The Luna Before Me

The Incident

Beau - 

I stormed out of the office before Beta Jack could say anything else, rage was taking over in me, I could tell Ryan was trying to come through to protect her. I stormed down a floor towards Willows room frantically looking for Oakley. I found Willow moving blankets into the room next to hers.

“Willow where is Oakley” I said desperately as I looked around the floor for her.

“Hey Alpha Beau, I’m not sure. She never came up here wasn’t she with you?” she said in confusion.

“Go put those down and see Jackson, he’ll tell you. You can finish later.” I barked at her as I stomped farther down the stairs. Descending to the ground floor I could hear womens laughter.

“Stop wasting his time you mangy mutt!” a voice said, I started barreling down the stairs quicker.

“I heard her mom was a traitor human that’s why they were outcasts” another voice cackled.

“She’s not even that cute” a voice laughed.

“Do you even have a wolf? You look how pathetic and puny you are!” a familiar voice called out.

Turning the corner I could see Oakley standing in a corner surrounded by trashy she-wolves. Her face was red and I could see tears streaming down her face.

“Get away from her!” Ryan came through and growled at them. Upon hearing him the she-wolves stopped dead in their tracks and turned to me. In the pack of wolves I could see Tiffany smirking at me.

“Tiffany, did you bring them here?” I asked her, still fuming with my discovery. I kept making my way towards Oakley, I planted myself in front of her to shield her from the pack.

“What are you even doing wasting time on that outcast? You need to be looking for a Luna” Tiffany said. I knew she wanted the position as Luna, but I never thought she would take her desires this far. 

“And who do you think would make an acceptable Luna?” I asked.

“Well I could fulfill your needs Alpha Beau” she said with a condescending smile. I could feel Oakleys body shaking behind me. Her small hand was gripping the back of my shirt. I put one of my arms behind my back wrapping her up in it, I hoped I could help calm her.

“You as Luna? With your inbred, faulty genetics?” I laughed. “I’d rather mate a cat” I shot at her. She seemed to coward at the thought of me rejecting her.

“As for you other she-wolves, if this is how you treat guests you don’t belong in my pack house. You can come back tomorrow morning for your things or to give sweet Oakley an apology” I slightly shouted into the pack. A roar of “please nos” and “you can’t” erupted from them. I paid no attention to them and turned to scoop Oakley up, I carried her off to her new bedroom. 

I placed her softly on the bed, I could still feel her body shaking from crying, but me holding her seemed to work.

“I should just go home” she said.

“No, no please don’t. I apologize that my members acted like that. The lead she-wolf has been gunning for the position as Luna, I didn’t realize she would come after you” I said begging for her forgiveness. “I promise next time I’ll get to you quicker” I spoke into her soft hair.

“Where is your mate?” she said popping her head up.

“My mate?” I asked. I was trying to stall so I could think of an excuse, I couldn’t tell her she was my mate right after she was just tortured by our pack.

“Yeah, can’t you usually feel them. Have you not felt them yet?” she asked, her eyes full of wonder.

“I can feel her, I can feel her pulling me this way and that way. I can feel my love for her wherever she might be, but no I have yet to meet her” I said. Little did she know my mate was here in my lap, and I already loved her. 

Oakley - 

I was starting to calm down after that incident downstairs. It felt good sitting here in Beaus arms, he had a way of calming me down and comforting me. I laid my head back on his chest and breathed in his scent, the more I sat her the better I felt.

“You asked me if you could usually feel them, do you not talk to your wolf” he asked me resting his cheek on the top of my head. My body froze, here I was staying in the pack house with no wolf. It felt like my heart stopped working. 

“No, she receded when I was young” I said ashamedly. I was preparing myself for his rejection when he suddenly took me off guard.

“I know” he whispered in my hair.

“You know? How?” I said. I tilted my head up so I could look at him. I could see his eyes changing colors, the honey brown swirling with the dark brown. I knew his wolf was talking to him.

“My wolf told me, he said he can’t speak or feel your wolf strongly. Sometimes not at all” he said, looking down at me. The only thing that could escape my mouth was “oh”.

“It doesn’t bother me, you know. It’s not your fault she receded, she was only trying to protect you while living in the human town” he said confidently. I gave him a tight smile and rested my head once more. I didn’t know his wolf could talk to mine or feel them. I wonder if when I find my mate, she’ll talk to them. Willow and Beta Jackson busted through the door and I sprung off of Beau. I couldn’t let them see an outcast cuddling their Alpha. Willow's eyes shot directly at me and a big laugh erupted from her stomach.

“What?” I asked timidly, my cheeks were now flushed. 

“Nothing” she said, winking at me. 

“We have big news though for both of you!” Willow said excitedly, clapping her hands. “We are mates!” she semi-shouted at us. I let out a huge grin and looked at Beau who was also smiling at their excitement. 

“That’s absolutely wonderful news! I’m so excited for you Willow,” I said, still smiling at them.

“We need something from you though” Willow said with a nervous look. What could she possibly need from me? “We need you to be Alpha Beau’s date for double dates” she said, giving me a tight smile. I glanced over at Beau who looked like he was lost in thought.

“As you know Alpha Beau has yet to find a mate and he doesn’t really get along with many of the she-wolves, except you” Jackson said in a flat tone. Beau was now shooting him a glare.

“I think that would be ok” I said, directing my answer to Beau. I couldn’t tell why but I wanted to spend time with him. I felt comforted and joyful when he was around, I didn’t want to lose that feeling just yet. Beau smiled at me when he heard my answer.

“Great! Well we should probably get you washed up for bed, so Alpha and Beta, shoo go on now, get” Willow said, waving her hands at the men, shooing them. Alpha Beau slowly stood from my bed and growled while passing Willow, not used to being shooed I could tell. He turned back around before he left and stared straight into my soul.

“Text me before bed, so I know you're safe,” he said in a stern voice. I only nodded my head. He took that as an answer and left the room. 

“While you're in the shower I will bring you some pjs and lay them on the bed for you” Willow said with a smile.

I stepped into the bathroom and began fidgeting with the nozzles to turn the shower on. I quickly disrobed and hopped into the warm shower, letting the warm water run down me while I started washing up. I thought about the day I had and feelings I felt for Alpha Beau. My mom had explained crushes before, although I had never had one she said you felt warm and your heart would be faster. I knew that's what felt for Alpha Beau, it was only a crush and I would be over him in no time. I just needed to hang out with him more and my feelings would fade. I smiled to myself thinking I’d finally found the answer to my feelings for him. After finishing up washing myself, I shaved my legs and decided to get out. There were fresh towels laid out. I wrapped a towel around myself and went to find the pjs Willow had promised. When I got to my bed the only thing laid out was a very large t-shirt. I threw it on and realized it smelled exactly like Beau, I sat with my back against the headboard and gathered the shirt under my nose. I took a deep inhale of his scent and let myself melt into my bed. I picked up my phone seeing I had a reply from my mom. I had told her I was staring over at the pack house, she seemed less than thrilled with her reply simply saying ‘K’. I decided to text Alpha Beau.

Oakley: Alpha Beau, thank you for today I really enjoyed it.

I put my phone down and nestled into bed, not thinking he would respond. Almost right after my phone hit the small nightstand beside me it was lighting up with a message. I picked it up.

Beau: Of course. Jackson texted me to ask if we would be free tomorrow night for a double dinner date, how does that sound?

Oakley: That sounds great! I have school in the afternoon, but I will be done around three.

Beau: I didn’t realize you were in school, we can talk about pack scholarships tomorrow

Oakley: Scholarships?

Beau: We can talk tomorrow, also I apologize for the lack of pjs, I hope my shirt is acceptable

Oakley: Yes, it's very comfy and smells like you!

I instantly regretted that text message. I buried my face into my pillow blushing from my embarrassment.

Beau: Goodnight little wolf

I put my phone on the table beside me and drifted off into a light sleep. I felt at peace with his scent around me.

“Mate”

I shot up quickly. I heard a faint sound, almost like a whisper. These walls were thick to provide privacy for the many wolves living in the house. I most likely heard something from the hallway, I rested my head back down and once again fell into a peaceful sleep.