A Devotion to Purity (The True Luna Series Book 2)

Chapter 4

Daisy

Seraphina is probably the reason why I’m still here. Although, that’s not true in all entirety. The truth is, I have nowhere to go. My pack was annihilated six years ago during the civil war. The Blue Water Pack was a small pack and my father, the Alpha, refused to revolt against the reigning King. Our pack was then destroyed by our neighboring but much larger packs. Sad, I thought they were our friends.

We all have pledged our allegiance to the Wolferaine Kingdom for hundreds of years, so why revolted, right? Besides, the Wolferaine Kingdom is the biggest shifters kingdom in the whole United States of America, probably even the world, these packs that revolted against the kingdom, what were they thinking? Did they really believe that they could win against the kingdom? They were delivering their heads to be slaughtered by our savage king who showed them no mercy. But then again, I was fourteen then, what did I know, right?

Still, because of my father’s stubbornness to decline taking part of the mutiny, they destroyed us. When the King and his soldiers came to save us, the pack was already burned down to the ground. Only ten women and children were able to survive, my older sister and I were amongst them. We hid inside a twigs and branches covered shed before we were found by the King’s soldiers and brought back with them to the palace.

The King then provided the others with housings, financial help, and education within the kingdom while my sister and I were allowed to live inside the palace because we were the Alpha’s daughters. Since I was fourteen at that time, the Alpha King Boone Wolfe then made himself my guardian. Soon, he was more than just my guardian, he became my brother-in-law. He married my older sister Theresa who was eighteen at that time.

Since then the King asked me to call him just Boone. It was not easy at first, but with time I managed. Boone and I had always had a great relationship. We’ve had a genuine likeness towards each other as real brother and sister would. Since he was an only child, I think he found the responsibility of having me to guard as humbling. Boone had taken care of me, not just financially but he’d always made time to listen and talk to me. I think Boone value my opinion a great deal. Our closeness annoyed Theresa to no end. Sometimes, she accused me of trying to steal him away from her. Which was preposterous, I was fourteen.

Theresa and I were very different. She was ambitious and conniving. She managed to marry Boone and became the Luna Queen of the Wolferaine Kingdom in just two months after we were saved. The fact that she was beautiful and sexy made her plan easily achievable. Boone, after all, was just a man. Before she married him, Theresa acted like a caring and kind woman, like a true Luna. She kept on telling him that our mother, the Luna of the Blue Water Pack, had groomed her to become a Luna. Therefore, she knew how to be one and what was expected of her with such a noble position.

As soon as she was the Luna Queen, though, she then showed her true color. She didn’t care about the people and the kingdom. Her definition of a Luna’s job was to satisfy the Alpha King in the bedroom and that was it. After that, she demanded everything. She must have had the most expensive things and traveled to the most exciting places, with style. Her true color took Boone by surprise. Sometimes, when we talked, I got this feeling that Boone regretted marrying her. Although he never said it, I could just feel it.

Boone and Theresa were not fated mates despite them telling people that they were. He married her for her looks and also the fact that he felt guilty for being late when coming to rescue us. If he hadn’t been late, we would’ve still had our pack, family, and friends. Theresa was milking that guilt that he had and Boone fell into her trap. Now, he was sorry.

The truth is I knew her fated mate. I mean, I didn’t know his name but I saw him with her a couple of times when our pack still existed. I even saw them making love once, by accident, of course. He was not part of our pack and I’d never met him before. He was handsome and he looked powerful, an Alpha or a son of an Alpha. What I didn’t understand was, why did they have to hide their relationship? Wouldn’t my parents be happy to know that Theresa was fated with an Alpha?

Until I saw him amongst those ruthless men that burned down my pack with no care in the world. They were laughing as they killed all the people there. All of them, just laughing. Him too. So that was why they kept their relationship a secret, he was the enemy. I couldn’t see much because we were hiding, but what I saw sickened me. I should’ve told Boone about it, yet I didn’t. My loyalty towards my sister stopped me from doing so. Now, it’s been eating me alive.

I’ve tried my best to show my appreciation for Boone and his family for taking me in. When Luna Andrea, Boone’s mother, was trying to teach Theresa how to become the Luna Queen with no success since Theresa was not interested in working, I took over. I paid attention to her explanation and told her that I was interested in doing some of the work. Luna Andrea was surprised but she was happy with my willingness. She then focused on teaching me instead of Theresa. I did some of the volunteer works in the kingdom’s hospital and shelters.

Now that I am twenty years old, Luna Andrea and I have been doing the job descriptions of the Luna Queen together. Although since Seraphina was born three years ago, I focused more on taking care of her. Boone has hired nannies for her, but the turnover has been quite staggering. Those so-called nannies that they hired did not care at all about Seraphina. They focused more on getting in bed with Boone, the Alpha King. Those nannies fantasized of being able to be Boone’s next Luna Queen. So yeah, even though Seraphina has always had nannies, I’m still the one who takes care of her.

Theresa died giving birth to Seraphina, thus the constant turnover of nannies. I asked Boone not to bother hiring nannies anymore. Seraphina is my niece; I love her to bits and have no problem taking care of her myself. But Boone doesn’t want that for me, he doesn’t want me cooped up inside the palace all the time. He wants me to be able to explore the world, to leave the kingdom, and study in the human world like him. He hopes that I can find my fated mate out there.

I don’t know. I might do that, I’m just… scared.

The thing is, Boone might fancy himself married again one day. He is only thirty-two and a handsome king. I don’t know any woman who doesn’t desire him. At some point, he will choose a woman to marry. He might even find his fated mate. Who knows, right?

What about me then? If his new Luna Queen doesn’t want me around, will Boone kick me out of the palace? And where would I go? Maybe it’s a good idea if I take up on his offer now to leave the kingdom to further my education. So one day, when he’s re-married, I’ll be more independent. But then I will miss Seraphina so much. With Boone busy being the King and Luna Andrea being the Luna, I’m the only constant thing in her life.

She clings to me; I can’t leave her with those nannies. They have been nothing but horrible. I know that at night they try to come into Boone’s room to seduce him. They have not been successful so far. The action only leads them to get fired. I can’t help wondering though, that one day, one of them may be successful. Boone is after all, only a man. With needs.

People think that Boone has been mourning over my sister all this time. They think he has been abstinent. I used to think so too until one day I overheard him having a conversation over the phone. He sounded different than his usual self, more playful and intimate. Instinct told me that he was talking to a woman. As I was retreating in order to let him have his privacy, I heard him calling her name in a very sensual tone, husky, like he was seducing her: Camellia.

I know who Camellia is. Well, at least I know one Camellia. She is the daughter of an Alpha, although now her brother is the Alpha. I don’t really remember the name of her pack but I believe it’s one of the biggest. We’ve met a couple of times in the events that were held inside the kingdom. If Boone was planning to marry Camellia, let’s just say that he finally struck gold.

Aside from the fact that both Theresa and Camellia were beautiful and sexy, they had nothing else in common. Theresa cared only for herself and material things. While Camellia, let’s just say that the Moon Goddess broke the mold after she created her. Camellia is perfection. She turns head with her beauty and brings smiles with her kindness. They will be perfect together, Boone and her. I’m not sure but I think Camellia is Theresa’s age, perhaps a year older. Yet, she is so sophisticated, and classy, and elegant. Everything that Theresa had never been.

I wonder if one day I could be half as perfect as she is now.

Being twenty and live under the same roof as the King can be awkward. Since we’re not related by blood, people assume that Boone may want to marry me one day. Or that I’ve been trying my hardest to get his romantic attention, not just the brotherly one. I was the Luna Queen’s sister and I love their daughter with all my heart. The fact that I also have Alpha’s blood, making me a perfect candidate for replacing my sister.

But I don’t want to replace my sister, that has never been my goal. After I turned eighteen and realized that Boone and I weren’t fated mates, I knew that I would save myself for my fated mate. I still love Boone, always have, always will be, but not romantically. Never romantically. That is why, if Boone chooses Camellia, I will support them one hundred percent. Camellia is what, twenty-five now? Maybe her fated mate has died? She would be a perfect Luna Queen for the Wolferaine Kingdom. A thousand times better than Theresa ever would.

There was this boy. I knew him since he was only eighteen and I was sixteen. He came to the palace to train as one of the warriors although at the same time, still went to college. He was handsome and we got along well. I had a crush on him and hoped that maybe he was my fated mate.

He was nice to me, but I heard that he was a playboy. At that time, I didn’t mind so much, thinking that he would change once I became eighteen myself and found that we were fated mates. We weren’t. It broke my heart a little when on my birthday, our wolves didn’t acknowledge each other as mate.

We’re still good friends, though. Aside from Boone and Seraphina, I care about him so much. When he was placed as Boone’s personal guard, I was happy for him. Now we see each other almost every day. Mason is a good man; he spends time with both me and Seraphina a lot. Sometimes when the three of us walk together at the palace’s park, people tease us, including Boone. Mason and I, we look like a young couple with a young daughter. It often makes me blush.

I will not mate with him, though. Not him nor Boone. I have faith in the Moon Goddess. I will devote my purity to my fated mate, I believe that I will find him one day. He will love me without condition just like I will love him with all my heart. He will be the reason I leave the kingdom at last. I will wait for him. I hope I won’t have to wait forever.

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