Chapter 272 – True Luna Book Free: The Darkness Within

My eyes fell on Harry and Janet. They were talking to my aunt Daisy, Uncle Andrew, Amy, and Drake.

I gave another quick hug to the boys and walked over to Harry and Janet. Harry looked at me as I approached them. He smiled and hugged me tightly.

“Hi, Soph,” he said, rubbing my back. “How are you?”

“I’m okay,” I said, giving him a small smile. “What is going on?”

“Oh, nothing,” Harry said, giving me a small smile. “Just catching up. When is my brother coming back?”

“Tomorrow,” I said, feeling my heart clench. “He wanted to come back tonight, but he still has some work to do.”

I missed him so much already. I didn’t know how I would be able to sleep without him tonight. I would probably have to go annoy Lex. Maybe I could make him watch a movie with me. He would probably just fall asleep, but it didn’t matter. I just didn’t want to be alone.

“Oh, good,” Harry said, grinning widely. “I missed his ugly face.”

I chuckled and shook my head.

“He missed you too,” I said. “And he doesn’t have an ugly face.”

Harry snorted and rolled his eyes.

“He does,” he said. “You just don’t see it because you are his mate.”

“She doesn’t see what?” Janet asked as she pulled me into a hug. “Hi, sweetie.”

I didn’t even realize that she approached us. I was still chuckling and shaking my head at Harry.

“Hi, Janet,” I said as I hugged her back.

“She doesn’t see how ugly Hunter is,” Harry said. “She is blinded by the mate bond.”

Harry sighed dramatically, making both Janet and me laugh. I loved how playful Harry and Hunter were.

“Well, you look a lot like your brother, Harry,” Mike said as he approached us. “You are ugly too, then.”

Mike wrapped an arm around my shoulders and smirked at Harry. I bit the inside of my cheek to stop myself from laughing. Harry gasped and placed a hand on his chest.

“Michael!” he exclaimed, faking hurt. “Did Hunter pay you to say that? I look nothing like him.”

I couldn’t stop myself from laughing this time. Harry looked exactly like Hunter. He was his exact copy. If I didn’t know any better, I would think that they were twins.

“Okay, enough,” Amy exclaimed as she pulled me from Mike. “Leave the banter for when Hunter returns. Poor guy can’t even stand up for himself.”

Aunt Amy hugged me tightly. She kissed the top of my head and rubbed my back.

“How are you, sweetie?” she asked quietly.

I looked up at her and took a deep breath. All the playfulness suddenly disappeared and my thoughts went back to my mom. I felt my heart clench and my stomach twisted.

“I don’t know,” I said, sighing quietly. “I try to stay positive and focus on something else, but it’s hard. I can’t stop thinking about her being trapped somewhere.”

Amy took in a shaky breath and gave me a small nod.

“She is so strong,” Amy said. “I know that she will be okay. She will come back to us. She has to.”

Drake approached us just as she finished speaking. He gave me a small smile and hugged me.

“Daisy said that we can go see her now,” Drake said, looking at Amy.

Amy nodded and looked around.

“Should we wait for Rosie?” she asked. “Where is she anyway?”

I furrowed my eyebrows and looked around as well. I didn’t even realize that I hadn’t seen her until now. Everyone else was here. Danny, Hayden, Hazel, and Halley were talking to Lex and Mason. Mike, Harry, Janet, and my aunt and uncle were standing close to us and laughing at something Mike had said. Everyone was here, but Rosie.

“She is with Jake,” Drake said, making me look back at them. “He didn’t take what happened to Emma well. He hasn’t even seen her since she…”

Drake stopped talking and furrowed his eyebrows. He was struggling to find a word to describe what happened to my mom. We were all struggling to find words.

“Anyway,” Drake mumbled, sighing. “Rosie is trying to convince him to go see her.”

Amy nodded and took a deep breath. She looked at me and tried to give me a small smile. She didn’t really succeed. All I saw on her face was worry.

We were all worried. We were all helpless. My mom was stuck somewhere and there was no way for us to help her.

Logan’s POV

I ran my fingers through Emma’s hair and tried to swallow the lump in my throat. She looked so peaceful. She looked like she was sleeping.

She looked the same as she looked the day I fell completely in love with her.

I loved her my entire life. I loved her even before I knew that she was my mate. My love for her was different back then. I felt the need to protect her. I felt the need to keep her safe. I watched her grow up and my love for her was always there.

But that completely changed the moment I saw her standing on those stairs. The love I felt before was nothing compared to the love I felt for her the moment I figured out that she was my mate. Everything else became irrelevant. She became the center of my world. She became the reason my heart was beating. She became the source of air and life. She became my everything.

I was an idiot who didn’t listen to my heart and my body. I was blinded by duty toward my pack and I made the biggest mistake of my life. I thought that I needed someone stronger. I thought that she was too young to be a Luna. I thought that my pack came first.

I was so fucking wrong.

She was supposed to be first. I didn’t see it then, but our love was all the strength I needed. I could have chosen the strongest she-wolf in the pack to be my Luna, but I would have still been a weak Alpha because I wouldn’t love her like I loved Emma.

And I loved Emma with my entire heart and soul. I was strong because I loved her. I was strong because I would fight against everything and anything to be with her. I was strong because I would win for Emma.

I would do anything for Emma.

But my hands were tied now. I couldn’t do anything except pray to the Goddess to bring her back to me. I couldn’t do anything except hold her and whisper into her ear how much I loved her.

I wasn’t even sure if she could hear me. I wasn’t even sure if it all made sense.

‘Leon?’ I called my wolf.

‘Yes, Logan?’ he responded immediately.

I could hear the desperation in his voice and I knew what the answer to my question would be before I even asked it.

‘Can you feel Eliza?’ I asked, my voice trembling. ‘Are you with her?’

‘No,’ Leon said and I closed my eyes. ‘I lost her. We lost her.’

I couldn’t hold back a sob that escaped me. Eliza was our only connection to Emma. She was the only one who could tell us if my baby was okay.

‘I will keep trying to talk to her, Logan,’ Leon said, whining quietly. ‘I won’t give up.’

I opened my eyes and leaned in to kiss Emma’s cheek.

‘Okay,’ I said. ‘Keep trying. Find her.’

I ran my fingers through Emma’s hair again. I kissed her cheek. I buried my nose into her neck and took a deep breath, letting her scent relax my muscles. I did anything and everything to feel close to her.

But I still missed her. I still wasn’t as close to her as I would be if she had been awake and talking to me. I wanted to hear her voice. I wanted to see her smile. I wanted to know that she would wake up and that I would hear her say that she loved me.

“Please, baby,” I mumbled into her neck as another tear fell on my cheek. “Please come back to me.”

I placed a soft kiss on her collarbone and looked up. She was still sleeping. She was still gone.

“Oh, my Goddess,” I heard someone mumble and I looked up.

I was so focused on her that I didn’t even hear anyone coming.

Amy, Drake, Rose, and Jake were standing by the door with shocked expressions on their faces. Amy and Rose were crying. Drake looked like he’d seen a ghost. Jake looked like he was going to burst into tears.

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