The Unclaimed Human Luna
Chapter 79

Conner POV

Conner watched El sit in his father’s office on the lounge where he had directed her to sit. It was just after lunch, getting her into this office had not been easy, even the open channel from Petal to Atlas showed him that Petal didn’t intend to present herself to his father, didn’t believe that she had to at all.

Was of the same opinion as El, was not his pack member to order around, she understood that Logan was Conner’s father and the current Alpha to the wolfen pack she was now in, but he was not her Alpha. Petal listened when Logan spoke to her but didn’t seem to really care about his words all that much. Appeared to be annoyed with him as much as El was.

He saw his father sigh and let it go for the moment. Conner had never really seen him do that before; let go of something he thought he was right to do. It was interesting, El didn’t so much as stare him down, just shook her head and stated “I can’t make Petal do anything, she doesn’t want to. So, no.”

Petal, who normally was the ever-present chatterbox, was currently quiet. Not even Atlas liked it, his own wolf thought that something was wrong with his Mate. Though they knew what she was, she had no fight training, neither did El for that matter, he’d not broached the subject with her yet. But was going to have to train her, didn’t know if that was going to go down so well.

But he could see his father at some point getting so ticked off that he was going to wolf out on her, likely before he understood what she was. He was curious himself as to if Petal would appear in full form or just roll her aura at his beast and make him submit to El’s human form.

After a full minute of silence, he heard his father sigh once again, watched his blue eyes move right towards him and Conner shook his head but said nothing. He was not going to make her do anything she didn’t want to. When he and El were in charge, this pack was undergoing a massive overhaul. Everyone would be able to have that freedom she had so longed for. That freedom he and his unit had actually tasted while away from this pack hunting for her.

“El let’s talk about your mother then.” He said, gaining her full attention now, “I’d like to start with letting you know what the pack doctor has decided for your mother’s health and wellbeing.” At her nod he went on “Dr Jeanie does not think your mother should deliver naturally, will be having a c-section.”

“When?” El asked. Right away, she’d asked about that herself, and didn’t think childbirth was something that her own mother was well enough to go through.

“She is not sure at this point. If your little sister doesn’t grow anymore she can safely carry her to full term, but…”

Conner sat next to El and both he and Atlas could feel a little anxiety coming from both El and Petal. More so, Petal who had just gotten her mother, and not once had she stopped Petal from talking a mile a minute about anything she wanted to talk about. Appeared to just love her as much as El did. That made him wonder if it was just him that couldn’t handle it. Was it because Atlas was quiet most of the time, only spoke when he had something to say at all?

Though he had been more vocal with El here than he normally was. Even now, he just let Petal have free rein inside his mind to chat incessantly and he was happy to listen to her all day, liked that she talked all the time. He was happy all the time, chortled at things she said and called her his little flower all the time.

Conner slipped his hand into hers as she sighed, and tried to comfort her as a Mate would, with his presence and touch. She looked a little worried on the surface, and he knew she was. He and Atlas could feel it, that and she had voiced it as much when they’d left the hospital that first day. “But?” she asked softly, could hear the worry in that one word as she looked at his father.

Even saw his father register her concern. “To be honest with you, El, I think it would be better to do it earlier, within the week, for her health. I don’t want to lose Brit, I love her.” he looked tired and drained, her being not well for so long was starting to affect him and Hale, it seemed. “Alpha pups are strong and resilient, even if your little sister is delivered early she will be fine. She has a good strong heartbeat and the Doctor is happy with her development.”

“So, you’re telling me this because?”

“Because the doctor wants to wait as long as possible, but what I want is that the minute there are more growing pains, for the pack doctor to perform that c-section, without hesitation. I don’t like seeing her suffer anymore than you would. I think you need to be informed of the decision is all. She’s only a few weeks from full term by the look of it.”

El nodded “I don’t want to lose my mother, so if an early c-section is what you think is best, as her Mate, then push for it. I honestly don’t think she is well enough to go through labour. It looked like she was dying to me. I don’t want that.”

“Alright, I was hoping that you and I would be on the same page about this. It is good that we are, perhaps El, we could do that more often?”

“I will try to play nice, as mother puts it, for her sake. But I won’t be treated like I was the last time I was here.” She stated simply.

Saw his father’s eyes glaze over and then his whole body just shot up off the couch he was sitting on, knew something was wrong instantly, felt Atlas stand up inside his mind. They knew the first sign of trouble brewing.

Was connected to a pack wide mind-link a moment later ‘All pack members on alert, return to your homes. We have an unannounced nine-tailed Kitsune strolling across the western border into the pack, stay away. Leave it be, do not attack it.’

His eyes met Conner’s “Get the boys.”

“No need, that would be Sloan strolling into the pack.”

“Grandma’s here?” he watched El’s eyes widen and then she was up, could see the smile on her face now.

“What?” his father’s eyes moved from him right to El and he watched as it dawned on his father just what she was, watched that man’s eyes widen.

“Where Conner?” El asked him all excitedly, and he could feel Petal’s excitement, she was already talking a mile a minute, and before he could even answer her question. Her eyes were glazed over, and he realised it was likely Sloan, they were of the same pack, she was in mind-linking range to El.

Even his father was watching on as she smiled so big, lit up her whole face. Goddess, she was beautiful when so filled with excitement and happiness.

“El go.” He voiced to her. Both he and Atlas could feel Petal itching to rip out of El to head for her grandmother, likely wanted to present herself to the woman and her Kitsune. He understood that El and Sloan were close, had always been like that. A good family bond they had with each other and, from what he could tell, had been the same with her father. It was one of the reasons why coming here had been so hard for her.

She looked right at him for just a moment, and he couldn’t but help smiling up at her, just nodded and she was gone, just like at full Petal speed. Chuckled to himself as he got up, saw his father glare right at him “She’s a kitsune?”

“Yes, and it’s her choice to show you or not. To tell you what she is or not? Outranks even me father.” He stated simply as he strolled out the door, “You might want to present yourself to Sloan on the front step. Formally so, she is Alpha Luna ranked, as El could be if she chooses to be.”

He could hear his father walking behind him, the man’s unit were already in the foyer of the pack house. They all looked right at him more than shocked and he could see why as he stepped outside and found El’s torn clothing on the front steps had shifted and they had likely seen her.

Adam, Cameron and Braydon were all headed this way. He could feel it, could also feel pack members on the move mind-linked to them all. “Please relax everyone, there is nothing to fear, the white Kitsune on pack territory is the future Luna, Eliza’s grandmother Sloan, coming to see her granddaughter, for the first time since gaining her Kitsune herself.”

The feelings that came from the pack were fast and many, some laughed excitedly, others felt a little fear, but mostly it was pure curiosity, not often one got to see a Kitsune, let alone two in a lifetime. Or on pack territory. “Just go about your business as normal.” He encouraged them all.

Got one reply “Alpha can the children come see them.” it was Sage.

“I don’t see why not, by the packhouse front stairs.” He smiled, it would be an amazing sight. He didn’t think that Sloan would begrudge a bunch of children their excitement. Knew Petal wouldn’t, she was too happy and excited, and she had liked the kits back in her home pack. Likely would like wolfen little ones just as much.

He knew the moment El came face to face with her grandmother, Petal was instantly quiet, filled with respect, but the love that rolled off of her beast, made Atlas purr. Everyone looked at him and Adam shook his head.

“Conner?” his father asked. He’d never once heard Atlas purr before.

“Petal is open to Atlas at all times, he can feel her, what she is feeling. She just came face to face with her grandmother, it was a nice feeling.” He smiled to himself. “You’ll be respectful when they get here, right?”

“Like I have a choice, Conner,” he muttered.

Actually, heard the man’s entire unit chuckle. They all knew Logan was a complete control freak, and now he had no control at all. Likely Sloan would do and say as she pleased and roll her aura right at his father if she was unhappy about something, anything at all. He recalled Juliana stating Sloan would have just killed him, for Marking El that way, didn’t have the patience to wait it out, it seemed. Likely was one to act before thinking at times, though a retrieval specialist, she was very good at plotting and planning, and wondered just how many packs she’d been in. Who was she allied with over here and what if any council members knew of her?

The gypsy children all arrived first, running towards the packhouse, and were very excited. Sage strolled on past and pecked Adam on his cheek before heading off to be with her own. Her sisters were just as excited it seemed by this prospect.

He stood with his unit at the bottom of the stairs, while his father stood at the top along with his unit, showing the pack linage on display, who was the current reigning Alpha and that he was the heir.

Conner stood smiling at the Gypsy wolves. They were all talking quietly amongst themselves, excitedly and happy, caught the word Sloan and he realised they likely all knew her. He could see that all the children were excited and laughing.

It took a good 60 minutes more before he saw the two of them, and wasn’t it a sight, a fully grown white Kitsune with black tips on her tails, strolling out of the woods alongside Petals Melanistic Kitsune. He couldn’t but help smiling right at them. Sloan’s Kitsune was a good size bigger than Petal, at least a foot and a half taller.

He heard his father and the man’s entire unit suck in a breath at the sight of not just Sloan but Petal. It was magnificent to see them, filled him with pride to see Petal in full form, it would likely always amaze him. He could feel Atlas itching to be out of him to go and be with her and reminded him of formalities first. That Sloan was going to want to see him at some point, to just wait. There was nothing prettier than his Mate in her shifted form, stood watching as she walked this way, her tails all up and swirling about her.

Much the same as was her grandmothers Kitsune, likely didn’t even know they were doing that. Just happened naturally when they walked. An unconscious display of what they were and the power they held.

Smiled when, all of a sudden, all the gypsy wolfen children ran off yelling “Aunty Sloan.” And were all over her, chuckled himself at the sight of the youngest ones latching onto to her Kitsune’s tails and being dangled about in the air. Watched on as she pranced around with them, a full show of her strength on display. Before putting them down, they were running back squealing to the mothers and siblings, all happy and excited about being played with.