At the Blood moon pack

The sun was setting, painting the sky with an orange hue. It was a beautiful sunset from where Kora stood with Darren standing beside her. She didn’t know why she always felt like being close to him, she misses him all the time and thinks of him every night before she sleeps wishing to see him even if it was just in a dream.

"I will be leaving now, Kora," Darren said and bent on one knee to be on the same level as her. He could see the sadness in her eyes when he said that and he could relate. All he wants was to keep her close but that won’t be right. "I will try to come and visit you as often as I can." He said taking her small hand in his large one.

"Is that a promise? Kora asked looking at him with her colored eyes. The only thing that she was happy about besides the fact that he came to visit her and gave birthday presents to her was that he did not find her appearance weird and she was grateful for that.

"Yes, it is a promise." He leans forward and pecked her cheek before standing up and walking to the car that was packed a little distance away from them while Kora remained standing where she was.

Korea watched as Darren drove away with his gamma in a red sports car, even Leo had even gone with them but she didn’t mind as she had finally seen the man who she had missed for almost five years now. He even came to wish her happy birthday and gave her presents.

Knowing what happened in his pack yesterday, she did not expect to see him. But he still made time to come and see her. She remembered the conversation that they had earlier when he had returned from the lake.

"I heard it was your birthday yesterday, sorry I couldn’t make it," Darren said and sat down next to her on the bottom stair.

"How did you know?" Kora asked and he smiled at her.

"Leo told me about it," Darren replied. His eyes glazed over and a minute later someone walked in through the door with a gift bag and handed it to Darren, giving a bow, he turned around and left. Darren puts his hand inside the bag and brought out a small box and gave it to her. "Happy birthday." He said. He then helped her open the box. Inside the box was a necklace with a snowflake pendant.

Picking the necklace from the box he unhooked it and placed it around her neck before hooking it back together. "Do you like it?" He asked.

Korea’s smile was bright and radiant as she nides her head at his question. "I do. Thanks." She said taking hold of the pendant and playing with it. "It’s beautiful."

"I am glad you think so because I thought the same too. It is unique, just like you." Darren said looking at the necklace around her neck. He looked at the bag that was placed on the ground and puts his hand inside again and brought out another box, this she recognized what was inside the box without having to open it.

She could already smell what it was and she smiled. "Is that for me?" kora asked.

"Unless you no longer like them anymore, then yes, there are for you," Darren said and handed her the box of chocolate.

Kora happily took the box from him and tore it open right there. Taking one out she gave it to him before taking another for herself. " I still like them, very much." She said munching the chocolate that was in her mouth. Darren smiled and eat the one that she had given him. His beast was finally at rest. Complete rest being near her.

Kora held the pendant that was still hanging on her neck. She watched the car drive away until it was out of sight. This necklace was something she would cherish always and it remind her that he did not forget about her and was thinking about her the same way she was thinking about him.

"She seems to like him a lot," Dana said to Lazarus. "She is never been this attached to anyone or anything for as long as we have known her." She spoke again hoping to get a reaction from the man standing next to her. She frowned when he did not say anything. Moving closer to him, she held his arm with both of her hands and placed her head on his shoulder. "What do you think it is?"

"I am not sure." Lazarus finally spoke. "But I have my suspicion." He said and looked at where Kota was standing. A frown was on his face as he was deep in thought. If it turns out to be what he was thinking, then there was nothing that he could si about it.

As if Dana could read his thoughts, she asked, "Do you he would turn out to be her mate?" For a fraction of a second, Lazarus’ body froze.

"She is still much too young for us to know that," Lazarus said as if he was not thinking the same thing.

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At Rosie’s house,

Raven has stayed in the car for hours waiting. He didn’t know what he was waiting for but he knew something would happen. Rosie would not be so frightened of her own home without a reason.

Getting seven o’clock in the evening, Raven saw a man walk into the house where Rosie lived through the rare mirror. He looked haggard, drunk, and wasted with alcohol which he could smell even from inside the car.

He watched as the many staggered with every step that he took and how he fumbled through his pants trying to find the keys to unlock the door. When he did not find them, he started banging on the door loud and hard enough to disturb the neighborhood.

After about two minutes, Raven saw Rosie open the door from the inside, stepping aside for the man to enter. But instead of entering the house, the man slapped her across the face and grabbed her by her hair, pulling on it and yelling at her.

Seeing what was happening before his very eyes, Raven could no longer sit still and stepped out of the car, he froze when he heard his address to the man who was physically abusing her.

"Dad please... " Rosie begged as the man continued pulling on her hair painfully.