Chapter 125: To be Luna
Still unsure of whether or not she had what it took to be Luna, Serena decided to speak to Flo about it.
While the kids were at daycare and Logan was at his office, she went over to Loganâs house to have
lunch and tea with Flo. âCome in, please,â Flo said opening her front door. âIâm sorry to drop in so
suddenly,â Serena said. Flo shook her head. âNot at all,â she said. âYouâre always welcome.â âI was
hoping we could have lunch together and catch up,â Serena offered, holding up the bag with
sandwiches she had brought over. âThat sounds lovely. Would you like some tea? I can put on a pot,â
Flo offered. âYes, please,â Serena said. She followed the Luna into the kitchen and got some plates,
remembering where everything was from her stay there. While Flo put on the tea water and got mugs,
Serena set up plates with their sandwiches.
âI appreciate you coming by to catch up, but I am sensing there is more going on that what youâve let
on,â she said. Serena giggled nervously. âHow do you do that?â she asked. âBetween being a mother
and being Luna, not much gets past me,â Flo said with a laugh.
The tea kettle was whistling, so she took it from the stove and poured the water into the mugs. She sat
across from Serena at the table, handing one of the steaming mugs over. âSo, what is on your mind,
darling?â Flo asked. âIf it is about Logan, you know I am a little biased.â Serena smiled. âI know. It isnât
about Logan,â she said. âIt is about me, me and my possible futures.â âYour possible future?â Flo asked,
biting into her sandwich. âIf Logan and I continue to see each other and get more serious, which seems
to be the direction we are going in, then I am going to be Luna someday,â Serena said. âWhy should
that concern you?â Flo asked. âYour mother is a Luna and your father is Alpha. You have a great
bloodline and already know everything you need to be a good Luna.â
âI do?â Serena asked. Flo chuckled and nodded.
âSweetie, I have seen you with the pack, how you run the hospital, with your kidsâ¦â she trailed off.
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Chapter 125 To be Luna handled herself professionally. âThat is what everyone keeps saying,â she
muttered, sipping her tea. Flo munched on her sandwich for a moment.
âYou donât believe them?â she asked after swallowing. Serena sighed, shaking her head.
âI donât know,â she admitted. âThere is just something that I canât put my finger on about being Luna
that has me anxious.â âAnd you want me to tell you my thoughts on being Luna?â Flo asked. âWere you
ever nervous about it?â Serena asked. Flo smiled.
âI was,â she admitted. âI was terrified that the pack wouldnât accept me, that I would do something
wrong, that I wouldnât be able to stand up to my mate.â âI already know I can stand up to Logan,â
Serena said with a laugh. âThe pack already accepts you,â Flo reminded her. âHow did you overcome
it?â she asked. Flo sighed, sipping her tea. âI donât know if I ever did,â she said. âEven now, I wonder if I
could be doing things differently. During the war with Moonshine, I felt like I wasnât doing enough, I was
constantly second guessing whether or not there was more the pack needed from
meâ
âThat isnât exactly helpful,â Serena pointed out. Flo chuckled, grinning across the table at Serena. âIâm
sorry I canât be more helpful,â she said. âBeing Luna is an incredible honor, but it is also a full-time job.
The pack becomes everything to you. The same as it is to Logan in his position as Alpha. It can be
complicated at times, especially with a family.â âThank you for being honest,â Serena said. Flo reached
across the table and took her hand. âEverything I know about you tells me youâd be a great Luna,â Flo
assured. âI hope your concerns on that arenât what is holding you back from going all in with my son.â
Serena shook her head. âNo, not at all,â she assured. âThank you for having lunch with me.â Serena
departed. Flo hadnât given her the answers she wanted, but she had given her more to think about.
There was one other Luna that Serena could call and get insight from. While she walked home, she
pulled out her phone and called her mother. âSerena, it has been a while. How are you, how are the
twins?â Charlotte asked. âHi, mom,â Serena said. âIâm fine, they are fine. Everything here is good.â
âGood. What can I do for you?â Charlotte asked. âI wanted to ask you about being Lunaâ Serena said
âLogan and I have been nottino To be Luna closer, and a relationship with him comes with Luna strings
attached to it.â Charlotte laughed into the phone. âWhat do you want to know?â she asked. âDid you
ever have doubts or insecurities?â Serena asked.
âOh, all the time,â Charlotte said. âThat isnât what is bothering you, though. You are confident and a
natural born leader.â
Serenaâs heart swelled in her chest. She couldnât remember ever getting such praise from her mother.
It warmed her fully and gave her a new feeling of confidence âThen what is bothering me?â Serena
asked. âHonestly, Iâm surprised you didnât figure it out, you of all people,â Charlotte teased her. Serena
groaned, her warm glow fading quickly. âCome on, mom, donât drag this out,â Serena said. âAlright,
darling, the reason you are having doubts is because of how independent you
are,â Charlotte said.
Serena took a moment to think about what her mother said. Flo had said that being Luna could be
complicated because of the responsibility to the pack, balancing that with family. Serena already had
kids. She understood Loganâs responsibility to the pack and sheâd always accepted it and respected it.
Knowing that as Luna, sheâd have to give so much of herself in the pack, she knew
sheâd have to give up some of her independence. âSerena, youâre my daughter, and I love you. Youâve
always been independent, though,â Charlotte spoke again. âEven before you lived as a human and
became so self-reliant, you always wanted to do things your way. There is nothing wrong with that, but
as Luna, sometimes you have to rely on others, and you have strong ties to the pack that you canât just
walk away from. That terrifies you.â âYea, it does a little bit,â Serena admitted. âIt is scary for all of us,â
Charlotte admitted. âHaving a pack, a mate, a career, and a family to juggleâ¦that is why most Lunaâs
donât have another profession. You know that, and you know you donât want to give up your career in
medicine.â
Once again, her mother had hit the nail on the head. Serena had worked so hard to become a doctor
and have a professional career. She didnât think sheâd be able to balance that with being Luna. How
could she give up something sheâd worked so hard for?
âWhat should I do?â Serena asked her mother. . âYouâll have to figure that out on your own, love,â
Charlotte said. âBut the truth is, Serena, if anyone can balance all of that, you can. Being a doctor and
being Luna might have a lot of overlap, caring for the needs of the pack and their medical care.â âThatâs
a good point,â Serena said feeling a little more optimistic. âI know youâve worked hard for your career,â
Charlotte elaborated. âIf you canât make it work alongside being Luna, that doesnât mean youâve failed.
Sometimes when one thing doesnât work out, what you get instead is something better.â Serena sighed.
Her motherâs words were making a lot of sense. It helped her think through her fears and concerns
much more than her conversation with Flo. âThank you, mom, I have a lot to think about now,â Serena
said. She said her goodbyes to Charlotte and finished her walk back to the house. Her mother had
known her concerns and fears before she had. It was refreshing to hear someone else tell her what she
was thinking and feeling.
Now, she just had to figure out if she was willing to make that sacrifice. If she chose her career over
Luna, sheâd have to give up Logan, breaking up her family. If she chose being Luna over her career,
sheâd have her family but sheâd lose something she worked so hard for.
Serena sighed. She didnât need to make any snap decisions. She had time to weigh her options. Logan
hadnât made any indication that he wanted her to be Luna someday, even though it was silently implied
if their relationship progressed. Until she was in the position to decide, she vowed that she would
attempt to balance things as best she could.
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