The Broken

The Morning After

I woke up rolling over, feeling the bed beside me as if half of me was missing. I slowly looked around, trying to figure out if last night was all a dream. I sit up when I realize I'm not in my room. Suddenly. The night events with Kilian come flooding back to me. I buried my face in his pillow. Oh no, did he leave because he regretted it last night? Just as those thoughts swirl around in my head, I hear the door open, his scent flooding the room, calming me instantly. I didn't realize someone could have that effect on a person I slowly sit up pulling the sheets up when I look over to killian walking into the room with a smile on his face a tray in his hands filled with enough breakfast for two "goodmorning beautiful, happy birthday.I figured you might be hungry" he said as he sets the tray on the bed sliding in beside me on the bed he lands a soft kiss on my lips ." thank you" I say as my cheeks start to heat up "sorry I wasn't here when you woken up I wanted to make you breakfast in bed or mom would have brought some in" he said smiling he hands me my plate ,as we start heating my head starts buzzing thinking about what everyone will say at my birthday party tonight gliding my fingers over killians mark on my neck a bit worried as to what freya is going to say ,theres no way I would be able to cover it with the dress im wearing tonight for my party, by now she has probly noticed that something is off with kilian making breakfast for two brining it into his room, I also just relised I left my bedroom door open she would have looked in to say happy birthday noticing im not in there ,she would put it all together ,I frown afraid that she might be upset "is everything okay ,you don't regret..lastnight..do you?" killian says with worrie as he looks at me ,pulling me from my thoughts "no.no I don't regret any of it .it was the best moment of my life" I said smiling looking into his eyes, a sigh of relief comes from him "whats bothering you then love?" he said trying to read my expression "your mom..does she know..I mean, is she ..okay …with us?" I said, stumbling over my words, nervous as to what the day had in store

"Yes, she knows, not the full story but the gist of it; she knew something was up last night after both of us left after dinner and didn't come back till late. She had her suspicions, but they were confirmed after she noticed you weren't in your room. Then when I was cooking breakfast for two, I brought it to my room," he said with a smiling grin, taking a bite of his toast. I started pushing my food around the plate, taking small bites, nervous about what she would say when we left the room. "She has always been a mother to me, and I don't know what I would do with myself if she got upset at me because of the moon goddess. Pairing us together ", I said, looking down at my plate. Suddenly, my plate was moved. Killian came closer, cupping my face in his hands and pulling my head up so we were staring into each other's eyes "she's not upset; actually, quite the opposite. She is ecstatic; she couldn't have wished for someone better for her son than the girl she raised, who she loves deeply and sees as her own. Well, I was making breakfast. She wouldn't stop talking about how happy she was once she saw your mark on my neck," Kilian said, kissing me softly, all my worries washing away at his touch.

After breakfast, we got up; killian gathered the dishes as I slid on my jeans, putting my hair in a messy bun and still wearing a white V-neck t-shirt over my sports bra. As we walked to the kitchen, hand in hand, I was nervous, but Kilian's touch kept me calm; as we walked into the kitchens, Freya was cleaning up breakfast from the island like she does every morning. Kilian let go of my hand and walked towards the sink, putting dishes on the counter. Freya walked right up to me, embracing me in a big motherly hug. "Happy birthday, sweetheart; it looks like the moon goddess was the first to give you a birthday gift," she said, glancing in Kalian's direction as he was talking with his father about something "you're not upset, are you?" I said, looking at her, "no, sweetie, I am thrilled the moon goddesses couldn't have picked a better woman for my son," she said, smiling ear to ear.

The day went by quickly as the whole pack was busy getting everything ready for my party. Anytime there is an event, the whole pack gets excited. They are always looking for a reason to dress up and get together, no matter the event. It just happens that it is my birthday, and everyone is celebrating.

As the time for the party came closer, Freya and I started getting ready. Today everyone would be dressed in their fanciest attire, every woman in a beautiful ball gown and all the men in suits.

Well, we got our hair and makeup done. We chatted about the future of Killian and me. We also talked about the pack's future; once Freya and Ian retire, killian would become alpha, also making me Luna at the same time, because we are fated mates and marked each other. Even though everything just happened last night, and I don't know what the future holds for us, it will be announced at my birthday celebration tonight that I and killian are fated mates and next in line to take over the pack. It was all nerve-reckoning for me—so many changes in such little time. Still, Freya has been prepping me for the role of luna since I was a child, just in case killian wasn't mated so that we could take care of the pack as partners; quite funny now to find out all the training would be worth it as we are fated to each other. As long as killian is by my side, we can do anything we set our minds to.

After getting our hair and makeup done, we went to our rooms to get dressed; I wondered what killian was doing. We hadn't seen any of the men since breakfast as they were making sure everything was ready. Well, all the women were getting all dolled up. The boys are probably going crazy; I laugh as I walk into my room, looking at my closet. My dress hanging on the door flows beautifully. It is a floor-length midnight blue, with a slit in the left side running up to my hip, an open back ending just above my tailbone, a deep plunging front and a choker to match; my shoes are simple and with my style of leather boot heels that come up the mid-calf. I could party or fight; I always have to be ready in case. I hate wearing dresses as there isn't much movement, but I hate heels more. They are torture devices for your feet with no way to fight in them; they are just for looks. As I zipped up my dress, I walked over to my mirror, seeing myself all dolled up, looking at my outfit, satisfied. My long black hair and slight curls brushed out of my face down to my hips, with a soft smokey eye topped with small cat-winged eyeliner and, finishing off my makeup with a dark red lip, I look at myself, shocked, seeing myself all dressed up instead of in my usual workout outfit, I hear my door open, and killian walks in, stepping behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist, resting his head on mine. "you look stunning sky" he said placing a gentle kiss on top of my head, tonight we would be celebrating my birthday and telling the whole pack about how we are fated mates and the future leaders of the pack.