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“Taking this back to the packhouse, I have too much to do and I don’t like all the traffic”
He frowns looking around
“What traffic”
I point to the window, people were always around, coming in and out of the house
“It just doesn’t feel like mine, I like the office at our house better”
“But I don’t want anyone knowing where we live”
I nod my head
“Fine, but I can still do the paperwork there, the meetings can be held here, now are you coming or staying?”
He pouts kissing my lips
“No, I have a meeting in an hour to prepare for, see you at dinner?”
I nod, kissing his lips before I leave the packhouse to do my work.
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The next few days were busy, Mum and dad officially moved into the cabin next to our house, and we had moved Lycan base camp to my house, they would become my second in command so they took over the bulk of the paperwork that was burying me every day.
I moved all of the Luna duties there as well but because our house was locked down I had to figure out how to make a path so people could find our house when I wanted them to.
As I flick through the 10th book my eyes felt like they were about to bleed. As I get to the last page I stop and read
“I might have it”
I whisper, tapping my chin as I go through the old grimoire that dad had taken from his coven before he set the place on fire. Mum moves to look over my shoulder, we were in my mind rifling through all the information
“What is it?”
“I think it’s a lighthouse spell”
“A what?”
She pushes her face down next to mine, I push it away
“Mum seriously personal space”
She groans rolling her eyes
“Whatever, just tell me”
I roll my eyes
“Well, what is a lighthouse?”
“It’s a thing with a big flashing light”
I nod
“And what’s its purpose?”
She taps her chin
“To guide boats to safety in the dark and through the fog and storms?”
I nod my head
“So now what do you think a lighthouse spell is?”
She screws up her face and shrugs
“Oh mum come on, it’s to lead you to the house, so say I want people to find us, I use the spell and turn it on, people will find the place, I turn it off and they won’t”
“Oh that sounds perfect”
She squeaks excitedly
“What do we have to do?”
I frown looking at her, my mum was light, she usually stayed away from magic and kept to her gifts, apparently the big man upstairs isn’t so fond of witches and she likes to go by his rules.
“What’s that look for?”
She asks, I shrug
“Well normally you avoid this stuff”
“It’s part of your gifts, you came from him, he wouldn’t have given you these gifts if he didn’t want you to have them. Plus I’m allowed to be intrigued by it”
“I mean it makes sense”
Karma muses, she had lived many lives before this one but she always said this life was different, that she was chosen by god as her guardian, that her soul came from a place in heaven, he joined me together with karma and solidified our bond from the moment of conception instead of the moment where I turned. She was always at the surface behind a wall protecting me, ready to take over and protect me when I needed it most.
“Anyway, what do you need to do?”
I pull out of my head and I get up and go to my cupboard in my office where I had an entire array of candles, I choose a large white one and bring it back to the table.
“I need to carve a compass into it then say the enchantment and when I light it the wards should temporarily drop, when I blow the candle out we will once again be lost behind the wards”
She nods watching me as I do what I need to do, when I’m done and I’m about to say the enchantment karma stops me
“Maybe we should tell Branson first, he feels safe behind them. We should warn him”
I groan opening up a link for him
“Hey, I found an enchantment that temporarily seizes the wards, dropping them during business hours so people can come when I request them?”
“Seriously? Okayyyy”
He stops then, I frown looking at karma who shrugs
“Are you ok with that?”
“Yes, but it’s not all the time right?”
“No, just when the candle is lit”
“Ok do it, it means I can move everything to our house”
I grin
“That would be fab, I love a little space but not being around you all day sucks”
I feel happiness spread through the bond
“I agree, ok do your thing and I’ll have my stuff packed up, I’ll be home in 10 love you”
He cuts the link as I happily say the enchantment and when it’s done I light it up.
“Ok now to test it”
“Do you know anyone from the pack that can come try to find the place?”
I snort at mum
“Oh please, they are terrified of me, or they are terrified of Branson’s reaction to them coming near me. Especially after he killed the girl when she came to talk to me, we know he had a good reason but they think he just lost his s**t because she said something to upset me. Now they won’t even breathe in my direction and the boys don’t help plus my little performance didn’t help”
She gives me that worried mother look
“What? It’s not like I had friends before anyway, in fact, iv more friends here than I do back home with the boys living here and all. Anyway I’m not here to be their friend I’m here to be there Luna”
“A Luna is a mother to the motherless, a sister to the sisterless and a teacher to those who need it. The pack needs to trust you enough to come to you for help”
I shrug
“They will when Branson calms down, they are all terrified of him so maybe the longer I’m here the calmer he will become and the more they will trust me”
“Yeah it should work, we will soften him over time.”
Karma adds
“As long as he doesn’t go on another rampage they will be fine, now have everything ready for tomorrow”
I wanted to cuss her out at even the thought of the stupid Luna celebration
“My dress is in the walk-in ready to be worn, I’m not letting anyone near my hair or makeup and iv broke in my shoes”
She grins at me
“Good, I’m so excited, first it will be this than your wedding”
She says it like she’s hoping it’s true but she’s afraid it’s not
“Mum I’m not having a wedding”
“What the hell do you mean we ain’t having a wedding”
I freeze looking over my shoulder at Branson who looks pissed
“We are having a wedding”
“Yeah I know you guys are mated and all but I’m not all that happy with you guys living in sin”
I snort looking at her
“Oh please you practically packed my bags and kicked me out”
Branson snorts as mum shrugs
“Well being kind and patient wasn’t working, you both needed to wise up, but still doesn’t mean I approve of you guys having s*x before marriage”
“Again, you threw a box of condoms at my head”
Branson chuckles then stops and his face falls just slightly before he shakes whatever it is off and he smiles at me.
“Well I knew you were going to do it even if I didn’t agree with it”
“Mmmmhmmm”
“So back to the wedding? We are getting married”
Branson says eyeing me
“Look I’m not doing this whole s**t again, I didn’t want a Luna party but I sucked it up, you can suck this up, plus I’m Katiana mcgregor Queen of the Lycan, I can’t be katana moon queen of the Lycan, it just doesn’t sound good”
I snap protective over my name, I loved my name. Mum purges her lips looking between us
“Ehh what’s wrong with moon?”
I screw up my nose
“It’s basic, overused and honestly whoever made us up was extremely basic when they created moon, I’m Mcgregor and I’m f*****g awesome! The Lycan royal family name stays Mcgregor as does the pack name. It’s who we are”
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