From Rougue To Luna novel Chapter 7

"So you're saying we could have left this place long before my mom died? Why would we stay here then? Why would she want to?"

He shook his head and stood, walking over to stand beside me at the window. He leaned against the wall and crossed his arms across his broad chest before looking down to me. "I honestly can't say, except that she knew she had the Alpha's protection on these lands. She probably didn't want to raise her child as a Rogue. At least this way you had the Alpha's protection, and some form of a pack around you."

"Protection from what though? Why would she need protection?" My mind was reeling. We'd stayed by choice? How could this be true?

He ran a hand through his hair and shook his head again as his brow furrowed in concentration. "I don't know Lili. I just know there were rumors about...your father."

I stood straight as a board, my eyes widening as the last word fell from his gorgeous full lips. "What do you mean?"

He sighed as his face pinched into a scowl. I stepped closer to him, my hand coming up to rest on his arm. "What do you mean Everett?" My hand radiated with warmth and a jolt shot through me before I instantly dropped it away as my heart began to beat faster. I heard his increase as well and his eyes widened before his expression returned to a scowl. "Please tell me," I said quietly.

He sighed heavily and looked down at me with a hard blue gaze. "My father refused to tell me anything, but I had heard quiet rumors once that your father was actually another Alpha from a rival pack. That she'd refused to reveal him because she didn't want him to find you. If he'd known you two were here, and that he had a pup away from him, he could have come and claimed you both. My father could have seen it as an act against the pack and killed the both of you and sought war against the rival. There's only one pack I can think of that he hates that much."

My eyes widened and I felt myself pull closer to him, waiting as I held my breath for more information. I was standing only inches from him when he finally spoke, low and quiet like he was trying not to scare me away. "It was said to be the Shadow pack's Alpha."

I looked up to see him staring up at the night sky, his expression serious. "You mean that don't you?"

He turned to face me and my movement matched his. "Of course I do. I'm not only your Alpha, but your mate. I will do whatever is within my power to see that you're safe and taken care of. If you want to pursue this, then I will make sure I can safely support you. But if you don't, then I'll be sure he never finds you or harms you in any way. It is completely up to you. This is your life. Your future."

I'd never been around any male who spoke so honestly. His words were genuine, and I knew he meant every word. He would do exactly what he said, no matter the costs. I felt safe. My hand rose to rest against his arm, feeling the tingling warmth radiate beneath it. My voice came out in a quiet breath as his piercing gaze looked into mine. "Thank you Everett."