Our Luna, Our Mate by Linda Middleman

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Chapter 37

Ares POV

I'm not entirely sure when we had dozed off, but after our night of love making once again we eventually fell asleep. Our mate slept peacefully between Eros and 1, Eros's arm gently wrapped around her waist as they slept. Cute, I muse my eyes watching as I attempt to wake up.

Blinking, I move to adjust my eyes as I slowly move to look over at the clock on the nightstand. Careful as not to wake either I move to look only to see it read 6:30 am. Mmm, too early to eat, but definitely not early for a workout, I muse, weighing my options. Deciding on the latter, I slowly begin to move from the bed only to hear whimpering, my eyes looking for the source only to see it coming from our mate, her face scrunched as if in pain. suddenly, 'Mates having a nightmare whispers Zeus his focus now on her as well. "A nightmare?" I ask, unaware of the why behind it. It could be multiple things' answers Zeus, his worry now flooding into mine. Our eyes still on our mate as we continued to watch, unsure of what was happening or if we should wake her.

"No... Please, I'll be good... please" whimpers Athena, her pleas's heart breaking as I move to lay back next to her, my hand moving to caress her cheek as tears begin to fall down her face. "Love? You're having a bad dream" I whisper, so as not to wake my brother.

"Please, Uncle.. I'll be a good girl, please don't" cries Athena, her body now shaking on its own accord as I frown, a growl rising at the mention of her Uncle, the useless Beta of the Moon Walker Pack.

"Mate hurt, they hurt mate' whimpers Zeus, not liking to see our mate upset. 'I know but how?' I ask, my hands now moving to hold Athena so she would not wake my brother who still slept soundly next to us.

'Don't know, but they shall pay growls Zeus, determined to make all those who had hurt our mate pay. Looking towards our mate once more, I slowly noticed that she seemed to have calmed down if only a little as tears continued to fall from her eyes. Moving to wipe away her tears, I can't help but feel my chest tighten. My thoughts trying to figure out what they had done to our mate and why. 'Don't worry bud, that pack shall pay if it's the last thing I do' I assure him, wanting justice for our mate as well.

A few seconds later, our mate seems to go back into a peaceful slumber, giving me hope that she would be okay long enough for me to get a quick workout in as I move to place her back near

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workout shoes as I move to exit the room. I'll be quick, before mate realizes I'm

-Workout Room-

did mate mean, I'll be a good girl? Did they abuse her? I ponder, my heart now hurting at that, as no

as they go about their workouts. Entering, I

of voices began talking about our mate, making me pause before I could even start. My focus now on

mate.

asks one, a girl who was sparring

as I had remembered seeing them a couple of times when checking in at the training grounds. Arching an eye, I move to get closer, curious to hear more without making myself known, always curious as to what our pack had to say. "Oh ya, well I heard that the new Luna chickened out and ran from the room" replies another, this time a male as he approached the girls, his arm moving to wrap around one their waists, possibly a

If she can't stand up to even Lily then there's no hope for her here,

man's arms.

just make Lily their mate. She's clearly a better choice in my opinion" remarks the other, their training clearly done as

our Luna growls Zeus, as we continue to listen. Appalled that our pack thought like this, especially about their new Luna. Studying closer I then realize that these two girls were also ones who would normally hang out

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joined at the hip.

heard enough. "ENOUGH" we roar, startling those within the room, my anger rising at how cruel they

1. me.

and under no such circumstance should you be comparing her to Lily or any woman for that matter. Lily is nothing but a whore and unfit to be our Mate or Luna" I yell, my