Page 117 of His Sunshine Baby

But Nora’s eyes suddenly burst in anger, and I can feel her aura, like a cold flame, burning all the way to us. Many people take a step back, their wolves wary or intimidated by hers.

“Protecting their pack is the duty of any Alpha here!” she starts yelling. “Stop being so lazy and do what you were named Alpha for! You may have their respect, but you are worse than a dog if you think you can sit comfortably and relax just because of that! Any clan could overpower yours, and yet I’m giving you a chance to keep your turf and pack and turn them into a proper one! If you don’t like it, then all of you can leave!”

Holy shit. She’s the real thing. The guy is so speechless, he looks like he got whipped. Damn, Nora’s aura is on a whole other level once she unleashes it! Is this the same weak girl they were talking about? That girl is one hundred percent Alpha material!

“Moon Goddess,” whispers Iris, just as impressed as I am.

“I know.”

“This is for real,” says my cousin. “She’s going to become the Luna someday.”

That, I have absolutely no doubt about. All around us, people are whispering about her already, some still stunned by her incredible inner wolf. That, plus her appearance that is one we’ve only heard about from legends. No doubt, everyone will keep a close eye on her from now on.

“Elena, look!”

Iris gives a little nod in the direction, and I suddenly feel it. Like an icy wind, a cold chill hits me. I recognize that sensation.

The King is here.

That guy is about twice as frightening as Nora. Not only is his aura terrifying, but he’s expanding his aura like some death warning. It’s like being stared at by a cold-blooded killer, except that he doesn’t even have to look our way.

He slowly walks to Nora, but everyone else is so tense they have backed off. I’m pretty sure a few wolves even ran away, toointimidated to stay. Honestly, I can’t blame them. My own wolf is not feeling too good either. It’s werewolf instinct, we just know who the bigger monster is. He whispers something to Nora, and I realize how calm she is. I’m about fifty feet away, my wolf is freaking out and I’m scared, while she’s perfectly fine standing right next to him! Iris is frowning too, and I can tell she’s terrorized by the King’s murderous aura.

As soon as he starts talking, though I can’t hear what he says, more people run away. With all of the Black brothers present, there is no way the Jade Moon has anything to say anymore. Eventually, from their behaviors, I understand the guy submitted to Nora. It’s over.

“Elena, let’s go back. We shouldn’t–”

But I stepped forward, ignoring Iris. I want to talk to Nora and understand why we are able to mind-link. This isn’t my first time connecting with another alpha, but there’s something completely different about our link. Like it’s engraved in us, something that was there and wide open from the start. I can feel her wolf so easily, this can’t be a coincidence!

“Elena!”

Iris insists, but I’m already heading towards the little crowd. Crap, how do I get to her with all those Blood Moon people and wolves surrounding their group? Nora is more heavily guarded than the mayor.

But suddenly, she turns her head to my left and starts running. What the hell? She’s really fast, too!

By reflex, I start running too, trying to follow her from afar. Nora left so fast, only Boyan followed her right away. Everyone departed late, and she’s now way ahead. Her wolf is so fast, too, I didn’t even see the moment she shape-shifted. I keep running, too, but on my human legs.

Damn, that girl is fast. Thank Moon Goddess, I was in the right direction to follow her, even if it’s from afar. Nora’sheaded right into the Sea Moon’s territory, too, this can’t be good. Where is she going anyway? She suddenly ran off. I keep tracking her, all the way to the docks. This is no good, none of us should be here.

Bobo and I make eye-contact, though I can’t tell if he had noticed me before. He doesn’t slow down, though, and we keep running. Crap, I need to shape-shift again or I might lose them.

I look for my wolf, but just when I want to shape-shift, she refuses and ignores me. What the hell? Why is she acting stubborn now!

Suddenly, I hear a splash. Something fell into the sea? Bobo runs by me to keep going in that direction, as if he didn’t hear it. I hesitate and go for the seafront. I can feel Nora’s wolf that way! Oh Moon Goddess, don’t tell me she…?

“Boyan!”

“Grab Nora, I need to get him!”

Get who, exactly? I growl and jump into the water. Fuck, it’s the end of November, that damn water is freezing! I can almost feel my clothes getting iced around me!

“Hang on!”

Thank Moon Goddess, she didn’t sink too deep yet. I grab the white wolf by its neck and pull her, swimming to the surface. I’m so freaking cold. I finally get us both out of the water. Damn, that wind makes it way worse.

Nora is coughing, shape-shifting back and trying to catch her breath. She swallowed a lot of water. I pat her back, hoping she’d warm up soon.

“Are you okay?” I ask, shivering myself.

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