Filed To Story: Tattooed Luna Book PDF Free by Mrs Smith
“Here. These are for you.”
Dad’s shaky hand reached in his pocket and pulled out a string of pears.
“They were your mothers. I hoped to..”
Dad coughed a few times.
“…give these to you at your luna ceremony but I won’t make it.”
He gave me a wake smile as his shaking hands failed to reach out to me. Grabbing his hand, I pulled it towards me as I took the pearls.
“Oh, dad…”
I couldn’t stop the tears that refused to slow. Colt kneeled down on the other side.
“I love you, old man.”
Colt’s eyes were filled with tears too.
“I’m so proud of you both.”
Dad looked between us, before looking up at Alec.
“Take care of my daughter. I would trust no one else.”
His speech was starting to slow as his breathing grew light. We watched as his eyes flashed black before we watched his wolf die behind his eyes.
“It will be my honor.”
Alec said firmly. I couldn’t look up at him.
“Kristen… I’m happy.”
Dad made a few choking noises.
“Dad!”
I screamed as his eyes rolled in the back of his head.
“I love you.”
For the first time, in I’m not sure how long, I full on cried. I didn’t even try to stop it as I cried for my dad. He might have wanted this. Wanted to be free but that didn’t make it less painful. He didn’t even make it five minutes after rejecting An n.
Colt reached his arm out and griped my shoulder. I wasn’t sure how long we sat there and cried together but Alec eventually grabbed me and pulled me back. I watched as a couple warriors came over with a wooden stretcher. Carefully, they put dad on it and started carrying him. I guess I was too distracted by the flower to miss the pile of wood that was gathered about a hundred yards away.
When the warriors headed in that direction, I saw my old and current pack walking up the hill.
“Dad didn’t think he would make it long so he arranged his own funeral.”
Colt said, his voice was thick with emotion.
Alec kept his arm firmly around me as we walked over and sat down in the front row. I didn’t have it in me to look at everyone. Everyone from my past and my present. Penny handed me a tissue before she took her seat on the other side. There wasn’t any murmurs or whispers. Everyone was quiet and respectful.
Only when everyone was seated, did Colt start to speak. He was standing directly in front of our dad. Jacob was standing off to the side. When we made eye contact, I realized he was crying too.
“We are brought here together to honor my father, Alpha Brian.”
There was a few cries in the back but mainly people blowing their nose.
“I would like to start with a story. When we were little, our mother passed away. Needing to stay alive for us, dad mated with An n. He had hoped An n would come to care for us as her own. Obviously, we all know that was not the case. However, he needed to make sure our future was secured as well as the pack was not left in her hands.”
Colt paused as he gathered himself. How he managed to make it through this, I’ll never know.
“After we turned 18 and found our mates, dad started to planning his exit strategy. He organized this himself and left us with a smile on his face. Alpha Brian to you, dad to us and friend to others, left on his own terms. I always assumed he would die in battle but he was stubborn and liked to do things his way.”
That earned a few laughs from people around. Resting my head on Alec’s shoulder, he kept rubbing his thumb on my arm. Colt was right, if he was going to die, it was going to be on his term. Dad made sure of it.
“After a few things fell into place, now was the correct time to move forward with his plan and reject An n, thus killing him. We were able to shift the title of Alpha over to me, making Penny your new luna.”
Colt gave Penny a small smile. The love in his eyes was clear.
“With Jacob as my beta, I vow to be as great as an Alpha as my dad.”
There was cheers around the crowd, louder than I anticipated but Colt had been doing Alpha duties for awhile now, it wasn’t that big of a change. I watched as Jacob lit the torch on fire and handed it over to
Colt
“I will love you, old man. I hope to make you proud and accomplish all you hoped for me… for us.”
Colt looked at me to see if I wanted to say anything. Slightly shaking my head no, he nodded and rested the torch on dad’s chest. His b*dy instantly erupted in flames.
Jacob brought over a larger Elm tree. After placing it in a hole, he used a shovel and finished planting it.”
We will not be moving his ashes but allowing them to become one with the ground from which he died. This was dad’s wish.”
Colt walked over and sat down beside Penny. Jacob sat in the second row, next to Sherry and his parents.
Everyone was quiet as we watched the ashes fly in the wind before sinking into the earth. A low rumble was heard in the distance, telling us a storm was coming. How perfect it would be to allow his b*dy to seep into the ground, really making him one with the earth as which we came from.
One by one, people got up and went back to their houses or safe location. Colt and I just sat there. Watching what little bit was left of our dad before the flames went out. Jacob got up and started digging a whole to put the rest of the bones that didn’t burn in the fire. After he was completely buried, did Colt stand up.
“Come on, sis.”
Finally tearing my eyes away from the freshly dug grave, did I look at Colt.
“I have a few things for you in in my office.”
I just felt numb. It helped my dad wanted this but it still hurt.
Part of me wanted Alec to just carry me but my pride got in the way. Instead, I took his hand and stood up to follow Colt. My steps were much slower than Colt’s so I fell behind as we walked silently down the hill and to the packhouse. Alec never once tried to get me to walk quicker or even take control. He just stood beside me and was my rock.
I wasn’t sure if it was out of habit or what but as we walked up the steps, my heart started pounding. More than once I had to remind myself that A nn wasn’t in here and I was finally safe here. I was safe to come back and visit my brother. Visit my old pack, friends and any future kids they might have.
Colt left the office door open as him and Penny had arrived there minutes before we did. He was doing something on the computer when we walked in. Penny was in one arm chair so I took the other. Alec stood behind me as we waited to hear what my brother had to say.
Colt sighed and ran his fingers through his hair and down his face before looking at me.
“Dad left you this letter. He wrote it this morning.”
Colt slid over a vanilla envelope that contained more than just paper.
“What else is in here?”
I asked taking it.
“The key and a few other random things.”
The string of pearls were still wrapped around my fingers.
Colt’s eyes landed on them.
“Mom wore those on her luna ceremony. It took months for him to find those. He refused to put them in the envelope. Wanted to give them to you himself.”
“Can I see her house?”
I asked, my voice was quiet but controlled.
“Of course you can.”
Penny said.
“I actually have some stuff I wanted to offer you. Since I have been there, keeping away from An n. I had went through the house and cleaned it. I’m guessing you already made the connection from the food that the cookbook was at your mother’s house. I made copies for you but if you want the original… I would understand.”
It took me a minute to wrap my head around what she was saying. Part of me was annoyed she was offering me anything. It was all rightfully mine but dad did leave it to Colt in the will, including all the contents of it. She was probably thinking she was being nice and doing the right thing by offering stuff to me. It was also that she picked out what she wanted before I even saw it.
“Ice, we can go through the house and decide together what you want to keep and what we will keep.
Penny just pulled out things like your baby blanket and stuff like that. Stuff you might want to use for your own kid that mom picked out for you.”
Colt must have read my face.
Taking a deep breath, I forced my emotions down so I could keep a straight face.
“Okay.”
“Like my dad, I will be working directly with you.”
Colt said, looking at Alec.
“Understood. I am handling things on my end. I’m prepared to do what I need to do to see that my pack is protected.”
I could see that Colt read between the lines as he glanced at me.
“Let me know if you need anything.”
Colt said as he stood up.
Following his lead, I looked around one last time at dad’s office. Colt would probably change a few things but this would be the last time I saw it like this. Alec placed his hand on my lower back, as if wanting to give me comfort but he was unsure how. Taking the vanilla envelope from me, Alec stood beside me.
“Do you need anything before we head over to the house?”
Penny asked, somewhat timidly.
“No….thank you.”
I said as I grabbed the door handle and shut it quietly. Alec didn’t put his hand around me back as we walked so I reached out and held onto his arm as we walked down the stairs. People were moving around, doing their tasks like this was a normal day. I knew me ntally that this was normal but I still felt a way about it.
“We need to drive there. If you want to follow us, that would be good.”
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