrist. Something small but meaningful.” Ronan studied it. “I like it. It’ll look good on you.” He prepared his station and had her sit in the chair. “You can change your mind at any time. No pressure.”

I twist a little to the side so I can see it clearly—the mark. It's truly red, like a bold, fearless tattoo shaped like a sun with sharp pointed rays stretching out in all directions. At the center, there is a large crescent moon cradling a five-pointed star, as if the crescent moon is protecting the star. Around the moon and star, there are small dots growing bigger with each next dot, and below the crescent moon, there is a bigger dot and even more dots that trail down in a straight line, leading into two sharp triangles pointing downwards. How did this mark end up on my body?