Chapter 56


    The next few weeks passed in a blur. The constant checkups with the doctor told us that the baby was


    perfectly healthy. I was officially three months pregnant. Minnie let us practice with Rhett, as promised.


    Elias needed all the help he could get. It was good. We were getting along fine and things were finally


    looking up for us. Before I knew it, it was time for the Luna ceremony.


    Anna''s Tailor shop made me a dress that waspletely white. Because of the protruding belly, it had


    a high waist and flowed the rest of the way to my feet. Minnie had a cluster of girls do my hair and


    makeup. It was really unnecessary if you asked me, but no one ever asked. Plus, Minnie said the


    ceremony was tradition, and I wasn''t trying to mess with tradition in this particr sense. Once I was


    done-up, Minnie led me to a clearing in the woods. It was surrounded by tikki torches. The people were


    barely visible in the glow of the fire. There were twinkle lights surrounding the pond at the edge of the


    clearing. Minnie led me to it. She didn''t tell me much about the ceremony, just a summary. Elias was


    standing by the water and a priest was waiting for me in the water.


    Elias smiled when he saw me. He gave me a quick kiss before he helped me into the water. The priest


    held onto me gently as he held a hand up to the pack.


    "Tonight, we wee Novalyn Moore as Luna of the Rigor Moon pack. Is there any reason why this


    woman should not be Luna?" the priest asked. It was silent for a moment before he continued.


    "Novalyn Moore, you have chosen to ept your role as leader, mother, and giver. You shall be of kind


    heart and pure spirit. Should you choose to ept it, you are agreeing to be the mother figure to the


    pack. You shall put the needs of the pack first and rule beside our Alpha with a kindred spirit and gentle


    hands. Do you ept?" he asked. I took a shaky breath.


    "I, Novalyn Moore, of sound mind and free will, ept my role as Luna of the Rigor Moon pack," I


    recited. Minnie made sure I knew that part. The priest pinched my nose and submerged me under the


    water for a second before I resurfaced. Everyone cheered as Elias helped me out of the water. Elias


    wrapped me in a towel and kissed me gently.


    "I''m proud of you, cupcake," he whispered to me. I felt myself smile. Elias was back as Alpha, I was


    Luna, and we were having a baby. Afterwards, there was a celebration. I was free to wear anything


    semiformal. Minnie dressed me in a simple, long, grey sundress, which I was grateful for. Heading back


    out to the party, I was stopped by Nn. I smiled and hugged him.


    "Nn, what are you doing here?" I asked. He smiled back at me.


    "Alpha Elias invited me to your Luna ceremony," he said. I felt hands reach around me to rest on my


    stomach and immediately knew whom it was. I smiled at Elias.


    "You did that? You invited my brother?" I asked. Elias kissed my head.


    "Yeah, I knew how much it would mean to you. Your dad, Alpha Peter, and his pup, Mason should be


    around here as well," he said. I turned in his arms and smiled at him as my eyes started to water.


    "You did that for me? You''re not mad still?" I asked softly. He cupped my face in his hands and kissed


    me gently.


    "I would do anything for you, cupcake. Plus, I''m confident in us, and if I learned anything, it''s that the


    more I try to rein you in, the wilder you want to be. I can''t control you, I know that, so I''ll give you what


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    you want and hopefully that''ll be enough to keep you here with me," he exined. I smiled as a happy


    tear ran down my cheek.