The Alpha’s Silver Luna

Chapter 7

[Rosa] 

I woke up and luckily this time, my body didn’t hurt as much. Robin was still having me stay in the hospital wing since it was safer in-case I was having trouble breathing. She said that soon I would be moving in with Damon.  I was nervous about that, but I did feel safe in this pack. 

It has been a couple days since I showed the Betas and Deltas about my wolf and I felt calm in the pack. Having them know who I was made it much easier to live in this pack and trust the people around me. 

I looked around the room and for once I woke up alone. I saw a note on the table along with some clothing and something to eat. I got up from the bed, slowly since I was still a little weak, and walked over to the table. I looked at the note first, “To my sweet,” I blushed at the note a little. Damon liked to go overboard sometimes. I continued reading, “I had to step away and get some work done. Nigel and Irina are away on business while Victor and Robin are here in the Palace. However, they had to check up on something in the village. If you wake up, here are some clothes and some food. I hope you can eat some more. Enjoy and I will visit you when I have the chance. Your mate, Damon,” The note was adorable and I laughed at Damon’s horrible handwriting. Even if he was the King Alpha, he should have better penmanship. 

I looked down at the outfit and gasped at the beauty. It was a long white dress and a simple sweater to join it. Plus some tights and some cute boots. There was also some underwear and a bra. I laughed at the thought that Damon had to get female undergarments. Along with the clothing there was a small winter cape and some winter wear. I thought it would be a coat but knowing the style of my dress and the place itself, it was a cape. Even though we live in the modern day, there were still times that wolves like the old times. Kind of like how today’s modern Kings and Queens still kept traditions with clothing and such. Wolves were exactly the same. 

The colors of the clothing were midnight blue and pure white. The royal colors. Damon has yet to mark me and make me officially the Queen Luna, but the clothing was already letting anyone know that I was the Queen. Only the Royals could wear midnight blue along with pure white. Men and women could wear simple dress shirts that were white, but a full white outfit could only be worn by the Queen Luna. It was a tradition that had been passed down through generations. It let everyone know who was in charge and had the power. The Moon Goddess protects us and the white is like the moon and blue represents the night sky. The two main symbols of wolves. During formal events, the Queen Luna would be dressed in pure white with midnight blue details while the King Alpha would be in a midnight with white details. 

The fabric was amazing quality and I think this was the first time I had owned an outfit that wasn’t the rags from my old pack. I think the last time I owned clothes was when my parents were still alive. 

I brushed away that thought and slowly changed into the outfit that Damon chose for me. It fit perfectly and it was very comfortable. I guess Damon knew me really well. I wish I could understand him more. We had been talking together, when he had free time, but I feel like I didn’t know him completely. Now that I am feeling better, I can actually get to know him more and be more of service to the pack. I just want to be a good Luna and help the people and my mate. Especially my mate. 

I ate some of the food and finished quite quickly. The food was delicious as always, but it was starting to upset my stomach. I was still a bit malnourished, but Robin explained that I would slowly get better. I just had to eat as much as I could and not skip meals. 

I got up and walked around for a bit. There was nothing to do in my room, so I decided to grab the cape and winter wear and explore a bit of the palace. I know Damon has told me not to go outside unless I had the Betas or Deltas with me, but I wanted to know the Palace before they knew me. However, this outfit wasn’t going to help. 

I opened the door and surprisingly, the guards, who were supposed to be there, were not. Maybe they went on a break or something. Damon was probably not going to like that, but I wasn’t going to tell him. 

I walked around and saw exactly what the palace was like. It was truly breathtaking. I didn’t really have words for it and I was only in one of the many hallways. Surprisingly, there weren’t that many people walking around. I noticed there was a small garden, so I walked over. It was slightly snowing and most of the flowers were gone, but the atmosphere was still there. 

I sat on the bench and just took in the beauty of the nature around me. It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to sit outside. I have been stuck inside the infirmary. Damon has been really protective of me and I can understand him. I’ve been pretty weak as well. Sometimes I couldn’t even get out of the bed. I had to have help just to use the bathroom, but now I feel comfortable walking around. I felt a little winded just walking from the infirmary to the garden, but at least there wasn’t any stairs. 

After a little bit of relaxing, I heard some type of commotion coming from the houses near the garden. I didn’t know what it was, so I decided to go check it out. A male voice was speaking which such anger, “You don’t belong here mutt. You are just a stupid orphan that no one cares for. You and your group don’t belong here. You aren’t strong for Royal Pack. Admit it!” 

It surprised me to hear such a voice. It reminded me of Shadow Fang. I walked over to see two young Omegas bulling a younger boy. One of the boys was larger while the other was medium sized. The larger boy was blond while the medium sized was black haired. When I looked closer, I noticed it was Mitch on the ground. I couldn’t let this bulling and fighting happen. Not again. With unknown confidence, my wolf pushed me, and I grabbed the boys hand before he could hit Mitch again. 

The larger boy looked at me with a dirty eye. I guess he didn’t know who I was. However Mitch did. Mitch looked up at me surprised and screamed, “Queen Luna!” 

[Damon] — Time Skip to after Damon has left the note in the infirmary and has been working for awhile in his office — 

I could feel a headache coming on as I tried to sort out the paperwork. A fire had broken out at one of the small bakeries in town and they were requesting money to help rebuild. I didn’t mind helping out but that meant millions of paperwork to sort out the money and legal junk. 

I no longer wanted to work and decided it was good time to take break and see my mate. Today Robin said that Rosa could join me and no longer have to be confined to the infirmary. I was happy, so I had a maid get together some clothes for her and some winter clothes as well. It was starting to get cold and with how tiny she was it worried me. Once she woke up, we could move her up to the Royal Quarters. It was a floor that could only be entered by the Royals, Betas, and Deltas. It was my and my mate’s private floor. There, she could be comfortable and shift whenever she wanted. I smiled at the fact and left for the infirmary. 

When I got to my mate’s door, I noticed one thing. The guards were nowhere to be seen. My wolf growled. I opened the door and growled even more. Rosa was not in the room. Her new clothes were gone and the food was slightly eaten, which means she could have left the room to explore. I tried to use my mate bond, it wasn’t as strong without me marking her, but I could sense that she was still on the grounds. I mind-linked Victor and Robin, “Robin, Victor, I am at the infirmary and Rosa is not here. It looks like she ate something and I can still sense her on the grounds, which meant that she went for a walk. I want you to go an search for her immediately. I understand that she wants to explore, but she shouldn’t have done it without one of us. The pack doesn’t know that she’s the Luna yet. I don’t want anything happening to her. Find her now!” I commanded them using my Alpha tone. I didn’t mean to be forceful, but I just had to know that Rosa was ok. Yes, she was getting better and could stand up on herself, but Robin advised me and her to take it slow. 

Just thinking about her getting lost and something thinking she wasn’t allowed or her loosing her strength and falling somewhere no one knew, made my wolf growl. I tried a bit more to reach her using my mate bond. I wish I had marked her. We would be able to mind-link, but marking her would weaken her. With Alpha’s and strong wolves, if you mark your mate, the stronger of the two will be weaken. Our souls would finally become one, but to create the bond, the stronger of the two would be the only one to handle the pain and weakness. Seeing as she is the Silver Wolf, I know she is stronger than me. I want to mark her, but I didn’t want to make her weaker even more. Rosa was finally getting better. 

After trying, I was finally able to get a read on where she was. I mind-linked the others, “She’s at the garden.” It was short, but everyone knew were this location was. I had a feeling that she would like garden, I just wished she had told someone ahead of time. 

I ran toward the garden. Robin and Victor arrived at the same time. We witnessed something that surprised not just me, but the others as well. 

[Rosa] 

I was still holding the larger boy’s arm and he tried to move out of my hold. However, with unknown strength, I was able to keep hold of him. He sneered at Mitch, “What Queen Luna? King Alpha has yet to have a mate. If he did, everyone would know. Plus this mutt of she-wolf doesn’t have the King’s mark. She’s no Queen Luna. No matter what clothes she wears.” 

I could feel my wolf boiling with anger. I guess finding my mate was bringing back my original personality. I had to change to survive and protect the pups. However, I was not going to turn into a mad crazy Alpha, I was a Luna and not just any Luna. I calmed myself and spoke to the boy in my grasp, “No Queen Luna? Well that still doesn’t give you the right to beat up on another pack member. I am sure your King Alpha wouldn’t like that. You have been given the honor of being a Royal Pack member. All kinds of wolves are allowed, but bullying and torture is not something that is allowed.” 

The boy sneered back, “What gives you the right to tell me what I can and can’t do? You aren’t my Queen Luna. You’re just a mutt like the one over there. I’ll teach you that.” 

I guess he wasn’t listening to me. I could hear footsteps behind us and even without turning around I knew it was Damon and the Deltas. I had felt something tugging at my mate bond a few moments ago, so I guess he was trying to find me. That’s what I get for not telling him where I was. Whoops. I didn’t pay attention to them. 

The boy tried to take a swing at me and I stopped him once again. Now I had both of his wrists. I spoke again, “You may not know who I am, but once again that still doesn’t give you the right to try to hit me! You are an Omega. Know your place. What is your name, rank, and level? You as well!” I had enough of their foolish acts, so I used my Alpha tone. I didn’t like using it, but I wasn’t going to have bulling in this pack. I know Damon wouldn’t want it either. 

The medium black haired boy responded immediately, “Tomas Reeds, Omega Tracker, Level 2.” His voice was quivering with fear. 

I stared down the larger blond haired boy and made him kneel. I still had a hold of his arms, but after the days events it was getting tiring. I was loosing the little strength that I had, but I wasn’t going to let the Omegas see that. I was not weak. 

I let the boys hands go as he kneeled and all of a sudden, Victor came up from behind and grabbed the boy. I could feel Damon come up beside me. He put his hand around my waist. I leaned slightly into his embrace. The blond boy’s eyes widen with fear. Damon spoke, “Your Queen Luna asked you a question. Know your place.” Damon didn’t even have to use his Alpha tone, just his presence alone worked. 

The Omega shuttered and answered, “Jackson Wilde, Omega Tracker, Level 3. I… I didn’t know…”

I spoke with power, my wolf trying to get out, “Now that the King Alpha is here you want to listen? When he is here or when he isn’t, it doesn’t give you a right to bully someone. You have to treat pack members with respect. It doesn’t matter if they belonged to another pack before Royal Pack, or if they were born like you. Respect is what makes a good Royal Pack member. I may have just gotten here, but after the many members I have encountered, I know to trust them and earn their respect. If you can’t learn that, then you don’t have a place here.” I could see the other boy, Tomas shuttering and whimpering at each and everyone one of my words. I knew they could feel the power in my tone. Damon could as well because his hand on my waist moved in circles in a calming motion. I looked up at him and smiled sweetly, he returned it. I continued to Tomas and Jackson, “I am not angry, but I am disappointed. Just because you are given a place somewhere doesn’t mean it given automatically. You have to earn it. Remember that. I will give you two the opportunity to change, but if this happens again, I will know.” The last remark I used my Alpha tone to push that thought into their minds. 

Tomas came over to Jackson, who was still kneeling. Victor let go of Jackson. The boys bowed their heads and responded, “Yes, Queen Luna.” 

I leaned more into Damon and he took over, “You will speak to no-one about this meeting. My mate has yet to come out to the pack and I want to keep that way until we have decided. If you tell anyone, you will immediately be banished. Am I clear?” 

“Yes, King Alpha,” they responded quickly.

“Okay, now get out of here before you do something to change my mind,” Damon added and the two boys quickly left the garden. 

I relaxed and felt all of my strength depleting. I guess Robin was right about taking it easy. I tried to move back toward the bench and almost tripped. Damon quickly caught me. He led us to the bench. As we sat down Damon asked, “Rosa, my sweet, are you alright? I went to the infirmary and you weren’t there. Next time, please let me or someone know where you are going.” 

I smiled at his protectiveness and leaned into him, “I’m fine. I just wanted to take a look around. I knew you and the others were busy, so I thought I could just walk around. A couple days ago, Irina told me about the garden and I just wanted to go see it. I didn’t want to bother you all.” 

He hugged me closer, “You wouldn’t have been a bother at all. I just want you to realize your position. I don’t know what I’d do if I lost you. I just want you to be protected. Even if it just for a walk in the palace.” 

I smiled at him and nodded. I was starting to feel tired. I looked up to see Mitch hiding behind Victor and Robin. I smiled and gestured for him to come over, “It’s been a while Mitch.”

He smiled and bowed toward Damon and myself, “It has been Queen Luna. How are you feeling?” 

“I am much better. How about you? Did you have any injuries from those boys?” 

“No, I’m fine. Thank you Queen Luna,” he responded shyly. From the years I lived with him, I knew that when he was shy it meant that he was hiding something. 

“Are you sure about that?” I questioned. 

He sighed and answered with a pained expression, “Just my ribs, but it will be fine. It’s not a break, but maybe a sprain, It’s happened before, so I know the difference. I will be fine, so there’s no need.” 

I winced at the memories of Mitch getting hurt. I gestured for him to come forward and I took his hand, “Just because you are stronger than before, doesn’t mean you have to go through the pain. Ribs are the worst.” 

I closed my eyes. I heard everyone around gasp. I opened my eyes. My hands were glowing a sliver and bet my eyes were as well. I could see Mitch’s face soften and he no longer had a painful expression. I smiled and soon my hands stopped glowing. 

Mitch spoke, “Queen Luna, you didn’t have to do that. I would have been fine.” 

I weakly smiled, “I know I didn’t have to, but I wanted to. You are my friend. You need to be strong for your training. Robin and Irina have told me the many stories from your training. You also need to be strong for your sister. I think you should be getting back to her.” 

“Thank you Queen Luna. I promise to be strong. Thank you again so much,” Mitch excitedly responded. He bowed with respect to Damon, myself, and the Deltas. Then he left toward the small houses. 

I smiled at his departure. Damon spoke up, “Well, I think we should get going as well.” He spoke directly to me, “I understand that you wanted to help him, but you need to be stronger to do that.” 

I stopped him before he said anything else, “I am strong enough to handle that. There are more things that I had to do with barely any strength.” I think responded with a little bit too much force. I saw the slight hurt in Damon’s eyes, I continued but in a softer tone, “Sorry, I guess finding you and more of myself is bringing back my old personality. I had to give into orders from my old pack to protect the pups. The death of my parents…. it blocked my memories and my Alpha strength, but after finding you, it has come back. I’m sorry.” 

He took my hands and gently kissed the top, “You don’t have to be sorry. I was so proud of how you handled those boys. Your strength was Alpha-like, but your voice and presence was Luna-like. It was amazing.” 

Robin added in, “You took them in calmly and in a very royal manner. It surprised me.” 

Victor, the silent Delta spoke, “Yeah, Damon would have eaten their heads off.”

Damon growled playfully at Robin and Victor. He wasn’t angry at her because he knew it was true. I laughed at them. The other three joined in as well. 

My eyes were starting to feel heavy and I started to lean even more against Damon. He spoke, “Alright, let’s get inside. Out of the cold and to the Royal Quarters.” 

I perked up, “Royal Quarters? Not the infirmary?” 

Robin took over, “Yup! I finally feel like you can be away from the infirmary. But you still have to take easy and try not to use your abilities. Unless you think it is necessary. I won’t stop you.” 

She bowed with respect and I smiled. Robin always seemed to understand my abilities and how I wanted to handle them. Damon tried but he was too protective. Nigel and Irina were worrywarts and it bugged the crap out of me, but it was nice to know that they cared for me. 

I spoke, “Thank you. Well, should we get going?” I tried to stand up and it didn’t work out in my favor. I almost fell directly on my face, but Damon stopped me again. 

“Let’s not try that again. I would feel more comfortable if you let me carry you there. There are decent amount of stairs as well.” 

I gave-in to his request and he picked me up. Which was quite easily for him to do. We took some hallways and Damon was right. The Royal Quarters were on the top floor and I didn’t want to count how many there were. Why wasn’t there an elevator? I understand it being a palace, but still this was the modern age. I also noticed that there were any pack members around but us. I asked Damon why and he responded, “These stairs and hallways are only to be accessed by Royals, Betas, and Deltas. There is a special genetic code in the door that will unlock to anyone who has access to it.” 

I laughed, “So you have genetic coding, but no elevators?” 

He laughed as well, “Well we do have one, but it is under construction. The old one was getting too old and dangerous, so I had them install a new one. It just was taking a bit of time.”

I nodded in response and soon we were at the top of the stairs. Damon dismissed Robin and Victor. It was getting late and it turns our their rooms were on the floor two below us. Irina and Nigels were on the same floor as well. The floor directly below Damon’s and mine was if we were to have pups and such. The first two floors were only the Royals. Damon placed me on the bed in the master bedroom and he went over to the closet. He grabbed some clothes for himself and for me as well. They were cute and simple, plus all white with midnight blue details. 

I tried to get off the bed and luckily I didn’t fall again, but my legs were very shaky. I went to the bathroom and changed. I noticed two toothbrushes and figured the white one was mine. I washed my face as well and returned to the room. 

Damon only had pajama pants on without a shirt. It was then that I realized how strong Damon was. His abs were perfection and almost mouthwatering. He turned around and caught me staring, he laughed “Like what you see?” 

I blushed and tired to go to the bed. It didn’t work out to well because my legs decided to give out then. In a flash, Damon was there to stop me and he scooped me up. Well that was the third time my mate saved me from landing on my face or my butt. He placed me gently on the bed gently and then he joined as well. I leaned into him and felt all of the sparks from our skin touching each other. 

Then out of the blue, I looked up and spoke to him, “Mark me.”