"Hi." Aster greeted Fay.
"Nice to meet you, Aster."
"Nice to meet you too."
"We also have to go, it was a pleasure to know you both." Alpha Clause said to Amy and Aster.
"It was our pleasure, Alpha. Take good care of our Fay." Amy said as she glimpsed at Fay then at him.
"I will." Alpha Clause said as he glanced at Fay, meeting her eyes. She blushed at the intensity of his stare and looked at Amy.
"Bye Amy, I will call you." Fay said to her.
"Bye, you're going to make a great Luna." Amy said and Aster added quietly, "Bye."
Fay nodded as she and Alpha Clause turned around to walk to his limo. The crowd cheered again as they watched him open the car's back door for her. She climbed in then he followed, shutting the door after. He glanced at her as the driver started driving them away.
She also glimpsed at him, meeting his eyes, "Are you taking me to your home?"
"Yes, my wolf is restless and both of us can't stand being away from you after I just found you."
"I feel the same way and I can feel the pull towards you too, but I need to say good bye to my parents and pack my things."
"Okay, we'll meet your parents first. I need to get their blessings too, but you don't need to pack, I have everything you will need." He replied and she nodded.
"Where do you live?" He asked taking his gaze away from hers to look out the window.
"No. 6, hail lane, the street after this one." She answered as she also looked out the window.
He nodded and leaned over to talk to the driver, "Sebastian, we're going to no. 6, hail lane first."
"Yes, Sir. That's the next street." Sebastian's voice came through from the driver's side.
"Yes." He answered him and leaned back. He glanced at Fay with a small smile touching his lips.
"Tell me more about you, what do you like?"
She smiled at him, "Can you narrow it down? What do I like about what?"
Alpha Clause let out a chuckle, "Everything. What makes you happy, what makes you laugh and smile?"
"There are many things that I can't list them all, but one of them is finding you, my mate."
"I am happy to find you too, Fay." She felt her breath hitch at the way he said her name.
The car stopped at that moment before she could reply and he opened the door. He climbed out and she followed him out, she closed the door after. He took her hand bringing her eyes to him, he broadened his smile and led her to her parent's door. Her heart beat faster at how so much more gorgeous he looked smiling.
They reached the door and she rang the doorbell. In a few minutes, the door opened to show her mom, Selene with a surprised look on her face when she saw Fay with Alpha Clause. Her gaze went to their interlaced hands before she glanced back up at them, "Hello Alpha Clause, Fay, please come in."
"Hello Fay's mom, it's a pleasure to meet you." Alpha greeted back as he and Fay stepped into the house after Selene stepped aside for them to pass.
"It's very pleasing to meet you too, Alpha." Selene replied as she glanced at him then at Fay, "So he is your mate, one of The Five rulers of our land?"
Fay smiled at her mom's surprise, "Yes, indeed he is, and I am his."
"That's great news then. Oh, I'm so happy for you, Fay." Selene wrapped her arms around Fay then released her, stepping back.
"Thank you, mom. Where's dad?"
"He's upstairs, go into the living room with your mate. I'll go call him." Selene said as her eyes glanced from Fay to Alpha Clause.
"Okay." Fay replied and led Alpha Clause to the room on the right which was the living room as Selene walked straight to the staircase that was opposite the door.
They entered the living room and sat down on the couch, side by side. She went to take her hand away from his, but he held onto her hand tighter as he looked at her. She looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"I like holding your hand in mine, it feels so soft and delicate. That makes me think of how the rest of you will feel against my hands." He murmured as he stared into her eyes intensely.
She felt her cheeks heat up in a blush, "I like holding your hand too, but isn't it too early for you to think of that? We only met tonight."
"I don't think it's too early. I have been waiting for you, my mate for many years. But if you think it's too early and want to take things slow, then I will do as you wish, my beautiful Fay." He said as he raised up his other hand and lightly brushed it into her hair.
"Thank you, Alpha." She replied as she remembered that since he hasn't marked her yet as his mate, she wasn't supposed to look him in the eye. He was still her Alpha and one of the Lycan rulers while she was still a normal werewolf. She averted her gaze to look at his chest instead of his eyes.
He took his hand away from her hair and brought it to her chin. He lifted her head up to bring her eyes to his, "No need for that now. You are my mate, the Luna of one of The Five. Address me with my name and look into my eyes like I do with you."
She smiled as she looked into his eyes and was about to reply when they heard footsteps. He dropped his hand from her chin and they both looked to the door of the living room. Selene and Thomas walked into the living room.
Kaden looked a bit surprised while Carter smiled as he took the container from me, "Thank you, Luna.""Yeah, thanks, Luna Fay." Kaden added as he got over his shock."No problem." I replied to them and grabbed the third transparent plastic container filled with snacks out of the four that we brought. I was glad that Kaden was getting comfortable in the pack and genuinely trying to help us. I hoped that he wouldn't betray us, I also hoped the same for his friend back at the pack house.I stood up and made my way to the Lunas, noticing that Luna Ashley still hasn't returned and it was getting darker. As I sat down beside Luna Kasey, the two stopped talking and faced me with smiles on their faces. I grinned at them as I opened the container, grabbed a hot dog and passed it over, "Here, for dinner.""Thanks so much, Luna Fay. We didn't even think of bringing any food." Luna Kasey said with a smile on her face as she took the container from me and grabbed a samosa."Yeah, thank you, Luna F
I drew in a breath and let it out as the two came to sit beside me on the fallen tree branch, "Yeah, I understand what you mean.""I just feel bad for Luna Hailey that she passed away without finding out Luna Ashley's true colors." I added as I looked over at her limp body still in Alpha Sloan's arms. He looked torn and I wasn't sure if he could even go on without her."It's how fate wants it to be, so let's hope that it's for the best." Luna Kat replied to me as she wrapped her arms around herself."Yeah, let's hope so." Luna Kasey added just as a pigeon cawed as it flew towards us.It landed on Alpha Clause's shoulder which made him realize that there was a note strapped on its leg. Bailey and Rachel must have tried calling our phones and found out that there was no signal then decided to send a letter through a pigeon. My thought was proven right when Alpha Clause made his way to me to tell me what the letter was about. As he reached me, I noticed a concerned look on his face."Thi
"I have a lighter." Alpha Nathan answered me as he started pulling the lighter from his pants pocket. I wondered why he had one, did he smoke? Wow, appearances could really fool people because he didn't look like someone that smoked."Wait, what if we draw more witches or danger if we make a fire?" Luna Kasey asked, looking concerned.Alpha Clause shook his head as he answered her, "We have already wounded the witches badly and scared them away, so I don't think that they will be coming back anytime soon. And as Fay has pointed out earlier, there are no animals in this forest.""That's right, besides, we need the light to see and to warm us for the night." Alpha Mason added as he nodded."Alright then, I guess this is for the best." Luna Kasey muttered as she let out a sigh."Yes, it is, babe." Alpha Nathan replied to her as he took her hand in his and gave her a comforting squeeze.Alpha Clause glanced at me as he took his arm from around me and stood up from the fallen tree branch,
"This way, I see a path." Carter said as he gestured towards a path that led into the forest."Okay." Alpha Clause muttered while the rest noddedI glanced at Carter and then Alpha Clause, "Alright, I hope it leads to the Lake of Eversea."Me too." He added with a worried nodWe started making our way towards it while looking around and being cautious as we tried to notice any traps or anything like that. I frowned as I realized something as we continued walking deeper into the forest, "It's too quiet, I've never seen a forest as quiet as this one before."Me neither, but what could possibly be the reason?" Alpha Clause asked as he looked around, looking like he was thinking more on it"There must be no animals because the witch from earlier said that if she can't eat us, she would have to eat fruits." I answered his question as I glanced at him"How is that even possible?" Luna Kasey asked in wonder as she looked around the forest along with all of us"I think-" Alpha Mason started,
The witch let out a sigh as she raised her hand, muttering, "Now, I have no food to eat. If only more of you came here every so often, I wouldn't be stuck eating fruit all the time."She moved her fingers and the small black snakes slittered off of their shoulders and to the ground then glided over to her. They all glided into her black dress and blended into it. I was amazed, yet horrified at such magic, but I was also curious about what she said, so I asked her, "Why won't you leave this forest then if there's no food here?She looked at me, feeling surprised that I heard her mutterings, probably, not aware of my werewolf hearing. However, she tightened her lips and answered me, "I am bound to this forest forever, that is how it is, I don't remember anything besides being in this forest and eating any living thing that comes in here and gets trapped in my illusion."Then I wish that you will be able to leave someday and be free." I said to her, sincerely as I saw Alpha Clause and th
"Yes, we will protect each other." I murmured to him, making him glance back at me and our eyes clashed. My lips stretched into a wide smile, feeling glad for his care as my cheeks flushed in a blush at his intense stare. However, our attention was pulled away before we got too lost in each other's eyes."Yeah, that's right. We will protect them no matter what." Alpha Nathan added as he took his hand off of Luna Kasey's shoulder to hold her hand in his own.She smiled back at him as she replied, "I know you will!""And so don't be scared, we won't let anything harm you in there." Alpha Sloan said in a promise as he looked at Luna Hailey with a reassuring smile.She smiled back at him as she nodded, "I know you won't."Kaden and Carter stayed so quiet as they only observed us that I almost forgot that they were there. It made me wonder what was going through their heads as they stood silently in our midst of couples."Now, let's get going before the afternoon passes." Alpha Wyatt said