OLIVIA

The day had been so boring, but because I didn’t want to worry my dad, I had not left the house all day, and eventually, the evening came, and I went to sleep.

“Muffin, wake up.” I opened my eyes, startled, and I saw my dad sitting on my bed, nudging me gently to wake up.

“Dad? What time is it.”

“2:40, we have to go, Muffin. The car is packed. Get clothes on and come downstairs.” He got up and left me to get dressed.

I was confused. Why were we getting up in the middle of the night just to leave now? But I got up and dressed in sweatpants and a hoodie. I wanted to feel comfortable while we traveled. I could feel how Skye was feeling anxious and nervous, and that made me nervous because I had never felt emotions like these from her.

Coming downstairs, it did slip my trained eyes that Matt packed some weapons in a bag. And as wolves, we never use actual weapons. We are a weapon ourselves. So it did not ease my frustration and nervousness to see him pack them.

“Weapons?” I ask, and he looks up, trying to smile but failing.

“To be on the safe side. Dad is in the car. Let’s go.” He tells me.

We walk outside and see dad in the car but with the lights off. We get in Matt in the passenger seat, and I sit in the back. Dad slowly drives away from the house, and I get the feeling that I will never see it again. When we reach the border of our territory, two patrols step forward, together with another tall figure we first can’t see who is. As we get closer, I see it is Carter, and dad rolls his window down a little.

“Mr. Moore. Good to see you got here undetected.” He greets dad, who nods at his words.

“Thank you, Alpha. For everything.” Dad says.

“I am not Alpha yet, so it’s just Carter. I wish you safe travels and a future.”

“Thank you, Carter. You’re a good man.” They shake hands, then dad starts driving again, and soon we are out of the territory, and dad turn on the lights on the car when we hit the main road.

Four hours after we left the territory, dad held into a gas station at tank gas. When he was done and had come back inside the car, he turned to look at me.

“Muffin, I am going to ask you to do something very difficult, and it will make you feel weak for a while until we get to the Blood Moon Pack,” Dad says and looks at me.

“Do what, dad?” I ask him.

“We have to denounce our place as a packmember of the Dark Forest Pack. But it will just be until we get to Blood Moon Pack, then their Alpha will invite us into his Pack.”

“But why? You don’t have to do that just to visit another Pack.” I say, I know something is up, and I want to know.

“We have to leave Dark Forest. Alpha is not in his right mind. And he is interested in you, Dad tells me, and I feel disgusting.

“But he is so old. How can he think I would want to do that.” I ask.

“He doesn’t care about that, Liv,” Matt says, using my nickname.

“Your mother’s parents talked to their Alpha, and he has offered us a place there. He is a young Alpha but very, very strong. We will be safe there, and you will be safe there.” Dad says.

“Okay.”

“We will talk more when we are there, okay?” Dad asks, and I nod my head. And then we all denounce our place as a packmember of the Dark Forest. First dad did it, then Matt, and then it was my turn.

“I, Olivia Moore, daughter of Klaus and Nora Moore, denounce my place as a packmember of the Dark Forest Pack and choose to become a rouge.” It hurt so badly to feel the pack link break and the feeling of belonging somewhere disappeared. I gasped in pain for just a second.

“I know it hurts, muffin, but it’s for the best.” Dad soothes me, and I nod my head.

After it was over, Dad started driving again, and then the sounds of a phone rang. Matt looked at dad’s phone.

“It’s Alpha Colton.” He tells Dad. And he let it ring out, but then his own phone started ringing, and when it was left unanswered, mine announced an incoming call from a number I didn’t know.

“Don’t answer. Save your pictures and anything else important to the sky, then turn off your phone and throw it out the window so that they can’t trace us.” Dad says, and we do as he is told us.

“But doesn’t he know where we are going?” I ask as I throw my phone out the window.

“Not entirely. I told him we were visiting some of your mother's family. And he knows she has two sisters that both moved to other packs when they found their mates. So it could be anywhere that we go too.” Dad tells me. And I nod

I realized that there must have been so much planning put into this. And I knew it was not an overreaction, I mean, I had noticed how Alpha Colton always seemed to put his eyes on me, and it always made me feel so uncomfortable.

After another 3 hours of driving and one bathroom break, we left the main roads and came into an area with the most amazing forest I had ever seen. And on the horizon far back, I could see big mountains shoot up and a waterfall, I think. None of us said anything for a long time, and I just looked out of the window, rolling it down and taking in the fresh air. I gasped when I saw something huge move fast between the trees, and a scent of pinewood and caramel hit my nose, but before I could properly see it, it was gone.

After a bit of time, dad stopped the car in the middle of nowhere, and just as I was about to ask why we stopped, four big men stepped out onto the road. Two of them were clearly warriors, but the last two were even bigger, one being bigger than the other.

The two warriors stayed where they were, but the smallest one of the two others began walking towards our car. Dad looked at us, told us to stay in the car, and then got out. They shook hands when he met the man in front of our car. They talked a little, and dad walked with him to meet the other man. I tried to get a good look at him, but it was like he avoided looking our way. And soon, dad returned to the car and smiled as he got in.

“That was the Beta and the Alpha himself. We were out for a run when he sensed us. We will follow the Beta while the Alpha returns to the pack and waits for us.” He says.

“He is one big wolf, isn’t he?” Matt says.

“He is, and I have never felt a power like the one coming from him, so be respectful.” Dad answer and starts the car to follow the big gray wolf that the Beta shifted into.

LOGAN

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

I had so much pent-up restless energy today, so when the morning training session was over, I decided to go for a run, informed my pack and patrols, and then ran. I had been running for a while when Titan began to slow down and become aware of our surroundings.

‘Someone is here.’ His powerful voice tells me in my head.

‘It is probably the family we are waiting for to arrive.’ I remind him. And he takes a turn towards the roads. And I mindlink Luca, telling him I think they have arrived.

When we get closer, I catch the faint smell of something really delicious, and the scent is getting closer. I see the car driving towards the pack nearly by the road, and the scent gets stronger. I can now say exactly that it’s the scent of strawberries and white chocolate, the two things I enjoy to ear more than anything. I can see three people in the car, and I freeze when I realize the scent got stronger because a window had gotten rolled down slightly, and the most beautiful girl I have ever seen is looking out.

‘Fuck. Titan, get us out of here.’ I say to Titan, and he reluctantly speeds up and runs ahead of the car.

‘That girl, she is our mate.’ I hear Titan tell me, and I curse.

‘She can’t be. She is not 18. And I will not be an asshole and come claiming her like their old Alpha.’ I tell him.

‘I am telling you she is our mate. I could even feel her wolf. And sometimes we can sense our mate even if the other is not of age.’ He argues. Fuck, just what I need, and definitely not what this girl needs. But if Titan is right, this girl is my second chance.

‘We can’t tell her, Titan. We can not scare her like that. She is turning eighteen in a month or so. We will have to wait, you hear me.’ There was no way I was going to be an asshole and scare her by claiming her now.

‘Titan, I mean it.’ I say when he doesn’t answer.

‘Okay. But we need to keep her safe.' He reluctantly agrees with me.

‘Of course, and we will.’

I mindlink Luca again, asking him to come to meet him and welcome them. Longer up the road, I know that the father, who is a warrior, must have sensed us because he stopped the car and then he just waited. I already like that man. What he is doing is a clear signal of respect and shows us they do not want any trouble.

We step out on the road together with two warriors, and a man steps out of the car. I try to keep my attention on the man, but it is hard when I can smell her being so close. I watch Luca go and greet him before they both come back to me.

“Alpha, thank you for letting us come here.” The man says as he bows his head. I could feel that here before. I am a very strong and proud wolf.

“Mr. Moore, Welcome to The Blood Moon Pack. I am happy I can help.” I tell him.

“It means more than I can explain. And please call me Klaus.” He says.

“Very well, is it your children in the car?” I ask.

“Yes, Alpha, it is my son Matt and my Daughter Olivia.” I have to stop myself from not starting to smile all love-struck like when I hear her name.

“We have a house ready, but before going there, I would like you all to come to my office so that we can make you all packmembers. It is safer to get it over with so no one mistake you for being a rouge.” I tell him, without saying it is the first step to make sure Olivia is safe.

“Yes, Alpha, as you wish.” He says and bows his head again.

“Luca will show you there. I will run ahead and wait.” I tell them, and with that, I go back to the forest and shifts to run home.

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OLIVIA

We drove behind the Beta in his wolf form, and before we knew it, we stopped in front of a huge house that could only be the packhouse. The Beta went to some trees and bushes next to the house and came back dressed in a pair of sweatpants, motioning for us to get out of the car.

We all got out, and I noticed the scent I had smelled got stronger. If it always smells like this here, I won’t mind being here because it smells amazing.

“Hello, Welcome to The Blood Moon Pack. My name is Luca, and I am the Beta here.” The Beta tells Matt and me as he already had talked with dad.

“Hello, Beta.” We both greet him respectfully.

“Just call me Luca.” He said. We both nodded.

“It is nice to meet you,” I said, and he smiled.

“As you probably can figure out, this is the packhouse. The packhouse has three floors. The ground floor and first floor are open to any packmember, and the top floor is only accessible when given permission from the Alpha. The ground floor has a kitchen, dining room, ballroom, Alphas office, and several rooms for various activities for the packs' kids and young ones.

The next floor is bedrooms, all with their own bathrooms, packmembers especially the teens like to come to stay here. And it is also where quests visiting for official reasons stay.” Beta Luca tells us as we enter the house.

When we enter, we can hear how busy the house is. And as we looked around, I was drawn to a room where the sound of someone singing caught my attention. Looking into the room, I see a bunch of teens my age having fun with the different games and karaoke machine that is in there. I feel Matt, my dad, and the Beta come up behind me.

“This looks great,” Matt says.

“Yes, and it keeps them from going into the human town too much. We also have a hangout with a café. Gyms and so on.”

“Mhmm.” A sound came from behind us, and without turning around, it was like my entire body knew that the Alpha was standing right behind us.

“Alpha, I was giving a quick tour. We were on our way to your office.” Beta Luca said, smiling.

Turning around, my eyes fell on the most handsome man I had ever seen. He has dark brown hair and is muscular with an eight-pack, which I can see because he is still not wearing a shirt. But it is his hypnotizing forest green eyes that I can’t move my eyes away from. I realized I was staring at an Alpha right in his eyes and gasped as I hurried to bow my head.

“Alpha, I am sorry,” I whispered. A burst of deep laughter reached my ears, making me shiver deliciously.

“You do not have to apologize. I am not so formal. Now, let us all go into my office.” He says and smiles.