Page 32 of Chasing Luna

“Yes. Now, make it stop.” I let go of the feeling of my powers, and in an instant, they disappear back into my hands.

I’m getting good at this.

Eliza plops down on my bed, and I follow after her. “You really are the chosen one, huh?” she remarks, pushing my shoulders with her own. “There’s no way anyone can have two powers at once. Even your sisters had to wait until they were eighteen, and even then, they only have one power to work with.” She shakes her head.

“Yeah, too bad I only got to memorize two.” I shrug. “But I feel very powerful. I want to keep practicing but maybe it’s too dangerous to stay indoors.” My eyes flick over to the hole in my wardrobe.

“You can always practice in secret outside. Others wouldn’t dare bother you anyway,” Eliza offers.

I nod. “Hey, keep it a secret, okay?” I say, raising my pinky finger.

Eliza interlocks it with her own. “Of course.” She smiles, and continues to clean my bedroom.

After Eliza leaves, I head out to the Omega’s house. “Hey,” a familiar voice pops out behind me.

“Gregory, I mean, hello, Grayson.” I grin, not bothering to look back.

“What are you up to this afternoon?” He trails behind me.

“Going to see my children,” I simply state.

“Huh?” He spins me around to face him.

“I’m looking after the Omegas in our pack. We’ve got a couple who were close to becoming homeless. I can’t just sit around and watch them get eaten by the wolves.”

He raises an eyebrow at me. “Can I come?” He smiles and I feel my heart start to beat faster.

He looks even more handsome against the sunset.

“S-sure,” I stammer. “Ah, but Katarina will get suspicious if you’re not beside her.”

He shrugs. “She told me to spy on you, actually.” That stops me in my tracks.

“What?”

“Yeah. Something about wanting to keep you safe. But I think she just wants to know what you’re doing.” He pats me on the head. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep you safe from her.” He winks at me and I roll my eyes. We walk in silence toward the lone cabin far removed from the rest of the estate. Around fifteen Omegas loiter all over the cabin, waiting for orders or waiting to get beaten up for no reason. “What do you plan on doing with them today?” Gregory queries. We’re surrounded by tall oak trees and thick bramble bushes.

I smile at him. “I’m making my own elite team.”

“But… they’re Omegas. Look at them, they look so frail. Not an ounce of muscle on them.” Gregory looks lost in thought. I clap my hands together. As soon as the Omegas hear the sound, their auras change. Focused but in a very relaxed state, they nimbly navigate the thorns from the bramble bushes, and climb the trees with speed and ease. I feel pride in my “people” when I see Gregory’s shocked face. “What exactly are you trying to build here?”

“Well, if you must know, I’m simply trying to build my personal assassins.” I wink in the shrewdest way I can.

Chapter Thirty-Two

“You really are unhinged,” Gregory comments after joining today’s training session with the Omegas.

“What do you mean?” I slump down on the grass, feeling the cool breeze of the wind brush gently against my face.

“I lived in New York right after the uprisings. Some of my distant relatives brought me there to keep me safe. And when I was planning to come back, I wanted to dig into your family’s profile.” He lies beside me. “Including you.”

“Oh? What did you find?”

“Reports of you trying to run away, personal accounts of people who have worked for your grandmother telling me that out of everyone in this household, you were their favorite. Although, you tend to go a little… crazy with the fighting.” He smiles at the last one. “At first I didn’t believe them, I mean look at you.” He gestures at my body. “You look light as a feather. So, I told my men, ‘Ah, this one’s going to be easy.’” He sighs. “I wasn’t aware you were made out of pure muscle.” He chuckles.

“Yeah, years of training in secret really had its advantages,” I say as I punch him lightly on the shoulder. “Speaking of your men, do they know what happened to you?”

Gregory shakes his head. “No. Though, I did tell them that this might happen, but they shouldn’t get too worried.” I feel my nose scrunch at that.

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