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Thane was right; I didn’t need any external help to connect with my wolf’s side.
I got accustomized to running on all fours; my senses weren’t as overwhelming as they had been the first time I transformed.
I felt… free and finally complete.
My clothes waited for me, just where I had left them before I transformed and I put them back
- on.
I heard the footsteps approaching, even before I saw him.
“Hey,” the stranger called. Maybe not exactly a stranger; I had seen him before, but I couldn’t quite place where I had seen him.
“You startled me.” I lied
“I’m sorry, Luna. I didn’t know it was you.”
“What are you doing here?”
I face–palmed myself ‘internally‘ the moment I asked that question. This was no private space; anyone could come here at their free will.
“I just needed to clear my head,” he said, a small sad smile on his face. He was good–looking- the type you really wouldn’t notice till you looked closer. I should walk away, but then I remembered my duty as the Luna, and he did look sad, the least I could do was talk to him.
“Is something wrong?, you look kinda gloomy“. I noted
“Not really,” he answers, the sad smile still on his face.
“Sometimes, talking it out is all you need to do” I insisted. Something was bothering him and all he needed was a teeny tiny push to speak up.
“Just… unexpected things happen at times, and it’s…” He paused; he didn’t seem to want to share.
“Girl trouble?” I inquired.
“Very close, Luna.”
“I understand, girls could be so complicated at times,” I said just to comfort him.
“Yeah, right. Are you heading somewhere?”
“No. I planned to waste my hours here. Why?”
“I would have loved to walk you back–or anywhere you want to go–but it is okay,” he says,
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about to walk away.
“Actually, I would love to explore a bit.”
“Oh, okay. Come with me,” he says.
“Where are we going?”
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“You have anywhere in mind,” he asks.
“No, not really.”
“Maybe… the store rooms?, is no fun, but…”
“Is it alright? The storeroom is alright,” I replied cutting him off.
“After you,
“he says, keeping good distance between the both of us. He clearly wasn’t trying to make any advances and that was a good start.
“Do you know what it feels like to take those little things for granted and then it’s just… gone?” he asks, seeming lost in thoughts.
“I think I can relate,” I replied, remembering how it felt like when my mother was about to be killed. All I could think about was those times I had avoided her, those times I kept my distance, screamed at her and called her selfish.
We passed by the training grounds. Thane wasn’t there, neither was Axel. I sighed. Thane should be at work now. After Axels‘ proclamation, he made himself scarce, just as he had said he would.
I hadn’t come all the way for just a run in the woods–though that was fun–but I had hoped to see him. It seems he is very good at avoiding me.
The ‘store room‘ was a good distance from the pack house and I wondered why it had to be so… ‘far“.
“What is this place?” I questioned
“This is where all the weapons are stored,” he answered. “Wanna see some very cool stuff?” He asked. The smile widened on his face, and I felt like I was making progress.
“Sure!”
He led me in.
“Where are the weapons?” I asked, turning around to stare at my escort. Just then I felt a sharp pain at the back of my head, and I fell to the ground. I felt something wet against my neck.. blood.
The darkness invaded my vision, but not before I heard his last words.
“I am Jake, brother to Nelly, the one your mate had so cruelly murdered…”
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He might have said more words after that, but I couldn’t catch those; the darkness drew me in so fast I couldn’t even feel the fright.
