It’s Just Nature

Chapter 3 - Why?

My wolf whimpers as I try hard not to cry, blinking back the tears. My body moves by itself, stepping aside in wobbly manner. My eyes never leave him as he stares at his new mate. I refused to look at the new lunar of the Red Moon pack, but slowly I place my eyes on her. I couldn’t believe it, out of all the other people it could’ve been, it was my sister. The girl who I’ve grown up for the past seventeen years, this girl who has just taken everything away from me.

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*Ethan’s POV*

The Lunar looked at me as she finished her speech, it was the signal to enter the stage. I carefully strode out to the center of the stage. This is my last chance to find a mate, I thought. I scan through the crowd and my eyes land on a girl with a split lip who was staring intently at me. I focused on her ignoring the other hundreds pairs of eyes looking at me. I was used to it as I had done this countless times before. A sudden wave of déjà vu hit me, ‘I know her’ I think. She was the girl from the dream I had this morning, her small yet lean and strong physique and long slightly wavy brown hair had finally a face to it. She an oval face which strung all her features together perfectly. Her eyes were a mix of sage with prickles of hazel which went well with her straight eyebrows. She had a straight-edged nose, along with full lips that were naturally pouted. She was beautiful.

“Mate” my wolf happily stated. I nodded at the lunar, “ Make way for the Red Moon alpha,” she announced. I jumped off the stage and walk straight towards my mate. But something behind her caught my eye. It was another girl who had similar features as my mate but instead of having green eyes, she had stone gray ones with glints of sliver. I carefully shifted my eyes ever so slightly towards this other girl. Somehow I felt a stronger pull to her instead.

“Mate,” my wolf announced again but in a more aggravated tone. I was confused, how could I possibly have two mates? I stopped in front of the girl with the split lip.

“Don’t choose her,” my wolf chanted aggressively. My confusion grew.

“ Move,” the word slid out without my control in a commanding tone. Her face switching from loving to shocked to sad in a matter of seconds. She stood there, before her body complied with her lunar’s order. In a wobbly manner she stepped to the side. I could feel her eyes bore into the side of my head as I stared at my new mate.

“ My name is Ethan Black, Alpha of the Red Moon pack and now you mate.” I introduced myself to her it felt right choosing her but something was off. I took her hand, invisible electric sparks spread through my skin when I came into contact with her.

“My name is Serena Lykos, female of the Crecent pack and now you mate," she responded, shivering due to our contact.

Confusion racked my brain as I stared lovingly at my mate, completely oblivious to the hundreds pairs of eyes observing us. I kept asking myself the same questions, ‘why her? Why two mates? Why couldn’t I choose the other one?’. The word ‘why’ repeated in my head for the hundredth time. Why?