Finn
Moonlight Wolves Book 4
Sarah J. Stone
Contents
Author’s Note
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
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Author’s Note
Wait! This is the second book in the Moonlight Wolves series, so you may want to read the first book before you continue. Although every book has a new couple and happy ending, some plot points will make more sense if you read them in order!
Here is the first book:
Lukas (Moonlight Wolves 1)
Kato (Moonlight Wolves 2)
Grant (Moonlight Wolves 3)
Happy reading!
Sarah
Chapter 1
Finn found himself not exactly fitting in. And that was a first for him.
Finn had come to Maine a few weeks ago to train and better himself as the threat of a huge uprising became evident–which was led by Gabriel, a turned Elder that now wanted to cause chaos and disruption in the shifter society after he’d failed at trying to force shifters to not associate with humans in any way. Finn knew that he wouldn’t be able to get the training that he needed within his own pack, the Hollow Lake Pack, so he gained permission from his own alpha to come over to Maine.
His pack friends from the Hollow Lake Pack came with him, as they were all to learn what they could from the Moonlight Pack, and then return home to teach everyone else. Finn found himself not wanting to return home, though. He didn’t even miss it. Even as an outcast in Maine, he had more fun and was better respected than he was among his Hollow Lake pack members. And all of his friends who came with him agreed.
“We’re just going to have to figure out how best to assimilate ourselves, guys,” Finn sighed as he sat down at the kitchen table one morning, his three pack mates sitting there and eating their breakfast.
“Yeah, but how?” Lorelei countered, slurping as she ate the cereal she had poured for herself seconds earlier. Desmond, who was sitting next to her, hit her slightly on the arm to get her to stop, which prompted her to stick her tongue out at him.
Lorelei was the youngest of the four that had come from Hollow Lake, but she was by far the smartest. She wasn’t the strongest, though, which was why Finn begged his alpha to let her come along. If she was a pro at defense and attack methods, she would be unstoppable with her strategic, intelligent brain. Her long blonde hair was always tied in a low ponytail so that it stayed out of her way, and her glasses were always present. She didn’t like contacts. And if she didn’t have her laptop with her, she had a book.
“Lore’s right,” Desmond concluded after his silent sparring war with her. “They’re not exactly the most accepting pack in the world.”
Finn nodded in complete agreement. Desmond was right. The Moonlight Pack wasn’t accepting at all when they first came to Maine, but Finn couldn’t really blame them. They had been one of the only packs that had faced the constant battles, from Kaiser, a crazy shifter that brought a group of rogues to slaughter their whole pack, to Gabriel, an Elder that decided that he was going to kidnap and deal with a human involved with the pack that knew too much.
The pack ended up not really trusting strangers, regardless of where they came from.
And Finn wouldn’t hold it against them.
Now that the four of them had been in town for a bit, things had started to loosen up. More pack members were willing to have a nice chat with them at the bar after work. Some were even offering to show them the human town that they lived next to. But it was a slow process, and the four were still not really trusted.
Finn remembered his first day in Maine like it was yesterday. When the four of them had walked through the doors of the gym complex where they were to be training for the next few weeks, it was like everything immediately stopped. Every shifter turned to look at them; stare at them–arms crossed with anger and distrust in their eyes. Only when Kato, the next alpha in line, came to send some friendliness his way did the other shifters start to ease up a little. But they still watched him like a hawk.
And then–Finn being Finn–he decided that he was going to flirt with the really pretty woman that he saw when he first walked in: Britta. Little did he know, Britta was in the middle of a mess of a relationship with another shifter named Grant. Or was about to be in one. Grant walked in, saw the way Finn was hanging on Britta’s every word, and all hell broke loose. If Finn would’ve known that Grant and Britta were going to end up together in the next few days, he would’ve never tried anything.
Luckily, Finn and Grant had put everything aside and were attempting to be friends. Britta and Finn were friends now as well, and Finn made sure that he didn’t flirt with her in any way. The last thing he needed was Grant all up in his face again. Because even though he’d like to think he could take the other shifter, Finn knew that Grant would end up winning that little fight.
But now, they needed to try and adjust to their life in Maine. Because none of them really wanted to go back to their pack in California. He couldn’t help the love he was beginning to have for Maine and its weather.
It was now spring time, and the sun was coming out and washing away the cold that Finn felt was never going to go away. He couldn’t wait to see Maine in the summer; if he would be able to stay during the summer. He sure hoped he would.
“Listen, guys,” Finn started, sipping the water he had in front of him. He was going to head to a little café in the human town for breakfast later, as he was craving some eggs, but he was embarrassed to admit he couldn’t cook. Neither could any three of his house mates–hence all the pastries and cereal bought from the local grocery store. “I realize that the Moonlight Pack isn’t the most inviting of them all, but they’ve been through a lot. Also, look at our pack back home. We’re not inviting at all, and we’ve never had anything happen to us like these guys have.”
“So, what do you suppose we do, then?” Tatiana asked him. She was sipping her coffee, her black nails making her pale skin even paler than usual. She was always so silent and kept to herself that Finn forgot she was there for a second, even though she was sitting right next to him. Tatiana played with her curly black hair, and Finn couldn’t help but think she looked like a little goth princess.
“I say we start volunteering to do some things,” Finn announced, waiting until the groans around the small kitchen table died out. “When there’s a drive of some sort, volunteer. If Hann or Kato need someone to run to the city, say you’ll go. Do everything you can to make it known that we’re friendly and just trying to help. And learn.”
“Maybe we should just head home,” Desmond moaned, rubbing his beard as he thought of all the different things they could do at home instead of volunteering their free time to a pack that didn’t even want them there.
“Do you really want to go home?” Finn asked, giving him a knowing look.
“Nah, not really,” Desmond admitted, to which Lorelei and Tatiana nodded. They would all have to volunteer and show their support to the Moonlight Pack if they wanted to try to get in their good graces.
It wasn
’t like Finn’s pack, the Hollow Lake Pack, was horrible or anything. It was just their alpha that was a pain in the ass. After meeting Hann and discovering what a real alpha was, one who cared and would do anything for his pack, the group decided that they were going to try and stay in Maine as long as possible. Because their own alpha was just such an ass. And it wasn’t like any of them had anything to return to back home. Their lives there were boring and full of ridiculous drama.
At least in Maine, they knew what they were fighting for.
Chapter 2
Lea had the worst hangover. She almost couldn’t believe it herself.
Anyone who knew her would say that her having a hangover on a Tuesday morning was ridiculous. Lea didn’t drink. Lea didn’t party. Lea didn’t do anything crazy like that. From a young age, Lea had been a steady kind of person. She liked to have fun of course, but not if it involved anything dangerous or anything that would make her do anything stupid. Kind of like alcohol did.
And yet, as Lea got out of her car and started walking into the cafe she went to every morning for some coffee, she felt like hell. Her sunglasses were in place, though that didn’t stop the sun from hurting her brain. She felt like she had someone in her head that was beating a drum, over and over and over again. This wasn’t Lea’s first hangover, as she had two when she was in college, but she certainly wasn’t used to them.
Lea and her best friend, Hazel, also a shifter in the Moonlight Pack just like her, had decided to drink some red wine as they watched their favorite reality show together, Real Love. A few bottles later, Lea had crashed at her friend’s place and slept on the couch without even realizing it.
She had to get up, though. Not only did she have to attend Britta’s defense class this morning, but she had to go to work right after. Working at the local human hospital as a nurse was Lea’s dream job. But even she couldn’t imagine it being fun when she was this hungover. She knew coffee would help. Or rather, she hoped coffee would help.
As Lea breezed through the front door of the coffee shop, titled Chez Alfie and named after the owner, she realized that she forgot to call ahead and tell the girls that worked there every morning that she would need only one cup, instead of her usual two–one for her, one for Hazel. When Lea had woken up this morning at her friend’s, Hazel had declared that there was no way she was going to get out of bed. It was her day off, she was upset that her favorite on Real Love was sent home last night, and her hangover was a bit too much. She couldn’t even move.
Lea had sighed, too hungover herself to laugh at her friend’s disposition. She left in a rush to get home and change into her workout clothes, as well as pack her work clothes, so she could just leave from the gym to work. It’d save time, and she really didn’t feel like rushing around doing anything this morning. In her rush to get home and ready for the day, she had forgotten to call the shop. They always made her coffees at 7:00 a.m. sharp, so when Lea would walk in two minutes past seven every morning, they would be ready to go.
Now, as she walked through the coffee shop to the smiling workers behind the counter, she realized that she was just gonna have to pay for the two coffees. She didn’t want them to have to waste it, and in her hungover state, she knew that she could drink the two medium-sized cups. She would probably need it.
As Lea put on a bright and smiling face and said hello to the girls that worked there, she realized just how much she needed coffee. How in the world was she going to get through Britta’s class this morning? She was never drinking that much red wine in one sitting ever again.
“Hey there,” she heard a voice say behind her. Confusion was written on Lea’s face as she turned around to face the stranger that had begun to talk to her–but not before seeing the almost lovey-dovey expression that came across the two girls’ faces that had just handed her the cups of coffee she paid for.
When she turned around and saw who was standing before her, she understood why they looked like they had just come face to face with a Greek god.
It was Finn. And out of all the people in Maine that could be considered god-worthy, he topped the list. Maybe it was his golden-blond hair that fell a little below his ears, always in an unkempt “I just woke up” vibe. Maybe it was his constant flannel dress code that just made him look like a manly man that would go chop wood and then seduce a virgin in his cabin. Why those scenarios? Lea had just read a romance book that followed an alpha male that did that.
And looking at Finn, she could definitely see him doing something like that to her.
She mentally shook her head of all thoughts regarding his gorgeousness, as that was the last thing she wanted to blurt out. Time to be professional, Lea. Time to be friendly and not throw her body at him at seven o’clock in the morning in the middle of a café.
Finn was a shifter from the other pack that came to town to train with her pack–that much she knew. Britta’s first classes consisted of only four people in the very beginning: Lea, Finn, Hazel, and Ethan, a new alpha from another pack. While she had never really talked one-on-one with Finn, the group as a whole were pretty friendly together. Chez Alfie was the last place she thought she’d ever see Finn. After all, it was a human-run café deep in town, and shifters tended to . . . well, not communicate as openly with humans. There were the exceptions, of course, and Lea found that the Moonlight Pack was a little more open to humans than other packs that she had heard of.
Finn was involved with one of those other packs, which was why seeing him in the café was so interesting to her. Also, she found him interesting just as he existed–and she couldn’t help but find him unbearably sexy.
“You’re the last person I expected to see here,” Lea blurted out when she realized that she should probably talk to him and not just stand there looking at him like an idiot. “I mean . . . that’s not an insult or anything.”
Lea cursed at herself mentally. Could she sound any dumber? Well, probably . . . so she’d better just try to act somewhat intelligent.
“I come for the delicious food,” he smiled at her, and Lea tried not to get lost in his baby-blue eyes. She was finding it very difficult not to. “I’ve never seen you here, though.”
“Oh, I come every morning for the coffee,” she said, holding up the two cups of coffee that were in her hands.
“I usually come after our practice, but I had some time to spare this morning,” he explained, hinting at the reason they probably never saw each other. “Do you normally drink two cups of coffee in the morning? Why not just get a large and save a cup?”
Lea giggled, then immediately stopped. She didn’t want to sound like the immature schoolgirl she was currently portraying.
“I always get one for Hazel, and then we meet up for a few minutes before class,” she explained to him, smiling politely. “Hazel’s not going to class this morning, though, and I forgot to call the girls this morning to tell them I would only need one cup. You see, I come here so often that they’ve memorized our orders. And now I’m stuck with two coffees, and . . . yeah.”
Lea quickly, but obviously not too quickly, realized that she was rambling at breakneck speed. Finn just politely smiled at her, though, and she felt a bit more comfortable in his presence.
“I really didn’t mean to go rambling like that,” she laughed, feeling even more relaxed when Finn laughed with her. “Did you want this cup? It’s just a regular latte, and I’m not gonna drink it.”
Might as well give it away, even though her hungover state was thinking that maybe she should have those two cups of coffee. Sharing is caring, right?
“Oh, thanks,” Finn smiled, grabbing the coffee that she handed to him. Lea didn’t know if she would ever get used to being around him. He was just so attractive and mesmerizing. “Are you heading to practice at the gym now?”
“Yeah,” Lea replied, both of them beginning to walk out of the human-run café and to the parking lot where Lea’s car was. Lea breathed in the spring air. She was so happy it wasn’t as cold, though
she knew that once summer came around, she would long for the snow.
“Did you drive here?” Finn asked as they stepped out in the morning sun. Lea looked over at him to see the sun shining through his blond hair. Gosh, he was gorgeous.
“Yeah, you?”
Lea didn’t know how to do small talk with a handsome man like Finn. She hoped she sounded somewhat interesting, though their conversation was actually pretty boring.
“No, I normally shift and run from my house to the gym,” he told her as they slowly strolled through the cars. “I live about a block from here, so I walk in the morning. I don’t want to scare the humans.”
“Oh, they’ve seen their fair share of wolves, don’t you worry,” she laughed with him. “I can give you a ride if you want.”
Lea motioned to the cup of coffee he now had in his hand. If he shifted into his wolf form, he wasn’t going to be able to exactly take his cup of coffee with him.
“That would actually be great,” Finn smiled at her, following her to where she parked her car at the end of the small parking lot. Lea felt her heart quicken in pace with every step she took.
Lea smiled as she glanced to the side of her, taking in Finn’s stature as he fell in place with her.
Yep, he was gorgeous. She knew she was going to make a fool of herself in front of him. She just had to give herself time.
Chapter 3
Finn didn’t know why he walked up to Lea in the coffee shop. Yeah, they knew each other and had been friendly to each other for a while, but Finn didn’t normally do things like that. Well, not in the friendly way that he came across. Did he just strike up conversations with random ladies he thought were attractive? Yes. But he had a type.
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