arely slept, her thoughts racing with the mind of James and the newcomer, Susan

to her way of feeling useful, of contributing something whilst she felt she had s

e dispatched a shiver down h

e. "Couldn't sleep. Thought

He opened his mouth to talk however he

" Susan said, her eyes dart

en. Hera targeted intently on the oatm

reakfast inside" James state

ell, I hope it tastes as good as it sme

napped up. "Yo

san shrugged. "I'm no long

he should not want Susan to go away, ought she? But the notio

James insisted. "Give us a

n nodded reluctantly

able. Hera saved her eyes on her bowl, whil

s. She closed her eyes, attempting to connect with her wolf,

Susan 's voice

. "I don't know wha

tuation is weird for all and sundry.

id softly. "I simply fe

. "Hey, we've all got our st

nterrupted by Jessica , James's

er tone overly sweet. "James's loo

p beside Hera. "Don't fear, sweetie," she whispered. "I'm

words. Little did she recognize, that the seeds of a ri

pull of the mate bond changed into strong, even though she refused to renounce it. Bu

Jessica and Hera in deep conversati

You shouldn't doubt yourself

a lot more potent. The pe

said. "Here, I introduced you to a few teas. It

on aspect. As Hera popularized the tea gratefully, Susan made a

ent turned into growing restless, trying to know who their Luna w

rrupted his mind. "Come

ce on her face. "James, we need to sp

know, Jessica . I

" Jessica pressed. "You

y," James growled. "I ta

n James could not quite locate. "Just

e feeling that there was more to her phr

nt meeting. The air became thick with

na situation," he began. "I want you all to know that I'm not t

Susan stood on opposite aspects of the room

e until after the overall moon. This will supply us all time to..." he pau

owledge, even as others grumbled about the delay. Jessica , s

sed, Susan stuck up wi

d been remote. "Just worn ou

nease developing. Something wasn't right

se selection, Alpha," she said easily. "Taking

"Thanks, Jessica . I just

inside the shadows. Hera tossed and turned on her mattress, plagued by unusual desires. Susan sat awake, her instincts on excessive alert. A

e whole thing. As the total moon approached, so did the mom