Second Chance Luna (Phoebe and Jason) novel Chapter 32

Phoebe had more than enough clout to inspire and encourage her new pack. Wherever she led they would follow. Jason’s devotion ensured theirs and it would only grow stronger now that she was marked.

Norah had wanted Jason to wait until the Luna Ceremony because it would cement her bond with the pack. The effect would be even more dramatic under the full moon.

But she understood his aversion to displaying such intimate actions in public.

What was done was done. Phoebe’s bond with the pack was firmly in place and her influence would grow. It would be gradual like a wave rolling into the shore as opposed to a tidal wave. In the long run perhaps this was for the best.

Norah had no doubt Phoebe would heal the pack’s strained bonds. She was the Luna they needed.

“I know you don’t like public spectacles,” Norah finally said.

“But you know this pack has been suffering for a long time.

Your father and I…we never connected. Part of the blame can certainly be laid at her father’s feet but it can also be laid at mine.”

Jason growled. As far as he was concerned the fault lay with his father. He didn’t see any reason for her to take the responsibility on herself.

“If not for me the pack would have welcomed Phoebe with open arms the moment she arrived.”

“Mom.”

“Phoebe is the Luna this pack has been desperate for.

She’ll heal them in more ways than they know… and she’ll heal you too.”

“Mom, I don’t need healing.”

“Yes. Yes you do.” Norah stared at him knowingly. “I still have your father’s letter. It’s on my desk waiting for you.”

“There is nothing he could say that I would want to hear.”

Norah sighed. Jason refused to see his father right up to the end. Not even Lucille’s begging and pleading stirred him. Jackson had been too weak to hold a pen so dictated his final words to Norah for her to give to Jason. Yet he had never asked to see it and even threatened to burn it if she ever dared give it to him.

“I called you because I felt something odd in the pack’s bond but since you and Phoebe marked each other…the explanation is obvious.”

Jason nodded. Once marked Phoebes rank in the pack was cemented. Her influence within would be more pronounced and the pack would lean on her for comfort. He only hoped it wouldn’t be too overwhelming.

“I hope this won’t keep her in bed all day. We planned to make brownies with the pups.”

“Brownies?”

“Yes. Phoebe’s been spending most of her time in the daycare. I think she’s familiar with most all of the pups and their families now and she’s completely reorganized it from a glorified babysitting facility to a full-blown preschool.”

Jason smiled. Ben had given him reports and handed him Phoebe’s special requests. He approved them all letting her work with an unlimited budget to put her new syllabus in place. Nothing was too much. Suddenly he frowned.

“What is it?” Norah asked.

“I think Phoebe’s waking up.”

“You better go to her. She might be disorientated at first.”

Not only could an Alpha’s aura be overpowering a Luna’s bond to the pack was just as strong. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on Jobnib.com. Visit Jobnib.com to read the complete chapters for free. For a wolf who came from lower ranks it could all be overwhelming to be inundated with the pack’s most intimate needs. Grimacing Jason nodded and retreated to his room without delay.

There he found Phoebe still in bed. She sighed contentedly with her nose pressed into his pillow. Chuckling he slipped back into bed and pulled her into his embrace. She snuggled into him with a smile.

“I take it you are feeling good this morning?” he asked.

“Mhmm,” she sniffed.

“You smell a little like sage now.”

“Of course I do. When mates mark each other they take some of each other’s scent so everyone knows they belong to each other.”

“I like it.”

“Me too, angel.”

“What time is it?”

“Quarter after six.”

“Oh!” Phoebe stiffened jerking awake. “I promised the pups we’d make brownies.”

“So I heard. We can steal a few more minutes though.”

“Hmm. A few more minutes with you usually becomes an hour.”

Jason laughed, “Can you blame me? When I have the world’s more gorgeous she-wolf as my mate?” Phoebe blushed, “I’m not…”

He silenced her with a kiss and whispered, “Yes angel, you are.”

***

“You wanted to see me, Alpha?”

“Yes, come in Garrison,” Jason nodded as the warrior hesitantly entered.

Garrison was young, several years younger than Jason, so they had minimal contact during school and training. He was certainly not lacking in physique nor looks with sandy colored hair and hazel eyes. In fact Jason would have been jealous considering his own brown hair and eyes were rather ordinary.

There was only one reason Katrina would have rejected such a mate and that was based solely on rank. But even that did not answer all of Jason’s lingering questions. After all, Katrina was the daughter of an alpha and Thomas’s only heir. He would have accepted any mate of hers as his successor. She would still have been Luna to one of the most powerful packs in the world. Which meant her true obsession was not rank but Jason himself. The thought made him uncomfortable.

“Alpha?” Garrison approached the desk with a note of anxiousness tempered by confusion and curiosity pulling

Jason from his wandering thoughts.

“Have a seat,” Jason leaned back in his chair. “It has come to my attention…that you were Katrina’s fated mate.”

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