Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR

RUDINA

I had spent the night awake and thinking of the one million possibilities the future held. I didn't know what the path ahead was going to be like if what all Lowell had said was true and if it wasn't, then I was going to go back to even much worse torment than I had previously faced. My unease had no solution and as I watched the birds that hymned their morning tone, I studied my environment and wondered if there was any chance I could run away. 

Like last time, I thought to myself, even if I did, where would I go to? This was the 21st century and life wasn't as archaic as the wolves made it seem. They loved to live in packs and shy away from society and I had not met any pack that was in constant relations with society so this place must be far from town.

The blood moon pack paraded around Sunrise mountain. It was a famous mountain in New Jersey and from stories I had heard, it used to be a big attraction before Klaus and Jeremy had moved their pack there. They had stopped tourists from coming by capturing and raping women then killing them after and the men were always left injured. No one had ever been able to explain what happened in the mountains and so it had become a scary ground that no human visited. At first, Klaus used to have his way with me at different locations. He had the decency to hide when he defiled me but as the years passed and he and his father took turns to rape me, it became a known sport that no one ever tried to question. Instead, the pack always blamed me for being an easy target and the only thing that stopped other members from shoving their dicks in me was the fact that I belonged to the Alpha and his son. In the 3 years, I had stayed in Sunrise mountain, I had learned every inch of it and committed it to heart unknowingly. I could have walked with her eyes closed and arrived exactly where I wanted.

I was still reminiscing those dark thoughts when I heard the rustle of dry leaves a few feet away from me. I had been in a crouching position all night and instinct immediately kicked in as I rose to my feet to take heel. The sudden motion was too much for my weak body to handle and my legs buckled not being able carry me and as soon as I stood, I was already back to the ground. I fell on my butt and that was when my eyes found the man that was coming.

Lowell!

I wanted to scream it the way I had in my head but all I could muster was another whimper. A smile spread across his face and I knew, all evil notions I had about this man was untrue. He was an angel indeed. His handsome face at dawn looked even more endearing and as he rose both of his arms in the air as if surrendering to the police, I noticed the ring on his finger. For the first time in my life, I found my thoughts wandering towards marriage. His wife had to be the luckiest woman on the planet.

" I come in peace and I stuck to my words, Rudina."

I nod and try to smile back at him. I fear it's a gruesome sight. I do not remember ever having a reason to smile and I made certain never to look into a mirror.

He graces me with another one of his wonderful laughs and I find myself looking forward to the next one.

"If that was you intending to smile, I can't wait to see how Zeeb reacts to it." He says mid laughter.

I frown immediately at the mention of Zeeb. I never wanted to be around him or even have to smile at him, so I think of my next words carefully before I speak.

"I'll smile at anyone you ask me to but not him. Please don't make me."

A wave of sadness washes over his face and I fear I may have not chosen the words well even after thinking I had thought it through. I am about to apologise when he begins to speak.

"No one would make you do anything you do not want to anymore. You are to be our Luna and the woman with the greatest power in our pack. Your Alpha is the strongest wolf the world has seen." He states.

The gravity of his words makes me almost lose my footing. I do not need a translator to understand what he had said but all of his words sound wrong. Myself, a Luna! It could not be. A Luna was the mate of the Alpha and they always stood above all other women because they possessed strength and confidence, two things that I lacked the most. Before I could utter a word, Lowell continued to speak.

"Rudina, don't look so mortified. Zeeb is a good man and he would make certain you are never harmed. He would care for you. You both just need time."

The blood completely drains from my face and before I could finish processing Zeeb being my mate, Lowell grabs me and starts to run. 

" I heard sounds coming from a distance. They might be too distracted now but after their hormones calm down, they would sense us." 

He was moving too fast and the air in my lungs we're not enough to sustain me. I held on to his hand harder and made sure not to lose his grip. There was no need because he didn't seem like he would let me go no matter what.

In about five minutes, we had arrived at the car and the 2 wolves immediately brace themselves for an attack. They looked completely identical, from their face and body structure to their outfit. Wolves were naturally buff but these two took it to a whole new level. Standing much above 6ft and even taller than Lowell and Zeeb whom I thought had to be the tallest men I had seen in my life. I was grateful when they recognised Lowell and dropped their guard. I mentally slapped myself for thinking about Zeeb in this situation. I still had no idea how the universe chose me to be his mate. 

"She is going to ride home with you and Zeeb must not find out. It'll be easier for him to forgive me than you both and whoever makes a move to tell him a thing before I do would be ripped apart. I promise." 

Lowell's tone sounded so much like Zeeb's and it was almost as scary. I feared that his swift change in personality could also apply to his heart. I pulled my hand out of his immediately and shrink backwards. 

He looked at me and gave me a reassuring smile. He motions to the man on the right then the one on the left.

"Meet Qar'een and Qareen. They never listen to subtle words and they are Zeeb's righthand guards." He tells me.

He turns his gaze back to the twin guards.

"You must look after her with your life. When Zeeb calms down and gets his emotions in check, he would not forgive anyone who had mistreated her." He says to them.

They both had been wearing a frown and looked mildly confused. As If weighing Lowell's words and also thinking of going against Zeeb. I do not blame them, although they are all strangers to me, I would rather lay my life than disobey Zeeb. 

" She is Zeeb Lyacaon's mate. Our Luna!" Lowell says with too much pride and I almost want to applaud his performance.

I watch the twin guards stare at me in shock and immediately Qar'een opens the door of the car at the back, and motions for me to enter with a bow.