A Runt Luna novel Chapter 22

Pain shot through her body as the wolf's teeth tore into her flesh.

Screaming she struggled to get away but it was useless....

"Rory?" A voice spoke.

With a sharp gasp Rory sat up, clutching her leg where the bite had been moments before.

"Rory? You're ok, it was just a dream." Kole's warm and soft voice filled her ears, his hands running up and down her back in comfort.

"Kole?"

"Yeah, its me. Are you ok, you seemed to have a nightmare?"

"I'm fine." She shrugged, her body still shaking slightly.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No," Rory shook her head. Her eyes were fixed on her leg staring at the spot that the rouge had bit into when she was eleven, the skin was blemish free, but she could still remember the bloody wound. She could still remember the pain that she felt and the strong feeling of helplessness.

Knowing that there were rouges around, made her even more nervous about the full moon.

Her body was heavy with nerves. She could feel herself shaking, and by Kole's prominent presence at her side, she knew it was obvious to others. Her first full moon was in minutes, and she hardly knew anyone in the pack. The last two days she had meet only a handful but the only one she could remember was Edna.

Rory watched to see what Kole was going to do, only to see him looking down at her watching her. He pushed her gently before nodding to the pack asking if she was ready to run. If the pack was anything like Darren's, she knew that the Alpha was supposed to lead them.

Rory shook her head slightly, encouraging him with her eyes to go ahead of her. She hoped that they would complete the bond soon, it would be so much easier when she would be able to communicate with Kole and the other wolves, using the pack mind.

At last, the pack was moving and Rory found herself running with Georgia and a blonde wolf, who she assumed to be Alex. She wasn't able to go very far with them and with a huff she stopped running. Georgia stopped immediately and turned to look at her with concern. Rory tried to hold it back but somehow the yawn still escaped her lips. She was exhausted. Georgia took her lead and spun in a circle before curling up on the floor. Rory followed, and with tired eyes looked around, thankful for the boulders that gave them shelter.

Kole didn't run as long as he would have normally would with the pack; he was too eager to return to his mate.

"She's asleep." Georgia told him using their special family connection.