Alpha's Blind Luna
Chapter 13

'Kai, what should we do?

“What do you mean what should we do? We go help our pack. This is our home now, if we are goingto protect anything, it's going to be here."

I agreed with her, but I was worried about what Logan and Bryan would think.

'You're the one who omitted the details about The Huntress.’ Kai pointed out, a hint of annoyance inher tone.

'Ilt's already a lot to take in. Plus, I've retired.’

“Retired but not dead.’

Bryan was still frozen in place. He was probably giving directions, being the Beta and with Logangone to work. I didn't wait for him though. I turned towards the smell and ran as fast as my pawswould take me. We finally picked up the trail and headed north, further into pack territory.

'We can't let them get further in, Kai."

'I know!"

Kai pushed harder and she followed after the three distinct smells. There were only three of themand they were running for their lives through the territory. I finally caught sight of one and I growledat them. They slowed their pace and split off, two of them trying to come around behind me.Smiling, I let myself fall into a combat mentality. Kai helped as we jumped the rogue in front,canines sinking into his neck. I tore away a piece of his neck, flinging him back toward his friends.We all skidded to a stop, the two other rogues coming behind their companion. But he was dead assoon as he hit the ground.

I growled and bristled, my hair standing straight on my back. They growled as well, readying for afight. Rushing me at the same time, the rogue who got to me first was black-brow. They tried totake a bite out of my leg. I nimbly avoided his jaws and caught the side of his face with my paw. Heyelped and backed off. The smaller grayish wolf was female and she had tried to go for my hindlegs. She missed as I had turned to swipe at her male companion. One was behind and one wasahead of me.

The female took the action first, running towards me but she was trying to jump over me, maybe tocatch my neck as I had with her other companion. But I smiled and started running toward her,knowing I was far faster than her. I watched as surprised flashed in her eyes when I slid under herjump and grabbed onto her belly with my teeth, throwing her to the ground. She yelped in surprisebut with a paw on her stomach, I crunched her neck with my teeth, any sounds stopping.

The last rogue howled in pain as his other companion died. I knew I was covered in blood. My whitefur always made blood far more prominent and gruesome. I waited, stalking the last one as heangrily snapped his teeth together. He was furious, blindly so. In his rage he raced at me, trying tocatch me in a furry of claw swipes and teeth. Jumping back and swiping at him, he managed to pushme back a little.

However, his small victory didn't last long as I sprinted toward him, as he expected me to run intohim and he braced himself for the hit. But at the last second I jumped over him and as I did, I kickedhim from the back with my hind legs. He shot forward, not expecting it. His body slammed into atree with a sickening crack and a bunch of leaves fell down from the tree. I stalked him through therain of leaves. Whimpering, he tried to get up but couldn't. My jaw covered his neck and I closed itwith a snap.

Quiet returned to the forest as I looked at the three bodies, all three necks snapped. I howled intothe air.

'You can't feel bad Auri, they were trespassing. You were protecting your pack.’

Just because I was protecting my pack, doesn't mean I can't feel for the lives I've snuffed out.’ Thiswas a conversation we had every time.

“They must have been mates, the female and this one. His rage was too much for them to be simpletraveling partners. We probably did him a favor at that point."

I nodded as I padded away from the tree. I heard snarling when a group of four wolves skidded to ahalt, taking in the scene. They kept on their guard, not knowing who I was or if I was part of therogues.

“Oh how we must look to them." Kia snickered.

It was then that Bryan jumped in between the four wolves and me, still in his wolf form as well. Hegrowled once and the four bowed their heads, laid down on the forest floor. Bryan turned to me,sniffing my body, most likely looking for any wounds. I could hear a snort as he realized I hadn'tbeen hurt, none of the blood on me being mine.

There was another growl when the largest black wolf came stalking out of the forest. My eyeswidened as I saw the midnight blue eyes. I smelled the cracking fire and the rain wash over me but Ifroze in my spot. Logan had a tremendous presence of an Alpha. I had had my tussles with Alpha’sbefore, but Logan by far was the biggest and the most intimidating. Bryan's head dropped and healso laid down next to me.

I stared at Logan or Cato, as the color of his eyes dictated that his wolf had taken over. He walkedover to me, even with my head at normal height, I didn’t touch his muzzle. Bryan whined at him butLogan snapped his teeth at him. This time I growled. It was not Bryan's fault and he had no right tobe angry at him. I stepped between Logan and Bryan, keeping my eyes focused on Cato’s. I growledagain, inviting him to snap at me.

I know they were probably talking over mind link, and when the Luna ceremony was completely, Iwould be able to as well. But until then, I could only get across what I could. Kai at this point was theonly one who could reply between the two of us.

'He wants us to shift Auri. Kai sounded small, Cato had probably snapped at her to.’

“Tell him if he wants everyone to see me naked, then I would be happy to.’

There was a pause and Logan looked over at the four laying down. They stood and all four shifted. Idiverted my eyes as I watched them pick up the bodies of the three dead rogues. Logan turnedback to us and Bryan go up.

'He wants us to go back to the packhouse.’

I walked between Bryan and Logan, making sure that I didn't walk too far ahead of them. Logan andBryan must have been talking as we walked because I could see Bryan's head droop more and more.I couldn't help him being chastised but what I could do is at least protect him from getting snappedat.

The slow walk back to the pack house was excruciating but we finally made it. Bryan shifted first,throwing his shirt and a pair of pants that he had grabbed in his mouth from the hallow of a tree.He didn’t say a word as he went into the house. Bryan came back out with a pile of clothes. Hehanded some to me and I took them in my mouth gently, padding over to the trees, I shifted intohuman form.

“Logan and Cato aren't happy.’

I pulled up the white boy shorts underwear and threw on the pink sundress he had handed me.Taking my hair, I quickly braided it. Coming out from behind the tree, Logan had also dressed. Hewas wearing sweatpants and no shirt. There was a frown on his face but my eyes couldn't helproaming over his uncovered chest. I felt a small fire start to build in the pit of my stomach and I tooka deep breath.

Logan looked over at me as I came out from behind the trees. I couldn't organize the emotions thatwere washing over the mate bond. Anger, disappointment, worry, frustration, lust, shock were just afew that were rushing over me.

“What the hell happened?” Logan looked from Bryan to me.

"We were taking a run Logan, that was all. I needed to let Kai out.”

He growled. “That was all Auri? I've got three dead rogues that say that wasn't all.”

“We were running after breakfast. I got the notice from border patrol that rogues had run past theSouthern border.”

I jumped in, stepping forward still wanting to protect Bryan from Logan's fury. “I smelled them.Bryan was still mind linked when I took off towards them. They were heading north and I knew Icould catch them.” I looked down. “I can catch anyone.”

“I chased after her, but she’s as fast as the wind.”

Logan turned to him. “You're job was to protect her. I specifically told you this morning...”

I interjected, walking up to Logan. “It's not his fault Logan. I decided to go, to try and catch them, tostop them. It's not like I can mind link, I couldn't have heard what Bryan was saying anyways.”

It was hard to look menacing at Logan right now. My brow was furrowed, hands on my hips but Istill looked up at Logan, who was towering over my small frame.

“Oh, don't worry. We will have a discussion about your stupidity after I finish with Bryan.”

My anger flared and I pushed it over the mate bond in full. His eyes flashed in surprise. “Stupidity?!So it was stupid of me to want to protect my pack, my new family?”

“You are their Luna...”

I cut him off again. “I will work to protect this pack, Logan. I don't know what you expected me todo, but I will do my all to protect my pack.” I stepped forward, inches away from him. “If I deem thatI have it within my power and the means to do something, I will take that action.”

I took a breath before I continued. “If you hadn't noticed, I killed all three of them. I'm not injured,no one else is injured. Nothing terrible has happened. So step off it.”

He was staring into my soul with his icy blue eyes. “Something could have happened.”

“Something always could happen Logan. But you can't be afraid of that every single time. Youwouldn't be able to live with yourself.”

We stood for a long while, staring each other down. Battling each others emotions over the matebond. Bryan was standing quietly behind me, head bowed down. My jaw was locked, I wasn't goingto back down. If there was one place where I felt I might had fit it, it was in protecting the pack.Using my skills with fighting to work with the warriors of the pack but I realized that Logan mighthave had me sitting out on the sidelines as Luna. A place I was not comfortable being.

“This will not happen again.” Logan finally said. He turned and stalked back into the house. From thesound of it, he went into his office and slammed the door shut.

I took a breath and put my hands on my knees. His Alpha aura was overwhelming and holding myown against it made me weak.

“Luna, you didn't need to...” Bryan softly spoke but I put up my hand, standing up and interruptinghim.

“It wasn't your fault Bryan. I wasn't going to let you just take that from him. I knew what I was doing.Whether or not either of you realize that.” I paused. “I did more than sing during my time off.”