Chapter 11 (Full Moon)
EVIARAH
It’s been weeks since Mon toured me around the place. I have been introduced to the minor population of the pack and I was quite shocked to know that this pack has more than two thousand members. I really thought that this is a small pack – Silver Crescent Pack.
So far, my stay here is quite good. I find the people or should I say ‘weres’ here are kind and accomodating. I still can’t get used to what they call me. Everytime I pass by the crowd, they call me Luna. But I’m sure I’ll get used to it soon.
I heard the small ping and I smiled. I opened the oven and the smell of cheese cakes wafted in the air. I took the hot tray out of the oven and placed it in the wooden table. I took all the contents and placed it in a plate. Just as I was busy pouring latte on the coffee, I smelled the scent I am quite accustomed to – mint and musk. I will never get wrong with the owner of this.
“Breakfast is ready Alpha.” He raised his left brow as he strutt towards the table and pulled a chair for himself to settle.
“Alpha? I thought thay we are done that stage?” I looked at hom confused as I placed his cup and saucer.
“What stage are you talking about?”
“Well, the stranger sort of stage. You call me Mon, we are on first name basis now are we?”
“We are? Well, I was just in the mood to call you by your title. Certainly, there is no reason for you to forbid me right?” Eyy, why does it sound like I am addressing a royal right now. I heard him snicker and he reached for his coffee.
“I’m now wondering what’s with the mood. You seem so happy.”
“Is that bad?”
“No, of course not. I’m happy seeing you happy my Luna.”
When we finished breakfast, I decided to take a bath and I wear a t-shirt and squarepants. I tied my hair in a ponytail and I grabbed some cleaning materials since I think my room needs a bit of cleaning. I was walking on the stairs when an Omega met me.
“What will you do Luna?” she asked, head a bit bowed. She never looked in my when she talked to me.
“I decided to do a little bit of cleaning in my room,” I answered while raising the soft broom and the mop to show her.
“Oh no! Let me be the one to clean your room Luna. It is my duty to do that.”
“No, no, no! You need not to clean my room. I can handle it. Besides, I am the one who uses that so it is my responsibility to clean it.”
“You are our Luna, a rightful queen. You need not to work on those petty things. We are your servants who would gladly do the petty work for you,” answered she, bowing further. Is this because of the heirarchy? They are really considering me their queen.
“This is not right. I don’t want to treat you like you are servants. I mean, I am no queen. I’m just like you.”
“No Luna. This is the only thing we can do for the pack.” Am I harsh? I guess I have crossed the line. I think she feels like I took away what is rightfully her duty.
“Very well, just for the sake of my ease allow me to help you clean. That’s the last bargain I can give.”
“If that will make you feel at ease Luna.” She smiled at me and for the first time, her eyes met mine.
We walked towards my room and when I closed the door, she started to take the broom and swept the floor.
“What is your name?”
“I am Megan, Luna.”
“Megan. Nice name. Are you willing to be on my side? I mean, I have a lot of things to do and I would be happy if someone accompany me. But I am not requiring you to be with me 24/7. I just need some company in the afternoon when the Alpha is busy with his duties.”
“It would be an honor, Luna.”
I smiled at her and held her hands. We started to clean my room and in no time, we were done with our work. Now, I remember that the Alpha has been busy this past few days and when he was done with breakfast, he told me he has some important things to do and he will come to see me late at night or so.
“Do you perhaps know what is the Alpha doing? I mean, he has been busy for days now and he left after we finished breakfast, saying that he might be late later.”
“Luna, tonight will be full moon. The Alpha secured the underground cell to restrain weres who are unmated since the moon will have a strong effect on us.”
“Does that mean that the Alpha needs to be trapped in the underground cell too?”
“The Alpha has a greater control on his wild. Perks of being an Alpha blood. He will oversee everything later. You don’t need to worry Luna.”
“Are you mated Megan?”
“No Luna. I still did not find my mate.”
“Then you will be there too later? I mean the underground cell.”
“No. Only the male ones are aggressive. The females however becomes aggressive only when they feel that their mates are near them. But I need to tell you something too Luna.”
“What is it?”
“I believe that you will be asked by the Alpha to lock yourself up here in your room. He might have a tighter rein on his wild but with you his mate being around, it is a different story. He would want to mate with you and I am sure that he don’t want to force you into taking him. He don’t want to hurt your feelings Luna. Most especially that you are a human and you might find it terrifying if he will come to you and biting you.”
“B-biting me?” I asked baffled. Why would he bite me? Will he turn like the rogue?
“Luna, there are two steps in the mating process. First, the mates mark each other that is why he will bite you. They say that it hurts a bit at first and then later on you’ll not feel the pain anymore. And the final phase is the copulation itself.”
Copulation. Does that mean that we need to do it? The sacred act? Oh no! Now I know why I should really need to hide. I am not yet ready. Not in a… I don’t know how many years from now. I just simply nodded to Megan and tried to compose myself so that she will not see how terrified I am.
I mean, I know long before that there will come a certain time wherein I need to you know, give away my precious v-card to whoever I am bound to marry but not this soon. I did not expect this to happen this fast. I still need to accomplish a lot of things and one of those is giving justice to my dead adoptive parents.
Megan continued with cleaning the whole house while I excused myself to retire to my own room. I need to think about what will happen later when the full moon rises. If ever today I and Mon will not mate then surely there is another full moon next month and many more months to come and it will be harder for the both of us or much more to him.
I don’t want to run away and risk being caught again by a rogue while I am on the way to the town. I might not be this lucky this time and I will need to embrace my untimely death and there is no way that I will make that happen. But I remembered the police who might still be searching for me. I know that I can outsmart humans because if I change my look and identity then no one would know that I am that girl they are looking for, but for how long? And I don’t have anything that can point the culprit.
I sighed as I lay flat on my bed. My life became more complicated than it is before. If the Alpha comes here later, will I be okay? I know he will not hurt me. That is what most weres told me. No mate harms their own mate. I untangled my hair from its tie and I placed a pillow to cover my face.
“Should I just let him do the act later? I mean, we still need to do it anyway. So there is no harm in doing what must be done and there is no point of desperately getting away from this tangle. Yeah, I guess it would be better if I just mate with him.”
I was in a constant internal battle and if my brain is just out of my head, then I guess I can see it shrinking by now. My cheeks heated at the thought of him and me in my room doing the act. I mean, he does not look bad. As a matter of fact, every single female will drool on his body. That man has the right muscles on the right places. His body is like a piece of art prodly made by the best sculptor in the world. His entire being screams handsomeness and perfection.
“What would it feel like if my hands touch his abs? Are those muscles hard? I bet they are. His chest is wide enough for me to lean on and his arms are so strong that I really want to try if I can climb on him and… what the hell Eviarah! Get a grip of yourself!” I scolded myself and smacked my head. I screamed on my pillow to suppress its sound as I am quite embarassed of my own mind.
What a brain I have! Quite bold to take the risk.