“I am not one of your warriors. That information, you need to get from Josh and Danny. Bennet is with them now. You might as well get a report from all of them. Bennet went out with patrols last night.” She gives me a look. “You need to talk to him too, because he thinks he is in trouble with Kennedy. She won’t speak to him and I assume that is your doing. You can’t be jealous of her guard doing his job.”?”See! This is what I mean. She is causing all kinds of drama we don’t need! I don’t have time to play girl talk with my gamma. And I’m not jealous!”
She laughs, “Bullsh*t. Your problem. You caused it, you fix it. I am giving Kennedy a phone and I am giving her a laptop.” She points a red painted fingernail at me.
“What?!”
“And if you don’t do something to alter this massive clusterf*ck. I am going to call in reinforcements.”
“You wouldn’t!” I drop into my chair. This is low for her. Robin might be worse than my sister.
“I would! How do you think she would react to your treatment of your mate?” She turns around and walks out of my office, leaving me with my jaw on the floor.
What the hell just happened? I have been asking myself that question far too often since I met my mate.?.
Kennedy
I have to make the best of this. It’s been weeks and I haven’t left the packhouse or seen Ryker at all. My usual stubborn side has been stuffed way back into my mind because I don’t want to get any of the warriors in trouble again. Who knows what Ryker did to them last time, but none of them talk to me anymore and I haven’t seen Jensen since the attack. I can’t ask anyone about it, even though I’m not really ever alone, someone is always lurking around. Their punishments were enough to make them keep their distance. I can call Jeremiah and Rayna now. But this has proven to be a bigger problem. I can’t tell them the whole truth. Jeremiah can see bullsh*t a mile away, especially mine. We have never been able to lie to each other, so I have to come up with creative half truths about my time here. At least Rayna could back up my story about not having my phone because it was being checked by an IT team. I guess her brother has always been extra cautious with electronics.
“Yeah, it’s a little boring being stuck here, but I don’t know anything about the part of the pack he’s visiting.” I explain my latest BS excuse to Rayna. “It doesn’t make sense for me to travel with him yet. I need to understand how he does things with combined packs before I go anywhere and embarrass him.”
“Well, how are you supposed to learn if you don’t go with him? It’s been over a month since you got there. I should tell him to take you next time.” Rayna is frustrated on my behalf and it’s adorable.
“No! I’m good right now. I have a ton on my plate with school and stuff. Finals are coming up, then I only have one more semester left. It’s just easier if I stay behind and focus. We are both adjusting and just need a little more time. I wasn’t planning on any of this so it’s taking longer for me to learn. I haven’t been training to be a mate or a Luna my whole life like you.” I try to turn the conversation back to her. “So, how is everything going? Are you going to make me an Auntie soon?”
“Oh! I love this pack so much! Everyone is so great, well not everyone, but almost. I found your fan club. Ugh, how did you put up with them? They’re awful and I don’t think they are nearly as snarky to me as they were to you.”
“They suck, but are mostly harmless. They really only have hateful words and I tried not to let it bother me, cause I never thought of Jer like that so I knew they were just being stupid. Hopefully they will grow out of it now that he’s really taken. Otherwise, I would like a front row seat to your beatdown of them.” I laugh.
“Oh, don’t you worry, I took care of them. They won’t mess with you or me ever again.” She giggles and it’s not the cute kind of giggle, it’s a crazy, maniacal giggle that I have never heard from her before.
“What did you do?! And don’t think I missed you skipping over that auntie question.” I’m walking through the kitchen looking for a snack and totally into my conversation. It’s a quiet day in the packhouse which has given me? a little more freedom.
“I may have put them on trash duty at the school and…at the daycare, indefinitely.” She giggles again.
“Oh damn, they were probably so p*ssed.”
“Well, there isn’t anything they can do about it, a luna command is just as powerful as an alpha’s. When my mom gets back she can show you the ropes. Her and my dad still help Ryker with all the pack members so they are traveling, but should be home soon. That will make everything so much better.” I don’t agree, but I don’t tell her? that either.
“We’ll see. It’s kind of a lot right now. Ompf!” I walked into a tiny wall of blonde hair. “Oh I am so sorry! Rayna, I have to go, I’ll call you later.” I end the call and shove my phone in my pocket. “Are you alright?” I look at the towels and linen napkins scattered across the floor and the lap of this little omega. “Let me help you with that.” The poor girl looks startled as I squat and start gathering things into a pile.
“Oh no, Luna! I can’t let you do that.” She looks terrified. Her honey eyes are so big she looks like a little doll. She can’t be more than fourteen.
“Umm, I knocked you over when I wasn’t paying attention. The least I could do is help you pick this up. What’s your name?”
“Uh, Cindy, Luna.” Her voice is quiet and unsure. She must not be used to talking to anyone. Or maybe she’s not supposed to talk to me. That’s the most likely reason.
“Well, Cindy, my name is Kennedy. When it’s just us, I would like you to use my name, okay?” I put my empty hand out to help her up.
Her eyes go wide. “Oh, uh, no I don’t think I could do that Luna.” She lets me help her, which is a good sign even though she still looks a little terrified.
I take a deep breath and let it out. I’m not their Luna. Ryker doesn’t want me as their Luna. I don’t feel right about going by a title I haven’t earned yet. I decide to help her in silence instead of arguing the moot point of my nonexistent title and we get the linens picked up and put away in no time. I learned a little more about the kitchen watching her move around.
“Can we compromise, Cindy?” I ask as she is trying to get the rest of her chores done quickly and get away from me. She looks unsure, like I am trying to trick her. “I am bored and need something to do to break up my day. Can I come down here and work with you in the kitchen? Please?!”
Her eyebrows have almost disappeared into her hairline. “I don’t really think that is proper for the Luna. That is what servants are for.” She explains like I have never seen servants before.
“Yeah, well most Luna’s are not like me and I am going out of my mind right now. Please?” I am not too proud to beg for some real interaction.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.