A/N: So, the next journey of our heroes begins. This story will revolve again around Axel, Alison, Ariana, and Aiden. Let's wait and see what the future holds for them.
Update: This story is the sequel to my first book, REJECTED LUNA VS RUTHLESS ALPHA, for those who have not read it yet.
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The following is a small reminder of where we left our heroes in the last chapter of the first book, REJECTED LUNA VS RUTHLESS ALPHA, and the link to our new story.
In our first story, we got to know Alison Taylor, an orphan she-wolf adopted by the Alpha and Luna of the Yellow Moon pack. The whole pack accepted and treated her as their own. Since Alison had a limp problem, she got rejected by her mate, Axel Northwood, Alpha of the Blue Silver moon pack. Their relationship went through a lot of hardships until they managed to get together.
In our second story, we see their now grown-up children trying to find their way to life.
With their friends, who happen to be the children of Alison and Axel's best friends, our heroes make their journey in life, trying to figure out themselves and their surroundings until they finally reach the point of acknowledgement.
I have used the last chapter of the previous book as the prologue to this one so that you get to know who some of our future heroes will be in this book. I wish you all a pleasant reading!
Prologue
Ariana was pleased about the evening event. That night her best friend Alan would meet his wolf for the first time. Therefore he might find his mate.
When Ariana told him how excited she was that he was finding his mate, after all, he looked at her in an unfathomable style without giving her any answer. Aiden that was with them at the time, was left looking at his sister in surprise. Strangely, while no one ever fooled Ariana, she had not been able to find out that Alan was secretly in love with her. He even confessed his feelings for Ariana to Aiden and swore him to secrecy. But Ariana saw him as a second brother and her best childhood friend. It never crossed her mind that Alan might have been her mate.
Axel and Alison had once again organized a beautiful event for the pack's young members who would turn 18 that night. They invited various young people from other packs to help the young members, even more, to find their mates more easily.
Ariana, along with Sienna and Olivia, were preparing together for that night. Although they were still young to find their mates, they would attend the event and enjoy the process where the young couples would discover each other and claim their mates. 17-year-old Ariana and her 16-year-old friends commented that they did not have much time until they would find their match.
Sienna and Olivia were secretly in love with Aiden, who had transformed into a masculine teenager and lost nothing of his handsomeness compared to Alpha Axel, his father. Many little girls were still heartbroken when Axel passed by them. Alison, who understood what was going on, was laughing secretly, and she was teasing Axel. He always replied that he never had eyes for another woman than Alison.
Ariana had transformed into a young beauty. She had nothing to envy her mother, who was a beautiful and dynamic woman. Τheir resemblance was remarkable — Ariana was simply a little taller than Alison as she took her height from her father, Axel. In most of the events, the Northwoods took part as a family; many envied them. The two siblings were very close to each other and loved one another very much. Even at school, they were inseparable. All their friends loved them very much because they were fair and never upset anyone due to the kindness and straightforwardness that possessed them.
That night Ariana was dazzling. The black dress she had put on was simple. But she emphasized her sport-lined body, and it was like a second skin on her. Ariana paired it with a pair of plain black sandals. She highlighted her beautiful violet eyes with a long-lasting black mascara and put lipstick on her lips that made the colour of her eyes even more intense.
When her two friends saw the result of Ariana's transformation, they were amazed. Their older friend was much more beautifully dressed, so simply and unpretentiously. Her untamed character and strong personality were emphasized even more by the way she chose to dress.
"Ariana, you look stunning!" Sienna said. Olivia agreed with her with a smile and told her jokingly: "Sienna and I are fortunate that you are Aiden's sister. Otherwise, neither of us would have the hope that maybe one day Aiden would see us differently, and who knows- mate one of us. "
Ariana smiled at the thoughts of her friends and, holding them by the arms, took off for the venue. The other two girls were as lovely as Ariana was. Sienna had taken her mother's crimson curly hair and bright green eyes, while Olivia looked exactly like Ella, except her beautiful brown eyes were the same as John's.
Τhe entry of the girls into the venue caused a sensation. Especially the presence of Ariana caught the intense eyes of all the males who were in the room. Many were the ones who begged when the clock showed midnight to find out that their mate was Ariana. Everyone knew about her unruly character. But they knew she was powerful and excellent in martial arts. She trained daily with the other warriors. Ariana also had personal training sessions with her father and mother. Alison was very strict with her because she knew her untamed character. Alison wanted to discipline Ariana. In the future, she should handle the powers given to her by the Moon Goddess, her grandmother, and her wolf.
The first thing Ariana did was look for her brother Aiden who was with Alan. She found them gathered with the rest of their company, drinking beers and commenting on the female wolves that strolled around with a plastered smile on their faces, looking left and right, hoping that they would find their mate. Ariana and the girls approached them, smiling.
"How are you? What are you doing here?" she asked them. "Are you trying to find out who Alan's mate will be tonight?" Alan's smile immediately faded from his face. He lifted the bottle in his mouth and took a sip of his beer without answering Ariana. His face had an unfathomable expression.
Ariana did not understand anything and, teasing the buns of his curly ginger hair, continued, "and then I will lose you from my friend. There is no chance your destined mate would accept the both of us being so close friends. Who will I do tricks with in the future?"
Aiden, who could not bear to see Alan's face dim, asked Ariana looking into her eyes to see her reaction: "Hey kiddo, what would you do if at the end of the day you were Alan's mate?"
Ariana turned her head back and burst out laughing. "It is impossible for me to be Alan's mate. It will be challenging for him to tame me. My mate will be a brutal Alpha who will manage to put me in my place. If that man exists, of course, living somewhere," she said and burst out laughing again, winking at Alan teasingly. What Ariana did not notice, though, was a spark of disappointment and sorrow that passed through his eyes for a moment and then disappeared.
Αt some point, the music started playing to the rhythms that Ariana liked. As Ariana used to do anything with the company of Alan, she grabbed him and ran to the dance floor to dance. He followed her, but without the same mood and behaviour he had other times. He seemed troubled and anxious.
Ariana noticed his mood change at one point and asked him curiously, "Hey Alan, are you okay?" Alan smiled at her and replied that he was fine. Ariana continued to dance as if nothing was happening. At some point, Alan left her for a while to go to the bathroom. There he had his first contact through his mind with his wolf Damien, who was looking forward to shifting and running for the first time. Returning to the dance floor to dance with Ariana, the DJ put on a slow song. Ariana hugged Alan, and they started dancing silently, enjoying each other's presence.
Without realizing it, the time approached midnight. At the sound of the clock, while the two of them were devoted to their dance, Alan put his hands to hold Ariana well from the middle and felt a current wave of heat strike him, and sparks pierced his whole body. Damien, his wolf's voice "MATE!" was heard immediately inside Alan's head.