The dark moon

My daughters mate .

Chloe pov

I’ve been at the dark moon pack for almost 2 weeks now. I have to admit it’s amazing here, everyone is so kind and accepting here. Alisa visits me everyday, I feel at ease with her, she makes me feel like family. Family is something I’m not familiar with. My Dad has never been in the picture and Mom thinks her family is the bottle of cheap bourbon she can’t live without. It was just me and Mom until I met Eva and Maisie. They became my family and now they're gone. I want to curl up into a ball and let the world disappear after everything that happened with Scarlett. I wake up every night screaming, reliving everything that happened at that place, but Alex is always there when I do, stroking my back or hair and telling me everything is going to be better. Alisa brings me out of my little bubble, I’ve been getting closer to her friends Sam and Jordyn, every time I see Alisa she has a way of getting me to do things like meeting members of the pack or going for a walk in the forest by the house without me realising what she’s actually doing. She’s giving me hope. Hope that I could be happy here. Hope that I have found a place to call home. Hope that I have someone who cares for me. Hope that my happiness and future is with Alex. I have been fighting my feelings for him the whole time I have been here and it is extremely difficult, every time he touches my hand or my arm or my face it feels like fireworks explode, I have never felt anything like that in my life. It scares me and excites me, I don’t trust myself around him. Alex is a whole different ball game altogether. His family has accepted me and it feels wonderful to feel wanted. When Alex is around it’s like the world slows down and all I see is him. I don’t want to feel like this and it’s getting harder to fight these feelings I have. I have been staying with him but I don’t feel comfortable being alone with him still because of what happened when I was taken and because I’m worried I will give into my desires. He gave me his room and is staying in a spare room down the hall. He’s so considerate of me and my feelings and I’m a complete b***h to him. When he looks at me I can see the love and devotion in his eyes and also the hurt and pain I’m causing him from my stupid fear, it’s killing me but I’m scared. Scared of getting too close and losing him like I’ve lost everyone I’ve ever loved. I lost my Mom to alcohol, my Dad just didn’t give a f**k and my best friends to a homicidal manic, I don’t think I can survive losing anyone else.

“Hey, you look deep in thought. What’s up?” Alisa asked me. I’m helping her get things organised for something called a Luna ceremony tomorrow. Cam’s Mom is barking orders at everyone, when she says jump they ask how high, it’s incredible to see the love and respect everyone has for her even when she’s shouting at them.

“I was just thinking about everything that’s happened… I’m glad I met you Alisa… You have become special to me.” I admitted. I’m sick of being in the dark now. I’ve finally accepted who I am and who I want in my life. I’m a survivor and I’m not going to feel guilty anymore. Alex has made me see that. I want to be with Alex, but I’m going to have to take that slower.

“You are special Chloe! Don’t you see that?” Alisa put down the list she had and walked over to me, she took my hands in hers.

“You are family. My family. And I promise you I will never let anyone hurt you again” her eyes held such determination in them and I believed she would keep me safe.

“Lis. Katrina is here.” Alex walked into the room and bloody heck he looked good. He was all sweaty from his jog. The way it glistens on his body does things to me I never knew possible. He looks at me and gives me a sly smile, like he can hear what I’m thinking.

“Hello beautiful.” He has taken to calling me pet names. I hated it at first but now I live for the terms of endearment he uses.

“Hi,” I shyly say “Did you enjoy your run.”

“I did, are you ok? Is Alisa working you too hard? If she is I can rescue you” he walked over and stopped just in front of me.

“No, I enjoy helping. It makes me feel useful.” I say.

Alisa walks back in and looks annoyed, Alex notices as well.

“Alisa what’s up?” He asked her.

“It’s Katrina. She says she needs to see you.” She looks at me. “She got here and said that there’s someone in here who she has to see NOW, and then she started muttering about lost kids. I told her no but she’s adamant. If you don’t want to Chloe, I will tell her no.” She looked at me searching for answers, Alisa has this strange ability. She can sense things from people when she talks with them or touches them.

“It’s ok, I don’t mind. Alex, will you be here?” I looked over to him with pleading eyes. Meeting new people never bothered me before but now I get nervous.

“Of course sweetheart. I’ll be here for you anytime, anywhere.” He took my hand and kissed the back of it sending chills through my body.

“Ok I’ll go tell her.” Alisa walked from the room and came back a few minutes later.

A woman walked in with Alisa and she seemed so familiar to me, but I’m sure I’ve never met her before. She stops dead in her tracks when her eyes land on me. Her hand fly's to her mouth in shock. I didn’t realise I looked so bad. Her eyes glisten.

“Katya?” She says, looking at me.

“I’m sorry I think you have me confused. I’m Chloe.”

She takes slow steps towards me and reaches out her hand, Alex growls next to me and she stops her hand inches from my face. She turns her sharp gaze at him.

“ I won’t hurt her gamma!” She turns back to me and looks straight into my eyes “No, you are Katya. Look at me, do I seem familiar to you?”

“Y..yes” I stutter.

“You have my eyes.” Her eyes can’t hold her tears anymore and her voice cracks, I’m starting to feel awkward.

“I have to go.” I step away and towards Alex when she reaches out and grabs my arm. When she touches me I get flashes in my mind. Like a film being played. I see Katrina rubbing her swollen stomach and a man who looks a little like me. Then I see her cradling a baby girl with such love in her eyes. Then she is crying, running around frantically searching for something. Her child has gone. The man finds the child but he’s killed by some weird looking creature. The creature then morphs into a human. Into my mother. She picks the child up and it ends. I have tears running down my face. I pull my arm free from her grasp and fall backwards into Alex’s waiting arms. I can’t believe this, it’s not real. This can’t be happening.

“What the f**k did you do?” Alex snarls at Katrina pulling me deeper into his body, cocooning me in himself. I lift my head from his chest and look into her eyes. Eyes just like mine.

“What did you see?” She asked me.

“Did you do that? Are you trying to manipulate me?” She cuts me off.

“No iubito.” She smiles at me, “ I didn’t do anything. You did.”

Alex and Alisa are just standing staring at us looking utterly confused.

“What the f**k is going on?” Alex sounds irritated. It’s Katrina to answer him

“You gamma. Are my daughters mate!”