She's the luna I want novel Chapter 1

JACE.

‘Alpha, I bumped into Lady Amara. She was running toward the forest line and told me not to follow her. I think something happened to her. She looked bad.’

I kept repeating the warrior’s words in my head as my wolf, Zero, hiked up his speed, heading in the direction where we thought we could find her. My heart was pounding too hard, worried that something bad had happened to her. And, knowing Amara, she was the last female on the planet that would seek help.

My name is Jackson Galhart, or you can call me Jace.

Tomorrow, I will step up as the new Alpha of the Black Shadow Pack, something I have spent my whole life preparing for.

Just a moment ago, I was standing on the training ground, watching as my father, Alpha Jacob Galhart, spent the last night of being an Alpha in friendly combat with his most trusted men, his Beta and Gamma.

Pride rose in my chest as I watched my father display all the skills he learned and acquired through the years. He was a great Alpha and even a greater warrior.

He might be in his forties, but he was still capable of rendering anyone immobile with his combat skills. But with him fighting both Beta Gavin and Gamma Aaron, who were almost on par with him, I doubted if any of them would end up submitting. They were by far the best fighters in this pack, and my only hope was that I, together with my Beta and Gamma, Tyler, and Austin, would be able to achieve what they had, if not surpass them.

With the passing of the title happening tomorrow, I was supposed to be just taking it easy tonight. I blocked off my schedule this afternoon until the ceremony so I could have time for myself before I gave my all to this pack, but then one of the warriors reached out to me and told me about seeing Amara in the middle of the forest, near the Shadow Academy.

It had been my mother’s dream to build a fortress for teenagers who would be taught about shifter and human ways through a regular high school, and my father, with the support of his closest friends, the Alpha Circle, had made it a reality.

Thus, the Shadow Academy was born.

Twelve years later, we had many students who resided within the academy under the protection of our pack. Most of the students here were Alpha heirs, including Amara, the firstborn Alpha Female from the Blood Moon Pack, Alpha Aeon, and Luna Alexa’s only daughter.

Amara was only sixteen, the same age as Catherine. And although she started as one of my closest friends, puberty tore us apart as I navigated my adolescent years with the males of my age, while she became closer with my younger sister.

But it didn’t mean I wasn’t looking out for her. Amara and I had a special bond since we were pups. I had vowed to her that I would mentor her and would always protect her at all costs.

And an Alpha never backed down with his words, so despite the gap between us lately, my eyes had always seen her, even without her knowing it.

Zero howled to the moon as Amara’s sweet scent hit our nose. I could also feel a sense of fear in her aura as we neared the clearing where she was.

Amara was never one to show fear, even at difficult times. It was the reason why every female her age, and even those slightly older, looked up to her for advice.

But if she was terrified at the moment, I could only imagine what she was going through.

I found her two hundred meters away from her dormitory, lying on the forest ground, clutching her stomach and whimpering in pain.

I let out a low growl at all the horrible thoughts that crossed my mind.

Did someone assault her?

My eyes roamed her body as I walked slowly toward her, hoping that I would not find any traces of blood or bruises that would tell me that she had been assaulted.

Because heaven forbids, I will rip apart the person who touches her.

……………..

AMARA.

I whimpered loudly before breathing through my mouth as I curled my body into a fetal position. I was laying on the damp, cold forest ground, thinking of all the possible reasons I was having this burning pain in my stomach.

Shifters rarely have period pains, and I had never experienced one, so I was sure this was not it.

"Aaaah…" I screamed as tears trickled down my face while my teeth chattered. The pain erupted from my spine to every bone in my body, and I felt like I was being ripped apart.

I had no idea how to make the pain go away, but I just wanted it to stop.

I don’t even know what was happening to me.

I heard movement in the bushes a few feet away — twigs snapped, leaves rustled and a wolf's paws thudded against the ground.

Someone was approaching. Please let it be someone that could be trusted.