Thanksgiving is a time for family. There is always something something to be grateful for and Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate it.

"Do you think it'll snow tomorrow in time for Thanksgiving?" Brody asks while we jogged through the forest. I shrugged and looked at Titus.

"It's getting pretty cold so there's a possibility," Jacob said. We reach the lake and stop catching our breaths. I sat the edge of the lake letting my feet cool off in the water. I heard a few childish giggles behind me and felt two hands on my shoulder. I quickly grab them and fling the body over my head.

I see Jacob' s body fly over my head and into the freezing water. I heard laughs from behind me when Jacob came out of the water. He pushed his hair out of his face.

"Holy crap this water is cold," he gasped. I smirked at him as he walked out of the water completely drenched. His shirt stuck to his body and became see through.

"Dude when did you get so strong?" Brody asked when I stood up. I shrugged and felt a cold rush on my back. I see Jacob shirtless and see his shirt clinging onto mine.

"Jacob you dumbass," I scowled and threw it back at him. I felt my shirt being lifted off on me and a warm one being put on my body. The scent of Titis seeped our of the clothing.

"I think we should head back because it's getting dark and we definitely don't want Jacob to freeze to death," Titus says sarcastically. "I also don't want you being out to late," he says pointing at me. We all nod and they all shift into their wolves.

I haven't attempted to shift since that day and I don't know if my wolf wanted to. I brought her forward forcefully and my leg snapped. I let out a whimper as a wave of pain rushed through my leg. Titus whispers and nuzzles his nose to my hand.

My wolf growled at me inside my head and I pushed her forward. I used her strength crack my leg back into place. I immediately pushed her back and let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.

"Is she still resisting?" Titus asks through our link. I nod and carefully stood up making sure not to hit my sore leg. Brody and Jacob's wolves looked at me confused.

"Get on my back," he said. I club onto his back and hook my arms around his neck. I felt his wolf shiver at my touch. He mind links to Jacob and Brody and they both nod and they take off.

The wind flew through my hair as the leaves blew up from the ground as they ran by. The mixture of the wind and the cold made my skin freeze, but was easily heated it back up. The trees rushed pass in a blur. Our house came into the distance and he came to a stop at the edge of the forest. His fur went back to skin and I still hung onto his neck. I hung from his neck as he shifted back to human. I hop off and grab two shorts for Brody and Jacob. I throw it at their faces and they shift back and change.

Charlotte comes out of the house holding Tala and sets her down on the grass.

"Luna, the 7 Turkeys and 5 hams came," she said. I nod and smile as Tala jumps into my arm.

"Charlotte said it my snow tomorrow," she says excitedly. I look at her clothes and realize she's probably cold.

"Then why are you in a shirt and shorts," I said. She giggles and reaches out for Titus.

"Can we go for ice cream?" She asks making a puppy dog face. He frowns at her and she laughs.

"Pleaseee," she says poking at his cheeks. I belt back my laughs and I saw that Jacob and Brody was enjoying it.

"Isn't it kind of cold right now for ice cream?" He asks. She shakes her head and she laughs.

"Fine but you have to ask Sophia first," he said. She turned around and looked at me with her puppy dog eyes. I laugh and nod at her and she squeals.

"I'll be back in an hour," he whispers and kisses me. I nod and look back at Brody and Jacob.

"Hey man I want a goodbye kiss too," Jacob called out. We burst out into laughter and Titus walked away laughing.

"Let's go prepare the food for tomorrow so we can just cook them and eat," I told them. They nod and we walk back to the house.

"Wash your hands y'all were in the forest all day," Charlotte says. I quickly wash my hands and fling the water at Brody. He scoffed and I felt two wet hands drag down the back of my shirt.

My wolf pushed her way through and snapped at Jacob, barring her teeth. I pushed her back and balance myself against the counter.

"Why is you wolf being defiant today?" Brody asks. I shrug and push her back.

"She's been like this since we were at the cabin," I say. I was beyond confused. She has never lashed out at anyone before so why start now.

"Brody and I can go get the things we need from the pack kitchen," Charlotte says. I nod and she grabs him by his arm and drags him with her. I looked up and see the turkeys and hams spread out on the counter.

"That is a lot of food," he laughs.

"Well I have to figure out a way to feed 16 wolves," I laugh. He laughs and sits down. He pulled out a seat for me but then I felt very sick.

"Excuse me," I mumble really quickly. I run to the bathroom and threw up everything I ate in the past 24 hours. I was my mouth and sit back down, leaning on the bathtub.

"Is it possible that you're pregnant? Is that why you're wolf is snapping at everything," Jacob asks, walking into the bathroom.

"Oh my god," I whisper. It's why she won't let me shift and is snarling at every threat. She protecting me.

"You can't tell Titus," I say quickly. He looked at me confused and sat next to me.

"He's your mate. Shouldn't he know that his mate is expecting? Shouldn't the pack know their future Alpha is being born," he questions.

"He's so focused on protecting me, I don't need him to be more stressed than he already is," I said.

"You haven't seen him protect anything yet. If someone threats anything he cares about, he goes crazy. You haven't seen his dark side. When his dad died, he was so blinded with sorrow he focused it on rage," he said. "But I'll respect your decision."

"Thank you," I whisper. He nods and helps me up from the ground. I flush the toilet and sprayed freshener to get rid of the smell.

"So what's the plan for tomorrow?" He asks.

"Well there's 7 turkeys 5 hams. I plan on making 3 platters of spaghetti. Mashed potato, dressing, green bean casserole and a lot more food," I said sitting on the seat. He nods and sits next to me.

"When are you going to tell Titus?" He asks.

"When all of this blows over," I said. In that moment, it occurred to me that I had a living baby inside of me. The future Alpha of this pack.

This baby was planned by the Moon Goddess.

Titus'arms wrapped tightly against my waist as we lay in bed. His light snores filled the room but I couldn't sleep. I made sure to close the link so he wouldn't find out about the baby. I stayed wide awake thinking about my future. Our future. I thought about my future with Titus and this pack. I was going to be a Luna in a few days. Titus started to shift against my body.

"Why are you still awake?" He mumbles. I didn't know what to say and he definitely felt my heart rate go up.

"I was thinking about out future," I whisper. He flips me over so that I was facing him and he kissed me.

"Tell me about it," he says. His baby blue eyes seemed to glow in the night.

"I was thinking about our future, my future with pack," I said. His thumb caressed my back slowly as he was listening to me.

"Do you want to start a family with me?" I ask. My mind raced with possible answers he would give me. His reaction to this question would determine the future.

"Of course I want to start a family with you. That's all I want. We can settle down in a cabin away from everyone so we're together with our family. Our eldest child becomes Alpha when they are 18 and we can release ourselves from our duties and spend our days together with our children away from all the drama of our pack," he says. A tear slips from my eye and he wipes it away.

"I love you so much," he whispers to me.

"I love you too," I whisper back. Titus was the best thing that happened to me. I couldn't have asked for a better second chance mate.

"You know we haven't been on an official date yet," he mentions. "How about tomorrow for an early breakfast?"

"My family is coming and we have to get Thanksgiving ready," I say.

"They won't mind us disappearing for a few hours in the morning," he said. I agree and his scent drifted me to my much needed sleep.

The familiar trees surrounded me. The trees that bordered our house. The difference was that our house was not there but instead a large pasture. It wasn't a memory of mine it was somebody else's. I walked through the pasture until I see two figures.

There was a man that radiated power. His face had several of the same features as Titus. His dad. A young boy stood in front of him. A young Titus.

"When faced with a challenge that you can't beat, you can't show your opponent that your scared. You have to show them confidence. If they see you are worried, they'll automatically win." Young Titus nods and his dad continues.

"As an Alpha you can't show your emotions. The pack comes first. Everything you do is to benefit the pack," he says. I felt like I was intruding in someone else's memory. I was watching one of Titus memories. I felt Titus' eyes become cold. He was holding his emotions back. He was becoming the terrible Alpha in the stories everyone tells.

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