Melissa
“What!” I exclaimed, unable to believe my ears after hearing the news my father just broke to me. “What do you mean you will be getting married to the Luna of Moonriver pack?”
“It is my duty as the alpha, Melissa.” He answered, turning to walk round his large office. I watched him go over to the cabinet and waited whike he poured for himself a glass of strong scotch, one of those hard drinks that he had warned me to stay away from.
“Your duty as the alpha should not include a second marriage.” I protested, walking forward to meet him as he lifted the short round glass to his mouth. “Was it the elders who suggested such a ridiculous thing to you?”
“The words of the elders are not ridiculous, Melissa.” He snapped sternly at me and I winced at his words. “I made the decision as the alpha after weighing the pros and cons.”
“What pros and cons?” I demanded angrily, pouring out my anger on him. “What could you possibly achieve from marrying another she-wolf after your late wife?”
He stared sternly at me, before lifting the cup to his mouth again to finish the remaining contents of the scotch. When he was done, he slammed the cup hard on the table, breaking it to pieces before me, but I didn’t flinch nor tremble at the sight.
“You want to know what I will benefit from marrying her?” He asked, storming towards me. “Peace, Melissa. Our pack and theirs are at a cutthroat at the moment, and their pack is in debt. We need their war strength to fight off Lycan rogues while they need our resources. Coming together would help regain peace between both packs. Does that answer your question?”
“Why do you need to be the one to sacrifice for such peace?” I demanded, folding my hands. “You are the alpha of Redmoon; you can have someone else do it. Have your beta marry the Luna instead. That works.”
“Or maybe you can marry the Luna’s son if she has one.” He corrected, shutting me off immediately. “That also works, because that was exactly what was suggested to me. But I thought about your wellbeing first.”
“What?”
“Yes, Melissa,” he answered. “The elders wanted you to be given to someone from Moonriver, but I was against it. Because just like I had the privilege of meeting my mate and enjoying her love, you also have the privilege of finding yours when the time comes.”
I stared hard at him, not only grateful that he was sacrificing his happiness for me, but also pissed with the elders for suggesting something ridiculous to him. “I still don’t want you getting married to another woman.” I murmured.
“You don’t have a say,” He replied harshly. “It has been decided and tonight, they will be here. The walls separating us and Moonriver will be broken, and we will become one. Concentrate on your coming-of- age day tomorrow and just behave yourself tonight.”
He stormed out of the office, not even giving me the opportunity to say anything more to him. I groaned out loud, clenching my fist immediately and getting a little bit irritated. As the only daughter of the powerful alpha of Redmoon, it is surprising that my opinions sometimes do not matter. Maybe after my coming of age and shifting day, my father would begin to see me as an adult and not a child.
Angrily, I walked out of his office, turning to the corner of the house where the stairway was located. The servants kept smiling at me as I walked, but I ignored them. As soon as I got inside my room, I slammed the door hard against the wall and flung my bag across the room.
My eyes caught sight of my mother’s picture sitting prettily on my bookshelf, so I walked slowly to it, picked it up and stared at her beautiful face.
“He wants to replace you, mum.” I said when I was calm again. “And I have no other choice but to support his decision, just like I promised you.
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I stared hard at the light makeup on my face and also the short white gown I had on, nodding with satisfaction. My father had warned me to behave myself at the merging ceremony and no matter how angry I was that he would be getting married again, I feared him enough to know not to anger him on such a special day.
The gown on my body fit perfectly and so did the makeup on ny fac. I smiled at myself, grateful for the good looks my mother had passed onto me, because I didn’t need to do much to look like the most beautiful girl on the planet.
Satisfied with how I looked and smelt, I took my little purse, hung it across my shoulder before leaving my room to join my father downstairs. He smiled when he saw me walking down and to my surprise, stretched forth his hands, which I took without a moment’s thought.
“You look amazing, my dear.” He said and even though I wasn’t used to him being all mushy towards me, I smiled, kissing both his cheeks.
“Thank you.”
“I heard that they are on their way to the pack hall already.” He said, leading me out of the house. “We should hurry in order to get there before them.”
We got into the car and took a very short drive down to the ceremonial hall of the pack which had already been decorated and was filled with pack members. I got down from the car, nodded my head when my father asked me to remain close by and ran into the waiting arms of my friend, Mia. She hugged me tightly, giggling like a girl who just found her crush. I looked over her red outfit, complimenting every part of her look because, just like me, she was also breathtakingly beautiful.
“Do you think you will like her?” Mia asked when we were done gushing over each other and I shrugged my shoulders.
“I don’t have to like her.” I replied. “I just have to accommodate and accept her for my father and the pack’s sake.”
“Well, my father mentioned that it was a good deal to have them get married.” She said to me. “Just think of that whenever you see her and that should be fine.”
I smiled at her, getting distracted again when my father indicated to me to come closer. After waving Mia off, I obeyed him and we stood to welcome two approaching cars. The cars stopped at the entrance of the hall and a woman, accompanied by a young girl like myself, got down, looking nice and very expensive in their outfits.
I watched my father take the older woman’s hands and how he placed two kisses across her cheeks. They talked casually for a while, smiling at each other like they were old friends. When they were done greeting, my father stretched his hands towards me and I moved closer, immediately catching the luxurious scent of the Luna, who surprisingly looked like a goddess in her white outfit. Her hair was parked like a ponytail on her head and she offered me one of the best smiles that I had ever seen in my life.
“She is my daughter.” My father introduced me to her. “Melissa.”
The Luna stretched her hand towards me and I took it shyly, trying not to look too much into her eyes.
“Hello Melissa." She said and as soon as the words left her mouth, a young boy walked away from the scene, forcing me to follow his movements. I didn’t see his face, but it did look like he wasn’t pleased with the introduction going on. The hand holding mine squeezed it and I turned to look into the beautiful eyes of the luna again, offering her my best smile.
"Hello." I said calmly to her. "Welcome to Redmoon.”
MelissaI was moody throughout the party as I watched my father connect with the Luna, whose name I learnt afterwards to be Ciara. Ciara, the name that was befitted a princess and from her looks and aura, she did look like one.I watched with the other guests in the hall as the demolition of the walls separating Redmoon and Moonriver was shown in the television, was forced to smile when they all clapped their hands with joy, whispering among themselves about how good the merge was. I watched Ciara and her daughter as they got acquainted with the pack members and also had to smile politely at them when they tried talking to me. I watched and observed it all, until I could not contain it any longer.To be sure my father no longer needed me, I took an excuse from him and sneaked into the dark garden, glad to finally have a moment of peace to myself.Alone, I thought of my mother and how she would feel, knowing fully well that someone was taking her place in my father’s life. I thought ab
Melissa.Alan was standing before me.Alan, who I met last night and who had stirred different things inside me that I didn’t know existed. Alan, whose single touch had sent shivers down my body. Alan, who I couldn’t stop thinking and dreaming about last night was here and he looked perfect in his blue robe as he watched me.And he is my stepbrother? I asked myself, almost screaming loudly inside my head. Of all people that could be my stepbrother, why him?“What are you doing here?” I blurted out immediately when I couldn’t contain my shock any longer. When he lifted an eyebrow and made to come forward, I shook my head, hating myself for sounding stupid.“What?” He asked, a smile creeping up on the side of his lips. “What did you say?”“I asked why you are here.” I repeated, trying my best not to look at his beautiful face, even though that was the only thing I had thought about throughout the night.“Apparently, I am going to be living here.” He replied, amusement in his voice.“Why
Melissa“No.” I whispered softly to myself. There was no way on earth that the moongoddess would do this to me after so many years of waiting. There was no way Alan, my stepbrother, would be my mate.Still looking at Alan and his raised hand, I turned away again, not moving an inch from the spot. As I stood quietly, I noticed footsteps behind me and from the excited giggles from Lia, I was definitely sure it was Alan coming towards me.Closing my eyes and sighing in distress, I took to my heels, ignoring the surprised stares everyone threw at me. At the entrance of the school, no one, not even the security personnel spoke to me as I ran out of the gates. I was the alpha’s daughter afterall, and the alpha was the only one allowed to scold me.I ran as fast as my legs could carry me through the pack houses, until I was close to the woods, away from where living creatures occupied.“Where are we headed, Melissa?” Lia asked, but I shook my head, still running.“We are not heading anywhere
MelissaI kept tossing and turning during the night, thinking of the implications of not just having two men, but two mates. The fact that I was sexually drawn to both men made the situation even worse for me.They were both very different; I continued to think as I lay on my side. While Alan had the god-like sexy look that was harsh to the eyes, the other one whose name I later found out to be Zach from one of my party guests, had a calmer look. His lush brown hair was perfectly styled backward on his head, while his eyes had been a dark color of blue that I could tell shone brightly like the sea.“Damn it.” I groaned, sitting up on my bed again, my hair already ruffled from constant touching. I stared hard at my door, reminding myself that Alan was sleeping just few steps away from my room. I could go to him and beg him to take me roughly on his bed throughout the entire night. But that wouldn’t speak well of me, I recalled. He was my step brother and even though the moongoddess had
Melissa.He dipped his fingers into my lush hair as his lips caressed my ears lobes. I felt his soft hands massaging my scalp, doing sweet delicious things to my body. His hands moved from my hair to cup my neck and he rubbed it sensually, his thumb massaging the hollow in my throat.“Kiss my lips, Alex.” I said to him in the most sensual voice I could come up with and he smiled sweetly at me, his brown eyes piercing mine with desire filled in them.He leaned in slowly, placing his lips softly against mine in a tease. I love it when he teases me like this, because it always made me mad with raw need. Unable to take the tension any longer, I placed my hand on his and lowered it to my breast so that he would feel its weight. As he was about to caress my nipples, someone snapped their fingers at me, distracting my thoughts and bringing me back to my senses.My eyes cleared up immediately and I blinked at my friend, Mia, as she stared directly at me.“Were you day-dreaming again?” She aske