Chapter 46: Meeting Chasity's Gaze Felix Chasity was gone and I was freaking the f**k out looking for her. "CHASITY!!!" lyelled, running down the hallway, ripping doors open below deck.
"She's not on the main deck," said Alex breathlessly, coming into view.
"She slipped away after lunch," said Calix.
"Let’s try not to panic.
I saw her rushing off." "Yeah! To use the bathroom! Or so she said! So where is she?" Idemanded.
My mind and heart were racing.
"She's hiding in the captain's room," said one of the crew.
We had already sent half the crew looking for her when she did not come backfrom the "bathroom" after fifteen minutes.
We were now going on thirty minutes sans Chasity.
I growled, making the crew member jump though it was not directed at him.
I marched towards the the captain's control room.
The captain was there, steering the ship.
He was a huge werewolf with deep brown skin and a clean-shaven head under his hat.
"Rocco!" I said, grabbing his shoulders as Alex and Calix burst into the room behind me.
Captain Rocco quickly put his finger to his lips and pointed at an ajar door that led to a room where the captain took his break.
We sometimes called it the lunch room as it had a huge dining table and a sectional couch so many crew members ate there insteadof the actual crew dining rooms.
The Luna came in looking for privacy.
Sorry to alarm you Alpha! Seems like she's trying to surprise you.
Didn't want to disobey the little lass's orders, chuckled Rocco.
peeked into the room.
It was empty now with just a few scattered plates and napkins on the table and downto the very end of the table was Chasity, her eyes focused on something she was hiding under the table in her lap.
I smiled slightly.
I was just so relieved she was okay.
Alex and Calix peeked in at her too.
She could have told us she needed a minute, said Alex pointedly.
We need to have the Luna Safety discussion with her.
Aren't we already having the Therapy Discussion later today? Asked Calix.
Yeah, that might be too many discussions for one day, I reluctantly admitted.
I'll pencilit in for tomorrow, said Alex, taking out his notebook.
Ugh.
Alex was never without a notebook.
Why didn't he just type memos into his phone like a normal person?
Chasity looked up suddenly and we all instinctively ducked and hid.
I heard the sound of her little footsteps coming towards us.
"I know you're there spying," she said, arms akimbo standing in the doorway.
We slowly came out of our hiding places.
"You need to tell us when you want to go off on your own Luna!" Said Alex sternly.
I had thought the safety discussion was tomorrow! "You lied," I said.
If we were talking about it now, I figured I might as well hash it all out.
"No, I didn't," snapped Chasity.
"I peed before I came here!" Calix snorted with laughter at the mention of the word "pee" because he was somature as you all know already.
Alex took a deep breath.
He was going to list things out.
I could feel it.
Alex The list of search tactics we had already rolled out since she had been gonewent on and on.
Perhaps.
we had overreacted but this was a ship.
There was no time to waste if someone is missing at sea.
"Luna," I said sternly.
"We have stopped the ship mid-voyage! We have divers in the water already looking for you in case you fell overboard! We have half the crew looking foryou instead of manning the ship or doing their usual duties! We have...
"Alex just wants you to communicate with us so we don't stress any third parties out, ok, Goddess?" Interjected Calix, pullingChasity into him.
She wrapped her arms around his waist.
I sighed.
She looked up at him.
"Are you finished then? With whatever you were doing?" Asked Calix.
Chasity nodded slowly.
"I'm sorry," she said begrudgingly.
"Please let everyone go back to what they were doing before," she mumbled.
Calix nuzzled her making her giggle.
I mind linked several crew members to get the word out and get those diving back inside.
Now, I looked like the bad guy.
Chasity peep out at me from
arms around her
is like being a Queen or a First Lady," I
She nodded.
just disappear without a
at her
I grasped her chin.
three of us on
and folded her arms, removing
that supposed to mean?"
pack hates me," she said, her voice
three hated me just three months ago, if that!" Abort mission! Said Felix in
second that! Said
I sighed.
to my waist as she
arms
rubbing her back
automatically ended up stroking
trying to hold back tears myself Alphas did not have the luxury
have never
for one
not for one split-second,
I know I can say the same for Felix and
hear me?"
face still pressed to
"Ok," I said.
Chasity even before I
don't have to believe
It's just the truth.
does not beg to be
the pack, they don't know
They didn't then.
They still don't now.
like a fairytale
up cooking and cleaning and then poof,
you used to look at them and they looked away,
at them now, and they look away, it's because they know that you are the Luna of Winter Moon, and they should thinktwice before they meet your eyes," I
She held my gaze.
I wiped her tears.
that make sense to you?"l
little?”
a little,"
and then
I nuzzled her.
our prizes then," I
Baby," said Felix,
months ago, I can't admit to it, you
kept us
now!" "Eloquent,
Chasity in one way or another," said Calix, drawing her
bit more than Felix and myself but I could notblame
Their history was different.
with instances of Calix sneaking around behind Mom's back to do
little something," said Chasity, showing us
them onto our
and planted an
"I do!" He said.
Chasity giggled.
used to make bracelets for my
"From shells?" Calix asked.
all kinds of things," she
anything..." she said, trailing
my arm around her and leading her
them, Chasity," said Calix
mercifully uneventful afternoon, I put Chasity in
bit today and I could not leave this therapy session for another
work out all the kinks and
offended ok, my Luna," I murmured in her ear while she sat, leaning back in my lap, mesmerised by
"Mmhm," she said absentmindedly.
wind whipped her
but I had eyes only
was now or
you should see a therapist," I said as gently
for it
to stop thinking of things like
It's not like that.
a
You're our mate.
responsibility to care
when we buy you things or take you
I whispered, wrapping my arms around her from behindand
We should dance tonight.
want to go," she replied
and
to be ashamed of, ok," I said
I reminded
love you,
my lips to hers, coaxing her mouth open sol could explore her mouth
tongue caressed mine as her hands reached for
away and
made me
grinned at her and she nuzzled
laughed and
Luna's wrath when she
to harm you for the rest of eternity," / said, and I
He is the Drama king around here!"
my Goddess,"yelled Calix from his stool at the
as the
was passionate about three things: Chasity, being
least he was wearing swim trunks with
count
a bit overdressed?" Asked
I snickered.
Calix burst into laughter.
Felix grinned.
person who could truly
I could stay here forever," I heard Chasity say
here once a year,"
She looked at me.
"Really?" She asked eagerly.
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