The Mating Revolution

Chapter Nine

I woke to the snores of Keaton. His arm was still wrapped firmly around my waist. I didn’t think we moved at all through the night. I thought about the events of the last week. Keaton was a complete surprise. He was so calm and loving when we alone. I couldn’t fit together the Keaton I have come to know to the ruthless Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack. It was like they aren’t even the same person. Who did I want to be? I know that being kind and forgiving wasn’t the type of Luna I could be in this pack. I didn’t want to be emotionless, but I would be strong and confident. Even though I knew what kind of Luna I wanted to be, my feelings were all a mess. Why wasn’t I fighting this more? I’m mated to the Alpha of The Silver Moon pack. I’ve hated this pack for as long as I can remember and now, I’m just comfortably fitting in with their Alpha. Stupid mate pull. I could feel the need to empty my bladder becoming more and more important. I wiggled out of Keaton’s arms and went for the bathroom. I took the time to wash my face and run a brush through my hair. I also brushed my teeth. When I came out of the bathroom Keaton was in the closet. I went into him and wrapped my arms around his waist. “Good morning.” He turned and lowered his face to mine. “Good morning baby.” He placed a lingering kiss on my lips. It made me want more but Keaton turned back around to pick out his clothes. I let my arms drop and went to my side of the closet. “What’s on the schedule today?” I flitted through the clothes looking for some comfortable jeans while he answered. “We are going to work on pack business today. You need to start learning it. Also, you will need to start training. Our warriors train 5 days a week at 5am. All of the Omegas are given basic instructions, but you will need to be able to fight by my side in the event of an attack. The Warriors’ mates will also be given basic instruction. If they excel, they will be placed into the warrior program themselves.” I nodded and slipped my legs into jeans. “What’s the rule for me to talk to other pack members? Am I allowed friends?” Keaton shrugged a shirt on. “You are allowed friends, but you can’t treat them any different while they are working. Same with those you hate. You can’t give special favors or deny anyone anything depending on how you feel about them.” I nodded while I put on my own shirt to show my understanding. “I was just wondering because I know one of the Warrior’s mates. We met at The Mating and I think it would be nice to reconnect with her.” Keaton came up behind me and placed a kiss on my head. “Of course, baby. Why don’t you invite her for a swim later this afternoon?” I looked up at him. “We have a pool?” He nodded and my face lit up with a smile. “I love to swim!” His smile got wider at my delight. Both of us dressed we exited the closet. Keaton put his hand on the door but didn’t turn it. He looked at me with an unreadable expression. “I know you said you weren’t ready for kids yet, but do you think you would be ready for some s****l contact?” I swallowed, surprised at the subject. Was I ready? I nodded to him. “I think so but, um.” I sucked in a breath, not sure how to say it. Keaton stayed quiet, giving me time. “I’ve never been with anyone in that way before.” A look of surprise crossed Keaton’s face. “Like at all?” I slowly nodded. “I never planned to have kids because of The Mating. I didn’t want to risk it, so I just never had s*x. The most I’ve done is played with myself to cum.” I looked away from him, embarrassed. He grabbed my chin and lifted my face to his. “That is so damn sexy. I will warn you that I’m a dominate.” I swallowed. I knew what a dominate was. I read enough books to know about that. “You won’t hurt me, though right?” He smiled, a little darkly. “A little. There is pleasure in the pain. We’ll start off slow though. After dinner I want you to come to our bedroom and strip. I want you on your knees with your butt resting on your feet, with your hair down, on the floor by the foot of the bed. Your hands should be resting on your legs and your eyes should be cast down.” I nodded my head, letting him know I understood. He opened the door and I walked out of it. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and I wrapped mine around his waist until we made it to the top of the stairs. He brought me in for a hug and a deep, passionate kiss before putting his mask on. I grabbed his hand and made sure my face was arranged with a confident façade. I was so nervous inside though. We made it to the main floor. Pack members were starting to come in for breakfast. I could see the sweat pouring off the Warriors. When they saw us, each pack member bowed. Keaton and I made it to the head of the long table and sat down. Keaton was pointing out the names of the members he knew. I saw Cameron next to her mate around the middle of the table. She smiled at me and I nodded my head at her. Keaton looked at her then looked to me. “You can make your invitation after breakfast Luna.” I gave him a small smile. “Yes Alpha.” Breakfast was a merry event. The conversation was lively. I joined in on the conversation and I heard Keaton join in as well. I found Hailey actually wasn’t as bad as I thought she was when we met in the hot tub. She is a bit of a romantic though. Her mate, the Gamma, is named Alec. Tyson is the Beta and Rachel is his mate. Rachel is a natural werewolf. After breakfast I found Cameron quickly. “Would you like to go swimming this afternoon, before dinner?” I spoke quietly. Her eyes lit up and she nodded. “Yes Luna.” I smiled at her then I went with Keaton to his office. He explained to me the duties of each position. The Beta was like the Alpha’s secondhand man. He takes over when the Alpha must be gone or helps the Alpha handle the pack business.  The Gamma is above the Warriors. He deals with the scheduling and the training. Their mates are pretty much extensions of them, except the Gamma Female is in charge of the Omegas. She deals with the scheduling and issues. The Beta Female helps as needed, just like the Beta Male helps the Gamma Male as needed. I am allowed to overrule any decisions made by them, but Keaton warned me I must have a good reason to back it up. Part of his rule was that he didn’t micromanage as long as the pack was running smoothly. There was a lot to his job, he managed the pack financials which was a job all its own. We owned most of the housing on the pack land plus more buildings then I could count in human cities. He had to keep track of the money coming in and the money going out. He paid the members of the pack that worked for us. I learned that the wolves in the pack didn’t have to work if they had the money not to. He also had to manage the peace treaties and communication with the neighboring packs. He had to ensure the peace was kept in his own pack. I was exhausted just hearing about his job. He was also supposed to ensure the hospital was in top standards, but he had given that job to Tyson and Rachel long ago. I started helping him with the financial side of things. It was a mess. He had all paper records. Apparently, he was not computer literate. I slowly started getting them transferred to digital records. I didn’t realize it was lunch time until Keaton stood up from his desk and stretched. I looked at the clock and did the same. Keaton came toward me and lifted me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist. “Little Kat you don’t know how amazing it is to watch you work alongside me.” He started placing kisses on my neck. I moved to give him full access to it and a moan left my lips as he sucked my mark. One of his hands made its way up my shirt and rubbed my n****e over my bra until it stood at attention. He broke off from his attack and sat me back down on my own feet. I let out a frustrated sigh. He chuckled. “I just wanted to make sure you knew how much I appreciated you.” I growled at him. “How about you really show me, and we continue this?” He shook his head. “Oh no little Kat, we will save that for tonight.” I shivered in delight and took his hand as we exited the office. Lunch was a smaller affair. Tyson, Rachel, Alec, and Hailey were there as well as a few Omegas. Keaton explained that the pack members tended to each lunch on their own schedule. After we ate Keaton took me around part of the pack lands. He showed me the swimming pool, the training area, and the daycare. When 3pm rolled around we made our way back to the pack house so I could get ready for my swimming date with Cameron. Keaton headed to the office while I went to our room to change. I put on a swimming suit with a cover over it. I was not going to walk around the pack lands in a bikini. I was Luna, not some hussy.

Cameron wasn’t there yet so I jumped right in and swam a couple of laps. I was finishing with my fourth lap when I heard Cameron’s voice. “Hey Luna!” I smiled at her and motioned for her to join me. “Hey Cameron. When we are hanging out, just you and I, call me Katie. It’s only outside of that time that I need to be Luna.” Her smile widened, “Ok!” She jumped in the pool, splashing me. “Hey!” She laughed and I splashed her back. “You got it in my mouth!” I laughed at her and we were silent for a few minutes. She broke the silence. “So, what’s it like?” I looked at her confused. “You know, being mated to the most feared werewolf alive?” I almost forgot that was the outside view of Keaton. I had to be careful, even with my friends. He couldn’t lose his façade. “Its not what I was expecting.” A nice answer that could be taken different ways. Cameron wasn’t happy with that answer though. “Does he hurt you?” I quickly shook my head. “No, could your mate hurt you?” Cameron’s eyes soften at the mention of her mate. “No, he couldn’t. Katie he’s so much more than I ever imagined. I don’t know why I was so against this.” Fear flashed through my eyes. I needed Cameron on my side. “Cameron, you know how they mistreat humans. It may not be your mate specifically, but humans still need to be liberated, right?” I tensed waiting for her answer. She chewed the inside of her lip. “I guess but if everyone could feel the way we feel they would completely change their minds. It’s amazing to have someone made for you.” I sighed. This was going to be hard, but I would work her way back to my side. “You’re right it’s nice but it shouldn’t be required. No matter how amazing it is.” She nodded but I could still see the uncertainty in her eyes. We swam the rest of the afternoon, letting the conversation fall away along with the tension it came with. About an hour before dinner we gathered our things and went our separate ways. Cameron and her mate, Axel, had their own house. Apparently, they were already trying for babies. That made me think of tonight. What was it going to be like? Were we going to go all the way? A shiver made its way down my spine. How dominate was he?

I took a quick shower before dinner and dressed in a simple sundress. I made my way to Keaton’s office, but he wasn’t there, and he left no clue about where he would be. I tried to swallow down my nervousness, but it didn’t help so I ran my hands down my dress a few times to make sure there were no wrinkles and I headed down the stairs. Keaton wasn’t there yet but many of the pack members were already in their seats. When I entered the room, they stood up and bowed. I sat in my seat and they sat back down. Conversation rose again. I thought Keaton was going to miss dinner, but he walked in the door as the Omega’s were coming out with the food. Everyone stood up and bowed. I stood up but didn’t bow. Keaton and I sat down then everyone else followed suit and dinner was served. Keaton bent his head to talk to me. “Did you enjoy your swim Luna?” I swallowed the bite in my mouth and took a drink to clear my throat. “I did Alpha. It was nice.” Keaton nodded at me, his way of smiling when he couldn’t. “Good to hear. Are you ready for tonight?” I blushed but nodded, my nervousness coming back to a head. Keaton ran his hand down my jawline leaving a trail of fire. I leaned into his touch, not realizing how much I missed it today. We were so busy we hadn’t had much time to have small physical contact. He dropped his hand and we returned back to our meal. After we were done Keaton stayed back to talk with Tyson. I went upstairs to get ready for tonight. I brushed my teeth then ran the brush through my hair. I took a deep breath and took off my clothes then got into the position he requested. My heart was beating fast and I had to resist the urge to take quick breaths. I was not going to have a panic attack. Nope no sir, no way, no how. I just needed to calm the f**k down. My breath caught in my throat when I heard the door open. Here we go.