Page 49 of Luna: Posy 2

"Now, if you like it, you can make it whenever you want." He handed me the paper.

Glancing at it, I saw that his handwriting was lovely, but I couldn't read it.

"Um, thanks, but what language is this?" I looked up at him.

"What do you mean? It's English, luna."

"Oh. Uh, okay."

My brow furrowed, I looked at the paper again. I could read the numbers, but the squiggles made no sense. I didn't want to bother him about it or look stupid, so I only nodded and used a magnet to hang the recipe on the refrigerator door.

Mates will help,Lark said.Quartz and Garnet can read. Bet they know this kind of words.

Okay. We'll ask when they get back. I don't want to disturb them with it right now. They're busy.

When I turned around, I ran into a wall. An enormous wall named Emerson. He put his hands on my shoulders, and I craned my neck to meet his eyes.

"Luna?" His voice was gentle and soft. "Do you know how to read cursive?"

"What's cursive?"

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and shook his head. When he opened his eyes, I saw something in them that I couldn't understand.

"I'll teach you," he murmured. "Ty doesn't know cursive, either, so you two can learn it together."

Oh, good. I wasn't alone in needing to learn this 'cursive' thing. That made me feel less dumb.

Not dumb,Lark scolded me. Untaught. Remember what Matthew said?

I nodded. Dumb was different than uneducated, and if someone wanted to teach me, I would accept with a grateful heart.

"Thank you, Em."

"Anything for you, luna bunny."

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Beta Emerson Jones

Hours later, Ty and I were doing a quick reconnoiter of the downstairs, checking that all was secure and locked for the night, when eardrum-shattering screams broke the midnight silence.

Luna bunny!Cove screamed at me.Go to luna bunny!

How did someone get past us?I growled as fear sent my pulse into overdrive.

I bolted up the stairs, Ty hot on my heels, and we raced down the hallway. Throwing open the alphas' bedroom door, I let Cove rise to the surface and prepared to rip apart whoever had dared to hurt our luna, but found no enemy to kill - only our luna thrashing and screaming so loudly, it had to hurt her throat.

"Shh, it's a dream." Ty ran by my shocked self to her side of the bed. "You're safe in your house with your betas. Wake up."

EMERSON! TYLER! WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHERE'S POSY? ANSWER ME!

Alpha Mason's frantic bellow in the mind link made my brain rattle around in my skull, and poor Ty clutched his head and bent double.

Nightmare, alpha. We can't help her with you howling at us,I linked back.

That shut him up toot sweet.

"Luna, you're safe. You're not there anymore." Ty leaned over her, but didn't touch her. "Wake up, luna. You're okay."

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