His Blue Moon Princess
His Sunshine Baby Chapter 49

For a second, I'm the most terrified I've been in my entire life. I think that's it, my best friend is going to get killed in front of my eyes.

But right before they make contact, two other wolves jump in, pushing Danny to the side, out of Diego's way. I immediately run in to bite my best friend's ear, standing between him and Diego and keeping him from getting killed. You i***t! You could have gotten yourself killed!

Daniel doesn't listen to me, he's still growling furiously at Diego. However, with Levi right next to me holding him back too, he won't go through. His older brother is growling at him as well, trying to get him to calm down. Let me through, Levi, this sucker needs a lesson!

Enough, Danny! You're only going to get hurt and punished! Back off!

While the two brothers are arguing loudly with growls and mind-linking, I glance back. An old, white and silver wolf is furiously growling at Diego and keeping him away from us.

You take one step forward and I swear you'll lose a limb, you little mutt.

f**k off, Reagan!

But my mentor is not having it, and standing her ground. Diego's definitely not scaring a veteran like her, especially when she's this angry. She's showing her fangs and I know she is more than able to fight Diego. He knows it too, as he goes back and forth, trying to replace a way to get to Daniel and I, but he is not getting a step further.

She growls again.

Walk away before I really lose it and kill you, damn dog! Now!

Diego growls in response, but Reagan is even scarier. His tail and ears betray him. He's acting tough but he is scared and wary of my mentor. He slowly steps back, growling but also showing his defeat. I can't believe she really got him to step back and leave us alone... Reagan stands guard for a while, making sure Diego's gone for good.

I can finally catch my breath a bit. This tension is too much for me... Moon Goddess, I've haven't felt so panicked in a long while. Daniel finally seems to calm down, shaking his head.

Danny...

What the f**k just happened?

I explain everything that happened before Levi and Reagan jumped in while keeping an eye on Daniel. My mentor growls, annoyed.

Damn your Alpha. He should never have allowed that scum back on your territory. See the results.

Let's just go home, for now. Your family must be worried, Danny. Reagan, can you go check up on Eric and Jace for me?

Sure. I have a few words for your Alpha...

She walks away, taking the direction to the hospital. I'm so freaking tired. Levi, too, mind-links us, not showing his annoyed tone.

That was f*****g reckless of you, Danny. You could have..!

Did you even hear what that a*****e told Elena, Levi? I was not going to let that pass!

Daniel, enough. I don't give a damn what Diego thinks or says, ok? I know where I stand on that matter and I don't want to discuss it. Now can we go home, please? I'm cold and my fur is freaking soaked.

That downpour is drenching us, and I really don't want to get sick again. I'm having a headache already. Daniel growls a bit, unhappy, but the tawny wolf eventually agrees to follow us back to the Lewis' house.

By the time we get there, my headache is way worse, though. Bonnie makes me a hot cup of tea and hands me some medicine while Daniel and Levi, back to their human forms, explain to the rest of the family what happened. It's a pitiful scene, the three of us soaking wet in the Lewis' salon, towels on our heads. I had to borrow clothes from Rachael and one of Levi's old sweaters, too.

"You shouldn't have gone there," sighs their mom. "What if one of you had been injured, like Jace and Eric!"

"You think Diego is going to get punished?" Asked Ben.

I exchange a look with Levi.

"Clark gave him some sort of warning... It's probably a bit complicated. If he banishes a wolf he just let back in the Pack like that, it will be bad for his position, people will think the Alpha isn't making good decisions."

"He obviously isn't!" Says Daniel. "What kind of i***t would let a jerk like Diego back into the White Moon Clan! That guy is like the pest! Wherever he goes you can be sure there is going to be some sort of trouble!"

"I wonder what he was doing... For five years outside of the pack," whispers Bonnie.

"Who cares! He should have never come back and that's it. If only he could have gotten himself killed or something," grumbles Daniel.

"Enough, enough!" Stops his mom. "I don't want to hear any more about that disgusting person! You change the subject to whatever you kids want, but enough of this!"

Everyone obeys and a heavy, awkward silence follows. Eventually, Bonnie and Ben agree to pick up the movie night and pick another movie to watch. I exchange a look with Daniel and Levi, and we agree silently. I don't want to talk about Diego anymore, either. This headache is just getting worse and killing me. After a few minutes, I stand up and excuse myself to the bathroom. Maybe a bit of freshwater on my face will help... Gosh, I haven't felt this bad in a while. It couldn't possibly be my period, it came just last week.

Help me...

What the hell...? I feel a voice echoing in my head. Like someone I know. Who is mind-linking me? It's not even someone from the pack! Aside from me, I don't know anyone who could be able to... Help me!

I feel weird. I'm cold, and out of breath. So f*****g cold, as if I was outside, in the rain, under that downpour. What the... I look at my face in the mirror, clenching my fists on the tub as if I'm about to fall. I look behind my shoulder as if there could be someone. Someone pursuing me. What the hell is wrong with me?

Who is that voice? It's a woman, no, a girl's voice I've never heard before. Yet, it's resonating like an echo in my head, like someone talking underwater or behind a wall. Run, run...

Who is running? To where? Is she in danger?

I stagger, trying not to lose focus between what's real and what's in my head. Her voice is so strong, I have to fight to remember where I am.

He will kill me!

I start crying, irrepressibly. I'm scared, I'm so scared. I crouch down, unable to keep balance. My tears run out, without me being able to control it. I don't know what's going on! "Elena? Elena, are you ok?"

Bonnie just appeared in the bathroom entrance, to replace me sitting down and crying. She runs to me, putting her hands on my shoulders.

"Elena, what's wrong? Elena? Danny! Levi! Mom! Elena, tell me what's wrong, please?"

But I have no idea what's wrong with me, or why I'm so cold and scared. A few seconds later, half of the Lewis family is around me, trying to soothe me and get me to calm down. Their mom even puts a blanket around me, and Daniel pats me everywhere to look for an invisible injury. "Babe, talk to me, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

I just shake my head and struggle to calm down. I should probably try to ignore that voice, break that link between her and me, but for some reason, I can't. I don't want to lose it, to lose that connection.

At some point, I realize Levi is carrying me out of the bathroom. I'm taken to the couch, were they surround me, trying to decide on what to do.

"Should we get a doctor?" Asks Bonnie, worried.

"She is not injured, that looks more like some sort of panic attack. Can you grab the tablets in my bag? Levi, go get another blanket, she's shivering. Oh, and get the thermometer, too! Mom, can you make us some hot chocolate?"

Everyone runs to do whatever Daniel said, while I'm still struggling. My crying has stopped, and I'm getting less and less scared too. It's like... Like it's fading away.

"Babe? Elena, are you with me? Talk to me, Babe."

"I'm... fine."

Daniel rolls his eyes.

"What fine! I've been trying to get you to talk or mind-link for at least ten minutes! What happened? Do you need anything?"

I try to catch my breath and think.

"Can I get something to drink? My throat feels awful..."

"Mom's making it. Elena, what was that? Your skin is freaking cold, too... That wasn't a panic attack, right?"

"No... I think someone mind-linked me?"

Danny and Bonnie exchange a look, surprised. Behind them, I notice Ben's on the phone, talking about my condition to someone.

"Mind-link you? Someone of the Pack?"

"No, that's the weird part... I think she was someone out of the pack."

"Wow, wait. I thought you were the only one who could do that?"

Abigail comes back before I can answer, and puts a huge mug of hot chocolate between my hands, and I drink it right away. Levi comes back at the same time, too, carrying a blanket, and covers me up with it. He sits behind me and rubs my back to help me warm up while all the others sit on the table, the couch or the floor in front of me. Daniel quickly tells them all what I just said.

"Sweetie, are you sure?" Asks Abigail. "Aside from you, no one can mind-link someone who isn't part of the Pack..."

"Could it be someone you just didn't recognize?" Says Ben.

"No, it felt totally different. It felt like she was very far, but her voice was... Something I've heard before, a very long time ago. Her wolf felt like... like mine, actually."

They all exchange looks, while I take a sip of that hot chocolate. Moon Goddess, it's hot but it feels good.

"What if... It's someone from your family?"

I almost drop my cup and look at Bonnie, totally surprised. What... What did she just say? Her mother frowns, putting her fingers on her lower lip and looking lost in her thoughts for a while. "Bonnie's theory could explain it... The only other way you can mind-link someone who isn't from the same pack as yours is if they are your family member, sweetie."

"Either that or this person has the same power as Elena," says Ben.

"If it was the case, I doubt this person would have reached out to her specifically..."

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Levi's right. If I was in an utter panic like the girl I heard, I would have reached out to anyone, not to one specific person, and I felt I was the only one with her at that time if she felt me at all.

"I'm not even sure she realized she was mind-linking me... She was in a total panic like she was in great danger. She kept saying someone was about to kill her. And I could feel she was outside, under that rain, as if I were too..."

"How did it stop, then?" asks Ben.

I shake my head.

"I'm not sure. It was very weak, to begin with, and it just... faded away, like she was falling asleep or losing consciousness."

They all keep quiet for a few seconds, and I try to replace that link again. This is so weird... It was as if this connection had reached out from the surface for a few seconds, and suddenly went away again. So confusing...

I try to warm myself up for a few minutes. Abigail, Ben, and Daniel are discussing what else could have happened. Abigail even wants me to see a doctor, but my temperature is back to normal, and whatever happened, it's gone. Meanwhile, Bonnie is curled up next to me, sipping the hot chocolate too. Levi has his arm around my shoulder, listening to them without taking part.

"Your headache?" He asks in a whisper.

"Gone," I sigh. "Probably something to do with the mind-linking as well..."

I keep thinking about what Bonnie suggested. What if that girl, whoever it was, was really part of my family? Could we really be related? Our connection felt... real. Like something I had forgotten from long ago. I try to seek for remnants of that link, but my wolf is as clueless as I am. This is so strange...

Joseph and Micah come home, and everyone turns to them. Micah is in his wolf form, and completely soaked. Bonnie immediately brings him one of the towels to help her blind brother get his fur dry. Joseph, too, gets a towel for his hair. "Something happened."

"Elena's fine, dad," says Ben.

"It's not about Elena. Or Diego. Something's up with the Blood Moon Pack, they've gone crazy."

I immediately get worried, thinking about Nate.

"Crazy?"

"Yeah. Clark and Xavier are freaking out. Their whole Clan is running through the streets of Silver City. They are growling at all the borders like they are going to trespass. Rumor has it they already went to the Gold Moon and Jade Moon territories, totally unannounced."

"Moon Goddess... Could those be Clans who refused to meet them? Is it a punitive expedition?" Murmurs Abigail, looking horrified.

"No, they met with the Jade Moon last Saturday."

A few of the siblings realize I shouldn't know that information and send me a glance, but Abigail is totally focused on the matter.

"Do you think they will attack?" Asks Ben.

"I don't know, son. This is a first, no one knows what to do. The King hasn't said a thing, and their people don't tell us anything either. With so many people running around, it's chaotic outside, Clark sent everyone home for now."

They keep arguing for a few seconds about what could be going on, but I slowly walk away, followed right away by Danny. I take out my phone.

"Who are you... Moon Goddess, you're calling him?" Whispers Danny.

I just not and press the buttons. Moon Goddess, I'm calling him at such a time when I haven't replied to his text for days... It rings for a while. Could it be he's really not available? Or injured? I'm making up all kinds of stupid scenarios for a while, but Nate doesn't

answer.

"What the hell!" I growl, frustrated.

"He's not picking up?"

"No..."

I try to call him again, with no result. I give up and just send a text, asking him to call me as soon as he can. Is he ignoring me, maybe? Daniel pushes me back to the salon, where Joseph and Levi are arguing about what to do. "What if they attack!"

"Levi, Xavier said to stay home. Nothing's happened, for now, so we stay home and we wait. Maybe it's just an issue with their pack." "But our borders...!"

"They're staying on their land, and they are not menacing us. Now calm down, you're only going to worry everyone twice worse. Ben, Bonnie, Micah, you three go upstairs. It's late already."

The three younger siblings obey right away, leaving the room even if it's not actually that late. Abigail gets up to call Rachael. I sigh and sit back on the couch, curling up on my corner. What the heck is going on...? Unhappy, Levi leaves, followed by his Dad, leaving me and Daniel alone.

"Moon Goddess, that's way too many emotions for one day," sighs Daniel, taking some of my hot chocolate.

I couldn't say better... I keep looking at my phone, hoping to hear from Nate. I'm dozing off when it finally vibrates a few minutes later.

"Elena?"

"Moon Goddess, Nate, what's going on? Are you okay?"

"What? Yes, I'm fine... It's a bit chaotic here."

"They say your pack is at our borders!" I whisper, hoping no one but Daniel can hear my conversation.

"It's okay, Elena, we are going back now. Something happened, I... I might not be available for a few days. I'll be in the hospital, so I can't really call you whenever I want, but..."

"Moon Goddess, the Hospital? Are you injured?"

"No, no, not me, don't worry. Someone, huh... Close. I have to watch over them for a while. Just... Don't worry, okay? I promise I'll call you later."

I finally calm down a bit, leaving out a sigh of relief.

"Okay... Anytime you want."

I hear him chuckle.

"It's nice..."

"What?"

"Having you worry about me. I thought we were fighting."

I blush, remembering the last time we actually spoke...

"We're not... fighting. I just said I needed a break... To cool off."

I'm dying of embarrassment, and Daniel is looking at me like I'm crazy too. He kicks my leg, mimicking "you i***t" with his lips. I know, I'm acting like one. Nathaniel stays silent for a while too, making it even worse if possible.

"...A break. Okay. Well, I guess I need my share of the break for now too. But I'll definitely contact you later... If it's fine with you?" He asks

Facing me, Daniel is repeatedly gesturing a big cross sign with his arms and whispering "no, no!". I ignore him.

"Okay. Later then."

"Later. Take care."

I hang up and bury my head in the cushion.

I'm definitely an i***t.