Loving Luna - All Grown Up

Chapter Twenty Three - Angry Tina

❤Tina

I had a bear for a mate. I still didn’t know how I felt about it. I could feel the under-laying anger, but I kept pushing it down. This whole situation was making me angry and as each day goes by, I feel the anger building up and up. I stared up at the bunk bed above me and sighed. It was late and I should be sleeping and yet my mind refuses to take a rest. My wolf was content, and I couldn’t blame her. She hated being here and she hated being separated from our mate but when we where in the cell she would go silent anyway. Thank you, prison! I sighed again as I squeezed my eyes closed. So far in my life, I’ve pushed aside my wolf. Pushed aside my abilities of being a wolf shifter and focused a lot more attention on my witch side. The side I had received from my dead grandmother. My father still spoke of her lovingly, but my mother had told Colin and me the truth about everything when we had turned sixteen. It had horrified me; I still couldn’t believe someone could be so evil. That’s when I truly started pushing my wolf side away. I had always wished to be able to talk to my grandmother, to ask her questions, and to learn from her but now I was glad she wasn’t around. Someone that evil doesn’t deserve to be alive. I shook my head as I thought about my dark thoughts and residing anger. I had issues. I thought back to my first meeting with Heath and found myself smiling despite it all.

❤Flashback❤

“Can we talk?” I didn’t need to turn around to know that it was my mate. He had approached me first and I had to wonder if he felt the bond between us. I kept a straight face, pushed my emotions down, and turned to face him. Oh hell, he was even more gorgeous up close. His curly black hair made me want to reach out and run my fingers through it and his dark brown eyes made me feel like I was looking into a steaming cup of delicious morning coffee. He was looking at me in a way that I could only describe as passionate. I could feel the electricity between us, and I had never known anything like it. My wolf was going crazy at this point and it took a lot of effort to calm her down.

“Sure,” I finally managed to answer. I wasn’t feeling that hungry anyway. Not for food. His honey scent made me roll my eyes as we headed out of the dining hall. The guards watched us closely but didn’t object to us walking about.

“I’m no fool,” he announced when we stopped by a palm tree. I was taken aback by his sudden statement.

“I didn’t think you were,” I shot out. His thick bushy eyebrows went up and I could see his smirk on his lips. I wasn’t sure how to feel about his reaction to me, but the tingling sensation told me I liked it.

“I wasn’t implying that you thought I was. My point is, I am not a wolf, but I am not oblivious to our mate connection,” his explanation took my breath away. He knew. “I’m Heath Hyde, by the way, bear shifter. The Ursus of The Broken Claws Clan,” he informed me, and I stared up at him in wonder.

“What is an Ursus?” I couldn’t help but ask. He chuckled softly and the sound sent a wave of delight throughout my body.

“Ursus means leader, I am the leader of my clan,” he explained, and I nodded slowly. He was a leader and by the looks of it, he was proud of that. I couldn’t blame him. It was a great honor to be an Alpha.

“I’m Tina, or um…” I shook my head as my tongue decided to get all tied up and I looked away from him, embarrassed. After taking a deep breath, I tried again. “My name is Christina Kahn, but everyone calls me Tina. I am a half-witch, half-wolf,”

“A pleasure to meet you Christina,” the sound of my name rolling off his tongue make me smile. My full name had never made me feel quite so happy. “Half witch?” he asked curiously, and I laughed without any humor.

“Yes, my grandmother was a witch, changed later in life to a wolf, and thus created a hybrid,” I hurried to explain. “Apparently it skipped my father but her witchy powers were passed down to her grandchildren,”

“There are others?” he questioned, and I nodded.

“My twin brother, Colin, he is like me,” I informed him as I pushed back my hair from my face. The wind had picked up and gotten slightly chilly. I didn’t like it and I wondered how much time we had left.

“Is Colin the male that stared me down and showed me his human teeth?” Heath asked and this time when I laughed I did so joyfully.

“Ah yes, my overprotective brother,” I sighed as I took a small step towards him. Time to get back to business. “So, you are aware that we are mates?”

“Most definitely,” he replied as he reached out and pulled me closer. His heat, his scent, and his touch made me feel lightheaded and I rested my forehead against his chest. Breathing in and out deeply helped calm me and I had never felt safer in my entire life. His scent reminded me of home and yet, I didn’t feel sad, I felt calm. “Christina, I don’t know why we are here, but I am happy to have met you,” I heard him whisper.

“I feel the same,” I lied. Of course, I was happy to have met him, but he was a bear shifter and a leader. I already knew that he would never leave his home and that meant that if we decided to be together, I would have to leave my home behind. Could I do that? Could I leave behind my family? My siblings? My mother? Trevor? Ashley? Suddenly Heath’s scent and the heat weren’t comforting me anymore and the anger came back in full force. I stepped away from him and forced a tight-lipped smile. “We should get going,” I said as I rushed back to the dining hall. My first meeting with my mate had been somewhat a mess but only time could tell what would happen between us.

❤End of Flashback❤

Since that day, Heath and I had spent every moment that we could together. Getting to know each other and I was already falling in love with his dry humor and brown eyes. He intrigued me and kept me on my toes but still, the anger burned deep within me. I didn’t know how to deal with it. I didn’t know if I even wanted too. Now, we all knew the reason we had been taken, and yet we still all had questions. When was this nightmare going to end? I rolled onto my side and stared out into the darkness. All I wanted to do was to go home. That’s it. However, that want and need had slowly been turning into something dark.

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I could feel the rage was just beneath the surface. I had tried my best to push it away, but I wouldn’t be able to hold back for much longer. I needed a release and I needed it now. It was time out and I knew Heath would be heading towards me any second. I also knew that Colin would be seeking out Grecia, his dragon mate. I grabbed his arm as he passed me and stopped him.

“I need you,” I hissed out angrily. It was probably the tone of my voice that made him nod. “Tell her to give you five minutes, I will do the same with Heath,” I said harshly. I let go of his arm and searched for Heath. It was easy to spot the tall, big bear of a male. He saw me too and smiled. A little bit of that anger melted but it wasn’t enough as I rushed towards him. He immediately took me in his arms and held me tight.

“Is everything alright?” he asked me softly. He could already pick up on my moods and I quickly shook my head. “What’s wrong? Did something happen?” he asked as he pulled back and looked down at me.

“No…I need…five…minutes…” I managed to say through my clenched teeth. This was getting harder by the second and when I saw Colin running over to me, I breathed in and out deeply. I avoided looking at Heath.

“She just needs a minute,” Colin said as he literally pulled me away from Heath. I knew he wasn’t happy about it, but he didn’t have an opportunity to do anything as Colin had already started dragging me into the forest. We kept walking until he felt it was safe and then we stopped. “Let it go,” he ordered, and I nodded before I opened my mouth and screamed. I did not doubt that every single shifter, every single witchy person and whoever else was on this island, would hear my scream but I didn’t care. It was loud, it was scary, and it felt so good. All the anger I had been pushing down, all the rage, I let it out. I spread my arms out wide and let go. My scream stayed strong as I slowly lifted off the ground. I squeezed my eyes shut as I felt the powerful magic around me. I knew Colin was right there, he would protect me, help me if I needed and I continued to let out my anger. When I closed my mouth and felt my feet touch the ground, I knew it wasn’t enough. I opened my eyes and stared at my brother. “Shift,” he demanded and even though I wasn’t fond of the idea, I knew he was right. He turned around and held out his arm. I quickly pulled off my top and shorts and placed them on his arm. With a deep breath, I stretched out my body and called out to my wolf. Chrissy was more than happy to come out and play. Everything began to hurt, and I knew it was because I didn’t shift often enough. My chest, my feet, my back, everything just started to burn and pain. My head felt light as everything seemed to spin around and that horrible nauseous feeling crept up and I could almost taste the bile in the back of my throat. It was only seconds, but it felt like a lifetime as my bones cracked and morphed. Soon I gave in and Chrissy took over completely. I knew what she was going to do, and I didn’t stop her. The shift had been bad enough, but she was overjoyed to be out and about. The sound of our howls filled the air and I saw that Colin, too, had shifted.

“Brother!” I called out to him through our mind-link.

“We cannot be this way for long, stop howling,” almost immediately Chrissy stopped howling. “Good, now take a quick run, I will keep watch,” she didn’t even wait for him to finish when our laws paws pounded along the ground as she ran. She didn’t go far, and I was grateful.

“Trust,” I heard her whisper out and I knew she was right. I had to trust her. I gave in to the feeling of freedom she was creating by weaving around the trees and when she jumped over a fallen log. I could feel the anger was subsiding. I could feel the rage leaving and I was truly relieved. When she went back to Colin, I was not surprised to see Heath and Grecia standing on either side of Colin. I was also not surprised to see four guards and the two behind our kidnappings. It was a good thing all the anger and rage was gone, otherwise, I would’ve kept running and attacked.