Luna On The Run!

Clarita’s POINT OF VIEW

I look in the mirror in surprise.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the bump. According to my calculations, I should be five weeks pregnant now, but I look three months. Just a little while and I will no longer be able to hide my pregnancy and have to wear maternity clothes.

How did the baby grow so fast? Is it because Zane is a werewolf and my baby will be a werewolf like his father? I look down at my bulging belly and wish Ariel was here to explain this to me. I miss her so much, Gorgio must be in a hurry to bring her back now.

For two whole days I searched Human Town for Zane. In vain.

No one at the yacht club could remember his boat, with so many expensive ones docking at the pier every day. All the owners are loaded, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. But I don’t want to give up. What will I tell my child when he asks for his father? I don’t want him to be like me, alone in the world, without a family. Although Ariel and Giorgio insist that I continue to live here permanently and consider them family, I still want my child to know his father.

I walk down the stairs and meet Giorgio, who seems lost in thought.

“Clarita, how are you? Getting used to the idea of being a mother?”

I nod, happy to see him again after so many days. “Yes, but I haven’t had any luck finding his father yet. I’ll start looking again today, hopefully I’ll have more success”. He nods absently and turns to leave. But then he seems to remember something.

“We’ll probably go to war with Midnight Moon. The Alpha there is stubborn and needs a lesson,” he tells me. “Go to Jace later and ask him where your hideout is, in case the fight spreads to us. Or, of course, you can stay in Human Town until it’s over. You don’t have a wolf, so you can’t defend yourself and you’re quite vulnerable.”

His words startled me; wars I knew only from books and television, far from my reality. I could never imagine being in the middle of one in real life. All those horrible images flashed through my mind. Dead bodies lying on a killing field, limbs torn off and strewn about. No, that’s not for me.

“Seriously, Gorgio? How do you wage war? In wolf form, fighting each other, or with modern weapons like humans have?” I ask curiously. He smiles.

“Both, actually. If we meet the enemy in the woods, we are more likely to fight in wolf form. But if the terrain is open, it is more efficient to use the modern weapons,” he explains.

“Holy crap. No, Gorgio, I’ll stay in Human Town until it’s over. I’ll pack right away. Call me when it is over?” He nods and hurries off.All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

Slowly I walk back to my apartment. In the walk-in closet, I grab my suitcase and start packing. I don’t take everything, just casual clothes and two evening dresses. I don’t expect to be gone for more than a week. But when I finally finished, I had two suitcases full.

I can’t possibly carry them myself, I need help. I leave my room, knowing that there is always a warrior at the front door of the packhouse. At my request, he came up and took both suitcases at once and put them in the boot of my car.

“Clarita, Clarita,” I suddenly heard a voice behind me. I turned to see Serene running towards me. She was still wearing an apron, so she had probably been busy in the kitchen.

“Where are you going? I thought you were resting more. I looked for you several times in your quarters, but you weren’t there.” I smile at her, Serene has become more of a friend to me now.

“I’m going to Human Town. To find my baby’s father. He cannot have suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth, someone must remember him. After all, he was docked at the harbor for another week.”

“But if he is a werewolf, how will you recognize him? We can distinguish each other by our scent, which makes it easy. But if you ask around, many won’t bother to remember him. Nobody wants to get into trouble. They think you might not have good intentions with the man,” Serene explains.

“Let me come with you. I can help you better. Besides, there is little to do here now that the warriors are training. They make their own pots, as they should in the jungle.

I look at her in surprise – that I hadn’t thought of this myself! Of course, I would be more successful if I had a werewolf with me to follow Zane’s scent.

“Would you do that for me? My goodness, how glad I am to have met you. Go pack your things quickly, I’ll wait for you here”. Without a second thought, she sprints back into the packhouse.

Fifteen minutes later, she returns with a trolley behind her. She is now dressed in tight jeans that make her look much younger. The warrior puts her luggage in the boot as well and then it is time to go.

Serene gets into the passenger seat while I get behind the wheel. Moments later, we are driving up the dirt road to the highway. It is a familiar route, I could drive it with my eyes closed.

“Okay, where do we start looking?” my friend asks. “You need to have a clue, otherwise it’s no good. There are so many good-looking men in Human Town that I don’t have eyes enough to admire them myself,” she laughs.

“On the pier. I still hope he comes back there,” I sigh.

“Did he give you a gift once, do you have anything of his? I could smell it and maybe tell him apart. There are a few wolf packs around here, but not all of them visit the Yacht Club. Usually the members of Midnight Moon and Eclipse Howl come here to chill because they are the closest”.

“No presents, nothing. Just sex. He took over my ex-husband’s company and promised to hand it over to me. Besides, it was my money that kept it going,” I mutter.

Then I looked desperately at my new friend.

“Was it stupid to have sex with Zane after only knowing him for a week? It felt right, like we were meant to be together. And afterward he told me he wanted me to be with him forever. Oooh well, maybe that was the kind of talk every loverboy sells to a woman the next day. I have no experience of that, so I was an easy target.”

“Zane? Clarita, did you say the man you slept with is named Zane? Is he by any chance blond with blue eyes and tattoos all over his body?

Confused, I stare at her.

“Yes, do you know him?”..