Chapter 10

Luna Kate POV:

Alpha Erick and Jason take care of the Weeping Wolf. Belle insists on helping them. Against my better judgment, I cave to her and Alpha Erick, allowing her to help with the burial of Sarah, the Weeping Wolf. My daughter is too young for all of this, but there is not a lot I can do about this. It is just the way things are for us right now.

Leah has the children while I try to collect myself after an eventful few days. I have to figure out a way to be a mother, an imperial, a wife and help Belle with all of her gifts, plus be the Luna to this pack. It has been a struggle, but sometimes I feel like I am doing a great job, and at other times, I am mostly struggling.

"My child," I hear someone call to me.

I am afraid to look. It does not sound like the Weeping Wolf. "Sarah," I say softly.

"No, it is mother," the voice says.

I look behind me to see Rainwater, my mother. "What do you want?" I ask her. I thought she was long gone, buried deep within the realm, but here she is calling to me.

"We are here to help you," the voice says. Tears begin to pool in my eyes and then slide down my cheek. I cannot do this today.

"Just go away," I say. I am done with everything.

"Listen to me, child," another voice call to me.

It is the Weeping Wolf, Sarah.

"Why?" Why did you let him kill you? Belle needed you," I scream at her. She knows we need her help, and she allowed all of this to happen.

"It was what had to happen. The wolf is coming, the healer, you have to help her. She carries within her Belle's future, take care of the healer. Do not let anything happen to her," Sarah begs me.

"Okay, but what is so important about the healer and Belle?" I ask.

"Belle knows everything, but you have to help Belle and the healer," Sarah says.

I turn away from Sarah and Rainwater. Why can I not have a normal life? I turn back to look at them, and they are both gone. I guess the only thing they wanted from me was for me to protect the healer. I hear Claudia crying and fussing. It is that time of the afternoon. I get up and go upstairs to take care of my child.

I go into Claudia's room and take her from her crib. I hold her close to me and rock her. The only thing that soothes her in the later afternoon is to be held and rocked. Leah comes into the room. "I can take her if you have something you need to do, Luna," Leah says.

"No, there is no other place I would rather be than here holding her," I say. I rock Claudia alone, humming and singing to her.

"She is beautiful," A fragile voice says. I look over to see her, my mother peering at me.

"I cannot handle you right now, mother. I have a lot on my plate," I say to her sternly, hoping she will vanish into the same thin air she appeared from moments ago.

"Very well," she says, and she leaves. Why is she back?

"Because you need her, you just do not know it yet," Sarah says, appearing from the background.

"She tried to destroy my life," I cry out as I hold Claudia. Claudia begins fussing.

"She did wrong, but Rainwater is trying to fix things now, for Belle. She will always be stuck in the realm now and can no longer harm you. Let her fix things and love you," Sarah says.

I continue rocking Claudia. I hear footsteps coming up to Claudia's room. The door opens, and it is Belle. She comes in and sits with me. "We finished," Belle says.

"Now, what do we do?" I ask Belle.

"She is coming, Mommy. The healer is on her way to us. I can feel her coming to us. Can you feel her?" Belle asks me.

Claudia is now asleep. I carry her to her baby bed and lay her in it. "Come on, little wolf," I say to Belle. I turn on the baby monitor and close the door.

Belle and I go to her bedroom, and we sit down to talk. "Do you want to tell me what the Weeping Wolf told you about your future?" I ask her. Belle shakes her head.

"Not yet; I am only supposed to make sure you help the healer for now. Sarah said I will see what is so special inside her when she gets here," Belle says.

"We do not know when she is coming, Belle. I am afraid for you," I say. I am afraid with Rainwater and the Weeping Wolf lurking around.

Belle starts to speak but then stops. She goes over to the window and looks at it to see what she hears. "She is here, mommy. The healer is here, and she is an elite wolf, Mommy. Sarah told me the healer is an elite wolf," Belle says.

"What?" I ask. I look out to see a small woman and a very large man with her.

"Stay here in your room," I instruct Belle. I know she will not stay, but it is worth a shot.

I go down the stairs to see what is going on with our guest. Alpha Erick is already talking to the healer's husband when I come down.

"Luna Kate, this is Alpha Sebastian," Alpha Erick says. I take his hand. I look over at the Luna, who does not look well.

"Is she okay?" I ask.

"I am not sure; something started happening to her when we got her," Alpha Sebastian says.

I lean into the SUV. "Are you okay?" I ask her.

"Yes, you are beautiful," Luna says.

"Thank you. I am Kate, and you are?" I ask her.

"Alanis, Luna Alanis," she whispers.

I touch her face. "You are coming into your powers, my sweet Alanis," I say to her. She must be terrified. I take her hand, and there is an immediate connection between us. I am unsure what it is yet, but the link almost burns between us.

"What is happening between us?" Luna Alanis asks me.

"That is nature, and it is using you. It will consume you and give you amazing powers that you will not believe. You have to harness every bit of it, or it will consume you in a bad way. I am going to help you be your best self, your best wolf," I say to her. I am not sure why I said that or why I volunteered to help her, but I know it is what I need to do for her and Belle.

There is a massive glow between us. Alpha Erick and Alpha Sebastian watch as we pass this glowing ball of energy between us. It is unreal what is happening. I wonder what will happen when she gets close to Belle.

"Come on, there is a lot to talk about, Alanis," I say as I take her hand and help her out of the truck. She looks behind me to see where Alpha Sebastian is, but he is gone with Erick.

"Erick took him to show him our land. It will keep both of them occupied for a while. It gives us time to get acquainted, "I say to her.

She smiles at me and follows me into the house. "My children are with Leah so that we can talk about some things," I say to her as she follows me.

"Your home is beautiful," Alanis says.

"It was Alpha Erick's family home. I was a slave in this house at one time, and then I became Alpha, and now I am his Luna," I say. I am not sure how much of my life I should share with her.

"I was a prisoner at one point in my life," she says. She is ashamed of her life in the cage. I can tell she does not want to talk about it. I can hear her worry about what I will think about her.

"I can hear your thoughts, and if you listen hard enough, then you will be able to hear mine and other wolves. You have an amazing gift. Honestly, I think you are more like my daughter than me, "I say to her. The more I talk to her, the more I realize she is exactly like Belle. Only her powers did not come until late like me.

"I am sorry, I hate talking about the cage," Alanis says.

I take a seat next to Alanis. She is very calm. "Listen, Alanis, I want to help you, but first, you have to accept everything you have gone through and not push it down. It will consume you, and that natural energy that you have will turn black as night. You have to try to look for the good. Now we all have bad days, and we all have bad thoughts, but wolves like you and I have to be careful with our feelings and thoughts. The way we feel could hurt someone," I say.

"I do not know how to deal with it. I went from the cage to be with Sebastian to dealing with another Alpha trying to take me, and I never dealt with any of it," She says. She lays her head over on me and begins to cry. I hear the door open and look up to see Belle. She smiles at Alanis and then touches her on the cheek.

"You will be good, Alanis. You are one of the elite wolves," Belle says, and then she turns around and leaves.

"Before you and Alpha Sebastian have children keep in mind that you could have a child that is as powerful as Belle, and it is a terrifying adventure. I would not trade being her mother for anything in this world, but I worry the world is not ready for wolves like her and like you," I say.

Alanis leans back and thinks. I can hear her thoughts of the cage of her parents. She is tormented.

"Kate, do you know who my parents are?" Alanis asks me.

"Alanis, I can help you with your parents if you are sure you want to meet them," I say to her.

"Yes, I want to know the truth," Alanis says to say.

"I hope you can deal with yours better than I dealt with mine," I say to her. Once she opens this flood gate, it cannot be closed. I hope she is ready for what is to come with the knowledge she is about to receive.