With their bags in hand, Damon and his entourage left the landing area to find the car rental shop. But the scent of wolves from several packs caught his nose. One scent was Emily’s pack. They’d sent several people to welcome them and bring them to the Gibbous Moon territory.             “Beta Damon, welcome. I’m Janine, the current Luna of the Gibbous Moon. This is Alpha Haden of the Silver Hills. From my pack, we have Eva, Jordan, and Hugh. Jordan and Hugh will help you with your bags, and Eva has kindly agreed to be your liaison and guide during your stay with us.” The older female wolf said as she smiled warmly. He sensed no nervousness in her at all. This was a wolf who was confident in her position and power. Note taken.             The petit

             “Just leave. I don’t know when you changed. But you’ve changed, and it’s not in a good way. This isn’t how I want to live anymore. Picking up your laundry, sneaking your lovers out of back doors, and fixing near disasters. You say Rebecca means nothing to you. Then what have you been doing all these years? When are you going to grow up and think of someone else for a change? I have a chance at the life I’ve always wanted. A life it denied me the same day my friends’ lives exploded. Yet here you stand talking about you what you want and what you think. When was the last time you asked me what I want? Or how what you do affects me? It hurts me every time you chase some pathetic human woman in the bar. Do you think the humans in there don’t notice you go in with me, chase them, and then I’m the one that hauls you out of there at the end of the night?” Emi

             “What do you mean she’s gone missing again and you have a large bill for clothing? Pay it and trace where it came from. She’s not bright enough to cover her tracks like that, and she’s never alone. Find out who’s hiding her. No, that’s your job.” Haden couldn’t spend every day and night monitoring his daughter. Not when she’s old enough to have pups of her own. His greatest is that she’ll put herself to the wrong human or create a breach, and that is why Randolph was her keeper.             A knock at the door got Haden’s attention as he disconnected the call. “Come in.” He was happy that it was Evan with the documents. In the last few days, they’d pushed them aside. He wanted to look them over again before signing. Though he’d hoped to find out what was g

             Eva drove Damon about the main sections of the pack territory. Landmarks and features then showing where they were on maps. So, he wouldn’t get lost if they got separated for some unknown reason.             “Now that you’ve seen the general territory. I got a map from our Luna with where people have searched already. So, I figured we could look where they haven’t searched yet. We can use the SUV or switch it for some motorcycles if you’d like. I believe we can get around faster and into more places with motorcycles. But it’s up to you.” Eva just wanted to get out there and find her friend. She felt this tour dragged her down and stalled her search for them. If anyone around had a chance of finding them, it was her.             “W

             Emily sat on the old window seat. She watched outside the window as rain poured outside, blotting out the sky and blurring the sight of the forest outside of the house. She didn’t find the key in his clothes and the lock on the door still stayed firmly shut.             She couldn’t figure out a plan of what she could do to avoid everything falling apart. Emily couldn’t wake the twit up because when he drank, he slept like he was dead. She wasn’t sure if he’d remember what he did to her. Emily wasn’t sure if he understood the position. He put so much into it with his wants and actions. She needed to resist the urge now to shift and bite him on the butt. He deserved at least that, if not more. Time passed, and she wasn’t sure how much. By now, it didn’t matter. Everyone would know they were missing