Rose
My damp hair clung to my shoulders as I sat on the floor of my room, painting my toenails a velvety dark blue. I hated taking the time to paint them, but my toes looked better peeking out of strappy shoes with a nice color on them.
We still had almost an hour to go before we were supposed to meet up at Marie's. After Orion and I were done...showering, I just slipped on a pair of comfy shorts and a spaghetti strap tank top. I had no desire to be dressed up for any longer than I absolutely had to be. Also, there was a chance my laziness would make it where someone else would make choices for me.
A loud and obnoxious knock came from the door. I almost dropped my tiny paintbrush at the noise. Orion brushed his teeth in the bathroom, but his head appeared and yelled, "Come in!"
"Is it safe? Are you done humping?" Harriet opened the door with her hand over her eyes.
"Ugh, Harriet, stop being so dramatic." I groaned at her.
"We have clot
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Rose Alastor's words from last night lingered in my mind all the next day. No matter what I did or where I went, they were there. I would have never guessed out of all people, Alastor's voice would be the one that would haunt me. The worst part was that they were technically my words, and he was using them against me. I never realized that my words had stuck with him after all this time. Then again, I never really knew what was going on in Alastor's mind. I sat on my bed, sucking on the inside of my cheek as I stared at my bedside table. My thoughts drifted to the last day I saw Lorraine. It was eight years when she declared she wanted to go out and see the world. She was twenty-two and sick of waiting to meet her mate. She had gotten special permission from Alpha Dane to leave the territory for an extended amount of time. If I had known that was the last time I would live with her or see her; maybe we would have treated each other differently.
Rose"Dear baby sis,"I hope this letter finds you well. I know we haven't spoken in quite a while, but I need your help. Please read this and not just crumple up my letter and throw it away. I wouldn't blame you if you did, but please don't."When I spoke to mom last year, she mentioned that you had been kidnapped by a group of rogue wolves because you were a blessed wolf. She said you killed a witch, and to be honest, I thought mom had lost it. It sounded like she had gotten the real world confused with one of your silly fairy tales."That was until Austin reported something to Alpha Daughtry, and he then went to the council. They confirmed that you are indeed a blessed wolf, and you were kidnapped. I guess mom hasn't really lost it, at least not yet."I still see you as my kid sister. You are still eleven in my eyes. It's hard just to turn that off, you know. I forget that over the years, you have grown up. You are the Luna of a pack, afte
Orion How many more times could I answer this phone and answer the same questions? Part of me wanted to kill Damian. It was his fault that Clementine felt comfortable enough to waste my time. Before I found Rose, I never involved myself with pack members. If I wanted some fun, I would drive a good hour or two away and find someone who had no connections to my pack. When you mix business with pleasure, it gets messy. Messy for you and the others around you. I have to keep reminding myself that I am Clementine's Alpha, and I cannot rip her head off, but if my phone rings one more time, I will tell her off. After this hell of a day, I would be talking to Damian regardless if his lovesick leech called again. I shouldn't have to babysit a grown woman. I always go out of my way to be there for my pack members whenever they need me. Until today I had never had someone so blatantly ignore the fact that the pack doesn't revolve around them. It's days like this
Rose "I can't believe you are going without me," Harriet grumbled as she threw herself on top of my bed. "Well, someone has to stay here." I pushed my hair out of my face as I looked up at my best friend. "You just had to go and be mated to the pack's beta." "We will just blame Alastor then." Harriet sighed as she rolled over onto her back. "So, who's all going anyways?" "Orion and I are going to figure it out as soon as he is done talking to Brigid." I folded a shirt up and slipped it into my suitcase. "I thought you came down to help me pack, not wallow." "I'm not wallowing." Harriet hissed as she
RoseIn the early hours of the morning, we left Black Moon. The sun had barely wakened up; only random lazy beams of light were lit our way. I had a weird feeling as I climbed into the front seat of Orion's SUV. I couldn't put my finger on it—something in between saddened and afraid. I think leaving my pack caused the melancholy, but the unknown ignited the fear.***Good luck, Rosebud. Give Lorraine a hug from me and tell her to write me more.*** My mom's words were the last mind link I received as we rolled out of our territory.My mom wanted to come with us, but it wasn't safe since we didn't know what was happening. She just wanted to see her eldest daughter again. I would be lying if I said I didn't feel a tiny seed of jealousy rooting in my heart. I couldn't blame my mom; part of me knew that I was blessed in a sense. I had my parents all to myself. They were with me, in my pack, just minutes down the road. If I needed anything, they were just a mind
Rose As my foot stepped out of the SUV, I saw my sister race past who I suspected to be her Alpha. It was as if time had held still for her; she looked the same as she did when she left home. Lorraine was perfectly primped with her hair in loose waves and a faceful of makeup. Her brown locks bounced with each step she took. It was clear that at least that much hadn't changed over the years. She was always a perfectionist when it came to her appearance. When I was little, sometimes, I would lay on the foot of her bed and watch her painstakingly apply her makeup and do her hair. Then after trying on ten outfits, she would be ready. No wonder I hated primping; I had seen her do it for so long. It was a chore that I didn't understand or want to partake in. "There you are! What took you so long to get here?" Lorraine trotted up to the car. Even though she was older than me, I was a couple of inches taller than her. I felt my breath hitch in my chest as I caught he
RoseThe afternoon slipped by instantly. Orion and I had decided to take a little nap after unpacking. Traveling and being around so many people had drained my introverted battery. I needed a little bit of quiet time with little human interaction. Orion's warm embrace lulled me to sleep and into an unexpected vision.The darkness behind my eyelids vanished, revealing a mist-filled road. Nothing looked familiar as I nervously walked down the empty street. There were no colors either. It was as if I was looking at everything through a grayscale filter.Wherever I was, it was deserted. I aimlessly roamed the maze of roads, hoping for a breeze or something to tell me where to go, but the air was still and lifeless.Everywhere I turned, the roads led me nowhere. It was like I was trapped in a maze of dead ends and loops. I was becoming more and more overwhelmed by the second."Shit," I mumbled under my breath. Never before had I experienced a vision whe
Rose Orion's hand slipped around my waist and protectively cupped my hip as we followed hesitantly behind the Red Spruce pack members. Iris, Pru, and Matt trailed after us. We filed into the stuffy dining room and took a seat on the empty side of the table. I was nestled in a chair between Orion and Iris. The room matched the rest of the house. It looked like it was pristinely taken care of with nothing that was out of place. There was nothing that said this room was used regularly. It didn't feel like a packhouse dining room, but more like a showroom in a fancy furniture shop. I couldn't help but find myself judging the Alpha and Luna based on their home. I'm sure people would jump to their own conclusions about Black Moon based on our packhouse. I would like to think that our home was filled with love and warmth, but I'm sure someone else could see it as cluttered and a bit too busy. I glanced up to catch Colton giving me an evident stink eye. Clear