77 + Paints Parker He spent five days inside the Hollowed Moon , after that meet and greet .
Alpha Gretta seemed happy with his words and actions , and left the day after theyd arrived , had taken Gregory Lewis with her .
Hed not touched him , but the man had bruising to his face .
Kane had taken to him ; one Beta to another .
Hed introduced Kane to Whitney , and they all had dinner along with Belladonna and Milly , every night .
Once at the orphanage with all the other children as well , they were curious about him , so he offered to meet them .
He wanted to ask Belladonna a million questions about her little girl , but hadnt done so in front of Milly .
She was only three and a half , though not once in the time he was there , was there a mention of her father , and he got the feeling there wasnt one .
Hed also seen Whitney watch all the interactions between not only himself and his mother , but Kane and his mother as well when they were all together .
He could see she was at ease with talking to Kane about almost anything at all .
It was a little more stilted between him and her , but he made every effort to talk to her .
Ask about her day , what she did with her time off , even .
He didnt interrupt Belladonnas working day anymore than he did Whitneys school day .
He was also not interrupting her conversations with Kane , or Mina , who sat down with them sometimes , which let Whit know she was Kanes sister .
He was allowing Whitney to see his mother had been well liked and not had a terrible time inside the Lustrous Moon .
She also asked about Annette and how the hospital was running , and he was honest with her , when she asked about deaths .
Which made her sigh a little on the heavy side , but it was rare that packs had non existent deaths , like when shed been his Luna and pack doctor .
He asked her about how it was going here , only to find out that his thoughts had been right .
Shed not lost a single pup or she wolf since coming here ; none at the Alpha College either .
Likely it was that she and her wolf were blessed by Selena .
There was something different about them and that was why Freya never showed herself , though he was curious about Aston having seen her .
Seeing the woman that could call Freya out , he could only put it down to Freya trusting in Aston completely .
He was out walking late at night just thinking when he saw Belladonna coming out of the 1/5 +8 Point : 77 hospital and smiled to himself .
She was still working long hours .
She saw him , and he smiled at her , strolled in her direction .
Do you mind if I walk you back to your home ? he asked her .
she shook her head .
Youre still leaving tomorrow ? she asked him .
Mm , I am .
I cant be away from the pack for long periods of time , he nodded .
Its large and needs a lot of my attention all the time .
My days were , are he smiled a little .
As busy as yours were inside the pack .
Do you recall the amount of times you must have seen me in my office late at night ? Yes , always in your office , or training , in the city or one of the other packs , she nodded .
Very long days , often 12 to 14 hour working days .
He nodded .
As busy as you were , may I ask you something Belladonna ? Yes , she answered .
Why did you never once leave the pack ? I hear you and Whit like white water rafting and go camping outside the pack often here .
He was curious about that .
She raised an eyebrow at him as if to say Why dont you know that ? but then answered his question when he stared right back at her waiting for her answer .
You never told me I could leave the pack .
Wait ! he stopped walking and put a hand on her arm to halt her .
What do you mean by that ? he frowned at her now .
Exactly that .
I worked every day and never left the pack because I had to be there .
He was frowning deeply at her .
I never told you that you couldnt leave the pack to go hang out with your friends or do any shopping .
I also never told you that you had to work every single day .
Sold to you , remember .
She stated with a shrug .
You also never once told me to have a day off or that I could leave the pack to do those things .
He was staring at her near dumbfounded by her response .
As he came to the realisation of just what had gone on when they were together , Im sorry , I didnt realise that was how you looked at it … he sighed heavily .
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I was busy all the time and just presumed you took days off , like everyone else when you needed it .
I also never meant for you to feel like you werent allowed to leave the pack .
It is what it is , Parker .
She shrugged .
It was also a long time ago .
Is that why you never asked for a car, because you didnt see a point in having one , if you 2/5 77 couldnt leave the pack ? Yes .
She nodded .
Belladonna , you were the Luna , you had all the rights as the Luna , held the real title .
I never once put any restrictions upon you , saw you as my actual Luna .
You were also very good at it .
She was just looking at him now and once again shrugged at him , Im sorry Belladonna , and he really meant it .
Clearly , they both had different thoughts about her being there inside his pack as the Luna .
I was so busy running the pack , and its businesss that I obviously clearly neglected you in more ways than one , I now see , he murmured , unhappy with himself .
No wonder she wanted to leave and was happy to do so .
I was there only because of the mating alliance , and nothing more .
I knew that , she stated simply .
In the beginning , yes .
Parker admitted , but not in the end , or not for me anyway .
He told her because it was the truth , and she frowned at him now , clearly didnt understand , and he knew it I didnt want us to reject each other .
He sighed I put Carina in front of you in the hope youd glare at me , get angry about it , or upset that you were about to be replaced .
Tell me you didnt want that … I would have rejected her for you if Id thought for a single second you wanted to stay with me , he told her honestly .
Her frown turned to complete confusion , and he sighed You I didnt realise , hated being there and wanted away from me and the pack .
I didnt realise you believed you were a slave either .
Not until Kane told me what you said that day you were leaving .
About being sold to me .
he scrubbed a hand over his face .
Im sorry , Belladonna , he apologised to her .
I dont understand that , I was chosen , just to be rejected , She stated .
Maybe in the beginning … he admitted .
I needed your father to hold to a deal , that he wouldnt drag unwilling wolves into his pack , which is what I threatened war over .
What ? she frowned at him now .
Mm , he wasnt a nice man , Belladonna .
Stole many wolves and mated them into his pack , to try and grow it .
I was there to retrieve them and used the threat of war to do so .
Seems she didnt know her own father at all .
She stopped walking as they came to the orphanage and looked at him more than shocked by his words .
Your father was a brute that enslaved wolves into his pack , because no one there seemed to 3/5 +8 Point 77 be able to find a mate .
So he took matters into his own hands .
He also didnt want to give you up to me .
he told her You were my choice for a Luna , not his .
I rejected both of your sisters , when tradition dictated it was to be the eldest daughter for a mating alliance .
She shook her head .
He willingly gave me up .
she told him .
I know that for a fact .
Hmm , no , you were not even presented to me .
I had to ask about you .
He was shocked that I knew he had a third daughter .
But I did my research into him before going there .
Why me ? she asked a little quietly .
Because you were intelligent and beautiful , would make for a good Luna .
I also believed , with his reluctance to present you , hed uphold the deal we struck outside of the mating alliance .
You were duped , Parker .
She shook her head .
That man hated me as much as the Luna did .
They wanted to get rid of me .
I dont think so .
Yes , you were .
I was Alpha ordered not to say a single word while I was still a member of his pack .
Ordered to be compliant and not appear resistant to the mating alliance in any way .
So , they could get rid of me Parker .
I was the unwanted bastard daughter of the Alpha , she stated .
He was frowning at her now .
Is that why you never said a single word until you were inside my pack ? Yes , I wasnt able to do so , she nodded .
He sighed now and shook his own head .
Hed not known that .
Shed never told him that either .
Well , aside from all Im hearing , which I had no knowledge of .
Id still have chosen you , Belladonna .
You were my choice for myself and my pack .
Im just sorry that we never came to understand each other over the years .
Can I ask you a question ? if you know about my father , more than I do .
Do you know who my mother is ? she asked .
No , do you not ? he asked right back .
Not even her name .
I was told she had died in childbirth , but then Freya stated shes not dead , is just somewhere safe now .
Odd … I could look into it for you if you like .
Really ? 4/5 77 Mm , he nodded .
I know a fair bit about your fathers pack , I have files on it inside the Lustrous moon .
You could come and read them if you like , one day .
