Nic.. my sweet brother. My mates brother as well.. it still seems so weird how my mate and I share a sibling but we are of no blood relation ourself. Its almost borderline įnçęsstt but not really. Not at all.. its just.. strange.

Nic has been training with Blake.. living with him the past week. I think its good for the both of them. I know Blake has to be lonely across the lake, his wolf never interacting with other wolves. This also gives him a chance to better know his biological son and at the same time, helps Nic tame his wolf.

I have yet to see the outcome of that training but it didn't seem like he needed much. Not as much as Zaryn went throug. Eden had told me all about how Zaryn used to be after i left. How agressive he always was.. how no one could be around him for too long because his wolf was always on high alert. Eyes always assesing. Paranoid.

Nic is a trueborn Alpha blood. First born. He seemed to handle it better than what i hear Zaryn handled it but still... i know he hurts. He had his moments of lashing out at others but I never witnessed it. Towards me, he seemed...himself. sad. But still himself.

Which reminded me...

Grace.

My eyes wandered over the throng of mingling wolves and i spotted Grace immediately, laughing with a group of wolves from Blue Moon, her home pack. Those wolves didn't find their mates today like many others... i knew a few of them from my stay at Blue Moon.

Grace was hard not to notice in her neon pink shirt. It was amazing how much she has changed. How much she has accomplished with her training and therapy. She seemed to glow with happiness but i could always see the pain behind her eyes. That pain that comes with not having your mate when you bear his mark. I couldn't fathom how she was able to be okay. Even when i was okay, i was never okay.

Had she wondered about Nic? She seemed so determined last night when she spoke of him. While she was healing, he had been withering and lashing out until our talk. When i told him to man the hell up, i saw that decision click inside him. He wanted his mate. He was ready to be better for her .. to get her back. I just wondered where she stood on that. She has the option of finding another with her one sided mark, i never did. But Nic believes in mates.. just like all of Crescent Moon.

Grace would laugh at something another wolf said before her eyes would dart to the woods. The same place Gabriel kept looking. The exact spot i knew Nic and Blake were lying in wait.

Grace didnt know Nic was there but im sure he saw her through the crowd.. spotted her in that neon pink shirt. Im sure she felt that warm sensation a mate gets when the other has their eyes trained on their skin.. that pull you get from the bond.

That kind of sensation is one you cant misinterpret...

I wonder if she knew what that feeling was from this far away? The tingles lessen slightly the further you are away from your mate.. she seemed intrigued as she frowned at the trees curiously.

I let out an audible sigh to which Zaryn glanced at me, a tight smile on his lips. He could feel what i felt.. the nervousness. The wolf watching kept me from drowning in boredom but in the back of my mind, I knew anything could happen and it would.

We were waiting for someone to make their move... anyone.

And little did Zaryn know, i was not going to hide away like some coward. My eyes fell to my stomach and I breathed out.

Im pregnant. I do have to be careful but wolves are tough.

Squeals erupted from a female as her mate chased her around, both laughing. I had to smile at that. My wolf felt a sense of leadership.. a motherly instinct already kicking inside of us, she was proud to see her pack happy.

Members from blue moon, dark moon and Crescent moon played well together.. everyone laughing, eating, smiling, joking. It was a celebration. A lot more wolves found their mates today but there were plenty who didn't but they still enjoyed themselves. We gained a lot of Dark moon females which is good.. more warriors to train our others. I smiled at the thought of our pack becoming a strong unit. A family.

My attention was severed from watching of mingling wolves by a loud snap, sounding to the left of me.. down a little ways.

Zaryn turned his head at the same time as I to see Gabriel.. a stick in each of his clenched fists. I was sure that those two ends used to be one whole. Penelope's eyes widened, watching her true mate glare harshly ahead.. muscles coiling beneath his forearms. Veins pulsing out of his neck. His eyes were trained on a certain couple.

Eden and Conrad.

They were kissing. Conrad's hand on her cheek sweetly..

Zaryn and I watched on, noticing Maxim had also witnessed the endearing kiss as well as Grabriel's tiny outburst. Everyone else was clueless as to what was happening.

Maxim's jaw was clenched, his features set in a hard line witnessing Eden and Conrad's kiss. I wondered why he was so smitten?

He leaned over to Gabriel, whispering harshly as Zaryn paid attention, his worry seeping through the bond.

"You think he will do something?" I whispered quietly to him.He shook his head, finger to his lips telling me to be quiet.

Gabriel growled at what Maxim said and hauled a bewildered Penelope up gently by her arm, storming off in a blind rage. He obviously held so much anger inside him against Conrad. More so than what he let on to. I dont think he would have been so angry if Eden wasn't involved.. but seeing the man who was mated to his sister, who destroyed her emotionally - sitting here with another female, happy?

It angered him beyond words. He expected Conrad to still be alone and miserable.

Maxim sighed, rubbing a large hand down his face and i felt Zaryn calm down a little.

"Everything okay?" Zaryn rose his brow to Maxim.

He peered over at us, crystal eyes lost.. tension in the air. "Yeah. Its fine. He's just hormonal." He chuckled breifly, but his eyes met mine for a breif moment and i knew. I knew that he was also upset over the situation but there's no way he would ever let it be known. His lips pursed as he looked away..

Zaryn nodded to himself, his hand still intertwined with mine.

"Is he gonna be a problem?" Dad voiced his concern. I turned, seeing both mom and dad looking expectantly at Zaryn. I wondered if they saw what i saw.

"Its fine." Zaryn sighed, clearly ready for this picnic to be overwith. I could see the wolf pacing in his mind.. weary yet ready.

It was one thing to battle but another entirely to go to war. We were all wating... wondering who would start it, what would cause it, when it would happen and why.

I felt Zaryn lean in, pressing his lips to my temple. Before he could pull away, i reached up and pecked him on the lips. One thing i worried about was my loved one getting hurt. Especially Zaryn. Myself? I did worry about our pup. Im not sure how to be a mom and i dont know how i should feel but i do know that my wolf is pushing me to be more motherly.. pushing us to be a true Luna.

I wont be a martyr but i do want to make sure my loved ones are safe and if the moon has given me that power then I should use it.

A females frantic scream broke us out of our thoughts, our chairs knocking over as we all jumped up swiftly.. looking for the threat.

"Is this is it?" It was barely whispered from my lips, my heart hammering swifly in my chest like a hummingbirds.

Zaryn's eyes widened a bit, looking down at me before searching the feild in front of us, the scream sounding again only louder this time. Maxim and Conrad were both on their feet, eyes on the female in question.

It was a Blue Moon female.. screaming her lungs out, crying as her new mate, a Dark Moon male, was yelling something at her. She was crying, shaking her head but the males hand was wrapped around her bicep, jerking as he growled out more words at her.

Immediately Zaryn, Conrad and Maxim were running toward the scene, my dad staying behind probably to protect me and mom.

I edged closer, out of pure curiosity.. i had to know what was happening.. it was an urge i couldnt describe. My wolf didn't like seeing a female being mistreated by her male even if it was just a little grabbing.

All three Alphas were there in seconds as the male screamed out saying, "who!? Who was it!?? Tell me!?"

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?" Zaryn's voice boomed, shocking the irate male enough to let the crying female go.. his eyes enraged. He ignored Zaryn, looking straight to Maxim.

"Alpha, she's been with another!" He roared, "My mate has been defiled! Its in my right to take out the threat. Your rules." The male growled, huffed and puffed like the big bad wolf he thought he was.. his chest heaving, eyes flashing dangerously.

Maxim snarled, "Stand down!"

The male in question's shoulder hunched slightly but you could tell he was beyond angry..

"Marissa come here now!" Conrad barked to the crying female who tucked her head down and shuffled over to her Alpha. I couldn't hear the discussion they were having from where i stood because Maxim's voice carried over Conrads but he seemed to be questioning her lightly.. soothing her. She leaned into him, showing he was on her side.

All Dark Moon males began shouting things at their females, the females becoming scared.. whimpering. Agression filled the atmosphere and my wolf was ready to pounce on anything that came close to us..

All the packs Alpha's stepped in.. Maxim ordering Dark moon to be silent, Conrad commanding his females to straighten up and stop sniveling..

Zaryn didnt have to do anything because our pack was well behaved but we did have some males from Crescent Moon trying to defend our packs females to their shouting mates - because our pack isn't loose.

It was chaos.. this one pair of mates, a Dark moon male realising his Blue moon female was already deflowered.. that caused the uproar. The rest of Dark Moon males questioning their mates on their virtue. Crying and screaming from those that were terrified.. some innocent Crescent moon females and some guilty Blue moons.

"EVERYONE SHUT THE FÙÇKk UP!!!' Maxim bellowed in his Alpha tone.. the flashing in his eyes a warning to all.

Everything became quiet after those Alpha commands but the diabolical energy in the atmosphere vibrated the air with negativity that kept me on edge.

"Honey." Mom put her hand on my shoulder but i spared her no glance. "Come back over here with your father and I. He doesnt like you this close."

"Im fine mom. Shh." I waved her off dismissively. I was only a few meters away.

Eden and Grace had made their way over to me, huddling at my sides. Outrage in Edens body language while watching what happens to loose females who have mates.

"What is the fùçkinnng problem!?" Alpha Maxim screamed out at his males who all flinched under his scrutinizing glare.

No one said a word. No one but one male who stepped forth. Dark hair.. even darker eyes. Scars all over him. I remember him... from Dark Moon. Their best warrior.

His chocolate eyes shone with malice as he bravely spoke, "These Blue Moon females are all defiled! How can we take mates with no virtue!? This is the way their Alpha runs their pack!?" He asked, incredulously.

Conrad's nose flared, "Are you a virgin, pup?" He growled.. gritting his teeth.

The male, Sam, curled his nose up. "Of course im fùçkinnng not!"

Maxim chuckled darkly, "Then i really dont see your complaint. Neither of you have your virtue. Good for you. All of you males listen to me and listen good! My father may have ran this pack another way but this is my pack now! Has been for years! Blue Moon is... more free in how they live." His glare shifted to Conrad. "But any one of you who even think about rejecting your mate will be punished! I want no one to question their female! She is yours now and no one elses. If you males are without your virtue- you have no case!!" He boomed.

Conrad watched Maxim, his head raised.. eyes approving. Zaryn hung back, as the hosting Alpha, waiting for when or if he was needed. Our pack was behaving.. no need for any ruthleseness on his part.

Just yet.

Sam stepped forth, "the rules state its in our right to challenge and kill whoever has touched our females!" He roared, angry.

Maxim charged up to him, jerking him by the ear as he winced. "And i said there will be no fighting on Alpha X's land!!! Do i make myself clear!?" He spat.. veins prominent.

Sam nodded while wincing and Maxim shoved him away, turning on his heal.. "Anyone who starts a fight today will be dealt with by me personally, Dark moon! So I would tread carefully!" Maxim was a force to be reckoned with.. his energy so tangible that Eden had even began to notice.

Zaryn stepped forward, in his role of Alpha X, "Any of Dark Moon who has a Crescent moon mate!" His deep voice carried, "Your mate is most likely with her virtue intact! Offenses from my own pack members will be dealt with by me, Blue moons by Alpha Conrad, and Dark Moons by Alpha Maxim. However you are on my land. Listen to your Alpha's and live to see another day!." He ordered through his Alpha tone.. all the Crescent Moon wolves nodding their heads.

Gabriel appeared out of nowhere, standing in front of where i stood, fury in those toxic eyes which were glowing with his wolf. My eyes widened in surprise, my wolf on guard, but his eyes were not for me.

Of course. I resemble his dead sister. One of them anyway. He held no wrath for me.. it was for Eden.

He growled, towering over us and snatched Eden by the hair, pulling her so her back was into his chest.Eden's eyes went wide. "Fùçkking get off of me!!!!" She screamed. "CONRAD!!!!"

My eyes widened as he turned her for the entire feild of wolves to see.. seething mad. Conrad growled furiously as Eden struggled in Gabriels grip. Automatically moving forward, something inside me snapped. I was seeing red. That is my friend.!

A hand wrapped around my waist. My dad. He pulled me back against him and i was forced to watch the show. I knew everything was falling into place now.