Adira’s POV Lyra made herself at home in our room and was lying on the bed in her bedroom watching television while I went into the bathroom to freshen up. My nerves began to consume me as I tried to open the toothpaste to brush my teeth, but I kept fumbling with the cap. Why was I so nervous? It was just dinner with Alpha Liam. He had already told me he wanted me as his Luna and tomorrow we were going to seal that. Butterflies now began to dance in my belly at the thought of us actually being united tomorrow as one and I honestly couldn’t wait to become his. But right now, I felt nervous just going out with him and something told me this was my first date. There was a knock on our door and I knew it had to be Alpha Liam coming for me. Quickly, I took one last look in the mirror before I headed into the living area to answer the door, but Lyra had beat me to it and she was giving her brother the talk like a parent would give to a suiter that was to take their daughter on a date.
Liam’s POV She had told me that her name was Adira and here standing in front of me are two she wolves that recognize her as Aira and say that she has accepted another Alpha’s proposal. This was the situation that I was trying to avoid from the start by waiting to see if she was betrothed to someone else. But I had let my guards down and let myself feel for this she wolf. Now I am the one to get hurt as I am the one that has to do what is right by walking away from what we had started. “I’m sorry, but I think you have me confused for someone else.” Adira tells the two she wolves and they leave out a giggle and say, “Oh, we are so sorry for the mistake.” As they wink at her. Adira gives them a confused look, like what was going on and I could tell that she didn’t recognize the she wolves, but of course that’s because she has no memories of her past life. The two she wolves walked away and began whispering to themselves and I could tell this could be trouble if word gets out that
Adira’s POV Tears began to pour down my face as he opened the door for me to my room and my heart began to ache as if it was broken into a million little pieces. I have no clue who those two she wolves were or who this Aira was, but what I do know is that I was not the girl that they spoke of, and I was sure that whomever this Alpha Zane was, I was not betrothed to him. But I could tell that Alpha Liam was hurting just as bad as I was, and he was a man of honor and if I was betrothed to another, he was stepping back from what we have together. I couldn’t help when I heard the door close, to leave out a howl of pain, as I threw myself onto the bed grabbing a pillow and pulling it close to me. My wolf began to whimper inside of me, and I had to remind her that this was her fault since she wouldn’t allow me to remember my past. Even in the mist of my pain she still held strong, not allowing me these memories back. I knew that the pain of my past must have been horrendous for her to h
Liam’s POV Looking into Adira’s eyes was the worst thing I could have done at that moment. I wanted her, I needed her, I craved her, and her scent was taking over my room now and all I smelt was her sweet scent of honey mixed with cherries. My wolf was begging me at that moment to give into the bond that was between us, and I wanted nothing more than to take her now and mark her as mine, but I couldn’t because I needed to know if she really was Adira or this Aira that the she wolves said she was. My walls were crumbling that I had put up, but I knew my boundaries, and I wouldn’t cross them until I was sure she was to be mine and only hours stood in the way of this knowledge. I had fought the temptation this long I was sure I could hold out just a few more hours. But what plagued my mind was the fact that in a few hours, I may never see this she wolf again if she was betrothed to another, and I honestly didn’t know how I was going to cope with that. I thought the bourbon would ta
Adira’s POV As a moan slipped from Alpha Liam’s lips, one also slipped from mine as the feeling of being so connected to him begins to consume me, and I know now what I was feeling for him was more than just a desire. Sparks now begin to tingle my flesh, where our bare flesh is touching, and my body feels as if it is awakening for the first time as my wolf now feels like she is more than just a part of me, and I can feel her power now coursing through my veins. Alpha Liam looks into my eyes as I know he is also feeling the same connection as I am, and without his lips moving I heard him in my head saying, “Goddess I love this she wolf, please let her be mine tomorrow.” Without thinking I projected back to him, “I am yours.” And his eyes widen as I know that he hears me just as I heard him. There was no doubt at this moment that this wasn’t a blessing by the Moon Goddess. Only true mates blessed by the Moon Goddess could share the ultimate connection and abilities like this, and
Liam’s POV Adira had fallen asleep in my arms, and I couldn’t help but stare at her while she peacefully slept. It was the first time I had ever stayed with a she wolf afterwards and it felt so nice to have this first with my mate. Now after being with Adira, I felt like all the other she wolves before her meant nothing and a part of me wishes now that I would have waited like she had. The connection between the two of us is undeniably a gift from the Moon Goddess and I was not going to deny this gift that she bestowed upon us. Decades have passed since a mate bond has been gifted from her and for her to gift us, I felt honored. As I look at her now, I wonder how I ever thought that I could stand by and let another make her his. I know at the Mating Ceremony that I now may suffer the consequences of taking another’s betroth and this may cause problems for me and my pack, but once I can prove that the Moon Goddess gifted us with a mate bond, I was sure the elders would side in my
Adira’s POV My body rose from Alpha Liam’s chest as Lyra stood outside his door hammering on it and yelling for him. Worried something was wrong with her, I jumped out of bed and grabbed my robe as Alpha Liam did the same. But he was faster than me and got to the door before I even had my robe tied. As he opened the door, Lyra rushed into the room and began saying, “Adira is gone. What did you do to her last night?” As she began to back him up against the wall. Lyra wasn’t a warrior, but she was a feisty little thing that was for sure and to see her go after her brother in my defense told me that she truly was my friend. Alpha Liam raised his hands in the air surrendering to her, but she continued on. “I swear to the Moon Goddess if I find out that you hurt her, I will castrate you myself. She is the only real friend that I ever had and you had to mess that up for me.” Her words then touched me, and even though I was enjoying watching the girl power coming from her as she held
Liam’s POV Lyra took Adira back to her room to get ready for the Mating Ceremony while I gathered my warriors to inform them that I had taken Adira as my mate last night and explained to them about the mating bond and that the Moon Goddess had blessed us with. None of my warriors questioned what I had told them but instead they all congratulated me on finding our Luna and said that our pack has been blessed and they too hope to be blessed like me at the Mating Ceremony today. The only problem was that our pack needed to be on high alert in case the elders didn’t accept the union between Adira and me and that would limit their abilities to socialize with the other unmated wolves. Knowing that this was the case, I decided to call in some extra protection and Blaze who was to show today was going to be joined with some of our mated warriors of our pack, for added protection. Everything was now put in place and there were only now hours that stood in front of us before I presented A