Our Luna, Our Mate by Linda Middleman

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Chapter 82

Athena's POV

Today was it, today was the day of the Full Moon, as the last couple of weeks had all been nerve wracking as everyone trained preparing for a war in which we hoped would tip the fight in our favor but until we knew what we were dealing with, we had to keep our guard up as Ezra had gone quite during the months leading up to the Full Moon and many wondered if he just gave up and decided not to follow through only for one of our scouts to return prior to the events leading up to the full moon to let us know that they had spotted hundreds of Rogues all stationed along the packs border as if waiting for that moment to strike.

Worried for the safety of the women and childreh I had begun the evacuation of all them including those who could not fight as I began ushering them towards the bunkers, remembering my promise to stay with them along with Luna Gwen until either Eros or Ares had arrived to collect me.

"Hurry this way" I say as I continue to direct them towards the underground bunkers as the Mystic Shadow Pack had hidden bunkers stationed along the pack house for emergencies such as this and today was one of those emergencies.

With my attention on the children and the ones who could not fight I don't catch when one of the children rush only to fall and scrape their knees drawing my attention over to them as I move to check on the child. "Are you okay little one?" I ask softly not wanting to scare them even more as they move to hold their knee in pain as tears begin to fall.

"No, I have a boo boo" whimpers the child, a child who was maybe no older than five with short brown hair and warm chocolate eyes as he moves to look at me. Feeling my heart tug, I move to do the only thing I know of and that's to gently pick him up before cradling him within my arms.

"That's okay, we'll patch you right up sweetheart, is your mommy close by?" I ask hoping to distract him as I continue to talk to him.

"No... I'm one of the children who live in the pack orphanage, my parents abandoned me when I was little" sniffles the child causing me to bite my lip at his pain, for Ares and Eros had mentioned to me a while back that some packs often had orphanages for children who were either abandoned or unwanted by most and had no other relatives who wanted them.

Deciding then and there that this child was now mine, I move to keep him in my arms, the need to protect him growing. "Do you have a name, little one?" I ask again, hoping that his parents at least gave him a name.

boy who was now known as Adrian, causing me

for such a cute child" I tell

Adrian, not liking the way others treated him which pulls at

no one messes with a child especially one who is protected by the Luna" I tell him truthfully as I move to wipe his tears. Seeing him smile, do I move to smile as well, knowing I would have to talk to my mates about adopting him once this was all over, as I would then set up adoptions for those who were

something special about this child' purrs Artemis as if sensing something

son once this is all over with, I refuse to leave him all alone within an orphanage' I tell her back, my instincts to protect this child kicking in even though I had yet

still held gently within my arms until the last of them finally entered, the air

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Chapter 82

become dark for even though it was only mid afternoon, the presence of the Full Moon looming over us made the sky

well followed closely by Luna Gwen as we move to make sure those who were inside were all

until one of us comes for you

for this, and me not being there to distract them would help them win this fight and finally end it once and

to speak, "Now then, let's get you all bandaged up shall we?" I question him with a smile, watching his reactions as I move to sit him on a bed, his tiny head nodding as I move to get a first aid kit before working on bandaging up his knee. Once done do I place a gentle kiss to his owie only to hear him giggle. "That tickles" giggles Adrian, a smile finally

tickle it, but you see my parents used to always kiss away my owies much like I just did for you and you know

asks Adrian

always helped" I finish with a smile, which in turn causes him to smile

I move to just sit with him, Adrian slowly moving

than on the