Second Chance Luna (Phoebe and Jason) novel Chapter 35

“Elder Ansel and I were discussing the silver-healing balm,” Jason explained looking from Phoebe to Bridget. “He has some questions about it so I thought it best he spoke with the inventors.”

“Oh,” Bridget nodded. “I’ll explain all I can.”

“You invented it?” Ansel couldn’t hide his surprise as he turned his attention to the other she wolf.

“Yes, with Phoebe’s help,” Bridget answered. “In our former pack our Luna coated her claws in silver and she wasn’t shy about using them. We came up with the balm to help our fellow pack members heal from her…punishments.”

“Your former pack,” Ansel glanced from one she-wolf to the other. “Then you both came from the same pack.”

“Yes, Rimrock,” Phoebe confirmed. “We were both unranked.”

Ansel nodded. The majority of wolves in any pack were unranked individuals that included any wolf lower than delta but higher than omega.

“So what did you do in your pack?” Ansel asked. “I mean, your former pack.”

“I was a nurse.”

“I was a teacher…of sorts.”

“Teacher?”

Phoebe nodded, “I watched over the pack’s pups and taught them lessons.”

It was always a bit awkward describing her position in her former pack. Rimrock didn’t have a dedicated daycare facility like Blue Moon and it wasn’t like the pack paid her much for the time she spent with the pups nor compensated her for the money she spent buying supplies for their various projects.

Ansel was silent as he processed this information. It was rare for a Luna to be chosen out of the lower ranks because an alpha’s strength could easily overwhelm lower ranked wolves. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on Jobnib.com. Visit Jobnib.com to read the complete chapters for free. His Luna needed the mental fortitude to withstand not just his aura but also the pack’s dependence on her. Yet there was something different about this she wolf, something almost uncanny. She didn’t seem to be suffering at all despite the aura that seemed to be oozing from Jason.

Jason always had a strong presence. His aura easily filled a room but now it was even more potent. Ansel sensed it when he first entered but it was even more apparent now that Phoebe was in the room. His aura swirled around her like a protective blanket. A wolf would be a fool to challenge him or, worse, threaten her.

“So this balm was actually invented in another pack,” Ansel said. “Why didn’t Rimrock file for a patent?”

“Probably because they didn’t know about it,” Bridget said. ”

We only used it on the unranked and omega wolves who suffered the most. No one else was interested in something two she wolves cooked up in their kitchen.”

“Cooked up in your kitchen?”

“Mine,” Phoebe said, “my backyard was full of healing herbs too so it was a convenient workspace for us to experiment.”

“So…then you didn’t use any of your former pack’s facilities?”

Phoebe and Bridget shook their heads. Bridget had asked for permission to use the hospital’s lab but was denied. No one was interested in what the she wolf intended to make.

Ansel considered this news carefully before coming to a decision, “In that case, I see no reason not to award Blue Moon a full patent for the balm and both of you will be created with its creation.”

Phoebe shared a smile with Bridget. She honestly couldn’t care less if her name was associated with the balm. Bridget was the one who spent hours researching and experimenting to create it.

“So…what happens now?” Phoebe asked.

“Now that we own the patent we can make and distribute it anyway we see fit,” Jason answered, “or we can sell it to another pack to do the same. If we choose to collaborate with another pack it will decrease our profits somewhat but if we partner with a pack that specializes in medicine they’d have facilities to mass produce and distribute it with ease.”

“Meaning more wolves would have access to it,” Phoebe said looking at Bridget.

“I don’t mind less profits for myself,” Bridget said, “I think it’s worth it if it means increasing availability but this is also the pack’s finances so…

“I agree,” Phoebe seconded, “smaller profits is worth the cost if it means increasing distribution.”

Jason chuckled, “I had a feeling both of you would say that. That’s why I’ve already started looking into potential partners.”

“Really?” Phoebe looked at him.

“Yeah. Harvest Moon in Kansas is probably the best candidate though they are sometimes difficult to work with.

Once they see what your balm can do I think they’ll be more than happy to work with us.”

Anzel nodded, “A good choice. They are leaders in medical techniques and medicine. They’ll be able to distribute the balm not just to wolves but other creatures as well: fairies, even humans.”

“Why humans?” Bridget asked curiously.

“Our testers indicated that their skin felt much softer after using the balm. There could be a secondary market in beauty products geared toward humans besides the medicinal benefits for supernatural creatures…minus vampires.”

“Why not vampires?” Jason asked

The history of werewolves and vampires was punctuated with several large wars and a certain level of animosity still existed between them though they were generally peaceful.

“Vervain,” Bridget answered.

Jason raised an eyebrow.

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