After breakfast, Gwen accompanied me to my room. I had used the elegant excuse that I wanted to rest. I wanted to test my latest theory.So I waited for Gwen to leave the room and focused on the small palm tree that was in the room. It was in a corner and nestled in a ceramic pot.I knelt in front of it and concentrated on it. Since I knew some of Earth's element carriers, I knew at least a few things about them.After closing my eyes, I took a deep breath and placed my hand on the thin trunk. Maybe I felt something.Yes, there it was.I felt this plant. The feeling was hard to describe, but I could feel it if I focused on it.She was fine and had no complaints. The palm tree received neither too much nor too little water. Otherwise, she was satisfied.I opened my eyes and said quietly, "Hello my friend." At least it felt like a friendship or some kind of connection. She was sending me positive energy, so that was a nice response. I had to get used to it. But through this, I understoo
His voice alone made me melt, but I pulled myself together and didn't let it show in the slightest. His expression was difficult to read. I have no idea what was going on in that head.As I approached him, Amun stood up. I didn't trust him at all, so I stopped. Who knows what he was up to?The king pulled out my chair and gave me a smile, which I didn't return. His mood seemed to have improved since our last encounter.His gesture annoyed me because it was far too polite. Like he was a gentleman, which was just a charade. No werewolf was as charming.I looked at him and asked, "Can we stop the feigned politeness?" My voice sounded cool and his smile faded. "That I wasn't feigning." He got an eye roll in response and I continued to stand where I was.When I went through what the monsters had done to me and those around me, I couldn't see any kind of intentions behind his behavior. There was another reason.No, I wouldn't let him treat me like that. He seemed to get that because Amun sa
He shocked me with that. I never expected anything like this. That was a different kind of challenge.How did he even come up with this crazy idea?Suddenly the door opened behind us and Amun thundered, "Get out!" I involuntarily flinched at the volume. You had to be practically afraid of the guy, so it would be a miracle if I had stayed calm. The door closed again, so the visitor had the same feeling and ran away.Turning to me and in a calmer voice, he asked, "So?"I was still too shocked by his idea that I should kiss him. That was crazy. He had to give me time to think about it.I would be crazy to do that. Besides, why should I? It was logical and obvious that I wasn't going along with this crap.I cleared my throat and asked in horror, “Are you stupid? Why should I kiss you?" I'm sure no one had ever spoken to him like that before, but I didn't mind formalities at the moment.A smile played on Amun's lips as he replied, "That would prove to me that you hate me, as long as you fe
Amun was sitting in the same place as yesterday and I just wanted to die. After last evening I would have preferred to avoid him for the rest of my days.Our eyes met and Amun had a cheeky grin on his face. "Good morning Davina." His expression made me angry and my expression was serious.I hated myself for yesterday's action. But I certainly wouldn't give in. I would stick with my hatred of werewolves, even though the kiss had been like fireworks. I would have liked to kiss him again immediately to feel that feeling. Those lips that were so soft and perfect on mine.And I pulled the mental emergency brake.I arrived at my seat and sat down with a simple, "Morning." I didn't want to be completely rude, which is why he received this short greeting. I wanted to look at him but vehemently suppressed it.My attention went to the table and there was a lot of food there. In my opinion, far too much.Should two people eat this?This was irrational and I had no idea which of these to choose.
If it was a real garden, that would do me good. And I assumed that these beings had normal properties. Even if I had to endure Amun's company. Still, a bit of nature was a blessing.With every step, my tension increased. At least we had made it clear that it wasn't a playground for dogs.Finally, we came to a door and Amun held it open for me. Up until this point we had walked the path in silence and that was fine with me.I left the palace and it took my eyes a moment to adjust to the bright light of the sun. But after blinking a few times, I got a good view.The sight took my breath away for a moment. It was a very large, beautiful garden. You couldn't even see to the end. That was a dream.So much green that looked juicy. Flowers, bushes, and trees were in full bloom and appeared to be well cared for.We went down a few steps and there was a path leading further. It was almost astonishing to see this beauty.Amun broke our silence by asking, "What do you say? Do you like the garden
I continued walking, observing my surroundings. Inevitably I didn't have to say anything in response. I couldn't think of any fair words anyway.One thing was certain, this mate thing made you possessive. I could tell from his voice how serious he was. This man considered me his property.I noticed Amun behind me and it was logical that he followed me. He would never let me out of his sight. At least he stayed quiet, which surprised me a bit.We passed a row of pansies. They were beautiful and had my attention right away. I kind of wanted to test my skills anyway. I just chose these flowers to be my guinea pigs.I knelt and ran my fingers over a flower.Yes, there was something there. I could feel it and had to suppress a smile. That was a nice feeling, which is why I stroked the flower next to it in the same way.They seemed to be in a good mood and happy in their place. The pansies appear to have been well cared for. They had enough water and were in full bloom.I said very quietly,
I walked down the path, cursing, trying to bring myself back to reality. In itself, it was pure madness that I even spent a short amount of time with him. I should kill him and not talk to him.These beasts had murdered my family. Because of them, my life had become a nightmare and they had already killed who knows how many hunters. We weren't any better when it came to werewolves, but that was the problem. We didn't fit together one bit. Still, he forced me to stay with him.All these thoughts made me stop and turn around. It was best if I mentioned it again because at some point this fact had to sink into his head.However, I jumped in shock because Amun was standing behind me. So he had followed me and I had completely missed it. I was generally very aware of my surroundings, but not this time.We looked at each other for a moment and no one made a sound. I wanted to get rid of something, but it was quickly forgotten.Finally, Amun broke our silence by saying, "At least let me acco
Taran had taken me to my room and now I was busy twiddling my thumbs. It was an incredibly exciting activity.At least they could give me some task, but no. Maybe I should start the great activity of staring at the wall next.What kind of life would that be?If this continued I would go crazy. Maybe I already was.I sat on my bed and looked around the room. No matter how many times I did this, I had nothing to do.It would be the best idea to work on my plans. I had to be able to escape it all somehow. I should never give up that easily. Otherwise, it would mean that I let myself get defeated.But how should I deal with rejection? Just how?Surely he was covering my mouth or whatever the beasts were doing to stop someone. They certainly had their strategies for that.I had to approach this carefully. Once I tried it, he would be wary. Therefore, I had to work out the plan to perfection. It couldn't be a short-circuit reaction.Before I could think about it, there was a knock on my doo
"Alright, I'll do you a favor. I'll come back to this later.""I'm looking forward to it, I can't stop myself." She must have recognized the sarcasm in my words because I had made it clear.Flynn and Tyrone seemed to have continued to talk, at least the beta was saying, "As you wish, but the ball gown thing would be perfect. Maybe we can find new recruiters to replace you since you can be so mean."Oh, that was very daring.That deep, menacing growl from Tyrone made my heart stop for a moment. It was as if the world stopped for a moment. A shiver of fear ran down my spine and my eyes automatically found him.He glared at his beta, more like killing him with his eyes and he had one hand clenched tightly into a fist. As if he was preparing to harm someone.His voice mirrored his appearance as Tyrone replied, "You will look after her as if your life depended on what she does. And you will remind people that they need to be respectful of their Luna." He emphasized the word Luna, which was
I had just arrived at the front door with Flynn and then I realized something. I only had the high heels from last night.Did I seriously need to tour this area in high heels?Sure, it was doable, just uncomfortable and certainly not suitable footwear for this project.With a sigh, I turned to him and explained, "I only have yesterday's very high shoes. You'll probably have to be patient today because you're slower in those things."Flynn dismissed it with a wave of his hand and said, "No problem. We can go to a store and you can buy some suitable ones."Yes, but with what money?He probably didn't take into account that I had arrived here with hardly anything. Hopefully, Tyrone had told him that. You usually gave your best friend a story about your experiences, especially when it came to your mate.To be on the safe side, I remarked, "They didn't give me time to pack, so all my things will be sent later."Surprisingly, Flynn got a cheeky grin on his face, which made me look at him sl
The door opened and a man emerged. He had a higher rank because that's what he radiated.Werewolves could generally sense this. So I concluded that I was dealing with a beta. It was very likely that he was Tyrone's beta, at least that would be logical considering whose house I was in.It was confusing that he smiled, even more so when the words followed in a friendly tone, "Good morning Luna, nice that we got to know each other."He started moving and as he did I replied, "Good morning." I would reply that it was nice to meet him, but I still had absolutely no details."By the way, I'm Tyrone's beta."Oh well, as expected.—---------------------------"Ok, Beta from Tyrone and what's your name?" He didn't tell me that and this information would be great.Just before he got to me, I stood up to properly introduce myself. My good upbringing said hello.When he stood in front of me, he offered me his hand, which I accepted. "I'm Flynn and you must be Aurelia." How nice, then at least he
Aurore said, "I'm telling you, it's terrible. If we're too stupid to ever leave here, our first act in office is to burn this piece."Yes, we also liked to have very logical topics that were incredibly helpful if you had a ton of problems.—---------------------------------Meanwhile, I was sitting at the dining table and looking at the roll that was on the plate in front of me. It wasn't an exciting sight at all, but I wasn't capable of anything else.What concerned me most was Amanda. From Tyrone's behavior, his mom wasn't a nice person. Except it was his fault and not hers. I had to find out somehow, until then I shouldn't trust anyone.Aurore chimed in by saying, "We need to befriend someone who isn't part of this family. Someone neutral who can tell us something about the circumstances."That was my plan too, too the only question was how we should become friends. Amanda had said she wanted to show me the area, but Tyrone didn't want me near her.If I had the opportunity, I would
However, that was cut short as Aurore growled and yelled at me, "Get a hold of yourself, Aurela!" It was so loud that I could barely contain myself from wincing.Tyrone immediately got my full attention again as he ran over to my side again.Why did he do that?Why was he just looking for me?Why?!When he placed a kiss in the crook of my neck, I tensed. That was too much of a good thing, more of a bad thing. I was lucky that the dress was high-necked, so we had no skin-to-skin contact."I had to look for you for far too long." The crowning moment came when a slight growl was heard.However, I understood something at that moment.That wasn't Tyrone.No.This was his wolf who had gained the upper hand, which is why I had to deal with him.Addressing my wolf, I said, "Aurore, his wolf is your problem." You could hear in my voice how confused and completely overwhelmed I was.She mumbled, "Um, no thanks. You're doing well, I don't want to bother you any further.""Angsthase!""You're no
In the entrance hall, we took the door that was at the back. It was exactly the one Amanda had stepped out of yesterday when I met her.A corridor came into my field of vision and it was narrower than the one on the upper floor. There were also some paintings hanging here. Presumably, everything was papered with them, but these were works of art and not relatives or whoever was pictured on the others.Amanda continued to talk, but I was distracted by the surroundings so I barely noticed. That was rude, but there was a lot to see. Besides, she was in a torrent of talk and didn't want to be interrupted.Just as we reached a door and Amanda was about to open it, I heard a cold voice behind us say, "Aurela."I automatically turned around and immediately spotted Tyrone coming towards us. Joy looked completely different, but that's exactly the emotion you should expect from him.I had hoped that I wouldn't have to see him again today, but unfortunately, he was brutally murdered. I had to pu
I closed the door behind Amanda and turned to her. She walked to the middle of the room and then turned to me. It was kind of weird that she had the same eyes as Tyrone.Sure, many children had the same eye color as their parents. But it was also the same shape and this dark green was something of a rarity. At least I had never met anyone with that particular color.She had a smile on her face and asked, "How are you?" This was a very logical question that started most conversations. It was good that she took it into her own hands because I couldn't think of anything, it was all too new for that."Good thanks and you?" I managed to put on a slight smile, which I was very proud of."Also. How did you sleep?" She looked around the room, so I automatically did the same. There wasn't anything wrong with it. Except of course the color, which in my opinion was represented too often."Good, good. By the way, it's a nice room." A small part of it may be a lie, but politeness demanded this sta
If we accepted him seriously, then we were trapped. He could find us anywhere, which would make running away pointless. This would practically seal the fact that we would ultimately complete the Mate band.We had to avert all of this somehow and for that, we needed a good strategy.I was still standing in the same spot, desperately running a hand through my hair. I closed my eyes to better concentrate so nothing else could distract me.Aurore answered confidently, "We will find a solution. It can hardly be our fate that we have to submit to this man. Rejection is not an impossibility."But how should we do that?Tyrone obviously didn't want that when he was already talking about the next step.After taking a deep breath to calm myself, I asked, "And how?""You ask a good question and we'll find a good answer to that soon."At least one of us had the optimism within us. For me, that was a big miss.My wolf cleared her throat and said, "You should change into something else. We don't ha
That hit me like a slap in the face. I was separated from them and, if I was unlucky, I never saw them again. Essentially, I had lost her and was trapped in a house with a strange man who scared me.Tyrone said, “Welcome to the Darkmoon Pack.”With those final words, another wave came over me and it was powerful enough to almost bring me to my knees as it was so overwhelming. I gave everything I had to stay firmly on both feet and always looked back at him.The connection to the whole pack was palpable and I didn't miss the fact that it was much larger than my previous one. There were many members, of which I was now a member.Tyrone looked at me and said, "You're the first one who doesn't make a sound when taking the picture."I raised an unimpressed eyebrow and asked, "Why should I?""My pack is much stronger and has more than four times as many members. A recording has brought down werewolves that come from a place larger than your old one."Aurore growled and said, "My dear, you u