His Rogue Luna novel Chapter 46

Apollo ordered everyone to begin preparing for the feast later so I took that chance to slip away. Quin followed me as I headed to the bedroom I had been given last time.

Old memories resurfaced as I gazed around the familiar space, almost all of them bitter. I tossed my crown onto the bed, suddenly feeling overwhelmed. It was at times like these that I missed Diana terribly. She would always have something snarky to say that would make me laugh.

I wasn't as strong without her.

And now that I had to deal with being back in the place where I was treated poorly, I was a lot more emotional than I wanted to admit.

"My Lady, are you alright?" Quin asked timidly. She sat besides me in the bed, watching me worriedly. I took a moment to assess the young girl besides me, her large grey eyes, her short blond hair and her innocent face.

She was assigned to me as my lady-in-waiting before I left. She was hardly a lady, just a young girl, barely sixteen, but she had been raised in the Elder's mansion so she knew all there was to know about werewolves.

"I don't know if I can do this," I admitted, breaking out of my thoughts. She didn't ask me what I meant but she ran her fingers through my hair gently, comforting me.

"Well I know you can do it My Lady," she spoke.

"Please, just call me Artemis," I corrected. She nodded and continued comforting me. After a moment, I found myself more relaxed and a lot calmer. She must have sensed the change in my emotions because she got up, turning to the walk in closet.

"We have a dinner to attend in a few hours, I suggest you get some rest," I nodded at her suggestion, laying down on the soft bed.

I didn't even manage to get under the covers before I promptly fell asleep.

The pack bonfire went better than I expected, with many pack members coming up to me to talk to me and greet me. I tried talking to as many people as I could and answering as many questions as I could, but they weren't all easy.

Luna, when can we expect a new pup?

Luna, have you planned when your mating ceremony will be?

Luna, should I knit clothes for a baby girl or a baby boy?

Needless to say, the Phantom Pack was very eager to know about the personal lives of me and their alpha. I didn't have the heart to tell them the truth of the situation, that the relationship between me and Aurelius was strained at best, so I just awkwardly nodded and smiled my way through.

I was just glad they were serving alcohol at this event.

Thankfully though, the intrusive questions seemed to die down after that, which I had a feeling Aurelius himself was behind since he no doubt heard what everyone was asking me.