Page 175 of His Sunshine Baby

“I wonder if it’s alright to be taking all this,” I say, looking at the huge box Danny is carrying.

“Of course it is. Mom is overjoyed like she’s going to be a grandma, you know. And my siblings and I don’t use this stuff anymore, anyway.”

I’ve always been a bit envious of Danny for having siblings. Levi, Rachel, the twins, Ben and Bonnie, and Micah. There was some bickering while they were growing up, but all six of them got along, overall. I wonder if I will give my baby girl a sibling someday. It might not be easy though. This pregnancy was already a miracle as it is.

“Babe, look.”

Danny suddenly grabs my hand, taking me to one of the narrow alleys. What’s going on? But he puts a finger on his lips, telling me to be silent, and that’s when I realize: someone’s whispering nearby. Why would someone be whispering? We are so close to the border too. Danny silently puts the box down, and we both lean in to look secretly.

What the… What the hell is my uncle doing with another man, at this time of the night, in secrecy? I try to focus, but I can’t hear much. I turn to Danny. He’s got a better ear than me. Who the heck is he talking to, anyway? I don’t recognize the man. He’s small, and probably around my uncle’s age. He’s got an Alpha Aura, though it’s not much… probably on Xavier’s level. This is so suspicious, especially since they are alone! Suddenly, they both turn their heads in our direction. Danny and I hide, in time, I hope.

“Let’s get out of here,” mimics Danny with his lips, and I nod.

This can’t be good. As quickly and silently as possible, we leave, both totally confused. What was that? We rush back to our apartment, where Danny leaves the box on our kitchen counter, still looking astonished.

“Danny, that man was…”

“King. The Gold Moon Alpha, Taaron King. I’m sure of it, I’ve seen his face in business magazines, and he tried to buy our Opal Moon’s clinic several times. Iris hates him, she’s convinced her dad not to do so, but…”

“You think that’s what it was about?”

Daniel shakes his head and scratches it with a confused expression.

“Babe, I wish it was just about buying the clinic. But that’s not what it looked like. I heard King mention an alliance to your uncle several times. I didn’t get the conversation in full, but it looked like Xavier was interested. It’s bad.”

“Of course it’s bad. Clark would never agree to an alliance with the Gold Moon clan! He said if we had to choose, it would be the Sapphire Moon clan, we still owe them so much. We don’t interact with them, usually, but it’s obvious they hate the Gold Moon! If we are caught in a war between those two clans…”

Damn, what is my uncle thinking! The Gold Moon clan, out of all people? Why would he agree to that! Is it for money? Moon Goddess, we cannot do that! He will never convince Clark to ally the White Moon clan with them. No fucking way.

Is it about the Opal Moon clan then? Does he intend to have the branch pack betray the White Moon? This is crazy! Daniel and I keep discussing and trying to think of how to deal with this, but there is no way to know what it was about exactly, or if my godfather is involved, which I highly doubt.

The next morning, I’m up early, though we talked until very late in the night. I’m making myself some lemon tea, Daniel eating next to me.

“I should ask Nora for help.”

Daniel almost chokes on his croissant.

“Nora? Why would your cousin help? This is White Moon clan stuff!”

“Don’t be an idiot, Danny, this is bigger than our pack. If the Gold Moon is trying to rally the White Moon, either they are doing this behind the Blood Moon clan’s back, or with their back-up. But with Nora meddling with the King’s engagement, I bet it is the first one. And this is no good to either her pack or ours. So, I shall ask Nora if she knows, to confirm. And if they don’t, and Xavier is really out of his fucking mind, I’d rather have the Blood Moon know than have them gang up on Clark and us.”

Daniel stays silent for a moment, thinking. Eventually, he nods and gets up to make himself more coffee.

“Okay, but we talk to Clark next. I bet Xavier is acting behind his back, and if we let the King know, we’ve got to let our Alpha know too.”

I nod and channel my inner wolf to contact Nora. As expected, no matter the distance, it’s as easy as talking to Daniel who’s next to me.

“Hey, Nora?”

“Elena? What is it?”

“We have to talk, fast. I think the Opal Moon clan is about to do something really, really stupid.”

“What do you mean?”

“You are not going to like it. Our Alpha had a secret meeting with Taaron King last night.”

I explain to her what we witnessed, and the current situation for us. She agrees it’s no good at all.

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