Chapter 370

“I’ll try. Honestly, I am so caught up with some other things that I’m not sure I have it in me to get emotionally invested in something.” Cassie nodded her head as she took a bite of strawberry. “What do you have going on?” “I want my legacy of Luna to be about helping the kids that just need someone to believe in them. I am academically very intelligent but as a kid, I got into trouble. It wasn’t until Kris noticed me and gave me chance did I prove myself. I just needed her to believe in me. So, I build different programs to help kids. Regardless of age or problem, I want everyone to have a safe place to grow. Plus, we are building all these houses and navigating adding all these members to our pack. Then I have my luna ceremony I haven’t really touched and the Halloween party. When Colt and I mated, things were just getting started with Kris and Darin so I’m still trying to learn how to be a luna.” I didn’t want to tell her anything about Vin. Like Jacob said, there hasn’t actually been a threat on my life. “I love that. You know, when I was growing up, my dad had started something similar. Midnight Moon was once a happy place. Kids ran around, had pack BBQs and even held fighting competitions to encourage friendships. Dad had noticed smaller kids getting bullied and wanted a place for them to be able to train without being around the more athletic kids. He used to say that some people just need the extra help. Even if they weren’t warriors, average people could still stay healthy.” “Oh, really?” I asked, intrigued. “He was very proud of it. Dad was a very proud man. Colt reminds me of him.” Cassie was looking up at the sky. “Probably more loving behind closed doors but very protective.”

“Colt is very protective.” I agreed simply before putting some yogurt. into my mouth. “Have you guys had any fights?” Cassie asked before looking at me. “Just petty stuff really.” “Well, whatever it is, just remember that he probably has your best interest in heart. Dad would alwaysnoveldrama

do things I hated but looking back, he did them out of love.” “Like what?” I asked, more curious to learn more about him. or late “Oh, little things like needing a body guard or eating all my green beans. When I got older, it was things like not going to parties. night events. ‘Nothing good ever happens after midnight.’ That is what dad would tell me. I used to get so mad at him and sneak out the window!” Cassie laughed. I couldn’t help but smile at her. “Did you get caught?” “Every single time. It didn’t stop me though. However, it did get me a bad reputation. People assumed I was doing illegal thigs or whatever. They said I was making the alpha look bad. If he can’t contain his daughter, how can he control a pack?” “Did you get punished?” I pushed. “Not in the physical sense. He would yell and say he is disappointed in me or he would make me do some manual labor. However, I was popular and my friends would come help me. Dad never did figure out how I managed to finish so quickly.” “Was he strict?” “Very much so. He would let loose every now and then but it was rare to get a smile out of him. People would tell me that he was friendlier before he was alpha. Still, he read books to me and would watch. move up. “He sounds like he loved you.” I concluded. “He did. Still, he would often forget I had feelings and couldn’t just turn them off like he could.” “What do you mean?” I asked. Cassie got a sad look on her face. “Dad wanted me to learn to fight and do some drills with the warriors. He would get mad if I cried or showed any weakness. He felt like I should have been able to take it in stride.”