Chapter 8: Luna
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It wasn’t a whisper, but it was loud and clear so everyone there heard it.
Ashton can only look at the beautiful girl in front of him.
It was like he was in a trance and like she was the only person in the room.
A sweet bitter smile graced Taylor’s lips, maybe she was like her mother.
She felt that something was going to go wrong, and it did.
Ashton found his mate.
She is very aware that finding a mate means everything to werewolves, that beautiful innocent girl is Ashton’s mate.
She didn’t know how to feel.
On the other hand, Ashton found his other half.
He is going to be happy and fulfilled but she couldn’t help but feel jealous and hurt.
She had to let him go.
She couldn’t compete with his mate.
Bryan looked around and his eyes landed on Taylor.
He could see that she was doing her best to hide her hurt but she was failing.
The entire room is looking at Ashton and his mysterious mate so they can’t see it.
He quickly went to her, held her hand, and walked outside with her.
Yes, he was happy that Ashton found his mate.
He knew that this day would come but he also didn’t want Taylor to be in pain.
When they were finally outside she looked at him with a pained smile.
“I will be okay Bryan I promise, now go inside you need to be with your friend in his time of joy,” she said her voice breaking.
“I can't leave you like this Taylor,” he said giving her a brotherly hug.
Taylor didn’t want to, but she cried in his arms, serves her right for thinking that she could change fate or destiny.
Ashton and that girl have been fated, destined to be together.
She broke the hug and gathered herself together.
Bryan watched as Taylor closed her eyes before chanting a spell.
A minute later she opened her eyes and the pain and sadness were gone.
It was like she wasn’t the one crying in his arms a minute ago.
“Shall we go and congratulate the couple?” she said with a smile.
Taylor left Bryan standing there speechless.
She walked inside confidently and found that members of the council and her father were at the Alpha King’s office.
They needed to talk about Ashton finding his mate before going ahead with the ceremony.
When they entered the office Ashton finally regained his senses and the only name in his mind was Taylor.
How is she going to react to all this?
He found his mate and it is supposed to be the best day of his life but how can it be?
As he was thinking about Taylor.
She walked in with Brian behind her, there was no sign of pain or hurt in her eyes.
She looked like her normal self.
Ashton just found his mate which means that she just lost him, but she looks normal.
Didn’t he mean anything to her?
She just stood there without looking at him.
“Tell us young girl, what is your name?” said Alpha King Shane.
She looked down.
“My name is Luna Moonshine.
I am the daughter of Alpha Blake Moonshine of the Allura pack,” said Luna in her sweet and low voice.
Ashton couldn’t take his eyes off her.
Her sweet voice and how she bites her finger when she talks, his mate was perfect.
“I know your father, son you are lucky to have her as your mate.
Her father is a great man and she is clearly raised properly,” said King Shane with a smile.
Ashton smiled at his father’s words but then he remembered something and looked in Taylor’s direction.
She actually looked bored.
How can she not be angry and jealous?
When they were done with introductions Luna looked at Taylor.
“You are Taylor Spark?” she said with a cute smile clearly happy to meet her.
“Yes, and you are Luna.
Let me guess your mother named you Luna because she knew that one day you are going to make a great Luna?” she said her voice laced with sarcasm.
It was either Luna was as innocent as she seemed or she was just naïve because she said yes.
“Taylor be nice,” said her brother.
“I am but I am slowly losing my patience.
Can we go ahead with the ceremony?” she said leaving the room.
Ashton walked hand in hand with his mate as they were performing the ceremony together, maybe it was the mate bond but at that time the only person Ashton could think about was Luna.
His wolf was jumping with joy.
They have found their other half and only the lucky can find the person who was made for them.
The other piece of their heart.
Taylor watched as the love of her life held another girl in his arms.
When the ceremony was finally over Taylor was the first one to leave.
On her way home her brother kept looking at her.
She was acting colder and a little more distant than usual, he and Taylor have always been close.
She told him that she was seeing someone he just didn’t know who.
Maybe there was trouble in paradise because she seemed distracted.
“Taylor are you okay?” he asked clearly worried.
“Yes, I am fine just a little tired, driver can you drive faster?” she said before looking outside again.
Their father in the passenger seat was just observing.
The moment Taylor closed the door of her room she broke down.
The pain in her heart was something she couldn’t describe.
All her life no one ever chose her and now Ashton is choosing Luna.
There was no chance that he would choose her but she hoped that he would.
He had forgotten 6 years of their lives together in just an hour, and to make it worse his mate is perfect and beautiful.
Maybe it wouldn’t hurt that much if she was bitchy and full of herself.
And she been shallow and selfish maybe it wouldn’t hurt as much but to be replaced with a girl like Luna was adding salt to a wound.
For years she knew that one day he would find his mate.
She tried to stop herself from falling for him but the harder she tried the harder she fell.
She wanted to scream maybe the pain would subside.
That night she cried herself to sleep, the last time she did that was when her mother left.
She was only 8 years old.
Her mother chose to leave her and he brother and now Ashton has left her too.
When the ceremony was over and everyone was gone Ashton went straight to his room.
He watched from his bedroom window as Taylor left with her brother and sister.
This night was suppose to be the best night of their lives.
It was supposed to represent their new life and surprisingly it did but not the way they hoped…
As he was about to pick up his phone and call her Luna walked in.
“I am sorry to disturb you but I didn’t see you downstairs and your friend Bryan showed me your room.
We are mates,” she said with a nervous smile.
They were mates like she said.
There was no way he was going to reject her now that his father and everyone knew that she was his mate.
Maybe he was never going to reject her.
He has found his perfect match.
His happily ever after, and although he did love Taylor he was going to learn to love Luna…
How hard can it be?
She was destined to be loved by him.
She is beautiful, and you can tell that she is kind.
“Sit down and tell me about yourself.” he said, they both sat down on the couch in his room.
“You know my name.
I am 22 years old and I don’t know what else to say,” she said with a sweet nervous laugh.
,
From where he was sitting, he could see how she bites her lips when thinking…
He felt the edge to kiss her so he did, her lips were sweet and soft, and the kiss was perfect but as he was about to deepen the kiss.
He saw Taylor’s face…
He broke the kiss and rushed out of the room.
He didn’t know how he should feel, kissing Luna felt like he was cheating on Taylor, but Luna was his mate, and it wasn’t wrong…
He wanted to kiss Luna, but he didn’t want to kiss her.
It was like he was in a battle with himself, maybe he should give it time and rest perhaps after a good night rest will help him decide what to do next.
He knew that he didn’t want to break up with Taylor, but he couldn’t reject Luna.
He was going to have to decide and despite not wanting to hurt someone he had to choose, but who?
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