Luna Needs an Alpha

13. Unexpected Guest

The cemetery was a very quiet place. People rarely go to this place. Usually, they go to the tomb when it's the birthday of the person who died, when they miss them, or for other reasons. A gust of wind blew their clothes and Charis's hair down.

The tombstone has the name, date of birth, and date of death of Callum Swinton, Charis's father. Charis put a bunch of red roses on the grave of her father. She still didn't believe her father had died because she always felt her father by her side, giving her a warm smile.

Charis felt Draven's hands grip her waist tightly. She smiled with her heart kept beating faster. Is it normal, right? She usually has a fast heartbeat when she's scared or worried, but now she's happy, so it's different. Because she married her mate, and her mate is now an official Alpha Garnet Pack member. Charis knows that this isn't the end of everything because Draven has to prove that he deserves to be an Alpha, a leader who is admired and respected by everyone in the pack, like her father and grandfathers.

Charis took a deep breath. Draven could become an Alpha who was recognized not only by pack members but also by the whole clan of immortals. "Dad," Charis said with a big smile, but her eyes showed sadness. "Yesterday, Draven and I got married. Today, Draven became an Alpha. Up there, dad must be very happy, right?" She said this as if her father was standing before her and listening to her.

"You must be proud to have a daughter like Charis," Draven said as he kissed Charis's forehead with his eyes closed. Then he looked back at the grave of his father-in-law. "I promise. I will be an Alpha who is wise, fair and protects this pack from enemies or people who want to upset the pack's stability. Trust everything to me," Draven said with a serious face.

Charis is grateful that her mate–Draven–is willing to accept her–is a werewolf–and is willing to take her place as Alpha. Hopefully, Draven can be responsible for the leadership position in his hands. Charis had doubts because she didn't really know Draven. But she believes that the Moon Goddess never made a bad choice.

Charis asks, "How do you feel?"

Draven sighed. "Anxiety, fear, worry, and other bad feelings," he said with a shrug. "But I'll always stand up straight and keep my head up, and I'll keep moving forward," he told Charis with a smile. "For a year, you can do it, and so can I because I'm a man."

Charis chuckled. "Right. You are a man. Don't lose to me who is a woman."

Draven nodded. "I will not lose and give up. I will prove it to all of them, and I want to destroy those who have been unfaithful to you and chose to betray you." Oryn told him many things, including how evil the higher-ups conspired to overthrow or target Charis' life. Various strange events happened to Charis, which almost made Charis meet the angel of death. It looks like Draven will get the same terror or even more deadly.

Charis smiled weakly. "I wanted to do it too, but they were very cunning. So, I chose silence rather than having my leadership taken secretly by them."

Draven sighs. "I'm ready for whatever they might be planning right now." He raised his head, looking at the overcast sky. "We'd better get back soon before it rains."

"Yes." Charis nodded in agreement.

Draven sees Charis and draws his eyebrows together.

"What?" Charis wasn't comfortable being looked at like that.

"I forgot to ask. Can you walk normally?"

"You mean?"

"Usually, women who have s*x for the first time will have difficulty walking because the groin hurts," Draven spoke without noticing Charis' pink cheeks, embarrassed.

"I can!" Charis walked first. It felt like she wanted to bury her face in the pillow. She did feel pain when she woke up, but a few minutes later, the pain disappeared.

Draven chuckled. He was happy to see Charis' shy face. Cute.

***

"Welcome, Alpha Draven." Oryn welcomes Draven to a workspace specially designed for Alpha Garnet Pack. A workspace that has existed for thousands of years, along with the establishment of this house. Yesterday Charis had brought all her belongings to her bedroom and replaced them with the things Draven needed.

"Thanks a lot, Beta Oryn." Draven smiled politely. He explored every part of his spacious and comfortable workspace. The first time he came here, this room belonged to Charis. Now that this room belongs to him, he has the right to this workspace. He nodded, happy with the different things on the table.

"Do you need anything else?" Oryn asked with care because he doesn't know Draven well enough yet.

Draven shook his head and said, "There isn't any. Thank you, Oryn."

"No problem, Alpha. Let me know if you need anything else," Oryn said with a genuine smile.

Draven nodded.

Charis looked at the two picture frames that were on Draven's desk. Their wedding picture and a picture of her father. "Did you put my dad's picture here on purpose?"

Draven nods. "Yeah. I never met him. It's as if your father was here, watching over me and keeping me from neglecting my duties." Draven felt strange. This is not like him at all. He used to be a person who often complained about his tough boss, didn't get a promotion, and thought his pay was too low. After he became a werewolf and became an Alpha of the Garnet Pack. Why did he change into an adult? Is it because of work demands? Now that he was a leader, did he have to show a perfect attitude?

Charis smiled. "Yeah, my dad will always be watching over you."

Oryn stood in front of the closed door and watched as Draven and Charis talked. Now he could breathe a sigh of relief and smile big for Luna Charis. He knows the most about how Charis has been for the past year. He often finds Charis secretly crying because he gets ridiculed by the higher-ups. Now the weight on Charis' shoulders was slowly lifted, and slowly shifting to Draven. But the higher-ups and members of the pack don't trust Draven because he used to be human. Oryn put her head down. He will always be true to his Alpha and Luna, no matter what.

A knock on the door startled them. Oryn immediately opened the door and smiled at Viggo.

"Who, Beta?" Charis asks.

"Alpha Viggo." Oryn let Viggo in.

Charis smiled at Viggo.

"Am I bothering you?" Viggo asked Charis with a wink. Viggo asked Charis with a wink.

Charis laughed and then shook her head. "No, Draven was just looking around his workspace."

Draven frowned. His mind went back to last night's wedding reception when Charis hugged Viggo and said that he was her best friend. But Draven knew that it didn't look like Viggo only thought of Charis as a friend.

"Congratulations on becoming an alpha, Alpha Draven," Viggo said. He gave a smile. He holds a hand out to Draven, and Draven shakes it. "Thank you for taking the time to come here, Alpha Viggo."

Viggo took his hand away. "No problem. I have time to go anywhere I want." He laughed. Then, with a serious face, he looked at Draven. "Please take care of Charis and don't hurt her fragile heart like a mirror. During this year, she's had a lot of bad things happen to her, so please try to make her happy."

Charis rolls her eyes. "You're exaggerating, !Alpha Viggo."

Draven nods. "Don't worry. She'll always be happy with me." Draven didn't know what kind of feelings he now had for Charis. One thing is certain, Charis is his wife. Even though he was a bad boy, he treated Charis like a queen.

Viggo gave a big grin. He felt a little better because Charis now had a mate, and he will always keep an eye on Draven. He wouldn't let anyone hurt Charis' feelings. Except for the higher-ups of the Garnet Pack, he had no power to interfere in the affairs of the other packs. Even though he wanted so badly to kill them cause they made Charis cry in the dark.

Again, a knock on the door shocked them. When Oryn opened the door, he was taken aback.

"Who, Beta?" Charis asks.

"Emric, Luna." Oryn answers.

Charis and Draven's bodies suddenly tensed up. Why did Charis's cousin come?

Emric, who was wearing a black shirt and had his hands in the pockets of his pants, smiled crookedly. He waved and said, "Hi, Sister and Brother-in-law. By the way, I want to meet my brother-in-law," He walked over to Draven; he stopped and saw Viggo. "How are you, Alpha Viggo?"

"I'm very well." Viggo nodes.

"Good." Emric turned around and stood in front of Draven. "May I meet your wolf, Alpha Draven?" He asked with a tilt of his lips.