Lunar 23

Chapter 23 A Second Chance ,
Maybe?
The Snow Moon pack is having their last barbeque of the summer next to
the lake and waterfall on their land. The waterfall is one of the attractions of
the Snow Moon pack land. It is as tall as Mt. Everest with several shelves
up and down the sides. Some of the shelves are just low enough to dive
from. The water at the bottom is clear and just the right temperature to cool
you off on a hot day. The majesty of the water cascading down the
mountain and stirring the pool at the bottom is a sight not many people get
to witness in a lifetime. The pool has gigantic, large, medium, small and
pebble-sized rocks jutting from the shores. There are paths long worn by the
animals and humans who have visited the waterside for survival and
entertainment. Trees, flowers, grasses, and so many different wildlife make
their homes along the waterfall and surrounding area.
Adults are laughing and joking while watching the pups playing. The alpha,
beta, and gamma are swimming with some of the older children and playing
a mean game of Marco Polo. Toddlers and infants are in the wading pools
with their parents splashing. Some of the pack members are on the shore
helping with the grilling and setting up the rest of the food. Not often do
most of the pack members get a day where everyone can get together and
just relax. Those who have had to stay back to watch over the packhouse
and those who could not attend will receive a portion of barbeque as their
dinner tonight.
Everyone is laughing and having a great time. The pack, Alpha, is smiling
and trying to dunk one of the teenagers, giving him a hard time. When
suddenly, someone yells, “Oh my goddess, someone just jumped over the
waterfall!” Everyone is frozen, in place, as they watch what looks to be a
child falling, arms spread wide, eerily not making a sound, as the small
body hits the water like a plane crashing into the side of a mountain.
The alpha, beta, and gamma, of the pack, spring into action, swimming
towards the area the person hit and went under. The alpha is screaming that
his wolf is going crazy, repeating, “Find her. Find her…find her!” The three
of them go under and come back up empty handed so many times but refuse
to give up.
The alpha’s wolf continues his song of “Find her…find her…Nathan. Find
her! She is ours. Find her.” Diving and diving, suddenly the beta surfaces
with a small person in his arms. He rushes to the bank as the alpha hurdles
himself onto the sandy dirt. “Give her to me.” Alpha growls.
Alpha takes the young girl from his beta and lays her on the ground. The
beta and gamma pull themselves from the water. Trying to help the Alpha
with the small girl. A better look at the young girl shows that she is actually
a very small, beautiful woman. Who looks to have been tortured and
malnourished throughout most of her young life. She has long dark black
hair, the whitest skin, and the pinkest lips a person could have. However,
covering beauty is the proof of the abuse and torture she has experienced.
The three men are shocked by what they see. She is a mess with old scars,
newer cuts, gashes, and whip marks. Her body is twisted and broken almost
everywhere. With tears in his eyes, Beta asks, “Who could have done this to
someone so defenseless as her?”
It is the hardest thing to understand. How could someone be so cruel to one,
so to someone so young and defenseless?
Alpha Nathan drops to the ground, laying her down gently. She is not
breathing, and his wolf is panicking. “Help her, Help my mate.” Is all the
Alpha can hear in his head. He starts doing chest compressions while his
beta breathes for the small woman. Not even his possessive wolf is having
an issue with the fact that another’s lips are on his mate’s. He seems to
realize that it is needed to hopefully save their destiny.
The gamma stays at the ready to defend or to do whatever else may be
needed. He can hear his Alpha chant, “Mate, mate, mate, mate.” He stands
there praying to the moon goddess to help them save this small woman and
their Alpha’s mate. He can feel she is something special to them and many
others. Someone has destroyed her will to live and she has to find her way
back to life.
His Alpha is begging, “come on little one, breathe. Please don’t go. Not
when I have just found you. I have looked for you for so long. Come back,
give me, give us a chance. I will avenge you and kill whoever has hurt you,
I swear.”
“I want to know your story. I want to know you. I want our bond. I want
you, little one. Let me have my chance. I promise you won’t regret it. If you
can hear me, follow my voice back to the living.” Alpha continuously talks
to the young woman like he has always known her.
As the gamma stands at the ready for whatever is needed of him, he looks
around at his pack. Most are standing around the scene now in tears and
praying for their Alpha and the chance to meet their new Luna. It is
amazing how one moment there is laughter and celebration and the next
there are tears and prayers for a life no one knew until moments ago.
Looking at the young woman with the injuries and the scars all over her, he
wondered if she knew any kindness at all in her young life? Did she know
what it was like to be loved and valued as a member of a pack? If not and
she did not survive, he knew she had found the right pack to memorialize
her and show her all that in death. If she did have loved ones out there
looking for her and they found their way here, they would have her well
taken care of and her remains duly respected. He was proud to be a member
of the Snow Moon pack. No one has ever been mistreated within the pack
and they have always had Alphas and Luna, who loved, respected, enjoyed,
and showed kindness to everyone. They embrace all werewolf and moon
goddess laws. If an injustice is committed, then the correct council and laws
are utilized. This poor girl must have come from one of the outside packs
that did not practise their ways much anymore. So many Alphas have
become power hungry and rule with fear and brute strength. It is obvious
her life was horrible.
Looking at his Alpha and the pain etched on his Alpha’s face, the gamma
closed his eyes, quietly trying to connect with the moon goddess as she is
his cousin. “Please Selene, let this little one live. Please hear me, one of
your moon-touched ones. Please let our Alpha and his Luna have a chance.
I can feel she is special to us. Give us the chance to find out.” As he opened
his purple eyes, he heard his Alpha’s intake of breath and watched as he
swooped the young woman up. His Alpha just stuttered that she had a pulse,
let the hospital know we are on our way and started running in that
direction