Chapter 1

Moon's POV

I look at myself in the mirror for the umpteenth time unsure of whether to pack my hair into a bun or just let it fall across my shoulders. Actually, I should not be thinking about what I want but what Aiden would like. Does Aiden prefer me with a bun or with my hair loose?

I groan in frustration and run a hand through my hair. How am I supposed to know what Aiden likes? After a few minutes of contemplating what my dear Aiden would like, I finally settled on letting my hair down, hopefully, Aiden will find me charming.

I spin in front of the mirror and blow myself a kiss. I nod my head in satisfaction at how stunning I look. I am ready to confess my love to Aiden. 

Today, I have agreed to let Aiden know that the Moon Goddess has destined us to be mates and live together happily.

I smile and skip out of my room. I walk down the stairs towards the pack dining hall where Aiden and probably everyone else are. It is time for lunch so everyone is most likely in the dining hall satisfying their hunger and thirst.

I come to a stop in front of the door and attempt to push the door open until I hear snickering noises coming from behind. I turn around to gaze at the culprits and realize it is just Diana and her goons, the queens of the pack. When I mean the queens, I sort of mean the bullies of the pack.

"Look at you, looking so dolled up. I wonder why." Diana says with a light chuckle, the rest of her friends laugh at her words and I scrunch my brows in confusion at her, why is she always so mean to me?

"Go away, Diana. I am not ready for your bickering." I say with a frown on my face. I am sincerely always so tired of her, she is always on my neck and it can get frustrating most of the time, although today I will not let her get to me, not when something great is about to happen.

"Excuse me? Did I just hear you tell me to get lost?" Diana asks walking towards me. The clicking noise of her heels makes me grit my teeth and clench my fist in anger.

"You know I never said such Diana. Please just leave me alone." I say attempting to walk away from her but she grabs me by the wrist and pulls me away from the door.

The only reason Diana still picks on me is because she is a stronger werewolf than I am. No matter how much I try to stand up for myself, Diana is always strong enough to pull me down. 

"You did." She yells at me grabbing me by the collar of my dress. Oh my goodness, she is only going to make my dress look rough and it took me years to make that dress look neat and presentable, Now it is about to get ruined all thanks to Diana.

I think the best thing to do is to try to calm her down and boost her ego by pleading, yes. The only way to get through Diana is to plead for mercy.

"Please Diana, just let me go. Today is not just the right day for you to torment me." I say with pleading eyes. Diana scoffs and rolls her eyes at me.

"Why? So you can confess your undying love to Aiden?" She snaps at me. Wait, how did she know? I do not remember telling anyone about it. Oh no, I probably made it so obvious that she noticed. 

"I can not let you do that Moon. No, when I clearly emphasized that Aiden is mine. Stay the hell away from him you hag." Diana growls at me angrily. I bite my lower lip to hold back the tears that threaten to fall from my eyes. Diana is right, she did make it clear to me that Aiden is hers but as long as Aiden did not agree to that then I refuse to back off plus the chances of Aiden liking me are much higher than the chances of him liking Diana. He has always shown interest in me and we have always been friends since we were young.

Suddenly the dining hall door flies open wide and no one other than the topic himself, Aiden steps out of the dining hall looking effortlessly gorgeous. His hair is styled perfectly and his eyes are on me.

A frown appears on his face as he walks towards Diana and me.

"Oh, hi Aiden," Diana says letting go of me and arranging her hair to appear attractive in front of him meanwhile she is a real devil inside.

Surprisingly, Aiden ignores her. He walks towards me and pulls me by the wrist. He grabs my hand and leads me into the dining hall. A huge smile spreads across my face as I watch him lead us to a table where some of his friends are sitting. There is an empty seat beside him, Aiden settles down and gestures to me to sit beside him.

I carefully sit and flash him a grateful smile. 

"Thank you for saving my life back there." I say pausing to wink at him. A confused look appears on Aiden's face. He raises a brow at me and asks "What do you mean saved your life back there?" 

I am about to reply but Aiden beats me to it. "You know Moon, I think this is the perfect time to make something very clear to you." He says. I nod my head and gaze at him excitedly. I think he is about to confess his feelings for me. 

"What? You can tell me, I am all ears." I say. 

Aiden sighs, he places his hands on my shoulder and gazes at me. "Moon, you need to learn to stand up for yourself. Especially in front of people like Diana and her dumb friends. They will keep treating you like trash if you do not learn to stand up for yourself." Aiden says. Oh, that was what he wanted to say? Aiden can be very overprotective of me sometimes. That is the more reason why I think he likes me and it is why I am going to confess my feelings to him today.

"Focus Moon!" Aiden snaps at me, his harsh tone jolts me back to reality. I roll my eyes at him and nod my head with a small shrug.

"It is not like I can not stand up for myself, I can Aiden. I just like it when you defend me." I say smiling cheekily. Aiden nudges my shoulder and a serious look remains plastered on his face.

"I am serious Moon, what if I am not always around? What would you do then?" He asks. 

"You are always going to be around Aiden. It is not like you are going somewhere else anytime soon. Calm down and believe in me. I can handle Diana myself anyways." I say. My last statement is a lie though, I can not handle Diana myself. I do not think I can handle anything myself.

"Can we talk about something else, please? I have something else to tell you." I say. Aiden raises a brow at me but nods his head and gestures to me to go ahead.

I gulp a lump down my throat and my entire body shakes in fear. I look around to see if anyone is looking at us and surprisingly, a few people in the dining hall have their eyes in our direction. I clear my throat and shut my eyes close.

"Aiden, I love you and I want you to be my mate."