The Claimed Promise

Let's Dance

“Samara, she’s dead and clearly wasn’t worthy to be at your side for this pack. It’s time for you to claim and mark me as your chosen mate so we can begin moving forward.” Claudia’s voice rings through the darkness and the vibration of a growl bounces through my chest. How dare she try to replace me in this manner?! Samara is MINE. This thought brings a furiousness rushing forward and now I’m greeted by the sound of a heart monitor. As I open my eyes, I see Claudia draped over Samara and my body feels like it’s on fire again. Pain erupts from every inch of my body and my bones begin to snap and crack loudly. Before the scream can leave my mouth, a growl has replaced my voice and I am no longer fully in control.

My eyes shot open again, and gasps can be heard throughout the room. Soon, my gaze is fixed on Claudia. “Get away from my mate before I make you.” My canines graze my bottom lip, and my voice is not my own. Instead, it sounds as if there are two voices talking.

“Kora, my love, calm down. I am here, and I am yours.” Samara pushes Claudia away from her, instantly soothing my wolf, and her scent invades my senses. Samara’s scent has been exemplified by gaining my wolf and, all at once, a calmness fills me, and I feel full control return.

“Samara…” Our eyes are intently locked together before shouting and cheering fills the room. Every pack member is jumping and celebrating around us, and I can’t help but smile. My pack is happy.

As I look around the celebrating faces, I realized my vision had improved immensely. Every person in the room, from the very front to the far back, is clear to me. My hearing has also improved, and I caught Liam whispering to Lindsey about the outcome.

“This has never happened before. No one who has been turned has been connected to their wolf so quickly.”

Lindsey’s response put’s a huge smile on my face. “You don’t know Kora. She is something special and I’m not surprised that The Moon Goddess proved that to everyone.” Liam smiles at Lindsey and then kisses her deeply. Gross.

My eyes refocus onto Samara’s, and I can tell she’s struggling for control with her wolf as her eyes shift colors. I slid off of the table and regained the feeling of my body as quickly as possible before addressing the pack.

“As all of you can see, The Moon Goddess has deemed me worthy to not only have a wolf, but to also be Samara’s mate. The only thing we have left to do tonight is to CELEBRATE!” I shout out to the pack and screams of excitement fill the room. Soon, everyone is filing out and headed towards the ball room. When I look back at Samara, her eyes have cleared, and she is staring at me lovingly.

“Thank you, my love. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to regain control of my wolf, but the sound of the pack so ready to celebrate their Queen Luna brought me back.” My own wolf sounded out loudly with a whine in my mind and I knew she was desperate to meet Azura.

“Perhaps we should head towards the celebration? I’m barely containing my own wolf and with the room emptying, my wolf sees less reasoning in keeping control.” The fight for control was extreme and she begged to come out so she could meet her mate.

“Yes, that would probably be for the best. Tonight, when the moon is at it’s highest, we’ll do a pack run as part of the celebration for the successful turning and our wolves can meet then. What is your wolf’s name, Kora?” Arezu purrs at the thought of meeting her mate tonight and I can’t help but smile at the cute sound.

“It’s Arezu and she’s very excited about meeting her mate.” The smile that covers my face reflects both what my wolf and I are feeling without a doubt.

Samara holds her hand out for me and as soon as my hand touches hers, strong tingles and warmth shoot through my entire arm. My heart races at the intensified feelings as our fingers interlace and we walk side by side to the ballroom.

Not surprisingly, we’re the last to enter and everyone is ecstatic to see us as we do. Many pack members congratulate me on my turning and make small talk. We slowly make our way to the head of the ballroom where a table for the high-ranking members has my best friend grinning at me from ear to ear. Once we’re close enough for Lindsey, she almost hops to me in excitement and pulls me into a tight hug.

“About time you got to your own party! Are you ready to dance?” Before I can answer, Lindsey leans over the table and grabs two untouched drinks and hands me one. “Here a little wiggle juice.” She waves her eyebrows with the most ridiculous smile on her face and her excitement to dance is contagious. I take a large drink from my glass, and we head towards the dance floor.

“We’ll be back Liam! Order some more drinks!” Before either of our mates can argue, we’re in the middle of the pack dancing like we did in the club with each other. The heat from Samara’s eyes causes my hair to stand up and my flesh to prickle; I can’t help but tease her when she’s staring at me like that. I turned to face her, our eyes locking, and danced to the beat. My hips sway and drop lower to the ground knowing that I’m driving her crazy. Arezu is excited to be playing with our mate and we’re both in full agreement about this naughty behavior. Samara’s eyes grow dark the more I dance, and I allow my wolf to come forward some so that she can personally tease Yuri. Soon, my canines and nails have extended and the surprised look on Samara’s face tells me my eyes have also changed. I turned around and made sure to give her a good show of the back end as well and as I began to turn to face Samara, I felt her arm around my waist.

“That’s not very nice, Kora. You and your wolf are being awfully mean to me and my wolf. Perhaps we’ll have to think of some kind of punishment?” Her breath tickles the back of my neck and heat begins to flood my nether region. Samara inhaled deeply and I knew she could smell my arousal as her hands began to explore my body, igniting my desire. Instead of shying away like usual, Arezu takes over and helps me maintain my confidence. We begin dancing once more and I grab Samara's arm to help push my body as tight as possible with hers. I rub and grind against her, which elicits a low growl.

"Be careful, my Queen. You're playing a dangerous game, and it's a game I don't plan to lose." In a flash, I'm turned around and our lips are smashed together. Samara nips at my bottom lip and I moan into her mouth as her tongue slips in. As the kiss begins to deepen, I hear Liam shout out to the crowd.

“The moon is about to be at it’s highest! It’s time for the run!” I silently thanked him for the distraction because too much longer and I would have lost control completely. Samara and I break apart and she leads us out of the house to the front of the forest where the pack members have all gathered into a huge circle.

"Kora, it is customary for the newly turned wolf to shift first on the night of the run. We've never had the run the same night as the turning, but since you are already fully linked with Arezu, you'll be the first to shift in the pack tonight." I look around at all the eager faces and then back to Samara who looks at me confidently.

Ok, let's do this, Arezu.