Warring Twin Wolves

Chapter Thirteen

Danny’s POV:

          This is torture.  Gabrielle walked in wearing a killer dress.  That dress showcases her best attributes; the ones I would rather not be reminded of right now.  It was hard for me to rip my gaze away from her to converse politely with her family.  I also did not want to appear like a creep who just leers at their daughter.  Their beautiful, smart and funny daughter.  

          Damien has been trying to reach Gabrielle’s wolf, but is not receiving anything back.  He senses she might have withdrawn deep inside.  I was glad to know that her wolf wasn’t gone, not because it mattered to me or not, but  because it was important to Gabrielle.  She would be a strong, beautiful, intelligent, funny woman whether she had one or not.  I’m beginning to see that now.   The way she speaks is like music to my ears, not to mention how her intelligence shines through no matter to whom she is talking, is a testament to her sharp mind.  She was using sarcasm in a lot of her conversation, and she deadpanned a few things she said that were meant to be a joke.  My parents missed some of her humor, but I caught everything.  She is hilarious.  Damien was lapping it all up, so to speak.  He wonders if her wolf is the same way.  He just had only a minute or less to get to know each other before I shocked both of them with my stupid and impulsive decision, and then my hasty exit.  

          Cooper and Jaycie are good together.  They are very mushy and gushy with each other.  It’s still early.  I am not crazy about Cooper with my sister, but I know that his dad is a good Alpha, and he seems like a good guy, so I can give him a chance.  My sister is now describing how much she loves Cooper, and how excited she is to start their lives together, as well as having a new sister, meaning Gabrielle.  I can tell my sister will be well taken care of and happy here.  The couples all seem to be deeply engrossed in each other.  I look over at my parents who are still in love after many years.   I would like to find that.

          I did find that.  And I threw it all away, based on somebody else’s opinions.  A somebody that does not even possess the values I was describing to her.  I glanced over at Gabrielle.  I can’t help but wonder if she and I will ever be like the rest of these couples.  Will she give me a second chance?  Or did my original mistake burn any chance with her?  I shake my head slightly as I look down at the table.  I feel so regretful, my heart hurts.  Maybe it’s the chest that pains me, but the heart is in there, right? 

          I keep searching for the perfect words to explain what happened that night.  I am at a total loss.  I’m not exactly sure what occurred, it took almost no time at all to ruin his life and somebody else’s.  My plate was taken away, and I’m not even sure what course this is.  I guess it doesn’t matter, I haven’t had much of an appetite.  My stomach keeps churning the more I think of the upcoming drama that’s going to unfold in the Dark Moon Alpha’s office.   

          I feel so out of place here.  My dad opted not to bring his Beta or Gamma, so it would look weird if I showed up with mine.  I am usually fine by myself, it’s just good to have them around for back-up.  Even if I were alone, I still had my wolf.  Damien  I saw movement in my periphery, so I looked around and realized we were moving on to the part of the celebration with the pack.  

          I followed the others through a hallway, went down a flight of stairs and moved through a few more hallways.  As we entered the festival hall behind the Dark Moon Alpha and his family, I started to feel particularly lonely.  I still have contact with my wolf, but he is still disgusted with me, and I am tired of him insulting me all the time, so I put up a block against him.  

          I brought down the wall as we entered, and he said in a very dry tone, ‘Oh, you’re ready to hear from me now?’.  ‘Listen, fur ball, if you want to get back with your mate, cut the attitude and work with me to apologize to Gabrielle.  We only have until after the celebration to come up with something’, I told him.  He scoffed, and said, ‘I know, I am still aware of our surroundings and sounds when you block me.  I just don’t have contact with you.  Anyway, I will continue to see if I can get through to her.  If we have her to help us, then it will be a tad easier’.  I am really deep into desperation right now.  I felt so much remorse.  ‘Listen, bud, I haven’t said this to you, but I am genuinely sorry I lost her for you, too’, I told him.  There was a long silence, and I heard him say, ‘What?  I told you I would try to contact her wolf.  Why are you bothering me?’  Embarrassment flushed through me.  He didn’t hear me tell him something so hard to say?  Then a slight chuckle sounds in my head, followed by, ‘Thanks for your apology, man.  I hope we can get them back, too’.

          Alpha Matthew is wrapping up his speech ending it with congratulations to Cooper and Jaycie.  The pack members all cheered, and we were free to mingle, not that I was interested in doing that.  I don’t know how much of what transpired between us has been told to whom, so I would like to avoid anyone that was feeling any ill will towards me.  I was staying a little back from my family because I didn’t want to bring them into any of it, whatever ‘it’ turned out to be.  

          I was surprised when some girls approached me, flirting and touching.  I almost vomited right then and there, but I couldn’t make a scene or offend anyone, so I just put my hands up, and said, “I’m sorry, ladies, I am not in search of a mate right now”.  The ringleader, I guess you would call her, put her hand on my arm and hissed in my ear, “I was there that night before you left, I saw what happened.  You are definitely in need of a luna when you are Alpha”.  

          My stomach clenched.  All I could think was, ‘Uh-oh’.  I have to think fast.  I just smiled the most charming one I have, and backed away from the circle of hunting females.  “Sorry, ladies.  I am still suffering with a wounded heart.  I am not in search of a Luna”, I repeated those words through my gritted teeth while continuing to smile as widely as I can.  I then swiftly walked to my mother, knowing no females would bother me.  Who’s going to proposition me in front of my mom?  If they did, she would give them an earful, let me tell you.  The acts some of these girls offered to perform for me are the most un-Luna things to do.  

          Not the s*x itself.  I mean the desperate act of debasing themselves with the whiff of a possibility of becoming Luna.  A true Luna knows her self worth and does not compromise herself.  Although I learned not to misjudge anyone, I still have preferences, but I will not question the moon goddess’ choice again.  It was time for a toast.  This is usually given by a and male sibling, but I declined, so Gabrielle insisted she do it. 

          She took hold of a glass and held it in one hand.  She still looked a little pale, but her eyes were twinkling while looking over at her twin and my sister.  Her clear voice rang through the air, “When we were little, the fact that we are twins was mentioned to us.  I remember that we looked at each other, and we both started crying”.  There was light laughter in the crowd, and after flashing a small smile, she continued, “When our parents asked us each separately why we cried, I answered them with, ‘But he’s a boy!’, and Cooper yelled, ‘But she’s a girl!’”.  The audience broke out into full out laughter.  She grinned while roving her eyes over the mass of people.  She spoke louder, “We did not understand then what a beautiful gift we had been given”, her eyes stopped roving on me.  I gulped.  She directed her gaze back at the happy couple, “We came to understand eventually.  Just never forget the gift you two have been given in each other”.  Everyone awwww’ed while she smiled with moist eyes over at Cooper.  Almost every eye in the hall started to tear up.  Taking a big breath, “Congratulations and good luck to Cooper and Jaycie!”.  Everyone cheered while Gabrielle went over and kissed Cooper on the cheek, and gave my sister a hug.  The din of the room got louder again now that people were free to talk.  Boy, what a woman.  My woman.