The Lonely Luna

*Reyna POV* Today is my birthday. I’m 28 and have been the Luna of my pack for five years now. We are werewolves and a proud people. My Beta, Delta, Echo, and Gamma have all found their destined mates. I’m the only ranked member of my pack that has no mate, destined or otherwise. I’m beginning to thing that Selene, The Moon Goddess and mother of all werewolves, has nobody for me. What else could be the reason that I haven’t found my mate yet? Almost all of my pack members find their mate at 18. Those that don’t find their mate then, usually by 20 are with their destined mate. Not me. We are the only pack in the country that has all female ranked members (aside from the mates that is). My Beta is my best friend, Ashlyn. She and I are inseparable and she has probably planned a big bash for my birthday later tonight. Then there’s my Delta, Leti (short for Leticia), my Echo Nora (my most kick ass warrior), and my Gamma Lucinda. We’re all super close, but not as close as Ashlyn and I. I shower, dress, and head down to the dining room for breakfast. As I get closer to the dining room, I smell the amazing breakfast that’s being prepared by my grandmas, Nancy and Hazel. They’re the best cooks in the whole pack. They became kitchen Omegas once they retired, even though they were both born with Alpha blood. I walk into the dining room and see that it’s decorated. My chair at the head table has been adorned with balloons and streamers. I roll my eyes knowing that it was Ashlyn’s idea. As I walk closer to my chair, I notice that there is also a tiara (another of Ashlyn’s ideas) and a sash. I put them on and sit down as the rest of my pack starts to trickle in. They all say ‘happy birthday’ or happy birthday, Luna’, take their places and wait for my grandmas and the other kitchen Omegas to serve us. Ashlyn sits to my right and Leti sits to my left. On Ashlyn’s right is Nora and to Leti’s left is Lucinda. All of a sudden I hear music and see my grandmas and the other kitchen Omegas coming in single file. They’re singing happy birthday. My grandmas place the biggest stack of pancakes and waffles that I’ve ever seen in front of me. There are blueberry, banana, chocolate chip, Belgian, and strawberry. I think to myself; ‘How am I supposed to eat all of this?’ Even as a werewolf, I don’t eat as much as some of my other pack members. The others also get their plates, but only pancakes or waffles and minus the fruit. There were bowls of fresh fruit, whipped cream, syrup, peanut butter, butter, and anything else my pack members could possibly want. We had fresh apple juice, along with fresh orange juice (a tall glass with extra pulp for me), coffee, and an assortment of breakfast teas. I smile wide, pick up my glass of orange juice and fork, and gently tap my glass to get everyone’s attention. “Thank you grandmas and kitchen Omegas for this wonderful breakfast feast!” They just blushed and nodded. I sat down and then Ashlyn stood up. “Everyone, por favor ayudanme a cantar Las Mañanitas a nuestra querida Luna. Everyone, please help me sing Las Mañanitas to our beloved Luna).” With that, they all began singing, some were a little off key, but who cares? It was very touching. I couldn’t help but wipe a few tears from my eyes. After the singing, we all dug into our food. When breakfast was over, I went into the kitchen and kissed my grandmas. They hugged me and said that they had some small gifts for me. I was so excited because they always gave me the best gifts. Grandma Nancy said; “Abre mis regalos primero (Open my gifts first).” She handed me a gift bag in our pack colors of baby blue and cream. I sat on a stool at the island and started removing the tissue paper. Inside were three wrapped presents. I opened the first one. It was a picture of me and her last week when we went to the beach. It had been unseasonably warm that day. I hugged her and told her thank you. Then, I pulled out the second gift and opened it. It was beautiful! It was a handmade wolf statue that looked just like my wolf form, María. I gasped when I saw it. Grandma asked me was anything the matter. “No, Grandma. I love it! It’s absolutely stunning!! Wherever did you get it?” She replied; “Remember my friend Veronica from the Blue Moon pack?” I nodded my head. “Well, she makes custom wolves for people. I simply told her what I wanted and showed her pictures of María from all angles so that she could make this for you.” I hugged her again. The third gift was a beautiful ring. It was made of stainless steel and had our pack symbol on it; a white wolf with blue streaks howling at the moon. I put it on and hugged her once more. Then I grabbed my gift bag from Grandma Hazel. I opened it to see three more gifts. The first was a picture of my parents and I from my Luna ceremony five years ago. The next gift was a gift certificate to my favorite spa. The third gift was a plush of my wolf María. I hugged them both and thanked them again for the gifts and breakfast. I had an Omega take all of the gifts to my room except for the statue of my wolf. That I took to my office. Even though it was my birthday, I still had a lot of paperwork to do. Mostly, it was bills to pay, contracts to look over for my business, and there were a few miscellaneous things that required my attention. I removed the tiara, but kept the sash on. When I got to my office, my staff also had gifts for me. I unlocked my office door and one by one they came in and left my gifts in a corner. I wouldn’t open them until that night at the party that I knew Ashlyn had planned. The whole pack would be in attendance, along with our allies from the neighboring packs. I immediately got to work. I got all of the bills paid, contracts looked over and signed, and all of the other stuff taken care of as well. When I looked at my Apple watch, I saw that I had worked through lunch. It was no wonder given the huge breakfast I had eaten. It was close to 2:00. I buzzed my assistant, Eliza and told her to order lunch. I ordered a steak burrito with rice, black beans, extra guacamole, extra steak, and a large agua de horchata (rice milk) no ice. There was a killer restaurant across my office that delivered. Then again, it was a pack restaurant and also owned by my Beta. Before I knew it, Ashlyn was knocking on my door with my lunch. She only delivered orders to myself and the other ranked members. If anyone else in the pack ordered, she’d send one of her delivery Omegas out with it. She sat in my office with me and ate. We mainly just gossiped and laughed. After we had finished eating, she excused herself and went back to her restaurant. I had a couple of appointments and then I’d be done for the day and could head back to the castle to get ready for my party. I walked the short distance back to the castle and went in through the back door. I went up the stairs to the sixth floor where my apartment was. Ashlyn and her family lived on the fifth floor. Leti and her family have the fourth floor, Nora’s on the third, and Lucinda’s on the second. The first floor houses the kitchen, dining room, recreation room, pack hospital, commons/living room, library, the massive ballroom for parties, conference rooms, and theater. There are also elevators for the cleaning and kitchen Omegas, the hospital staff, and for when my Beta, Delta, Echo, and Gamma are pregnant. I was somewhat weary and decided to take the elevator to my apartment. I entered my bedroom and went to my bathroom and started filling my jacuzzi tub with steaming water. I needed a nice long soak before heading down for the party. As the tub was filling up, I went to my walk in closet to find something to wear. I’m 5’1.5” barefoot, but I prefer to wear flats or low heels, tennis shoes, and boots. I found the dress that I was looking for and pulled it out, hanger and all. It was a midi (mid shin) and it was in my pack colors of baby blue and cream. I had gotten it custom made. When you weigh 210, it was hard to find dresses that fit. I’m not necessarily fat, I’m just a little fluffy. I work out with my girls and our warriors, but I still weigh 210. Oh well! Next I went to my dresser and grabbed clean panties, a bra, slip, and knee high because I hate stockings and panty hose. I took my under clothes into the bathroom with me and stripped down, turned off the water, dropped in one of my special bath bombs (blueberries and cream), and eased into the water. I turned on the jets and put my head back. I just relaxed in the steaming blueberry scented water and thought about the party ahead. Knowing Ashlyn, she was going to have a dj, food from her restaurant, presents, games, and a slide show. I knew that it was going to be a lot of fun. After awhile, the water cooled off and I turned off the jets and drained the tub. Right on time, there was a knock on my door. I wrapped myself in a towel and went to let in my personal hairdresser, Monica. She always did my hair and makeup just right for big events. “Hello, Luna! Happy birthday!! I got you something. I hope that you like it.” And just like that, Monica came charging into my room. I just smiled at her. She’s shorter than me, but not by much. She’s 4’9” and a whirlwind of activity. I shut the door, grabbed my dress and went to go put it on. I came out of the bathroom and sat in my dressing area where she was already set up and ready to go. “Luna, is there any particular style/look you’d like for tonight? You know that I can do any style there is.” She wasn’t bragging, just merely stating a fact. I told her that she had free reign to do whatever she wished with my hair and make up. A lot of people don’t say that to their stylist. I trusted mine implicitly. She knew what I liked and what would look good as far as makeup goes with my pale skin. I have red hair, blue eyes, and very pale white skin. I was the palest member of my pack. Legend had it that two pureblood Alphas would give birth to a beautiful pale red haired daughter that would be the greatest leader of all time. According to that same legend, I was supposed to have powers. Yeah, right! I had no powers at all. Maybe I was supposed to get them when I found my mate. In that case, I may never get them. After about an hour, Monica stepped back, looked me over, and declared me ‘gawgeous’ as she liked to say. She handed me my mirror and I slowly raised it to look at myself. She had added soft curls to my baby fine red hair and pulled it into a beautifully simple updo with curls framing my face. She had used hair combs with pearls and sapphires to match my dress. Then she did a smoky eye with blue eyeshadow and gave me a nude lip. I just stared at myself in awe. “Monica, I love it! Thank you!!” I hugged her and then went to put on my shoes. She said that she was glad I liked it and said that she would meet me downstairs and left. I waited a few minutes before leaving my apartment because I was nervous as heck for some reason. I grabbed the rebozo or wrap that matched my dress, my gift from Monica, a small clutch that matched my dress and shoes, my keys, and headed for the door. I locked my apartment and headed for the elevator. When I got to the ballroom, I was confused as to why the lights were all out. I walked in, flipped on the lights, and just about had a heart attack as my pack members and the guests jumped out yelling surprise. Ashlyn came over to me cracking up and asked; “Were you surprised Luna?” I smacked her on the arm and yelled; “Girl, I damn near had a heart attack! What in the name of the Moon Goddess were you thinking?!” Everyone just started laughing. Leti came up to me in wolf form and bowed. I walked around the room greeting pack members and guests, some of whom were in their wolf form. Before I knew it, Ashlyn was calling for everyone’s attention so that we could eat and then get to the gifts, cake and ice cream. We all sat at the tables that had been set up and were served almost immediately by my grandmas and kitchen Omegas. Everything looked and smelled amazing! There were taquitos, burritos, Tinga (shredded chicken in chipotle sauce), tamales, pozole (soup), menudo (soup made from beef tripe), birria (goat meat), beans, rice, tortillas, and three different kinds of salsa. I ate a little bit of everything. I chatted with Ashlyn, Leti, Nora, Lucinda, and the others at my table. Just then, my phone dinged. I pulled it out and saw that I had a message from a werewolf on the supernaturals dating app that I was on. I clicked on the message and checked out his profile. He was H-O-T, even for a werewolf! I read his message and quickly sent a reply. Within seconds, he had replied as well. I had told him that it was my birthday and that my Beta and best friend had thrown me a huge surprise party. He asked if he could come by. I told him yes and sent him my address. He asked; ¿Eres la luna de los Luna Plateado?(Are you the luna of the Silver Moon)?” I replied that I was indeed. Within 45 minutes, I smelled the most delicious aroma I had ever smelled in my life! It smelled of coffee, cinnamon, and a hint of vanilla. I asked my friends what it was. They looked at me as though I had lost my mind. I insisted that I hadn’t. They couldn’t smell anything. All of a sudden, María started going nuts in my head. Next thing I know, she’s yelling; “Mate! Mate!” I was like what? I didn’t see anyone that caught my attention. *Gilberto POV* I walked into the ballroom and was almost immediately hit with a most amazingly delightfully mouth watering smell. It smelled of strawberry cheesecake. I turned to my Beta and asked; “¿Que es ese aroma tan deliciosa (what is that delicious smell)?” He looked at me as if I had suddenly grown a second head and replied; “No me llega ni un aroma aparte de la comida, Alfa (I can’t smell anything other than the food, Alpha).” I knew he must surely smell it. Just then, Firulais my wolf started going crazy in my head. “Mate! Mate!” I thought to myself; “¿Será que ya por fin la encontre (could it be that I’ve finally found her)?” I walked up to the head table and saw the Luna sitting with her Beta, Delta, Echo, and Gamma. Firulais was going absolutely crazy as we approached the table. I noticed that the Luna stopped mid-sentence and turned to look at me. Her eyes immediately turned black with lust. I couldn’t believe it! I had finally found my mate and she was the most stunningly beautiful she-wolf I had ever seen!! I approached her, took her hand, raised it to my lips, kissed it and said; “Seras mí Luna y mí amor de por vida (You shall be my Luna and my love for life).” She just looked at me, smiled and said; “Serás mí Alfa y mí amor de por vida (you shall be my Alpha and my love for life).” I couldn’t believe that the Moon Goddess had given me such a beautiful mate! Before I knew what was happening, I was kissing her soft lips and pulling her close. Goddess, she felt so right in my arms! She was absolutely perfect. She smiled up at me and then snuggled closer. Just then, a beautiful (but not as beautiful as my mate) she-wolf stood up and tapped on her glass to get everyone’s attention. “For those of you that are wondering what’s going on, it would seem that our beloved Luna has finally found her mate! Let us celebrate with them!!” The dj took that moment to play a song for us; ‘Dame Tú Amor’ by Alacranes Musical. Almost everyone got up to dance. I decided to take my mate and Luna out on the floor to see what she could do. For being a a white woman, she sure knew how to move her hips. We danced to several more songs after that. Finally, it was time for cake and presents. A chair was brought out for my Beta and I to sit at the head table. Thankfully, there was more than enough room. Benito, my Beta, turned to me and said; “¡Que suerte la tuya, Alfa (what good luck, Alpha)!” I couldn’t help but agree. Two sweet older she-wolves brought out the most delicious looking cake. Everyone chimed in singing happy birthday to the Luna. We were standing side by side. She looked like she was about to take a bite of the cake and being the cheeky devil that I am, I smashed her face in it. She came up with a face full of frosting and a mouthful of cake. Her Beta handed her a towel to wipe off her face. After she finished the cake, she started cracking up. Benito and I just grinned and high fived each other. Her pack and guests started laughing with her. Next thing I know, I got slapped in the face with cake. I wiped it out of my eyes and started laughing. We eventually did get to eat it. It was so good! “¿Te gusta el pastel mí rey (Do you like the cake my king)?” How could I not? It was the best cake that I had ever tasted and I told her so. Just then she called over the two older she-wolves and introduced them to me. “Grandma Nancy, Grandma Hazel, this is my mate and future Alpha of our pack. He would like to say something to you both.” I looked at her and thought; “If these two sweet she-wolves are the Luna’s grandmas, why are they dressed as kitchen Omegas?” “Alpha, is anything the matter? You look confused or concerned about something.” said Grandma Hazel. “How is it that the two of you are the Luna’s grandmas, but you’re dressed as kitchen Omegas?” I asked curiously. “Simple,” replied Grandma Nancy, “we chose to step down and become kitchen Omegas once we retired because we love to cook.” That made perfect sense then. Suddenly, the Beta started bringing presents over. I leaned over to my mate and asked; “¿Como se llama tú Beta (What’s your Beta’s name)?” The Beta replied; “My name’s Ashlyn and I’m more than her Beta. I’m her best friend and if you hurt her, I’ll rip your face off!” I just looked at her, unsure whether she was serious or not. Reyna looked at her and said; “Dude, did you just threaten your Alpha?” “Well, no s**t, Luna!” I couldn’t believe the way Ashlyn was talking to her Luna! Next thing I know, both are laughing hysterically. Benito and I just looked at each other totally confused. Come to find out, they always talked to each other that way. Reyna started opening her presents. She received some gift cards, rebozos, clothes, jewelry, and other things. I told Benito to give the Luna the gift we had brought for her. She raised an eyebrow and accepted the gift. “No tenías que comprarme nada, Alfa (You didn’t have to get me anything Alpha).” I smiled and told her that of course I did with it being her birthday. She just smiled. I just hoped that she would like her gift. She opened it and just stared. “Holy crap! Is that the iPhone 13 Pro, Luna?!” shouted Ashlyn. I glared at her. Of course it was! My pack is wealthy and so am I. I run a successful construction company. I wanted the Luna to have the very best phone that money could buy. I had already programmed my number into it. She busied herself with switching devices. It took her no time. Just then, a very young she-wolf approached us and said; “Luna, forgive the lateness of your gift. There was a mix up at the store.” Reyna replied; “It’s ok Eliza. No worries.” and she accepted the gift bag. She pulled out the tissue paper and pulled out a box. Her eyes got big as plates. “OH MY GODDESS! ELIZA, THANK YOU!!” It was the new apple watch series 7 in black, just like her phone. Eliza just blushed and said; “I’m glad that you like it, Luna. I know that your current apple watch is a little outdated and I wanted you to have a new one. You gave me a beautiful watch for my birthday two months ago. I saved up my money so that I could buy it outright.” Reyna hugged Eliza and cried. Her makeup was ruined, but in my eyes, she looked more beautiful than ever. She quickly set up her new watch with her iPhone. I decided that I wanted to take the Luna for a walk. Ashlyn and Benito joined us, along with a few of her pack guards. They trailed us and we walked hand in hand. The sparks I felt from just this simple touch were unreal. We walked along in companionable silence. After awhile, we came to a beautiful lake. She seemed to be cold, so I offered her my jacket. She smiled up at me and I took that moment to kiss her sweet, full lips. I’ve never felt sparks or much of anything to be honest when I kissed other women. When I kiss Reyna, I feel as if I’ve received a mild jolt of electricity. When she looks at me, my brain turns to mush and I can’t think properly. I wonder if she feels it too? She must since we’re destined mates. Eventually we head back to the castle and her party. When we got back inside, the music was still blasting. I led her back out to the dance floor again. We danced to several songs, but we eventually went back to the table to talk. We talked about any and everything. I suggested going to her room when I noticed that she was starting to fall asleep. She agreed and we walked to the elevator. We got in the elevator and she pushed the button for the sixth floor. She pulled her keys out of her clutch and I gently took them from her. I opened the door and we went in. I went with her into her bedroom so that she could change and I could help her lay down. I turned my back to give her some privacy. We may be mates, but I don’t want her thinking that I’m a pervert. When I turn back around, she’s wearing a long nightgown and her hair was loose. She looked even more beautiful, if that was even possible. I walked over to her and helped her into bed. I pulled the blankets up to her chin and started to leave, but she gently grabbed my arm and said; “No te vayas por favor. Abrázame mientras que duermo (Don’t leave please. Hold me while I sleep).” How could I refuse? I climbed onto the bed and pulled her close. I ended up falling asleep with her. The next morning Reynas POV I woke up to the feel of the sun on my face. I rolled over and smacked into a rock hard chest. At first I was confused, but then I remembered that I had found my mate the night before at my birthday party. I looked up into the most handsome face I had ever seen. He was the most beautiful chocolate brown, the color of milk chocolate. He had long lashes, a mustache, and goatee. I snuggled against his chest and wrapped my arms around him. Just then, I felt his arms tighten around me. I looked up at him again and saw that his eyes were open. He looked down at me and smiled. “¿Dormiste bien mí reina (Did you sleep well my queen)?” I told him that I slept very well and asked if wanted to go down for breakfast. He said that he did. I went into my bathroom, washed my face, brushed my hair and teeth, and went back into my room to get dressed for the day. I grabbed clean underwear, socks, leggings, and t-shirt then went back into my bathroom to get dressed. After I came back out the second time, I motioned to Gil (as he preferred to be called) and grabbed my keys to head downstairs. When we got downstairs, we were greeted by my grandmas, the kitchen Omegas, and my girls. We got ourselves seated and everyone was surprised to see Gil was still there. Even though nothing had happened last night, I blushed like a little school girl. Ashlyn, of course, noticed and started teasing me. “Hey, Reyna. Did you guys mate last night? Or did you just feel each other up and kiss?” I turned even redder. Gil looked absolutely appalled that my Beta called me by my name instead of Luna and was talking that way to me. I explained that she and I had been friends since before I became Luna and that she had always teased me like that. Before he could respond, my grandmas and kitchen Omegas came out to serve breakfast. They had made omelettes for everyone, including Gil. There were also hash browns, biscuits, fresh fruit and juice. There was always fresh fruit for breakfast. I made sure of it. Thankfully, everyone in my pack enjoyed it. The only fruit that we never had was Mandarin oranges and that was due to the fact that I’m deathly allergic to them. The odd thing was I could have regular oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit with no issues. We ate our food and then went outside. Gil told me that he needed to be going because he had to work. I did as well. We promised to keep call and text each other throughout the day. I gave him one last kiss before Benito pulled up to take him back to his own pack to prepare for his work day. I went up to my apartment and brushed my teeth and finished getting ready for my day. 45 minutes later and I was heading out the door for the short walk to my office. I run a successful craft business and get contracts for decorations, blankets, and other handmade things. Some of the bigger blankets are made by machine though. I had just gotten to my office and booted up my computer when my iPhone and watch dinged. I checked them both and saw that I had a message from Gil telling me that he had gotten home safely and was currently at his office. He also said that he hoped that I had had a good birthday and hoped that my work day wasn’t too stressful. I couldn’t help but smile to myself as I sent my reply telling him that I had enjoyed my birthday, gifts, finding him, and falling asleep in his arms. I also wished him a good day at work. I let him know that I would message him on my lunch. I started looking over the contracts we had and started assigning tasks to my employees. Some of the smaller things I was going to make personally. We sold our products locally, nationally, and internationally. We had just gotten in an order for some baby hats with matching blankets. I decided to loom knit the hats since my crocheted ones never turned out very good. I was going to crochet the blankets though. I went to the supply room to get the yarn and looms.