The Luna Fighter

Chapter 18 come back to me

Carla’s P.O.V

  I started to calm down a little, but I still kept my eyes glued on Brandon, who was still standing there with his hands up, like he was surrendering or showing me he wasn't a threat or something, but then he did something really weird. He bent down on his hands and knees, walking over to me like that and when he was close he nuzzled my neck, inhaling my scent. Why was he doing this? Had he lost his mind or something? He was acting like a wolf, but without actually shifting into one, like he was trying to get me to trust him. Now that he was closer to me I could suddenly smell his wolf side and it smelt amazing.

  “Mate…” Kayla whimpered in my head and even though I was unsure at first when I first was told, now that Kayla had said it I knew right away that he was my mate. All my memories had come back to me now and sorted themselves out in my mind, making everything clearer to me. He had already marked me and we had mated, he was my first.

  “Mate…mine….” Brandon said, slightly growling. How was he so sure that I was his mate before I even had my wolf? Did he sense it or smell my scent? Did his wolf tell him, like Kayla had told me? I took a few steps back and he looked so confused, but then he saw what I was doing. I closed my sky blue eyes and started to think about my human form. The way I looked, the colour and length of my hair, the shape of my body and then I felt my body breaking all over again. I felt my bones moving back into the place they should be for my human form and then I felt my fur sink back under my skin, making me itch all over again as it happened. It didn't hurt anywhere near as much this time, just a slight dull ache as I shifted back into my human form. When I was done shifting I collapsed on the forest ground, completely exhausted and cold. I lay there shivering when Brandon suddenly took his shirt off and helped me put it on. He ran to one of the trees where they had hid some spare clothes and came back with a pair of shorts, helping me put them on as well. I felt so weak and tired, but then Brandon picked me up and started carrying me through the woods and to the pack house.

  “Please, no. I don't want them to think I am weak.” I whispered, but he just shook his head.

  “Love, you are not weak. It took all of your strength to calm yourself down and come back to me, not to mention to shift back. You are exhausted and they will not think you are weak.” Brandon replied and I nodded. I laid my head on his shoulder as he carried me and after the twenty minute walk back to the pack house I saw that everyone was still there, waiting for us. They were all watching the woods and when they saw Brandon emerging from the edge of the woods with me in his arms, they all started cheering.

  “You see, love, they don't think you’re weak. They know you have only just gone through your first shift and they know how draining it is. You are their Luna and they respect you.” Brandon said, making me smile a little. 

  Brandon’s P.O.V

  I could feel how happy the pack were and how relieved they were through the pack bond, but there was also the feeling of admiration and respect, which made my chest swell with pride. I kept her in my arms, carrying her and holding her close as we reached the rest of the pack.

  “She has completed her first shift and shifted into a beautiful red wolf. Her eyes are blue,  the same colour as the sky during the day and she is beautiful. Her wolf's name is Kayla. You can all go home or to your rooms now, I’m taking her inside so she can rest. You all know how tiring the first shift can be, so I know you will all understand.” I announced and every one in the pack nodded in agreement and understanding. The crowd dispersed as everyone started to head home or to their rooms, but I could feel how thankful and relieved they were through the bond. They were all happy that she was okay and had survived. I carried her into the pack house and upstairs to my room, pushing the door open with my foot just as she yawned slightly. I helped her get undressed and then laid her in the bed, before getting undressed and getting into the bed next to her. I pulled her close to me, wrapping my arms around her and knew that she had fallen asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. I couldn't blame her for feeling tired, not after what she went through, but she did amazing.

  “I almost lost you…if that was to happen I would have followed you. You are mine, I will not lose you, Carla. You are my love and my mate for life. If anything was to happen to you I would be sure to die.” I whispered, kissing her forehead and lying back on the pillow. I watched her for a few minutes, thankful that she was alright, but it all felt like I was in a dream or something weird like that. I knew she was tired, but I expected her to be, shifting your first shift takes so much out of you. Why the hell am I feeling like this? Why am I saying this? I have never felt this way before, so why now? Everything still felt like a dream to me, like I hadn't really been there with her tonight, but why? I racked my brains trying to think of a reason, but kept coming up empty and in the end I drifted off to sleep, with Carla sleeping peacefully in my arms.