The Rising Moon Pack

Chapter 5

Maria POV

The rest of the day flew by and before I knew it, my Mom was ushering me upstairs to get ready for the party. I was sat at my dressing table, looking at myself in the mirror when the door flew open and my friend Michelle rushed in. Her normally wild blonde mane was tamed into a sophisticated updo, with a few tendrils falling to frame her face. She was wearing a pale pink dress that came down to just below her knees, and hugged her curves perfectly.

"There you are!" she said excitedly. " I've been looking for you. Let's get you dressed up ready to meet the love of your life!"

I stood up and pulled her into a close hug. I really valued each of my friends, especially since Bella was now gone. I put on my beautiful jade green satin dress and stared in the mirror at myself. My long auburn curls were reaching my waist and had started to darken to a deep fiery red, the same colour of my father's hair. I smiled, and I noticed how my eyes shone. I may have had the same coloured hair and eyes as my father, but I definitely had my mother's eye shape. The other thing I was definitely blessed with, was the hourglass figure that my mother also possessed. I had wide hips, with slim, long legs paired with the tiny waist and big breasts, and this dress accentuated each feature perfectly. The metallic shimmer of the jade green caught in the light, and made my eyes seem as though they were glowing. I pinned one side of my hair back with a jewelled silver hair pin that used to be Bella's, and turned to face Michelle.

"Thank you for helping me, you know how useless I am when it comes to makeup!" I laughed.

"What did you have in mind? We could do a little smoky eye, or full blown glam, or natural. It's totally up to you." she said.

I opted for the natural make up, and before I knew it I was in the chair being pampered to within an inch of my life. Just as Michelle pulled out what she said was an eyelash curler but to me looked more like an eyeball extractor, my mom knocked on the door and came in.

"Honey, we've welcomed all the Alphas and their guests now, so when you're ready, we'll be waiting for you." she smiled at me, and my stomach started to do nervous flips.

"Good evening Luna. How are you?" Michelle politely asked. Michelle was always super respectful of my mom, even though she had known Michelle since birth and even changed a few of her diapers.

"Hello Michelle, please call me Kate!" My mom laughed. " I'm really good, thank you. How are your parents doing? Do they like their new cottage?"

"Thank you, Kate. They're really happy, thank you. The new cottage is amazing, I'm so grateful you and Alpha Ben were able to move us so fast after the flood."

"You're most welcome, Michelle. I'm glad that you're all happy in your new home. We're planning to move all pack members from by the river now, so that hopefully we can prevent what happened to you happening to them." my mom smiled at Michelle.

Michelle's family cottage had been destroyed during a storm last winter, and her family were forced to live in emergency housing on the other side of the campus for a few months until my dad was able to have a new cottage built closer to the pack house. They were lucky to escape with their lives, although that didn't make the loss of their home any easier.

Michelle was just finishing the final touches to my make-up when Isabelle started pacing in my head.

"He's here, he's here!" she purred.

"Who's where?" I asked her.

"Our mate! He's here!"

"Maria? Are you ready to go?" My mom asked.

I stood shakily to my feet, cleared my throat and just as I started to speak, I felt my entire body go numb, and the darkness consumed me.

"Maria, wake up."

Isabella was speaking to me, but I felt as thought I was dreaming.

"Maria, you dumbass. You passed out, but you need to wake up."

I wanted to speak, but I couldn't will the words to leave my body.

"Isabella, leave me alone. I'm not a dumbass. I can't help that I fainted!"

Just then, I felt my mother lift me from the floor. I could smell her scent, beautiful rose and honeysuckle, and she was speaking to me.

"Maria, honey, who is Isabella?"

I opened my eyes finally and gulped.

"She's my wolf".