Lacking Humanity | Moon Ridge

Chapter One (Rewritten)

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The words of Andy's admission still echoed in the back of Sage's thoughts, and she could only stare in the sense of shock and pure hopelessness, of course—of course, it was her luck to find Remus' best friend. The one pronounced dead long before Sage had even a whiff of freedom.

Remus had struggled with his cane as he managed on the unsettled ground to bring his friend into a hug, and while Andy didn't want to rely on the torment of what he was planning to do... He allowed himself this moment of peace before being threatened by the majority of males in the vicinity.

Torin growled at any attempt the others made in terms of speaking, but Grey couldn't hold it any longer as they finally made it into the Alpha's home. "Sage doesn't need us anymore. She had her own Beta and Delta this whole time!" He said with a pout on his lips.

"That's not true!" Sage said, turning towards him and shaking her head. She didn't want him to feel unappreciated for all the work he's managed. "Can only have one set of them in a pack, Luna," Severin explained, and she huffed in annoyance before turning to the rest of the room. Jackson was helping Remus with the chair, who was still holding up half of Sage's outfit in hand as he analyzed it.

With the state of so many unknown faces, Delta Jackson turned to the majority and sighed..."You know, when Mikey said that there was a crazy bear lady talking gibberish in the woods leading a pack of fifty or so wolves to our territory...We thought he was smoking some weird ass—"

"That's enough, Jackson. Let Sage tell us where she was these last few months." Julia interjected, causing Sage to swallow thickly, feeling a sense of hostility directed from her Beta female.

Which wasn't at all undeserved, given that she could still smell a bit of Eli's blood on her furs. And with all the questionable glances from everyone gathered around, there was no moment to waste before getting the truth out.

"I don't know how I was taken from dinner. I just know I wake up in a facility like the Underground," Sage said, her voice low as she knew this would be upsetting to hear, "That's where I meet most of my females outside, they're from facility. Both Witches and Wolves, the pups too. I stayed there for a month and then break out, we escape and make camp at Black Crescent...I didn't know where we were, and we stayed there to heal. That's when Severin comes and offers us to meet Andy in Half Crescent." It was a mouthful, but Sage didn't want to go out of order and leave room for questioning, though Severin's rough bit of laughter had stalled her from continuing.

"You did more to impress us, Bear-Slayer." He claimed, and Luke followed up with his own smile, unable to keep his eyes off his sister for long.

"It's a beautiful coat, hun. Wish I was there to see it get taken down." Luke said, and the rest of the room filled with agreement, but Remus couldn't decide who to keep his attention to—his Mate or best friend.

But one thing was eating away at home. Andrew had been so withdrawn in the hug, usually he was the one to give the hugs—Not pull away from them.

"It was a sight, believe me—Oh I'm sorry, I'm Elena. I'm Severin's mate." The new female said, engaging the room with a smile and a wave.

"You're from the facility too?" Julia questioned, and it earned her a nod.

"Yes, I owe Sage my life. Most of us do." Elena answered, standing just a bit closer to Severin. Not liking the attention she had been given. The gesture had been made to the progress that both witches and wolves made in terms of housing, and while Remus wasn't the biggest fan of it, there wasn't any current room to house them as of yet.

"So...Where the hell is Black Crescent?" Remus asked, and Sage followed suit just a beat after. "Canada."

This certainly earned the attention of everyone in the room as they straightened their backs.