His Sweet Luna

My Mate

"Jojo, my sweet, what is wrong?" asked Grayson.

JoLynn knew she shouldn't have let it get this far, it just felt so amazing she couldn't stop. Alpha Grayson was her mate; her brother's best friend since birth was her fated mate. His lips felt amazing against hers, they still tingled from their make-out session. Gray looked at Jo now with worry in his eyes, like maybe he had hurt her.

I told you our mate was close. Also, Max is super sweet and said Gray is very excited we are his mate.

You know you could have warned me our mate was GRAY!! she yelled back to Lyra.

"Alpha, we can't do this," JoLynn replied, "we shouldn't do this." She unwrapped her legs from his waist and he helped steady her back onto her feet.

"You know better than to call me Alpha my sweet, I've literally known you since birth," said Grayson. "Now, please tell me why we can't or shouldn't do this. You are my mate and the future Luna of this pack."

"First, you and my brother have literally been best friends since birth and he would freak out. Second, I just moved back to the pack after 8 years, so no way do I deserve to be Luna. And third, do you not remember why I left the pack in the first place? I was far from a favorite of the other she wolves in the pack, no way will they respect me." JoLynn made the mistake of looking into his green eyes and seeing pain in them. There was nothing more she wanted to do than kiss away the pain, but Jojo knew they would never work as mates. There was no way anyone would accept her as a Luna and there was no reason to drag this on.

"Well, my sweet Luna, I know Lane wouldn't care and would probably even be happy you found a mate who worshipped you," he said while lightly kissing her lips. His lips felt so amazing on hers, like they were meant to be together. "You were born to this pack and are my mate so you do deserve to be Luna. And it has been 8 years and I would hope the she-wolves would have grown up by now."

"Gray..." He silenced JoLynn by kissing her again, more passionately. He was going to make sure she knew she was meant to be with him, if it took everything.

"Better yet, just tell me who they were that disliked you so much before and I'll banish them from the pack," he giggled. "You are my fated mate, my future Luna, and the only one who truly matters."

"You know I can't do that, and this wouldn't work," she groaned, not wanting to do the next thing. She knew it was the only way because she couldn't be the Luna Grayson needed. She could not look at him or else she wouldn't say the words, her heart was telling her not to. Lyra was telling her not to, that Grayson and Max were meant for them and they needed them. JoLynn looked at her feet and took a deep breath. "I, JoLynn Aspen Masters, daughter of Beta Kendrix E-." Grayson cut off her rejection by smashing his lips against hers with such force.

He pulled away from JoLynn and looked deep into her eyes, "Please don't you dare say those words! You will not reject me JoLynn, not now, not ever. I will get down on my hands and knees right now to beg you to give us a chance. There will be no second chance mate for me, I decided a long time ago that whoever my fated was, I would dedicate myself to them. Luckily, the Moon Goddess is amazing and mated me to the most beautiful, amazing, and funny girl I know." He kissed her lightly on the lips, nose, neck, and back to the lips. "Please just promise me you will give us an honest chance."

His eyes were pleading with JoLynn, "Ok Grayson, I will give us a chance." His eyes glazed over as he was receiving a link, she waited for him to finish. "Is everything ok?"

"Yup, just Lane asking if I saw you out here while running. He was looking for you to see if your wolf had come yet."

"I have gained my wolf. Her name is Lyra. She told me that Max is a big sweetie and she was very happy."

"Well, I told Lane I bumped into you and I would grab you and take you back to your room," Gray winked. "He will meet us there."

"That wink better not mean you think you're going to stay there." Grayson laughed heartily while walking to the pack house. He wrapped his arm around JoLynn's waist to hold her close. It was Grayson's way of making sure to keep her near, and help her realize they were meant for one another.

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Walking back to the pack house with Jo was torture. All Gray wanted to do was throw her over his shoulder, take her to his room, and have his way with her. Gray knew he could get her to forget all about the rejection she tried in his room. This was definitely not the way he wanted finding his mate to go, but knowing it was JoLynn made it all worth it. Her scent was killing him; the sweet citrus mixed with fresh rainfall. Gray's arm was tingling where he had it around her waist, lightly caressing her side with his hand.

They had taken the back staircase that would led them right to JoLynn's room. Before they reached the 4th floor, JoLynn stopped Grayson.

"Gray, can we please keep the mate thing to just us for now?" she asked. "I just still need to get used to the idea of a mate the same day I got my wolf before we tell Lane or anyone else."

"Ok, just us for now," he said before kissing her forehead. She leaned into the kiss versus pulling away, giving Gray hope for them. The more and more he could get her to react positively, the sooner they would be able to move on with mating and marking eachother.

They walked to her room, with space between them now, when they saw Lane walking out of his room towards them.

"Ah, my favorite people," called Lane, "let's hang out for a bit." He followed them into JoLynn's room. "Gray, are you going to hang out for a bit or are you heading to bed?"

"I am totally going to hang out and find out what our sweet little Jojo has been doing for the last 8 years."

JoLynn rolled her eyes and sat on her bed with her back resting against the padded headboard. Lane laid across the bottom of the bed, while Gray decided it would be safe sitting next to her if they were all going to be on the bed. It wasn't as easy as he thought, Gray really had to concentrate on keeping his libido in check sitting on his mate's bed. She was so close he could shift his thigh a couple inches and touch her.

"I won't say any names, but was it only the one who messed with you tonight or did some of the others try too?" Lane questioned Jo. What was he talking about and why wouldn't they say names, thought Gray? He could sense Jo was tense from the questioning, which intrigued him more.

"It was only the one, but can we leave it alone? We don't want to bore Grayson with the silly drama of the past," she answered.

"Well, at least it was only the one," Lane responded. "So how w-"

"Wait no, what are you two talking about? Did someone say something to you tonight? Who was it? You have to tell me so I can handle the situation immediately, I will not have you being mistreated." Lane looked a little intrigued by the sudden demands Gray made of them, and how protective he got over JoLynn.

"Gray, there isn't anything to be handled so we can just move on," she stated to him. She gave him a look that basically said shut your mouth before Lane figures something out. As much as Gray wanted to let it go and move on, his wolf was not ok with someone messing with their mate.

Gray turned to Lane, "how about you tell me what you guys are talking about? As Alpha of this pack, I am not ok with pack members hassling other members."

"Laney, don't you dare!" exclaimed JoLynn. Gray could tell this was going to be a battle. He just had to hope she realized it was to take care of her.

"Jojo, he is the Alpha now and I cannot tell him no. Besides, this can't keep going on and you leave again," replied Lane. He turned to Grayson, "it was just someone who teased her before, but she didn't even tell me what exactly happened this time."

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"Honestly, both of you, it is fine. I want to try and handle it myself, I need to learn to take care of myself and not run anymore, " JoLynn told both of them. "Now can we please just drop it for now or I will kick you both out of my room." They looked at her and grumbled a little bit to each other before nodding in agreement. "Now, did you both enjoy your travels?"

"It was nice to see how other packs did things, even got some ideas of things I may want to change here," answered Gray. "We really enjoyed the experience but are very glad to be back home."

"I want to know how it was talking to your wolf. Are you still planning on waiting a bit to shift?" asked Lane.

"Lyra is her name, it was very easy to talk with her. Yes, I do still plan on waiting a bit to shift. She actually said it was best to wait and gave me a few tips for when I do shift the first time." You should tell Lane that we have already met our mate and it is Grayson, Lyra whispered to JoLynn.

"Do you think now that you have Lyra, you will find your mate soon?" asked Gray, with a glint in his eye and a smirk on his face.

"Whoa, do not even joke about my baby sister having a mate yet! I am just barely used to her being 18 officially and it has been 2 hours. How about Leisha and I find mates first, then we can talk about little Jojo finding hers."

They talked for a bit more, mainly about random things from the party. What they liked and didn't like about their ceremony, and how it felt to officially have their new roles in the pack. Before they knew it, JoLynn's clock said it was 3 in the morning. Luckily, there was no training in 4 hours. Grayson had declared that there would be no training or conditioning today. It was to be a day of rest after the celebration.

"I'm going to head to bed, it has been a long 48 hours of traveling and partying," Lane yawned. "Good night sis. You too, Gray."

"Good night bro," Grayson and JoLynn said together. Lane walked out of the room, but left the door open, assuming Gray was right behind him. Instead, Gray got up and went to close and lock the door.

"What do you think you are doing?" Jojo asked.

"I swear this is not for mating purposes or anything," he held his hands up in surrender. "After you tried to reject me earlier, Max has been really anxious and I can't get it out of my head that I almost lost you. Also, knowing someone is trying to mess with you isn't helping, but I will leave that alone. I just want to lay down next to you; I will even be on top of the blankets if you want. Just being near you helps calm me and I really need it right now." Grayson gave her sad puppy dog eyes and she couldn't say no to him.

"Ok you can stay, but only because I think it will help calm Lyra down for the night. She was pretty annoyed with me earlier and just keeps going on and on about how great you and Max are." Jo walked to the bathroom to change into her pajamas. After changing, brushing her teeth, and combing and braiding her hair, she went back into the room. She should have grabbed her winter pajamas instead of summer ones, a tiny tank top and short shorts was not smart with the very eager mate.

"My Goddess woman, are you trying to kill me!" Grayson was laying on the bed in his boxers and a white undershirt. He was on top of the covers since JoLynn had not told him yet where he could lay.

"No, its just I only had my summer pajamas unpacked. I'm sorry." Pulling back the covers, she climbed under and wiggled around to get comfortable. "You can be under the covers as well, if you promise to behave." Grayson slid in next to her, keeping his distance but still putting his hand on her hip while they were laying on their sides. JoLynn reached over and shut off her bedside light before snuggling down into the covers fully.

"Thank you my sweet Luna for letting me stay with you," Grayson whispered. "Max has already calmed down significantly and I may be able to sleep tonight." She scooted her bottom back a little closer to him, wanting to be a little closer. If she was going to have her supposed mate in bed with her, she might as well cuddle with him. Gray leaned his head into her neck, breathed in deeply before placing a kiss on her marking spot. "Good night sweet Jojo."