Moon God Mates 2

Chapter 4

BONUS CHAPTER

Mila’s POV:

As soon as we pulled up to the packhouse I knew something was wrong. The scent here was strong, intoxicating, I knew that scent belonged to my mate.

I should have never come along with Ellie. I shouldn’t have ever left Germany.

No. I had to, once he called for me I would never have a life again. I would never be free of my own choices. I had to live, as much as I could before I couldn’t…

A knock on the door pulled me out of my internal nagging, it was Iris, I really liked the Luna. She reminded me of my mother, a powerful strong woman. I only hoped to be as powerful a Luna as they were when my time came.

“James and I are heading out to do some shopping, thought you’d want to tag along?”

Anything to get out of this house!

Anything to keep me from running into my mate.

“Please, that sounds lovely!” I grabbed my blue cardigan and slipped on my boots. I couldn’t get out of here fast enough.

***

I stood out by the river rubbing my hands up my arms, it was getting colder out. But I was afraid to go into the Moon packhouse. This was stupid, I shouldn’t be afraid of anything I was the princess of Embry pack.

This was not supposed to happen. I wasn’t supposed to find him, nor him I. This was a disaster.

I knew what I had to do, but I wasn’t sure I was strong enough to do it….

The trees were flowing in the wind, it was early October and my favorite weather, just chilly enough for a sweater but not chilly enough for coco. Not yet. I giggled to myself, I missed home. I missed my brother and my mama. But I wasn’t ready to face my responsibilities at home.

I would never truly be ready but I didn’t have a choice.

I rested my chin on my knees and hugged myself up. I’d have to go back in eventually. I was strong, I’ve always been strong but once his scent hit me I didn’t know how quickly my domineer would change. I wanted to run to him and find the face that belonged to that smell, I wanted to drop myself at his feet and promise myself to him. I didn’t know how he looked, I didn’t know what kind of man he was but I surrender myself to that smell. The mate bond was a drug, that’s why the Embry pack didn’t believe in mates, most packs back home didn't. Members got to pick who they would spend their life with.

But not royalty. We were promised to other Alphas to build our pack's strength. I was a promised lady, a mate wasn’t in the cards for me.

His pine needle and coco smell reminded me so much of home. It brought me comfort, and it was getting stronger, less faint than it was the first time I entered the house. So strong in fact that..... Wait…

I turned to see blond hair making its way down to me, s**t!

Think Mila!

**Splash**

My head emerged from the water as I was met with the most beautiful blue eyes I’ve ever seen before. It was him.

I could see his build through his maroon V-neck, he was gorgeous. His chiseled jawline has some scruff but not too much, just the perfect amount really. He couldn’t have been more perfect, he side smiled at me that sexy side smile that displayed his pearly white teeth. Our eyes met and I froze. I could see my whole life in them. I got lost in his full lips until I realized they were moving.

“Wh-what?” I shivered.

“It's a little cold for a swim.” His voice had to be perfect too, just deep enough but something about it told me he was dominant but playful. As he stood there smirking at me with his hands in the front pockets of his jeans.

“Ja, yes.” I cleared my throat and dragged my feet on the mud at the bottom of the river I was drenched in. I needed to mask my scent, I needed to hide from him.

He stood there like he expected me to get out. Scheisse…

I slowly emerged from the river but still kept my distance from him, I tried to look anywhere but at him. I couldn’t do that, I couldn’t get lost in those eyes.

“Uh, I’m Cole.” He extended his hand out as for me to shake but I knew I couldn’t touch him.

“Hallo, Mila.” I bowed in front of him ignoring his extended hand.

“Mila…” he repeated, “that’s a beautiful name.” He said more to himself than me really.

“Mila,” he said it again as if he was going to find something in it, I looked up and my eyes met him, for a second We were lost in time. I knew I had to look away. But I didn’t want to.

“Mila…. you smell like mud.”

“Yeah, I should probably…” I pointed up to the house as I backed away.

I turned and made a run for it. Stopping at the back door to take off my shoes, because of manners. Then all the way to Ellie’s room slamming the door behind me.

Ellie jumped straight up in bed, all the books she had laid out fell to the floor. She was covered in sweat it was clear she was having another bad dream.

“God Mila! You almost gave me a heart attack!”

I leaned against the door, waiting for his scent to follow but it never did. He wasn’t following me. I turned to face Ellie who looked confused as a fly.

“You need to talk to someone about those dreams.” I changed the subject.

“Um? Are you going to tell me why you barged in here??”

I looked around Ellie’s room curiously, it wasn’t like her side of the dorm room back home. Herbs covered her desk, some dried flowers hung from the walls. It was kind of witchy… she was obviously comfortable here.

“How good are you with spells?”

“I’m good.” She crossed her arms over her chest looking kind of offended I asked in the first place. I knew Ellie was smart, she was the smartest person in our class, also probably the youngest. Although I just turned 18 a few months ago.

“I knew you would be. Ellie, may I ask a favor of you?” I never asked for help, it wasn’t in my character too, but for this, I had to. I sat at the edge of her bed.

Ellie looked me over, “I can pay.” I said

“I don’t want your money, Mila.” She pulled herself from the blanket and scooted closer to me, “we’re friends, ofcourse I can do you a favor.”

Friends. Back home I didn’t have many friends, I had my brother but that wasn’t the same. No one wanted to be friends with the future Luna queen. Not real friends anyway. I could trust Ellie, she was sweet, she was innocent. We had a lot in common with her and me.

I stood from the bed and paced back and forth chewing on my fingernails. I didn’t know how to ask. Do I tell her I found my mate and he was part of her pack? How do I go about this?

“Mila come on just spit it out. Your tracking mud on my floor.” Ellie was always super sweet but since these dreams have been occupying her sleep time she’s been kind of…. Blunt? Short? I don’t know just different.

“Right, Ellie I need you to make a potion for me. One that will mask my scent…. From let’s say, my mate?”

“Wait, what! Do you want to hide from your mate? Why? Why would you ever want to do that?”

I wished there was someone I could let in. Someone here who could understand me. But there wasn’t. No one knew how my pack worked and no one would understand. Here everyone was free, free to find their mates, free to make their own path in life, free to follow their dreams. But not me. My life was lived to fulfill a duty to my pack. I couldn’t be Alpha because I was a woman, that was my brother's job. I could only be useful if I married into a strong pack to give us allies.

“Ellie, will you help me or not?”

“You know you can talk to me. We’re friends Mila, that’s how friendship works.” Ellie looked at me sympathetically, I hated when people looked at me like that. I didn’t need anyone’s sympathy.

“Yeah, right after you tell me about your dreams,” I said.

Ellie sighed, “I’ll have it ready and bring it to the ball tonight.”

“Thank you, Ellie, I truly do appreciate this. More than you know.”

I started to take my leave, Ellie was a good girl. A strong girl, she had her whole life ahead of her, a life she got to choose to live. I hated how she was allowing their dreams to control her. How was their effect so strong on her?

I turned back to her, “Darling? Some realities are far scarier. Face the dreams, figure them out.”