Love By the Moonlight

Fear and kinship

“I wouldn’t get too excited” i say as i lean forward and put my head in my hands on the table. “They can’t feel anything anyway.”

“I’m sorry, what did you say?” Luna Mariam says excitedly.

“i said that out loud? Oh s**t! I said that out loud! Oh no! And i cussed in front of the Luna! I’m so sorry, Luna.” I say as my face goes a deep red, and i cover my face with my hands.

“oh no, that’s perfectly okay” she laughs “cursing no cursing meh, no one is here to care, so let that s**t fly dear. You don’t get to my age and do not say a few sentence enhancers in your time.”

my age? What does she mean by my age. I mean, i know that wolves age slower than humans, but come on. She can’t be much older than me. Her mate is maybe 30, and im 26, sooooo.

“I see you are pondering my age, yes? I know. I know i look maybe 24 to about 30, yes?”

“yes” i say while i really begin to scrutinize her. I have a feeling that this is about to be a big bombshell.

“well dear. I’m a witch. I’m three hundred and fifty years young, thank you. Well, young for my type of witch anyway. but anyway. About that whole, they can’t feel it thing. Tell me about that. I have a feeling im going to need to get the girls over here and were all going to have wine and dinner here.”

“Okay one, you are way too excited. I’m not against making a friend here at all. Don’t get me wrong. But i was banished for trying to steal my lunas, mate. I mean, come on. You have to distrust me a little, right? And two, we're not going to gloss over three fifty.” I tell her.

She laughs a little and then reaches up into the air and pulls out a bottle of wine and two glasses. She sets a glass before me and herself and opens the bottle. I just stare at her in amazement.

she looks at me seriously and says in an icy cold voice “if i wanted to” she raises her left hand and wiggles her fingers slowly. I hear all the boxes shake and shift, and all the drawers in the kitchen burst open.

suddenly, all the knives in the house are racing towards me. I scream and cover myself “you’d already be dead” she states.

i open my eyes to see them hovering all around me in the air. “SO” she says loudly and waves her hand slowly. Everything goes back to where it was neatly. “I know your race. And i know you are done. Your punishment is still happening if your mates can’t feel the bond.”

She begins to open the wine and pour some into each glass “which really sucks. But it's fun for you to have two, yeah?” She says with a smile as she pushes a glass towards me.

“yeah” i croak out. “I think i s**t myself just now”

She pauses mid sip and giggles “mmmm yeah maybe. I’m sorry, dear. It was the first thing that came to mind. You’d think after three hundred and a half years, I'd get better at slowing down. But battles will do that to ya. Worked though didn’t it?” And she smiles at me expectantly

“Yeah, it really does” i reach for the wine. I take a big sip, then smile and say “we’re going to need more of this”

The Luna and I ended up finishing 4 more bottles of wine, Alpha Nathan was less than impressed with us when he had to come get her.

“hell of a way to welcome in a new member Mariam.” Alpha Nathan said, shaking his head

“I’ll welcome your member” she slurred at him while waggling her brows suggestively.

“Mariam” he said with a warning.

“MAriAm” she mocked back.

Her and i started cackling and slapping the table, repeating her name. Alpha Nathan just shook his head and walked over to her. He hoisted her up and threw her over his shoulder and turned to walk away.

i followed him to the door, and before he left, he said “your dad has a room in the pack house and has requested that you join us and the alpha unit for dinner. Wed like to go over your schedule and duties as well as magic training.”

“right on sir” i slurred. He shook his head and turned away. I looked at Mariam on his back as he went to leave to see her rifling through his wallet and whispering.

“ill go shopping with this, oh! And this, and this” as she started stuffing cards and bills into her bra. She looked up and winked at me as she slowly slipped the wallet back into his pocket.

I giggled and shut the door. Luckily, i had set my room up first and my adjoining bathroom. Of course i took the master, it’s my house. I went upstairs and went to take a shower. Once done, i got into bed and set an alarm on my phone for five o’clock and quickly fell asleep.

I awoke a few hours later to my alarm, thankful for ware wolf healing. No hangover, thank you, moon goddess. I went to the bathroom and began doing my hair and makeup and then went to the adjoining closest and put on a white blouse with bell sleeves, light blu jeans, and a pair of white lace wedges. I went back to the mirror and took out my curlers and finished styling my hair.

once my hair was done, i put on some blush, a quick swipe of shimmer shadow, a bold wing, mascara, and a red lip with some gloss. Small but bold, much better than my old cake face at my old pack. Why didn’t i dress like this then. Such a time saver.

i spray some quick perfume and hit the pits with my deodorant and head to the front door, lock it, and make my way to the pack house. I look at my phone when the pack house comes into view and smile seeing its only six fifteen. Nice, only an hour to get ready and thirty minutes to get here.

i entered the back doors i had left through this morning and smell Shane before i see him. I take a second to pretend im looking around and breath in his scent. Citrus, i love it. Normally, I wouldn’t but on him, perfect.

“Marren!” Shane calls out, i wave at him and walk over “The alpha unit is this way” he states and begins to walk away, taking long strides. I hurry to catch up.

“Hey can you slow down here. I’m not really interested in a jog before dinner” i say to him as he rounds a corner and i lose sight of him. I pick up my pace, and when I round the corner, smack into him. I stumble backward and fall into a familiar wall. I look up to see Brandon scowling at me. I scowl back.

“I see you still walk around with your eyes closed.” He says to me as he pushes me off of him, and i fall into Shane. Luckily, he is nice enough to catch me. “Dude be careful.” He says in an annoyed tone.

“She fell into me!” Brandon says angerily. “It’s not my fault if she has baby deer legs”

Shane gently moves me to the side with his arm as he takes a step closer to Brandon and says, almost yelling “You are two times her size Brandon, you didn’t have to be so rough.”

“Why do you care” Brandon says with a snort “Got a crush on her or something, Shane.” He says, dragging his name out with an intimidating grin.

Shane takes another step forward and says “if you wanna fight just f*****g say so, don’t use her to do it you p***y”

Just when I think they are going to come to blows and im trying to figure out how im going to stop them, a loud voice rings through the hall a few feet behind me.

“BRANDON! SHANE! KNOCK IT OFF AND GET IN HERE, NOW!” Roars Alpha Nathan. Both of them glare at each other and then begin walking towards where Alpha Nathan is.

Shane grabs my arm a little rough and half drags me with him. “Now who’s being to rough” Says Brandon with a snicker. As Shane turns around to say something i wrench my arm out of his grasp and enter the room saying “you two are children. I can get their myself, thank you” and enter the room leaving them behind.