The Escaping Luna

Future Alpha

We walked into dad's office, and he motioned for us to take a seat. I tried to read his facial expressions to see what this was all about, but got nothing. Either he is really good at bluffing, or something is seriously wrong. He finally clears his throat and says "I'm sure you both are wondering why you're here, so I won't beat around the bush. Tomas, your mother told me that you have found your mate, and that it is Jillian. We are both extremely happy you found one another. However, we do have one minor concern. This is by no means a disrespect to you, Jillian, but Madalyn and I are concerned about what will happen once you mate and mark one another. We have never had this kind of thing happen, and have little to no knowledge about hybrids." Jillian sat up straight and said as a matter of fact, "With all due respect, Alpha Hardin, I don't think anyone knows what will truly happen, until it happens. I only know of one of us that actually found her mate at the castle, but her mate was also a vamp. He didn't receive any of her wolf spirit upon them mating and marking one another. It killed that part of her, because he was a royal, his venom was extremely potent. It almost killed her completely. She was lucky that all she lost was her wolf."

Dad sat back in his chair with his arms folded over his chest. He was in deep thought and then leaned back on his desk. He grabbed his tobacco pipe, and lit it. The smell of cherry tobacco filling the air. He taps his desk and asks for Jillian's hand. "Jillian, I want to welcome you to our family. If Tomas has no fears of the future, then we shouldn't either. I do ask one favor though. Would it be too much to ask of you both if we asked you to wait before at least marking one another? Once I contact Eve's parents, I wanted to ask them to bring the head of the Vamp sector of Autumn Leaf. His name is Viktor Manning. Autumn Leaf allows other shifters and supernaturals to take refuge on their lands, and they unite together to help one another with anything they may need."

Jillian went still and closed her eyes. "I know Viktor, he was Luca's right-hand man. We all thought he was dead. He is definitely trustworthy. I am OK with waiting to mark Tomas, as long as he is OK waiting as well." I nodded to my father that it was fine, and he finally dismissed us.

As we walked out, I looked into her eyes and smiled, " I hope you know you are now and forever will be MINE!" She grabbed my hand and smiled. I couldn't wait to get to know everything about her. The good and the bad. "So, Jillian, what would you say about taking a walk with me around the Pack gardens?" She seemed hesitant, but finally started walking, pulling me to the stairs. We walk hand in hand outside and the night autumn air is crisp and cool. The gardens at Winter River are filled with perineal plants for every season, and I can hear her sigh with excitement about every discovery. She suddenly broke our silence, and got very talkative. "When I was a young girl, before....Luca, I loved to sit in our gardens with my momma. She had the greenest thumb I had ever seen. She could grow anything from beautiful flowers to herbs and vegetables. She made sure our pack was self-sufficient and prepared for anything. The pantry, cold cellar and freezers were full at all times. We raised all of our own cattle, pigs, chickens, goats, etc...I hope everything is still that way." She had a small smile on her face, and I could see her eyes glisten as she fought back tears. I pulled her in for a hug and said, "Let's head back to the house. I am sure you have been exhausted from the past few days. I promise you that within the next few days we will all get together and figure out where we are all going from here. We will form a solid plan to make Luca pay for what he has done to you girls, and figure out how to save the others. If there is any." She nods her head and we head back. We head up the stairs to where all the bedrooms and suites are, and she stops in front of the door to her room. She looks unsure of what to do or where to go. I kissed her knuckles and said, "I want more than anything for you to stay with me, to just sleep. Nothing more. The other stuff can wait for now. I, however, won't force you to do anything you are uncomfortable with. It is completely your decision." She thought for a moment, and pulled me into her room. "Please stay with me here. It's close to Kaia's room and I feel safer here."

Me and Aztec were over the moon! She closes the door and locks it, and grabs my hand. She leads me into the bathroom, turns on the shower, and starts to undress. She looks up at me and starts to move closer. Her hands reach up to my face as she gently brushes her lips against mine. "You may join me if you like Tomas, but I am not ready to go ....ya know...that far." I nod and Jillian starts to undress me. We step into the shower and the warm water rushes over us. I lean in to kiss her and she pulls me as close to her as I can be. She takes a loofah and puts a generous amount of soap on it, washing my whole body. I do the same in return for her. Once clean, we exit the bathroom, wrapped in towels. I go to my closet and get dressed, bringing her one of my oversized tshirts. She pulls her hair back into a ponytail, and I pick her up and tuck her into bed. I crawl on to the other side and cuddle as close as I can to her. She gets comfortable in my arms, and she is asleep in no time. Her sweet scent of raspberries and cream lulls me to sleep shortly after. Thank you goddess for bringing her into my life.