Blessed Luna Rising - Chapter 14: Chapter 14
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Tara’ POV
I can’t believe how much my life has changed in less than a week. Friday afternoon I was a lowly servant girl for a cruel Alpha family that abused me physically, mentally, emotionally, and sexually. Now I’m the future Luna of the Mystic Crystal pack. I’m the mate to Alpha Killian Walker… CEO of Walker Engineering. I have all the best shoes, clothes, makeup, skincare, hygiene, and gadgets. I have a freaking promise ring from my mate and diamonds and pearls to boot. I’m smiling to myself while I look at my ring when a knock at the door interrupts my thoughts. I look to Killian and his eyes cloud over briefly. When he comes back he’s frustrated and I can feel it in my chest as if the frustration were my own.
“It’s my parents. They’d like to meet you if it’s okay with you.” he says looking at me apologetically.
“Now? But I’m a mess… I’m not ready.” I say beginning to panic and he holds my hands to steady me.
“You are beautiful. You don’t need to get dressed up and done up for anyone but yourself. I’d be happy if you looked just like this for the rest of our lives.” he says genuinely. I do a pouty lip because that was so cute and give him a chaste kiss.
“Okay. Let’s do it.” I say confidently. He smiles and walks to the door. He takes one big deep breath and opens it. A woman roughly 5 feet 10 inches tall with long chestnut brown hair and hazel eyes walks in first. Obviously must be his mother. She smiles at me and immediately I see where he gets his smile from. Shortly after a man as tall as Killian with dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He’s got a beard like Killian does but his is peppered with grey all through the dark brown. He smiles at me and I’m almost overwhelmed with emotions. It’s been a long time since I had parents and they were going to be just that.
“Oh dear, you’re so beautiful.” the woman says.
“I’m Elora, Killian’s mother, and I’ve been waiting for this day for years.” she says as she bends down to embrace me in a hug.
“I tried to get him to take a chosen mate but he wouldn’t and now that he’s found you, I see how wrong I was. My name is Winston and I’m Killian’s father.” the man says as he kisses the back of my hand.
“Thank you both. My name is Tara Lancaster.” I say with a smile on my face. I see Elora look at the table and then up to Killian.
“What is this?” she says almost annoyed.
“It’s my stuff. I’ve never owned my own things before and Killian wanted me to start my new life spoiled rotten.” I say as I walk to Killian and wrap my arms around is waist. I feel his body relax under me as he wraps his arms around me.
“I came with nothing and now I have everything thanks to my wonderful Alpha here.” I say to Elora as I pat Killian’s abdomen. She smiles and just watches us together with tears in her eyes.
“I always knew you’d be an amazing mate to our future Luna but you’ve exceeded even my imagination. She’s a good one and a beautiful one. I’m so happy for you, son.” she said to Killian. He smiles and nods at her but as he is getting ready to show them out, Freya is at our door with dinner. We bid his mother and father goodnight and take our dinner back to our table.
“This looks amazing, Killian.” I say excitedly about the food in front of me. He looks at me a little sad and I know it’s because normal people that weren’t abused would not be so excited over such a simple meal but I was only ever allowed whatever was leftover at Flaming Fangs. That meant I usually only ate at school, unfortunately.
“This is just meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese, corn casserole, and dinner rolls with cinnamon honey butter.” he says pointing to his plate.
“I know! I’ve just never eaten this well. Let’s dig in!” I say and start eating bites of everything as fast as I can. It takes me MAYBE 20 minutes to finish my plate and I’m done, I’m exhausted. I excuse myself from the table and lay on the bed to watch TV and slowly drift into a wonderful food coma slumber.
Killian’s POV
I couldn’t help but smile at the tiny she-wolf that just ate as much as an Alpha unconscious in the bed. It hurts my heart that this is her first time experiencing what is so normal to me but she’ll be treated this way for the rest of her life now. I finish my food and quietly leave the room to take our plates to the kitchen. When I turned the corner into the kitchen, Ms. Shirley is still there.
“What are you still doing in here?” I asked her. She jumped startled by my sudden presence and laughs at herself a bit.
“I was waiting for you two to finish your dinner so I could put the Luna’s leftovers away and clean the dishes but it looks like a certain Alpha finished her food.” she smirks as she takes the plates from me.
“No ma’am. She basically inhaled the plate. Ms. Shirley, she was so excited she couldn’t stop herself.” I say feeling a bit amused and a bit sad.
“But she ate every bit and it only took her like 17 minutes from the time we sat down to the time she was done.” I continue before I can dwell too long.
“That girl is lucky you found her, Alpha Killian. She’s so thin and the scars are deep. She might not have made it much longer if you hadn’t gone to Flaming Fangs.” Ms. Shirley says gently and genuinely. She reaches out and squeezes my hand.
“We’ll get some meat on her bones, some love in her heart, and some confidence in her soul now that she’s where she belongs. Don’t you worry about her.” she says with the sweetest smile.
“Thank you, Ms. Shirley. You’ve always been like an extra mother to all the pack members.” I say as I squeeze her hand back. I let her hand go and stand up to head back up to my mate but just as I hit my floor, Nicole bounces up behind me.
“Hey man, should we get everything in order for the challenge so you’re prepared tomorrow?” he asks me and even though I know I should, I just want to be in the bed with my mate.
“Yeah, I guess we should. Let’s do it now while Tara is in her food coma.” I say and we walk to my office. I pull out my notepad so I can take notes and our meeting begins.
“I was thinking the challenge should take place on neutral grounds so no one has the home advantage. What do you think?” he asks me getting right to the point. This is one of the reasons Nicole is such a good Beta. Business is business and he wants it addressed and handled before anything else.
“That sounds good. Do you have any locations in mind?” I ask him.
“Why not ask Elder Zaccheaus if we can do it at the Committee of Elders packlands?” he says and I’m kind of shocked. Why didn’t I think of that? It’s smack in the middle of the drive to Flaming Fangs. I nod with an impressed smirk on my face.
“That’s a great idea. I’ll call him in the morning.” I say. I set an alarm in my phone to remind me so I don’t forget after sleeping with Tara all night.
“Okay so date, time, and terms of the challenge.” Nicole says with finality. He looks tired. He must want to go to bed but want to get this done first.
“I’ll challenge him tomorrow. We will set the challenge fight for next Sunday at noon. I don’t really think killing the old man is punishment enough but being stripped of his title, rank, and banished to be a rogue is so we will fight until one of us pins the other for 5 seconds three times.” I say and Nicole nods as he listens.
“Sounds good man. I’m gonna go hit the hay. I’m really beat.” he says and I follow him out of my office. I lock the door behind me and tell Nicole good night before heading to my bedroom.
When I walk in my miniature mate is spread out like a starfish in my bed. Her hair scattered across both pillows and her mouth wide open with a hint of drool escaping the corner of her mouth. That’s one hell of a food coma. I laugh quietly and head to the closet to change into my basketball shorts for bed. I brush my teeth and then climb into the roughly 9 inches of bed available to me. She rolls when she feels me get into bed and suddenly she is face me with her head under my chin and one leg intertwined with mine. I smile at her beautiful still sleeping face and how comfortable she is snuggled up to me. I wrap my arm around her waist and breathe in her scent until I drift off to sleep as well.
I can’t believe how much my life has changed in less than a week. Friday afternoon I was a lowly servant girl for a cruel Alpha family that abused me physically, mentally, emotionally, and sexually. Now I’m the future Luna of the Mystic Crystal pack. I’m the mate to Alpha Killian Walker… CEO of Walker Engineering. I have all the best shoes, clothes, makeup, skincare, hygiene, and gadgets. I have a freaking promise ring from my mate and diamonds and pearls to boot. I’m smiling to myself while I look at my ring when a knock at the door interrupts my thoughts. I look to Killian and his eyes cloud over briefly. When he comes back he’s frustrated and I can feel it in my chest as if the frustration were my own.
“It’s my parents. They’d like to meet you if it’s okay with you.” he says looking at me apologetically.
“Now? But I’m a mess… I’m not ready.” I say beginning to panic and he holds my hands to steady me.
“You are beautiful. You don’t need to get dressed up and done up for anyone but yourself. I’d be happy if you looked just like this for the rest of our lives.” he says genuinely. I do a pouty lip because that was so cute and give him a chaste kiss.
“Okay. Let’s do it.” I say confidently. He smiles and walks to the door. He takes one big deep breath and opens it. A woman roughly 5 feet 10 inches tall with long chestnut brown hair and hazel eyes walks in first. Obviously must be his mother. She smiles at me and immediately I see where he gets his smile from. Shortly after a man as tall as Killian with dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He’s got a beard like Killian does but his is peppered with grey all through the dark brown. He smiles at me and I’m almost overwhelmed with emotions. It’s been a long time since I had parents and they were going to be just that.
“Oh dear, you’re so beautiful.” the woman says.
“I’m Elora, Killian’s mother, and I’ve been waiting for this day for years.” she says as she bends down to embrace me in a hug.
“I tried to get him to take a chosen mate but he wouldn’t and now that he’s found you, I see how wrong I was. My name is Winston and I’m Killian’s father.” the man says as he kisses the back of my hand.
“Thank you both. My name is Tara Lancaster.” I say with a smile on my face. I see Elora look at the table and then up to Killian.
“What is this?” she says almost annoyed.
“It’s my stuff. I’ve never owned my own things before and Killian wanted me to start my new life spoiled rotten.” I say as I walk to Killian and wrap my arms around is waist. I feel his body relax under me as he wraps his arms around me.
“I came with nothing and now I have everything thanks to my wonderful Alpha here.” I say to Elora as I pat Killian’s abdomen. She smiles and just watches us together with tears in her eyes.
“I always knew you’d be an amazing mate to our future Luna but you’ve exceeded even my imagination. She’s a good one and a beautiful one. I’m so happy for you, son.” she said to Killian. He smiles and nods at her but as he is getting ready to show them out, Freya is at our door with dinner. We bid his mother and father goodnight and take our dinner back to our table.
“This looks amazing, Killian.” I say excitedly about the food in front of me. He looks at me a little sad and I know it’s because normal people that weren’t abused would not be so excited over such a simple meal but I was only ever allowed whatever was leftover at Flaming Fangs. That meant I usually only ate at school, unfortunately.
“This is just meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese, corn casserole, and dinner rolls with cinnamon honey butter.” he says pointing to his plate.
“I know! I’ve just never eaten this well. Let’s dig in!” I say and start eating bites of everything as fast as I can. It takes me MAYBE 20 minutes to finish my plate and I’m done, I’m exhausted. I excuse myself from the table and lay on the bed to watch TV and slowly drift into a wonderful food coma slumber.
Killian’s POV
I couldn’t help but smile at the tiny she-wolf that just ate as much as an Alpha unconscious in the bed. It hurts my heart that this is her first time experiencing what is so normal to me but she’ll be treated this way for the rest of her life now. I finish my food and quietly leave the room to take our plates to the kitchen. When I turned the corner into the kitchen, Ms. Shirley is still there.
“What are you still doing in here?” I asked her. She jumped startled by my sudden presence and laughs at herself a bit.
“I was waiting for you two to finish your dinner so I could put the Luna’s leftovers away and clean the dishes but it looks like a certain Alpha finished her food.” she smirks as she takes the plates from me.
“No ma’am. She basically inhaled the plate. Ms. Shirley, she was so excited she couldn’t stop herself.” I say feeling a bit amused and a bit sad.
“But she ate every bit and it only took her like 17 minutes from the time we sat down to the time she was done.” I continue before I can dwell too long.
“That girl is lucky you found her, Alpha Killian. She’s so thin and the scars are deep. She might not have made it much longer if you hadn’t gone to Flaming Fangs.” Ms. Shirley says gently and genuinely. She reaches out and squeezes my hand.
“We’ll get some meat on her bones, some love in her heart, and some confidence in her soul now that she’s where she belongs. Don’t you worry about her.” she says with the sweetest smile.
“Thank you, Ms. Shirley. You’ve always been like an extra mother to all the pack members.” I say as I squeeze her hand back. I let her hand go and stand up to head back up to my mate but just as I hit my floor, Nicole bounces up behind me.
“Hey man, should we get everything in order for the challenge so you’re prepared tomorrow?” he asks me and even though I know I should, I just want to be in the bed with my mate.
“Yeah, I guess we should. Let’s do it now while Tara is in her food coma.” I say and we walk to my office. I pull out my notepad so I can take notes and our meeting begins.
“I was thinking the challenge should take place on neutral grounds so no one has the home advantage. What do you think?” he asks me getting right to the point. This is one of the reasons Nicole is such a good Beta. Business is business and he wants it addressed and handled before anything else.
“That sounds good. Do you have any locations in mind?” I ask him.
“Why not ask Elder Zaccheaus if we can do it at the Committee of Elders packlands?” he says and I’m kind of shocked. Why didn’t I think of that? It’s smack in the middle of the drive to Flaming Fangs. I nod with an impressed smirk on my face.
“That’s a great idea. I’ll call him in the morning.” I say. I set an alarm in my phone to remind me so I don’t forget after sleeping with Tara all night.
“Okay so date, time, and terms of the challenge.” Nicole says with finality. He looks tired. He must want to go to bed but want to get this done first.
“I’ll challenge him tomorrow. We will set the challenge fight for next Sunday at noon. I don’t really think killing the old man is punishment enough but being stripped of his title, rank, and banished to be a rogue is so we will fight until one of us pins the other for 5 seconds three times.” I say and Nicole nods as he listens.
“Sounds good man. I’m gonna go hit the hay. I’m really beat.” he says and I follow him out of my office. I lock the door behind me and tell Nicole good night before heading to my bedroom.
When I walk in my miniature mate is spread out like a starfish in my bed. Her hair scattered across both pillows and her mouth wide open with a hint of drool escaping the corner of her mouth. That’s one hell of a food coma. I laugh quietly and head to the closet to change into my basketball shorts for bed. I brush my teeth and then climb into the roughly 9 inches of bed available to me. She rolls when she feels me get into bed and suddenly she is face me with her head under my chin and one leg intertwined with mine. I smile at her beautiful still sleeping face and how comfortable she is snuggled up to me. I wrap my arm around her waist and breathe in her scent until I drift off to sleep as well.
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