Moon Children

SECRET MATE (3)

Did he just use his Alpha tone on me, seriously? I’ve known him my entire life and most of his!   I vent to Vyra silently.  

I could have easily disobeyed his Alpha authority, but that poses the risk of other pack members finding out about my abilities. I bow my head in submission, and Ezra uses his nose to point me towards the pack hospital, as if I’m clueless. I start moodily walking towards a specific redwood tree and shift pack into my human form, pulling the pin-up dress out of the trunk I had stashed it in just a few days before. Pin-up dresses are one of my absolute favorites. Perfect for a she-wolf, with a built-in bra and it’s timeless classy vibe. This one tied up behind the neck and is colored a light shade of teal with a dark pink and purple flower print on it. 3 silver-colored buttons lined the center of my chest, and it cinched in just under my bust line. I love this dress so much, it’s unfortunate it’ll be stained with my blood by the time I get to the hospital. I hid this dress here earlier in the week because I plan to go for a run tomorrow with Maria and Clara, the evening before my 18th birthday, and then go shopping.  

Once I reached the pack hospital, Dr. Murray took one look at my injury and paled slightly. This surprised me, because he was one of the more seasoned doctors and has definitely seen much worse. Dr. Murray was also a close family friend of my parents, so I just refer to him as Charles. I realized with all the commotion I hadn’t really taken the time to assess my shoulder, and when I looked down, I saw why he looked so concerned.  

“You aren’t healing properly...” He speaks in a hushed tone.  

“It honestly doesn’t hurt that bad Charles. I didn’t even notice I wasn’t healing.” 

“Do you feel light-headed, or weak?” He asks cautiously. 

“I guess a little bit, but I've lost a lot of blood.” I respond bluntly.  

Obviously, we’re a little light-headed, we just fought in battle!    Vyra oh so dramatically exclaims to me. 

I roll my eyes at her outburst, when Charles snaps his fingers in front of my face. 

“Sorry, Vyra was having a moment.” I chuckled.  

“Your wolf’s name is Vyra?” 

I spun around to see Ezra standing directly behind me, far too close for comfort. 

“Uh, yeah. What are you even doing here? You don’t look hurt.” I respond with no regard for his status. 

“I told you, you need to go to the pack hospital. You’re my best friend and future Beta’s little sister. I needed to make sure you actually went and that you’re okay so I can tell everyone.” 

My nostrils flare involuntarily as I try to control my annoyance. 

“Stella and Eve are little. Gray is little. I am grown. I’ll be 18 the day after tomorrow.” I retort matter-of-factly.  

Ezra’s eyebrows shoot up in amusement as he stifles a laugh. This is the most he’s ever interacted with me, and it feels so weird to have his attention. I’ve never paid any mind to how attractive he is because I didn’t have the chance to. He literally never glances in my direction, let alone fights off a rogue she-wolf and follows me to the hospital to make sure I'm okay. What kind of parallel universe have I stepped into? I hear Charles clear his throat and turn my attention back to him, but as I turn around, black dots cloud my vision and I feel myself begin to sway side to side. My eyes flutter back as I am consumed by total darkness. 

Ezra’s POV 

I felt her pain instantly, followed by a howl. Felix located her and ran, completely disregarding the fact we were fighting on the front line. A blond she-wolf stood growling at her and didn’t even see me coming. I killed her on sight and tossed her body on the ground next to 2 others.  

After she told me she was hurt, I acted as if I didn’t know and looked at her injury. Immediately, I noticed it didn’t look like it was healing. I needed to force her to go to the hospital to be looked at, even though I knew she wouldn’t want to. 

I shifted and threw on a pair of shorts I had stashed along the tree line. At a distance, I followed behind her all the way to the pack hospital grounds and watched her walk inside, now in her human form and clothed.  

When did she do that?  Felix questioned in my head. 

That girl is quick. It only took me a few seconds to shift back and follow her. I reasoned.  

I decided to follow her inside, just to make sure. I needed to tell her parents and more importantly, Luca, what had happened. The doctor had just asked her how long she had been injured, to which she just stood there silently.  

“Sorry, Vyra was having a moment.” She chuckled. Felix purred inside my head at the name. 

“Your wolf’s name is Vyra?” I questioned. 

She spun around to look at me, and I noticed I was directly behind her without even realizing. Whoops.  

“Uh, yeah. What are you even doing here? You don’t look hurt.” She responded coldly. 

“I told you, you need to go to the pack hospital. You’re my best friend and future Beta’s little sister. I needed to make sure you actually went and that you’re okay so I can tell everyone.” I tried to reason to her, and myself. 

She made her signature face as her eyebrows furrowed and her nostrils flared out. 

“Stella and Eve are little. Gray is little. I am grown. I’ll be 18 the day after tomorrow.” She retorted.  

My eyebrows shoot up in amusement as I attempt to stifle a laugh. She definitely wasn’t helping her own case with that look. Dr. Murray cleared his throat and Darci turned to face him. 

After a few seconds she began to sway and fell backwards, into my arms. I felt the sparks instantly when I caught her, radiating across my skin with waves of pleasurable euphoria. 

“Damn it.” I whispered.  

This is why I haven’t spoke to her since we were kids. I knew she wouldn’t feel it until her birthday, but I have known she was my mate from the first moment I met her. Even as a toddler before I knew what a mate was, my mother told me I would follow Darci around like a puppy. Now that I’ve come of age AND touched her skin, the mate bond would drive me mad until I could be near her again.