Trigger warning stillbirth and abortion.
Conrad POV
We approach the figure slowly. We were both in shock. She hadn’t walked or spoken since we rescued her from the dungeons. How the hell was she up and walking. How did she get outside without a guard seeing her?
Lewana approached cautiously and looked her in the eyes and the realization seemed to dawn on her.
“Aesira“, she said just above a whisper.
“Yes my pup. I’m so glad I could see you again“. She reaches out a hand and strokes her face.
Lewana starts crying immediately and pulls her in for a hug. Her mother just strokes her back and gently shushes her until
she is calm.
“I don’t understand. Where’s Mother“.
“Your mother’s soul moved on a few years ago. What they did broke her and she couldn’t hold on anymore. I’ve been by myself in this body waiting since then“.
That’s when it dawned on me, “You’re her mother’s wolf“.
“That is correct Alpha King“.
“How are you up and walking. Talking even“.
“The full moon. I have been called by the goddess to provide guidance“.
The goddess actually called her. I know as wolves we believe a lot of things about the Moon Goddess and have been told stories of her power but to actually see it is another thing.
Lewana took her mother’s hands, “Is that why you have been waiting. To talk to me“. She seemed very confused by this.
“Even though seeing you is a great gift, no my pup. I was waiting for the Alpha King. You need to know about my Lewana birth. And her destiny“. I wasn’t going to question something from the moon goddess herself so we sat on the grass to hear the message.
“As you know there was a war secret war against the humans 200 years ago, but trouble started before then. 350 years ago the witch hunts started. They were started by hunters who had forgotten their true purpose. All magical creatures, especially wolves, were hunted and executed in the thousands. This is what sent us into hiding. Over the next 150 years, the resentment grew and wolves also forgot their true purpose. A new world was formed that favored men and power.
When Alpha Blake got his first Luna pregnant they found out you were female. Alpha Blake demanded you be terminated. She refused. He beat her trying to kill you himself but she escaped. She hid the best she could to protect you assuming that once you were born, you would be accepted. She was wrong.
We were pregnant at the same time as our Luna but there were complications. Our mate was taken from us during this time so we were alone. We know now that our pup, a little girl, was never meant to be. She was born sleeping.
Alpha Blake found your mother and brought her back to pack for punishment. She was due to have you any day. Alpha Blake and his new Luna Ebony stood over her as they both beat her for her crime. She was already pregnant with her son and they wanted that child to be the firstborn.
Her sentence was to be hunted. She ran through the territory trying to make it to the border but she couldn’t match the speed of the wolves hunting her.
They were ordered to tear her apart and make sure she died but not to touch you. If you took a breath, you would be the firstborn. We were in the forest to bury the child we lost that day. We heard Luna screaming and followed the sound. It stopped as soon as we started but we knew we had to find her.
We thought we got lost the rays of the full moon got brighter and shone upon her body. We went over and realized she was gone. When we saw her belly move, we knew we had to get you out. We used our claws and held you. We instantly fell in love with you. We knew the Alpha would be back to check the body so we placed our baby inside Luna and took you
home.
Only two pack members knew who you really were. Myself, and the Beta Arthur. It was Arthur who had helped Luna hide. When Arthur found out what Alpha Blake had done to our Luna, he rejected him. He ran into the forest to grieve his Luna and give her a proper burial rather than knowing she was left to rot. When he scented that we had been there. He tracked us back to our house and realized what we had done the moment he saw you.
He cried tears of joy and made the blood vow to serve you as Beta and protect you with his life. He wanted to protect you as he failed his Luna. I took a blood vow to protect you as your mother.
When the bond was put in place we could sense your power and knew you were special. It was only later we learned how special. We never told you my darling as we wanted to wait til you were older but fate changed that plan“.
We were both crying at this point and just holding each other. How could an Alpha be so cruel? Even before birth, my precious moonlight was in harm’s way. Everyone tried to protect her but she always ended up hunted.
She bent down and held her daughter’s face. “This is the last time I will see you. I’m being called home“.
Lewana just started crying harder at this. It meant her mother was dying and the Moon Goddess was calling her spirit to
rest.
“I have one final message for you Alpha King. My Lewana is the most precious gift chosen by the Goddess herself. She is more special than you currently know. All will reveal itself by the next full moon. Stay true to her and if you need answers, remember you already have them in your possession“.
We stayed with her the rest of the night as she wanted to stay in the moonlight. As the moon set, she took her last breath and left with the moon as her daughter held her for the last time. (1
Balance of Light and
