soon to be luna

chapter 2

“Like this~?”

“Yes..yes, just like that..”, the bed rocks and creaks loudly, her messy dirty blonde hair bouncing in the same rhythm as her sun-kissed body held by his hands, very tight and secure on her hips.

The sounds, positions…the noise..the noise…the noise..

I twist and turn, my eyes shut tight despite me wanting to wake up. I feel sick to my stomach, they never cared, not ever about me.

How long.. How long did they.. No it can't be…

They did, didn't they, that night, and she was in my face that entire night lying just lying empty smiles and fake emotion. All they did was-

“Hahahaha..come on don't be silly~ raise a glass to your one-year anniversary!, cheers!”, she yells, smiling brightly as if there was no care in the world.

“Thank you, Rebecca..cheers.. “

“Yeah cheers..”, I say, giggling as happy as could be. It's our one-year anniversary and yet his cologne is all over her.

There's a hickey on her neck and they both can't stop stealing glances at each other.

“Uh hey, I'll be right back. "I gotta use the bathroom”, he says as he excuses himself from the table. I use this time to ask Rebecca my questions.

“Hey girl…um i was wondering..”

“Yeah, what's up?”, she chugs down the rest of the red wine that's in her cup before giving me her undivided attention.

“Why do you smell like his cologne..”, I finally ask while fidgeting with my fingers.

“Who Ezekiel??”, she says in a bit of a defensive tone, almost like she's appalled. I even thought to ask such a thing.

My silence only confirms her answer.

She scoffs.

“What girl? You think so.. I don't know. "Maybe it's because of our group hugs and s**t, I don't know ask him.

Maybe it's just a strong cologne and who knows you probably smell like him too”, she says as she holds her wine glass, probably wishing there was more.

“Yeah, but you guys cant stop looking at each other, and I've been having this feeling and i-

“What?", her lips turn upright into a smirk.

"You don't even want us looking at each other now!?”, she interrupts me with a snobby question. She smiles and snickers.

“Damn girl, I didn't know you were this territorial, but you know we are best friends so here..”, she shifts her body to the window.

“I'll just sit like that, and I won't even glance at him”. I roll my eyes at her “playful” remarks, though I do feel like s**t for saying something now. Maybe it really isn't that big of a deal.

Lie!I get abruptly woken up by Lucas waking me up.

“Jesus are you okay, you wouldn't stop screaming.. I could hear you screaming liar or something like that from my room. I touch the side of my cheek and feel tears rolling down my face.

'S..sorry i must have had a nightmare”, i say in a raspy voice that I'm probably losing because of my screaming.

“You think?”, he says sarcastically. “Listen, you can sleep with me just..for God's sake, do.not. scream in your sleep”, he says, clearly frustrated.

“Well it's not like I can control it”, I responded as I got out of bed. I go to the bathroom to calm down and clean my tear-stained face.

As I look up, I can see how much I must have been in distress. My throat is red against my fair skin, my short bob of messy brown

hair looks like it's at war with itself, even my side part looks like it needs help, my eyes are red, making my brown eyes stand out

more, I guess, and my lips are glossed over by a wet fluid, probably tears maybe snot i don't know. I clean my face and got in bed with Lucas.

“Do you think im your personal pillow or something”, he says out of nowhere.

At first, I was confused, but then I realized I was clinging onto him. I immediately stop and simmer in embarrassment. I can hear him chuckle lightly, but it only turns me more red in the face.

I turn over hoping to just fall asleep already when I feel my body pull back onto his chest. It takes me a second to find the words that I want to say.

“Um, what are you doing?” I say, refusing to make eye contact.

“Well, if you wanted to cuddle, all you had to do was ask, i don't mind”, he says softly in my ear with his deep and soothing voice

with a tender tone. His hands and arms wrap around me with ease. I get too flustered to say something at the moment, but eventually I turn to him.

“You don't have to..”, I say, still flustered now that we're closer than normal.

“But do you want me to”, he asks me with a cocky grin already knowing the answer.

“It's okay to want to find comfort in someone…as long as that other person is me..” he smiles.

I smiled back and rest my head in the crook of his neck, not expecting him to be so comforting.

He pulls back and smiles more.

“This is unlike any of your other visits, yet this one makes me the happiest… I wonder why that is”, he says, inching closer.

I close my eyes and, before I can really process it, our lips softly collide. I wrapped my arm around his neck, kissed him back. The kiss only gets deeper and more intimate as we pour more passion into it.

He breaks the kiss before trailing down my neck and collarbone with kisses. My eyes remain closed as I feel every inch of his touch

on my skin. He lifts the big white t-shirt he gave me, then starts to continue the line of kisses down my stomach. Everything happens

so fast, but every feeling lingers on. He takes off his shirt, the moonlight only helping him show off his muscles and ripped body

without trying. He kisses me passionately, while letting out a small moan as he does so.

Hours into the night, as our bodies intertwine, so do our souls, as the rushed waves of absolute bliss, pink and gold color glow from our chests.

“W..what is this”, I say, breathing heavily.

“The aura of our souls….you are my fated mate ella. If we finish..you will be my body and soul even after death and beyond. Even

when we die, fate will reunite us in the next life. We will forever be tethered together by souls. His sharp gaze never avoided mine. I

can barely think, no I don't want to think, silently nod before meeting his lips with mine softly, the light consumes us as it grows brighter. My body is altering and so is his. I can feel it.

I feel the golden ray of sun glistening on me from the cracks of the curtains through the glass of the windows as I wake up. My body is covered in white sheets, and my hair rests on my arms. I turn stirring awake as my eyes open slowly. I see the town's alpha Lucas, lightly snoring in the same bed covered by the same sheets. I get startled, my blood running high. I jump back slightly, but it

was enough to wake him up. His eyes open and immediately yet slowly met mine.

“You look beautiful”, he says before turning over. I throw the shirt I had on and the shorts he gave me, so I could get up to use the bathroom.

As I wash my hands, I look up at the mirror and practically fall back in fear.

I stare at myself in the mirror, but I look almost unrecognizable. My hair is flowing down my back.

The same side part is now mixed with one huge light brown streak of hair against my dark brown almost black hair.

My nails are longer and I'm taller. One of my eyes is brown while the other is green. I'm so close to crying while examining my features.

The door opens faster than I could turn around.

"What's going on, what are you upset?" Lucas says, his voice thick with concern.

"I turn to see him. His eyes are still green, but his hair has a dark streak of dark brown right in the front of his messy hair.

"What is this..what happened," I say, holding back tears. He walks towards me, his finger gently tucks my loose hair behind my ear.

"It's part of being my fated mate, your mine, resulting in our souls becoming one. I am half of you and, well..you are half of me.

My eyes widen in realization.

"Well, how come your eyes haven't changed and how do you know all of this," I ask while letting his hand cup the side of my face ever so gently.

"Because you accepted your fate in the moment, you must really accept your reality and make your own choices. And I know all of

that because my mother taught me how to love, care, nurture and how to handle emotions. While my father taught me strength and

diligence, he taught me how to use my powers as alpha and how to be a true leader along with patience and discipline. "Don't even

get me started on love. "You might be my fated mate, but love is an entire different power on its own. "If both partners truly love,

care, communicate and trust each other. They will both thrive both physically and mentally," I stand there completely roped in by his

words and curiosity. i listen carefully, trying to understand every word.

"You have a long way to go, and I have no problem going with you on your journey of growth", he says as he holds me close.

My eyes close slowly, not wanting to accept this new madness, but his touch on my skin is so relaxing, so soothing, so soft. I cant help but to breathe slowly and relax.

Luces, "the town's alpha", gives great advice, almost like a guru for the town.

He puts everyone at ease with just words of wisdom and knowledge, including me. I'd go every day on a Sunday like it was a confession booth, id tell him my problems and worries, and he'd give me advice I'd actually take that only made things better. I wanted to end my weekend with advice and start my week great, which would work every time. But now he's mine, all mine, it all happened so fast, but now I have him to be my flashlight to part my way through the darkness. He'll be my map, helping me find my way.

My way to sanity, to nothing but greatness.

to love.