The Luna's of North Haven

Chapter Ten Elena

The next day my mom cleared me to go home. After a nurse cut off my cast I was able to get up and try walking. There was a little pain but my leg was mostly just stiff. I hobbled my way to the bathroom that was attached to my room and took a nice long hot shower. I felt so grungy before I got in the shower so it was nice to feel clean. The warm water felt good cascading down my sore body, I didn't want to get out of the shower. 

I heard the door open and then came Becca's voice. "How's it going in there?"

I chuckled, "It's going great. I don't want to get out though."

"Well, your mom has your discharge papers so when you decide to get out, you are going home." She said chuckling.

I heard the door shut and I sighed. The water felt amazing but I was beyond ready to go home. I turned off the water and stepped carefully out of the shower. I dried myself off and put on some leggings and an oversized hoodie. I didn't even bother with underwear or a bra.

I stepped out of the bathroom and realized Becca was the only one in the room. When she noticed me she stood up and rushed over to me. She linked elbows with me. "Ready to go?"

"More than ready," I said happily.

"Your mom is waiting in the car. I told her I'd walk you down." She said as we made our way out of the room.

"So what are you doing tonight?" I asked her just as we stepped into the elevator and the doors closed. Being inside the elevator I caught a faint whiff of apple pie again.

"Nothing that I know of." She replied as she hit the lobby button.

"Wanna spend the night?" I asked

"Sure! I'll run home and then come back over." She said turning to

"Okay!” I said.

We rode the rest of the way in silence. The elevator chimed when it reached the lobby and the doors opened. We made our way slowly across the lobby.

The setting sun was blinding as we stepped outside. My mom had the car running by the entrance and I was thankful I didn’t have to walk far. Becca helped me get into the front seat.

“See ya in a little while!” She said closing the door.

******

I was laying in my bed watching some scary movie when my bedroom door burst open causing me to scream.

Becca came strolling in and noticed what I was watching. “So that’s why you screamed!” She shook her head and climbed across me onto her side of the bed.  

“Took you long enough!!” I said turning off the movie and glancing at the clock, it was already 10 PM. I rolled over to face her. Her eyes were red and puffy. “Are you okay??” I asked.

“Sorry, my mom and I got into it because she found out I’m failing one of my classes.” She said burying her face in the pillow.

I didn’t say anything. I pulled her into a hug and rubbed her back.

“And that’s not even the worst part…” she said turning her head toward me, “I guess I also got fired from the vet's office because I didn’t show up to my shift the other evening even though they knew you’d been in an accident.”

“I’m really sorry Becca!” I said.

“I’ll be okay.” She said.

I continued to rub her back and eventually, her breathing slowed and I could hear her snoring softly. I scooted closer to her and took in the smell of her. She didn’t smell nearly as intoxicating as apple pie.

As I drifted off to sleep my last thought was, “How was I supposed to break her heart and tell her I’d smelled my mate at the hospital?!!”

 ******

I woke with a start and I bolted upright in bed. I glanced over at Becca, who stirred. I put my hand on my chest, a vivid nightmare of me dying had my heart racing. 

I sat there for a while waiting for my heart rate to go down but every time I thought about closing my eyes I saw the red-tinted eyes and the sunken horrid face of the man who killed me in my dream.

I glanced at the clock and saw that it was 4:00 AM. My wolf was still on edge so I decided to go for a run. I got up carefully trying not to disturb Becca anymore than I already had. I made my way to my dresser and grabbed a pair of sweat pants. I quickly put those on and headed down to the kitchen. I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and made my way to the back door. 

“Dumbass. Let’s go for a run in the very woods you just had a nightmare of dying in!!” I muttered to myself as I walked through the yard and to the edge of the forest. 

When I was just inside the tree line I stripped my clothes. The cold air hit my naked body and I shivered. I quickly relaxed and felt the pain rip through my body as my DNA re-arranged itself to take on my wolf form. When I was on all fours I howled and took off slowly into the forest. 

My muscles started to warm up and the soreness from my injuries' faded.  My stroll turned into a jog. Eventually, the jog turned into a run. I felt the cool air rush past my fur as I pushed myself harder.  

As I ran through the woods and caught a scent I was not expecting. It was the same scent of apple pie that I'd first smelled in the hospital. I turned towards it. The further I ran the stronger the smell became. I came to a small clearing to rest for a moment when I heard a howl come from nearby. Still curious about the smell I started walking as quietly as I could to avoid attracting the wolf I heard. And then a howl came again this time slightly further away. 

It was a really stupid idea to come for a run after that dream. I was on high alert but I desperately wanted to find that smell. I took off running again and then *thud*

I ran snoot first into something. As I backed up, shaking away the pain, I realized I had run into another wolf. He was very large and had jet black fur with a little patch of white on his chest. I instantly recognized who it was. Alpha Lucas. I bowed to show I meant no harm. He growled at me but I couldn’t help but lookup. Our eyes met and heat started forming in my core, my heartbeat raced. The smell of cinnamon overwhelmed my senses. He broke eye contact and howled again. 

This time a smaller tan wolf trotted up and nuzzled against Alpha Lucas. I assumed it must be his wife, the pack's Luna, Olivia. She noticed me and we made eye contact. Again my heartbeat increased and the heat that was there before got even hotter. This time the smell of apples invaded my senses. What the hell was that?!

They looked at one another and then back at me, then they nodded at me, indicating I should follow them. 

I followed them a short distance to the pack house. They shifted and quickly threw on clothes, I stood there without shifting. 

Yes, wolves are very sexually forward but I was not about to shift naked in front of the Alpha and Luna. 

Luna Olivia looked at me, “I’ll grab you a robe”, she said. With this, she jogged into the house leaving me alone with the Alpha. 

I again made eye contact, his eyes were the same beautiful shade of green color his wolf had and I could not look away. 

To make direct eye contact with the alpha was a death wish. Most times it was perceived as a threat, a challenge to his leadership. But this eye contact was different.

I started to panic as the realization hit me, I’d just found my mate. Or should I say, mates?