The Pack's Luna: The Pack Series Book 4 novel Chapter 3

Piper

Vivienne’s eyes are hard and watchful as she walks over. But I see them soften when she finally turns her gaze to me.

“Fallon, it’s good to see you. And you too, Piper,” she says.

“It’s good to see you too, Viv. How is Sigrid?” I ask, wanting to know if her wolf is still forward.

“I’m perfectly well, Piper, thank you,” Sigrid answers.

“I’m glad to hear it. Ready to go on an adventure?” I ask.

Vivienne snorts but gets in the car. She smells more like a rogue than she did the last time we were together. Of course, the last time, she was still part of my pack. When I left, so did she. She never became close to anyone in our pack other than me and she told me before I left that she had no intention of staying if I was leaving. It nearly made me change my mind about coming to the Academy. But my plan had always been to make my own money, get my own place, then get Vivienne off the streets for good.

When I pull away from the curb, I reach behind me and grab the bag of food that I brought for her.

She shakes her head. “Still trying to save the world, huh, Piper?”

“No, just trying to save my friend,” I say. She may be putting up a good front, but I heard her stomach growl the moment I put food in front of her and as I drive, she begins eating like she hasn’t had a bite of food in days, maybe longer.

“So, you know that this guy killed another Alpha a couple months ago, right?” she asks with her mouth full of food.

“Yep. Alpha Christer. He made the mistake of threatening Alpha Quirin’s Luna, and he paid the price for it. I wasn’t there, but I heard it was pretty gruesome. He didn’t kill the other pack members, though, just the Alpha who threatened his mate.”

“What’s his Luna like?” she asks.

“The exact opposite of Alpha Quirin. I’ve met her. Believe me, you’d never in a million years put the two of them together. But it works. I guess the Moon Goddess knows what she’s doing.”

When we pull up to Alpha Quirin’s pack lands, I can feel Vivienne tense beside me.

“Easy, Viv. It’s going to be okay and if you hate it, I promise we can leave,” I say softly before rolling down the window for the gate guard.

He leans forward, about to ask who I am. But then he stops and sniffs the air in the car.

“You’re the rogue Alpha Quirin said was coming,” he says.

“That’s right,” I say.

“No offense, Alpha, but I wasn’t talking to you,” he says, looking past me to Vivienne.

“Yeah, I’m a rogue. So what?” she growls.

The guard smiles. “Good. We like rogues around here. Head on up. I’ll let Alpha Quirin know you’re here.”

When we arrive at the packhouse, Alpha Quirin and Luna Kennedy are waiting outside, along with their Beta, Kier.

When we step out of the car, Vivienne looks around quickly before focusing on Alpha Quirin. His intense gaze remains on her.

“You must be Vivienne,” he says. “Would it make you feel more comfortable to have a scrappy fight with some of my pack members, or can we bypass the formalities and have dinner together?” he asks her.

She looks from him, to his Luna, to his Beta, and then at the group of pack members who have started to congregate around us.

Vivienne shrugs. “I could eat.”

“Please!” Kendra pleads.

“Pretty please!” Kaylee begs.

I laugh, pulling them both into a hug. “Of course.”

I hear laughter and look up to see Yorick’s younger brother, Wade.

“You’re going to take on the Double K, Triple Threat, Piper? Better you than me. Believe me when I tell you that they’ve improved since you last sparred with them,” Wade says.

I look at the girls and grin mischievously. “I have too. I guess we’ll have to see who has improved the most,” I say.

The weekend is perfect in many ways, but the most important thing is that when it’s time to leave, Vivienne asks Alpha Quirin if she can stay longer.

“You’re welcome as long as you’d like to stay, Vivienne. My pack likes you. I like you. I’d like to think that Kennedy and I have built something together that all wolves, especially rogues, can accept and live with.”

When I finally get ready to leave, Vivienne comes over, hugging me tightly.

“Thanks, Piper,” she whispers.

“Thank you for trusting me to do this, Viv. I love you, even if you refuse to accept that we’re friends.”

She laughs, then hugs me tighter before letting me go.

“I’ll see you soon,” I tell her, then head back to the Academy with my heart feeling much lighter than it did when I arrived.