hidden moon by anaya phoenix (the beginning after the end read novel TXT) 📖

Chapter 1
I am a rogue in this territory, a lone wolf. I am an outcast. I run and run, my paws hitting the dirt, making me go faster. I smell him, the one, his scent drives me crazy, drives me to keep going. Am I going north? Maybe west, I don’t know. I am closer; I’m a blind bat only relying on scent and wind. After a while I feel like I am floating. I see a city in the distance, the smell of gasoline; people and coffee stop me in my tracks. Damn I think. It will be hard going in as a wolf. I have to change, I think of being human and it begins. One minute I am a wolf, the next I am human in all my glory. I rub dirt various places on my cheeks and other parts and I head toward the city. I see the bright green neon sign that reads Charleston pop: 500.i sees a cottage nice light brown and modern .I walk into it “my goodness child are you alright” a motherly southern accent asks. “Yes I’m fine, I got lost in the woods camping” I say in a hoarse voice thanks to my recent change. “Well let’s get you some clothes” she said kindly. She walked behind the desk and disappears under it, she pops back up with a black shirt and a pair of jeans “I hope these fit” she said kindly. She asks what my name is “May” I say “May Carnold”


She’s here he thought as he snapped up. Who? He had no idea, he smelled her, the sweet smell of lavender and vanilla left a slight trace in his nose. She isn’t close he thought but she’s here. He shook his head “god I’m losing it” he said. He followed his regular routine brushed his teeth, took a shower, had his coffee and went to work. Working at a B and B at the edge of town has its advantages, easy access to the woods and not too many people. As he neared his job he smelled it again, that damn smell. Lavender and vanilla protruded his nose almost making him have an accident. No he told himself you will not follow it! He parked in the employee parking lot, the smell almost strong enough to make him go to sleep. DAMMIT! YOU ARE AN ALPHA THIS IS NOTHING! He got out the car and shook himself off. MAXWELL BOYD SCOTT, you will stop this RIGHT NOW!! He shook his head one more time and went into the small cottage and was so overwhelmed with the strong smell of lavender he fell to his knees.


She smelled it again, that smoky spicy smell she inhaled deeply and smiled. He’s here, he’s coming! She thought “we have 2 more workers here so you won’t just be stuck with me” ellie said. I smiled “that wouldn’t be bad at all”. I heard the squeak of the tires and made a low warning growl. He came in, overwhelming her with the smell of wood and spice, so much so that the both fell on their knees.
Chapter 2
They were both facing each other. She studied him, took in his golden curls and deep blue eyes specked with gold now that his wolf was so close. He had a lean build, but that was normal for all male wolves. He took her in too; she knew what he would see. Violet eyes with specks of gold, long red straight hair average chested and average height. “Oh my goodness” ellie said casually as if everyday people knelt in her cottage. “Max, may are you guys ok?” max took a few more breaths and answered never taking his gaze off her “sorry for the scene ellie” he said, god he had a voice like music. I cleared my throat and got up, I straightened my shirt and looked at ellie and said “I am so sorry… where I’m from you kneel to new people didn’t know max is it knew that”. Ellie looked at max then me “oh well its ok” she said and turned around and went upstairs. Slowly I turned around and met his deep blue gaze. We stood in silence until I was annoyed. “Well? Aren’t you going to introduce yourself” I said. He raised one eyebrow but answered “I am Maxwell Scott, alpha of the Charleston pack, and you are...” so he’s an alpha I thought. “ I am May Carnold, alpha of the water ridge pack” I said with a smirk. He cocked his head to the side but said in a strong voice “what are you doing in my territory, alpha?”
“Oh I think you know”
“No I don’t”
”okay, okay whatever you say, you can try to pretend that my scent isn’t branded into your mind or that you weren’t just handicapped by my scent a few seconds ago” I heard him grind his teeth. “I thought that is how you greet newcomers” he said in a wolfish grin. “Ugh must we play games I’ve traveled quite a distance because I smelled you, sometimes I wish I never had a good nose anyw-“
“Enough” he said in his alpha voice.
“No I don’t think so, you will not and CAN not command ME like a puppy” she said putting in full force alpha.
“I believe I can you are in MY territory amongst MY people, so May we are mates, I do not wish to claim you nor will I-“
“ no you won’t I just wanted to see how the picture would look compared to the smell but now that I see, and am very disappointed, I will leave now” she said casually.
Ouch, he thought, that was just cruel. “What do you mean you are disappointed” he said showing a little bit of hurt. “I wasn’t expecting an alpha, nor was I expecting you to be this… quiet” she said as she passed. She walked into the woods and when she thought she was hidden she stripped. She was beautiful from her hair to her eyes all the way down to her toes. She changed into a white wolf and as if she sensed him she turned around and gave him a curt nod and started sprinting south. She ran here? Oh it doesn’t matter he told himself it would’ve just been trouble. He went behind the counter and sat, he expected her back anytime soon, and no women he had met that were his kin had ever been able to resist him. He waited and waited, he had a chat with ellie e about the ‘rogue’ he knew she had felt strongly about the territory and the packs safety, he changed the sheets on the bed, he even washed! She still didn’t come back damn he thought I was so close to her!
Chapter 3
“Well that was a surprise” her second bailey told her “I wake up make breakfast and call you down only to find your not there!” she said with a huff. “I know I know I’m sorry his scent drew me crazy” I said exasperated “ugh, b, he was ‘oh my god get me a chair I’m gonna faint’ hot he was an alpha though it never would have worked. He didn’t want to claim me and now quite frankly I don’t want him too. She looked at me in shock “he, he refused you?” she said dumbfounded. “Yeah I know right, never heard of that happening, but I didn’t argue although it did ticked me off, I left” stuck up s.o.b he was she thought. “So where did you find him?” she asked interested. “Charleston” I said soberly “Charleston?! Where is that?”
“I have no idea, somewhere north”
“Woow” she said sighing
“Yep well I’m going to bed, couldn’t get any sleep last night, the pack will be here at around 5:00 wake me up at 4”
“Sure may” she said with a smile.
I walked upstairs, peeled off everything except for my bra and panties although I contemplated it. She slipped into bed and closed her eyes thinking finally a rest. She fell asleep and wasn’t taunted by the lingering smell of wood and spice.
She really isn’t coming back, he thought “ah well she’ll go crazy soon enough” he said dismissively to himself. He drive back to his house and made chicken parmigian, enough to feed an army he thought and set the plates. His pack would be coming soon and only a foolish person wouldn’t prepare a meal.”I’m here” Lucy’s musical voice sung. “And we’re hungry” Dan and don said together. Lucy came in first with her short stature and amber hair. “Mmmmm” she said sniffing the air “chicken parm, yummy yummy” she said rubbing her stomach, for a 23 year old she could act like a child at times. “Yeah” Dan said “yummy yummy” his twin said in a mock girl voice. Before I could comment a deep voice followed by low murmurs said “we’re hungry and smell food, wither someone’s doing something right or I’m having hallucinations”. I smiled and put the food on the table “FOODS IN HERE HELP YOURSELF BEFORE ITS GONE!!” I enjoyed doing this, to see who could be faster, so far Lucy always won. When everybody was at the table eating the only noise was the fork scraping the plate and low murmurs exchanged, I decided to come out with it “ I found my mate today at work but rejected her and she hasn’t come back” I said in such a low voice only the mice in the attic could here…. Yeah right. Forks dropped, mouths stopped moving and eyes turned on him. I am screwed he thought slowly.
Chapter 4
She was awoken by the smell of fried chicken cooking “crap” as she saw it was 4:30, bailey she thought. She threw on some Levis and a midnight blue button down. She combed her hair and walked downstairs. “what part of ‘wake me up at 4 don’t you understand” I said angrily ‘’ well if you want a pack of hungry wolves on your hands, I’m sorry” she said from the stove not even turning around. I smiled only she could get away with stuff like that I thought… sometimes. I set up the table with my favorite decorative plates and plastic cups. Bialy put the food on the table just as the pack came in. ”please tell me that’s food and not my imagination” Suzy said, “ if it is I’m imagining the same thing” Will her mate said, “lucky” she grunted under her breath. “Mmmmm” Arthurs booming voice said “is that a good ole fashioned southern meal I smell” he said attempting, and not succeeding, a southern accent. ”why yes it is, bailey and little ole me have been slaving this hot oily stove” I said in my southern damsel in distress voice putting a hand on my forehead dramatically. ”ugh, enough play let’s eat” Arthur said rubbing his hands together as the rest of the pack came in, everybody was seated, reaching for the chicken, until bailey my trusted companion came out with it. “May went to Charleston, found her mate, he rejected her and she came back at 11:00” she ended with an inhale. everybody stopped reaching for the chicken and everybody stared at me. “He did what?” will asked incredelously “he can’t do that, it’s impossible” said her voice squeaking. “Well one, thank you bailey that was very nice of you” I said giving her the ‘you will pay’ look. “Secondly he did, it’s over now, and I didn’t buy all this chicken just for it to get cold”