The Orphaned Luna

LUNA P.O.V:

My alarm woke me up in the morning. Waking until my eyes adjusted, I sat up looking around me. My room was normal inside the orphanage of pups who lost their parents. All the pups were still sleeping. I climbed out of bed just to beat everyone in the bathroom early. They always took up the hot water but today was my day. I step in the shower after it is hot and wash off. I continued doing my hygiene when all the rest of the orphans woke up.

"Happy Birthday Luna." said a small child named Kinsey. She was my only friend here and we called each other sister. I was changing her diaper and all when she was first brought here. I was 13 at the time. I found her outside in the cold crying after a run in the woods. She had been on our borders for a while, and it was one year after losing my own parents.

"Thank you, Kinsey. I am finally 18 huh?" I bent to her level.

"Yes." she beamed at me. I helped her bathe, do her hygiene, and guide her into putting her clothes on. We walked hand and hand down in the kitchen where there was a cupcake with one candle on the table.

"Happy Birthday Luna." screamed the rest of the orphans.

"Thanks." I said back still holding on to Kinsey. We took our places and Mama Rose gave us breakfast. I just walked up to her and helped.

"Luna... Happy Birthday Child." Mama Rose said, giving me a hug.

"Thanks ma."

To me, she was the only mother I knew. I had a little bit of memory of my parents, but they died when I was 12. I do not know what happened, I was blacked out. Nobody would tell me what happened to them. Hell, the rest of the pack do not even speak to me. I just live at the orphanage and help Mama Rose with the other children. I was the oldest here as the others had found their mates and left. They soon stopped talking to me as well.

"I almost forgot." she said. She reached behind the island counter in the middle of the kitchen and handed me a present.

"What's this?" I took it from her.

"From your parents. You weren't supposed to open it until you were 18." she said softly. It pained her to talk about them because in the end, she had lost her mate that day as well. But even she would not tell me what happened to them. She left me so I could open my gift alone. I opened the gift carefully, shaking. It was as if I was going to damage it. I unwrapped the paper and it was an old shoe box. Lifting the lid, I peeked inside with one eye.

My baby things. The hospital band I had. The first out and blanket. The first shoes. Memories danced behind my eyelids as I looked through everything. Suddenly a locket came into view under a letter from my mom.

Opening the letter first:

*Dear My Beautiful Luna,

I did not want to risk it if I was not here on your 18th birthday, so I made a just-in-case birthday box. Seems like a promising idea to me. I just want to say baby girl that you gave me and your father so much love and joy in the years we have you. A baby girl. 7 pounds and 6 ounces. Your favorite food while you were in my belly was peanut butter sandwiches with cake icing on top. The light blue Gatorade and pickles with peanut. I just want to tell you that no matter what happens that I love you no matter what powers the goddess gave you. I needed you in my life. You saved me. You saved your father. You are special to us both. Make sure you stay kind and gentle always or at least try to because I know how people get. I love you most mamas.

Love your mother. *

I opened the locket, and it was her, me, and my father. Tears blurred my vision as I took the picture. How I wish they were here with me. Just so I can feel at least normal for a change.

"It's going to be okay Luna." Jaymie said.

"Oh wolf." My wolf Jaymie. wrapped herself around me for comfort. I ended up getting her at 12. Faster than other wolves and was looked upon as not normal. I fastened the locket around my neck and hugged my legs with the things around me. I just wanted my mother. Suddenly I was shaking.

"Luna..."

"Hey Luna..."

Each calling of my name had me shaking uncontrollably.

"Luna." I heard Kinsey and looked at her.

I had stopped shaking. I looked around as the orphans stared at me and both Mama Rose and Kinsey were near me. The older orphans had been whispering. It was not until Mama Rose got up that plate was on the ground broken. The kitchen was a mess.

"Mama, what happened?" I asked her.

She looked at me.

Suddenly, 'No matter the powers the goddess gave you. You are special.' seem to echo in my head. "Wait did I do this?"

"Girls go to your quarters so I can speak to Luna alone." Everyone started filling out the kitchen into our sleeping quarters.

"Mama Rose, what is going on?" I said when Kinsey was out of earshot.

"Luna, you're not a normal wolf baby. You were born quite early, but you were still 7 pounds healthy as any born on time baby had been. Even your dad thought your mom had an affair with him but, he would have felt it. You had these cries and screams that shook a house pack ground. A tantrum that things started throwing themselves at people, but your parents weren't scared of you." she cleared her throat.

"No, Alpha Terrence and Luna McKinnely loved you so much. They knew you were a gift from the Goddess. One day, the rogues attacked, and one broke into the house when you were 12. They had just gotten your gifts under control with you. A Rogue lounge after your mother hurt her, you were just sitting there. She was going to die but you... your eyes grew wide, and knives pierced the rogue everywhere, but one unfortunately caught your mother."

Everything started to shake again.

"Luna..." she tried to step towards me.

"Keep going. Tears had fallen sounding like droplets of rain on the roof."

"Your mother didn't die instantly, for she had applied pressure and got you out of the house. But behind her rogues had entered the house looking for you both. You shot your hand out and the house crumpled with them in it. Coming to my house, your mother had explained everything, and she had put you in a sleeping form."

"My mother..."

"Had the same gift as you. Passed down on her side. Your part fairy and wolf." She finished for me.

"A WHAT?"

A chair by the island had fallen to the ground and I gritted my teeth. Closing my eyes, a memory of that day came. I had just finished telling her about Jaymie, my wolf. We had not shifted yet, but she came unexpectedly a week prior. I saw a rogue had my mother by the throat and all I could say was protect her, but a knife had pierced her. Seeing her hurt, I was even more upset. Rogues was coming in all directions now but somehow, we got out. I was looking at our house to see that they had hurt my mommy in, and I crushed it.

Suddenly, I fell asleep and woke up without my mom. Just her blood on me.

No one told me where my dad was. They just said that they both had died.

"I killed my mother..." I croaked out.

"Luna..."

I rushed out of the orphanage and ran to the woods. I needed a run.

Author’s note: Editing the grammar and sentences because I saw a lot of people correcting me. I type fast on my phone so that is why it is so much. Thank you for pointing them out. And this book is getting signed. You are in the correct book.