The Waning Moon Of Pain

Chapter Eight:

They returned in the middle of the afternoon. Diana was exhausted from the long eventful day with Ulric and her lack of rest the night before. She decides to call in early, sleeping peacefully until the morning.

She wakes early in the morning to Rin whimpering in her head, then feeling a discomfort in her gut. She groans slowly waking up turning on her side hugging herself.

'What's wrong Rin?' she asks her, but she continues to whimper not saying anything and the pain starts to get worse.

It soon starts to feel like a sharp stabbing pain, making her groan louder. She didn't understand what was happening, she's never felt this before. Her whole body is trembling.

'Dad! Are you awake?' she mind links her father.

'Yes, is something wrong princess?' he responds worried.

'I don't know. I'm in a lot of pain. I'm in my room. Please come quick.'

She hears a door open and slam next to hers. In seconds her father is in her room going to her side. He gently takes her face in his hands, seeing her trembling and sweating.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm feeling a real sharp pain deep inside. Rin is even whining in pain. Dad what's happening? It hurts so bad, make it stop." She cries, tears running down her cheeks, she screams out to a sudden sharp pain.

Her father's eyes widen, "Oh no..." He then suddenly disappears out of the room without another word.

"Dad, where are you going!?" She yells after him and then screams out in pain again.

Jack hated to do this, but he has to help his daughter, he will not allow her to be in pain like this. He rushes up the stairs to Ulric's bedroom on the top floor. Just like he thought, Ulric is with Freya and they are making love to each other, but it's affecting Diana because they haven't completed the mating bond yet.

Taking in a breath, he slams on the door to Ulric's room.

"Alpha Ulric, please stop, you are hurting Diana." He yells quickly through the door.

There was complete silence for a moment on the other side of the door. He then hears some whispering and rustling. Then the door swings open to Ulric in just sweatpants and no shirt looking at Jack confused.

"What did you just say!?"

"I'm sorry. Diana called me to her room just now telling me she is feeling sharp pains and her wolf is whimpering in pain. I think because you two aren't fully mated yet, the bond thinks you are cheating on her." He quickly explains.

Ulric growls pissed running a hand through his hair. Freya comes to his side covered in a robe now, gently putting a hand on his arm. He looks at her in pain, he wasn't trying to hurt Diana, but he can't even be with his first mate beacuse of it. Being close to Diana all day yesterday built up a lot of s****l tension for him, he thought Freya might be able to help, but I guess it's not going to be that simple.

"It's okay honey. Don't blame yourself, we didn't know. Go check on her. I'll be right there." Freya says being understanding and kisses his cheek, stretching up on her toes to do it.

Ulric nods, kissing her forehead, loving how accepting she is in this strange situation. He steps inside grabbing a shirt real quick and leaves shutting the door behind him following Jack back to Diana's room.

Diana opens her eyes, sitting up on the bed breathing heavily, sweat dripping down her face. The sharp pain suddenly stopped, but there was an uncomfortable ache throughout her body now. Her father returns, but to her surprise Ulric walks in right after him.

"Ulric!?" She gasps. He hurries to her side gently taking her face in his hands, deep worry in his beautiful blue eyes and handsome face.

"Oh Angel, I am very sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't know." He begs, taking a seat next to her. Wrapping his arms around her to embrace and comfort her. He smelled strongly of Freya, but scent was almost overwhelming.

The ache seemed to lesson hearing him apologise and comfort her right away. She leans back, looking up at him confused.

"What are you apologising for? Dad what's happening?" She asks worriedly, looking at her father at the end of her bed.

" When you told me what you were feeling, I knew right away what was causing it. Ulric was with Freya." He carefully explains feeling awkward saying this to his own daughter.

She looked even more confused about this, then looked at Ulric giving her the big puppy dog eyes still,

"I'm not understanding. Yes he would be with Freya, they are together. What does that have to do with that horrible pain that I was just feeling."

Ulric sees Jack is uncomfortable having to explain this to his daughter, so he steps in seeing that Diana doesn't know what happens when someone sleeps with another while mated.

"With us not being fully mated, the bond we have thought I was cheating on you Diana. I was with Freya...in bed." He explains seeing this isn't easy to explain either for him.

She looks in his blues eyes trying to read the meaning behind what he means. How could he be cheating on her when Freya and him are together… her eyes then widen clicking it together.

"Oh! Oh god!" She cries out embarrassed covering her face with her hands.

Ulric tries his best not to chuckle at her innocent reaction. He gently rubs her arm,

"I didn't mean to cause you pain Diana. I didn't know."

" No..no please do not apologise. How could any of us know that would happen. Ugh this is just not right, you should be allowed to be with your mate. I'm so sorry Ulric." She groans, embarrassed and feeling horrible. She is the reason he can't be intimate with his first mate.

"You have nothing to apologise for either Angel." He softly tells her and kisses her forehead.

" Please. Don't worry about me. I will be fine, go back to Freya. I should apologise to her as well." Diana says feeling horrible about this.

" Apologise for what hun? Don't be blaming yourself for this. None of this is our doing." Freya says walking fully dressed in a cute summer dress, into the room over to her and Ulric.

Diana stiffens in Ulric's arms. She looks at her then glances at Ulric. This just got even more weird. Ulric is holding her in front of his first mate, but Freya didn't seem upset about it all, but more concerned about her.

"I will draw you a bath dear, it will help the aches. You should take it easy today. Alpha Jack, would you be a dear and get her a full pitcher of water and a glass. She will need to rehydrate." Freya then disappears into Diana's bathroom.

" Oh Freya, it's okay I can do it. Really dont..." Ulric stops Diana,

" Trust me, it's no use. She is going to take care of you. We both are. Just relax." He tells her in a calming voice, that makes her turn red in the cheeks and rests her head on his shoulder while he holds her.

Her father is happy they are helping his daughter and leaves to get what Freya asked for. Diana sat there in silence, feeling awkward about this situation. Rin seemed to have gone completely quiet now, which had her worried. Is Rin going to be okay?

Diana sat there silent in Ulric's arms, his gentle touch to her arm, tracing her skin was very distracting. She felt worn out, but the pain is already completely gone being close to him. His strong scent and lingering smell of s*x on his skin was making her body ache in need for him. Her cheeks heat up feeling her losing control of body so easily to him just holding her. She squirms a little under his hold trying to calm herself.

Ulric looks over at her, noticing her red cheeks and her slightly uncomfortable. He was thinking she was still embarrassed about the situation, but then he smelled it. Her arousal, his arm moves down tightening around her waist, before he knew it he was putting his face in the nook of her neck, breathing in her sweet scent, letting out a low growl.

Diana shivered to the feel of his breath on her neck, making her body weaker to her need for him. She bites her lower lip, unable to move. The bond is too strong for her to not want to lean more into him, his scent trancing her. A soft moan escapes her lips feeling him suddenly press his strong lips against her heated skin, her head tilting away from him to give him more access to her neck.

Freya calls out to Ulric once she finishes getting the bath ready. "Honey, bring her here for me!"

Ulric freezes hearing his wife call to him, breaking his trance. It takes everything in him to lean back, Diana also broke from the trance from Freya, they look at each other and Ulric is glad she isn't upset. Loosening his grip, he moves the covers off her, seeing her just in a tank top and shorts, her legs and thighs bare before him. He lets out soft growl again and scoops her up in his arms to quickly carry her to the bathroom.

Diana didn't dare speak or move as she hugged her arms around him as he lifted her up. She didn't want to make him lose his control and she didn't want to lose hers. Her skin felt like it was on fire where his skin touched hers, she is struggling herself right now to not do anything. His deep low growling breaths, sending pleasing shivers through her body, feeling his chest vibrate, his lovely muscles flexing as he holds her, lifting her like she was nothing but a feather.

Gently setting her down on the toilet lid. He forces himself to release her and step back, his darkened blue eyes looking down at her. Diana looked up at him, her face red as a cherry.

"Thank you Honey, now out. Go get cleaned up yourself, I will take it from here." Freya says shooing him out of the bathroom.

Ulric blinks at Freya as he steps back out of the bathroom and watches her shut the door in his face. Then an image of his first mate washing his second mate ran through his mind thanks to his horny wolf. He groans quickly running away as that thought almost crippled him, shutting his wolf out for putting such a thought in his mind.

Freya turns to Diana, giving her a warm smile and sighs. "That poor man is going to be a torture to himself if he keeps thinking such thoughts about us." She says and laughs, knowing how Ulric is feeling right now with them connected.

Diana's eyes widened, her face turning red some more at her knowing. She sighs and groans, putting a hand over her face, this is so embarrassing.

" There's nothing to be ashamed about hun. It's just the way we are and you both can't help it. I'm sure you have had plenty of thoughts about him yourself." She teases and steps over to her.

How is Freya so calm and okay about all this? She looks up at Freya feeling her tug on her shirt,

"Come on let's get you cleaned up."

Diana panics, quickly grabbing her shirt and holds it down tight over her, "Uh you really don't need to help Freya, really I can bathe myself."

" Don't be silly hun. I am helping for his sake and mine. No need to be shy, I won't spill the goods to him I promise. Now come on." She says tugging on her shirt again, but Diana keeps a good hold on it.

"I said I can do it!" Diana growls at her.

Freya jumps, stepping back. Diana eyes widened seeing she hurt Freya for snapping at her. She sighs hugging herself,

"I'm sorry Freya..."

"No, it's okay. My fault. I shouldn't push you, you were telling me you were uncomfortable and I wasn't listening. I'll leave you to clean up." She says in a neutral tone and then leaves without another word.

Diana growls gripping her hair. Why did she just snap at her like that, when she was being so understanding and nice? Unlocking her arms from around her. She pulls her shirt off and sighs looking down at her stomach, tracing three deep scars there. She just didn't want her to see this. She will ask how she got them and find out her biggest secret that she is not ready to share with the world.

Removing the rest of her clothes, she gets in the tub, hugging her arms around her legs in a ball and cries into her knees feeling her deep pain coming to the surface.