Troy was sitting by the lake thinking about his mother, contemplating what his father had just told him and wondering what she would have thought of the situation, heaving a heavy sigh he lays on the grass next to the spot his mother was killed when he was twelve years old, it feels like a lifetime ago but in reality it has been eight years and yet he can still remember the event as though it were yesterday, remembering the feeling of helplessness and being terrified for his mother and siblings, As she fought to protect them, watching her get shot with silver bullets by hunters and remembering her last words to him “Always” before she drew her last breath. He will never forget the love she had in her eyes for her children before she died, and that leads him back to thinking about what his father told him only moments ago.
Troy POV
“Troy you’re turning twenty next month and you still haven’t found your Mate” my father Alpha Ray explains, “We have word the Blood moon pack is planning to attack eight moons from now, we need to align forces with the Crescent moon pack immediately to prepare for battle, without a Luna our pack just isn’t strong enough” he continues.
I sigh watching him pace the floor in front of me, I am painfully aware that I have not found my fated Mate yet, I have been searching every full moon since I turned eighteen and still nothing.
After my mother died not only did my father feel the loss of his Luna but our whole Pack did and we have not recovered from that pain, to gain that strength again I need to find my Mate and together we will become the new Alpha and Luna of the Oceania pack.
Most Alphas find their Mates pretty quickly after they turn eighteen but for reasons only the goddess knows why, I have not found mine yet and we are running out of time.
I turn to my father and ask, “what do you need me to do?” He moves to sit behind his desk, takes a deep breath and says, “Son you are to marry the eldest daughter of the Crescent moon pack and make her your chosen Luna so we can unite our packs and become the biggest and strongest pack in Oceania, it’s the only way we all stand a chance against the Blood moon pack”.
Well fuck, I didn't see that coming.
I stare at my father speechless as if he has grown three heads surely he has lost his damn mind, I try to form words to express how totally messed up this but it’s as if my body has a mind of its own because the next thing I know I’m running out the door and the second I get outside leap in the air shifting in to wolf form shredding my clothes and tear off through the forest to the one place I can think and be alone. The lake.
Now laying here amongst the flowers thinking about what I have to do I realize I know nothing about this daughter of Alpha Lucian, I know he is rumoured to be a ruthless leader that kills with no mercy, has a powerful aura that can make people wreath in pain with a single glare and is a descendant of the moon goddess Selene, but if that’s true then why would he agree to marry off his eldest daughter? Surely the blood moon pack wouldn’t stand a chance against his wrath... right? So, what’s the catch here.
With a sigh I decided I should head back I will need to apologies to my father, I didn’t exactly handle the situation very maturely.
When I arrive back at the Packhouse my father is arguing with someone on the phone, the door to his office is open so I pop my head in and knock on the wall, he looks up and waves me in. I sit back in my usual spot on the visitor’s couch and wait for him to finish up, but I couldn’t help overhearing the end of his conversation. “Two weeks is not enough time to prepare everything I have only just told him the news this morning... yes, yes alright I will see you then” my father hangs up the phone and looks up to see the shocked looked on my face.
Two weeks he can’t be serious? My heart starts racing I don’t think I can do this.
My father strolls over to sit next to me and puts his hand on my shoulder “Look son I know this has all come as a shock to you but it’s in the best safety of the pack, Alpha Lucian is sending his son Uhtred to accompany his daughter Octavia and her son here in a week to get settled in, they will be staying in the guest wing and you will have three months to get to know each other before you must complete the mating ceremony and become Alpha and Luna of the Southern alps pack which means we have a lot of work to do to get you up to speed with how I run this pack and what is expected of you as Alpha”.
“Dad you have been training me for this position my whole life I know how to run the pack what I don’t know is how you expect me to mark someone that isn’t my fated mate and what’s this about her son? Is she already Mated?”
My father looks at me, I can see a hint of sadness in his eyes “You know you have your mothers eyes an ocean full of so passion” he sighs and continues “I am told Octavia has a bit of a rebellious nature she has no Mate but she had a child and when Lucian found out she was pregnant he killed the father out of rage, so she is now a solo mother with a eight month old pup.
“I think Lucian is hoping this arranged mating will straighten her out, but it will also make both our packs stronger, so I need you to make this work the last thing we need is to make an enemy of Alpha Lucian.”
I can sense the fear radiating off my father as he says the last part and I don’t blame him if the rumours are true and I’m pretty sure they are from the look on my father’s face, Alpha Lucian is not a man to mess with.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath I can do this I’ve been with wild she-wolves before and I’ve got younger siblings it can’t be that hard... right?
I turn to my father and with a serious face I say, “Ok dad I will do this, but I just have one question... do I get to keep my bike?”
My father looks at me and burst out laughing, I guess he thought I wasn’t being serious.
He finally stops laughing and says, “Just like your mother always know how to lighten the mood” with a chuckle he pats me on the shoulder and gets up to walk away “Yes son you can keep the bike.”
Huh finally some good news.
“Oh, and one more thing” My father says over his shoulder “Octavia will be turning eighteen in Two weeks and Alpha Lucian has requested we throw her a grand ball and invite both our packs for her birthday so it must be spectacular, best you get your sister to help you organize everything.”
"No pressure" I mumble with an eye roll. “I heard that” my father yells from somewhere in the hall.
Great looks like I have a busy couple of weeks ahead of me.
Octavia’s POV
“WHAT, mum please don’t make me do this, I’m not even eighteen yet why must I Mate this Alpha? Can’t someone else, do it? Haven’t I suffered enough?”
“Octavia sweetheart, your father has made up his mind there is no changing it I’m sorry but it’s out of my hands” my mother tells me in her calm voice, I know she's trying to keep me calm so I don’t lose control again but how can she expect me to be ok with this, I can feel the energy surging through me knowing all too well my powers are surfacing I take a few deep breaths and count to ten and look at my reflection, my eyes are dark blue but they seem to be going back to their normal hazel colour, phew.
The last time I lost control was when my father found out I was pregnant, he killed my boyfriend out of rage, and I almost drowned my older brother Uhtred in a sphere of my tears.
I should explain, so all Lunas possess one of the five elements that hold special abilities, once they are marked by an Alpha one of the elements starts to manifest and you must go to the Packs mentors for training to control said ability.
They are gifts given to Lunas by the goddess Selene to not only aid them in battle alongside their Alpha but to protect their pack in some way. In some rare cases there has been Lunas that developed more than one of these elements (Direct descendants of the goddess) but not often and never to my knowledge has any one person possessed all five elements and survived to tell the tale except for the goddess herself of course.
There is also a catch, hunters are immune to these special abilities, as they were created by Selene’s ex-lover Endymion because she chose to never have a Mate of her own as she feared abandonment, so her children became her true love.
It is said that she drives the chariot that carries the moon across the universe and occasionally visits her children/ direct descendants and Endymion spends his nights mapping out the stars trying to find her, he created hunters out of jealousy to hunt down her children (werewolves) that roam the night under her light (the moon) to get revenge and make her pay for choosing them over him.
My mother possesses Earth, it is one of the rarest elements as you can control nature and have super healing abilities, depending on how powerful you are in your element your hair will change colour to show your strength as does your eyes when you use your power, my mother has completely mastered hers, so her hair is fully white, while mine is purple, blue, and green.
Because my father is a direct descendant of Selene I am a Luna by birth so I started developing my gifts when my wolf manifested at age fifteen, Metal was my first element (Purple), with every birthday I have develop a new element, Water was next (Blue) at sixteen then Wood (Green) at seventeen, I am not expecting to get anymore because I am yet to find my Mate and even though I have mastered Metal I am still learning to control Water and Wood.
Five Elements:
Water (Blue)- control of liquids, weather
Wood (Green)- communicate/ control of all animals/ creatures
Earth (White)- control of nature and super healing
Fire (Crimson)- control of fire and the ability to see visions past, present, future
Metal (Purple)- mind control (compulsion, levitation, read minds, dream walk)
Anyway, where were we... oh yes, my father the great Alpha Lucian of the Crescent moon Pack has decided I am to leave our home in a week to live with the Southern Alps pack and Mate their next Alpha in line, in two months’ time to become their Luna.
As if turning eighteen in a couple of weeks wasn’t scary enough, I am being married off before I even get the chance to find my fated Mate let alone learn to control my powers.
Oh, goddess what have I done to deserve this kind of punishment?
I sigh slumping back on my bed, my beloved mother Luna Silvia comes to sit next to me with a small smile “You never know sweetheart, Troy might actually be your fated Mate and you two could fall madly in love and with that love you might find your powers become easier to control and master.” She says as if guessing my thoughts.
At least Uhtred will be coming with me, and Niklaus I won’t be completely alone. Of course, Uhtred never goes anywhere without Little Nicky, They have bonded on a deeper level than I ever could I guess my brother feels somewhat responsible and obligated to step in as a father figure since Klaus was his best friend.
I know it is forbidden to Mate and have pups with anyone that isn’t your marked Mate, but I grew up with Klaus, with him always around hanging out with my brother in the Packhouse we grew to like each other and eventually started dating... in secret of course and one full moon when our pack was on a run, we snuck off to be alone and well one thing lead to another.
You see she-wolves only ovulate on a full moon it’s the only time we can find our fated Mates because our pheromones are so strong it makes it easier for them to sniff us out and once, we find each other the bond snaps into place then it becomes almost impossible to resist marking each other and finish the mating process.
My mother still sitting next to me perks up and swats my thigh I sit up abruptly looking at her “What was that for” I say rubbing my thigh, “It’s your birthday in two weeks and Alpha Ray has promised to throw you a grand ball with both our packs to celebrate so let’s get your sisters and go shopping, we must find you the perfect gown to impress the young Alpha” she says with a wink.
I flop back on my bed with a groan “Mum you know I hate shopping and I especially hate wearing dresses, can’t we just get pizza and watch a movie instead?” she gets up and calls for my younger sisters “Quinn, Mira, come get your sister we are going dress shopping for the ball.”
I hear screams from down the hall then next thing I know they are body slamming me, gasping for air I manage to push them off looking at their excited faces how could I say no I might not get the chance to do this with them again.
With an over exaggerated sigh I say, “Fine let’s get this over with.”
After checking in with Uhtred and Nicklaus we head into the mall the girls are so excited it is making me dizzy.
I’m not what you would call a typical female, I wear mostly black and white clothes, with the exception of my elemental colours purple, blue, green I have tattoos and piercings, I wear a lot of jewellery (rings, chocker necklaces, chunky bangles) I guess you could say I have a punk gothic style but I don’t care I do what I want and I like being a little different, being normal is boring and there’s no fun in being normal.
After three agonizing hours of trying on hideous dress after dress I told the girls to try on their own outfits and went to my local tattoo parlour for a break, knowing the girls will take another hour, I got a small crescent moon tattooed on the inside of my left wrist to represent my pack, so when I’m stuck in the Southern Alps and get home sick I can look at it and remember my home and family.
Looking at it smiling, I was about to leave when I looked up and spotted it displayed near the back of the store, the most beautiful ball dress I have ever seen without trying it on I walked up to the counter and asked the clerk to wrap it up for me, Now to find the girls and get the hell out of here.
I’ve been missing my baby so I head to the nursery and no surprise he’s cuddled up to Uhtred on the sofa, both fast asleep snoring, they looked so cute I had to snap a picture. I will probably get a growling from him later but I couldn’t resist. picture aqua man snuggling a little baby boy on his chest with mickey mouse pjs on, so adorable I almost didn’t want to disturb them but I needed to talk to my brother and have cuddles with my baby.
As soon as I picked little Nicklaus up, he snuggles right into me making me gush, he looks so much like his father it makes my heart melt, I put Nicklaus in his crib and wake my big bro up for some advice on what is to come.
Troy’s POV It’s been a week since dad dropped a bomb shell on me and I have been working with my sister Viola to make this ‘grand ball’ perfect for Octavia’s birthday next weekend, since we don’t know much about her it has made it hard to decide on decorations so we ended up going with a masquerade theme, so far the plans look great I just hope we can pull it off and not piss off Alpha Lucian. I decide to go for a run and let my wolf out before Octavia arrives tomorrow. I went to my usual spot by the lake, it is so beautiful and peaceful here looking out at the huge lake with the ducks floating around, big, tall trees all the way around with a small clearing on either side there is even a swing rope off to one side of the lake and a bed of wildflowers by my mother’s tomb stone. It’s no wonder she used to bring us here as kids it’s impossible to be in a bad mood while looking out at the tranquillity of this place. I sit here looking at my mothe
Octavia’s POV After a few hugs and tears Uhtred, Nicklaus and I jump in my Camaro to head for the South Island, my mother reminding me that they will see me next weekend for my birthday. I told Uhtred I would drive to Wellington since he stayed up late with Nicklaus all night, we would swap over tomorrow morning in Blenheim, and he will drive to the Southern alps pack which is based in a place called Castle Hill. After a couple hours of driving, I decide to wake Uhtred up and see if he is still mad at me for disappearing last night. We need fuel anyway so I can use that as an excuse if he gets angry again. “Hey, you awake. Can we talk?” I ask nudging his arm. He grunts, rubs his eyes, and sits up in his seat. “What’s up?” he asks looking around outside. We are almost in Levin, so I tell him we need fuel and look in his direction to gauge his reaction. He looks to be in a good mood… sort of. I pull into the petrol station and ask if he wants to have brunch here before we head for
Troy’s POV I look over at my clock its five am, with a sigh I get up and go for a run to clear my head. I didn’t get much sleep last night, after leaving dad at the bar with Grace, Jax let it slip that his Mate Harper is best friends with Octavia, so when we got back to the packhouse I followed him to the Beta suite to ask Harper about my Luna to be. Of course, she wouldn’t tell me much only that she has a wild side and has been through hell this past year, although she did say 'you couldn’t miss her in a crowd'. Whatever that means. After my run I get cleaned up and have breakfast. Looking at the time it is almost eight am dad should be in his office by now, so I go there to ask him how his night went with Grace in the hopes of distracting my own troubled thoughts. “Morning dad, don’t you look very chipper today” I say with a wink. “I am son, I want to thank you for convincing me to come to the bar last night. I haven’t been this happy in a very long time.” “I’m glad I could hel
Troy’s POV I must look like a fish out of water watching her get out of the car, her long purple/blue/green wavy hair falling over her shoulders as she pushes the door open, stepping out with her cherry Dr Martin boots with black ripped jeans and studded belt, a white ACDC t shirt with a burgundy leather jacket. She stretches her back, arms in the air and I can see the hint of tattoos on her lower stomach, she sniffs the air smiling then our eyes meet, and I swear time stops moving when she smiles and winks at me before turning around and moves to get a baby out of the back seat. I snap out of my daze and walk up to stand next to Jax and my father that is frowning at me I smile and shrug “Had to teach a wolf a lesson.” Jax snorts and coughs ‘yea right’ I smirk at him and stand up straight ready to greet my future Luna feeling a little more confident than I had this morning. Octavia’s POV I open my door to get out and stretch my back sniffing the air, what is that delicious smell i
Octavia’s POV Running back to the packhouse with Harper and Jaxson I mentally scold myself for what I did to Troy, I didn’t mean to jump his bones but after reading his mind and hearing his lustful thoughts about my body I couldn’t help myself. Being in his big strong arms and feeling his huge hard cock pressing against me, Piper was begging me to have him take us right then and there, and when he said he wanted to take it slow I was disappointed thinking he didn’t want me so I had to walk away before I lost control, my emotions were all over the place I didn’t want him to think I was crazy. Then when he walked up to me, I could see every muscle in his body twitch with each slow step towards me, I was also acutely aware that the intoxicating scent I smelled earlier was indeed coming from him. A burning desire started to form in the pit of my stomach, and I knew I had to taste him. I could tell he wanted me when the kiss turned hungry his desire as strong as mine but before we coul
Octavia’s POV After Troy left from dinner, I realized id over stepped and spent the rest of the evening scolding myself, I didn’t mean to upset him I was just having a little fun but thinking on it now I probably shouldn’t have done that in front of his family, at the dinner table no less. Uhtred’s right It is a bad habit and from now on I will only use mind control when its necessary… at least I’ll try. I decided to spend some time with Nicklaus alone since he hasn’t had much mummy time lately. We had a bath in the enormous ensuite bathroom, Nicklaus loves playing in the water especially if there are bubbles. Then after getting ready for bed in our matching harry potter pyjamas, I start reading him his favourite book, when the intoxicating scent that could only belong to Troy hits my nostrils, I stop reading and listen. I can hear his heartbeat and its racing, I get up and walk to the door worried something bad has happened. When I open the door his scent hits me and it’s so str
Octavia’s POV I quickly hop in the shower to clean myself up and I can’t help thinking about how absolutely mind blowing that orgasm was, I have never felt like that before, that’s not to say sex with Klaus wasn’t great because it was but Troy has some serious skills. I guess he has had more experience than me since he was a bachelor and all, I just hope I can satisfy him as well as he does me. I finish in the shower and realize all my clothes are still in my suitcase in the bedroom, so I wrap the towel around me and try to sneak out of the bathroom, I don’t know why but I suddenly feel a little shy about being naked in front of Troy. Sneaking over to my suitcase I notice Troy and Nicklaus aren’t in the room anymore “What the?” I quickly get dressed, in Black skinny jeans, a Metallica t shirt and my twelve-stud black Dr Martin boots, and head out of my room in search for them. It doesn’t take me long to find them I just followed the sound of baby giggles, I round the corner and
Octavia’s POV “Laters Baby?” I hear Uhtred’s voice speak up behind me after Troy leaves the room. I turn around, I’d forgotten he was still here waiting for me. “Troy’s real big on nicknames” I say with a shrug. “Mhmm so I take it things are going well between you two?” he asks arching an eyebrow at me. “Yea I guess you could say that. He’s not what I was expecting that’s for sure.” I say smiling. It is so good having Uhtred here we can talk about almost anything and he would never judge me even if he thinks I am being stupid. I am also the only person he can be himself around, everyone else sees him as this big, scary, angry, serious Alpha wolf but in actual fact he is the biggest softy I have ever met but don’t get me wrong he can be all of those things especially if someone hurts someone he cares about, he also has a short temper, something we both inherited from our father. Don’t tell Uhtred I said this, but I once caught him and dad crying, watching the bucket list, it was