Alpha's Little Luna

Chapter 4: Nightmares

I kept touching my mark so often, I knew I had to stop. It was like a magnet to Xander, and every time I touched it, a spark came from it. My scent had changed slightly, more towards Xander's scent. More mint, and with three days of living in this pack, pine had become my overall scent besides my main vanilla scent that my mother and brother told me about when I was nine. I guess that scent is my personal scent that wolves identify me by.

I was sitting on the couch at nine at night, watching How The Grinch Stole Christmas on a movie channel. I knew that it was the third of January, but what can I say, Christmas sticks with me through the year. The holiday cheer just gets more exciting during December. I sang the songs, laughed like the Grinch, and imitated his funny noises he makes between the narrator's pauses. I still had the pumpkin bread wrapped up on the table from this morning, so I had decided it was the best idea to eat the whole loaf, yeah, best idea if I wanted to throw up. Eh, oh well.

The bread made me all too sleepy, so I went up to bed, taking a quick shower before crawling into bed with just running shorts and a long shirt- note that was actually mine this time. Of course, by the time I showered, I couldn't sleep a wink. I groaned and lifted myself from the bed and down to the kitchen, drinking some milk then trying to find some source of starch. Starch made me sleepy, such as pasta, bread, and corn. Luckily, I found some leftover macaroni in the fridge and decided to eat the whole container. My wolf purred again like a cat at the cheesy, creamy taste of the macaroni.

I moaned happily, earning a growl from a door across the hall. The door burst open, revealing a Xander with messed up hair and pink eyes. He was probably sleeping until he heard my moan of pleasure from the food. Ha, same difference, no? He made his way over to me and ran his hand over my mark, sending even more sparks than when I touched it. I shut my eyes as he cupped my cheek tenderly and pecked my cheek before going back to his office. 

I couldn't blame him. If I were him I wouldn't want to sleep with me either. I mean, who doesn't want a piece of me? No one can resist Chayse. I shrugged and continued to eat my pasta until everything was gone. I dropped the dishes in the sink and returned to the palace of comfort, the bed. I slipped underneath the covers and cuddled with a pillow, until I had sweet dreams.

"Hey sissy? How's your life with a killer over there?" My brother, Jonas, growled. "Has he attempted to kill you yet? He killed mom after all." I gasped, moving away from Jonas as he mentioned mom. 

"No he didn't! I saw mom die myself! Xander wasn't a part of it!" I yelled, running forward and pushing him. Jonas didn't fall, the impact only damaged my wrists, giving the bruises I once had on the first day I met Xander more purple. 

"Well, if you don't believe me, ask him yourself. He did hurt you, too, Chayse. Your wrists, your hips, your bite," he chuckled, spinning me around to face an angry Xander. My eyes widened dramatically as he grew larger and larger, his fist rising above his head, ready to strike my face. Jonas pushed me underneath his fist, but I rolled away, dodging my mate's fist by a few inches. I yelled at how close that was.

Jonas picked me up and threw me at Xander, catching me and crushing my frame. His giant head came close to mine and whispered softly: "Who said I loved you?" He didn't. He didn't go there. He told me himself last night he loved me. I looked back up at him as he tightened his grip, my rib cages hurting badly. A snap was heard in my torso as a couple ribs broke, making me let out a cry. My Beta trained body could only take so much before it snapped. "You thought I was honest with you, Little Mate? Oh, naive you certainly are. I thought you were supposed to be the next Beta, Chayse Vega." Tears were streaming down my face as the name hit me. Vega. 

It hit a hole in my heart. He changed me back. A zap was felt on the place where he marked me, but when I checked the mark was gone. Vanished. He had rejected me.

He let me go, my body falling from at least 120 feet in the air. I took a deep breath and braced myself for impact. The wolves in the Amber Sky Pack said being rejected felt like your whole body being crushed then your mind being set in a depression, then you begin thinking suicidal thoughts because you can't live without your mate. I wanted to die at that moment. I was inches away from the concrete and-

I gasped, forcing my eyes open to the bright sunlight shining through the windows and a distressed Xander beside me, his worried eyes cast upon my face. I curled up in a ball, my face covered in sweat. "Xander, you love me, right?" I sniffed, my tears falling slowly down my face. He pulled me close like he had done many times before.

"I love you more than anything, Little Mate," he whispered.

"And you would never reject me, right?" 

His face turned serious. "Chayse, I would never in a million years reject you. I would die without your presence near me and your personality gone." His face hardened. "Never say that again," he growled harshly before claiming my lips as his. Dominance was already his before the kiss even started. He laid me back on the bed, our lips still connected and his strong body on top of mine. The smell of desire eroded off his body in waves, my nose catching the scent quickly and begging for more. I clung to his frame, nearly digging my nails into his back as I struggled to hang onto his smooth skin. He trailed kisses down my neck and moved lower to my collarbone, making my heart speed up. He moved to my belly and lifted my shirt up, giving kisses on my abdomen.

He suddenly realized my expression of shock and lifted himself from me, looking into my eyes. "I know you're not ready, and I won't do this today," he muttered. I nodded. 

"It's the Full Moon," I mutter back as he leaves, needing to part from me for today. When he left I flipped back down on the bed, a huge breath escaping from my lips from holding it in too long. I pushed my shirt down and gazed up at the ceiling for a while before moving to my phone and looking at Jonas's contact. I shook my head slightly and moved down to my dad's contact. I knew he probably wouldn't see my text, but I would send it anyway.

Hey, I love you.

I smiled at my phone and left it on the nightstand, changing into some different clothes and when I came out of the bathroom, Caroline was there, ready to take me somewhere new today. "Xander called and said I needed to take you away from him before he loses it," she shrugged. I rolled my eyes and she laughed, taking my hand forcefully and pulling me down the stairs and to the front door, heading into town. 

"So, I heard Beta was taking over for a couple of days while Alpha is gone. Why aren't you in command?" Caroline asks, taking a sip of her soda and then looking at me with curious eyes. 

"We're going to my old pack to discuss problems they're having and Xander doesn't want it spreading to our pack. Don't know what it is, but it has to be serious if Xander himself is going down to check it out personally," I explain. "If you didn't notice, I am going as well."

Caroline nodded. "Well, enough serious talk, let's go shopping!" she yelled, striding down the street like a model. "More dresses for us!" Oh, why does my closest friend here have to love shopping so much? She pulled me directly into an expensive store with hundreds to thousands of dollars per dress. Of course she wasn't shopping for herself, she just wanted to be the stylist. She pulled out four dresses and decided to try each of them on me. I hated dresses. Just not my type of clothing at all. When training, I wore shorts or running leggings with a plain shirt. That's my style. Unfortunately, Caroline was raised to know that dresses showed power and wealth. That was her style.

First she pulled out the short cute soft dresses, or in other words, the ones that look like t-shirts. The t-shirt dress was completely gray and meant to be worn with jewelry. It was super comfy, and about fifty dollars. Considering that Xander is super rich and the Luna gets anything she wants from any shop, it would be fair to pay for it. 

Then she brought out something a tiny bit more expensive. It went up to my neck and was a creamy color. It was a short dress, also meant to be worn with some bracelets, and the price seemed reasonable enough to pay for. Only ten dollars more than the previous dress.

But after that dress, women came in to help with putting on the dresses. The third dress was white with lace all over. To me, it was more of a wedding dress than the evening dress they claimed it to be. It had a tight silver band around the waist, giving me a curvy and taller look. The price was way too much to even say, so I decided not to even think about it and smile. This will probably be the only dress over a thousand dollars I will ever put on. Thankfully after I took off that dress, the women went away and Caroline brought out the last one.

This one was a pale pink color with diamonds encrusting the top. Yeah, this one was also another expensive dress over a thousand dollars. I groaned when I saw it and Caroline chuckled, shoving it in my hands and forcing me to try it on. I came out and looked over at myself in the mirror, finding all the dresses fine even though I liked the first two the most. I groaned again when Caroline smirked. "What now?"

"Well, these are the dresses Xander got for you," she replied. I nearly fainted. "He also got you some new sports clothes and those are being delivered when you two are at the Amber Sky Pack. Don't tell him I told you early." I gasped and took off the dress and changed back into my normal clothes, my jaws still gaping at her statements. 

All these dresses were already owned by me? Because Xander already paid for them in advance?!

Thank the Lord I am not a shopping freak like Caroline. The gym clothes excited me more but I was happy and grateful that he thought of me. Then my heart tugged at the thought of my mate in his office, keeping his distance for today. I wanted to see him, but I would see him later. Right now was time to spend with my new best friend Caroline.