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Arianna's POV

“Mate” I heard myself whisper, and my eyes widened before I slapped my mouth shut with both hands.

“What?”

What the hell is wrong with the moon goddess mating me with Lucas Ramos, one of the Alpha brothers? They are the wealthiest and most handsome men in Dark Wand pack. Why won't they be? They have the Alpha's blood flowing through their veins.

“Mate?” I heard Alpha Lucas ask me as he turned fully to meet my eyes. I gulped before shaking my head negatively. He slowly began to walk closer to me in an intimidating manner, while I walked backward.

We were all in the mating ceremony, and I wasn't expecting one of the Alpha brothers. Yes, I expected to be mated as I had just turned eighteen, but an omega should know her place, mated to an Alpha? How dare me?!? What courage and audacity.

The crowd couldn't stop whispering, they were whispers, but it was loud. Someone from the crowd made a statement that caused me to freeze with my heart pounding in my chest,

“Wow, only one of the Alpha brothers got mated. The other seems to still be waiting”.

I watched Lucas's face slowly change into a wide smile. He placed his hand on the side of my neck as he gently pulled me forward to him and opened his mouth,

“My mate”

My heart jumped up to my mouth with wide eyes. He accepted me? He did. He smiled so genuinely at me that I teared up and didn't know why.

I'm an omega and was clearly expecting a rejection when I found out he was my mate. But he accepted.

He turned to the crowd while his brother watched him, with a genuine smile on his face, he raised my right hand which was intertwined with his fingers,

“My mate, your Luna!”

The crowd went haywire with cheers and dancing. Lucas slowly dropped my hand as he turned to me,

“What's your name?” He asked. His breath caressed my cheeks, his face was just few inches away. My face had turned hot and flushed.

“Arianna Ray,” I stuttered. I swear I saw his eyes twinkle as he asked,

“Can I kiss you, Arianna Ray?”

I gulped, I was about to nod when I felt those soft lips on mine, causing my heartbeat to increase. It wasn't up to a second, I melted in his arms as I reciprocated the kiss.

I have never been kissed in my entire life. It was intoxicating that I felt myself pushing myself further into him, forgetting that I was in front of the crowd.

When we finally broke the kiss, I saw the crowd laughing. I looked at the ground, feeling embarrassed, I had totally forgotten that I was in front of so many people.

“Arianna and I will be officially getting married tomorrow at sunset”

The screaming continued as I moved my wide eyes from the ground to meet Lucas's eyes. He smiled sweetly at me before he pinched my cheek,

“Yes baby, we'll be getting married soonest!”

I swear I felt my heart skip multiple beats when he called me baby, and also when he said we would be getting married the soonest.

Alpha Brian, the other Alpha brother, came to congratulate us. He had a wide grin on his face as he shook hands with Lucas,

“Congratulations man, you did find your mate” Lucas gave him a firm handshake. Brian moved his hand to shake mine, and I reached for his also.

“Welcome to the family,” he said. The minute our hands touched, I felt an electric shock that made me gasp and pull my hand away. He raised his brows while I smiled awkwardly.

Alpha Lucas pulled me to his side while Alpha Brian made his way back to his former position. Lucas didn't say anything to me after Brain left, his eyes were fixed on the crowd that kept cheering for us.

“You'll be staying with me in the pack house tonight” he instructed and all I could do was nod. Those eyes kept pulling me to him again and again.

He pointed somewhere in the crowd and said into my ears,

“Why don't you go over there and have some fun? Those are my friends. They'll definitely treat my mate as their Luna. Have whatever you need to have, food, drinks, enjoy yourself. It's your last night as a single werewolf”

A smile creep into my face as I blushed hard. I swear his words and how he says it caused me to grow wet. I nodded at his words before making my way to where he had pointed.

I watched as he also left into the crowd to goddess knows where. I wish he was close, I miss his scent and the feeling already.

“Hey, over here” one of his friends called, and I turned my eyes away from where Lucas must have disappeared to only to meet his friends who were waiting for me.

“Here you go,” he stood up from his chair, so I could sit. I felt touched, and I remembered Lucas's words, I'll be treated like the Luna that I was.

Soon, we were toasting to being the mate of Alpha Lucas. Then, we toast again to getting married tomorrow. And we kept toasting to a lot of amazing funny news that made me laugh really hard.

Even when I didn't want any more drinks, they insisted, saying it was my day and I shouldn't refuse. So there I sat, drinking and celebrating with them.

I drank till I couldn't remember what else happened, but I remembered that I was carried by Alpha Lucas. He carried me all the way from the pack mating ground to a room, and he placed me on a bed as he whispered to me, I heard it,

“Goodnight my love” before he left.

I closed my eyes with a beautiful smile on my face as I couldn't ask for anything more.

This is definitely the best gift the moon goddess can give to any girl on her eighteenth birthday. I had prayed before leaving the house not to go back home mateless, but the moon goddess had shone her light on me by giving me the Alpha of Dark Wand Pack.

I didn't know how long I had slept, but I groaned and was about to roll to the other side of the bed when I felt something or someone beside me on the bed. My mind tried to register what was going on.

Did Lucas come back while I was asleep?