Moon Touched

116 The Cabin pov

Nathan stood on the porch of the little cabin and waved to Lorn. The alpha of the Starlight pack was staying with his mate in the cabin next door to the one he and Katia were staying in. Lorn had filled him in on what they had discovered and the reason for the Starlight pack to travel to the Moon Touched and Snow Moon packs. Nathan had been introduced to Lorn's mother and her best friend. He had listened to the two of them recite this new prophecy. It obviously involved the three packs that were all living together as one, but beyond that, he had not speculated much. Nathan and Lorn wanted time for their mates to heal and find out who they were. They wanted time with their mates to strengthen their bonds. Most of all, Nathan wanted the sisters to have time to function in this world and life without all the chaos. Whatever this prophecy was, it could wait for a bit while everyone caught their breath.

Katia came out to the porch with two cups of coffee, handing one to him. She stood next to him, looking out into the forest. He watched as his mate sipped her coffee and stared into the trees as if she saw something he could not and it was fascinating to her. After a few more sips of coffee, she commented, "Mmmm, just what I needed. I can't believe how much this cabin reminds me of the one Cora had at Blood Meadow. We stayed there for a while. It was peaceful and homey. I loved that cabin."

Nathan wasn't sure what to do. He had been giving her space since the night she allowed him to hold her while they slept. He was terrified when she awoke the next morning still on his lap and discovered that was how they slept. Katia had surprised him when she opened her eyes and caught him staring at her beautiful face. She had blushed and went to move off his lap. He tightened his hold and breathed, "It's okay, you don't have to move. Stay for a while longer, I like holding you."

Her blush deepened, and she stayed put. "I like it when you hold me, and I miss it," she shared with him. Nathan knew that was hard for her and wanted to make her feel less embarrassed, but he did not know how to do so. So he remained there, quietly holding her and kissing her forehead every so often. When Selene finally woke up, the girls excused themselves to the ensuite bathroom. Lorn had looked at him and shrugged, "Do they do everything together?"

Nathan smiled and responded, "I do not think so. I think they need each other's support. They are scared and unsure of their situation once again." Both men had thought to themselves that if they did everything together, then they would figure out a way to live with it. His mate interrupted his thoughts with her quiet voice, "Nathan, where do we go from here? I mean how do we fix our bond? We both did terrible things."

He sat his cup down on the little table next to the rocking chair and thought for a moment, "Sweetheart, we don't fix our bond, we start over. Our bond is still there but we never did anything to strengthen it. I was too busy wanting to control you and hid behind the excuse of keeping you safe. I did want to keep you safe, however, I didn't want to deal with everything else you were dealing with."

Katia turned to face him and looked up into his eyes as she confessed, "I am sorry for using Lucifer to take my revenge against you. I was so hurt and did not want to think about anything but how you had wronged me and were just like my prior abusers. I knew Lucifer would play along. He would do anything for us just as we would for him."

Nathan could not believe she was apologizing for her behavior when he had all but raped her. The only reason he had not accomplished it was because her wolf was so fierce and protective of her person. He reached out and pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear, "You have nothing to be sorry for; I am the one who is sorry for the whole incident. Lucifer explained a lot of what had been done to you and why you were behaving the way you were. When I asked for advice from others, they did not break things down and I thought they just let you do what you wanted because of your past. I did not understand how damaged and immature your mind was. I am sorry Katia, I don't think I can ever make you understand how sorry I am"

His beautifully scarred mate took her small perfect hand and wiped the tears streaming from his eyes. He had not realized he was even crying. "Nathan, I would very much like to start new, maybe like we are just meeting like Lili and Lorn."

He beamed at his mate as he told her, "We are just meeting for the first time as the people we have become from learning what caused us to behave as we did. I cannot promise I will not get angry again with you, but I will promise never to touch you in anger again. If I do, then Aza has free reign in her punishment of me."

At that, Aza perked up in Katia's mind, " Mate knows not what he is saying." She proceeded to show Katia what her punishment of him would be. She showed Katia a picture of their mate sitting in a tub full of water and bubbles. Katia was perched on the side of the tub washing her mate and giving him a naughty bath. When Katia and Aza knew he was ready to take the playfulness to the next level, Katia grabbed a bucket she had hidden next to the tub and dumped the entire bucket of ice on his head. As he roared, she took off out the door giggling. Katia couldn't help the giggle that escaped her lips. She told Aza to pipe down so they didn't find themselves in trouble already.

Nathan heard the giggle and knew, from her expression, that she was conversing with Aza. "I see your Wolfie likes that idea," he teased.

Katia laughed now, "If you only knew. She has a very warped mind and does not care who knows. But I love her and am glad she was given to me." As she finished speaking, she noticed Nathan had opened his arms to her, and she stepped into them. He immediately drew her against his chest and hugged her close. Katia felt like she was home and wanted more than anything to stay there. She knew, though, that they would have to deal with whatever this new prophecy was, but she was willing to wait a few days before prodding Nathan to bring everyone here and find out what it was. Scooping her up, Nathan sat in the rocker and she handed him his coffee. They sat like that just rocking back and forth and enjoying the scent and feel of each other. When their cups were empty and the sun was high in the sky, they heard Selene yelling next door.

​"Lorn, you have been in that shower for ages. Come on. I want to ask Katian and Nathan if they would like to go for a run with us. Who showers before a run anyway?" Selene was yelling into the other room from the little kitchen.

Her mate answered just as loudly as she had asked, "A person who has a mate who has no idea how sexy she is and thinks she can just change in front of anyone without warning. That is who and I have been in here so long because I cannot get the picture of said mate doing just that this morning out of my head."

"Oh, for the love of me! You overexaggerate. It was five minutes, and I was covered again." Selene had elaborated.

"Woman, I can see we are going to have a conversation about your sense of time." was Lorn's reply.

Nathan glanced at Katia as she said, "Poor Lorn."

Cocking his eyebrow, he asked, "Why poor Lorn and not poor Selene?"

She looked her mate dead in the eye and stated with a straight face, "Sounds like he is having pokey stick problems" Katia jumped off his lap and took off running for the woods. Laughing the whole way.