The Young Luna novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28

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"What is it?" I asked Shawna, eyebrows raised in suspicion as she handed me a bag.

"I didn't exactly have time to go shopping, but they're my old ones. I thought they'd do until we could have a girl's day and go shopping" she replied, eyes glistening. I looked into the bag and pulled a bra out.

"You're giving me your old bras?" I laughed.

"Girl, those new titties ain't going to fit into those pathetically tiny triangles you had before" she teased.

"Is that sanitary?"

"Please, I washed them. You think I'm dirty or something?" Her eyes dared me to say I thought she was dirty, but I just laughed at her as I put the bra back in the bag and placed it on the floor.

"I'm kidding, Shaw. Thanks I hadn't even thought of that".

"Girl, please, you can't fool me. You've been thinking of nothing but those titties since you got them". She sent me a playful wink and I pushed her arm as she giggled at me.

"Shut up idiot. They are kind great now though" I poked my chest and they jiggled. I'd never been able to do that before, so I laughed happily as Shawna rolled her eyes. "Girl got some junk in the trunk now".

" You're the idiot" Shawna rolled her eyes. She was distracting me, but I could see the relief in her eyes that I was alright.

"I'm sorry about the fight last night, Luna, I should have never let it get that far" Javier said suddenly. Javier, who sat silently on the other couch and pretended not to hear the girl talk, was also relieved I was alright.

"You did nothing wrong. Rafa set the fight up, he got those jocks to come over and insult me. He knew that you, and the other Pack members, would jump in and defend me. It gave him the perfect opportunity to take me away without you guys diving in".

"I'm sorry my cousin did that" he frowned, looking genuinely upset by Rafa's betrayal.

"You have nothing to be sorry for, Javi. You are not responsible for his actions". I paused, biting my bottom lip in thought. "I just still don't understand why. What did it mean for him? I just don't understand how he even met the Yellowstone Wolf. It makes no fucking sense to me".

"Me neither, Luna" Javier sighed, shaking his head.

"Hey Javi, will you teach me to fence?" I blurted out, desperate for the change of subject.

"You want to learn to fence?" he asked in surprise.

"Hell yeah".

"How do you have time for anything, May?" Shawn laughed, "you already have soccer and archery, while running a Wolf Pack, preparing for a war and dealing with the Alpha".

"Mabel, seriously, you're burning up" he frowned.

"I'm fine, just need some sleep". I moved away from him and slipped under the bed covers. I yawned largely, before resting my head against the pillow. Seth sighed before following my lead and cuddling into me. Within minutes I was fast asleep.

I woke up in excruciating pain and I screamed out. Seth was by my side instantly, fear and worry in his eyes. My skin bubbled and moved, when my mate noticed he almost passed out in relief. "You're Shifting again" he told me.

I whimpered in pain, as he picked me up in his arms and took me outside. He set me down on the grass outside our house, the night air cold and dark. "Don't fight it May. The more you resist, the more it will hurt" he admitted. He placed me on the grass, the moonlight shining down on us. "It'll be alright, baby, I will shift with you".

Closing my eyes, I rested my head against Seth's leg as he sat behind me. He coached me through my Shift, speaking slowly and patiently. I followed all his instructions, crying and screaming the entire time. The pain wasn't as bad as the first time, but it still hurt way too much.

"I love you Mabel" Seth whispered softly, as I finished my Shift. I lay on the ground, panting hard, as Seth moved away from me. His boxers, his only item of clothing, hit the floor next to me. Less than thirty seconds later, Seth stood next to me – Shifted into his dark brown Wolf. His fur was only a few shades lighter than mine.

Seth walked around me, as I lay recovering on the ground, his nose running over my side. He was surveying me like an Alpha should – assessing me and judging me. I hoped I met his expectations. Because when we were in our Wolf forms, he was my Alpha and all my instincts were telling me to get up and prove myself to him.

Seth's Alpha instincts should have told him to push me to my feet and push me to prove myself. But, he ignored his Alpha side and acted like a mate instead. He scented me, and my rear, before he lay down on the ground next to me. Seth curled his large body around me and rested his head over my shoulder to press me to the ground.

Iunderstood his actions and his unspoken words. Sleep, I've got you . That was what he was saying to me. And Ialmost cried because he had just done what I'd never expect from him – he'd putme before himself.

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