Oracle Of The Moon

Freedom -Lucy's POV

Lucy's POV-

I sighed in contentment as the hot water rushed over me. It was so relaxing to take a shower, a long and warm shower. I was hardly allowed to take showers at the old pack, and when I did, they were just quick and cold hosing offs. I never got to just relax and think in there. I hardly even got to simply just clean myself. Those men liked to humiliate me, and they enjoyed having their scents etched onto me forever.

We finished our training session too quickly because Kale didn't want to push me too far. I enjoyed the work out though. Plus, it was something that I was good at. I was fast. Even with my lack of training, I was so quick. It was something that I could be proud of.

I was relieved of pack duties for the week, just to make sure I was recovering. That made no sense to me... If I could train, then I could certainly help with the duties around the pack. Kale gave me no choice in the matter though. I wanted to listen to him, but sometimes his requests that I deemed a bit stupid and unnecessary were a bit hard to follow through on... That rule seemed like one of those times.

I put on the clothes that I was given to wear; I still had no clothes since he burned them all. Kale promised that he would take me shopping soon, but it didn't really matter to me... As long as I didn't have to wear the clothes that haunted me with too many bad memories then I didn't really care what clothes I was wearing. Give me a potato sack for all I care. It did thrill me that I got to wear his clothes though; it actually overjoyed me. I loved wearing his clothes. His scent was intoxicating, and it filled my senses all day long when I was wearing his outfits.

I looked in the mirror that sat on the wall and smiled at the deep blue button up flannel that he had given me. He gave me some black sweats to wear with it, but they were far too big for me. The flannel was long enough to be a dress anyways. I wasn't particularly keen on showing my legs, but I didn't want to complain. Kale had been very kind to offer me clothing and shelter; I didn't want to piss him off by opening my mouth.

I discarded the pants to the ground and studied my reflection. I looked different than I had before I got to my new pack. I had a healthy color to my pale cheeks, my eyes seemed more alive, you could see that I was finally beginning to retain some weight, and my long black hair wasn't so flat and oily anymore. Though it could use a nice cut to rid me of the split ends, it still looked a lot better than before. I looked better. Still, the scars and faded bruises that littered the exposed skin on my legs and neck made me grimace. I hardly ever exposed my skin for people to see, it was far too ugly with the scars that I had acquired over the years.

I picked up the pants and walked to the room next to mine. With a deep breath and a hesitant knock, I waited for Kale to open the door. When his door opened, I couldn't help but smile at the scent that pleasantly assaulted my senses. I would never grow tired of his unique scent.

"U-um, here... These were too big for me," I said softly and handed him the pants back.

"Let me get you another pair. I'm sure I have some small-" he tried but I cut him off quickly.

"I-it's okay... A-alpha. The shirt is plenty long enough," I said, gesturing to the clothing that was covering me. It stopped far enough down to be plenty modest and comfortable.

I hadn't met his eyes yet during the conversation. I didn't know if I wanted to face him. I was embarrassed and nervous at his reaction to my legs. I knew that they were far less than perfect and way too skinny. I was sure that the bruises had been mostly healed because my wolf was regaining strength, but the scars would forever remain... just like the rest of my body. I was feeling very self-conscious about the exposure.