Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Mom!? What was that for!?”
“That’s not how an Alpha acts!” she scolded me. I didn’t have anything to say to that. Just then, I heard snickering and giggling. I turned back in the other direction, and Lanie had her mouth covered as she was trying to contain her laughter. We all just stared at her when suddenly, she straight up busted out laughing. I had never once seen or heard Lanie laugh before. It was foreign and just beautiful.
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. I’m not trying to laugh, but just seeing how you and your sister act with each other, and how your mom slap-pfft!!!” she laughed again before she could finish talking. “Oh, I’m sorry. That was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. I didn’t think family squabbles? Is that the word?” I nodded my head. “Squabbles are entertaining.”
“What? You’ve never seen a family squabble?” my sister asked her.
“Of course not, I grew up in a cage.”
“You what!?” Chelsea and Thomas exclaimed. Lanie immediately stopped laughing and covered her mouth again.
“What do you mean you grew up in a cage!?” my sister asked with concern.
“Chels,” I got her attention. “It’s a long story. You’re going to want to sit down.” So she did. We all did. Lanie and I had already agreed to come clean to my parents about her past, and everything else in between. So, getting my sister and Thomas up to speed only felt right. Lanie was incredulous at first but opened up when she felt she could trust my family.
***Rylee’s P.O.V.***
I was in my guest room, putting Sam down for the night. He had played all day with Killian and Chelsea’s pups, so he was tuckered out. Even though he had a nap earlier in the day, he passed out in the nursery right before the gathering according to the hired pup- sitters. He was in and out during the actual announcements and could care less of what was going on around him. Sam was definitely playing more freely while here at Golden Moon. Even though Sam played with Leighann and some of the other pups around their age all the time, a lot of his play dates were constantly canceled by Wyatt. Sam was having the time of his life here, and it made me wonder what would happen when we went back home. I wondered if Sam would notice the difference.
Once he was down for the count, I could see him smiling as he slept. He must have thoroughly enjoyed playing with older pups like Chelsea’s kids Dallas, Austin, and Dakota. Dallas was seven, Austin was six, and Dakota was four. I couldn’t suppress the smile that came over my face. I finally got ready for bed myself but, as I was tucking myself in, my phone dinged.
I picked it up and saw it was a text from Wyatt. It was almost two in the morning.
Prince Charming: Tink, I know you’re probably asleep, but I wanted to let you know that I will be a Golden Moon in about an hour.
Me: Wyatt, is everything okay? Why are you coming here so late?
Prince Charming: We need to talk and it’s very important. Just try to stay awake for me. This can’t wait.
Me: Okay. I will. Drive safely.
Prince Charming: I will. I love you.
Me: I love you too.
I put the phone down and sat up, making sure that I didn’t disturb Sam. What would be so important that Wyatt had to drive here in the middle of the night like this?
An hour later, Wyatt came in and, before I could even get out one word, he enveloped me in a hug so tight I thought he was going to break me in half.
“Rylee, are you okay?” he asked me before he even put me down.
“Of course I am, why wouldn’t I be?”
“Richard told me what happened this morning, or rather yesterday morning.”
“Ugh, I asked him not to. I didn’t want you to worry.”
“Why wouldn’t you want to tell me something like that happened to you? With Sam right next to you, at that? What happened to you promising me to never hide anything?” I couldn’t answer him. I did promise to never hide anything of this sort again, but I broke that promise.
“You’re right, I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking clearly. I handled the situation, and I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal.”
“Rylee, did you use your powers on him?”
“Yeah, I threw him out of the room with them.”
“Rylee, you can’t…” he stopped mid-sentence and growled. I knew what he was going to say without having to read his mind.
“Wyatt, you need to stop,” I said to him.
“Stop what?”
“Stop telling me to hide my powers!” I shouted at him. I wasn’t afraid of waking Sam since he could sleep through just about anything. “Just stop!” I was putting my foot down.
“Rylee!”
“NO! I’m sick and tired of you telling me to suppress my powers, Wyatt! You’re suffocating me! I’ve been here just under four days, and I’ve never felt freer! Yes, I’ve used my powers against Richard’s pack members, but that’s because I had to! I had to protect Lanie! I had to protect myself! I had to protect our son! OUR SON!” I emphasized, pointing to Sam asleep on the bed. Wyatt looked past me at him and lowered his head while letting out a heavy sigh.
“Rylee, you can’t be using your powers against someone else’s pack members like that. They could retaliate.”
“SO LET THEM! I’m not a f*****g child Wyatt! I’m a Luna! I’m a Primordial! I’m a mother! Why can’t you just trust me to use my powers wisely!? Seriously, what is your f*****g problem!?” “I just want to protect you! Is that so f*****g wrong!?”
“I DON’T NEED YOUR f*****g PROTECTION!!! I NEED YOUR f*****g SUPPORT!!!” I roared at him with tears filling my eyes. “Wyatt, you used to support me and encourage me. You’re the one who wanted me to harness my powers fully, remember!? You’re the one who brought William to me! You did! And now you want me to stop using them? You’re supposed to be my mate, Wyatt. But lately, you’ve been acting more like an overbearing father than a mate.” Wyatt looked me in the eyes, and I stared right back. Something was off and not just with him, but with us. Something about us wasn’t right. Our bond-it was weak. It wasn’t what it used to be. It hasn’t been for a while now. But why? .
***Wyatt’s
P.O.V.***
After Dorian and Allie excused themselves to give us space to figure out our issues, Rylee didn’t even wait for them to close the door before tearing into me about what a f****d up mate I’ve been, and how I’ve been treating her like a child rather than my equal. It also didn’t help that she blamed me for all our problems since she left and came back. Sure, things were still great in the bedroom, our carnal desires for one another still intact and we didn’t love each other any less, but I couldn’t deny that everything wrong that had happened was a direct result of Rylee leaving me and the pack.
“You should have known all of that, Wyatt!” she shouted at me.
“Me!? What about you? Last I checked, you’re a werewolf too, Rylee!”
