Page 13 of My Only Luna

I clench my jaw as I quietly step away from the kitchen door and head upstairs to check on Scarlett. I pause at the door to her bedroom, wondering if she’s ok.

“Scarlett? Are you ok, do you need anything?” I ask, trying tosound normal.

“No. I’m fine,” she replies after a moment.

“Ok…” I step away, wishing I could do more before I turn and head downstairs again. I need to find Elijah.

Elijah, where the fuck are you? You should have protected her!

I leave the house, shutting the door behind me, and I break into a run.

He’s the only one who can help Scarlett, and not just with her heat, with her pain. He has to! He promised he was serious about her! If Hank is dead, then why isn’t he here?

I need to find him. Now.

The Distance between Us

Elijah

Ikeep running, not knowing how long I have been out here. The guilt, regret and pain I feel are overwhelming. I hate myself for not being there for her and the control I have over my wolf slipped.

I keep the mind-link open, and Aaron has kept me updated. Despite the pain that is running through me, I made it clear that I will be the one to deal with this, not my father.

I’ve only just managed to rein back my wolf, and I slow down, breathing hard. The dirt beneath my feet is dry, the air warm, and I feel suffocated. I walk to the nearby stream to drink some water, my heart thundering, when suddenly I freeze realising what I have done.

Fuck!

I promised myself never to leave her, and I had. Right now, when she needs me the most I’m not fucking there. Doesn’t matter that she doesn’t want me anywhere near her, I have to be there, even if it’s out of sight.

How am I so fucking selfish? I turn around quickly, breaking into a run. I head towards home. I have wasted enough time outhere; I just hope it’s not too late.

I reach the edge of the woods when I see Indigo running up the small hill at an incredibly dangerous speed.

Where the fuck is she going? With what happened to Red, she needs to be careful.

I stop, my growl making her pause. With no wolf yet, she can’t mind-link, but she understands I am commanding her to stop. I trot off behind a tree, not too far off, shifting back. I search in the tree until I find one of the stashes of pants, pulling on a pair before stepping out from behind it.

Before I can even speak, Indigo runs over, her eyes glittering, her face flushed with rage.

“How could you?! How could you just leave her?! At the time she needs you the most!” she screams tearfully, smacking my chest. “Something bad happened to her, but you weren’t even there then! You should have been there to protect her!”

I say nothing, although I feel it. Every single word hits me hard, but she’s speaking the painful truth, one that I can’t ignore. Each punch feels like it’s straight to the heart.

“I know…” I say quietly, trying to keep myself together. “I know, and I fucking failed her. Trust me, I wish I could go back in time and be there for her. Fuck, I’m sorry.”

She suddenly freezes, stopping her pounding on my chest, and looks up at me. And for a second, I feel as if she can truly sense how I feel because she suddenly steps back.

“I…” She hangs her head.

“I’m going to her now. I know I’m late, and she probably doesn’t want to see me, but I need to be there; I will be there for her, I promise you, Pixie. I love her, and I won’t ever stop loving her.” She looks into my eyes as if searching for somethingbefore she steps back, and we both walk swiftly down the hill in complete silence towards the Alpha mansion once again.

The moment we step inside I hear the voices stop talking in the kitchen, and Dad steps out of the kitchen, looking tense as he looks at me.

“Elijah… you shouldn’t be here, you know that,” Dad says, glancing worriedly towards the stairs.

I look at him. Scarlett’s intoxicating scent is stirring my wolf. Although it is faint, I can smell it. It summons me, and I can feel my wolf becoming feral, the hunger for her growing. He wants me to go to her and so do I, but regardless of the fact we want her, we both care for her.

“I can control myself,” I say quietly. “I need to see her.”