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Chapter .1.
Call her Moon child Dancing in the shallows of a river
Lovely Moon child
Dreaming in the shadow of the willow.
Talking to the Trees of the Cobwebs strange
Sleeping on the steps of a fountain
Waving silver wands to the Night-birds song
Waiting for the sun on the mountain.
She's a moon child
Gathering the flowers in a garden
Lovely Moon child
Drifting on the echoes of the hours.
Sailing on the wind
in a milk white gown
Dropping circle stones on a sun dial
Playing hide and seek
With the ghost of dawn
Waiting for a smile from a sun child.
-King Crimson; Moonchild
***
The tension in the air was thick.
Captured within the room and stuck there within the closed door as the few people present at the meeting sat staring at one another.
A tall man rose, dominant above the others, clearly the Alpha of the pack. He looked at the faces of horror that spread across the couple that were sitting holding hands tightly.
"John, you know I care for you and your mate and want the best for you both," The Alpha said, his deep, dominant voice trying its best to sound gentle at the moment.
The sitting down male nodded his stunned head, while the female- his mate- let a sob escape her mouth.
The man who sat across from them, an older gentleman who appeared to be in his late 40's cleared his throat, eyes downcast.
"I don't know what else I can do for you," the man said, eyes looking up to show a deep sorrow. "Twin pups are rare as it is, but the way they are positioned and the fact they are both of beta blood makes further complications. There is a high chance you won't survive if you go through with this Grace."
A snarl rose from Beta John's mouth as he took his hand away from his mates and paced.
A look of hurt crossed Grace's face over losing the comforting touch of her mate.
"What's the point of giving you these advance medical machines Doctor, if you can't even use them to keep my mate alive!" Beta John said with a fierce look in his eyes.
Doctor Schulman looked back down at the table in shame. "You both already know Grace is frail. Her body can only handle so much and this procedure is very strenuous."
"Whatever happens Doctor Schulman, I want my pups to come first," Grace said, her hands encasing her protruding, small belly, while her eyes looked on with love.
A sob rose to Beta John's lips. He fell to his knees, grabbing one of Grace's hands while putting his other on her stomach. The two broke down in sobs, wrapped in the sorrow of what the future held for them.
"Why would the Moon Goddess do this!" John said in anguish.
Alpha Jay and Doctor Schulman left the room, giving the two their needed privacy.
When the door was closed, Jay turned to the Doctor. "Is there no other way?" He asked.
The doctor looked with blank eyes past the Alpha, after a few seconds refocusing them on his leader. "I'll ask around- maybe there's someone who is more experienced than me."
Alpha Jay's shoulders fell. He and the doctor both knew Schulman was one of the best. "Maybe you can assemble a team? I'm willing to pay whatever to get doctors from other packs to come and help."
Doctor Schulman nodded his head slowly. "It's not a matter though of expertise. This is about Grace's body and how she can handle the procedure. Grace is already having complications, and she is just a few months along. I can't image what it will be like for her when she gets past the six-month mark."
"And she won't let the pups go," Alpha Jay said, feeling guilty for even voicing the obvious thought that was on everyone's mind.
Doctor Schulman sighed again, "Alpha I know you already know this, but please make sure Beta John takes his anti-anxiety medicine. He and his wolf are going through a hard time. On one hand, he wants to protect his pups, overcome by paternal instincts, yet, on the other hand, these pups could possibly be the cause for the death of his mate." The doctor and Alpha looked at each other with dread in their eyes.
"Please see if you can find someone, and let me know as soon as you do," Alpha Jay said in a whisper, before walking away down the hall and into his office.
The doctor watched the exit of his Alpha. He wanted to help his pack leaders as best he could. When he transferred to the Alba Rosa Pack thirty years ago he was already a well claimed medical mind. The Alba Rosa pack was well within one of the top five packs in North America- he was proud to serve such a prestigious pack. The doctor's mind clouded at the thought that after all his years of service, he wouldn't be able to save those who he had worked hard to protect.
He left the hall, silent except for the muffled sound of the couple crying in the next room. Their world-shattering.
New determination filled the doctor.
He would do whatever he could to save the pack.
Chapter .2.
~ONE WEEK AFTER~
Alpha Jay walked down the dirt road silently, listening to the rustle of the trees as the wind blew past- in and out between the leaves.
He was on his way to see Doctor Schulman. He had not heard from the man since the heartbreaking meeting that had occurred just a week ago.
The Alpha thought to how his Beta had been handling the news since. Locked away with his mate, taking care of her and loving her.
It pleased him that he had taken his advice. When he saw his Beta slink out of the meeting room an hour after he had left, he stopped him to make sure he was okay.
"I can't stay here," his Beta had said flatly.
Without even thinking Alpha Jay pushed his fist back and punched his Beta in the jaw. The impact caused him to fall hard to the ground.
"What?" He could feel his anger surging forth to fast, and he silently tried to reign back in his wolf, already regretting his punch.
John stayed on the ground though in a daze.
Taking this moment to talk sense into his Beta, Alpha Jay crouched down and pushed him to sit upright against the wall.
"Listen to me," he said, his dominant command forcing his Beta to refocus and stare at his Alpha. "You do not have the luxury to be a coward. Suck it up. Your mate is going through hell and needs you. You need to love her until you have her. Don't you get it? Don't do anything stupid that you'll regret."
Shoving him aside, Alpha Jay stood and brushed himself off. Realization seemed to hit Beta John's face as he gasped and sunk into himself. "Thank you, Jay," he said, tears starting to form in his eyes.
"Go to her," Alpha Jay said. He watched John as he scrambled against the wall, conflict still within his eyes, but a goal now in sight.
Alpha Jay shook his head away, clearing the memory from his mind. He didn't like comforting others. Even though he oversaw a pack and many lives depended on him- he had always been silent and in the background. It was John who stayed up front and people pleasing. But if Grace didn't make it then neither would John. The Beta already couldn't stand the thought of losing his mate. If the actual reality were to occur, he would join her.
Alpha Jay cleared his head again from these thoughts that swirled around. He didn't need to think too hard about what the future held just yet. He needed to focus on the present and what he could do NOW to help Grace.
He could see the clinic now. It was coming into his eye's view, surrounded by trees, and hidden by the growth of plants and the forest.
Alpha Jay smelled the air for reassurance that Doctor Schulman was indeed present. He could have called but instead decided that he needed the walk. Many pack members had heard about Grace and John's sorrow and approached the Alpha throughout the week bombarding him with questions of how they could help. He needed to get away from them.
He wrinkled his nose at the scent that hit him when he entered the clinic. Stale BO. It was unpleasant and he soon found the source of it when he walked into Dr. Schulman's office.
The doctor looked a mess. He was still in the outfit he had worn to the meeting. Blue shirt and jeans with boots on, his white coat discarded across his chair. His hair stood on all ends as he had pushed his hand through it in frustration so many times. Stubble was visible on his face. But what caught Alpha Jay's attention were his eyes. Red rimmed but determined.
The doctor felt the presence of his Alpha and looked up from his phone call. He gave the Alpha a smile- something he was not expecting. Alpha Jay sat down across from him, waiting patiently for the call to be over.
"Where is she?" The doctor asked, excited.
The Alpha could hear the response from the phone, "I think she said she was going north after this. Usually stays for a month in a pack and then moves to the next- should be at Umbra Pack."
"Thank you," the doctor said sighing with relief.
"No problem," the person on the other line said, "I hope you find her. Sounds like you really need her."
The doctor laughed, "Yes we do. I hope she is as good as you say."
"Don't worry," the other line said, "she's moon blessed."
Closing the conversation off, the doctor put the phone down and sat back in his chair.
Alpha Jay sat, waiting for the doctor to explain his findings.
After a sip of his coffee, the doctor looked at his Alpha. "I called around within the medical community. They were all as lost as me on what to do, however, one pack doctor said something that caught my attention. He had a similar situation where a pack member had twin pups."
Alpha Jay nodded for doctor Schulman to continue. The doctor sighed and pressed on, "He said he didn't know what to do and faced the situation of losing the mother or the pups. However, a traveling healer showed up."
One of Alpha Jay's eyebrows rose in interest.
"The pack was wary of her at first, however, the pack doctor called around and found out that she was well known. She has traveled around the world and saved and birthed many pups, from Alphas to Omegas. They say she is moon blessed."
"How can we be sure that she is good?" Alpha Jay asked. It was the same question the pack doctor had asked, but he couldn't take the word of someone who he didn't know.
Doctor Schulman nodded, "I know Alpha. We haven't met her so we don't know. I have heard of her though. I didn't make the connection that this woman people talked about was the same healer that was so revered."
"So, she managed to save the pups and mother?" Alpha Jay asked.
"Yes," Dr. Schulman said, "she gave treatments to the mother and the mate to calm him down, and worked what could only be a miracle. The pack doctor said he assisted her in the procedure and saw the whole thing. He agreed she is moon blessed."
Doctor Schulman sat up in his chair and took out a file, "When pack doctors heard my situation and that I was calling for help and solutions, more and more emailed and called me, telling me to find her and ask for her help."
The doctor laid a stack of papers in front of the Alpha. He looked through them and read some of the printed-out emails. His eyebrows rose in astonishment at some of the stories. One letter caught his attention, making him stop.
"She was the one that healed Alpha Mason's mate?" Alpha Jay asked in surprise. He and Alpha Mason were close friends, and he knew the situation with him and his mate. Shae was a sterile female. It had caused grief and had almost broken their bond at one point that Shae could not give her male a pup. However, one day Mason had called Jay, his voice thick, saying Shae was by a miracle, pregnant.
Doctor Schulman nodded, "Apparently, she doesn't want a lot to know of her presence so she asked them to promise to keep it to themselves what all she does. But yes, she was the one who helped Alpha Mason and his mate."
Alpha Jay set the papers down. This was all the proof he needed. He knew how many times Mason and Shae had traveled everywhere to different healers to help. If this female could do what even the best around the world could not, then he was willing to take a chance on her.
"How soon can we get her?" He asked.
Doctor Schulman smiled, "I'm calling the pack she is staying at now and asking if she is willing to help us. Do I have your permission to drive and get her if she agrees, Alpha?" The doctor questioned.
"Of course," the Alpha said, getting up from his seat. "I'll tell John and Grace that we have a healer coming to help."
"Alpha," Dr. Schulman said, stopping the Alpha before he could leave, "I know she has worked many miracles, but...please don't instill false hope in them. We need to wait and make sure she is able to help Grace."
Alpha Jay nodded, feeling a little annoyed at being reminded of what he already knew.
"Keep me informed," he said shortly before leaving.
Chapter .3.
Stay Wild
Moon Child
***
The permission had been given.
Dr. Schulman was packing his truck for the day drive that it would take to go to the pack that the healer was in. He had not spoken on the phone with her, just negotiated with the Alpha. He, however, heard a faint female voice in the background while he was talking.
He was anxious to be on the road already. It was early in the morning, around five, but the doctor wanted to be there soon. He knew he would already have to spend the night at the pack, but if it all worked out, he would be back home with the healer by tomorrow evening.
As he closed the back of his truck he felt the presence of his Alpha. He turned around to find Alpha Jay, dominant and looming over him. He always had to take a moment to prepare himself before he talked to his Alpha. Alpha Jay just had an intimidating power, one that forced his eyes to settle on anything but his face.
"Alpha," Dr. Schulman said, dipping his head in respect.
"Have a safe drive doctor," Alpha Jay said, lowering his head to the doctor.
Doctor Schulman looked surprised at the Alpha's bowed head. "Alpha what..." the man stuttered saying.
"Thank you for taking care of my pack," Alpha Jay said, raising his head.
The doctor's eyes softened. His heart felt lighter that he was under a pack that had such a caring Alpha.
"Call me when you get there and are on your way back." The Alpha said.
With a nod and parting handshake, the Alpha watched as the doctor drove away.
The Alpha sighed as the truck rounded the corner. He hoped that whatever came back would be the miracle they needed.
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