Normally the former Luna helps to plan the Luna ceremony for her successor according to Emerson, but since that is not an option here, my mom and dad are coming from the Southern Sunshine pack to help us. He has been one edge since his dad showed up at our brunch a couple days ago. I spend a lot of my time right here in the common room, watching movies and reading books. Today I am reading Harry Potter in front of the fireplace. It is always so peaceful here. The front door opens and clicks shut quietly. I can feel Emerson before I see him. That soft magnetic pull in my chest, like my soul is reaching for him before my eyes can see him. It’s always like that. Especially when he’s trying to keep something from me. His footsteps echo down the hallway of the pack house. Heavy and tired. Not

