His Rogue Luna novel Chapter 16

"Looks like you didn't win hide and seek Vincent. Sorry about distracting you with the sandwich," I chuckled at the boy who had crumbs all over his hands and face.

I handed him a napkin to wipe his face.

"It's okay. I was hungry anyways," He shrugged, talking around a mouthful food with puffy chipmunk cheeks. I laughed at him and helped wipe off all the crumbs from his face and shirt.

"Vincent! What are you doing?" A woman came in, her voice sounding alarmed as she addressed who I assumed to be her son. Her dark eyes looked up at me, looking fearful as she grabbed her son and pushed him behind her.

"Luna I apologise. It's my fault, my son didn't know what he was doing," She bowed her head and the display of submission was quite unsettling.

"It's okay. He didn't do anything, there's really nothing to apologise for," I assured her.

"It won't happen again, I promise you." She rushed, pushing her son out of the kitchen. Before I could even respond, they had both left the kitchen and I was left confused about the whole interaction.

This pack was incredibly strange.

I brushed it off, putting my plate in the sink and getting ready to head back to my room. As I moved towards the door however, I was intercepted by a short dark skinned woman smiling up at me.

"Luna, it is so wonderful to finally meet you! I'm Genevieve, Beta Female, your new personal advisor and friend," She spoke fast, having said it all in one breath. She held a hand out in front of her which I shook.

"Artemis," Was all I said.

"I'm here to make sure you're up to date with all the pack dynamics and events and settle into your role as Luna perfectly," She continued. "There is a formal pack dinner next week and we need to make sure you're ready to meet all the pack officials,"

"Before any of that, I need clothes," I gestured to my current attire, which didn't fit me well and she looked down at me.

"Of course! We need to go shopping immediately, how about now?"

"Yeah that's fine," I agreed.

"Great! Let's go."

I was a little unsure about the shorter woman at first, her cheery and bright disposition such a contrast to everyone I had met in this pack so far, with the exception of Apollo, who she explained was her older brother.

But she seemed to know what she was doing as she expertly lead me in and out of all the stores in the mall. We had gone as far as venturing into the nearest human city so it was quite busy and crowded, which wasn't something I was used to.

"And this is applied over foundation to define your bone structure,"

"You said they had to match my skin. This is way darker than my skin," I said, frowning at the stick of dark cosmetic.

"You already went for your run, and there's some paperwork left to finish up," She protested, standing before me to block my way. I looked down at her, noting the frown on her face and the exhaustion in her eyes.

"Come with me,"

"What?" She asked.

"Come and run with me. You look like you could use it," I repeated. She looked ready to protest, but seemed to change her mind halfway as she closed her mouth and pursed her lips. She sighed, closing her eyes and pinching the bridge of her nose.

"You know what? Okay," She nodded. I smiled down at her, and she smiled back.

I quickly lead the way outside and into the woods. We both stripped and left our clothes, quickly falling to the ground as our bones cracked and reshaped.

Her wolf was a unique mix of grey and dark brown, with a sleek and agile body a bit smaller than mine.

Before I knew it, she took off in a sprint and I laughed internally, chasing after her. She was a fast runner, and she seemed to fly through the forest. It took me a while to catch up to her but by the time I did, I had tackled her to the floor. We both fell from my attack, rolling down a snowy hill and landing in fluffy piles of snow at the bottom.

I couldn't help but laugh internally at her as she shook out her fur, getting even more snow on me.