Luna of the Golden Moon

Diner

We said nothing while driving the long road back to the city when I was still sniffling, wanting to say something to the stone-faced Alpha, who wasn’t even making one glance in my direction while steering against a diner. Was he going to let me go, just drop me off, and never see me again??

Caleb turned his head, staring at the street before us, letting the engine die out in the semi-busy parking lot. His mixed feelings about everything made me even more scared that he would just tell me to get out and never return.

“You still are my mate and have my heir … my responsibility….” I stopped sniffling, hearing Caleb’s dark voice in my head; he sounded down and heavy, the same as me. I just wished there was a way we could stop fighting all the time and just be happy; I loved him.

“Don’t you think that I love you? I do more than anything, and it’s not that easy, Emilia; everyone wants my attention when all I want is to be with you….” I exhaled from the shudder of hearing him speak so passionately about what he felt; why couldn’t he always do that with me?

Caleb smiled when I stared at him, longing; why was he always so mad? I just wanted to see my parents, and that wasn’t crazy, was it? I mean, I used to live with them just a few days ago, unaware that my life was changing forever.

“I guess not… I am never going get used to you acting human on me….” He sighed when I followed; yeah, that would be a problem, me being raised amongst humans and not by the pack laws like he was.

“Is it a bad thing, showing compassion?” I didn’t like the way the pack ruled with ruthlessness, thinking that not being an asshole was a weakness; it wasn’t. My father proved that good people didn’t need to prove themselves to get respect.

“You have only seen what Alpha act when they are trying to show off; that is not the day-to-day even if my father is…. difficult….” Caleb was giving me a smile now, trying to show that he was sorry for being an ass again.

“That’s not the word I would use….” I was muttering it out loud when he grinned, happy that I wasn’t crying anymore, still looking awful with puffy eyes and snot, and not to talk about not having showered for what seemed like forever with Caleb’s mother’s tight clothes on me.

“You are insanely beautiful, Mila…Always…” Caleb smiled, taking my hand and placing it over his chest to my sigh of pleasure, feeling the small sparks between us, his heart beating strong against the firm chest, still watching me bite my lip with sparkling eyes; I loved being this close to him, always.

“...and that’s why I can’t take it when someone, especially my Beta, thinks he’s got a shot; you are my mate and not his….” I still felt the loud thumps against my hand when Caleb looked at me, ashamed, almost whining at the end. I know he was. he had hurt me, even if it wasn’t on purpose, and it was killing him.

“My role is to protect you, and if I can’t even do that, what kind of an Alpha am I?” I didn’t know how to answer that. He felt worse from my silence and pulled away when I didn’t want to let go, coming closer. Why did he always need to be perfect, not lose his cool? Sure, I didn’t love it when he was yelling at me, but at least he showed me that he had feelings, and I would take that any day over him being cold and cunning like his father.

“I think you are the only one feeling that way, Luna; most people in this pack fear me….” I started to giggle, hearing his dark voice; they did? Why? He was a sweetheart with a hothead…. and I was used to my mother being just like him, demanding and harsh.

“Harsh?” I nodded yes. Harsh. That was the word I would use; he wanted something, and he got it… that wasn’t bad, just… not so nice sometimes… I was smiling having my hands coming up closer, leaving my seat when he smirked more, seeing me wanting to kiss him even if I didn’t; I wanted him to know that I loved him more than anything; I didn’t care about anything else, not our families or someone telling us that we were supposed to be mated, he was my Alpha, and I wanted him no matter what happened.

My fingers sneaked into the soft hair, wanting to come even closer, when I felt his hand behind my back, making me shiver from the gentle breath so close to my mouth, still not giving in to the kiss that we both wanted so bad.

“I thank the goddess every day that you are my mate, baby …” he was stroking my hair back, making me smile more seeing his eyes that were ever devoted and dark, feeling so safe knowing that he meant every word, giving in to the desire when my lips finally pushed against his making the tingles rush over my body to the grunts of Caleb’s dark voice slipping his tongue inside my mouth.

“Oh…. Cay… “my mouth still following his when my chest was heaving more from the intense pressure that was coming up from my thighs, feeling him wanting me just as much, not caring that it was in an old car in a parking lot with me straddled over him with my legs.

“Yes…I hate to tell you, baby, but we have an audience…” I pulled away, still panting from the pounding in my body, looking up and seeing the windows facing the parking lot, with three guys staring like they couldn’t believe what they had just been witnessing.

“Oh, goddess!” I was hiding already in his chest, slapping my hands over my eyes, feeling the chuckle coming from Caleb's hard chest. He knew, and he let them see me attack him like some s*x freak!

“Maybe… I want them to know that you are mine and what I do with you when they aren’t around….” I whined, hearing his confident voice stroking my back, comforting me with kisses on my head, making me feel better, but still! He wasn’t the one that had been on top and looked like I didn’t care that we would have s*x in public!

“I don’t care, but I know you do, baby, so… and I wouldn’t let them see you naked, that’s just for me…” he smirked more when I was looking up at his proud face, still looking like he had won the best prize, me and wasn’t afraid to show it off to anyone that wanted to see me.

My face was red, my cheeks burning hot, and my mouth was swollen from the intense pleasure he had given me just a minute ago, leaving me wanting more, like always.

“You are a bad Alpha….” I said it, still ashamed and already wanting to forgive him for wanting to show me off, even if it wasn’t the way I was comfortable with… Caleb frowned when I sighed and got up more from his chest, wanting to look the best I could, knowing that he hadn’t stopped here for a reason; no matter what I had wanted when we took off, I wasn’t going to back down from seeing the guys inside of the restaurant, and I was starving… again…

“Yes, but I’m your Alpha, and… if you don’t want me to kiss you again in public, then I won’t.” He sounded so formal when I sighed again; that was not what I meant, and he knew it; kissing was fine… dry-humping, not so much….

Caleb nodded like he got it, taking my hand and kissing it slowly. He looked into my eyes with sparks of yellow flying all over, bringing out my wolf; she loved him just as much as me.

“I love you more than anything and… just tell me if I go crazy on you, I’m not used to living like you are and… but I will try, for you, my Luna….” The words made me want to start crying again. I was the luckiest girl in the world, and I knew it, loving every second of Caleb trying to show me his real personality and not just the stern Alpha he had to be back at the mansion.

“Let’s eat something and then… I will take you to your parents, Luna, I swore that I would, and I don’t break my promises…” he got out and helped me the steep step down, holding me closer when we walked over the parking lot, feeling closer than ever, having his hand in mine when we walked through the doors.

The place wasn’t that bad; I had seen worse with every head turning when we entered, even the humans feeling the Alpha arura Caleb was pushing out, aware or not when I was still close to his chest, not caring that anyone could see us, he was right about that part, I was his mate, and we were not going to be ashamed over that, not anymore.

“Or maybe it’s because I look like a beast compared to the humans….” Caleb snickered, kissing my head again when I smirked too, yes that was probably true; he was so much taller than any human ever could be, and I loved that about him, a predator that looked so good I knew that everyone in this room wanted him, wolf or not.

Caleb had steered me to the table with wolves sitting at it; all were attractive and looking down the table, except for the last one that was blonde and sneaked up at me, winking fast to my laughter, Kyle.

“Alpha, Luna.” They all murmured it when Caleb huffed, making them all look up, even if they avoided eye contact with me. To my amazement, that was never going to stop being weird.

“They aren’t allowed, and they can’t touch you unless you need help…” I swallowed, hearing Caleb's stern voice. The Alpha in him was talking, but there was no touching. But Kyle had reached out his hand, and the wedding? I was baffled at Kyle, who looked like he had lost the smile when Caleb's face grew darker. He stared back at him with all his might, putting him back down into his place for even looking at me.

“Exactly.” He just said that when I gulped. This had become more serious than I wanted it to be; this was his friend, right? I wanted them to like me and not just be this dull old Luna they had to respect and bow down before.

“Hi guys, I’m Emilia, Jackson, and… yeah, I just wanted to say hi officially since…. I’m the new Luna and all that….” I smirked, seeing the blonde guy's face drop like he didn’t believe it. I just said that his eyes were grey and stern; he reminded me of Caleb but a Beta.

“That is Mark; he is a good warrior, one of the best ones, and to the side of that is his brother, Anthony, smarter and knows when to shut up…” Caleb sounded proud when I looked at the other one; he was darker, with olive skin and greenish eyes. He had a kind face that made me like him even more, to Caleb's huff, going jealous of me when I smiled more. So stupid.

“I’m guessing I don’t need an introduction, Luna…” Kyle bowed his head almost to the table, making me laugh again when he was chewing gum, coming back up and popping it to Caleb's frustration; how in the world could he have been picked for first Beta?

“Believe me, I’m wondering that myself….” Kyle smirked like he could hear Caleb complaining about him, making Kyle move over, taking a chair when I sat down on the loveseat and stared at the Betas that still was looking down when Caleb walked over to the short line to get me something to eat.

“So, I guess I understand why he couldn’t mark you, Cousins?” Kyle was smirking when I nodded; yes, that was a part of it, but I didn’t care, not since Caleb had told me that I wasn’t part of his pack and loved him no matter what.

“He can’t hear you…” I looked up, surprised, seeing Caleb still having his back turned, legs apart, and scaring the crap out of the poor staff when they were swooning to serve him to my snicker; he didn’t? I hadn’t really understood the rules about that part.

“I can hear everyone all the time since I’m the next head and Alpha, but… Betas can’t hear you, not if you don’t use the pack link or speak directly to them, not like me, baby….” I purred hearing him call me that when Kyle was staring at me like I was crazy, falling so hard for the only guy that I wasn’t supposed to have.

“No wonder Alpha Terrence is cheery, his precious bloodline and all that….” Kyle was mocking the head Alpha? I didn’t know if I had the guts to do that, not when Caleb heard every word coming out of Kyle's mouth, chewing gum like he was bored.

“Yes, Alpha.” Kyle bowed his head again, to my surprise, not hearing the scolding that he was getting from Caleb. Something told me he was used to it, how his eyes were annoyed, and he wanted to get it over with.

“Here you go, baby….” I looked up, seeing Caleb take the tray down and sit beside me. He took his arm around me, showing he was not tolerating any more talkback from his first Beta.

“Oh… is this all for me?” I looked down at the tray filled to the brim with fast food of all kinds, focusing on a burger that smelled good; I wanted that one.

“Yes… It's all for you and our….” I was about to take a bite of the burger, looking up at the handsome guy who was my mate. I was about to tell the whole world that I was pregnant, and I didn’t want people to know that it was too soon.

“…mateship…” Caleb snickered when eating fries and saw me chow down the burger, not caring that I was spilling on his mother's shirt. It was too tight anyway, and I wanted my own clothes back.

“That might be for the best, seeing that I’ve seen all my betas staring at your breast since we got here…” Caleb sounded jealous again to my sigh, eating the next hamburger on the tray without hesitation.

“Yeah, so… there is a bane’s rave on a few miles from here; I don’t know about you guys, but I want to just unwind and have some beer….” Kyle smirked again when Caleb frowned as if he didn’t want me near this thing they discussed.

“No. There is no way we are going to do that now when…. we have other plans than getting f****d up…” Caleb swallowed his words when I was done with the second burger, definitely wanting to know what they were talking about now.

“It’s nothing, Mila, just s**t that we did before I met you, and we are the next Alpha and Luna, so that means we don’t do stuff like that….” I swallowed hard; what? I wasn’t allowed to do anything fun?? I wasn’t the Luna until he was the head; that was unfair!

“Luna, no.” Caleb sounded stern to my whining, crossing my arms and feeling like I was trapped again; this sucked; as soon as something fun came along, we had to be all boring because of him being the next head!

“Yes, that is exactly why we can’t go to some rave and get high on wolfsbane; what if something happens to you or the baby?” Caleb had dropped the anger when I loosened my arms, looking sad, hating that he was right… crap…

“It's okay. I get it, baby. Someday, we will do that… but not today, and we are still seeing your parents tonight, right?” I nodded to my mate’s smile, glad I saw reason; I did, even if I didn’t like it.

“Alright, looks like I’m flying solo tonight since none of you wants to join me….” Kyle had been watching us and beamed at me when I did a sad one back; I guess so.

Caleb held me closer, having me rest my head on his chest now and feeling bad for myself when the Betas were saying their goodbyes and leaving, not wanting to be around me; that was moping over missing out on the fun.

“I’ll send you the location, in case you change your minds, Alpha, Luna….” Kyle was up and smiled more when he bowed before taking off and leaving Caleb and me alone, still close together; I didn’t want to eat anymore; I wanted to see my parents.

“Okay, let's go then, baby…” Caleb was out first, taking me along when he was trying to still cheer me up over not getting to go to the rave that Kyle had talked about.

“I love you, Mila….” Caleb kissed me, helping me up the seat again into the car. When I smiled back at his loving face, I loved him too.