Blessed Luna Rising - Chapter 11: Chapter 11
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Tara’ POV
“Where should we start?” says Killian as he closes his office door. He immediately walks over to me and sits next to me on the sofa.
“You mentioned you had photographs and witnesses. I’d like to start there since we are here based on accusation against you. I would like to nullify that so we may address the obviously more pressing issue.” says the man called Elder Zaccheaus. Killian nods and he walks to his desk to grab a file. As he sits back down beside me, his eyes cloud over and soon afterwards Nicole, Ian, and Allen walk in the door.
“Arthur’s son, Gale, was holding my mate to the wall by her throat threatening to kill her if she did not reject me. My attack was not unprovoked.” Killian says very matter of factly.
“It’s true, sir. He threatened to kill me and…” I spoke suddenly and realized Killian might not have seen what his other hand was doing. My heart started racing. What if he rejects me? I can’t get lost in my thoughts for too long before his hand grabs mine.
“And what, dear?” Elder Zacchaeus says gently. I’m looking at my feet and the tears are building up. I don’t know him very well but I don’t want to lose him. What is this feeling? I look up and meet his eyes that are full of concern.
“And Gale was sticking his other hand down my pants…” I say quietly and look down. I hear a growl erupt from Killian and I can’t help but break down.
“Please don’t reject me. I didn’t want it. He’s been touching me since I was 15 years old but I have never asked for it. Some of my scars are from when I said no.” I say as I sob into Killian’s chest. He pulls my face back and looks me directly in the eyes. He wipes the tears from my face and brushes the hair out of my face so tenderly.
“None of this is your fault. I. Will. NEVER. Reject. You. Understand?” he says and as I nod he pulls me back in and holds me.
“I’m sorry, Miss Tara. You said you have scars?” Elder Gideon said and I nodded. I knew what was coming next. They want to see them to help the case. I look up at Killian to make sure it’s okay and without saying a word it’s like he knew what I needed and nodded at me.
I stood up and removed my shirt. I pointed at each scar and shared the memories that came with it. I took my pants off and showed the few scars I had on my legs from Gale’s claws. Once I had gone through the scars, I redressed myself but it was like I couldn’t stop talking and I spent the next 2 hours telling them some of the memories without physical scars.
“I… I think I need a break. I’m hungry and tired.” I say nervously as my heart starts to palpitate in my chest thinking about the next memory. I look to Killian and the Elders and realize that everyone had tear stained faces. My face turned red and my hands got clammy as I looked down at my feet.
“Miss Tara, you are the strongest she wolf I have ever laid eyes on. You don’t have to tell us anything further. Your testimony thus far, Alpha Killian’s testimony, Beta Nicole’s testimony, and the warriors testimonies on top of the pictures are more than enough.” said Elder Simeon as he held my hand.
“Alpha Killian, you have the permission of the Committee of Elders to challenge Alpha Arthur for his title and pack. Once you issue the challenge, we will need the date, time, and location to ensure proper procedures are followed.” Elder Zacchaeus says to Killian. Killian nods and thanks them. We all agree to have dinner in our rooms and the Elders have decided to leave in the morning so they would like to eat and go to sleep.
“You’re going to challenge him?” I say as he shuts his bedroom door. He nods as he sets our dinner on the table. I nod in return and sit down to eat. The food looks delicious but there’s a huge problem.
“Hey Killian… I hate to be a problem but I.. um.. I can’t eat this.” I say nervous that he’s going to be angry.
“Why not?” he says blatantly confused because I said I was hungry not even 10 minutes ago.
“It’s no big deal. I’m just super allergic to mushrooms.” I say and his eyes grow wide as silver dollars.
“I’m so sorry. Stay right here and I’ll get you some dinner.” he says and rushes out before I can respond. I stay at the table waiting for about 25 minutes and he comes in with a brand new plate of food without the mushroom sauce.
“Here you go, babe. I had Ms. Shirley get rid of all the mushroom things. We will need to go through and get all your allergies so I don’t lose you to food.” he says with a smirk. He walks to the closet as I’m eating and comes out with a blanket and grabs one of the extra pillows from the bed. As he walks toward the couch, I realize what he’s doing.
“Oh Killian, I’ve got that. I’ll fix my bed. Thank you though.” I say genuinely. He’s already done so much for me and I don’t want him to think he has to do everything for me. He looked at me with his face twisted and eyebrow raised.
“This is where I’m sleeping. You are sleeping in that bed.” he says pointing to the bed.
“But why? It’s your bed…” I say without thinking. He lets out a sigh and walks over to me.
“Our. It’s our bed and I don’t want to make you uncomfortable so I’m sleeping over there.” he says pointing to the couch. Lola whimpers in my head at the thought of him not being near me and, honestly, it kind of makes me sad too.
“Well… I mean… if it’s our bed… I don’t know… I was just thinking that maybe you could sleep in it… with me.” I say tripping over my words and stuttering like a fool. I look up from my plate of food and his smile is so wide and my chest tightens. He’s just so beautiful.
“I would really love that if you would let me, Tara.” and I nodded as I continued to play with my food and take small bites.
“Would you be interested in sitting in the bed with me and watching a movie while we talk and get to know each other?” he says hopefully and I think about it for a second longer before answering.
“Yeah, that sounds nice.” I say with a smile trying to remember everything Deidre, Serenity, and Freya said to me. I really want to embrace this new family I’ve come into. Killian’s smile could light up the whole packhouse as he puts the extra blanket and sheets away and tosses the pillow back on the bed.
I watch him as he moves around the bedroom tidying everything up. I didn’t think Alphas did that sort of thing.
“I didn’t know Alphas cleaned on their own.” I thought out loud to myself and he laughed out loud. I continued to eat as I listened to him laugh.
“I prefer to live in a clean home and I grew up knowing I would want to be an equal to my Luna in all ways. I also don’t require my pack members to clean my floor.” he said still chuckling to himself.
“Floor?” I said inquisitively. Omegas don’t only clean floors and surely he knows that. Now my face twists in confusion and I know he sees it because he laughs again.
“You’re awfully cute when you’re confused. This entire fourth floor of the packhouse is the Alpha quarters. Nicole gets the entire third floor. Jude gets the entire second floor. The ground floor is for visitors and pack members.” he explains and my jaw drops involuntarily earning another laugh from him.
“Oh wow. Well I have no problem cleaning the entire floor for you.” I say hoping he accepts my offer. He lets out a sigh and shakes his head with a sad smile.
“Did you get enough to eat?” he says and I realize I’ve eaten all my food and I’m just sitting at the table now. I nod and his eyes cloud over briefly before gathering our dinner dishes. There’s a quiet knock and he gives the dishes to the Omega on the other side. He then walks to the closet and comes out with no shirt and flannel pajama pants.
“Beautiful.” I whispered to myself but he heard me. Damn wolf hearing. He smiles and walks to me.
“You’re pretty beautiful yourself.” he says leaned over me and I blush. He kisses my forehead before standing me up from my seat to hug me.
“The girls left some pajamas in the bathroom. Go ahead and get changed. We’ll go shopping tomorrow and fill your side of everything.” he says while hugging me and I nod against his abdomen. I pulled away and went to the bathroom to find pajamas, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, and some skincare products with a note from Deidre on how to use them.
The bottom of the note said “Love you sis” and I smiled. Someone loves me. I throw on the pjs, brush my teeth, and wash my face before walking back out to get in bed. I walk out and Killian is already asleep so I quietly climb into the bed and lay down. Suddenly his big arm is around my waist and has me pulled tight to his chest.
“I love you, Tara.” he says in a sleepy voice before a quiet snore escapes his lips. He loves me? Holy cow… He loves me.
“Where should we start?” says Killian as he closes his office door. He immediately walks over to me and sits next to me on the sofa.
“You mentioned you had photographs and witnesses. I’d like to start there since we are here based on accusation against you. I would like to nullify that so we may address the obviously more pressing issue.” says the man called Elder Zaccheaus. Killian nods and he walks to his desk to grab a file. As he sits back down beside me, his eyes cloud over and soon afterwards Nicole, Ian, and Allen walk in the door.
“Arthur’s son, Gale, was holding my mate to the wall by her throat threatening to kill her if she did not reject me. My attack was not unprovoked.” Killian says very matter of factly.
“It’s true, sir. He threatened to kill me and…” I spoke suddenly and realized Killian might not have seen what his other hand was doing. My heart started racing. What if he rejects me? I can’t get lost in my thoughts for too long before his hand grabs mine.
“And what, dear?” Elder Zacchaeus says gently. I’m looking at my feet and the tears are building up. I don’t know him very well but I don’t want to lose him. What is this feeling? I look up and meet his eyes that are full of concern.
“And Gale was sticking his other hand down my pants…” I say quietly and look down. I hear a growl erupt from Killian and I can’t help but break down.
“Please don’t reject me. I didn’t want it. He’s been touching me since I was 15 years old but I have never asked for it. Some of my scars are from when I said no.” I say as I sob into Killian’s chest. He pulls my face back and looks me directly in the eyes. He wipes the tears from my face and brushes the hair out of my face so tenderly.
“None of this is your fault. I. Will. NEVER. Reject. You. Understand?” he says and as I nod he pulls me back in and holds me.
“I’m sorry, Miss Tara. You said you have scars?” Elder Gideon said and I nodded. I knew what was coming next. They want to see them to help the case. I look up at Killian to make sure it’s okay and without saying a word it’s like he knew what I needed and nodded at me.
I stood up and removed my shirt. I pointed at each scar and shared the memories that came with it. I took my pants off and showed the few scars I had on my legs from Gale’s claws. Once I had gone through the scars, I redressed myself but it was like I couldn’t stop talking and I spent the next 2 hours telling them some of the memories without physical scars.
“I… I think I need a break. I’m hungry and tired.” I say nervously as my heart starts to palpitate in my chest thinking about the next memory. I look to Killian and the Elders and realize that everyone had tear stained faces. My face turned red and my hands got clammy as I looked down at my feet.
“Miss Tara, you are the strongest she wolf I have ever laid eyes on. You don’t have to tell us anything further. Your testimony thus far, Alpha Killian’s testimony, Beta Nicole’s testimony, and the warriors testimonies on top of the pictures are more than enough.” said Elder Simeon as he held my hand.
“Alpha Killian, you have the permission of the Committee of Elders to challenge Alpha Arthur for his title and pack. Once you issue the challenge, we will need the date, time, and location to ensure proper procedures are followed.” Elder Zacchaeus says to Killian. Killian nods and thanks them. We all agree to have dinner in our rooms and the Elders have decided to leave in the morning so they would like to eat and go to sleep.
“You’re going to challenge him?” I say as he shuts his bedroom door. He nods as he sets our dinner on the table. I nod in return and sit down to eat. The food looks delicious but there’s a huge problem.
“Hey Killian… I hate to be a problem but I.. um.. I can’t eat this.” I say nervous that he’s going to be angry.
“Why not?” he says blatantly confused because I said I was hungry not even 10 minutes ago.
“It’s no big deal. I’m just super allergic to mushrooms.” I say and his eyes grow wide as silver dollars.
“I’m so sorry. Stay right here and I’ll get you some dinner.” he says and rushes out before I can respond. I stay at the table waiting for about 25 minutes and he comes in with a brand new plate of food without the mushroom sauce.
“Here you go, babe. I had Ms. Shirley get rid of all the mushroom things. We will need to go through and get all your allergies so I don’t lose you to food.” he says with a smirk. He walks to the closet as I’m eating and comes out with a blanket and grabs one of the extra pillows from the bed. As he walks toward the couch, I realize what he’s doing.
“Oh Killian, I’ve got that. I’ll fix my bed. Thank you though.” I say genuinely. He’s already done so much for me and I don’t want him to think he has to do everything for me. He looked at me with his face twisted and eyebrow raised.
“This is where I’m sleeping. You are sleeping in that bed.” he says pointing to the bed.
“But why? It’s your bed…” I say without thinking. He lets out a sigh and walks over to me.
“Our. It’s our bed and I don’t want to make you uncomfortable so I’m sleeping over there.” he says pointing to the couch. Lola whimpers in my head at the thought of him not being near me and, honestly, it kind of makes me sad too.
“Well… I mean… if it’s our bed… I don’t know… I was just thinking that maybe you could sleep in it… with me.” I say tripping over my words and stuttering like a fool. I look up from my plate of food and his smile is so wide and my chest tightens. He’s just so beautiful.
“I would really love that if you would let me, Tara.” and I nodded as I continued to play with my food and take small bites.
“Would you be interested in sitting in the bed with me and watching a movie while we talk and get to know each other?” he says hopefully and I think about it for a second longer before answering.
“Yeah, that sounds nice.” I say with a smile trying to remember everything Deidre, Serenity, and Freya said to me. I really want to embrace this new family I’ve come into. Killian’s smile could light up the whole packhouse as he puts the extra blanket and sheets away and tosses the pillow back on the bed.
I watch him as he moves around the bedroom tidying everything up. I didn’t think Alphas did that sort of thing.
“I didn’t know Alphas cleaned on their own.” I thought out loud to myself and he laughed out loud. I continued to eat as I listened to him laugh.
“I prefer to live in a clean home and I grew up knowing I would want to be an equal to my Luna in all ways. I also don’t require my pack members to clean my floor.” he said still chuckling to himself.
“Floor?” I said inquisitively. Omegas don’t only clean floors and surely he knows that. Now my face twists in confusion and I know he sees it because he laughs again.
“You’re awfully cute when you’re confused. This entire fourth floor of the packhouse is the Alpha quarters. Nicole gets the entire third floor. Jude gets the entire second floor. The ground floor is for visitors and pack members.” he explains and my jaw drops involuntarily earning another laugh from him.
“Oh wow. Well I have no problem cleaning the entire floor for you.” I say hoping he accepts my offer. He lets out a sigh and shakes his head with a sad smile.
“Did you get enough to eat?” he says and I realize I’ve eaten all my food and I’m just sitting at the table now. I nod and his eyes cloud over briefly before gathering our dinner dishes. There’s a quiet knock and he gives the dishes to the Omega on the other side. He then walks to the closet and comes out with no shirt and flannel pajama pants.
“Beautiful.” I whispered to myself but he heard me. Damn wolf hearing. He smiles and walks to me.
“You’re pretty beautiful yourself.” he says leaned over me and I blush. He kisses my forehead before standing me up from my seat to hug me.
“The girls left some pajamas in the bathroom. Go ahead and get changed. We’ll go shopping tomorrow and fill your side of everything.” he says while hugging me and I nod against his abdomen. I pulled away and went to the bathroom to find pajamas, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, and some skincare products with a note from Deidre on how to use them.
The bottom of the note said “Love you sis” and I smiled. Someone loves me. I throw on the pjs, brush my teeth, and wash my face before walking back out to get in bed. I walk out and Killian is already asleep so I quietly climb into the bed and lay down. Suddenly his big arm is around my waist and has me pulled tight to his chest.
“I love you, Tara.” he says in a sleepy voice before a quiet snore escapes his lips. He loves me? Holy cow… He loves me.
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