ESMERALDA’S POV.Today is a very special day for me. I am finally turning nineteen and it is all I have longed for all these years. Why? Because all the women in the pack meet their mates on tier 19th birthday, meaning I will finally meet my mate today as well.My two friends, Kate and Hannah have both met their mates already as they are older than I am, Kate by two years and Hannah by one. They were lucky enough to be one of those people that meet their mates on their 19th birthday. Kate was mated to my brother, Cole, the future Beta being our father’s eldest and only male child, while Hannah was mated to a warrior, Orion. They both happen to have one of those cute relationships that will make you envy them and yearn for your own relationship with your mate.I have just one wish for my mate though, for it to be Anthony—my fiancée, and future Alpha of our Pack, the BloodMoon Pack. We have been engaged for nearly two years now, due to my parent’s wish for me to marry him but I never mi
ESMERALDA’S POV.I thought seeing Anthony with that woman in his arm could somehow be a misunderstanding of some sort, perhaps, there has to be.However, the words that escaped his lips chased away anything related to that thought.“Everyone, I would like to introduce you to Claire,” He paused, as the place quietened down, wanting to hear what it is he would say exactly. His next words hung thickly in the air, “She would be,” he looked down at her, his lips slanted into a warm smile. “My Luna.”I felt my heart drop to the pit of my stomach, my toes curling as I felt breathing become such a difficult task. That sentence, I feel as though it ripped my heart right out of my chest with it.Silence ensued, thick with tension and wariness, as if they all shared the same sentiment as I. However, the one that found the strength to break the silence was Anthony’s father, “Anthony, what is this nonsense you are spewing?” His tone was anything but calm, the fury behind it impossible to miss.Ant
ESMERALDA’S POV.I find it weird now that I have thought about it. If Anthony truly is my mate, something I have no doubts of now, then why can’t he feel it? I am sure what I felt was true, I indeed felt the mate bond so…what is up with his reaction?Is he truly indifferent? Does he really still want that woman over me, over his mate?“She must have done something to him,” My wolf said, tried to reason. She sounded so certain, I could not help but listen and try to make sense of her words. “Maybe she used witchcraft on him or something?”“Witchcraft?” I shook my head at my wolf’s thoughts. “She is human, you can tell as well. So, that is out of the picture.” There is no doubt she is human, I would have been able to sense if she is a witch, we all would.Before my wolf could say anything further, I decided to return back home, as I have been out in the woods the entire day and it is getting late. It is best if I return home now. Instead of going to the pack house where I have been stay
ANTHONY’S POV.Claire is my mate; she has to be.I fell in love with her at first sight. She is beautiful, and the moment I saw her on the battlefield despite the chaos surrounding us, I felt the bond between us. Even in her weak and fragile state, she is still the most beautiful woman I have ever seen and I felt pulled towards her. I knew then she is my mate, and I want no one else.It is only right I bring her back to my pack and make her my Luna.Even though everyone is against my decision apparently, I have no regrets. I know what I feel for her. They may not understand it now, but they would later on. A mate is always the best thing to happen to happen to a wolf, and to an Alpha wolf, a Luna, a fated mate is not just the best thing to happen to him but to the pack as well.So, this is ultimately for everyone as well. I will still choose Claire as my mate over and over again if I have to.At night, I was prepared to mate with Claire for the first time ever. With the whole turmoil
ESMERALDA’S POV.I watched every emotion display across Anthony’s face, every bit of it since I turned around and met his gaze.Confusion was the first emotion to flick across his features, followed by surprise as his lips parted slightly and his eyes dilated. My best guess is, he has finally figured out that there is a bond between us.I felt it when he was following me around, I could tell it is him from the scent. I was simply taking a stroll in the forest to clear my head and decide when I would leave the pack when I heard it—the snap of twigs as someone’s presence became known, and as my steps hastened, so did his.However, at a point, I realized there is no point running away. I am not guilty of anything after all, and the only reason I did so was to avoid talking to him lest he decides to bring up the mistress issue again and heaven help me, I might do something I certainly will not regret.The look I saw on his face though, somehow lit up what I thought had diminished or shoul
ESMERALDA’S POV.I felt as though I am floating, I could not exactly feel myself bounded to anything, but rather, I was free. I tried to move my body, open my eyes, or shift my finger at the very least but none of that worked. Instead, I felt unable to do anything, and wherever I looked around, I could only see darkness nothing else.I tried to speak to my wolf through my mind, but I could not do that also. It felt as though I am in a different universe from the one she is in. I could not even feel her. My reality began to blur out though and before I know it, I had lost the ability to think all together. In the distance though, I heard muffled, unfamiliar voices. My skin, it felt a bit chilly, but the same time, bound to something incredibly warm. I could not decipher a single word though as the darkness took me with it, and the only thing I could decipher, the pain that took over my body.The next time I felt myself awake, I could actually open my eyes, though it proved to be a diff
King's Luna CHAPTER 7.Alexander MALAKAI’S POV.“The Elites Guards training will soon start, and they will be entrusted to protect His Majesty the King, and of course, You and Your brothers, Your Highness.” Stated one of the council members, Fergus, the oldest one—his gruff voice a testament of years he has lived—a voice he has used to get so many things done his way over the past decades.Another council member spoke, in support of his words. “Exactly, Your Highness. You are to trust the overseers of this assignment. As always, they will bring out only the best of the guards, and station them to you.”“But, the King already has his Elite Guards,” Tobias, my will be third-in command expressed from where he sat by my right at the high table. His tone was firm, and cold, matching his usual attitude. Shifting his gaze to each member that spoke, he added. “And the royals guards will protect the Princes. I think you are forgetting that the Elite Guards are entrusted to the Royal Prince. The
King's Luna CHAPTER 8.Alexander MALAKAI’S POV.The moment we arrived at the secret house and stepped in, the sound of something crashing welcomed us, followed by a scream filled with agony—coupled with that addicting scent that instantly got to my mind, making me take a deep, greedy whiff of it as my eyes flicked close. My gaze flickered upwards, in the direction where the noise is coming from. Hastening my steps, I found myself upstairs and in front of the door in a couple of seconds.Pushing the door open, the scent overwhelmed me, and I could feel my inner beast trying to make an appearance. I could not hold him back, at least not completely for the minute we stepped into the room, the scent hit me harder than before—reminding me of its intensity just as I felt it the first time.I could feel him trying to make an appearance, as without so much as scanning the room, our eyes zoomed in on our sole target—the pretty damsel in the corner of the room, standing by the window and holding