Free Full Moon Rising - 02 by Heath Stallcup

members rose a slight hubbub and mutterings that Jack didn’t care to listen for, he was more interested in not only how she found him, but what in the hell she was doing there.  Before he could ask, he heard another uproar from his squad mates and looked up to see Natashia walking up to the group from the open hangar doors, the armed guard behind her.  “This one followed the other one in, too.”  The guard stated, obviously unhappy about the breach.
    “It’s okay.  She’s my mother-in-law.”
    Apollo did a double take.  “No fuckin’ way, man.” He e xclaimed.  “Hot-assed sister-in-law, I could buy.  But no way in hell she’s your mother-in-law.” 
    That bought him a sharp elbow to the ribs from Sanchez.  “Put your tongue back in your mouth before you lose it, cabron.” 
    “What?  I’m just saying…” he tried to defend himself.
    “Yeah, say it again and you’ll lose more than just your tongue.” She warned.
    Jack explained, “Seriously.  Nadia is my wife.  Natashia is her mother.”  He smiled sheepishly.  “What can I say?  Time has been kind to her.”
    Jack heard mumblings from around him along the lines of ‘no shit’ and ‘there’s a MILF’ and a few others that he truly hoped Natashia neither heard or didn’t know what they meant.  Apparently she was either used to her effect on men or she didn’t care, or, as he hoped, she didn’t know that what they were saying was as crude as he took it.  Odds were, she knew, and simply chose to ignore it.
    “What are you doing here, Nadia?  You aren’t supposed to be here.”
    “I had to come, Jack.  I had a premonition that something very bad was coming for you.” She cried.  “I had to be with my mate, so we left.”
    “A premonition?  I don’t understand.”  He held her as she clung to him. 
    “She has a gift, dear boy. She comes by it quite honestly.”  Natashia explained, indicating herself.
    Jack shook his head.  He still had no idea what they were getting at. 
    “When two wolves are mated, they share more than their life force.  They share a destiny.  And since you and Nadia are bound together, and she has the gift of ‘sight’, she could tell that you were in imminent danger.”
    “Whoah!”  Apollo interjected.  “What the bloody hell do you mean, ‘wolves’?”
    Jack paled.  Natashia noticed it.  “You have not told them?” she asked nonchalantly.
    Jack’s eyes widened and he shook his head.
    “Told us what , Jack?”
    “Told you that…uh…well…”
    “That Nadia and I are in fact, wolves.” Natashia stated, as though she was admitting to being the queen of England. 
    Some of the squad members were reaching for their wea pons when a very authoritative voice yelled out, “Stand down!”  The elite soldiers all turned to see their commanding officer standing with the XO.  Both had just entered topside and nobody knew just how much they might have heard.  Mitchell and Youngblood both approached the group.
    Matt took in the scene and repeated his previous order, “Everybody stand down.  There are no threats here.”  He turned to Jack.  “Is this the young lady you told us about?”
    “Yes, sir, it is.  Colonel Mitchell, Miss Youngblood, this is my wife, Nadia.”  He pulled Nadia away from him to make the introduction.  “Nadia, this is Matt Mitchell, my Commanding Officer, and Laura Youngblood, the Executive Officer.”  Matt nodded his head to Nadia and Laura took her hand. 
    “Skipper, this is my mother-in-law, Natashia.”
    Natashia practically beamed with pleasure upon meeting Matt.  Some thought she was almost  glowing.  If Jack didn’t know her better, he might think she was flirty, but it was just Natashia’s style to ooze pure femininity everywhere she went.  When she stepped forward to shake the colonel’s hand, she moved with such fluidity that she almost seemed made of satin, her curves accentuating the sundress she wore.  She couldn’t have