Sienna let me drop my pile of clothes off in Greyson's room before she whisked me away deeper into the pack house. This place has a much brighter and cheerful ambiance than my pack. People are casually walking the halls, laughing, talking, and most certainly not fighting. I'm shocked by the peaceful atmosphere. There are so many girls in this pack just freely wandering around, and there's not a gypsy or maid outfit in sight. I'm dumbfounded.

Greyson was actually right. Things in this pack are so much different then the way I grew up. There doesn't seem to be an unbalanced power dynamic between males and females in this pack.

Sienna leads me to the kitchen, although she told me I could see Greyson, she's procrastinating some more by bribing me with food. My stomach is rumbling and I don't really want the baby to be affected by my need to see my mate. So here I am, eating some waffles in Greyson's old pack house kitchen with his Mom.

I dig my fork into the fluffy Belgian waffle that's glazed in a light layer of maple syrup. I plop the piece into my mouth and internally moan. Sienna is very good at cooking, well, at least she's really good at making waffles.

"So, Lucia, tell me a little more about yourself." Sienna says from next to me at the table.

I swallow my most recent bite and look up into her deep emerald eyes that are nearly identical to Greyson's, "What do you want to know?"

"Anything, really. What's your favorite meal? Color? What're your goals in life?"

I laugh, those started off so simple yet ended with a kind of serious question. "Well, my favorite meal is actually a breakfast meal. It's waffles, bacon, and eggs-"

"Oh good!" she clasps her hands together excitedly, "so you really do enjoy those waffles and aren't just acting for the sake of my emotions."

I snort a small laugh, "I'm not faking at all, you make really good waffles."

She places a relieved hand on her heart, "I'm glad. I'm sorry for the rude interruption, please continue Lucia."

"Of course-" Just then the door opens.

A couple of women hobble into the kitchen. One woman is younger, she has her hair up in a high pony and holds a little boy in her arms, he looks to be about a year old. Next to her are two other women with their hair down, both on the young side as well. They giggling happily as they saunter into the room and walk toward the large fridge. They notice that our table is occupied, they skim over me first but then look at Sienna. Their eyes widen in joy.

"Good morning Luna!" All three say happily at the same time.

My eyes widen in astonishment. Luna?! She's the Luna? The highest standing woman in this pack? Oh no...

I've been calling her Sienna this whole time! That's so disrespectful.

Hold up. Wait just one moment...

Greyson's mom is luna? That must mean his dad is the Alpha of this pack... Which means Greyson is an Alpha's son? Holy fucking good lord... Well, I guess this explains a lot, especially how he was able to withstand alpha tones. It also explains how he was able to take Damien on in fights.

"Good morning ladies. Shelly, how is little Max doing?" Sienna asks the woman with the little boy.

Shelly, the woman with the child, smiles and bounces the boy onto her side hip so he can face Sienna. "He's doing great, he's way less finicky since you've given us that diaper rash cream. I owe you for that."

Sienna swats her left hand through the air in a very dismissive type of way. "Nonsense. You don't owe me anything. Us mother's need to help each other out."

Shelly giggles. "That we do. Thanks Luna, we're going to go make some breakfast, do you need anything?"

Sienna shakes her head, "No I'm fine," she turns to me, "Lucia do you need anything?"

The girls look my way as well. With all eyes on me, I feel a little embarrassed, but I keep my head up. "No, I'm fine, thank you."

"Very well," Sienna says with a light smile, she turns back to Shelly, "have a great morning ladies."

"You too, Luna!" They say. They wave to me as well before they depart. I'm a bit thrown off by how friendly everyone is. I can't tell if it's because I'm with Sienna, or if people are just genuinely nice in this pack.

Sienna turns to me and places her hands on her cheeks. "I'm sorry you had to find out about me being Luna this way... I really wanted to tell you but I feared it would be a little much on your first day meeting me. Plus I didn't want you to like me for my title." She rambles on, clearly embarrassed.

"It's okay, I completely understand. You don't need to worry. I think you're very nice and welcoming. I just feel bad for not addressing you properly, Luna." I tell her. That's the biggest mistake. If anyone in my other pack ever referred to the Alpha without his title, they were scrap meat instantly.

"No, no, no!" She quickly blurts out, "please don't call me Luna. Sienna is just fine. I don't want my son's mate to be addressing me in such a fashion."

I have to focus to make sure my jaw doesn't drop. She really doesn't want me to treat her like a Luna. I feel as if her asking me to not show my respect is making me want to respect her more? How ironic?

"Are you sure?" I ask hesitantly.

"Of course I'm sure!" She sighs, "let me share another little secret with you." She looks to her left and to her right. She discovers the other ladies in the kitchen are wrapped up in another conversation and not looking at us. She motions with her pointer finger to lure me in closer. I lean in and she whispers, "I never wanted this title. I was never one who wanted power. Honestly, I was the shy girl. If it weren't for Aaron being my mate, I would've run away from this position by now. It's rather intimidating having so many people look up to me and call me Luna. Every time they refer to me in such a way, it just reminds me of all the lives I'm being held responsible for. So really, you would just be doing me a favor by calling me Sienna. It brings me back to my true self." She pulls back and smiles at me. "So how about it, do we have a deal?"

I lean back in my chair and reciprocate with my own smile. "I guess we do. Thanks for making me feel so welcomed here, Sienna."

"Not a problem, Lucia. Now, how about we go find-"

The door to the kitchen flings open, followed by a woman's angelic voice. "-and this is the kitchen. It's communal and all the food in it is stocked every two days, so eat as much as you'd like."

There's something familiar about the voice. But I just can't pin point it. I turn in my chair to find two women. The one who is speaking is around the same age as Sienna. Her hair is dirty blonde. Her eyes are beautiful brown orbs. She's smiling so brightly, looking down at another face that I know I recognize.

"Rina?" Her name slips from my mouth.

The thin black haired girl turns my way. Her eyes light up. "Lucia!" She screeches, piercing my ears but I'm far too elated to be bothered by it.

I jolt up from my seat and Rina sprints over to me full force. She collides with me, flinging her arms around me. I smile and return the warm hug. It feels like it's been so long since I've last seen her. I know it was only yesterday but so much has happened since then.

"I cahnt beeleave yoour heaor" Rina mumbles into my shoulder.

"Huh?" I question her gibberish and pull away from her.

"I said, I can't believe you're here! I was so worried. When you told me to run into the woods, I did and then I passed so many wolves. I hid in the woods, and I came across Greyson and Leo. I told Greyson you were fending off a wolf and he took off. I'm so thankful he found you! Oh my god!" She lunges forward, hugging me again.

I laugh and ruffle her hair a bit. She pulls away and smiles up at me. That's when I feel eyes piercing into me. I glance behind Rina's head. The woman she walked in with is staring at me. Her brown eyes are laced with confusion. When our eyes meet, she searches my face. Does she think I look familiar too? Where have I seen this lady before?

Arlina, a voice rings in my head.

A sharp pain immediately follows the voice. I hiss inwardly, my eyes closing and I drop to my knees on the floor. My hands shoot up to my head. I grab it roughly, trying to ease the stinging sensation. The stabbing pain rings throughout my brain, tearing into every crevice. I groan, squeezing all my muscles tightly.

"Lucia!" Rina cries.

"Lucia are you alright?" Sienna runs to my side.

I soon have two woman on the ground, by my side, and comforting me. The pain takes a minute or two to dwindle away. I pant heavily and relax on the floor.

"Was it the baby?" Sienna asks frantically. She reaches out and touches my arm softly.

"No, it wasn't. It was my head." Hold on a second, "wait, you know about the baby?" I ask, nervousness shaking my tone.

"Yes, Greyson told me. That's why he wanted you to rest, he figured your body must be exhausted. It's quite a special event, I'm super happy for you two. I can't wait to be a grandmother!" She says softly with excitement in her tone. Her smile stretches from ear to ear. Crows feet sketched in next to her eyes. I can clearly see genuine happiness all over her face.

"Thank you," I respond kindly.

Warmth spreads throughout my body. I thought my child was going to grow up without any real grandparents. Granted my father is still alive, but we don't have a close relationship. It wouldn't have been the best case scenario for the child.

But Greyson was saying that he left his pack due to complex matters. If he doesn't want to stay here, I can't get too attached to the idea of having Sienna in my life. Even though she seems like a sweet angel, I can't let my guard down and get too comfortable.

"Grandmother?" Rina questions for a moment, then suddenly says, "you're Greyson's mother!?" She points at Sienna. Her jaw drops to the floor. She quickly stands up and does a small bow, "Luna, I am so sorry for my rudeness, I didn't mean to offend you."

"Oh please! No need to be so formal. A friend of Lucia's is a friend of mine." Sienna stands. She offers me a hand. I grab it gently and she helps lift me to my feet. "Please call me Sienna."

"Oh no I simply couldn't!" Rina frantically replies, "it goes against everything I know not to address authority figures properly!"

Sienna laughs, "do as you please." She looks up and behind Rina, staring at the woman who came in with Rina. "Faith, why don't you come over here and meet Greyson's mate!" Sienna says excitedly.

Faith, huh? That's a very pretty name.

"Pardon me for being rude, Luna." Faith says as she steps up next to Rina.

"Faith! Don't join in on calling me Luna too! As mate to the second in command we are practically at equal ranks." Sienna scolds. Faith laughs, it's an angelic and very familiar sound. A small pain stings in my head, but I ignore it.

"Oh fine, it was just fun in the moment." Faith turn to me and smiles, "I apologize for my rude staring when I first came into the room. Your face, oddly enough, resembles that of my youngest daughter." She sticks her hand out in front of me, "So to properly introduce myself, I am Faith Knight, mate of Beta Wells Knight Please just call me Faith."

Oh, so that's why she was staring. That makes a lot of sense. And she is the Beta's mate. I can't believe I'm conversing with both the Luna and Beta's mate. This is insane.

I grasp her hand in mine and give her a hard handshake. "It's nice to meet you Faith, I'm Lucia Erikson." Our hands separate.

As soon as they do Rina hops right into the conversation, "Faith is Leo's Mom! Isn't that amazing!"

"Wow," Leo is the Beta's son? This really makes so much sense as to why both of them were so strong. "That's really amazing."

"We were just headed to go find the little rascal after grabbing a quick bite," Faith giggles, "care to join us after we eat?"

Sienna turns to me, "What do you think?"

"I don't mind waiting at all. The more the merrier, right?"

"Right!" Sienna laughs.

Faith and Rina start up another conversation with us as they cook some eggs and bacon. I find myself laughing with the three of them. I've only ever felt at peace and comfortable like this in Greyson's arm. I'm amazed by my body relaxing around this new pack. Maybe my guard is falling a bit with this place. I think I'm starting to like it.