The Alpha, The Luna and The Warrior

2. The afterthoughts and second meeting

After Michelle said goodbye to her mate, she already felt like she was leaving a part of her soul behind. The ache she felt in her heart but unlike anything she has ever felt before. She then realized that she would not be able to stay away from her mate for long. She was already in love with her wolf mate and why would she not be. He was everything she ever wanted in her mate. He was strong, kind, and thoughtful. She wondered how their life would be together, it was right at that moment the most important fact came to her mind that she could never tell her parents that she found her mate. If she did, they would ask her to abandon him and if she refused, they will probably lock her up and never let her out of their castle again. The thought of not being able to see her mate scared her more than even death could scare her. She vowed to do everything in her power and beyond to be with her mate. She knew that the goddess would never make mistakes, if the goddess chose her mate to be a wolf then she will love him and protect him with everything that she has got.

Michelle was already planning her escape for tomorrow’s meeting with her mate. She will make an excuse of doing some alone meditation and then use the invisibility cloak to go and see Grayson. She smiled affectionately thinking about her mate’s name, it was as beautiful as her mate himself with his chocolate brown hair and deep blue eyes. Michelle felt like there is whole another world in her mate’s eyes that she cannot wait to discover. She was already counting minutes until tomorrow evening.

Whereas on the packlands Grayson was not only excited but also worried. As he was supposed to inform the patrol and his Alpha about the trespasser. But he cannot risk his mate’s life like that. Even though the Alpha is Grayson’s best friend, the beta still feels that the information about his mate being a witch is too sensitive to share with anybody. Even if the Alpha loves and cares about his beta, the alpha will still prioritize the safety of the pack and bringing a witch amongst their pack members will be considered as a threat. Their automatic response will be to eliminate said threat even if his mate is anything but. Grayson was feeling torn between his duty as beta of the pack and as a mate. He did not want to betray anybody. After much thought he decided that he will not immediately trust his mate with the safety of his pack. He will spend some more time with his mate before introducing her to the pack. If still his pack does not accept Michelle as his mate and the beta female of the pack, he will leave the packlands with his mate. With that thought in mind he fell asleep with dreams of his beautiful mate.

Grayson was feeling refreshed come morning, after having decided his course of action regarding his mating. He was impatiently waiting for the evening to come so that he could see his mate again and spend some more time getting to know her. His wolf side was even more anxious. The day was spent doing combat training and sparring, and doing other pack related activities. School also did not interest Grayson much. It seemed more dull than usual and only thing on Grayson’s mind was his mate.

Much to Grayson’s delight evening came and he decided to run to the pack borders to wait for his mate at the same place he said goodbye to her yesterday. Grayson felt like he had been waiting for centuries for her mate when it could have only been a couple of hours. He understood that his mate had to get out of her coven undetected and that is not an easy task, but his stupid heart was still worried if something had happened to his mate. His wolf was not helping either. The damned wolf just wanted to shift and run towards their mate’s coven. But Grayson knew that doing such a thing would cause trouble not only for himself but also for his mate. So, he decided to stay at the exact spot and wait for his mate.

The scent hit him before he could see her, and he knew his mate is nearby. He could not see her probably because she is wearing her invisibility cloak. He sensed her near him and coming closer. His heart was thudding in his chest at the prospect of seeing his mate. He felt like even his heart wants to leap out of his body and jump into the arms of his beloved mate. The moment she came in front of him and removed her cloak Grayson forgot the menial task of breathing. His entire body felt like it has been bewitched. His whole body was concentrating on his mate and her movements. Her beautiful eyes, dark blonde hair, and green eyes. It seemed like she was the only one existing in this entire world and everything else seemed so insignificant. Her beauty seemed ethereal under the moonlight. Grayson was frozen at his spot once again and unable to form any sentences and even blink. His mate’s beautiful laughter brought him back from his trance like state. When he realized that he was entranced once again Grayson felt so embarrassed that his whole face was sporting a crimson glow. His wolf remarked at his foolishness and suggested him to start a conversation with their mate instead of just staring like a creep.

After greeting his mate, Grayson decided to take her to his favorite hiding spot which was a small cave behind the waterfall. When Grayson was a child he would often go there to hide from his friends and annoying cousins and have some solitary bliss. The walk to the cave was quite mainly because Grayson’s wolf was on high alert to detect any pack members nearby who can jeopardize their meeting and safety of their mate. After they entered the cave, Grayson offered his mate a seat on a small rock and decided to sit on the floor himself. He had brought some snacks and drinks earlier to the cave which he offered to his mate. They made small talk and told each other about their families. Grayson told Michelle that he is an only child and beta of the Silver Luna pack. Michelle told Grayson that she is the eldest and only female child of the leader of their coven and she has two younger brothers. Michelle also told him that she is supposed to be the next leader of her coven. Which gave Grayson some anxiety about their future as both had prominent positions in their respective packs. Michelle told Grayson that as she is not an only child, she can leave her position for her younger brother and join Grayson in his pack. Grayson felt an odd feeling of pride and joy at his mate’s declaration.

They discussed some more about their mating and what could be the consequences of being mates from different species, and both came to the conclusion that they will keep their mating hidden from their family members and pack and coven for the time being. Until they find some sort of support or sign that telling about their mating to their loved ones will not end up with them being dead or separated. Grayson and Michelle were both amateur and clueless when it came to the matters of the heart. Although, both wanted to hold each other’s hand and enjoy their body warmth, but they were both extremely shy to initiate anything. But both of them were oblivious about the presence of the goddess in the cave. The goddess was watching them with amusement at how shy they were acting. She decided to help them in getting physically closer to each other and produced some loud rumbling of the clouds and sounds of strong winds which caused Michelle to jump into her mate’s arms. The contact made Grayson’s wolf extremely happy and he almost purred in pleasure. When Michelle realized her actions, she was speechless and felt so embarrassed that she his her face in the space between her mate’s neck and shoulders. Grayson instinctively wrapped his arms tightly around his mate and inhaled her addictive scent greedily. Both Grayson and his wolf felt like they are in heaven. They stayed like that for the rest of their meeting, arms around each other and gazing in each other’s eyes. They did not want their moment to end but both knew that they had to go to their respective homes but decided to wait until the rain was over.