Lacking Humanity|Crescent Moon

Chapter Thirty-Three

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 Remus was needed in the morning to oversee some of the new recruitment, since there were going to be a new wave of high school graduates.

But after looking down at his mate on the opposite side of the bed caused him to frown, he didn't want to leave her. He wanted to fix all that transpired between them, how could he face today knowing that she was blocking him from his mind?

And no matter how many times he tried to cuddle beside her, Sage wiggled out and remained on her own.

After taking a very needed cold shower, he met his Delta halfway to the training grounds.
His expression saying it all.

"That doesn't look like the face of a mated man." He threw a glare and stopped his pace. 

"We didn't." 

"Oh...Is that what I felt last night?" That shocked the both of them now as Jack didn't understand what had happened.

"You felt her pain...When I stopped." Jack failed to make his next step after his Alpha had stopped his pace. 

"What?" He breathed, how in the world—why in the world?!

The Alpha closed his eyes, remembering kindly what happened the previous night and explaining it to his friend and one of the most trusted people he has within the pack.

"I offended her wolf." 

"Remember it's not the first time you've done that, the ceremony? Laura's challenge?" He growled in damnation and continued off towards their destination.

"She's not ready, she was confused." 

"Then talk through it! Tell her what's going to happen or what will happen! Or better yet, get Jade or Mrs.Elwood to." He couldn't ask them for any more favors, Sage was moved out. He had to take the position as mate, even if talking about something so odd would pass over her head a few times.

She needed to know.

Sage didn't have class until nine o'clock, meaning that she could sleep in until seven-thirty, unlike the Alpha who left at five. The young she-wolf started the daily process, and one of which calls for her to take a refreshing shower all before heading downstairs and get some breakfast.

It was a little strange, as it took a few tries to find a spoon when wanting to eat her yogurt. Having checked all the cabinets for a mug, she smiled in victory when locating them.
She knew how to use a Keurig, and now the math was starting to make sense outside the classroom. Especially when measuring the water to brew the few cups as she settled for about two or three.

This normal morning almost went swiftly along until Eli came over, on request of the Alpha, to escort her to her class.

"Goodmorning." 

"Well hello sunshine, did you get enough sleep?" She offered a grin and nodded, she held her bottled ice tea in hand and remained silent for the rest of the walk.

Usually, it was the same few questions when he did accompany her, but really he only arrived on account for his scared Alpha. Eli had told second hand what happened the night before, but from his viewing, Sage wasn't affected.

He couldn't understand how Remus had the power in withdrawing from his mate like he had, he couldn't image in the drawback...And then to be faced with tears?

Eli was feeding the Alpha all he could, but the wolf seemed undisturbed...Or until she caught her mate's scent off in the distance—There she decided to take the long way to the Pack house.