The Prey (LGBT+)

Chapter 34: The Moon God's Coda

Parker

Thank God the pregnancy was accelerated.

The mood swings and body aches, I could deal with, but the nausea and swelling got under my skin. Kohl's insistence that I did not look like the Pillsbury Doughboy is and was insulting. The saving grace was that my body snapped back quickly.

Oh, the babies, too.

I would say things have completely changed but that would be an understatement. I am a parent now. I am a Moon God. I am a husband, which was Kohl's idea. I am more connected to my family again, my mother and aunt making frequent visits. I have enchanted a couple of coins as teleportation devices. I have named them "Portkeys" and seemingly no one gets it but me.

Well, that was before the pack began to integrate humans. All packs have. It turns out that human-wolf mate bonds are not especially rare anymore. I think of all the connections that were missed because the two mates never met. Wolves were not especially fond of the idea of having human mates. My mate included.

With the growth of the pack, we had to extend our lands. Being a Moon God afforded me and the pack a lot of grace and now the pack lands are double the size. We have begun to make our own little town. The pack lands were already on their way to becoming a town but the idea has become realized. The Alliance also facilitates the extension of our village.

The Alliance has grown with the news of my Godhood. Any pack not under the alliance are currently allies or negotiating their induction. It is not unheard of for rogues to join packs in large quantities now. With the awakening of the wolves' mate bonds, the wolves are pulled towards their mates and their mates are usually in packs.

Mickey facilitates the induction of rogues. He, along with his mate, have been instrumental in finding and inviting rogues to join the packs. Cassie and Tai Sing have also been great ambassadors to the other packs. Cassie has had to slow down, though. It turns out her glow was indicative of her pregnancy. Mickey and Kohl were thrilled to be uncles, though Kohl is a bit busy.

Kohl's position as one of the founders of the Alliance, his duties as Alpha and his demanding family duties keep him on the run most of the time. He seems to be handling his duties well. He seems more at ease than he once was. He seems to enjoy his life in a way he did not before. He wrangles four kids like no one's business.

The kids, as we call them, came from an accelerated pregnancy but they are not accelerating in age. They have quite literally been babies for a month now. I love them but they are a handful. With four, I must be ready at any time to feed, diaper or engage with a child. My duties of being a Luna have taken a decidedly less hands-on role. I still have input but I am decidedly less involved.

I do, however, have a role as Moon God. People either call me Luna, Sir or God of the moon. I hate all three but I would very much prefer if they called me something cool like my actual name. I have also become more in-tune with nature again. I can feel mate bonds. I can feel when magic is used. I can feel when vampires and werewolves are created. I have also started to feel births. It should be overwhelming but the feeling is intoxicating.

I am a true God.

I am also at the mercy of four tiny Demi-wolves.

That is what Jasar has named them.

"You want Felix and Gaia or Niklaus and Tori?" Kohl asks as the babies cry in unison. I yawn at him and he smirks, "Felix and Gaia it is."

I sleepily stumble out of bed and into the nursery where four cribs are lined against each wall. The walls are painted like skies, with clouds moving along the wall. A spell cast by one of the many practitioners who have made pilgrimage to meet me. They bestowed the children with gifts, many of which are in this room. They have been blessed in many instances and I have had them checked to verify they are safe. The large stuffed wolf is by far my favorite.