The Occasion of Red Moon

The Red Moon day arrived but this time my family, the creature of full moon weren't happy. The occasion of Red Moon day came in every 3 years and that time when the moon shine upon us we all feel powerful than ever. Every wolf life depend upon it's pack and tribe so that particular day when the moon was at its peak every wolf unconsciously shape-shifts to their natural worm because wolf are most powerful at its animal form. Its been our ritual for so long, the tribe gather up together to feel enlightened, more powered and stronger.

The phase of red moon day was random it could occur anytime on the month of spring but this time the Red Moon Day came at the day of my mother's death anniversary though the rituals couldn't be changed nor would my mother wanted them changed so we would do things as we did every other year. 

My family would pay respect to our mother at her grave and after that we would celebrate the Red Moon Day on the outskirts of our tribe, precisely at the borders of Crescent tribe and Nebula tribe where I would meet my future husband. 

I tied the lace of my black dress, my hair was in ponytail with no makeup on. I was going to meet my future husband today and that thought couldn't even excite me a little bit. I gave up every pleasure of mine for this tribe and now I was going to give up on my love too. If only I could have that precious thing called love, such an extraordinary thing to feel, to has that no one could took it away from you. 

Someone knocked on my door "it's time to leave" That was my father's voice. 

Me, my brother James and my father went to the graveyard and paid our respect to my mother. No one in the tribe knew her personally but everyone loved her with their whole heart. Sometimes I wonder that she was the real reason my father was people's beloved alpha just like I was now. They love me probably because of my father and my mother kindness. 

After we came from the graveyard, my father locked himself in his room just like every other year. James wouldn't talk to me because of the fight we had last time so as usual I went to my study room. 

I wished I could stop overthinking. 

I was so tired; all I wanted to do was relax. The sun was setting and my father and my brother were out of their rooms, still not talking of course. My father's eyes looked puffy and my brother looked pale as something dreadful had happened to him but without further inquiry we started moving towards our tribe's outskirts. 

The journey went in silence and the nearer we were getting to our destination, the farther I wanted to run and finally we reached there. 

My father was back to his normal self or was pretending, neither the less it seemed convincing. James submerged in the crowd like he always did he never like being the center of attention but as an alpha I had to do it. 

"Are they here?" My father asked a beta and she nodded at my father direction. 

"Mr. Greyson and Ms. Greyson such an pleasure to meet you again." Amelia Millar and his son, the alpha of Nebula tribe walked towards us, there hands were jointed with each other. Mrs. Millar smiled and acted like I didn't pushed her out of my home the last time I met her and her smile reached her both eyes. 

My eyes drifted to his son, Eric Millar the fake alpha who sat on his brother's position he was wearing a formal attire black tuxedo. After a while of talking. 

Eric reached out his hand for my permission to join him for personal conversation and I agreed. I placed my hand in his and we walked some feets away from my father and his mother. 

"I'm very sorry for my mother's behavior last time she met you and also for not being there I had some urgent matter to attend to." He said politely. 

I looked at him as I judged him, why didn't he said those words at the very first moment we met. Trying to pretend to be a gentleman but how could I trust a person who hide behind his mother and put blame on her head. 

He continued. "So now you have seen me by yourself, should I consider it a deal?" 

Of course it was just a deal for him just like it was for me but then why my heart was refusing in accepting this "deal". My face held no emotions and I nodded at his direction. "Before agreeing to our 'deal' should we discuss some important matters regarding our alliance." 

He agreed and insisted. "As you're going to be my wife I must tell you that apart from you I'll have other relation with other women and you must not speak of it." 

I looked at him in disbelief our union was supposed to make alliance between our tribe, to help each other in need and all he could think of was how many women he would sleep with after our marriage. At first I thought he meant his mate but my goodness I was so wrong. 

"You mean if you find your mate, right? 

"What? Not at all. I'm the Alpha king and Kings always have many wife's and mistresses, I'm just telling you that so you won't be hysterical about it after our marriage." 

"Alright then I'll do the same." His jaw set tight and his lips in a straight line when my words reached him. I smiled and continued. "Don't look at me like and as you said you will have your privacy in your personal life and I'll have mine."

"How can you say such things you are woman and I'm a man, do you have any shame left? You are going to be my lawful and dutiful wife." 

I thought we were too evolved for such talk but I guess we couldn't have everything. I closed my eyes to calm my temper and as gradually the moon was raising to it's peak so was my anger and at the end it just came out as a massive outburst. 

"Yes I'm a woman and I'm a queen, a queen who holds equal powers as any king holds and If I choose to marry you I only be your lawful wife not dutiful because I have no duty towards a man like you. You are the one who will serve me and stay loyal to me and if you can't. Tell me right now and I'll convey your words to my family that we can't marry each other."

He swallowed hard and whispered. "Are you trying to threaten me? Do you think I want this alliance that bad?"

"I think! You 'need' this alliance probably more than I can imagine. You think I know nothing about your tribe. Intruder invasion is so often in there, your people get killed everyday, your resources get stolen and for yourself, you receive dead threats every now and then and sometimes from your people." I followed my gaze from him to his mother and both were shocked with my knowledge of their lousy tribe. "If I again heard any single word about this man and woman talk, I'll make sure to kill you just to proof a woman is as equal to a man and it's not a warning but a thread."

He bowed his head down with a blank face clearing agreeing with me because of my superiority and in fear of getting rejected. I took his chin in my hand and made him look at me and said plainly. "Man or woman, it's just a matter of chance and if you are born why don't try to be civil like my father, your father and probably like your brother." 

After saying those words I left him, when I walked towards my father, his face was gleaming in moon light it looked like he enjoyed the show and as for Mrs. Millar she stood their smiling like a fool.