The Luna's Secret

Chapter 9

Abby

"So you guys never had Apache Pizza before?" I ask as I take a bite of my hot taco fries drenched in Mrs Samuels home made peri mayonaisse sauce

"Actually no. We never order take out but this; this is so good." Dante answers as he stuffs his mouth with pizza.

After we left the hospital, Arkyn went upstairs to shower while I changed into comfortable leggings and a shirt, and I ordered everyone's food. We found Dante sitting in the living room and I decided to put on a series called Bones while we were waiting for the food.

The parents ordered some Chinese takeaway called Little Dumpling and we opted for pizza with a lot of sides.. They are big men, so I figured that would be the safest choice and I am quite hungry.

"I'm glad I made the right choice then." I say as I stuff my face with wings.

"For someone who eats so much, you sure are skinny", I hear Arkyn's voice in the living room, looking sexy as hell with his hair wet fresh from the shower, dressed in grey sweatpants with no shirt. My throat immediately fel dry and I need a drink to cool me down, fast.

"Hey! I am not skinny!" I scoff at him and the next moment two pillows hit his face at the same time. While I grabbed mine from my back, Dante grabbed a pillow from the couch and we both hurled it at him using our wolf speed.

Growling at me, Arkyn stepped closer and took a slice of my pizza.

"How long have you been standing there anyway?" I ask.

"Long enough to see how you put a handful of chips with toppings in your mouth", he said as he walked past me, still with pizza in his hands, grabbing one my chips.

"Hasn't anyone ever told you not to take food from a lady?" I ask as I slap his hand playfully,

"You sure didn't look like a lady five minutes ago" came out of this asshole's mouth with a low growl,

That sound alone made me want to.... no no no. He is not my mate. I can't think that. Thank the goddess my hair falls in front of my face. I'm sure my cheeks are ripe red like tomatoes right now.

"Anyway. What did you order Abby? This looks really good', asking as he sat down on the couch a seat away from Dante.

Standing up from the floor, I walked over to the coffee table.

"These pizzas are Sweet Tennesee, Premium Big Buffalo and the Bacon Apache. For sides I ordered sticky buffalo wings, garlic bread with cheese, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, chips, cheesy garlic chips and curry chips with lots of sauces. Drinks are Monster energy drinks" I point out every item on the table. "I figured you guys will be hungry since I haven't seen you eat anything since this morning." I pointed out as I walk back to the blanket on the floor with my food.

"Yeah, we ate this morning before we left for your pack. Thank you, I can't wait to dig in." Arkyn stated as he went for a energy drink first. I watch as he takes a bite of the Bacon Apache. His eyes close experiencing what I can only guess is the first time he is trying their pizza.

"Now I definitely want to try everything." He looks at Dante while putting dipping a popper into the garlic mayo sauce, popping it into his mouth and Dante can't even talk since he keeps putting food in his mouth, just nodding in agreement while chewing.

We ate in silence for a few minutes when Arkyn spoke up. "Where is your Gamma? I thought she would be joining us for dinner?' He asks, looking around. Finishing the last bite of my chips, I turn away from the television to look at Arkyn. "She would have but she told me earlier that she was tired after today. i tried linking her but was met with a block which means she is probably asleep. She, uhm, She hasn't really been in a dangerous situation since the rogue attack when she was younger", I tell them, waiting for a reaction. They looked at me, both with curious looks.

Dante spoke up first. "Did you say rogue attack? May I ask what happened if you are comfortable with sharing?"

"Yeah sure. I don't remember much, since I was young at the time but Emily was older than me by a few years. We were a small pack and rogues attacked the packhouse so our security wasn't what it is today. Me and Kat were put inside the safe rooms along with our mothers. The rogues said something about they need to get the princess.

Our fathers were fighting the rogues. Unfortunately for Emily, they went out that day and came back in the middle of the attack. My dad grabbed Emily to get her into the safe room, but her mom and dad didn't make it in time. The moment Emily turned around to call for them, they were overpowered when they got out of the car and in front of Emily, the rogues ripped out their throats. I would never forget the scream that came out of her. Even though the bunker was a bit far out from their car, the scream of a child seeing their parents murdered in front of them would reach for miles. My mom ran out to grab her and she made it to the bunker, unharmed" I tell them; thinking about that time brings tears to my eyes.

I take a moment to collect myself, wiping away the tears threatening to spill from my eyes while they sat in silence with a shocked look, staring down.

"Anyway, from that day on our parents took turns raising her. She eventually started training with the rest of the warriors, but she won't do what Kat and I do. She told us she refuses to subject herself to the horrors of what we do, And I can't say that I blame her.

It's not easy seeing those girls after we either captured or kill the men, still scared for their life and the things they were subjected to during their time in captivity." I ended.

"s**t, that's bad. I feel so sorry for her. I can't even imagine losing your parent's that way, and to see it happen? The worst." Arkyn stated while Dante just stared at me in silent. I saw tears from his eyes and the next moment he stepped out.

"Sorry, Dante has some things to work out. What you told us just now triggered some few details about his past." Arkyn looked at me, apologizing for Dante's behaviour.

"No need to explain. I understand that something like that is hard to hear, especially when something in your past sounds familiar." I tell him, putting my hands on his.

I felt a small tingle between our hands, making me retreat to my spot on the blanket. I'm sure he felt it too judging by the confused look on his face.

"I was wondering if we could assign a guard to Kat and Emily? For now Kat actually doesn't need one since I stationed a warrior outside her hospital door, but as soon as she gets up I want a protector with her at all time. Will you be able to organize someone for Emily? I want Dante to be Kat's protector if that is fine with you?" I ask Arkyn, looking up at him.

"Sure. I could always ask Kai. He has always wanted to come to Ireland." He told me with a small smile.

"So Luna, any plans for the rest of the week? Today really had a lot going on, and it was only my first day here."

My eyes bulge out of my head. I look at the clock and it's only ten pm.

Grunting, I sit up and look at him. His blue eyes are sparkling more then usual.

This has been a long ass week and it's only Saturday. I just want to relax now.

"Are you for real? It's only been a f*****g day? You've got to be shitting me. This is the longest day in history"

I lean back and stretch my arms up, getting red of the tension in my shoulders. The movement letting my shirt ride up a bit past my my belly button. I pretended not to notice, but I didn't miss the glimpse of lust in Arkyn's eyes when he saw what my shirt did.

He looked away; back at the television . pretending to be interested in whatever is happening.

"I want to lay low for the next two weeks actually. Thinking about moving the ceremony up by a week. I won't do it without my sister, and I want her in good health. I still need to work though, but I can easily to that from home and we have the upcoming moving arrangements for our parents" I tell him.

"Moving arrangements?" He asks while grabbing a slice of pizza.

"Yeah, our parents are getting homes within the pack territory leaving the packhouse to the future ranked females. They decided it is finally time to leave the nest and let us deal with everything else. I will give you guys a full house tour tomorrow if you are up for it?" I ask.

"Sounds great since I only know where the living room, Alpha's office and hospital is," He sated in a sarcastic tone. I growled at him and threw a popper his way, only to be surprised that he caught it in his mouth.

"Show off" I mumble underneath my breath, which earned me a chuckle.

"You want to watch a horror movie?" I ask as I'm standing up to grab the remote.

"Sure. I love them." I gives a smirk. " Hey, me too, but I love true crime more, and comedies. I look back at him with a smile. I switch over to the horror genre and decided to play Brightburn.

Making myself comfortable on the L shaped couch opposite from where Arkyn is sitting, I throw a blanket over myself. I silently wondered if Dante is okay, thinking about what I said that triggered bad memories from his past. I felt bad saying what I did. I didn't mean to scratch open old wounds.

We fell into a comfortable silence watching the movie.

Arkyn

A half hour after the movie started, Dante walked in.

"Hey, you okay?" I questioned as he came to sit on the couch.

"Yeah I'm fine, just needed a moment" He states as he takes a bite of pizza.

He lookes over to where Abby is. "When did she fall asleep?"

I look over to see her curled up on the left side of her body on the couch, clutching the blanket in her right hand.

The sight in front of me was adorable. The way her hair falls down her face, the curls framing her rosy cheeks.

The corners of her peach lips curled into smile, hoping that whatever she was dreaming about was a good dream. She looks so peaceful, even with everything that happened.

"I have no idea. My guess is just after the movie started. Looks like she has been passed out for a while; Can't really blame her." I tell him.

"Maybe you should wake her up to get her to her room; her back is going to suffer if she continues sleeping like that"

He says to me while taking a wing, shifting his focus to the movie.

"No need to wake her, I'll just carry her up". Standing up from the couch, I pick her up as gently as possible, carrying her in both my arms bridal style. She stirs a little in my chest, but not enough to wake up. Her hand rested on my bare chest, making my body heat up with desire. This woman is going to be the death of me, that is for sure.