6. Day of the blood moon

Nalini

"Does it hurt?" Sara, my godmother asked as she applied a herbal ointment on my wounds.

"It doesn't" I replied, smiling. I knew she was being extra careful with it but honestly, it didn't hurt.

"Are you sure?" She asked and I nodded my reply.

"You need to stop crossing Selene" she said. "I don't like whenever you get punished by her. Tell me, why didn't you return by exactly 3.30 pm?"

Sara had taken care of me since I was a little girl. She was like a mother to me and the only one of Selene's omega maidservants who had my back.

"It's a long story, Sara" I sighed. "But don't worry, I promise from now on, to steer clear of mistress Selene"

"Good" she said. It stung as she applied the ointment but I wasn't mindful of the pain. My head was at someplace else, which was in Timothy's car.

I was so happy that my first kiss was with him. I couldn't ask for anyone better.

Did he feel the same insane attraction I felt towards him because of the mate bond?

The day of the blood moon drew nearer and I found myself counting down the minutes to it.

"Moon goddess" I called silently. "Please let him accept me as his mate. All I need is one last saving from mistress Selene..."

I really hoped he'd my way out.

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"Arise and shine, soon to be alpha's mate!"

Dahlia's excited 5am squeals woke me up.

I could barely sleep anyways, I hardly got any sleep on the cold floors of the storage barn.

My stomach churned all night .

Today was the day of the blood moon.

Finally.

The day of the blood moon was a special day that happened once in a year. Today, after sunset, where we'd stare at the eclipse of the two full moons and the power from the moon will connect us to our fated mates.

It'll be observed by a mini festival held at school this evening.

"You'd be mated in a few hours, how does that feel?" Asked Dahlia

"Frightening as hell!"

I was so nervous for today. It was a day that could either make or break me. I didn't want to wait any longer though.

I quickly did my chores, prepared Selene's herbal tonic and prepared for school.

I left the house early today as I had been doing the past few days.

The days that followed my first day at school had been surprisingly peaceful. I had been avoiding Myron because I still owed him a striptease which I didn't plan on doing , Julie, because she was a witch and I'd avoid her for the rest of my life if I could and Timothy because I didn't know what to say to him after the kiss.

Sometimes I considered getting myself into trouble to make him show up.

At least I didn't avoid Maxine. She was an omega like me. Short, brown haired, and her locker was right next to mine.

"Our lockers are right next to eachother!" She exclaimed in elation, the first time she saw me. "If this isn't a sign, then I don't know what is"

"What?" I asked, confused.

"A sign that we should be friends!" She said in an animated voice, I couldn't help but smile at.

From then on, we became friends.

Couldn't wait to see her at school today.

By the time I got to school, some other students had arrived too. I guess I wasn't as early as I thought.

I went to my locker to take note of my classes for the day but then I suddenly felt pressed.

I hadn't used the bathroom at school yet so I didn't know the way. But I remembered that I was given a map on my first day and I looked into it. I hummed a song as I went to the bathroom. Then I opened the door and my jaw dropped.

I didn't realize I had mistakenly entered the boys' bathroom. And I saw someone I hadn't expected to see anytime soon.

Myron.