Page 31 of His Sunshine Baby

“Long time no see, beautiful. What are you doing here?”

“I needed some fresh air. What about you?”

“Patrol duty. Where’s my little brother?”

“He’s at home.”

“Did he tell you? Our mom wants to see you at brunch.”

“Oh right. Yeah, sure, I’ll come. I miss her cooking.”

“You’d better!”

We chit-chat for a few minutes. Levi is the oldest of Daniel’s siblings, and I consider him my brother too. He’s a few years older than me, and one of the only people in the pack strong enough for me to really train with.

“Levi?”

“Hm?”

“Have you heard about the Blood Moon coming for a visit?”

Among the Lewis children, Levi was the only one born with a Beta Aura, which is unusual for a pup born of two regularwerewolves. It suits his big brother attitude and personality though. Hence, he became a close aide to the White Moon Beta and might even be a candidate to take over her position someday.

He agitates his ears, looking for something unusual far away. I already know it’s not a threat but a couple of deer. After a few seconds, he growls.

“Yeah. A big guy came yesterday to talk to Clark. They say they just want to visit. Sounds fishy, but our Alpha probably won’t refuse. We can’t anger them.”

“I heard they are looking for someone.”

He turns to me, surprised.

“Huh? How do you know that?”

“I met the guy last night, at Pepe’s. He said the King is looking for someone. I don’t think they mean trouble.”

“Interesting.”

“What did Clark say?”

Levi shakes his head.

“You know him. He said he’ll think about it. He never makes rash decisions, but Xavier is pushing him to accept.”

No surprise there. For some reason, my uncle is always willing to find new allies for our clan, though I doubt that’s what the Blood Moon is really after.

“I heard you met with Old Reagan.”

“How do you know?”

“She made a fuss with Xavier last night. About your dad. That granny is scary when she’s mad. Xavier couldn’t even talk back to her. I don’t see him getting reprimanded like that often. It was funny.”

“Well, she’s a stray, so she doesn’t really care about the Alpha hierarchy I guess.”

I never thought my uncle Xavier was very imposing to begin with. I can barely feel his Alpha Aura. Compared to a regularalpha like my dad, he is weaker. The only reason Clark chose him to be the Alpha of the Opal Moon instead of my father was that he is the oldest brother. No wonder he always had an inferiority complex.

“Levi, how far north have you gone?”

Flustered by my question, he gazes in that direction, sighing.

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