Renegade luna

Come down

NOVA POV-

"mine"

I pulled back, licking his salty blood from my lips. His eyes were closed, and a sleepy smile graced his beautiful face. Suddenly, my mind wasn't just my own. I could see it, I could hear it, all the moments he looked at me in awe, the pain he felt when he realized I'd gone. The moment he found me in the slow, fighting the curse of the moon. I could feel it, the deep, unyielding, all-consuming, love he felt for me, and all from the moment he laid eyes on me. Tears were streaming down flushed cheeks. He loved me so deeply, and I was going to be the death of him.

He pulled out of me and curled me against his warm hard chest, his breathing slowly settled, as he stroked my hair.

"I love you," he murmured into my hair,

I sobbed harder. "I love you too."

He pulled me tighter against him if only he knew. If only he knew.

ARLO POV-

Mine.

She was mine. My Nova, wrapped in my arms, her scent like heaven driving me wild. Yet she silently sobbed. Her heart ached. Grief riddled her. I could sense it, and I could understand it. She had fought so hard to choose her future for herself. Yet she had succumbed to forces beyond either of our control and was now forever with me. I swore under my breath that I would always fight to be enough for her.

"shhh," I cooed, stroking her hair, and kissing her brow. Slowly, her sobs faded, replaced with long deep breaths of rest.

Once I was sure she was deeply sleeping, I slipped out from her, tucking her under the covers. Even with the mate bond frenzy, I was still the alpha with work to do.

I went to the cabins fire place, and began to light it whilst I mind linked Lucas.

Any news Lucas?

I should ask you the same thing... do we have a new Luna?

Yes, thats why you better have some updates for me.

theres nothing, not a whisper, as far as any pack is aware, they visited and we satifised..

and that is precisely why I am concerned, keep hunting, I know better than to believe they wont strike us to test us, to ensure out loyalty.

my body tensed as Nova moaned and not the moans I wanted from her. She was having a nightmare.

NOVA- pov

Blood. So much blood. I was running up the pack house stairs, as blood trickled down, no matter how fast I ran the stairs just kept on going. Below me, I could hear screams and snarls, above, Arlo called my name..

Arlo! I screamed, trying to reach him, slipping on the blood on the stairs,

NOVA! His voice loud and commanding stopped me. Blinking, pulling me from the stairs, back to the cabin.

Arlo was on top of me, shaking me, pulling me from the nightmare that was the only thing that made me realize i had fallen asleep.

"nova" arlo was paniced. I was drenched in sweat. Pushing him from me I jumped from the bed pulling away from him, letting the cold air shock my body.

"im fine, im fine" i panted, pacing the room.

"no your not" he rushed to my side, trying to hold me, I cringed back, instantly regretting it, when i felt the burning pain radiate from him. I looked at him, the pain and worry in his eyes and I felt it all bubbling over, everything id held back, and i burst into thick sobs. my breath caught and i began to hyper ventilate. Every breath felt like needles in my lungs, arlo rubbed my back, attempting to soothe me. But how could he?

"im a wolf." I choked. My body shaking.

"IM A f*****g WOLF" i screamed at arlo. "I mated you!" choking my on my sobs, I looked around for anything to smash to hit, anything to take the anger at myself on.

“I’ promise I’ll always always try to be worthy of you” Arlo voice trembled, he looked on the verge of tears. He wanted to be good enough for me? I was his death sentence. Shuddering, I knew I had to tell him, at least some of the story.

“I watched my mother be abused and then torn to shreds by wolves.” Realisation crossed Arlos eyes, I took a breath trying to. Calm myself enough to continue.

“After trying to protect Cole and I our whole lives and now I am one. she died for nothing", I sobbed. I slumped to the floor in front of him, the most vulnerable I had ever been.

"there is nothing, absolutely nothing i can say that will ever, take away that pain of losing someone you love."

"but i can swear to you, it wasn't for nothing. You're here now, with me, with this pack. I will always protect you, and this pack... we fight for change Nova.. we don't want any more humans enduring what your mother did." he kelt on the ground and pulled me to him and i clung for him like a life line. thick ugly sobs, tears give held back for years poured out of me until finally i calmed, exhausted. We sat there for what could have been hours or minutes, time had this weird way of twisting with him. Eventually when all was still I realised what I needed to do.

“I need to ring my brother.”

“I’ll go get some supplies from the pack house and give you some privacy” he smiled, kissing my brow. When I was sure he was far enough away, I called him.

“cole. Its me.”

“hey, al-Nova. I miss you.” His voice was warm, comforting. The only family I had.

"I miss you too." I choked.

"hey whats wrong?"

"Im a wolf."

"I know?"

"No i mean, Im really a wolf."

"mate bond get you huh" I could almost hear him shrug.

"yeah."

"I have a mate. you'd like her, listen. I know all the things mum told us. she was right too. but that is not going to be our story. what you’ve got, what ive got. its a gift. please believe me, when I say embrace it. Let go of it all, it’s time to move on” I could sense the happiness and peace on Cole’s voice, which made what I had to tell him hurt all the more.

"we had a visit. the scouts were here. scott was here. he knows Cole."

Cole was silent for a moment. “You need to tell Arlo." All joy was gone from his tone.

"I cant."

"listen, im going to pull some string okay, you guys will need allies, your my sister, a luna, it shouldn't be an issue. okay? but you have to tell arlo."

"I cant Cole, he loves me. he will hate me."

"dont underestimate the bond, he will understand."

I hung up the phone as Arlo returned through the cabin door, eying me hungrily. Despite the tears, the fear radiating through me, heat flared in my core. I moaned, uncontrollably.

"Ill never get tired of that sound" he cooed in my ear, as he picked me up and dragged me back to the bed. Id do what Cole said, embrace the bond, if we were going to die. may as well enjoy our last days right?

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