《No Looking Back》 1 - For Whose Own Good? ¡°I, Merim Klude, alpha of Country Moon reject you, lead warrior Lisa Sole, as my mate and luna.¡± Oh, in comes the pain¡­ Wow¡­ The stories were true. Rejection hurts stronger than a silver bullet through the heart. Well if I could survive from a silver bullet, I¡¯ll survive through a sentence. I looked into his distant and unreadable eyes, struggling through the pain in my heart. ¡°Are you sure? No matter what your reason is, whether it¡¯s to protect me from your enemies or you truly just don¡¯t care, once I leave, I never look back. And I haven¡¯t broken that promise so far.¡± I saw his brown eyes start to tinge with gold and I could tell he was fighting his wolf from gaining control. ¡°Accept¡­ it¡­¡± he struggled to say. ¡°Please¡­¡± he whispered. ¡°I, Lisa Sole, accept your rejection,¡± I replied without hesitation while maintain eye contact. As soon as I finished the sentence, I saw him wince and felt a tinge of guilt. I knew he didn¡¯t hate me. He never wanted to hurt me. But that didn¡¯t mean he wanted me either. He knows me. We may not have been the best of friends but we knew each other. We grew up with each other. So he knows. He knows I¡¯ll fight for what I deem worthy to fight for. Just as he also knows he hasn¡¯t given me enough reasons to fight for ¡°us¡±. I watch him walk away, struggling to resist the urge to beg me to take him back. I guess I¡¯m not as strong as I make myself to be if took my nose clogging up to realize my face was ridden with tears. Slowly I trudged my body home. As soon as I closed the front door, I slid down to the floor and cried my heart out. Only when I calmed down did I remember my wolf, Tulip. Tulip? [¡­ They are worthy to fight for¡­]The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. I put on a bitter smile. Maybe they are¡­ But I no longer have it in me to fight for the little reasons. [Rejection isn¡¯t a little reason¡­] No, it isn¡¯t. And that¡¯s why. He¡¯s made his choice. I gave him a chance to take it back. But he didn¡¯t. He knows me Tulip. Just like I know him. He wants to keep me ¡°safe¡± at the cost of our happiness. I don¡¯t agree with such logic. But I do agree with him on one thing. We cannot compromise on things like these. Besides my warrior instinct to protect not only my pack but also my mate butting heads with his alpha instinct to protect his pack and his mate, our personalities are just too stubborn. I would fight for a day of happiness and then just drop dead than live years of pain. But he wouldn¡¯t. His responsibilities are just too much. [That¡¯s why you should fight for him. He needs you! Not just as a mate but also a luna!] ¡­ I can¡¯t. I would love nothing more than to run to his side but I can¡¯t¡­ And you know WHY. I may have emphasized that a bit harsher than I intended too. I heard Tulip whimpering and immediately felt bad for reminding her. But I needed to be rational. I can¡¯t let her run with emotions and instinct again. Especially not with this. Picking myself up from the floor, I decided to go on a run. Ready? [¡­ Yeah¡­] Reaching the territory boundary line, I caught the soft scent of calm jasmine green tea nearly masked by a rough assaulting rouge scent. I immediately went on the hunt and found an injured she wolf resting near the base of a large boulder just outside of our territory line. Shifting back, I went up to her but still within the boundary line. ¡°Shift!¡± I commanded. I saw her wince at my sharp commanding tone but still she obeyed. I threw her a large shirt we keep near the boundary lines for cases like these. ¡°State your name and business.¡± ¡°Rouge sister of the alpha of New Moon, Eveline Jolin. I came here seeking help from Country Moon on the order of the alpha.¡± Well she surely has an interesting story. Rouge but still takes an order from the alpha. ¡ºMerim! ¡» I mind linked him. ¡ºMeet me at the territorial boundary near the big boulder. We¡¯ve got a rouge apparently from New Moon seeking help. ¡» ¡ºBe right there. ¡» He replied, like his rejection hadn¡¯t happened and we were like before. Sighing, my focus turned back to her and I threw her a bandage wrap. She was just about to finish fixing up her wound when they arrived. However before I could even report what happened, ¡°Mate¡± escaped from the beta Keith¡¯s mouth. I could¡¯ve sworn I saw Merim flinched the moment Keith said that though. Welp. This just got more complicated. ¡ºHa¡­ Let¡¯s get her fixed up and backed to the pack house before we continue. ¡» ¡º Yes Alpha.¡» We all chorused. 2 - It Hasnt Even Been A Day!? All the top dogs were waiting in the alpha¡¯s office for Eveline. All except Keith of course. I had gotten a bit hungry and decided to go get a snack figuring they wouldn¡¯t be back anytime soon. However as I opened the door, lo and behold there they were. Sighing, I stood aside to let them in before closing the door behind them. ¡°Eveline, what is your business here,¡± Merim started. She took a deep breath before answering all at once, ¡°New Moon was attacked by the rouges using the nearly same tactic that happened to Country Moon. I say nearly meaning an upgraded version. Being the daughter of an alpha, my blood could access the family¡¯s history book. I was the weakest so they took me hostage before anything. They managed to get everyone in my family except my brother, who at the time was at alpha training, and massacred a third of the pack. Before they could make me use the book I renounced my pack, making me ineligible. After that, my brother happened to make it home in time to save me and start salvaging our pack. However another wave of rouges came and I managed to slip through due to my rouge scent. My brother asks for an alliance and help and it¡¯s currently very time sensitive. Please.¡± With every word she spoke Merim¡¯s face grew very somber. As much as I know this is a very sensitive and important subject, I can¡¯t help but snicker at his ridiculous looking face. ¡º Lisa!¡» He gave me the stink eye. ¡°Lisa, pick a few warriors to come along with you. I as well as Keith will also go. Gamma Trace you¡¯ll take over my duties while Delta Haven will take over Beta Keith¡¯s. We leave for New Moon in one hour.¡± ¡°Yes Alpha!¡± I immediately set out to find the warrior¡¯s second in command, twins Sheryl and Kyle. ¡º Sheryl. Kyle. We¡¯re leaving for New Moon in one hour. Pack up and meet me in my room.¡» I grabbed my emergency suitcase and did a double check incase I¡¯m missing anything. Zipping up my bag I heard a knock on my door. ¡°Come in.¡± ¡°What do you need us for Leader?¡± ¡°Keith¡¯s found his mate. It¡¯s the injured rouge that came for help. Sheryl, I need you to support and protect her. Kyle, you¡¯re going to be shadowing Alpha Merim as well as taking command of the rest of our warriors. I will be on my own scouting out the perimeter.¡± ¡°LEADER! YOU CAN¡¯T GO ALONE!¡± they both shouted. ¡°I can and I will. No one knows better than me what kind of traps are waiting for me.¡± I said through gritted teeth.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. ¡º Warriors are in position and ready to set off. Say the command.¡» ¡º Lead them before us. Eveline needs a little more rest than intended. I, Alpha Merim, give you Lead Warrior, Lisa Sole, full command on my behalf until my arrival.¡» ¡º See you there Alpha.¡» I turned to Sheryl and Kyle. ¡°Modifying the plans. You will still do as I instructed but after they arrived. We¡¯re going before them.¡± ¡º Warriors, we¡¯re going first. Move out!¡» We ran to New Moon¡¯s territorial boundary and bypassed it without permission. Upon arriving at the pack house, we saw no one. ¡º Leader, there¡¯s a scent of a pack member northeast from here.¡» ¡º Let¡¯s go.¡» Following the scent, we came across a pup floating in the river. ¡º Kyle, retrieve him. Is anyone picking up any scent? New Moon seems to love this jasmine green tea fragrance if it¡¯s all they burn. My nose is damn near useless now.¡» ¡º Uh, Leader? I¡¯m not getting any JGT scent.¡» ¡º SCANDALOUS! LEADER IS ONTO HER MATE!¡» ¡º CONGRATS!¡» ¡º Stop shouting. You¡¯re giving me a headache. Focus on the mission!¡» ¡º Yes Leader!¡» ¡º Kyle, how¡¯s the pup?¡» ¡º Unconscious but breathing. He¡¯ll live.¡» ¡º Since there¡¯s no further scent here, let¡¯s head back to the pack house. ¡» ¡º LEADER! THERE¡¯S A ROUGE NEARBY!¡» ¡º I smell him. Sheryl, take the pup. Kyle, take some warriors and take him down. If you can¡¯t, take him out. While we want further information, our main priority is finding the rest of New Moon. Don¡¯t waste too much time. Meet us back at the pack house as soon as you can. The rest of you, let¡¯s go.¡» ¡º Leader, I smell a New Moon member approaching us at fast speeds. He feels hostile.¡» ¡º Leader, more are coming this way. They all feel hostile.¡» ¡º Prepare yourselves for any misunderstandings. Stand behind me. Ugh, that scent is getting stronger.¡» ¡º OH MY GOSH IS YOUR MATE APPROACHING LEADER? THIS IS AWESOME NEWS! We ¨C¡» All of us turned our heads in the direction of the gray wolf as it let out a growl. Soon, more wolves joined in behind. Both teams were staring intensely at each other. As I was getting a headache from the scent getting stronger, the opposing wolves made way for a large pitch black wolf. He shifted and asked, ¡°What is your business here?¡± I shifted back and replied, ¡°You must be the alpha. Apparently Eveline came to us to request for help. We came to the pack house but no one was there. Let¡¯s speed this up Alpha and say what exactly do you want help with. I am the lead warrior Lisa from Country Moon. Until our alpha gets here I am in full command.¡± The sexual tension between us is so thick the rest of the wolves had a hard time breathing. Here we are, mates who¡¯ve met for the first time and talking in the nude. Although we¡¯re accustomed to shifting in front of others, it doesn¡¯t change the reality that there¡¯s a naked man and a naked women standing in front of each other, both fighting off the insane urge to jump each other¡¯s bones. It doesn¡¯t help that he has a hot strong pulsating meat stick twitching in front of me. It also doesn¡¯t help that my pussy is dripping from the smell of his pre-cum. [It¡¯s a circle honey. The smell of your juices is driving him crazy. He¡¯s trying so hard to fight not only himself but also his wolf.] Why don¡¯t you want to jump his bones? [Oh trust me hun, I do. But why do you think you¡¯re not jumping his bones right now? I¡¯m the one keeping us in control hun. I swear, sometimes the human can be more of a beast than a beast.] Opps. My bad. Thanks Tul. Clearing my throat, I suggested, ¡°Why don¡¯t we all shift and get dressed and focus on our problem at hand.¡± ¡°I agree. The faster we finish this problem the faster I can start seducing my mate,¡± he replied. 3 - Old Clans ¡°Nice office Alpha.¡± ¡°You might¡¯ve noticed that it¡¯s pretty empty around here. I¡¯ve sent most of the pack to a safe house location. Only the warriors and counsel are left here. We were securing the perimeter when we felt you trespassing on our land. Hope you didn¡¯t mind us checking a potential threat.¡± ¡°Nope. No problem here. Now moving on, what do you want from us?¡± ¡°Alpha Ference Jolin,¡± he said, holding out his hand for a handshake with a glint of mischief in his eyes. ¡°Lead Warrior and current acting alpha Lisa Sole,¡± I said, accepting his hand and returning his gaze. I guess a moment too long had passed when we were snapped out of each other¡¯s scent by his beta clearing his throat. ¡°Well then, what do you need from Country Moon Alpha Jolin.¡± ¡°You can call me Fern. And truthfully, what we needed was help getting back up. Anything that you can teach us would be great. We would also like help in perimeter searching. We are currently unsure if there will be a follow up attack.¡± ¡°There will be. But don¡¯t worry about that. From what I¡¯ve seen, you¡¯ve wiped out most of the important ones. We¡¯ll need to make a further treaty between us to iron out what Country Moon is allowed to know about New Moon. Only then can we truly help you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m assuming you¡¯re referring to the book.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not assuming. You¡¯re correct.¡± ¡°Hah¡­ What do you know about the book Lisa?¡± ¡°Would you like to discuss it with everyone else present?¡±Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°¡­ Clear the room. No one but us.¡± ¡°Sheryl, Kyle. Start them on perimeter.¡± After hearing the door shut behind us, ¡°Clan?¡± I asked, sitting down on the chair in front of his desk. ¡°And yet you¡¯re a warrior?¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s none of your business.¡± ¡°No, not right now. But it will be soon.¡± ¡°Too bad soon isn¡¯t now. Clan?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it obvious?¡± ¡°Clever. Never understood the purpose of naming the old clans after moon phases though.¡± ¡°Not as clever as you Eclipse. What made you drop the ¡®il¡¯?¡± ¡°Always a pleasure to talk with an intellect. And to answer your question ¨C got tired of people thinking we were French.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not?¡± ¡°A conversation for another time.¡± ¡°But really, what is royalty doing here?¡± ¡°Then I must ask, what is the prime minister doing here?¡± ¡°A conversation for another time then.¡± ¡°Of course. For another time.¡± ¡°Well getting back on track, Eve has renounced herself from the pack and is therefore unable to access the book.¡± ¡°Temporarily of course.¡± ¡°But they don¡¯t know that. At least that is what we assume. However, I have a suspicion that since they¡¯re going after all the old clans. Either someone has betrayed us or has found out something about us and they want to use that. Opinions?¡± ¡°It¡¯s common knowledge old clans were generally more powerful. It¡¯s also common knowledge that the family book holds our family power. But all the specifics are only accessible to those who have the book and belong to the family. The fact that they know only the descendants blood will reveal the book doesn¡¯t mean much. Afterall, something like that is pretty clich¨¦ and inferable. There is still the mysterious coincident that you were away at alpha camp. For an attack from them, it¡¯s honestly a surprise that they¡¯ve missed you. Unless it was intentional. To be honest, I feel they know a lot more then they led on. After all, you know what happens to a book with no blood descendants left. I have no doubt in my mind that someone has betrayed us. The problem is how much do they know. I would assume they know everything common knowledge to us old clans and maybe a few secrets from each clan. Take care to not reveal anything else. For now, focus the pack. Does your counsel know?¡± ¡°Yes, they know we¡¯re the first seat of the old clans. They¡¯re trained on those responsibilities too.¡± ¡°Very well. Keep an eye out. I¡¯ll be gathering the Time soon.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t mind me asking, Alpha Klude?¡± ¡°Country Moon was a royal safe house. I sure you know what that means.¡± ¡°My suspicion was right.¡±