Blessing of Luna (Wolfgods Book 1) by Blaise Ramsay (best books for 20 year olds TXT) 📕

“What? Why? Let me see him, Kain.”

Kain didn’t move, his hand on Jill’s shoulder kept her in place. “Jillian, he needs to rest. He’s developing quickly and adjusting to changes not even he understands. I recognize you are worried. You love him but you need to give him time. Let him sleep tonight. You can see him in the morning.”

Jill was upset but knew that Kain always had her best interest at heart. She worried about Damien but loved him enough to give him the time he needed.

Instead of going back to sleep, she decided to go hunting to relieve some of the stress.

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Damien woke up at the crack of dawn to find most of the lycans, even Kain still asleep.

He walked down to the small pool with the waterfall to splash some of the water in his face. The cold morning breeze made him shiver despite how warm he felt from the thick blankets.

“Good morning.” Holt said, cheerfully.

“I've never known you to be an early riser.” Gabriel joked, resting his elbow on Holt’s shoulder.

“Morning Holt. Gabriel. What’s up?” Damien replied, shaking the excess water off of his face.

Holt handed Damien a thick jacket. “Nothing. I hope you liked the gift Galeck and Yuna gave you.”

Damien didn’t say anything. He wasn’t really one for over the top décor.

Upon seeing the look on Damien’s face, Holt let out a boisterous laugh while Gabriel choked back his own.

“Don't worry, we know how you feel. Yuna likes to overdo some things since she's a bit better off in the human world. We tried to tell her you'd react this way but she didn't listen.” Gabriel said, his voice cracking.

Damien felt overwhelmed the minute he'd seen the inside of his tent. He didn’t have the heart to tell either alpha he’d spent the night in Kain’s tent.

“Holt, I want to ask something of you.”

“You are free to ask anything of me. Well, as long as it doesn't put the pack in danger. What can I do for you?” Holt replied, still trying to stop laughing.

Damien could see Gabriel nodding his own silent agreement.

“The vampires are targeting my friends and family. Chelsea’s visited Rob twice trying to turn him against me. I'm concerned about their safety. I know you already have so much to handle with the war coming up but I'm asking for your aid in protecting them. I couldn't live with myself if either one of them were hurt without even telling them what was going on.”

Holt looked at Gabriel as though they were trying to come up with a plan.

“Spence can watch over Charlie. He's already in the station. I believe Leah is already there as well. It would be when he was at home that would be the problem.” Gabriel offered. Spence was a member of his pack and already worked at the station.

Holt's mate, Leah was the secretary at the station so Charlie would be safe with the two lycans during the day.

“I can watch over Charlie. It would allow me to repay an old debt. Besides, I gave you my loyalty and trust, Damien.” Kain walked up behind the three of them, shocking Damien at how tired he looked.

His dirty blonde hair was a mess. His usually bright green eyes had become darkened by the deep purple circles shadowing them. A haze seemed to cloud the irises of the alpha. The darkness familiar to Damien the longer he stared.

“Kain, you look tired. What happened?” He asked, his eyes wide with worry.

“Nothing for you to concern yourself with, my friend. I will watch your father when he's at home. It's the least I can do.” Kain replied, patting Damien’s shoulder. He gave him a tired smile before stretching and heading to his own tent.

“Now if you don't mind, I am getting some sleep. Call on me only if you need, Gabriel. Otherwise, I will throw the nearest rabbit I have at your big head.”

Gabriel tilted his head, holding up his hands in surrender. His eyes closed. “No problem. I shouldn't need anything today, Kain. No one will bug you. I think they want to live longer than that.”

Kain waved him off, walking away. His shirt was torn and tattered like he'd been in a fight, thin lines of blood flowed down his back.

Damien hadn't remembered seeing them before, his curiosity peaked at what it was that Kain could be hiding. “Gabriel.” Damien asked only to be cut off.

“Don't ask. In time, you'll come to learn more. It's best you don't ask him about it. He'll tell you when he's ready, if at all.” Gabriel replied, his voice no longer holding a hint of the laughter he’d exhibited earlier.

Damien felt saddened. He'd looked up to Kain as a mentor since he'd been introduced to a side of him he didn't know from the few exchanges they'd had at the bowling alley.

“Anyway, I'm impressed, Damien. You seem like you're almost glowing with a confidence I've never seen in you before. It's really something.” Holt tried to lighten the mood, nearly breaking Damien's shoulder. The pat on his back so hard it almost knocked him forward a few times.

“Thanks, Holt.” Damien said through clenched teeth as he rubbed his shoulder where Holt had been patting him, trying to get the stinging to stop.

When Damien returned to their tent, Jill was still asleep. He walked over to her, sitting down beside her.

“Good morning.” Jill’s voice was tired but more beautiful than the singing of birds as they woke with the rising sun.

“Morning. I'm so sorry for waking you but I have to get home. My dad is off today and wanted to spend some time with me. I promised him we'd get the tree up for