Becoming the Luna

Mae doesn't stay as long as I would have liked because her mom had given her a phone call, apparently their services were needed by the Pack.

I wasn't exactly sure what that meant but I couldn't ask because she was in too much of a hurry.

I wander around the house for most of the next twenty minutes, Apple was fast asleep and whenever I tried to get her to keep me company, I just get a scolding meow and her back to me.

She was much bigger now, no longer the baby cat that I had found and her attitude grew along with the rest of her.

I pout and stomp up the stairs to my room, I could try the fantasy genre since no one is at home to keep me company anyway but I didn't have any paperback novels on Werewolves or fantasy in general.

Well there's always the option of ebooks, I didn't fancy them because they didn't have that book scent or the feel of smooth paper under your fingertips but it would have to do until I could buy some.

I hop on the bed and get comfortable with my phone in my hand.

The front door is locked so I'm not scared of a rogue Were finding their way in, plus my mom and friends had spare keys so they could let themselves in.

I put on my phone and go on the hunt for good Werewolf books, I stumble on an app, Fantasy Reader and I don't hesistate before downloading it.

After signing up and following the necessary procedures, the front page pops up and my eyes go wide.

There was everything on fantasy you could ever think of but I'm not ready to go so deep in the genre so I narrow down my search to Werewolf books.

I tap on the first book I see, I didn't know what I would like yet so I wasn't picky.

The front page is pretty tame compared to the ones I had seen on the rest, and here I was thinking that romantic books had most steamy covers.

"The Alpha's blind Mate…."

I mouth out the title to myself, snuggling in with my arms and legs around a pillow for maximum comfort.

The first page is shockingly really good and I find myself hurrying to turn the pages, why have I not tried doing this before?

Amy was a Werewolf born with a defect, in a pack where perfection is held in high regard so she was usually treated unfairly and ignored by the rest of the Pack.

I disliked most of the Pack members but there was one character I wouldn't mind turning into a pin cushion, the Alpha's second wife, apparently the Luna and died and the Alpha had to remarry for balance.

The new Luna was a bitch and I wanted to smack her through the screen of my phone at the way she kept treating Amy, Amy lived alone in the Pack House because her dad was dead and her mom ran away to escape the stigma of giving birth to a child with a defect.

I couldn't help but admire Amy, who despite her inability to see was still the best version of herself that she could be, her Grandma too was really sweet and over protective of her granddaughter.

Then the Alpha's son came back, apparently he had gone of to college and also to spend some time working with big shot companies so he could learn experience.

Their love story was captivating but the Luna wouldn't have it because she wanted her sister's friend to be the new Luna so she would still have control over the pack through her.

Tears fill my eyes at the trials that Amy had to endure just because Jason loved her, my fingers and toes going icy with excitement.

The author was really cruel, taking me, a poor reader on an emotional rollercoaster and I feel like kicking my feet in excitement when they finally get together and the evil Luna gets thrown out of the Pack.

Then it was time for the mating ritual that turns out so elaborate and detailed that I suspect the author of being a Werewolf themselves or at least knowing about them, it didn't feel like someone could make this up.

After the mating ceremony… oh.

My mouth goes dry, my cheeks heating up.

"What are you doing?" Shana whispers behind my ear.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!" I scream in horror, falling off the bed from my jolt of fear. "Oh my God!" I gasp, holding my heart and curling around myself on the ground as I try to convince my heart to not pump out of my chest.

"What's wrong?" Virgil hurries in, coming over to me. "Hayden? Are you okay?" He squats beside me but I just close my eyes shut.

"What did you do this time, Shana?" Dale's voice speaks next and curl tighter into myself, they were all here!

"Nothing." Shana says, an audible pout in her voice. "Renee said we should come get him for dinner and that's what I did."

I breathe easier when I realize that I was still clutching my phone and I quickly and sneakily leave the app and wipe the history so they won't see that it was the last place I had been.

That was really close.

"Hayden?" Virgil's hand rests on my back and I take a deep breath, preparing myself to face them.

"I'm f-fine." I stutter nervously, sitting up. "Shana just startled me a little."

"See, I told you I didn't do anything." Shana huffs.

"You sneaked up on him on purpose." Dale accuses her blankly.

"Well that's because he had this goofy smile on his face which was really red while looking at his phone." She shrugs. "I got curious."

I squeak at this, losing my footing while trying to get up and going down again.

They all turn to look at me with curious stares and unsurprisingly, my cheeks burn up again.

"I was simply reading a really good book." I mumble, letting Virgil help me up this time.

"On your phone?" Shana asks with an eyebrow up. "So why did you get all those?" She asks, waving her hand in the other direction of my bed that held a bookshelf with lots and lots of novels.

"Stop bugging him, Shana." Virgil says and I sigh gratefully.

"Wait, my mom said you should come call me for dinner?" I blink in realization. "How late is it?" I ask rhetorically, peeking down in my phone.

"Whoa! It's already past seven! Why did she say out so long?" I ask no one in particular.

Virgil shrugs. "You'd have to ask her, she got back before us and we're just coming in."

"I see you didn't miss us at all." Shana crosses her arms, throwing her head to the side. "You didn't see us for two days and you look just fine."

"You seem disappointed that I'm not unhappy." I say, still jittery from being almost caught reading something sketchy, Werewolf books were… unsafe for reading in public.

She winks open an eye to look at me and when she catches me looking at her she lets out another 'hmph' and closes her eyes again, turning her head to the side.

"But I did miss you guys." I add slowly, giving her a look, unsurprisingly she starts to open her eyes again.

I dash towards her and throw myself on her, she catches me effortlessly, a happy laugh bubbling from her throat.

"I believe you now." She grins at me.

I get down with a happy smile on my face. "Next time tell me how long you're all going to be away or when you'll be away or I'm going to start cracking skulls." I threaten, going out of the room.

"Is that a fancy way of saying you missed us?" Dale asks as we all file out.

"If that's how you feel after I invest in metal bats then sure, whatever you want." I agree dryly.