Page 200 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
I tilt my head, chuckling at the imaginary scene. “On second thought, you’re right. But I still can’t believe you are climbing out of my window,” I grin. “Shouldn’t it be the other way round?”
“Well, I came to you, so that’s on me, but if you insist, you can visit me tonight and crawl out of my window tomorrow morning.”
“Is that a date?” I wiggle my brows.
She smiles, pointing at my neck. “Well, you are stuck with me.”
“Hardly a horrible fate,” I smile warmly.
She looks uncertain for a moment. “We haven’t talked about the future,” she admits. “We should have… about what we are going to do.”
“There is not much to discuss,” I say. “I’m obviously going to live with my favorite alpha in her pack.” It’s not like it was up for debate anyway. She isn’t going to throw it all away just for me, and I wouldn’t want her to. I don’t want to be alpha of a pack; I’d suck at it. It took me almost dying and having that vision from the Moon Goddess to realize just how little I care about personal rank, or what others might think of me.
I’m just happy to start over in a new place with my mate.
“Are you serious?” she whispers.
“Absolutely. I will be a kickass male luna! Just wait and see! I’ll make your gamma cry in despair at least twice a week.”
Celine stares at me, shocked by my announcement, before grabbing my face and pulling me into a heated kiss. “I love you,” she whispers. “And I think you will make an amazing luna. You don’t need to call yourself luna, I want you to reign by my side.”
“I don’t mind,” I say, wrapping my arms around her waist. “I honestly don’t. So what if I’m the alpha’s mate? If anyone else has a problem with it, then that’s their problem, because I don’t see anything wrong with it.”
She kisses me again. “That’s so hot,” she murmurs against my lips.
Her comment surprises me. “What? Me becoming your luna?”
“No, you not giving a shit about what others think is hot,” she says, leaning her forehead against mine. “I’m so glad I didn’t let my pride get the better of me.”
“Me too,” I say happily.
She smiles. “I need to go. See you later tonight?”
I smirk. “Definitely, my Alpha.”
She laughs and smacks my shoulder before gracefully leaping out of the window.
I’m full of nervous energy as I hurry down to the dining room for breakfast. When I went to bed yesterday, I never expected to wake up this morning with Celine’s mark on my neck or my mark on hers. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine we would mark each other so soon.
I need to talk to Liam. I meant everything I said to Celine. I will move to Moon Blood and take up the position as her mate, officially making me luna, or whatever the male version of that is called. I’m actually a little excited about it. After Celine and I confronted Calvin in the dungeons, she suggested I could try working in a field that helps other victims… and I honestly think it’s a brilliant idea. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought, and I’m sure I can get Annie and Mom on board too. Once we have a plan in place, we can reach out to other lunas.
Becoming luna is the perfect rank to turn my plans into reality.
The only thing that saddens me is that I will have to leave Red Claw behind. Red Claw offered me sanctuary and an opportunity to heal when I desperately needed it. Especially after everything that happened with Calvin in Silverlake. I finally felt safe in my own home. Of course, it took a while to find that inner peace, and I definitely messed up big time in the beginning. But recently, I’ve started pulling my weight and getting involved in pack business. It’s like the Goddess gave me this chance, and I’ve finally embraced it. I’m really going to miss living here. Especially since my brother and sister-in-law are here, and I’ve managed to make a few friends. However, I believe that Moon Blood is my future and my destiny. My fate lies there.
I head to the buffet, grabbing a few bread buns, some ham, cheese, and scrambled eggs. Plus coffee, lots of coffee. I didn’t get much sleep last night. I make my way to the alpha’s table, where everyone is sitting, which is quite rare actually. It’s not very often that Liam and Annie are sitting with their whole entourage plus their closest friends. There’s usually someone away for business reasons, or training, or on patrol, or just sleeping in a bit longer.
Aryanna gawks at my plate wide-eyed. “Wow, someone is hungry.”
“Yep,” I grin. “Good morning, beautiful people.”
The others stare at me like I’ve lost my mind. It’s hilarious. Not that I don’t understand their confusion, because until very recently, I was moody, quiet, and pissing everyone off. Even after I came to my senses, I was more polite and approachable, yet still very quiet and subdued. They’ve never seen me so jovial.
Liam examines me, noticing the mark first. It figures he does know me the best. I’m surprised by how happy he becomes, though. “Congratulations!” He says with a smile. “It’s about time!”
“What are you congratulating him for?” Ella blinks. “His excessive appetite? Or his jovial mood? Whatever it is, I want some of those pills.”
Dante chuckles at her words and kisses the side of her head. He’s gazing at Ella endearingly as she returns his smile, entwining their fingers together.
