His Rogue Luna novel Chapter 15

Was my nose defective?

"I don't think I have the best sense of smell," I muttered. "I think it's safe to say I have a defective nose," I stated, putting the blade back down on the table.

As if to contradict my earlier statement, my nose caught wind of the most heavenly scent. I unconsciously inhaled, my chest suddenly filled with longing and my body itching to seek out the owner of that scent.

I turned my head, to face the the trees where I knew the owner of that scent would be approaching from. After a minute or two, his glorious half naked form broke through the trees and my eyes drank in the sight hungrily.

His jaw was clenched, his lips twisted downwards and his whole body looked tense. As if sensing my gaze, his eyes snapped to me, icy blues latching onto my light brown eyes.

For a moment, I felt the ache in my chest stop and my body relax under his gaze. But he snapped out of whatever trance he was in, his eyes leaving me and snapping to Vaughan besides me.

His frown deepened and for a second, I thought he would storm over my way and demand what I was doing with his warriors, but he didn't.

I was disappointed.

I sighed, shaking myself from my thoughts. The mate bond was messing with me. It was making me into a desperate attention seeker. I turned back to the table, choosing something else to focus on.

I was fighting to keep my sanity. I was trying to be patient, to let him build up the courage to tell me what was wrong, why exactly he was fighting this bond. It was wearing down on both of us.

It was clear Aurelius had issues and from what I observed, it had something to do with his mother. She was never spoken of and Elric has closed off when I once asked about the Luna of the pack.

As much as my heart bled for him and whatever he was going through, I was finding it difficult to not snap and break at all the pain and suffering he was putting through.

I could handle being locked in a cell, but the constant ache in my chest and the constant longing was driving me insane.

Suddenly, I felt exhausted.

"I think you should go home. You need to rest," The soft and concerned tone from Vaughan surprised me and I looked at him quizzically.

He didn't speak further, instead, a wolf approached us, standing opposite me in a militaristic stance.

"I'll escort you to the pack house Ma'am," he grunted.

I gave Aurelius one last look, my eyes easily spotting him over the crowd. He was sparring with a teen pup, holding his limbs and teaching him proper combat.

I knew he sensed my gaze, it was obvious from the way he paused and stiffened, but he ignored it. Feeling a headache begin to form, I looked away, trudging up to the forest to walk to the pack house.

"Mrs Luna, I am so sorry for disrupting you. Please forgive me," He looked down, as if waiting for some kind of punishment and it only made me frown.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Vincent," He murmured, still looking down and bracing himself.

"It's alright Vincent, you didn't do anything wrong. Just maybe watch where you're going so you don't hurt yourself yeah?" He peeked up at me, still tense, as if unsure if I was being sincere or not. I paused, deciding to change the topic.

"Are you hungry Vincent?" He didn't respond immediately, his lips pursed, but he eventually gave me the tiniest nod. I grabbed one of the slices of my sandwich, handing it over to him.

He stared at it, seemingly debating if he should take it or not.

"It has chicken and turkey in it."

That seemed to be all the convincing he needed because he took it gingerly, sniffing it before taking the smallest bites out of it. I took a bite of my own and for a while, we just chewed in silence. Until I heard more small footsteps run across the hall and into the kitchen, that it.

"Found you Vincent!" Two kids, similar in age as the boy in front of me came in to the kitchen running, skidding to a halt and gaping at me. It took them a second before they both ran back out of the kitchen, both calling out for their mother.