CHAPTER 4

Ashford's brows furrowed in confusion. "If you become his Luna, then what happens to me?"

Luna peered at him, since she was mated to two and Adrian was also her mate. Getting engaged to Adrian might be the first step she had to take to achieve what she wanted and she wasn't going to let it slip. Although she liked Ashford and prefered him to Adrian, she had made up her mind.

"Nothing." She replied.

"Luna, you can't unite them. Your mother tried to but it didn't work." Bartram reminded her. "You can't take the risk and Dean gave me a list of rules for you to follow if you want to stay in the pack."

"What does the list say?" Luna grumbled, her frustration evident in her voice.

"You have to embrace your werewolf side and only use your werewolf powers." Ashford answered. "That's unfair."

"That's the only way I can stay in the pack." Luna muttered. "This is the main reason why I want to unite the species. If I do that, I wouldn't be forbidden anymore and I would be able to embrace my full potential. Father, what else does the list say?"

Bartram cleared his throat. "Are you sure you want to hear it now?"

"Just spit it out father." Luna grumbled. "What's so bad about it? I wouldn't get mad."

Her mother had failed to unite the species together and now Luna wanted to continue it. Since they had the same end goal, to make Luna accepted and not forbidden.

"Fine." Bartram whispered. "The list says you should have no interactions with the vampires and you should never speak to one."

Luna's brows furrowed into a frown. "Who wrote that list?''

"It was Dean." Bartram answered. "All you have to do is to follow the rules and you will be fine. If you don't show our your powers, no one would know about your dual nature."

"What about the mark on my forehead? It is still visible."

"No it is not." Ashford said. "Didn't you look in the mirror while dressing?"

Luna shook her head, the mark had always been in her head. She had tried to get rid of it but instead Ashford was the one to carry the mark for her.

"I found something that could hide it." Ashford explained. "I added it to your bath, you will have to use it everyday and only at nightfall will the mark appear."

"How did you do that?" Amusement was written all over her voice as she spoke. "Is it sorcery?"

"No." Bartram answered. "It is black magic."

"Black magic?" Luna questioned. "You didn't tell me anything about you being dark Ashford."

Ashford avoided her eye. "It worked, didn't it?"

Luna tried to talk more about it but her father changed the topic.

"About the list Luna, you have to follow it and to warn you. Alexa is back and I know she wouldn't make things easy for you."

"I know." Luna replied.

The thought of Alexa, who happen to be her werewolf mate childhood lover

attacking her because of the engagement made her sick. No one liked Alexa including Adrian's sister. No one wanted Alexa to be the Luna and now she was stuck with helping the pack get a good Luna.

"Don't worry, Alexa won't hurt you. I am right here." Ashford assured her with a smile on his face.

Luna sighed as she picked up her food and began munching it. "After this, what do I do next?"

Her father gawked at her. "You will have to go out with Adrian in the next two days to purchase your engagement outfits."

Ashford frowned at the mention of Luna being engaged with someone else.

"She doesn't even like him." Ashford snarled. "Why would she get engaged to someone that doesn't even care about her?"

"That is the only way I can get what I want." Luna said. "If I get engaged to him, I will be given the position of the Luna and it would be easier to find a way to unite the werewolves and the vampires."

"Are you going to throw me away like that?" Ashford inquired. "You can't get engaged with someone else when I am here."

Luna peered at him. "Ashford, it is only an engagement, it can be broken anytime and that doesn't mean that I am getting married to him."

After a few minutes of thinking, Ashford finally agreed.

"I will support you as long as that's what you want."

Luna beamed at him. "Thank you."

He watched her as she squealed in excitement and talked to her father. One thing is for sure, he wouldn't let anything happen to his sweet little kitten.

2 Days Later.

"Beta! It is me!" Phoebe beamed as she pushed open the front door and hurried into the house.

"Can you stop doing that?" Bartram yelled at her."

She had the usual habit of getting into a house without knocking. She brushed past Bartram who was sitting on the couch.

"Morning Beta." She greeted ignoring his question.

Bartarm gestured upstairs with his head. "I don't know if she is still asleep."

"She shouldn't be sleeping now." Phoebe muttered. "She should have been picking an outfit with my brother for the engagement. I am so excited for it and can't wait."

Before Bartram could respond, she ran towards the stairs and began climbing as fast as she could.

"Be careful." Bartram yelled after her.

Soon she was standing in front of Luna's bedroom door and planning to open the door without knocking. Just then, Luna opened the door and stepped aside.

"I didn't know you would visit." Her eyes widened as she stared at Phoebe, she hadn't been expecting to see Phoebe.

Phoebe threw herself on Luna and pulled her into a tight hug.

"I have missed you so much Luna, I am so sorry about not being able to visit you but I promise to make it up to you. Why do you want me to do? Should I tell you about everything that happened when you were away?"

Luna rolled her eyes, absolutely, her mate's sister was still the same talkative Phoebe who knew the in and out of the pack or anywhere she visited even though she visited once. Luna returned the hug.

"Is it really important for you to tell me?" Luna asked.