His Lost Luna

Chapter 3: Daniel The Alpha

My cousin Tony urged me to go along with him to this party of teenagers. I really wasn’t up to it. Being 24 years old and having been the Alpha for 5 years already seemed awkward to go to a human party in a private facility in Edmonton. Well, my pack the Black River pack is situated deep in the woodsy part of Edmonton just along the Horsehills creek. Hidden deep into the lavish green vegetation away from human prying and discovery. Our pack is one of the largest in North America and the biggest in Alberta with a population of 1500 wolves under my care and guidance since I took over after my father’s demise. Alpha Daniel Hector is my name. My pack prides itself in producing our own food, with the creek giving us water during the dry seasons. The creek feeds from the Saskatchewan River which never dries. I own and run a very big architectural firm in the city called the Hector Inc. It specializes in architecture, buildings, engineering and it’s one of the biggest and most successful firms in the region. I run it concurrently with running the pack and it’s a huge responsibility. This means my presence is requested in different wolf communities where my services are needed so I’m mostly away on such assignments. My beta Herman Barry gets to run the pack most of the times. He was Mated at 19 and already has two little pups but the Alpha isn’t Mated. The pack had been complaining about how that weakens me by the day and tried putting me under pressure, especially my mother who still has to play the role of Luna upto this day. She has pestered me into taking a chosen mate but I refused point blank, telling her I’m waiting for my goddess given mate, who will make me even more stronger.

I agreed to go along with Tony Stewart, my cousin for the sake of guarding him from making stupid decisions. The place was some rented private resort with a big opening and a little stream far behind, giving it a naturally welcoming environment. It had fresh cool breeze in the hot summer nights and the air was fresh with clean oxygen. I parked my jeep, then walked up with Tony who introduced me to his buddies and grabbed a can of soda to give to me. I told him no alcohol because I have to drive 3km back to the pack house sober whenever the party is over. Many cars were pouring in in droves as these young people kept coming. I wondered how many they were. Max, my wolf suddenly became edgy and started pacing making me dizzy. ‘What’s with you Maxy, you are making my head spin. Would you relax? Geez!’ I scolded him. He scoffed and retreated a bit. I went to the dance floor and very soon an intoxicating smell of almonds filled my nostrils. I’ve never known almonds smelled this delicious. Max began pacing again. ‘Mate is here!’ he sang. Sure enough, I smelled some wolves in the crowd but they were mostly male wolves. ‘Does that mean my mate is human? Or masked?’ I asked my self. ‘Does it matter? Dude, remember we have waited for more than eight years? Go find mate, we need to claim her.’ Max reminded me. He was right. It didn’t matter whether she was human or wolf.

I got to the dance floor and people kept on twirling their dance partners and passing them to others. I joined in, figuring that she will end up in my hands in this manner because her scent kept getting stronger. A good thirty minutes passed and Max was just about getting frustrated when suddenly she was in my arms. Our mate. Max sang at the back of my mind irritating me. ‘Max, would you cut the crap? I got her, she is here finally and she is human.’ I told him to relax. I took my time staring into her eyes, the sparks flew off immediately our bodies came into contact. She mesmerized me, she was the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. Her beauty radiated and almost matched that of the moon goddess I swear. She tried averting her eyes but I raised her chin for her to look at me again. She tried getting out of my grasp but I held on to her, gently asking her for her time. We walked to my jeep and sat on its bonnet making introductions. Anabella is her name, I loved how it found its home in my tongue. “Can I call you Bell?” I had asked her and I didn’t miss the excitement in her eyes. She agreed. She looked a little shy around me but I made her comfortable. We began chatting like we’ve known each other forever. She looked and sounded like a very confident and powerful woman. She would fit perfectly well as a Luna. That’s if she accepts us for who we are. I went to get some snacks and drinks and we continued to chat. Her friends tried snatching her away but she refused. I love her, I was already smitten. She asked for drinks saying they were nice. I felt a little dizzy but I brushed it off.

After some time, she appeared to be tipsy. I began to wonder what was in the fruit punches. Were they somehow spiked? She asked to sit in the car saying her back hurt, fair enough mine was also hurting for sitting up on the bonnet for so many hours. We got comfortable inside the car and started kissing. Her arousal was too overpowering. I tried getting a leash on Max but he was intoxicated. I was totally weak and fearful at the same time. I gave into the mate bond and Mated with her in the car of all places. Max was ecstatic but I was furious at him for doing this and even suggested we mark her. Was he insane? We came to our senses when the deed was already done and we put on our clothes quickly. She nervously asked for a glass of water and I got out to go get it. The place where everything was set was a bit far from the cars and I took a little bit to get back only to find an empty car. Max got enraged. ‘Where’s mate? Did we hurt her?’ he annoyingly asked yet he was the perpetrator. She was a virgin but I was very gentle with her. This was not an ideal place to mate, I admit but what happened happened. I looked everywhere for an hour but could not find her. I tried looking for the girls who wanted to take her away earlier, but they were no where to be found. Her scent was gone from that place. I sat down at the base of my car tire frustrated and angry with myself. I mind linked Tony and told him it was time to go. In a jiffy he was by my car. “Man, why are you in a foul mood all of a sudden?” he asked. “Shut up and get inside the car.” I growled at him. He shrugged and opened the passenger door. “Man, I smell Bella in here, did you… oh no! Tell me you didn’t?” he trailed off. I glared at him and said, “she is our mate. Your Luna!” his eyes went as wide as the saucers. I drove off heading to the pack house feeling all sorts of emotions you could imagine. Above all disappointed at the way I handled this whole thing, despite having waited for whole eight years. I was not in the mood to talk to anyone at all. I went straight to my alpha suite as soon as I arrived.