Lacking Humanity|Half Crescent

Chapter Fifteen

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Sage hadn't seen Mae the hours following, as she wanted to say sorry—Or at the very least to make sure she was okay. While it didn't look like it, Sage adored every one of her females. They had lived together for a month in confinement and the months following their escape.

Time had been on their side, and the relationships certainly built stronger by the day. However, when an accounted three she-wolves from the Black Crescent side of Half Crescent had claimed that they didn't see the Delta, it was clear that she didn't want to be found.

And Sage certainly knew what that entailed.

Instead, she went about her day with a much more diverse attitude, wanting to make good on the deal she made with Andy. Though it was strange, to go from being called her first name—to Luna—to Hera and then Alpha Sage—All the way back to Luna Sage? It felt...wrong, and her wolf was impassive on the entire thing.

Unsure.

By dinner, not much else had changed. She still sat beside her the pups as Andy didn't want them to feel the indifference just yet. Not when they were still young and getting used to the pack.

That and both Grey and Severin enjoyed the two, as listening to their day made it worth all the stress and work put into making the pack run smoothly.

However, when night started to fall, Sage had been feeling much more tired and run down than the night before. The spike in her head had rung all the way to the center of her skull, making her go and look for Andy as she wanted to go to bed.

But had no idea where his room was located.

"Severin?" She called out, and the large male stopped and turned around at hearing her voice.

Hello little Luna. Can I help you?

She nodded but then made a face of disgust. "I'm not little. I fight big bears and I fight you before. Not little."

Hmm, you're right on that, bear slayer. I retract the phrase.

"Thank you. Alpha's not in office. Where is he?"

He went to go on patrol. Sure he'll be back in a little while...Is something wrong?

"No. I want to go to bed. Where his room?"

Severin's eyes had gone wide at the question. He almost stuttered verbally with how she phrased such a comment.

I'll take you there. I didn't know you were moving into the pack house.

"Yes. Andy says I can sleep with him." He hummed along. His Alpha surely wanted that—For days now. But he did just as was intended and escorted the almost Luna to the best room in the pack house. Or that was his opinion, at the very least.

Judging by Sage's face, she too thought the same. Her head couldn't look that far up, but the better part of her knew that it was the lofted ceilings and windows that really gave it its charm.

Not that she knew much about houses or design. If anything, the room was bare and needed more carpeted fur.

But the bed was much bigger than the bunk beds being used elsewhere. That was an upgrade. And Sage placed her bag beside the window to look outside.

How's your head?

"Hurts bad. I go to bed soon. Better tomorrow." She deemed, but Severin had his own mixed worries as he called to his Alpha right then and there. While it wasn't a Beta's job to be this concerned with the Luna of the pack, it still rang necessary.