Lacking Humanity | Moon Ridge

Chapter Ten

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It earned Andrew a few blinks until Sage leaned back and sighed.

She turned back towards her phone and dialed the number she memorized, her pout didn't register who it was that she was calling. But the second that the voice had filtered through, Remus stilled.

"Alpha Julian speaking." It left no room for a friendly hello. "Hello Alpha Julian, it's Hera—Calling to say we make it home." She claimed, her eyes looking this way and that until the laughter had caught her off guard.

"Alpha Hera huh? Not Luna Sage?" Sage's silence had been pure resignation that she hadn't been prepared, had Alana told? "Didn't take long to figure it out, I only know one she-wolf that has ties to both Mystic Grimm other than yourself. Your cousin?" That certainly earned a growl, especially when Harlow had snatched the phone this time.

"Careful Julian, if you know Sage then you'll remember that I'm her brother."
"So blood is thicker than water?"
"It is, when you're putting petty bullshit in front of—"
"Of nothing! Moon killed my mate!"
"Remus had nothing to do with it, nor has Sage."
"...Even the playing field...You've just made an enemy, Mystic." Nobody at the table could've predicted that outcome and Sage's shoulders had instantly dropped.

"Shit...I'll be right back, I have to call Josh—Fucking lowlife degenerate wolf. You'd think the mountain man would come to his senses eventually." Harlow spat, going to his own phone to text. However Sage had turned to Andrew quickly.

"Alana hurt?"
"I don't think he'd punish her, she could've played it off as she didn't know. It's alright." He said, mentally rubbing her shoulder as the last thing he needed right now was to be carted for being 'too touchy.'

With breakfast having ended, Ellie offered to babysit the pups—And since it wasn't a Mystic Grimm matter, Jade had remained as well.

While Harlow was taking the initiative with their father to sort through the migrating wolves looking to return home. Having said that it shouldn't be too problem, the numbers needed to grow in most packs. This cause Sage to question what she'd been told prior, about how packs no longer wanted more wolves—Had that been a lie Harlow told Julian?

In the case of Crescent Moon, however, the pack has been at max capacity long before.

Sure it would take a bit to fund another neighborhood or a large house for the witches, but Sage voiced that she didn't want to force anyone away.

"It's alright, I should still have my funds. And they've just been collecting dust."

"What? Oh shit, you're right." Andy claimed and Remus had instantly jumped at that opportunity.

"You have money here?"
"Well not here here, but it's been sitting just collecting more money. So that'll be fun to inherit." While Remus did have his own account, not having to worry for the rest of his or Sage's life. It would definitely benefit the neighborhood rebuild of his pack.

And Andrew wanted to right his wrongs and for sure would build, especially when it'd be one of his own houses as well.

"So what's the plan?" Jackson questioned, Aurora at his side as they walked from the Alpha's house to the Beta's—Or previous Alpha.

"We talk to Eli and Julia. You stay back."
"Bummer. Come on Andrew, you can tell me about Half Crescent." That was the perfect segway to allow Sage and Remus to get the moment to do this themselves, they were the leaders anyhow.

And the she-wolf had started to smile at the lack of using the cane was receiving, and hopefully, by the end of the day, everything would be healed on her mate, father, and Luke.