Scarlet:

The loud growl jumped back and forth against the wall. The sound engulfed the house like a tsunami. “No, no, no, no” I whispered under my breath. “You’re not my mate, you can’t be, there is no way,” The handsomely gorgeous and breathtaking man that far away just moments ago was now standing in front of me making it evident that my senses were indeed not wrong. “Scarlet. , Im Lucian Silvermane” he said in a calm tone that was almost enough to calm my confused and chaotic brain. “Lucian, you aren’t my mate you can’t be my mate this is crazy and impossible and beyond reach and…" I said looking Lucian in the eyes before turning my gaze to Damian. “ Damian if this is some kind of sick joke please stop” He lifted his hands up on either side of his head with his palms showing to me. “Scar I wish it was as simple as that but unfortunately this isn’t my joke. Maybe it’s the moon goddesses”. I glared at him and he just turned away and walked off. “I think you guys need to talk alone”, he said, with his voice fading away as he walked further and out of my sight.

I closed my eyes hoping that I would wake up from this crazy dream. When I opened my eyes again, I saw his gorgeous face close to mine studying me. I still got a massive fright of him being so close to me and jumped back a couple of feet away from him. “I'm sorry I didn’t mean to frighten you”, he said in a gentle voice, making me suspicious of him. Then it hit me he’s Lucian Silvermane Alpha of Silvermoon. Oh no, I’ve had my fair share of alphas and I have no doubt this will be the same. “Can we just save the rejection till after I have recovered from rejecting my first mate? Then you will never have to see me again” He gave no reaction to my words and it made me realize he was probably planning that from the moment he realized that I was his mate.

I totally understand where he is coming from … since his pack's safety is way more important than mine. Taking me as his Luna would cause tension in a fragile treaty that stands between the lunar and silvermoon packs. Decades ago,the two packs were at war due to a mistress of both alphas who had two mates just like me. Sadly, the mistress was killed in the war and thus the treaty was brought up. Stipulating that all territory of one pack cannot be breached without permission or good reason. This included She-wolves as we were seen as territory back in the day. However, the rule still stood. This also so happens to complicate my problems even more. I turned around to storm off to my room, but before I could, lightning shot through my arms into my chest as if it revived my heart. I let out a gasp at the sensation going through my body.

It was so much more intense than what I had experienced with Asher. It was like life breathed new air into my lungs. I looked at his hand placed around my arm cuffing me.“I don’t want to reject you, Scarlet”, he said in a caring and soft voice. It was like if love could have a voice, it was his. But I was still shocked by his words and skeptical about his traits as an Alpha. “But why?” “Because I have been waiting for 4 years to meet eyes with my mate. I’ve been waiting for her. For you.” My heart melted at his words, but I still tried to keep my poker face because I learned not to believe words. That the actions of the ones you love will show you their true thoughts. I just wish I had seen that sooner with Asher. “Asher called me yesterday asking for me to take her back to him” My heart started pounding, hearing that I would have to face Asher soon. I started shaking my head. “No, no, no I’m not ready to face him not ye…t….aaahhh” I started balling my eyes out at an excruciating pain that started filling my chest and my body causing convulsing. I knew what this was. He was sleeping with her again.

Lucian caught me in his arms. The lightning shot through my body again, seeming to calm down the convulsions and suppress the pain slightly. “Are you OK?” he asked me with genuine worry lining his voice.“Yes”. I shrugged off the question and was hoping that it would end there. “You don’t look OK” He said, tightening his grip on me, reminding me I was in his arms. He then picked me up bridal style and took me to my room. He laid me gently down and ran to grab a glass of water. When he came back, he sat next to me on the bed. “Here, maybe this will help,” “Thanks” I said, gulping the water. “Scarlet, what’s going on” his question almost made me choke. “That’s what I’m wondering.” I tried to play stupid.

He looked at me for a while and started taking his suit jacket off. He then laid back onto the bed next to me. “I’ll wait till you tell me”, he said in a mocking tone. I smiled a little at his action. Even though we had just met, he was so friendly to me and so caring. “I get those pains when Asher is sleeping with someone other than me. I usually got them at night while sleeping but this time it was different and more suppressed. The doc said I would be stuck with them till the mate bond is severed.” He looked at me with pity lining his eyes. He opened his mouth but before he could speak I interrupted him, “Please, I don’t want your pity”. He closed his mouth again and thought for a while before he got up from the bed.

He put his suit jacket on and held his hand out towards me. I sat looking at him for a while and sat still in my place moving my gaze from his hands to his eyes. “Oh come on, I'm not going to kidnap you, just trust me” “How can I trust someone I barely know, especially someone who has an agreement with my cheating mate.” I rose my brow waiting for his response. “Damian was right when he said good luck” he giggled a little at his own words. His giggle was very charming and inviting. It was something I wanted to have on a loop. “Look, I really don’t feel like going out into the open” “Fine then will you come to my place? I’ve got a movie theater where we can just watch movies and stuff our faces. I realized you like doing that” he winked at me, making me remember that it was his first sight of me. Scavenging the fridge for anything to eat and embarrassment hit me like a truck lining my cheeks in red.

After thinking about it for a while, I nodded my head “Only if you’ve got caramel popcorn” “anything you want” “Ok fine but we are watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall” he giggled at my reply. “A little bit of a control freak are we?” “What do you expect from someone who has no control over anything else?” He nodded his head. And I walked past him ignoring his hand that was reached out to me and calling out to me to hold it. “Layla and Damian will be joining us to make sure you are up to no funny business”, I said, giving him a glare before continuing my stride. When I made it to the elevator, he was fast to follow me. He placed his finger print on the keypad in the elevator and it confirmed his identity before taking us up to his floor. I can’t lie that the security he has in place for his own privacy is quite impressive.

When the elevator doors opened once more, I stepped into a whole different era. The whole place's interior was art-deco inspired. It was beautifully masculine. He then led me to his theater, which had a place for 12 people in total to sit. It was reclining sofa seats in a chocolate brown leather with cup holders and even a mini snack bar on the left side of each seat. “Layla and Damian will be here soon with the caramel popcorn. You can get the movie up and going so long”, I looked towards the theater system and then returned my gaze to him. “I’m not very technically inclined”, I said nervously. He smiled at me before running me through everything I needed to know. When he passed me the remote, we ended up touching again feeling that same feeling. I looked up into his eyes to see if he did truly feel it as well. We both seemed to get lost in each other’s eyes and stood there staring at each other. The warmth his eyes offered me was so inviting and comforting I found myself moving in closer.

“Who’s ready for a double movie date?” Layla yelled, coming around the corner with Damian close on her heels. Both me and Lucian took a few steps away from each other feeling absolutely awkward. “I’ll go get the drinks”, Lucian said, before running off. Layla and Damian got seated in the back row snuggling up next to each other with a blanket. This was a recipe for a bad idea. I looked at Layla with judging eyes and crossed my arms over my chest. “What?” she asked me. “I just don’t want to hear you moaning half way through the movie, Layla.” Damian started giggling and Layla slapped his arm playfully. “Just get the movie ready” She blurted out and I turned around toward the screen to find the movie. When I did and I sat down on the front seat, Lucian came in with Slush puppies. “Wow going all out?” “Have to make a good impression”, he said, winking at me again. I knew I was playing a dangerous game with him and I knew I would eventually lose.

Unknown:

Oh my sweet child. Why do you keep getting in your own way?