A Runt Luna novel Chapter 25

"I will finish planting them for you." Peter offered.

"Oh you're such a good boy," Edna cooed pinching his checks, like the grandma she came off to be.

"Thank you." Peter said a blush rising on his cheeks, glancing to Rory who stood with a smile on her face.

"Come deary, lets have some tea." Edna said gently grabbing Rory's hand and leading her into the house.

Rory turned to look at Peter, but saw that he was already tending to Edna's flowers, leaving her to be ushered inside.

"What type of things did you want to hear about?" Edna questioned as she bustled around her kitchen, looking for the tea kettle in the organized clutter.

"Whatever you want to tell me." Rory said shuffling by the door, unsure if she should seat down or not.

"Sit down doll," Edna spoke, placing a plate of cookies on the table.

As instructed Rory sat down taking in Edna's outfit. Again she saw her with the jeans and multicolored patches, but this time she wore a pale pink shirt, hair in and updo braid little Daisies sticking out of her hair. This women sure loved her flowers, Rory thought with a smile.

"How are you adjusting?" Edna spoke sitting in the chair next to her.

"Um, ok. I suppose."

"That was not confident at all." Edna chuckled. "What's clouding your mind?"

"I just don't know if I am the right one to be Luna, I'm mean I'm a fox."

"Oh Doll, you have no idea how special you are. I know exactly how you feel."

"You do?" Rory asked wondering how the wise women knew how it felt to be the joke of the pack.

"Let me pour our tea." Edna jumped up removing the pot from the heat before returning whistle could drag on. "Did you know that I was a Luna?"

"What?"

"My love was Alpha before Kole's family took over. Kole's father, Ron, was the Beta and then Lewis died, and I stepped down. I didn't want to lead by myself."

"How-," Rory snapped her jaw shut knowing that she had no right to ask about her mate. Especially not bringing up his death.

"Have you been eavesdropping?"

"Is it eavesdropping when your the topic of the conversation?"

"Listen to that sass." Edna chuckled, "My flowers done?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Good, good. Want a cookie?" Edna offered.

Just like that, the trio fell into easy conversation, Rory learning a lot about the pair in front of her and the pack.

A loud knock on the door broke them out of their conversation, Edna jumping up to answer the door, but they all could sense who it was. Kole walked into the house, irritation rolling off of him.

"There you are." Kole spoke, "I didn't realize you were going to take my mate." He glared at Peter, noticing the relaxed air between the two. He was happy that his mate was getting along with his pack, but he wasn't liking how close they seemed to be sitting. His wolf was seeing it as a threat.

"Relax man, she's just been talking to Edna. Georgia was supposed to tell you where we were headed." Peter spoke shrugging his Alpha's agitation off. He glanced at Rory, who seemed to have shrunk into herself, worry and fear rolling off of her. The sight made Peter want to take a bite out of his Alpha, but he knew that would only make things worse.