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You were going to dinner.Kara smirked in my head.
I looked up at Markus, who was trying to get his breathing under control. He dipped his head and gave me a slow, sensual kiss.
“Okay, they are ready for us now,” he said. “Although I’m tempted to just take you back up and lock us in the room for the next couple of weeks.” He smirked, making my core flutter.
“What’s ready?” I asked.
“Come, you’ll see.”
We started back down the steps, and everything was quiet now. I started heading in the direction of the dining room when Markus pulled me toward the backyard.
“Aren’t we going to dinner?” I asked, and he smiled.
“We are, but the pack heard you were home and awake and wanted to see you. They wanted to see for themselves that you were okay. They were hounding Daniel and Gillian all day, and Maya had the idea of having dinner with the whole pack. They set up catering in the backyard,” he said as he opened the back door, and I gasped.
Lined up from the door to the clearing were pack members, and I was frozen where I stood with so many emotions when some of the children from the staff ran up to me, wrapping their little arms around my legs.
“Luna Luna, you’re back!” They chirped. I bent down and hugged them both, tears in my eyes.
I picked Matthew up, one of the cook’s grandchildren, and relished his little hands wrapping around my neck, and the kiss he gave my cheek melted my heart. Markus wrapped his arm around my waist and started leading me through the pack toward the dining tables. Everyone bared their neck in reverence, welcomed me back, or bowed while they called me Luna. The tears were starting to flow from my eyes at the love they all showed for me when we got to the platform where Markus had announced our arrival. I stopped and realized that the dining room tables were brimming with pack members.
“Is everyone here?” I sobbed to Markus.
“Yes, they all love their luna,” Markus said. I looked up at him, and his eyes were also brimming with tears of affection for me and his pack.
I felt a strange sensation going through me, and my body begin to glow.
Kara, help me, please. Come forward with me,I said.
Right here with you, always, she responded, just as moved as I was by the showing of love toward us.
I stepped forward. I felt my eyes go black and took in the awed looks of the pack. I could feel their outpour of love and respect, which felt like the same type of love I felt when Selene kissed me. It was healing and all-encompassing.
“Luna, you’re glowing!” Matthew exclaimed with awe, touching my cheek with his tiny hand. I turned to kiss his cheek, and it left a glowing mark before it absorbed into his skin.
“I know, little one. I’m just happy,” Kara and I said together.
I let him down, and he ran to his grandmother “Gammy! Luna kissed me! Did you see?!”
Markus’ hand was on the small of my back, guiding me forward with a more profound adoration and awe in his eyes.
I turned to the pack. Our pack. Ours to protect. Ours to love. Ours to nurture. Ours to help thrive. My voice mixed with Kara’s as we spoke to our family, our power flowing through our voices, and my aura flowed over the entire space.
“I don’t know what I did to deserve all the love you have shown me. I am forever grateful that you have accepted me and cared for me. I love you all more than you can imagine. You have made my heart whole. You are my family, the one I craved to find for the past eleven years. I will protect and love you with everything I have. I will fight with you and for you.” Markus gathered me in his arms and kissed me. I heard some gasps, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that he was glowing the same as I was. “The Moon Goddess said you would share my gifts,” I whispered as I touched his surprised face. His eyes turned black, and he turned to speak to our people.
“We are both thankful for the love, support and loyalty of our pack. No other alpha or luna could be luckier than us. Now let’s eat and be merry. Our luna is home!” He and Atlas’ voices mixed, his voice full of power and affection. The entire pack cheered and clapped.
“You are exceptional. How could I have been so blessed by the Moon Goddess?” he asked, putting his forehead to mine as the glow surrounding us dissipated.
“I was thinking the same thing.” I giggled. Markus brushed his lips to mine, and then my stomach grumbled again, making him pull back and laugh.
“Come, let’s get some food in you. Everything else can wait until tomorrow.” I nodded and took his hand as he led me down to the table with Danny, Maya, Gillian, Alexander and Marie.
Chapter twenty-three
Markus
“Areyoureadyforthis Tuli?” I asked when we pulled up to Rhett’s pack house a few days later.
