A Proposal For The Rejected Luna

Pack. It was all different here, too different. It was sharp and cool air, and I could hear the hum of the pack's energy in the distanc

with. It hurt to leave him, to leave the pack. I didn't know how to process it or how to move on. It was supposed to be a fresh

ard me with that same calm presence. His face was warm, and he smiled at me. "We

I nodded anyway, offering him a faint smile in re

ing for me. I hadn't met many of them yet and didn't know what to expect. Would they a

ing like the icy stares I had gotten from my old pack. Shadowfang members seemed welcoming, and I felt a strange warmth. It

the pack members. Her voice was soft but firm, and she asked, "Cassie, righ

throat and nodded. I said,

t inside me. This could be home. I could fit in here. Yet deep down

oment, he spoke again, but in silence, we walked. I know it's been hard, Cassie. I can't pretend to understand y

lity of trusting anyone at all seemed impossible. "I'm unsure if I can do it," I said weakly

alone." "I'm here for you. The pack is here for you. We're not a

ds, and I swallowed hard. Healing. I couldn't

ings, the organization, the quiet strength of the pack. It was so much more orderly than the chaos I'd left behind. The difference wasn't just in the buil

iet path through a forest. "He said, with an earnest f

called for me so urgently that he c

omething about your parents' death that doesn't add up.' I have been looking

me, and my stomach dropped. "What do you

gger is going on. It's something that connects both our packs." Xander looked at me with a tiny, flickerin

my hands shook. "What are you sa

rt of a bigger plan. "Our packs are in on a conspiracy," Xander said in a severely low tone. It might ex

gedy, something that no one could have prevented. What Xander was saying made my heart

s before?" My voice was tig

t to alarm you too soon." "Now, it seems like th

ned this, but my parents' deaths had never felt like an a

ws?" My voice was barel

now. But I plan on finding out. "I

son. I knew this wasn't just about discovering the truth about my parents, but somehow. This w

ld back the flood of emotions th

e keep looking for the answers. N

keep me safe. My past had a habit of catching up w

e stood there. I did not know what was going to happen next

could cause all of this to come crashing down? I couldn't deny the truth