The Hidden Luna

Chapter 16 the unexpected meeting

Jackson’s POV

It had been a few days since I had taken the drawing pad back. She hadn’t looked for me, and I hadn’t seen her at all. I know she was still here as I was always catching her scent. And the deserts she made were amazing. I missed seeing her and I had never even spoken to her properly.

“We could go looking for her ya know!” Lynx tried hinting at me again. He really wanted us to speak to her or even just to see her. He was perplexed about the mystery around her.

“I want mate you i***t. She is part of us. She is our everything and you are being a pussy.” He growled. He was not patient at all.

“Remember if she is Lauren Newton then she is only 15. She is 16 in a few days and will get her wolf. She will feel it too then. She will come find us.” I told him. If she was only 15 then by wolf law we couldn’t do anything.

“No but talking to her would help!” He growled at me again.

I decided to skip lunch again and headed to the pack gym. It was the only way I could keep Lynx happy. Go beat the s**t out of punch bags.

I swiped my key card and got changed in the locker room. No one was ever in at lunch so I was able to fully concentrate. I usually spent a few hours here then get a bite to eat. The boys stopped sparing with me as I would always kick their ass’s.

Let’s start with the bags then, shall we?” Lynx piped up.

“Yeah. Dad wants us to attend a meeting later tonight so we will miss the pack run.” I told him. My dad was trying to teach me how to be a good Alpha and had started to include me in most of his pack meetings.

This was a meeting with an omega again. They were quite regular, and he said they were important as the Omegas needed to be heard too. The meetings started at 6:30 as dinner was in full swing. We would be eating first anyway and normally finished our food first, so it didn’t matter. Plus, Lauren always made loads of baked goods.

I had missed the muffins the past few days though. I started sparing with the bags and then moved on to do weights. I always finished my workouts with a run, so as soon as I had done on the weights, I went out the back of the gym and headed for a run through the woods. I decided to head to the riverbank where I first saw Lauren. It was out of the way, and I never saw anyone else there. I could see why she went there. It was a beautiful place to be.

“Beautiful like her.” Lynx said.

I sat beside the river thinking about her. Trying to put the puzzle pieces together. It was of no use though. I needed more information. I needed to speak to her. After an hour I headed back to the pack house. I went through the gym and it was alive with activity. Even Arron was here.

“What you doing here?” I teased him. “Too many muffins at lunch again.” I continued. I was smiling but Arron wasn’t.

“That new bloody cook your dad hired is going to be the death of me. Sod waiting for my mate I think I want to marry her.” He said out of breath.

Lynx growled loudly. Arron was taken aback by his sudden out burst. I tried to play It down. “ you shouldn’t say things like that! Your fated mate is something to cherish not throw away like a piece of trash!” I scolded.

“Yo man, it was just a joke. I wouldn’t actually dream of wasting my mate or bond. I am sorry!” He said in defence.

“We’ll mates are not to be joked about, do you understand?” I finished. I walked away and headed for a much-needed shower. I had to go for dinner then meetings with my dad. I met them in the dining room. The dinner was nice, and dessert was even better. I could smell her scent all around the dessert area.

After we had finished dinner me and dad walked up to his office. He keeps telling me that these meetings are also to introduce me as the next Alpha. My ceremony is in less than two weeks now. The first few meetings were generally good. The Omegas were ok with me, and they explained who and what they did. The last meeting was for an Omega that wanted go to visit her family in another pack. My dad said that this was fine and talked some dates with her. The picked one just after the ceremony and the paperwork was all done ready to send out. I waited for this last meeting. Dad said he had taken a delivery for one of the kitchen staff and they needed to see him to collect it.

“It’s a bit odd if you ask me.” Lynx said confused. “Normally the mail just went straight to the people but not this. Why not?” He questioned.

All of a sudden I smelt it. My breath became unsteady. Cinnamon and honey. That was the scent of Lauren.

There was 3 knocks at the door. My dad shouted ‘Enter’ as he always did.

The door began to open, and when she turned around, she looked straight at me then my father. My dad greeted her, and she greeted both of us bowing. She began walking over to the desk.

“God she’s amazing.” I said dreamily in my head. Lynx was racing round my head like a pup. He settled down when she spoke and listened to her every word.

My dad introduced me and I placed my hand out to welcome her. She took my hand and shock it. The sparks were definitely undeniable. She was definitely our mate.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you officially Lauren.” I told her.

“The honour is all mine.” She said back. I watched her closely through the rest of this meeting. Dad was talking about the new menu and how the pack were really loving it. He suggested about maybe doing some requests occasionally for the pack. I do t know how she would accomplish this though. She was amazing though and suggested doing a request day once a week. My dad was very impressed with her idea.

“Say something you i***t!” Lynx told me.

“Can I request them amazing cinnamon muffins you did last week please.” I must have sounded silly because she began giggling a bit and then my dad joined in. I felt the heat in my cheeks rise and realised I was actually blushing. Her giggle was amazing though.

“I suppose that is ok, I was going to do them tomorrow anyway.” She said to me.

I was only sort of listening now as I was daydreaming. My dad continued the conversation, but I was only partially listening to it. My dad handed her some packages and she looked thrilled to receive them. She thanked my dad and bowed before leaving us.

“You seemed to get on with her really well Jackson.” My father said.

He was right but if only he knew about the mate bond. I began to wonder if he would accept it. I thought about asking him.

“Go on. Ask him!” Lynx said.

“Dad? I have a question for you?” I started.

“Go on son, what’s on your mind?” He replied.

“You believe in cherishing the mate bond, don’t you?”

“Yes it’s not something to throw away. It didn’t matter who or where your mate is from, the moon goddess chose that person to match you and that is all that matters.” He replied with, looking up at me. “Why do you ask?”

“No reason. Just something I had heard that most people prefer their mates from higher ranks, if they themselves are of higher ranks.”

“Well, it is preferable but it’s not everything. Don’t worry son you will be paired with an Alpha or beta.!” He finished off with. With that we finished off the meetings and parted ways