ANASTASIA POV
I can't deny that I actually felt a little suspicious of Klaus, Kristofer, and Kane. The three of them are very mysterious men. Not to mention, I had never met or even known about the three of them. The triplet brothers who came from the southern pack. All I knew was the identity of their father named Alpha Gray, and about his kindness to the packs around his pack. Other than that, I never knew that Alpha Gray had three cursed twin sons.
Call me crazy, and I'm getting ahead of myself right now. It's just that, it feels very difficult for my common sense to accept now. About three men coming at once, and immediately claiming to be my mates. That's so absurd. There's no way that could really happen, right? How can a woman, a shewolf, have more than one mate? That can't happen in this life.
Indeed, earlier I had smelled a foreign scent that was very arousing to me. So did my wolf soul who also felt the same thing earlier in the party. But that scent probably didn't come from the three of them, right? I mean, it's possible that the strange, highly arousing scent was only coming from one of Klaus, Kristofer, and Kane. A foreign, arousing body scent that only their mate could smell. But the three of them claimed to smell my body scent as well.
Oh my, Moon Goddess. I don't know what I can believe now. For a long time, I've been waiting for this day to come. The day when I could finally find out who my real mate was. But that doesn't mean I'm asking to get three guys who are damn handsome like them to be my mates. In fact, as far as I know, only Alpha or male werewolves can have more than one mate. Not even a shewolf like me. Not to mention, with my status as Luna in this pack. What would others think, if they knew that I had more than one male mate?
And then there are my parents who will probably find out about this news soon. The very thing I didn't want to happen. My parents were too obsessed with finding the existence of a cure for my curse, but they couldn't think about what the consequences might be in the future in this pack.
'Can you imagine what mom and dad would say if they both found out about Klaus, Kristofer, and Kane being in this pack?' I asked my wolf soul. It was late at night, and I still couldn't close my eyes and fall asleep. It felt like what had happened today was a dream.
'Don't ask me. I've been wondering how they'd react now. If they had gotten the news that we got three men as our mates from Alpha King and Luna, they would have gone home immediately, without informing us first.' My wolf soul replied with a sigh.
'You're right. Mom and Dad must have gotten the news from Alpha King and Luna. In fact, I was planning to make the three of them leave immediately and leave our pack tomorrow morning. But what if mom and dad arrive in this pack tomorrow morning? Ugh. I can't imagine what a mess that would be.'
'Besides, we can't just kick the three of them out of this pack either. If we do that, it's certain that your good name as Luna in this pack will become tarnished. Everyone would think about how arrogant you were to have three handsome men as your mates at once.'
I paused as I heard what my wolf soul was saying now. She was right. What if everyone thinks I'm too arrogant, after all these years, I finally get to meet my mates, but I drive them away. No, I didn't. I don't want that to happen. Not while, I haven't found a way out that I've never found. Until now, I've accepted living peacefully in solitude without my mate. Then with the presence of Klaus, Kristofer, and Kane now, it seemed to change all my life plans that I had arranged in such a way from the beginning, I became Luna here.
'Do you think the three of them are trying to trick me?' I asked again. At the very least, I should have another opinion about the three of them.
'What can I say, Anatasia. You know everything too well than me. You know that.' My wolf soul sighed again slowly.
The tone of her voice also sounded sad. I thought, me and her are the same. We had both accepted the fate of coexisting with the curse that had been given to us long ago. Then now, we felt confused together, and didn't know who to ask.
'I can't say clearly, about whether the three of them are trying to deceive us or not. Or whether or not the three of them are saying the right thing about the curse. Because, we have to try to figure it all out slowly. You can do that very easily, since you have quite a lot of connections. But will other people help us?'
'You know yourself that we have enough enemies. People we may trust and consider friends can become enemies. If we ask for help from others, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will actually help us. Or even give us the right information. We have to understand that everyone doesn't always like what we do or what we have now.'
In the end, we both fell silent. I let out my breath slowly. I was getting dizzy thinking about all the things that had happened in the past twenty four hours. On top of that, I became very worried if my parents returned much sooner than their trip. Previously, I had always hoped that my parents could return to this pack, to be with me, and live together with me in peace. But never once did they understand what I dreamed of and what I wanted.
My parents only focused on finding a cure for my curse, which I knew would never find a cure. No one can cure a curse given by a witch. Only the witch can cure this curse, by lifting the curse. But how? If the witch gave me the curse, when she was dying. Even other witches, could never succeed in doing so, even though I tried many things with their help. Even the other witches could never manage to do it, even though I tried many things with their help. Even my own best friend, Gwen, who was also a witch, succumbed to the immense power of the curse given by the late witch of old.
But my parents could never understand all the things I did, and tried to do to get rid of my curse. And I was tired. I was tired of trying everything I could find, in the hope that eventually this curse would go away. But the proof is, I can't do it. I could still feel how the curse reacted to my body, when I realized that I had met my mates now. My whole body was in pain, so much so that just to endure the pain, I had to ask Orlo to ask Gwen to make a painkilling potion. The curse really wanted to torment me when I was with my mates.
'I must admit, this curse is indeed very strong, Anastasia. What you've been thinking makes perfect sense. But now, what we need to do is what we should say and explain to mom and dad if they actually arrive at this pack tomorrow morning.'
'I don't know. We can only explain about the beginning to mom and dad. About when and where we met Klaus, Kristofer, and Kane. But I'm pretty sure that Alpha King and Luna would have told them everything that happened at the party. Mom and Dad must know all the details of what happened at the party, and maybe... we just need to say what we talked about together in this pack later.'
I paused my words and shifted my current sleeping position on the bed to the right side. Right towards my bedroom window which was slightly open, and showed the moon that was shining brightly there now.
'Anyway, I just want to be able to spend time with mom and dad when they come home. I miss them so much. It's been a while since they've been back to the pack, and only send letters a few times a year. I wonder if they feel the same longing that I do. Sometimes, I wonder about why I didn't have a happy childhood with my parents. Or about birthdays that should be celebrated with my parents, family, and everyone else in the pack. But I only celebrate my birthday with the members of this pack. Without family or parents.'
'Moon Goddess created us to be much stronger people than anyone else, Anastasia. She made us special. At such a young age, we can already manage this pack to become a very strong and large pack. Also, under your leadership as Luna in this pack, haven't we gotten quite a lot of positive views from various packs? That's quite an accomplishment, Anastasia. I'm so proud of you. Always, proud of you.'
'Thank you... I don't know what would have happened to me, if I didn't have you with me. I might have had a real mental breakdown, if I had always been lost in my anxiety, and also this loneliness that I feel. By being with you, I can become calmer, and can control myself. Thank you.'