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Today was the day; Madeline would officially be crowned as the Luna of the Mystic Moon Pack. Her favourite flowers were planted all around the entire territory, with strings of garlands decorating each building and fairy lights hanging around the lampposts, all in her honor.
Matthew had even built a giant, golden fountain for her, surrounded by a garden of flowers, right in the middle of their territory. Although he was not a fan of parties at all, he ordered this to be the greatest celebration the Pack has ever had. He loved nothing more than cherishing and spoiling his little mate.
"This is all... For me?" Madeline breathed out, staring at fountain in disbelief. She looked down at the array of flowers underneath it, involuntarily taking a step back; it was all so beautiful.
He chuckled, hugging her waist from behind and resting his head on top of hers. "Doll, this is nothing compared to all the gifts you'll&nbs
➳Nathan laughed as the young girl tackled him in a hug."You're back! I missed you so much," Madeline exclaimed, her face buried in his chest.He embraced her in his arms, glad to finally see his sister again. "I missed you too, kiddo."Like most young men in his pack, hehad left for a couple weeks fortraining at the Mystic Moon pack to enhance his abilities. Supposedly, this Pack had the harshest, most arduoustraining program, aimed to create the strongest soldiers.Madeline could tell how hard her brother had been working; his muscles were muchmore defined, and he seemed in desperate need of rest. "How was it?" She asked, lifting her head upto look at him."Well, I survived." He answered tiredly. A frown formed on her face, seeing how exhausted he was. She pulled away from the hug and grabbed his hand, leading him to their house."If I knew you were going to be back today I would've baked
➳Madeline shifted her weight from one foot to another, feelinga bit uncomfortable under his overt gaze. Running back upstairswas a possible recourse,but she didn't want to seem rude to the guest."Hello," She greeted him, giving him a smile. His heart did a somersault; as if she wasn't pretty enough, she looked a million times more beautiful while smiling. He felt a strongdesire tohold her tightly in his arms and never let go.The Alpha'sattention turned to her scent; indeed,she smelled wonderful, but there was something unusualabout it. It was evidentshe was a different species."You're not a wolf," He remarked, narrowing his eyes at her. Her smile faltered. This was nothing new to her, werewolvesalways spoke to her condescendingly when they would findout she was a human. Of course, a strong Alpha would be no different.Nathan felt Madeline's unease and spoke up: "Yes
➳"Maddie? Wake up, we're here," Nathan whispered, trying to shake her awake. Hegrabbedtheir belongings in the trunk, before going backto wake her up again. "Jeez, you're such a deep sleeper," He mumbled, looking at her peaceful sleeping face."I'll carry her inside." Alpha Blade stepped out of the driver's seat and walked over to her, effortlessly picking her up bridal style. For a second, he froze ashe felt the sparks flowing fromtouching his mate for the first time, but managed to conceal his shock.Nathan was startled by his action, but kept quiet. They closed the car door and walked into his new house.Similarly to hisold Pack, members of the Mystic Moon Pack preferred to live in separate houses scattered all across the territory, instead of in one big house like most werewolf packs do. Alpha Blade really appreciated this; he had always been very closed off and secretive. Sharing a house with an
➳"I amnot a werewolf."...Nathan blinked in incredulity. "What?"The Alpha leaned closer,repeatingthe assertion."I am not a werewolf.""What are you talking about? I've seen you shift, and I can smell-" Nathan paused to sniff the air. "Yes, you smell like a wolf.""I am a wolf. Just not a werewolf.""What does that even mean?""I'm a direwolf." He watched as Nathan's mouth slowly dropped open."A d-direwolf? No way! They went extinct thousands of years ago-""No, there's still a few of us left. In order to keep our species alive, the Moon Goddess has not only increased our strength, but has paired us with humans, unlike werewolves. We have the ability to turn our human mates into direwolves, though it rarely works. Humans are so weak, they typically end up dying during their transformation."The thought of his littlesist
➳For the past few weeks, both Matthew and Nathan had been very busy. The rogues near theirterritory had been attacking more often, and there's a lot more of them they expected. It was evident that a war between them was inevitable, and very imminent."I'll come talk to you again later, I have a meeting with my Beta right now," Matthew said, glancing at his watch."Alright. Also, if you can, bring some chocolates for Maddie. Shereally appreciates them during this time of the month."Matthew did not quite understand what Nathan meant by 'this time of the month', but agreed nonetheless. He enjoyed buying gifts for his mate, especially when he got to see her angelic smile as she received them.This time, however, she did notsmile. She did not even get up from the couchto greet him like she normally does. He stared at her worriedlywhile she ripped open the chocolate bar wrapper and took a bite, her othe
➳He stood therewhile Madeline sobbedbitterly into his chest. Matthewhad seen too many deaths, it almost never affectedhim anymore. But this time, it wasagonizing. He could notimagine how much pain his mate was going through. Madeline had to be rippedaway from her brother's body;she was refusing to let go, insisting that he wasn't dead yet. He had never seen someone cry this much in his life. It physically pained him; his heart wrenched with every sob.Matthew was notused to this; he had no idea how to console her. "If only I had arrived earlier, I could've saved him..." The Alphaneverblamed himself for the death of his warriors, since they willingly put their life on the line, buthe couldn't help but feel responsible for Nathan's."P-protect her, please..."His last words replayed in his head. He looked down at the young girl crying in his
➳Matthew woke up, feeling a light weight top of him. Raising his head, he looked down to see his little materesting her head on his chest, still asleep. He mentally smiled as his handbrushed her chestnut-brown hair away from her face, revealing her pretty features. No matter how many times he hadseen her, herbeauty always took his breath away.His smile diminished when he saw traces of dried tears on her face. She almost never cried in front of him anymore, but he would sometimes hear her sniffling during the night or whenever she was alone. It was clear that she missed her brother deeply. As much as he wanted to help her, he knew only time would heal her wounds.He gentlyplaced her head on the pillow so he could get up. As usual, he had a busy day of work ahead of him today, starting with a meeting with his Beta...."Good morning, Alpha." The Beta bowed his head slightly, before entering his offi
➳As the weeks went by, Matthew became increasingly impatient. His lovefor his mate grew strongerevery day;he beganto find it hard to control his ardent desires. Each timeshetalked to him, he wanted to taste her lips, and whenever they wouldlayin bed together, he felt like running his hands all over her body.Madeline, on the other hand, was still painfully oblivious tohis feelings. She constantly mistook his displays of affection for friendship. A strange sensation would growin her heart every time he'd hold her close, compliment her, or give her gifts, but she could notunderstand what it was.A smile formed on her lips as she remembered theconversation they had this morning...."Do you like this dress?" She asked, twirling around in his office. Matthew was busy doingpaperwork at his desk."I told you you're not allowed to come in