Unravelled Luna

I landed a blow to his jaw, it was quick and steady. Mark had dared to make fun of my combat skills and that was his mistake. He thought I was easy to take down. He had to take some steps back to regain his ground. "Weren't you saying I was a little flower anyone could finish off? What happened? Did you have aconite instead of water before the training?." I was so pissed off that the words came off my mouth just like that. He was angry, and I was enjoying his astonished face, it was an interesting mixture of rage and intrigue. He growled and struck back in my direction, I barely dodged his fist. He was quicker than before, maybe I shouldn't have said anything, messing with a wolf's ego was a terrible decision, but who cared? I really enjoyed taking it out of my system, he had no place talking s**t about my strength. I had to dodge another 3 blows before I was able to counter-attack but when I did he landed a side-kick on my left rib. As my lungs emptied, I smiled. He had just attacked me with his full strength. That is what I was talking about, what I signed up for when I decided to train with them. The bell rang as I hit the floor. "It wasn't so difficult, was it?" "I still don't think you're good enough," he said, helping me up." But I've got to admit you are better than I thought." His side smile was good enough for me, it felt like acknowledgement. I got home with a smile painted all over my face. That was my first day fighting with the warriors. Up 'till that moment, I had been training with people that didn't focus on fighting, but I wanted to really be able to take care of myself. I was tired of my brother worrying about my well-being, telling me I was weak and didn't know how to handle a battle. I wasn't his little pup anymore. I hadn't been for quite a while, and want it or not, once he found his mate, he would move away, so eventually I would have to defend myself all on my own. Little did I know, I would be the one moving into the Alpha's home to let him have his own piece of land. Our parents were good friends back in the day, as our father used to be the Beta. That was until my parents were killed in battle a year ago. Ever since, my brother: Lucian, being the eldest and having trained with my Dad, had taken the position in the pack and was now training alongside his best friend: Asher. My forever crush. He was fun to be around, always included me in their plans and treated me my age, taking my brother off my back when he was being too intense. I guess that's how it all started. I didn't know back then how it all would unfold. But here we were, 5 years later. Today was our anniversary and so I had decided to come back home early. On my way here, I bought a vanilla cake with strawberries on top, his favorite. I wanted to surprise him, a day like today 4 years ago we found out we were true mates. The mate bond was something that showed when you turned 21. I, now, was 25 and we had been together for some years. As I got out of the car I could sense a flowery scent. Maybe he had bought some tulips and roses or his mom had sent a bouquet for our special day. There was no other explanation. I opened the door and headed to the kitchen. I wanted to leave the cake on the dining table and take some water from the fridge. It had been a tiring day at work. However, what I found was another she-wolf all over my mate, cradling him. The cake found its way to the ground as my heart stopped. I didn’t know if I should cry, throw a tantrum or what. I mean, the scene was very clear. I didn’t need to be a genius to know they had been making out. My mate was making out with someone who wasn’t me, out of his own will. What did that say about our bond? “What the heck?” My wolf, Aesira, growled low, menacingly, trying to bare our teeth “He’s ours” The growl escaped me too. She turned around without getting off of him. Goddess! She was stunning, and I didn’t know if that made me madder or sadder or what. Red hair falling down her shoulders like fire, eyes as blue as if they could control that fire behind them, full cherry colored swollen lips.I had no chance against her. My looks were simple in comparison, Where she was fire I was ice, my hair was a weird combination of gray and white, my eyes were such pale blue that it looked almost white as well. Surely I looked like a ghost compared to her. Our auras were also completely different. She emanated power while I… “Stop it! We are perfect. Don’t you dare diminish who we are.” Aesira interrupted before I crumbled down and started crying. “Aysel, you’re back” His voice was unbothered at all. As if it was a normal day and I had found them playing chess. “meet Iliana” “What’s the meaning of this?” I asked them, trying not to lose it to my wolf and let her take control. She would very much like to rip their throats, kill them, maybe not him but definitely her. “He will suffer from seeing her bleed out and then he’ll come back to us.” Aesira said. “I don’t think I want him to” I answered her. “What’s the point of a mate if he’s going to f**k around with others?” “Iliana is Alpha Rhode’s daughter. Remember I told you I would be meeting their pack to make an alliance?” I did remember that, but I, for some dumb reason, never thought the Alpha’s heir would be a woman. Even so, that didn’t explain why she was grinding herself to him. Was I not enough? Was it because we hadn’t completed our marking ceremony yet? I wanted to wait until I finished school but he said it was okay, that way we could take our time. Once I was ready we would take a week's vacation and … “Shut the hell up and let me out” Aesira was winning the battle against me. Pushing so I would let her take control, but I couldn’t, no, I wouldn’t. I didn’t need to understand why. He was cheating and I didn’t want a cheating mate, no matter how much it’d pain me to leave him. Could I continue the same after this? I was sure he could see the battle taking place in my head. He continued to be unphased. The red haired, Lina, Liana, whatever, finally got off him. He stood up and started approaching me, reaching for my wrists. I was frozen, his touch made me feel nothing. There where it would feel like butterflies walking on my skin I felt nothing but pressure. Aesira lost the will to fight as she sensed it. She was as awestruck as me. She knew that wasn’t normal. Something was wrong with the bond. “I know we are supposed to be mates but, you know, we never really made it… So, I would like to reject you so you can find a better mate.” Lies, He knew there was no better match than him here. At least not for me. For him, on the other hand… Here I wasn’t considered important, not since my parents died. I was just taken seriously because of him, and people had grown on me thinking I would become their Luna. But that wasn’t the case anymore, so I’d be nothing but the one rejected by the Alpha after this. “Iliana and me” He continued, “We are to be married, our packs will be unified and get stronger. I’m sure you understand. It 's necessary. She will be my princess and we can still be friends” I didn’t understand. Not really. Neither did my wolf. But what could I do?