Arielle’s POV:What in the name of the moon goddess was going on?!I looked down upon myself, feeling frantic, my panic rising so to each passing second.Why the hell was I glowing?And not just that, but Richard too?I felt like my life as spinning out of control again. Just when Richard and I had ended up getting some leave once and for all, something like this had to happen.The hush around us seemed to make the tension within me rise even more.Okay calm down, I tried to tell myself as I noticed just how everyone who came out for the festival - which in turn meant every single bloody person in the pack - was staring at us.I knew that they would at least recognize the wolf of their Alpha, Richard. He stood taller than most other wolves and was at least twice as large.But who was the person next to him, I knew some were asking amongst themselves.I couldn’t take this.‘I’m sorry, Richard,’ I barely managed to say through the mind link as I turned tail and ran, but for the first ti
Richard’s POVThe storm had passed, and I was glad for it.The cheers from my pack members was enough. Finally, I thought, feeling satisfaction run through my body as the dancing and music resumed with fervor.Finally this battle with the Pack Elders was over, at least for the time being.Regardless of whether they liked it or not, Arielle being found to be acceptable in their eyes was only a good thing to me.Tonight’s festival would be a momentous one, for finally, there was something to celebrate.The members of the Redding Pack were celebrating their Alpha finally having a Luna.Arielle and I silently watched the proceedings of the festival, our hands linked together side by side.Several times in those few minutes, many people had come over to congratulate us.Many of those times, I could tell through the mind link I shared with Arielle,just how confused yet otherwise glad that she was.It had been a lot. And her emotions felt like a rollercoaster ride.Pulling her away from the
Arielle’s POVI woke up to an empty room, feeling content like I hadn’t been in a long time.My brows furrowed as I saw the ceiling of the bedroom; I wasn’t familiar with it much. Yet, as my mind came back to reality, k recalled that I was in fact in Richard’s room. Or, what would now be called our bedroom.The events of last night flitted through my mind, and I couldn’t help but curve my lips up into a smile.I hadn’t been that happy in a while, and I felt like I could just get up and start dancing.I was finally being accepted as the Pack’s Luna.Luna.I was a Luna now.Before now, before I ever came to this pack, and before I ever met Richard… I had never, at any point in my life, been able to ever envision that for my life.I had never thought that I would be capable of such responsibility, nor be able to be seen as a figure of leadership in the pack.But yesterday, I had been seen as one, and It was a responsibility I would carry out with the grave responsibility that was require
Richard’s POV:That was by far the best breakfast I had ever had. Already the sun was high up, and by the clock ticking on the wall, it was already 10am.Yet it felt like the best day had already been had.I felt full, both of food and contentment.I turned my head slightly, glancing at my mate over the book that I was reading.Arielle looked positively ethereal in her sky blue dress - which she called a shirt dress when I had commented on how it looked like a dress shirt - and she was laying down on our bed. I had not left the room yet, not since I had breakfast with her.I wanted to savory this peaceful moment. I knew there would me much more to come for us, but I also knew that the duties of Alpha and Luna of the Redding Pack could come over and take away all the time we had to enjoy ourselves as a couple.I knew however, that things would end up being alright.For now, I would enjoy the peaceful time with her, both of us engrossed in our thoughts. I was even reading a book I had
Richard’s POV:I blinked once, twice.Was this a dream?I stepped back, and heard a crunch. I looked down and was stunned to find the brown leaves that were littered all around.It wasn’t even autumn yet.What was this?‘Your mind, Richard Wells,’ came an answer, and I whipped around to find… nothing.My eyes widened. This was definitely not somewhere that I had been in before.The entire place was…It could be called a mansion of sorts, with high ceilings, and large stained glass windows. But even more prminent was the array of foliage everywhere. Vines entwined with the large pillars, growing around them like they were meant to be there. The overgrown grass in several places, and the large rose bush by the corner…Yet with all of that, the place didn’t look like an abandoned place.If anything, there was a glow around it, that made the place look entirely ethereal.And now the question on my mind was - who had spoken from before?‘I had, ‘ I heard, and turned around to find a woman.
Arielle’s POV:“Luna, the patient files,” Jenna, my ever dutiful assistant handed the aforementioned files to me. I nodded at her, humming in approval.“You know, Dr Grey is okay,” I reminded her, not for the first time today. “It’s work, after all.”She nodded at me with a smile, and I knew that she wasn’t going to listen.The door shut behind her with a small thud and I let out a sigh. I was finally back at work after so long away from here.I hadn’t even realized how much I missed the pace of the pack clinic until now, but it wasn’t something I wanted to let go of anytime soon.It had taken some time to convince Richard that as the Pack doctor , I did need to resume work. After all, my assistant probably had a lot on her plate and even then, there were some cases that she wouldn’t be able to handle on her own.I mused on this thought a little as I turned the page of one of the files in front of me.I did need someone else here apart from Jenna, who was qualified enough to handle em
Richard’s POV:‘Richard! Richard help!’It was the absolute, bone- chilling fear I heard in my mate’s voice that made me stop what I was doing and stand up with speed.Arielle?What was wrong?All the while as I ran out of our home, intent on getting to the clinic, to her as fast as I humanly could, my mind was whirling. I was wondering what the hell was going on, and at such a time as this.‘Arielle? Arielle love, can you hear me?!’ My thoughts, or rather my words to her in the mind link that we shared didn’t garner much of a response. At some point I think I heard a sob, and that tore at my heart so.I was just reaching the front of the clinic when I saw her rushing out, her lovely copper colored hair askew. She was still wearing her white doctor’s coat, and clearly she had been in the middle of work if she hadn’t even gotten a chance to take it off just yet. What exactly had scared her?As she was running in my direction, I reached out my hand to grab her and pulled her to my ches
Leon’s POV:TW: Non-consensual sex portrayed here.I have to admit, this Elise Evans is very useful.It was already nighttime, for the second time since I had run into Elise and her brother Hunter. The two of them were currently talking in low tones across where I was sat with Meera. Meera sat quietly, glaring at the pair over the table. I fought the urge to roll my eyes at her silliness. Why was she even here?An he’s, I remembered the reason as quickly as the question had come to mind. She had been worried, or so she had said. And she wanted to make sure that the two weren’t going to do anything… malicious.It was just too frustrating, to see how far that she would go to ensure that she stuck by my side, no matter how much that I Cased her away or insulted her or taunted her until my last breath.Why this girl wouldn’t leave me alone, I still had no idea.Anyways, the four of us were enjoying our dinner, at least a little bit assured in ourselves. With Elise, I knew that there was a