Lacking Humanity|Half Crescent

Chapter Twenty-Six (Rewritten)

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"How about you stay up here for a little? Let me get Alpha Noah situated before my Luna comes in to introduce herself," Andy offered, and truly, it would allow Sage to prepare mentally to meet someone new.

If Darius was here, she was certain this was the correct way to handle things.

"So...Luna Hera, I'll Link you after all that's finished. It'll mostly be a quick meeting, but maybe you'll feel more comfortable taking a plane to Mystic. Would that work instead of going directly to Crescent Moon?" Andy had asked, but there was far too much happening, but the status of no one answering the damned phone and the war most like either finished or still progressing worried her.

The last thing she needed was to go missing again.

Not wanting to stay in his room anymore, Sage followed him out in the hallway and smiled as they parted ways.

Andy wanted to stay upstairs with Sage and find out the real meaning behind her sudden change in name. There was only so much his Beta and Delta could do to entertain Alpha Noah, and sure, he wasn't Andy's favorite wolf, He was simply the closest. 

Which meant that the alliance they shared was necessary, at least, in his position it did.

In coming down the stairs, he caught wind of them at the now cleared living area of the Pack House, the main room, as some would refer.
They were lounging on the couch and sharing whatever the kitchen had managed to prepare at such short notice.

Another thing he felt guilty about was not providing a better warning.

"Ah! There's the male of the hour, I was starting to think these two were taking a crack at a joke. But I smell her on you a mile away...And? Where is the Luna?" Alpha Noah cheered, and Andy had to bite back a growl, reminding himself again, that this was a needed friendship.

Not one he wanted.

If it were up to him, he'd sink Alpha Noah with one or two blows to the skull and bury him in an unmarked grave. Part of him was thankful that Sage didn't push to ask this male for help.

Even if it would make things easier on his part, that was her decision to make.

"She'll be down in a bit."
"Ah, yes...Her Heat. Tell me, do you Rogues really make it a public event? I've tried to get my mate to do the same, but she'd never be open to it. Is that the 'way of the Rogues'?" It wasn't usually what happened, but Sage's Heat made its way through the pack and blessed a select few.

While not well-timed, it had been a generous gift from the Moon Goddess. However, it was a bit of a forbidden subject, considering how he had found his Beta so close to Sage.

Heat Haze regardless, he was still angry at the prospect of what this male thought happened. "I kept my female private from the rest. Others went into their Heats as well. Severin's female, for instance."
"It's about damn time you've gotten someone. Pups aren't easy! Not when the Moon Goddess is looking at gifting them packs more than yours." Noah bellowed in a laugh, making the tension clear to Andy on how his males were taking the conversation.

Yet Severin's annoyed side eye had meant that this was getting insulting. So Andy sighed, taking his newly poured coffee and Linked Sage.

She was on her way—Upstairs, however, she was now rubbing the sore spot on her head as Andy's Link had surprised her, causing her to jolt upwards as she was underneath the bed searching for her Pebble.

Much like Liam's stone, Jade's had disappeared. It was one that she kept close, and in her pouch, even. So perhaps she had lost it—And with the Heat haze so close together, her memory was jumbled at best.