Fated

Plans.

Envy echoed in my mind as I remembered Masons words. How could he have been so strong yet so broken? I decided to listen with an open mind to what Cole was about to reveal. I took a deep breath in then out

"I’m ready." I breathed. Masons grip got tighter as my brother spoke.

"Alpha Lynch didn’t come to mom and dad. They went to him. I didn’t understand why until I called some of the other alphas and then papa." He began.

Why would he call moms dad? I thought. He was a beta in his day. Coles voice began again and I braced myself. "Mom and dad were not mates. They still aren’t. They’re chosen. Matt’s parents were mom and dads mates. Refusing to let each other go because of power. They forced Elsie and Mark to mate, to break the bond but dad never rejected Elsie. So when he and mark got in to a fight over Elsie pulling away becsuse they were having an affair, dad set him up. Paying a rogue to attack them, it almost worked until a rogue actually attacked them. When they came in the office after the real rogue, the one that dad paid showed up mark knew what he had done. For the sake of Matt from the video papa saw they linked. And dad snapped, killing them both and the rogue."

"It’s on video?" I felt my eyes welling up with tears.

"There used to be security cameras in my office. When it was his. They were placed by papa because he didn’t like dad. He happily sent them to me to put this all to bed once and for all."

"So what do we do?" I asked remembering the day. "Banish them. Mom knew what he did. The next day they were in dads office and she blantently said jacob what was said to make you kill them. He explained mark told him he knew dad had set them up and that he wanted him to let go of Elsie but dad refused. Then mark threatened to leave the pack. That’s when dad killed him. Elsie stepped in at the wrong time of the fight and he killed her too."

"So why did they want me to take a chosen?" Trying to comprehend the news.

"Alpha lynch at the time was the alpha of a non recognized pack it had no name. Lynch was the one who dad contacted for a rogue to play decoy. They made an agreement dad would create and recognize the night walkers pack if he did him a service. When you came of age lynch blackmailed dad, either he got to take you as his mate or he would expose what dad had done."

I looked up at Mason fury in his eyes I touched his chest feeling his heart slowing down. "Then the best decision is to banish them as they wanted to do to me. Send them to the night walkers and cut all ties to their pack. Funds, alliances, everything. Place a boarder around the land to keep them all contained, if they could sell their daughter off then they can run the pack of rogues themselves. They deserve the punishment I know you’ll give them cole." I held my head high and choked back tears Mason wrapped me in a hug calming me down after I finished.

"I trained you well baby sister. Mom and dad are to be gone by 9 am tomorrow morning. I will banish them on their way out with our best warriors. Soon we won’t have to listen to their constant threats anymore."

We ended up planning the containment on the night walkers land, Mason and I eventually called it a night at around 4:30 that morning. I locked my door so no one would try and force me out of bed.

He had his arm draped over me holding me close as I looked up at him. "Are you okay." He whispered. "Yes and no. Knowing what I know now. No I’m far from okay. But knowing they’ll be trapped. I’m fine. Honestly I’m just ready for it to be over." "It was over the moment I got here. Your brother knew before you did I was your mate. I guess he can read people or obsidian told Liam or Haley and Matt got the link. But that’s why he started digging deeper until he got answers. You were finally safe." "I told you he’s protective." I giggled. "He loves you. And even being king there is only so much he could do. He begged me to take you away the moment the first fight happened. But I couldn’t force you." He began to ramble and I was tired and just wanted peace. So I leaned up and kissed him his hand instantly wrapped me tighter to him. My head laid perfectly on his shoulder it was probably the most comfortable I’d been my entire life. WHen he broke the kiss so we could breathe I buried my face in his neck feeling him pull the blanket up over my shoulder I fell asleep.

The next morning bright and early my aunt tried waking us. Failing over and over as I ignored her links and constant banging. Mason slept right thought it all as I laid there silent trying to take my mind off how bad I needed to use the restroom. ‘Aunt Regina is goijg to kill us.’ ‘She will live e. I’m not moving until he does.’ ‘Obsidian is awake. I can feel him.’ Envy jumped. ‘Tell him I said good morning.’ ‘He says they’re proud of you. Good morning and to let you know Mason hasn’t slept this hard in a year.’ ‘Tell him to move masons arm so I can get up.’ I laughed he did as I asked and I walked in to the bathroom. Deciding to take a shower I got in washing my hair enjoying the hot water running down my back, ending up running the hot water out I finally turned it off. When a strong scent of leather hit me as I wrapped my towel around me. I stepped out being met with a sleepy giant in the door way. "Did obsidian wake you up?" "Mmhmm. Come here." He yawned. And as contagious as they are I’d never seen him look so cute. "Can I put a shirt on first?" "Mmhmm." He said turning walking back towards the bed. I walked in to my closet putting on a shirt and shorts as he sat on the end of the bed. "Yes handsome." I smiled standing infront of him. "come here." I did as he said and he wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me back in to bed with him. "Obsidian may be able to move my arms. But he hasn’t mastered my legs when I’m asleep." He said in my ear feeling his leg over both of mine. "We have a ceremony and coronation to get ready for even though I’d much rather lay here with you all day. I don’t want to disappoint Cole. And the quicker we get up and get to them the quicker we leave for home." As upset as I was about it. I was ready. Excited to be free. I’d been packing off and on what I’d need until my brother could get movers to come and bring the rest. A groan from masons chest shook my body. Followed by "Tomorrow I’m not leaving the bed." "You have that meeting tomorrow morning mase. The entire reason we’re leaving." "s**t. Fine then I’ll go to the meeting and then when I get back we’re not leaving." "Only if we can watch princess diaries." I grinned. He opened one eye before closing it again. "I’m going to lose this one arent I?" "Oh definitely. It’s my favorite movie." "If it means I can sleep and cuddle with you. I’ll watch Barney." "You know the way to my heart don’t you? There is just something about a purple and green dinosaur that makes a girl go crazy." "Now I know you’re joking." "You’re catching on. By tonight you may be able to finish my sentences." "Doubtful. I like to hear your voice." "Mase?" "Hmm?" "You don’t expect us to mate right off right?" "I’ll wait as long as I have to. But I may have to take a few cold showers." He smiled still refusing to open his eyes. "I’m scared." "I know love. But we can figure it out together." "You mean you haven’t?" "No, I’ve been too busy to even get my truck fixed much less sleep with a woman. A man has needs but I was taught another way to handle it." He smiled. "What’s wrong with your truck?" "It needs engine work." "Like?" E opened one eye again. Only to see my face serious. "Radiator is busted and the leaf springs on the back need to be replaced. Oh and it has a major oil leak." "Who changed it last?" "I think Liam maybe. Maybe I did. I’m not sure." "I’m sure all it is is either your gasket is worn or the drain plus isn’t threaded right." This time I got both eyes open and his head lifted. "I grew up with Matt and Cole. They’re car fanatics. I had no one else to hang out with here in case de solitaire confinement." I smirked. "Ow did I get so lucky?" "Why? Because I was sheltered? Or because I can change a tire faster than my brother?" "The second one. Goddess the second one." He exaggerated. "Just don’t ask me how to knit. That is not my area." "Noted. I really don’t want to get up." "Then don’t. But I have to dry my hair and get ready. So Im going to go in there and do that you go back to sleep or watch tv." I smiled kissing him softly. "Your lips will be the death of me little star." "I am a ball of fire." I grinned pecking his lips again. "That you are baby. That you are." He smiled. Getting up I handed him the remote before walkkg towards the bathroom drying my hair whickly. ‘Stella marie Winchester!!’y aunt linked. ‘I’m up and getting ready calm down.’ ‘Have you just been ignoring me?’ ‘Trying to.’ ‘Roxie and Liam left earlier to pack her things. Im a little lost.’ ‘I’ll be right there with her. And you’re close enough we can drive uo on the weekends.’ ‘The blacks seem like wonderful men.’ ‘They are. I don’t know much about Liam but Mason is the total opposite of most alphas.’ ‘How so?’ She responded. ‘He’s gentle, not over baring like most, Liam says so many look up to him and have a lot of respect for what he does for all of them. Not only does he lead them but he make sure everyone has what they need even if it’s financially.’ ‘I’ve always heard he’s not like others. I always thought it was because he’s so young.’ ‘I don’t think his age has anything to do with it.’ As I was curling my hair to braid it I broke the link with aunt Regina hearing a deep growl from my room. Mason had his face in the pillows is body was tense ‘obsidian said he’s fine. He will stop.’ I heard envy. I wanted to console him but afraid what he may do if I touched him. I finished my hair instead then makeup and finishing it with red lips. I fluffed my blonde water fall braid down mg back spraying hairspray seeing Mason walk to the door. "Finally ready to get up?" I smiled. "No. But I have to.’ He laughed. ‘I’m going to get dressed in mg closet. You can use my shower I had Matt leave some stuff for you." I kissed his cheek and grabbed the black body con dress from my closet "I am still obsessed with these chiffon sleeves." I said to myself in the mirror. Grabbing the six inch silver chunky rhinestone heels from their box I admired my outfit. Leather and rum filled my nose extra strong realizing he was on the phone and the rum hadn’t been the scent I smelt with leather this morning. I snuck past him as he buttoned up his shirt assuming he was talking to Liam to put jewelry on. "Love are you ready?" "Hand on just buckling this bracelet." I fought. "Let me- wow." I heard I turned around seeing him dressed in a black and grey suit his hair in a loose bun. ‘I’ll teach him one day’ I laughed envy panting. And a look of shock on my face. "Not too bad for a girl that likes baggy band tee shirts." "I love them. But this. You are absolutely stunning baby." He smiled putting his hands on my waist. "You look pretty handsome yourself." I grinned. "Can I fix your hair? That’s goijg to bother the hell out of me." "Of course." He laughed sitting down. "Usually it’s not this long. I haven’t had time to get it cut." "I could do it. I went to cosmetology school." "I didn’t know you went to college." "Neither did my parents." I grinned I pulled the hair tie out his hair was long enough to pull up in a bun but shirt enough to actually tame it. Which was rare on men I’d noticed when cole tried it his hair wouldn’t do both in a matter of minutes. "Take off your jacket please." I said softly getting the products I’d need. I stayed silent while he watched me. Carefully getting the longer pieces to hold their shape after drying it I put some pomade in it before hairspray. "Perfect." I smiled at my masterpiece. "You’re talented little star." "I have brothers mase. Someome had to keep them sharp for ladies." I giggled. "Well I could sit here all day but we need to get down stairs before aunt Regina has a aneurysm." He followed me his eyes could burn holes in my head if he kept it up. "Oh and mase?" "Hmm?" "im the lucky one." I smiled. I took his arm as we walked down the stairs eyes were all on us. I could tell he was pondering asking me a question. "Mase?" "Yes love?" "I won’t have to walk down stairs for all to see when we do my ceremony right?" "Only if you don’t want to." "Noted." I smiled. We instantly found ourselves at the bar. Before I walked over to my grandparents. "Look at our beautiful girl." My nana sang hugging me. "She’s always been as beautiful as a doll hasn’t she." Papa smiled. "Hi nana hi papa." I smiled at my mothers parents. "Who was that man you walked down with sweetheart. He was a handsome fellow." "Alpha mason black nana. We learned a few days ago we’re mates." I smiled. "Oh that’s wonderful news thank goddess. He’s a charmer for sure my little star lite." I felt his eyes and looked over my shoulder. I nodded for him to join me and he obliged. His hand placed on my back as I saw him next to me. "Nana papa this is Mason black. Alpha of the dark moon pack. Mase this is Lewis and Eliza Harrington papa was the former beta of uncle robins pack." "Former beta but now father of the former queen and current luna of two packs. Grand father of a king and now future luna to the youngest alpha. The goddess has blessed my family more than I could have ever hoped." "It’s a pleasure to meet you both. I’ve heard wonderful things about west end." "It’s a wonderful place. Have you ever been?" "Unfortunately no. My first year I stayed in dark moon, the second I led a patrol on the east coast with an outbreak of rogues, this year I’ve been to Australia training and Ireland helping my cousin king royale with another war with rogues." "You are a busy man alpha. What about now that you’ve found your Luna." "Currently I have eight warriors in Australia in training when they get back in two weeks if any wars, or outbreaks come up within our alliances and treaties I will send them and our second beta to handle the situation. My Luna comes first and always will." "I like your answer alpha. She Will keep you on your toes. But I’ve always said she could manage a pack better than any Luna or queen I’ve met." "I’ve had a lot of practice with your grandson papa. I fear for Callie once I leave. He’s hard to handle most days. But I’m happy to finally be with my fated and I can’t wait to begin my Luna duties in dark moon." I smiled looking at Mason. "Lewis says keeping you on your toes. I say she will keep you laughing. Stella has been the cause of our laughter since the day she started babbling. You’ll see the princess loves a good joke. And lives to be sarcastic." "I’ve seen a little bit in the last few days mrs Harrington. A life with her I can cancel my gym membership now and never worry about working out again." He smiled. "Call me either Eliza or nana. I like you alpha. You and Stella are a lot alike. I can tell." She smiled holding his hand. He kissed the top of my head and the ceremony began. It was beautiful. Callie wore a gold dress her curls fell flawlessly cole stood by her side in a traditional black and white suit. His blonde hair could have used some work but it wasn’t about him. Her coronation was next and my uncle did wonderful. After the main two parts Mason and I got ready to leave around 8, we said our goodbyes and headed to dark moon. Liam and roxie were in Liam’s truck snd we had to maneuver around my suv that was full of my things. Mason held my hand the entire way cole let me know an hour ago my parents were officially in confinement.

“Do you want to play a game?" I asked breaking the thirty minute long silence. "Depends." A smiled played at his lips. "Twenty questions. Nothing that may hurt us. But to help us know each other better." "Okay. Ask me anything." he grinned. "Did you or do you now have any imaginary friends." "One when I was seven. His name was blaze and he was a alligator." "A wolf and a alligator huh. Quite the punchline for a bar joke." I teased. He laughed waiting for my answer. "I had two. They were twin wolves. Names Ariel and Aurora after my favorite Disney movies. I was 8. I still check in with them from time to time. Their off mated and living on a beach in Mexico. What a life. Are you okay with me checking in on them?" I joked. " I think my constant joking was throwing him off but he finally replied. "Just as long as you don’t try to name our pups that one day. I can live with it." "Deal. Now what do you want to ask me." "Favorite color." "Black duh." I giggled. "Mines maroon." "And here I had you pegged for a solid grey. Interesting." "Why is that interesting?" He raised an eyebrow looking over at me for a moment.

"Is this apart of the game." "No." "Maroon is a complex color and hard to achieve. Too much red it’s not turning maroon, too much brown you aren’t getting a pretty color. It has to be perfectly balanced." "You really are perceptive aren’t you?" "I like to think so." "Mase?" I asked. "Yes love?" "This doesn’t have to be apart of the game. But will you try to find emotion. Humor in things. Loosen up with me. I’m not complaining but the seriousness could cut tension with a knife." "I’ll do my best sweet heart." "Okay, great Hmm. If I was a day of the week which would I be?" "Saturday. You are fun, and relaxed, with no worries of getting up early for work the next day." "You’re Wednesday." I said confidently his eyebrow raised again. "Why?" "Well you are focused and straight forward. Kinda like I t’s still too close to Monday to have fun but just close enough to Friday to let loose anyway." "Perfectly balanced?" He smiled noting my comment earlier. "Perfectly balanced." I smiled like a mad man. A moment of silence engulfed us as I waited for him to ask me another question.

"Hmm. Did you sleep with a stuffed animal as a child?" "What do you mean as a child. I am offended you didn’t assume I don’t still sleep with one." I dramatized. Knowing I didn’t. But it was still with me in my room. “What’s it’s name and where’s it from." He grinned. Knowingly

"Tony. And from the royal acres zoo. I got him when I was three and he’s been my best friend since. Don’t tell Roxie." "Tony?" "Yeah. He’s a tiger so you know. Tony the Tiger the mighty mighty tiger?" I sang when it hit him I thought he was going to explode ins funny way. "You named your stuffed animal after frosted flakes?" His deep voice going up as he spoke "Sir I sense judgement in that question. I was three and three year old Stella was a hot mess express let me tell you. She was on the first train to crazy town." He couldn’t help but laugh out loud. "Is that so?" He chuckled again. "There is s rumor that she at three now follow me. Bit a shifted alpha on his ankle." "Which one?" He said surprised. "Alpha Kendrick of the United moon pack up north. Cole dared me it was an entire situation. I drew blood." "How did the alpha react." I knew it was my moment to play. "Well they are no longer apart of the kingdom of thats what you mean." I said convincingly "Seriously?" He questioned. "No silly I’m joking. He laughed and to this day calls me an ankle biter." I blushed. "You were a wild one." "Were? Baby we’ve been together for less than a week I’ll have you walking in to the house and me sliding down the hallway in one of your shirts and knee high white socks singing I feel good screaming and all in two weeks . In three you’ll be doing it with me. I’m a contagious ray of sunshine that never fizzles out." Earning another belly laugh from him I felt complete noticing he had stopped at a gate. "Alpha it’s good to see you back. Give Nathan one second he will open the gate." The man said "Chester." He said closing the window. "What?" I asked confused. "My child hood stuffed animal." "Chester. Hmm. Like Chester the cheetah?" "Yes." He laughed. "And you gave me a hard time. You named yours after chips!" "He’s sensitive. He’s not orange like the real Chester." He broke out a joke and I had I been standing I would have fallen. My stone cold mate had actually made a joke. And a good one. ‘He’s comfortable with you stel. He’s showing you who he really is.’ I heard envy. "I’d like to meet Mr cheetah. And Tony would too. He likes new friends. Is Chester a Biter? Tony doesn’t like violence." Trying to pry another from him. As he opened the car door I frowned. Grabbing my purse I got out. "Chester is friendly. He often fears others. That they may bite him." He said in a serious tone. "Why?" I asked when Liam and roxie walked up to us with smiles. "Because it’s not easy being cheesy love. He has to be careful." He grinned a chuckle slipped. And I lost it. He cracked himself up and Liam and roxie looked at us like we were insane. "Who is cheesy and being careful?" "Nothing brother. Stella and I were playing a game." He laughed taking my suitcases out of the back of my car. "Were? Sir I belie we’re only on question four and now five. We have fifteen more to go. I’m not letting you off that easy." I smiled he winked as we walked in to the house. It was beautiful, but mase was right. There were a lot of people in this pack house. I could smell them. We quietly walked up stairs as it was 10 at night and went in to the massive room that was masons. And now mine. "This is temporary sweetheart. Tomorrow I’ll have Liam bring a list of houses we will look at available properties and you’ll have your pick." "I don’t want it to be my pick." He gave me a concerning look folding his head. "It’s not all about me babe. It’s me and you. I’m not like most Lunas or most she wolves at all. I don’t want the spotlight on me. I don’t want to just be a Luna. I want to be your partner, I want to help you make decisions and you help me. And where we’re going to live well, that’s a big one." I said softly. "I didn’t mean to upset you.” “You didn’t handsome.” I grinned laying my head on his shoulder looking around. "Mase?" "Yes love?" "Why are the curtains ripped like a wolf shredded them?" "Because one did." He said softly. He didn’t say anymore and I assumed he didn’t want to talk about it. So I wanted to make him smile. Seeing as he was standing straight like stone I stood on the chest at the foot of the bed tugging his hand. "What are you doing?" "Come here." He chuckled and I was a little taller than he was, wrapping my arms around his shoulders crashing my lips to his. He relaxed against me his hands feeling my dress I pulled away resting my head against his forehead. "Question five.” I grinned.