The Intent of the Moon Goddess (#1)

Chapter 4- Anna

The best part of the day is when we get to Katy’s house after training, because it’s always so busy and full of life there. Katy’s mother often has us hanging out washing on the line or chopping vegetables or tidying away the toys the twins have thrown about.

Then there are the twins and I’ve never met cuter children. They are so boisterous, mischievous, and loving. Just what little boys should be, I could be with them all day and never tire.

I often pretend that it’s my house, it’s my family and we have to walk Katy home. Katy laughs when I tell her that and she says she’d swap in an instant to get some peace and quiet. There will never be peace and quiet where Katy is. She’s the one who makes all the noise.

For safety, Katy, her mother and the twins walk me around the block to my aunt’s house, which is in darkness. I thank them and wish them good night before opening the front door.

Once I’m in, I make dinner for when Daphne gets home, I do laundry, hoover up and do my homework. Daphne gets home around 6.15pm and we eat our dinner together and talk about our respective days.

My Auntie Daphne has no mate. She told me she was rejected by her fated mate years ago but wouldn’t go into detail. She told me it doesn’t do well to dwell on what can never be, we must always find a way forward because that’s where our futures lie. It’s just me and her left now, since my mother and father died in a car crash four years ago.

I don’t know if I have any family left in the Snowmoon pack, my old pack. We seemed to lose contact when I moved here, but I had no siblings for definite.

I wish Daphne could find another mate, so she wasn’t so lonely. Sometimes I pray to the Moon Goddess to send me my fated mate who I can have children with and spend my life with, but then I feel guilty and worry about Daphne being here all alone.

Hopefully, my mate is understanding, and our home is nearby. That way, Daphne could keep her place in my family. I couldn’t bear it if I had to leave her on her own.

As I get into bed, I remember about the Half-Moon mixer that’s taking place on Saturday, one of the social events that the unmated females of the Crescent Moon pack can attend with supervision. I should be excited but it’s unheard of to find your mate this early. It just seems like a pointless exercise.

I’m going more for Katy’s sake; she loves the socials and mixers and it’s lovely to see her excited and enjoying herself and I should make the most of the little freedom we do get. I shout out to Daphne about my dress for the mixer and she says it’s already... The joys of having a seamstress for your aunt! I then wish her a good night before falling asleep.