Lacking Humanity|Crescent Moon

Chapter Thirty-Three

I guess we'll wait for dinner at your house, Alpha?

He asked, and it caused Remus to turned back to where he had thought he caught a whiff of his little munchkin. But he was met with Eli's retreating back as he trailed after the Luna.

Um, she doesn't feel mad? I don't think tonights bad, maybe it'll distract her.

Jack was the voice of reason, but Remus claimed that he was still blocked from her mind. As affected by everyone in the pack, her emotions dwelling deep inside her would still spread out to those around her as pack members.

Though it was more confusion than anything else.

When class had finished, Sage returned back home and breathed in a bit of relief that the house was empty. Not that she forgot she didn't live in the Elwoods, but sometimes the poor she-wolf wanted to be left alone.

And finally, she was.

Camilla had been here earlier in the day, or as telling to the smell of her mother's scent in the living room and kitchen. And Sage smiled in victory to see that there was an after-school snack waiting for her, she sent her mother a private link message and continued off to eat and read beside her plate.

Of course darling, you should be eating more often to get your weight up.

The two were talking, or as much as Camilla could hold a conversation before Sage claimed to have homework. She hadn't got all that far when the Alpha himself came in, heavy breathing making her turn her head off in the direction to the front door.

He stopped the second her eyes had locked to his, usually she would have a smile waiting for him. Or the natural excitement to tell him how class went, but it was silent all on her side.

Though it wasn't her who was punishing him, her wolf decided rightly how to act in terms with her mate. And an uncomfortable shift caught Remus' eye.

"You okay munchkin?" She blinked as though there was something in her eye, even going as far to rub it out. "Homework hard." 

"I think I can help you with that hun." He said, going to the fridge before sitting down beside her and smiling.

Especially when he saw her name.

Sage Elwood.

Her handwriting was small and cramped, but she was holding the pencil correctly and not damaging the paper anymore. It was adorable to see her confused down to a math equation, and when he saw the problems he too frowned.

How did she jump from simple addition to—To this?

He now regretted not looking at her last report card, especially when she was starting to figure out the problems without much thought.

"How was your math test?" 

"Evie says good grade." He smiled, taking another sip of his water when he caught that a lock of her hair was giving her an issue when it wouldn't stay put.

It caused him to wave it up and behind her ear, causing a shiver to pass through her little form. She refrained from looking at him, as her eyes began to itch when she wanted to, all her thoughts were met with a growl when they were in a positive space.

"No meeting today?" 

"I do, I had to grab a few things from this office. Eli and Jack are joining us for dinner tonight." She nodded in agreement but was still too silent for Remus' taste.

"Sage I think we need to talk." He started, and it caused her to draw her brows in as she attempted to continue her work. 

"Please?" It caused her to lift the pencil of the paper and look to him through her hair, and that still didn't give his wolf the amount of attention. So he acted purely off one thought and no amount of proper consideration that she didn't want to be touched after last night.