Mating

Derick

I remained on my knees for a while, waiting for my heart to calm down and the pain to pass. I feel stronger now, my hearing has increased, as well as my vision and sense of smell. Thanks to that, I can smell a sweet and fresh scent, like caramel with mint candy. I raise my face, sniffing the air. I am happy because it can only be the scent of my mate, and she is close.

I jump off the stage, searching for where that scent is coming from. I follow it, passing by the beautiful young women, all looking elegant and perfumed, but it's none of them. I continue following it until I see part of a face surrounded by curls (roses? It must be the effect of the moon) behind a tree. I look at her, straight into her eyes, unable to hold back the words I have been eagerly waiting to say:

“Mine...”

“My...”

She spoke along with me, and only then do I look at her figure and for a moment, I don't recognize her, but those green eyes... it's her... the odd one... of all people... It seems that her curse worked, and now I have to swallow it.

Lizandra

Now what? It's him, the alpha, how is this possible?

I hide further behind the tree, but he grabs me by the arm, pulling me forward and loudly declares:

“I, Derick Banes, Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack, accept esqui... What's your name?” he asks, whispering in my ear.

“My name is Lizandra." I reply, also speaking softly.

"I accept Lizandra as my soulmate and Luna of the Blue Moon Pack" he declares, clearly dissatisfied.

This was the official mating ceremony of our kind, a recognition declared in front of everyone. In this case, they remained silent, shocked, not knowing what to think. Then, he spoke quietly again, close to my ear,

"I don't like you, even when you're all dolled up, you're still odd, but I will accept what the moon mother has given me. Don't think it will be easy, because I believe you're not worthy of being my Luna. But I'm obedient, and I won't reject you. It's midnight now, I'll give you 5 minutes. Now,

RRUUUUNNNN!!!!"

I didn't wait for him to speak again, I moved away from him and ran as fast as I could towards the forest. I can't believe this; my eyes blur with tears, and I call out for Rose, but she seems to have hidden herself and doesn't hear me.

The more I run, the more I realize that my future will be a constant struggle for acceptance, because according to his words, he will make my life a living hell.

But I continue on my path, towards the cave I found, hoping it will hide me enough to avoid being attacked by others before he finds me. I hear the sound of paws running and soon the howl of the Alpha, releasing the males.

The hunt has begun!

And where is Rose? Why isn't she helping me? Of all times, she chose to disappear now? Could it be that she didn't like our mate being Alpha Derick, a man who is even rude when recognizing his mate?

I hope he is calmer during the mating; I don't want to be violated on my first time. I know he doesn't like me, but as mates, maybe he will soften his rudeness during the act.

Only now do I think about what will happen. I learned from the library books how it works, and I see the girls smiling and eager, expecting something very enjoyable. But I have no idea what it is. I only know that it hurts.

Derick

I follow the scent of my mate; it's easy, it's very strong. I run like a madman, stop where she fell, and continue. I transform into my half-human-half-wolf form, the true werewolf, tall and strong to intimidate.

I'm almost catching up to her when I feel the impact of another wolf hitting me on the side. I roll and get up furious, almost losing control.

I search for who did this, eager to tear them apart, and I see Master Tirion standing in front of me in his human form. I also return to my human form, with a tense face and a lot of anger for being interrupted, and I ask,

"Why did you do that? Aren't you afraid of dying? I have been waiting for this hunt for years. Why? SPEAK..." I yell at him.

"I'm sorry, my Alpha, but I need to tell you something before you commit an act that will hurt you, your mate, and our Pack. It will have consequences for our entire Pack." Master Tirion speaks seriously.

"What?" I don't understand how he thought he could prevent me from claiming my mate, especially after waiting for so long. "Just speak up, I don't have time to waste."

"My Alpha, that young woman is not what everyone thinks. You did well not to reject her. She truly is the daughter of your beta, Nestor. She is special, she has special abilities and she hides, afraid of being rejected even more than she already has been."

"What are you exactly talking about, master?" I can't stand this babbling anymore, what does he mean by abilities? Special, where? Weird is weird, that's it.

"I mean, Alpha, all those miracles from the garden and even the fruits from the orchard, are her magic. She doesn't even know what it is yet. Her complete transformation will happen with you claiming her. But if it's done with care, it will be for the good, and if it's done with violence, it will be for revenge. That's it, my Alpha, it's in your hands." He turned, transformed, and ran off.

"Ah, master Tirion, you'll have to explain this story to me properly later." I took three deep breaths to calm myself and returned to my crinu form, to find my mate.

I sensed her scent leading to a cavern hidden behind the waterfall, so I went there. At least in this aspect, she was clever, going to a place that concealed her from other males. She scored a point with me.

I arrived at the waterfall and spotted her entering, so I followed, passing through the curtain of water and finding her sitting on the ground. I sensed her fear, and master Tirion words echoed in my mind: it has to be done with care.

But my wolf is too restless, and it's hard to control.

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