Proudly I get out of the vehicle and help Drina get out.Our faces are at the same height, smitten we look each other in the eyes, our thoughts are one. This is us when we are fully mated and marked, the Alpha King and Queen arriving at a special event in our pack. And in a few years with a pup on each hand.I take a deep breath to return to the present and resist the urge to kiss her long and deeply. Naughty as Drina is she comes with her face intimately closer to mine, our lips almost touching. At the entrance, dozens of people are watching us, I'm sure this act of my mate has not escaped anyone's attention. Of course not, I can hear them holding their breath en masse as I drape Drina's hand into my elbow with a grin.Elegant as the Queen she is, she walks beside me to the entrance of the hall, her head held high. Her aura screams possessiveness and power, the hallmarks of a Luna Queen. A mix of satisfaction and sadness fills me now, if only we could present ourselves as mates to th
When Erina stands in front of us with her hand coquettish at her side, I give her a standing ovation.Drina immediately stands up too and the rest of the Alphas reluctantly follow my example. On my other side, I see Jace staring at her, full of adoration. Erina smiles blindingly from all the attention she gets and walks back. She appears a few more times, much to the delight of those present. She is clearly a natural entertainer.Several hours later, a radiant Mrs. Lackson mingles with the guests.The orders are in, this event has also turned out to be a financial blockbuster. Her assistants collect the cards with the orders written on them. From the explanation of Mrs. Lackson, I understand that her store will contact the new clients to take measurements and other logistics.At the end of the evening, all models show up on stage.Erina walks in the front, she is the celebrity of the evening. When she stands before us again and gratefully accepts all the appreciation, s
We are sitting at the table in the conference room in the packhouse.Drina sits next to me on the Luna chair, much to the surprise of everyone in the room except Jace. He's grinning like a little boy who just stole from the candy jar. He knows Drina is my fated even though I didn't answer his question a few weeks ago.To my right are the high rankings in hierarchical order.Alpha Remus is right before me, followed by Jace and Cleo, my Head Warrior. Given the issue to be discussed, I also invited an Elder from my pack to join. Elder Antonius looks around with interest, this is the second time he notices Drina in the Luna seat. I'm sure I won't be able to avoid his questions after this meeting.I deliberately kept Clark out of this meeting.My suspicion is with my Gamma and his girlfriend. Clark is now concerned with Remus' family.I look around, everyone stares at me expectantly.“Jace, the issue of why we are here concerns your relationship with Erina. You noticed a lot of last-minute
After Drina's words, there is silence in the conference room.Thoughts go in all directions, although my subconscious had already registered the signals, my brain refused to think rationally. But everything in me is convinced that the two are telling the truth.Alpha Remus now faces Elder Antonius.“Elder, you are wiser in this than me when it comes to life experience,” he states. “Ever heard of a mate bond between a five-year-old and a twenty-plus?” he asks the older man. But judging by his attitude, he is skeptical about this matter.“Well, there are a few cases where this has happened in the past,” the Elder begins. “But there was a reason why the Moon Goddess paired them up early. The mating has a purpose”. He looks at Drina and me. “The fact that the girl is related to the woman next to the Alpha King and these two are not disclosing their mating says a lot. Something is coming up, something great is about to happen. I just don't know if it's positive or destructive. But Midnight
Beta Jace's POVWith Erina by my hand, I walk in the direction of the sports center.I have to say it's quite a relief to be able to come clean to Enrick and now the Council too. Avoiding Erina was eating at me, my mate is still young but demands my attention as the sole claimant. She wraps her life around me, she tells me everything straight away like an open book. She's a brilliant girl, somehow she makes sure we don't get bogged down in a father-daughter relationship. For a five-year-old, that's surely remarkable.But I don't really know much about her.For me, her life begins the day she ends up here in the pack. But I know there is more. When hinted at her life before that, she kept her jaws tight. She never speaks up. All I know is she's part of triplets, but I doubt I'll ever see her other two sisters. And yes, she also mentioned that her mother had just given birth to twins. That statement made me doubt now if Drina is really her mother, as I suspect.No, I've n
It hurts to hear this.Someone to question my integrity, even this bitch. But I keep my cool, don’t let her see how deeply her words wounded me. “My behavior is not up for discussion here. And you're not exactly the person to question that. May I remind you that you are a guest in Midnight Moon?” I give her undone.Her eyes search my face, it's clear she wanted to hurt me as a distraction from my questions. "But never mind, you don't have to answer." My eyes are fixed on her. “Now tell me where you know Drina from. The Alpha King already knows that you two are no strangers to each other. Maybe you want to be honest about that now.”Alcina sighs.“I don't really know Drina. I first met her here. But I know who she is," she says ambiguously. I stare at her in silence. But she doesn't seem to intend to explain further. She raises her glass of wine to her lips again and takes a long sip. “Is there anything mysterious about it? Why are you so secretive about that? Who do you think she is?”
I don't know how long I lay there on the floor of the entertainment room.But the pain in my chest just won't go away, it has eased a bit but is still there. With difficulty I roll onto my side before sitting up. With one hand I press against my chest, where the stabbing pain persists. When I manage to get up, I stumble to the elevator and let it take me to my apartment. With any luck, Erina will be waiting for me there and we can work this out.When I throw open the doors, I know right away that she has left.Her wonderful scent is missing, it is as if my apartment has lost all shine. I throw myself against one of the walls and let out a long scream in frustration. One moment of weakness robbed me of everything I treasured. What was I actually thinking? Although we are not fully mated, Erina could sense from my mood that I was with another she-wolf. My lust has probably reached her through the mate bond. From the beginning, I realized that she has strangely heightened senses despite
Alpha King Enrick's POVJace is right.This whole issue needs to be resolved, it keeps us in suspense for too long. And now that little Erina has even turned down her mate, the urgency has increased. None of the women seem to want to clarify the haze of secrecy that now hangs over the packhouse. In addition, I am tired of the long distance relationship between Drina and me, she now has to stay with me permanently in the pack. We are mates, love each other and then have to live together as a married couple should.I walk out of my office and sniff the air.And yes, I can catch her scent, she's on the second floor by the pool. Instead of taking the elevator, I run up the stairs. I can now really use this extra exercise to de-stress. When I reach the second floor, I walk straight to the bar ignoring her completely. I pour myself a double whiskey and sit lazily on one of the stools. There is a TV on the wall, I seize the remote and turn it on.“Alpha King”, I hear her call on me.I turn i