The Luna Queen's Destiny: The Chosen One

Avoiding my New Mate

Isabella’s POV

I felt awful about running away from the beautiful creature I bumped into the other day. It took all of my strength not to go to him, but why did he look so hurt when I ran the other way? I wasn’t about to be rejected again.

“Coward,” Dillion said in disappointment as she whimpered to be near her mate.

“ No, I'm just making sure we don’t get hurt again, okay. You were there the last reject” I urged.

“You can’t run for long,”

“Shut up,” I said, pushing her to the back of my mind.

For the rest of the day I moved like a zombie through my classes not paying attention to anything but to mind wage wars in my head against my mind and my heart.

the beg ring and I got up absentmindedly and walked out the classroom not looking where I was going and SMACK straight into him again.

“What are you doing here,” I said rudely, unaware of my tone.

“I need to talk to you,” he said, not taking his eyes off me while everyone else stared and whispered.

“Go talk to mate,” I sigh and shake my head as if I can get her to stop talking.

“Fine, we can talk, but not here.” I said, biting my bottom lip nervously.

“Okay then, follow me.” He said

I followed him out of the hallway and to a secluded entrance with stairs leading up to the rooftop. My heart pounded with every step as I stole glances at him as we climbed the stairs,he opened the door and gestured for me to go first after looking around to see if anyone was around.

When we were on the rooftop he closed the door and leaned on the side of the wall, his eyes roaming every inch of my body. We stayed in silence and then finally he says

“Why did you run, beautiful?” He looked at with some much intense in his eyes

I look down at my shoes. I didn’t have an answer he would like. Man he looked just as captivating as the first time I saw him, with his chiseled jawline, raven-black hair, and those mesmerizing blue eyes that seemed to see right through me and into my soul.

My heart was in my throat, and my instincts to run somehow overpowered the one to stay. But my feet betrayed me as my feet refused to move. They were drawn to him and I couldn’t move an inch.

he came close…my heart beat violently against my chest. He reached out and hooked his finger under my chin and gently lifted my face to meet his eyes, his intoxicating smell engulfed my senses weakening me to my core as he locked eyes with mine.

“What’s your name beautiful?” He said, taking labored breath as he came closer, closing the distance between us.

“I… Is…Isabella,” I said trying to catch my breath

“Isabella,” he repeated in a husk voice, sending tingling down my spine. He wrapped his hands around my waist and I melted into his arms. I could feel his sweet breath on my face as we were so close I could reach out and kiss him. My heart raced in my chest, which somehow managed to make my knees go weak.

“Hello Isabella, I’m Kai.” he said sweetly, looking at me like he wanted to kiss me.

“Why did you run from me, Isabella?” He asked again his eyes still on my lips

I shook my head and he pulled me in closer, my breath met his labored one and I closed my eyes.

“Don’t reject, me beautiful, I know it’s the matebond, but I have never felt like this in my life and-”

Right the matebond that’s all it was, yet I couldn’t move… I wanted more.

He leaned in and kissed me and I relaxed into the kiss. He deepened the kiss as I moaned at his touch.

“Kai?” he broke the kiss as we were interrupted by that girl that yelled at me the other day and I broke hold of your embrace while Dillion whimpered in my mind.

“That’s right you have a girlfriend,” I said remembering the scene from the other day and suddenly feeling devastated.

“No, I can explain,” he said

Tears formed in my eyes as I gained the strength to stand on my own.

but his fingers gently brushing my cheeks, and my face heated up as my cheeks turned a shape of red.

“Isabella, please let me explain, there’s something about you that’s…different! I can’t explain this feeling but I tell

you're special, and I want to be with you. Dania and I only say that we are a couple to keep the other female away from me. In fact, we are just very good friends.”

s.

He leaned in his hand cupping my face…and the world melted away. Suddenly, I forgot that we weren't alone.

“Kai! Buddy, there you are, I’ve been looking for you,” Caleb said, closing the roof door and bumping into Kai and giving him a bear hug, lifting him off the ground.

Caleb is as tall as Kai and is almost as handsome as Kai, with his bronze skin and dark brown hair, he stands tall at 6 '2 and is muscular all over. He has brown eyes and great white teeth.

“Hi again, there beautiful” he said,

Kai growled at him.

"Yes, Hello again," I said

“Hi, I am Dania, I’m Caleb’s sister,” she said in a brat tone, giving me a snobby look as she eyed me up and down, and then she put her hand on Kai’s shoulder “I’m also one of Kai’s best friends.”

"Ripe her goddamn hands off," Dillion said violently.

My eyes became cold. “I’m Isabella,” I said, not taking my eyes off her hand on my mate. I say nothing because I do not want to draw attention to us.

“Rip her head off, now” Dillion repeats over and over in my head. I bite down on her lower lip as to suppress a growl.

“Yes, I ‘ve heard of you. It’s a small pack. What can you say? News travels fast around here.” Dania said in a b***h tone.

The bell rang and Kai looked at me.

“When can I see you again?”

“Kai, are you coming?” Dania said, getting in between us and trying to pull Kai away.

I looked at them and I instantly felt angry and like tearing her head off.

“I’m not sure...I want this.” I said under my breath, but he heard me… Damn werewolf hearing, I got to remember that we can hear everything.

“Don’t do this, Isa, mate isn’t Ben, he is a good guy.” Dillion cooed.

"Look at them, she's gorgeous and close to him. I can't compete with her." she was gorgeous with those hazel eyes and icy blonde hair that cascaded down her back and a curvy hourglass figure like a model with silk pale skin.

Kai looked at me even more hurt. “Don’t reject me please” he said softly.

“I’m not, I just need time,” I said coldly and turned without a word and left.

“Isabella, wait!” She runs after me.

“What is it, Dania?” I asked, annoyed.

Dania looks at me with a sweet innocent look before turning it into a look of disgust and jealousy.

“Reject him, or else! I’m going to be the next Luna, a stupid orphan b***h like you can never be luna, and you are not luna material,” She said coldly.

“What?”

“You heard me, I want Kai and you are just toying with him, and I’m going to find out why,” she continues.

I am stunned.

I wonder if I should tell Kai about Dania? Would he believe me?

“Kai and I are none of your business,” I said and before she could say anything else, I walked away.

I reached my class, history of werewolves. As I walked to the back of the room to finding an empty seat, thoughts of Kai's beautiful face entered my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about him. I wanted to accept him, I did and in fact I didn’t know how to tell him about my past.

“Would he run or reject me after he has heard about Ben and my so-called destiny?”

“ And what was up with that she-wolf, Dania?”

I tried to stay focused while the teacher ranted about the wars or something between the vampire and werewolf, my mind was a muddled mess.

All I could think about was Kai’s captivating blue eyes and chiseled jawline. His

adorable lips and his muscles, how the sight of his rock hard abs would feel

against my body.

He was so f*****g gorgeous and he would be all mine, right?

I wonder what it would be like to kiss him, stop it Isa…focus!

“Hi, It’s Isabella right?”

“Yes, that’s me.” I said turning to look at the person who snapped me out of my

daydreaming.

“Hi, I am Hazel.” She said, her mouth curled into a smile.

“Hi Hazel, It’s nice to meet you!” I whispered

I was stunned at how beautiful she was with her petite figure and stunning dark

blonde hair and mocha colored skin. She looked to be about 5’2 and had one

hazel eye and another bluish green eye.

“Do they call you Hazel, because of your eyes?” I asked

“Umm, matter of fact they do,” she laughed “When I was little I was the runt of my family, they were sure I would make it so I didn’t have a name for a while…” she paused.

“And then when I got strong enough to open my eyes, they found that I had heterochromia and that one of my eyes was Hazel. Dad decided that Hazel should be my name.” She said proudly.

“Wow, that’s a great story.”

“What about you? Did you and your family just move here?

“Not really I’m an orphan.” I said, holding back the tears. I refuse to cry.

“It’s a long story, but I moved here looking for a second chance mate with an old

friend of my parents who is dead now.” I said not to take a breath until I was

done.

“I’m so sorry!” She said, looking with sympathy in her eyes.

“It's fine, I’ve been an orphan for as long as I can remember and, besides, it was a long time ago,” I said. Hating the way, she was looking at me. I didn't want anyone to feel sorry for me. I was fine.

“I’ve been going from group home to group home my whole life,” I said to her.

“Well, you have a new friend and home here with me. Stick with me and I will take care of you,” She said happily. “I want to introduce you to some of my friends after this snoozefest. She said, making faces at the teacher and we both laughed.

After history, I followed Hazel to the table area outside the cafeteria where the other half of the student body ate their lunch.

“Hey guys,” Hazel said, “I would like you to meet Isabella. She is new here.”

“Hello!”

They all looked up from their lunch and gave me their biggest smile.

“Isabella, this is Liam, Emma, Jake and Leilani.” Hazel said.

“Hello everyone, you can call me Isa. It's my nickname.

Emma, the one with the vibrant long cascading purple hair, violet-colored eyes and two gold nose rings, grinned at me. “That’s a beautiful name?” As she offered me a small smile.

“You’re very beautiful,” Liam said, but I can’t figure out what you are?

“What am I?” I asked him, puzzled.

“You’re rank?” He said back

“I’ve heard a lot of things about you,” Jake said, changing the conversation. I could have sworn I saw him give Liam a dirty look.

Liam had dark black hair with silver streaks and golden eyes. He was about 5’7 and gorgeous with semi tone muscle in just about all the right places while Jake on the other hand had chestnut brown hair like me and hazel green eyes. He was also gorgeous, about 6’0 and muscles and abs for days. He had the gentlest way about him though.

“So Isabella, what do you like to do in your free time?” Jake said.

“I don’t know, I moved around a lot, so I never really had time to find out, but I would have loved to watch scary movies. I got to watch a couple sometimes at the different group home I went to I guess” I ranted,

“What is your story?” Liam asked

Not wanting to see the sympathy on their faces, I looked at Hazel, who looked at me and then, as if she read my mind, changed the subject.

“So Isabella, do you have a mate yet?” She asked, I would rather answer Liam's question.

“I’m an orphan, I grew up in many different group homes. I turned eighteen and aged out of the system and then I met my mate. I didn’t know about werewolves or even got mine yet for some reason, so when he rejected me I died.” I said.

Leilani clutched her chest and grasped, I took a deep breath in and gulped, this was harder than I realize, I felt like I was reliving my past as I told them.

Leilani was Jake’s twin sister with the same chestnut hair but floor length. She had beautiful hazel eyes and a curvy figure with huge boobs. She was as tall as Jake too.

I continued to tell them everything. In the end, the girls. We’re crying and the guy’s got heated. They were all angry.

“Who is this guy?” Liam demanded. “He can just get away with this.”

“And he won’t!” Leilani said. “I just only met you but I know that you are a good person and that I want to protect you…Isa you’re not in this alone anymore.”

“I know you have your second chance mate now.” She said,

“I don’t, not yet always” I said with my head down.

“Doesn't matter, we are here for you.” she pulls me into a hug.

“Doggy pile!” Liam yells as he joins in.

“You’re such a pup.” Hazel laughs and joins in followed by Jake and Emma.

I was glad to have had new friends, this was finally starting to feel like home.

Then the bell rang.

Kai’s

POV

After my birthday and finding my mate. Shadow and I yearned for her each passing day.

We looked for her in school, every time we caught her scent it was gone just like that, and we were left wandering the halls.

After a while, I wanted to give up looking for her at school and go to her house and make her talk to me.

“Where does she live?” I asked Shadow, realizing that I didn’t know anything about her other than she was an orphan who moved here and has a wolf named Dillion… Shadow told me that part.

“What’s up man still looking for that beautiful, she wolf?” Caleb asked me, and if he was anyone else, I would have picked him up by his throat and crushed it for disrespecting his future Luna like that…

I gave him a look.

“Man, I’m just saying, she is avoiding you for a reason, and she will come to you when she is ready, look at yourself, you look horrible…when was the last time you ate a decent meal?”

“Wednesday?”

I said weakly “It’s Friday Alpha… you need rest and something to eat, let's go back to the pack house and have the chef whipped you up some spaghetti your favorite.”

“Fine, but after that you will help me find out where she lives.” I ordered.

“Yes Alpha!” He said, throwing his hands up in surrender.

I left him standing there.

“I need to head to class.” I said, turning and walking away.

As I walked to my class, I was greeted by Dania, who suddenly wrapped her hands around my waist.

“Hey baby,” she said loudly “What is going on, why are you acting weird?” I asked her curiously. She had never shown interest in me like that before.

“She doesn’t deserve you, Kai, and I have always loved you.”

“She is my mate, Dania…I don’t want anyone but her.”

“Are you rejecting me?”

“Please understand you are my friend and I have my goddess giving me mate. What about your mate? Don't you want to wait for him?”

“No, I don't want anyone but you, I will reject him for you. I have been in love with you since we were younger. Please, Kai” she pleaded with me.

“ I am sorry I've never seen you that way, and I told you that I only want my mate, Stop this now?”

“You can be with her, you are mine, I will make sure of that,” she said, and she walked away.

Isabella’s

POV

Days went by, and I started to feel dizzy and weak all the time. A low burning started in my stomach and kept building with every passing day.

Dillion was mad at me and shut herself off from me. She wouldn’t talk to me at all.

My mind started to betray me too…as thoughts of Kai flooded my mind over and over again.

Not only was my body betraying me, my mind and wolf were too. Just GREAT!

On top of that, I felt this growing connection, an invisible thread pulling me towards him. I always knew or could feel where he was, and that freaked me out even more.

I wanted to know and learn more about him. I found out from Hazel that he was the future Alpha, Dillion was right, he was an Alpha. He found out that he was warm and kind and a good leader.

He seemed to be decent and charming and not at all like Ben…so why was I so scared?

Why was I running?

He had something I did not have. He had a father and mother that loved him and were decent leaders supposedly Hazel’s words.

I somehow knew he was going to make a great future Alpha. I could feel that he was powerful and that he matched my own aura. So what does that mean and why can’t I just go up to him and claim him.

“Because you know once you do everything will change and you will have to face the future.” Dillion said

“Dillion, you’re back?”

“No, I just need you to know that you're scared to accept him because that would mean facing your destiny.”

And like that, she retreated back into myself, conscious again blocking me out and leaving me to feel cold and empty…alone even.

I know I couldn’t deny that I was drawn to him, but I needed to approach this cautiously. The Luna Queen’s destiny was a heavy burden, and I had to be prepared for whatever challenges lay ahead.

But I also knew I couldn’t keep avoiding him forever. The pain in my stomach grew and I knew it was because I was avoiding him.

All I wanted was time to heal, but it looked like fate had other plans. And it was screaming at me to let go and let goddess.

I needed to face him soon before things got out of control. I needed to face the truth, and come to terms with my new reality, as the chosen one.

I was no longer Isabella Rose, Holton of the Saint Maria’s group home, but I was now princess, Isabella Rose, Holton, werewolf, and Luna queen of the royal kingdom.

I wanted and needed my mate and it was time to stop avoiding him and claim him.After the bell rang I began to look for him.

It was time to put on my big girl panties and accept my destiny. I find that he is talking to Dania by his locker.

“I should be your Luna, not her”

“Dania, stop, she is my mate.”

“Reject her and make me your chosen mate, I’m the one who really loves you.”

“Enough, I don’t want to hear anymore, and not a word of this to Isabella.” He commanded her.

Dania leans in and kisses his lips just as I approach them.