What happened after my mating ceremony was something that I had expected. Daniel was furious and what made me even more happier was that he couldn’t do anything to me.
I had the support of not only the werewolf council but also my mate, Xander, who everyone knew would not think twice before ending Daniel’s life.
Daniel had only one choice and that was to see his power slip in front of his own eyes. I knew he was not going to back down, he was silent but that meant that he was brewing a new plan to uproot my life or to drag me where he wanted me.
But I would die before I would go back under his thumb again.
On the other hand, Logan was distraught, he was looking hopeless and embarr*ssed. His father didn’t even try to console him. My heart ached for him when I saw him but in another second it hardened thinking about what life he had planned for me.
He deserved no sympathy from me, nor did he deserve any position.
Maybe it was karma, he tried to take everything from me and now whatever he wanted in his life will never be his.
No Luna for this discarded Alpha.
I chuckled without realizing it.
“Something funny mate,” Xander whispered.
I forgot that I was still in his arms, his hand was branded like steel on my waist, and whenever I tried to move away from him, he dragged me back and tightened his grip.
His deep blue eyes were fixed on mine, and I looked at him in a daze.
There was something peculiar about his scent and his eyes, whenever I look at them I forget who I was or where I was.
I just wanted to keep looking at them.
“I think we should leave, I am not much welcomed here,” Xander said, loud enough that everyone could hear him.
A hushed whisper spread throughout the hall.
This broke the spell and I took a deep breath.
“Yes, we should,” I answered him and smiled at him.
This was a charade, I wanted everyone to believe us and if the way we both ignited during our kiss was any indication, then maybe a lot of people were falling for it.
His beta arranged a car for us and we both started to leave.
Before leaving I turned around and saw something, Lizzie glaring at me.
She was a dangerous woman and a powerful one too.
But what a shame she couldn’t teach her daughter anything other than her silly trick.
I waved goodbye to her with a sweet saccharine smile, Maybe she will burn in hell or maybe I will beat the devil to it.
I smirked and sat inside the car, mentally congratulating myself for creating a new reality for myself.
We were on our way to Xander’s pack, Silver Moon Pack. According to the agreement, I would act as an ideal Luna and fulfill my duties alongside Xander.
This was not a big deal, because I have trained to be a pack’s luna from a young age. I also had a management degree so things would be easy or they would be if Xander kept his nose out of my business.
As we left my pack ground and entered the territory of Silver Moon pack, my heart raced in my chest. I couldn’t believe that I was entering the rival pack and not only as a visitor but as their Pack’s Luna.
This felt weird and more than weird I was scared. Accepting me would be difficult for them.
Oh my god.
I couldn’t believe myself.
What if I had traded one hell for another?
This was an impulsive decision and I had to bear the consequences.
As Xander parked the car, I couldn't help but steal a nervous glance at him. His strong jawline was tense, his deep blue eyes scanning the surroundings as if he were *ssessing the situation.
He must have sensed my unease, for he turned to me and asked in a gravelly voice. "You okay?" he asked, his voice soft.
I swallowed hard and nodded, though I wasn't entirely convinced myself. "Yeah, I'm just... I didn't think we'd actually do this."
Xander chuckled, his fingers brushing a lock of my chestnut hair behind my ear. "Why, do you regret your decision now?"
Before I could reply to him, he brought his mouth closer to mine and whispered, “Do you regret baiting me or luring me in your trap? Is all your bravery turned to ash in front of my pack?” his breath fanned across my face, I closed my eyes.
I couldn’t think of anything else other than his lips on mine, but the implications of his words were clear to me.
I opened my mouth to answer him but before I could do or say anything he took my hand and got out of the car.
The moment we both stepped into the Silver Moon Pack's entrance, we were greeted with thunderous applause and cheers. The pack members had gathered to welcome their new arrivals, their faces lit up with excitement and curiosity. It was as if the entire pack had been waiting for this moment, and I couldn't help but be overwhelmed by the warmth of their reception.
I noticed Xander’s hand in mine, and how he had intervened both our fingers. Maybe for his pack or for me. But I was grateful for this little effort.
With grace and composure that had been instilled in me from childhood, I acknowledged the crowd with a regal nod and a serene smile. I had been groomed for this role since I was a child, taught the customs and responsibilities of a Luna by my mother, Ariana, the previous Luna of the Silver Moon Pack.
I missed her the most at this moment but her memories always filled me with power.
When we both reached the hall, Xander looked at his people with a proud expression. I also noticed that all my previous worries were in vain as everyone was so happy to see me. They were not hating me because I belonged to a certain group.
While I was contemplating my next move, an elderly woman came forward.
She must be around in her late fifties or early sixties.
When she hugged me I was startled, but feeling the warmth of her hug made me hug her back. I melted like butter in her warm embrace.
“I am so glad that Xander has a mate now. I was so worried about the future of this pack but now that you are here everything is going to be fine.” She grinned at me, and there was so much happiness in her tone that made me return her smile.
“I am so happy that now the Silver Moon pack will have a Heir now.” She smiled at me and if it wasn’t for the lady holding me, I would have fallen down.
The words uttered by the lady tilted my whole world. What she said made no sense, and maybe she was just happy.Maybe too happy.I smiled uncomfortably and looked at Xander, who was smirking at me.“I can’t wait, please don’t make this old lady wait. I want to see Xander’s kid running around the pack,” she said and looked at Xander playfully.Xander chuckled and moved toward me.“For that to happen, you all first have to leave her. I can’t have her if you all keep hogging her.” he teased and sn*ked his arm around my waist.“I want her for me,” he said and I could feel that there was an underlying threat in his words.I visibly gulped because now I was afraid.I was in enemy territory and this was not in our agreement.The pack members laughed at us, making me blush.“Stop teasing the girl and go have some rest.” the lady laughed at us, before moving out of our way.With his hand still on my waist he led me toward his house.“You can free me now,” I whispered to him, but I yelped as he
Xander chuckled, “Oh you will pay for that little mate,” he said in his dark domineering voice.But there was something else in his voice, a hint of tease.Like he was amused that I locked him outside.But as I heard his retreating footsteps, understanding dawned on me.What have I done?I can’t just lock Pack’s Alpha out of his own room. And that to be the one who was my mate.I moved to open the door, but I stopped myself.I couldn’t do that too, because that would be going against my own word.My self-esteem didn’t allow me to do that.I took a deep breath and waited.Maybe I would just wait and see what the consequences would be.I could do that.I looked at his king sized bed, the comfort it would provide my restless body.“Yes, I can do that,” I whispered to myself.But I couldn’t be any more wrong because the whole night I was tossing and turning on his comfortable bed.Even though the room was everything I wanted, still I couldn’t sleep.Because anticipation of his next move w
After the tour of the Pack, Xander took me back to our house.Our houseIt seems so foreign. But over the tour, I realized that Xander was not my enemy, he might not be my friend, but the enemy was a very heavy word.He helped me when nobody did, he saved me from hell and gave me another chance at life.It doesn’t matter he did that for his own benefit, but still, he helped me despite the hatred he held for my father and for my pack.When we entered the living room, I noticed that the house was empty.No servants were there.Smart people. They knew when to give us privacy and when to disturb us. I smiled.Considering all the good aspects of Xander, I decided to extend an olive branch to him.But before I could utter a single word, ignoring me he headed upstairs toward our room.I followed him, meanwhile, he started losing his shirt.When I entered the room with him, I eyed his bare torso. His well defined muscles were gleaming because of the sweat, making his scent more sweeter.Lana
I sat on the edge of my bed, clearly where Xander had placed me. My phone rang once again, making me wince.Making dread settle in my stomach, I couldn’t believe the audacity of this shameless woman. My heart sank thinking about the new possible ways she had thought to make my life hell.Emma flashed on my phone and instead of picking it up, I thought of thrashing the phone on my wall.But alas not all dreams could be true.I took a deep breath and answered.“What do you want?” I hissed, my voice held a tone of caution, contemplating her next move.“Oh, my, my. Is this the way you talk to your sister, my dear?” Emma purred onto the phone, her words dripping with honeyed insincerity.“No, but I do talk like that to wretched women. Shut your sh*t hole that you call a mouth and tell me what do you want?” I tightened my grip on my phone, I wasn’t slightly interested in hearing what Emma really wanted me to know.She chuckled into the phone, “Aww, in reality, I want a lot of things, but th
After getting dressed I waited patiently in the room, Xander and I were not allowed to see each other before the ceremony.I was feeling jittery, the high slit of my dress was making me uncomfortable, but I was excited too. I wanted Xander to see me in this dress, I wanted his appreciation.After what felt like a century, Aunt Mary came, she smiled at me and for a second I started missing my mother.This was supposed to be her right, but maybe in another life or in another world, I will have her by my side.A lone tear rolled down my eyes, but I wiped it down before Aunt could notice it, but she saw it nevertheless.“Don’t shed tears, my child, this is a happy occasion.” she patted on my shoulder.We both left the room and headed toward the gathering.“Only tears that should be in your eyes today should be of pleasure,” she whispered as we entered the hall.My eyes widened at her and she winked at me.As we both entered the hall, the room parted for me, in two perfect halves.There in
I moaned again when his tongue dwelled deeper in my mouth and I gasped. My hand went up to his chest and slowly to his neck.With one hand still in my hair, he slid down his hand into the slit of my dress, touching my inner thigh, and I parted my legs for him.He brushed his hand on my panty and applied the barest of pressure, making me squirm in the place. But as soon as the touch came, it was gone.I made an unsatisfied noise in my throat.We were both breathless when we broke the kiss.My heart sank when he took two steps back thinking that maybe it was a mistake and now he was regretting it.“Do you like this dress?” he asked me.“What?” I was confused.“Do you like this dress or not?” he asked again, a picture of composure.“You are asking me this now when you were done fu*king my mouth.” I snapped and turned my back on him.I was furious, how could he?I heard his breathing and then felt a sharp tug.“Oh my god..” I exclaimed and held my torn-up dress, preventing it from sliding
“You can’t have s*x with me because I am a virgin?” I asked cautiously, again thinking about my next move.I didn’t know if I was moving in the right direction or not. But right now I really didn’t care.I wanted Xander and my virginity will not be the one getting in my way.Rather, it would be a stepping stone for it.He took a deep breath as if the answer pained him.“I don’t want to pressurize you into something you don’t want to do. I want you when you are ready, not when we both are acting crazy in the lust haze.” he replied, making me confident.“So you want me?” I asked again“So much that it pains me to say no to you.” he grunted.I came forward and kneeled in front of him, without touching him.“You know, nobody ever touched me like that, you were the first man to see me n*ked.” I purred as I rubbed his bulge inside his pants.“Stop, Grace.” He hissed and held my wrist to make me stop.“I have never seen anyone’s cock let alone feel it. If you won’t teach me, someone else wil
“Grace?” Xander inquired again, feeling my tense body.“I…” I tried to speak but I choked up, I couldn’t do this, not when he was looking at me with this affection.He was still inside me, and telling him that I didn’t want his mark would be a heartless move.I can’t do that, not when I just started something with Xander.It could be friendship or something new.But I didn’t want to dwell further than that, I would not fall deep in the water head first, without knowing that it was safe.Life was all about learning from past mistakes and I won’t repeat the same cycle.My first mistake in my relationship with Logan was that I preened at every compliment he showered me with, I fell head over heels for him, without even realizing that he was only using me for the title.But I will be cautious now, I won’t fall for the petty tricks.Xander slipped out of me and I missed the warmth instantly, his arms provided me. My heart sank with disappointment and beat radically.Unconsciously, I grippe