CHAPTER THREE

Logan Pov.

“Are you sure about it?” . Asher my beta and second in command ask me.

“Yes I know what I saw”, I said in a very convincing manner. My eyes scan through the crowd. I had seen Tala staring at Lyra and she lied about it when I asked her.

“Maybe she isn't comfortable yet, relax and give her time”. Asher said, patting my shoulder.

When the witch told me that my mate was an Omega from the Nobleheart pack, it wasn't a pleasant choice for me, I had expected that it would be one of the female wolves in my pack maybe even Lyra, she was the strongest female wolf in the pack and I thinks she has a crush on me.

I walked along the footpath and approached Tala room, suddenly I stopped in my tracks as I felt someone behind me.

“You don't have to keep doing that”. I said, turning gently.

“Why?”. Lyra replied, approaching me in a seductive manner.

“ I have a mate now, and it wouldn't be nice if you keep stalking me”. I stepped back leaving some distance between us.

“ I’ve been here all my life even before you met her , that shouldn’t change and I can approach my Alpha whenever I want”. Her steps getting closer with every word that leaves her mouth.

“ Have you met Tala?”. I asked her , trying to change the subject of the conversation.

“No, I haven’t . Why?”.

I could see lust clearly written on her face, her heart beating fast with every step she took and her green eyes glowing through the dark.

Lyra was very beautiful and she had all the skills and abilities to make a good Luna , but we were never fated to be mates. The witch had told me the moon goddess would send me to my mate in due time and I shouldn’t be in a rush.

I was brought back to my senses when Lyra touched my lower abdomen. I felt a different kind of anger I’ve never experienced surges through my body and my wolf yelled out.

“ Stop”. My eyes were glowing red and she was startled. I've never been so angry, not to Lyra but this time it was a different type of anger , one that could only be caused by love.

“Don’t ever do that again , ever”. My eyes were bloodshot and it sent a very important message to Lyra.

“Okay”. She replied quietly and walked away. I approached Tala's door and waited for a few minutes to calm down and let my rage die . I don’t want her to see me or be suspicious about anything, she’s been through a lot already.

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My nose was greeted with the sweet smell arising from the female figure on the bed. I looked at her. She had looked into my past and healed me even after I destroyed her family. Empathy isn’t something I was taught , as an Alpha you have to be ruthless and mean or your followers won’t fear you .

The only way to get my mate from the Nobleheart pack was with war, that was the only language they understood. I had murdered her father in cold blood and ripped his intestine out.

“ Why are you standing over there?”. Tala said, shifting her body on the bed.

“ I thought you were asleep”. I replied as I gently removed my boots and placed them near the entrance.

“ I could smell you immediately when you were at the entrance”. She turned facing me, her face glowed with the moon basking its light on her.

My Wolf growled in pleasure, I touched her face, and I could see my soul in her eyes. She had the opportunity to let me die but she saved me.

“ Why'd you save me?”. I asked with my hand still holding her face.

“ You could have watched me die”. I continued, my hand firmly keeping her face intact so she could look at me.

“ I couldn't watch my mate die when I could do something, and I'd do it again even if it were to be someone else”. Tears gathered around her eyes, I wiped it gently and kissed her.

I savored the taste of her lips, she smelled different and I wanted her, my wolf yearned for her like it found what has been lost all this entire time.

I've never felt like this before, not with any woman. This felt different, I could hear my heartbeat pounding so hard against my chest.

She shifted her mouth momentarily and looked at me like she's trying to remember something.

“ What?”. I asked, gasping for breath and trying to calm my heart beat.

“ I met this lady, Lyra. She feels so different and I didn't like the energy around her”. She said, looking at me as if she were searching for something.

“ Lyra is special, she's the fastest runner here and a very skilled Hunter, she can be a little handful but she's nice”. I said, still holding her face in my hands.

“ She could teach you how to hunt, you know nothing about combat skills”. I tried to kiss her again but she shifted her face once more.

“ How did you know I have zero combat skills?”. She looked concerned and expectant of an answer.

“ No one runs out of their hiding when they're safe, instead they stay put or run farther away from the battleground”. I replied to her, this time I was toying with her blonde hair.

“ But I wanted to save my family”. She added.

“ You can't save anyone when you ain't strong yourself”. I continued playing with her hair, my mind wondering what's going through her mind, she's beautiful and the moon goddess has a reason for making her my mate.

“ You need to rest, you've had a rough day”. I got up and headed to shower, I took off my clothes and checked my wound, it had completely healed up and the skin was fresh like I wasn't injured.

I finished and joined her in bed, wrapping her little body against mine. I couldn't wish for anyone else, truly the words of the witch were true, the moon goddess knew who was right for me and it was Tala.