The Rising Moon Pack

Chapter 10

Maria POV

Jake was nuzzling my neck, and had his arms wrapped tightly around my waist. His eyes were obsidian black, and I knew I was speaking to his wolf. It dawned on me, I had no idea what his wolf's name was. I reached my hand up to his face, and cupped his cheek as I looked into the swirling pools of desire.

"What's your name?" I said, softly.

His wolf's eyes flickered, and flecks of silver danced in his iris.

"Flynn." He responded to my touch by growling, deep into his chest.

Bella purred appreciatively, and Flynn was mesmerised by the sound.

"Flynn, I need Jake back for a moment." I said, stroking his cheek. "You can see Bella soon, I promise. I just need to ask Jake something important."

"Of course, my love." He murmured, and Jake's eyes began to clear, honey appeared with golden flecks.

"Sorry about that." He said, smirking. "He tends to get a bit possessive over what's his." He grinned.

I giggled. "It's ok. " I said. "But I do need to ask you something important, about my future at the pack."

Jake POV

My heart started pounding, and I swallowed. I had no idea why, but her words made my blood run cold. I was terrified she was going to tell me she couldn't come with me, and the thought made me want to vomit.

"Jake?" she took my hand gently, shaking me from my thoughts. "Are you okay?" .

"Please don't reject me." I said, shocking myself completely. I had no intention of ever revealing how vulnerable this girl made me, and in one sentence I failed.

"What? No, I'm not going to do that!" she answered, and I felt the relief flood to my face as I could finally breathe again.

"Thank the Goddess!" I said as I collapsed on my knees in front of her, looking up at her. She took my hands, and pulled me back to my feet. I sat on the chair once more, and held one of her hands in mine, kissing her knuckles gently whilst she continued to speak.

"What I was going to ask, was if you'd be prepared to take on another pack member besides me, into your pack." She said, looking deep into my eyes. There was a hint of worry in her face, as if she thought I may reject her request.

"Our pack, baby." I corrected her. "Who would we be taking on?"

She smiled as she looked to her feet, then met my gaze.

"At the end of this week, Uncle Harry will be stepping down from his duties as Beta," she began, " With my wolf being Bella, I can't bare the thought of leaving him behind. We were wondering how you would feel if we took him with us to live in Sapphire Moon."

I smiled at her warmly. "Whatever you need, baby. Whatever you need to make it feel more like home, I'm all for it. What do you say, sir?" I addressed Harry, who sat quietly observing the conversation.

"I would go to the ends of the earth for Maria." He said. "How would this work in terms of logistics?" He asked me.

"Well, I assume once you hand over your duties here, there's no obligations for you to stay?" I asked, looking to Ben.

"Harry would be free to come and go as he pleased." Ben said, "But I can't say I wouldn't miss you, man." He said, smiling sadly.

"Right, well in that case," I began " We would begin by renovating one of the older cottages closer to our packhouse. Whilst that's going on, you will stay in the guest wing of the packhouse. We will make you an official pack member of Sapphire Moon, and you can either retire, or I can make an appointment at our company for you to work there. Or, if that doesn't take your fancy, my Beta is looking for someone who can train our warriors."

"What do you think, Dad?" Bella spoke up.

"I'll go wherever you go, Jelly-Belly." He said softly.

"Brilliant." I said, standing up. "If you'll excuse me, I need to call my Beta and make arrangements for the next few days."

As I stood, Maria stood. Her eyes had gone back to emerald, so I knew Bella was resting. She pulled me down into a sweet kiss, and whispered "Thank you." I kissed her forehead, and smiled at her as I left the room.

Maria POV

I turned back to my mom, dad, and Harry and smiled.

"What do you guys think?" I asked. I valued my parents opinions, and I knew that if they agreed with me, I was doing the right thing.

"I think you're doing marvellously." My mom said, kissing my cheek. "You're going to fill the role of Luna effortlessly. Sapphire Moon will be blessed to have you."

I turned to Harry, who was nodding in agreement.

"Well, Uncle. I guess this means that you need to get packing!"