His Reluctant Luna

Olivia

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I had never seen a dining room this big. It was like a school or college mess, with better furniture and from the smell of it...better food as well.

It wasn't too crowded, which was a relief. I wasn't certain if I could handle mingling with too many people. Meg grabbed one of the seats and gestured me to sit with her.

I sat down and looked around at the unfamiliar faces. A good-looking man arrived and sat next to Meg, they sniffed each other and exchanged kisses, which made it obvious that he was her mate.

"This is my mate, Paul," Meg beamed.

Paul smiled at me, then shifted his gaze back to Meg. We were soon joined by Rain, her mate Damon and finally Zaiden.

"Hey," he said and slid next to me.

"Hey," I smiled back at him.

"I don't see madam Luna, where is she?" I asked, innocently.

Rain snorted, and Meg gave a smug smile.

"Alpha and Luna are preoccupied, when our men return from such raids and killing the rogues they expect a reward. You know what I mean, right?" Rain asked me, wiggling her eyebrows.

I nodded.noveldrama

"If you are planning to give it to Zaiden....." She continued.

"You don't have to do anything like that, dear." Zaiden interrupted Rain, giving me a reassuring look. Though, he looked a bit flushed.

Rain just shrugged. I had concluded by now that werewolves were very sexual beings. They were not shy about displaying their love for their mates. Their threshold for nudity and public display of affection was also pretty high. However, it was always consensual. Unlike those rogues, this pack was civilized. I was slowly getting comfortable with them. I remained quiet while others talked and discussed the raids. A few times my knuckles became white as the memories of my torture flashed in front of my eyes. It was only due to Zaiden's calming presence that I remained seated. I don't know when he had gripped my hand in his large hands.

"Years ago, when I was a newly turned wolf. Damon and the other men went for a raid. Now, I make sure to pack extra tracksuits for them. However, that day. They forgot to take along the extra clothes." The rain continued with glee.

"Guess what, they all destroyed their clothes in shifting. They had to drive back butt naked! Imagine my horror when the naked men started unloading from the SUVs. Thank God, at least the windows were tinted. " Rain laughed.

"Rain you have to relay this story to everyone right?" Damon commented, rolling his eyes.

I burst into laughter... I laughed for a long time. I don't remember when I had laughed so much. When I finally stopped, Zaiden was staring at me, mesmerized.

I stopped and blushed.

"You should laugh more often," he said.

"Ok," I replied.

"Hey Zaiden if you are done, why don't you take her for a walk? Don't worry, I will inform the Alpha." Damon said, with a smirk.

Zaiden's eyes lit up, and he turned towards me with a questioning look. I nodded. Soon we were walking down a well-trodden path among tall trees. It was a little chilly, so Zaiden gave me his jacket. It smelled musky, just like him.

"I killed them, not all of them, but whoever I could. I will kill each one of them until you are avenged." He suddenly said, after a long silence, his were glowing gold with excitement.

"Thank you," I said quietly.

"The Alpha is happy with me. I think he will let me stay...."

I was still tongue-tied whenever I was with Zaiden, while he discussed his life, his dreams. I knew almost everything about him. He never pressurized me to talk or touch me. He used to be just there, comforting me with his presence.

"There is a beautiful lake a few kilometres away, but it would be a long walk for you. Maybe some other day...." He mumbled.

"You can carry me," I blurted out.

The look on his face was priceless.

"You want me to carry you?

"

"Yes, as a wolf. You can do that, right?" I had never seen him shift. Apart from

those monsters, I had not seen anyone shift here.

"Won't that be scary for you?" He asked cautiously.

"I prefer not to be scared anymore," I replied.

He still looked a little unsure, but finally relented.

"Ok, but I will have to strip, you can turn back if you are uncomfortable."

I nodded and turned back. I heard the rustling of clothes as he stripped, I turned back when I heard the cracking of bones. Standing before me was a large grey wolf with blue eyes, just like I had seen in my dream. He looked at me with those kinds of eyes. I stepped further and touched his silky muzzle.

"You are beautiful," I said.

He seemed to smile. He rubbed around my legs for a moment and then dropped to his stomach. I got the unspoken communication when he looked back at me. 'Get on,' his eyes said.

I collected his clothes and had just enough time to swing my leg over Zaiden when he started. It amazed me just how quickly he moved through the forest. Trees blurred past us as he ran and howled.

Eventually, we arrived at a clearing near a large lake. Zaiden started to change underneath me and I slid off his back and watched the lake, the tall pine trees, and the crystal clear lake. Even the minty scent in the air was the same as my dream.

He had dressed and stood next to me.

"What's wrong, don't you like it?" Zaiden asked me quietly.

"I have been here before," I replied, my gaze still transfixed towards the lake.

"I am sorry, how have you been here?" He asked puzzled.

"I saw this in a dream. It was so vivid and real. I even saw your wolf. He was in

my dream."

He blinked.

"Really? I think you had a vision." He replied.

"A vision?"

"Yes, some of us have a gift of sixth sense. They get visions of the future or the past. Did you have such visions before?"

"No, never, is it a bad thing?" I want sure what it meant.

"Hell no! It's a gift from Luna. Perhaps, she wanted to reward you for your courage

and resilience. Not everyone can survive what you endured." His voice was calm and soothing.

"Zaiden, can you kiss me? Please." I said it felt the correct thing to do.

I could see his mouth fall open. I repressed my laugh.

"Are you sure?" He asked, I could feel his eagerness.

"Yes."

I closed my eyes as his soft lips pressed against mine, It was incredible. He parted my lips with his tongue, and we kissed. I don't recall when I wrapped my hand around his neck, but it was there when we broke the kiss. He had a goofy grin on his face.

"That was wonderful," he whispered.

"Thank you, this was my first kiss," I said.

His eyebrows shot up in surprise, and I knew what was thinking.

"I had never been with anyone before the rogues......and they were not much into foreplay," I mumbled.

"Oh sweetheart," he took me in his arms. Unable to hold my tears, I sobbed burying my face in his chest. He then took his left hand, pushed aside my hair from me, and scented my neck. I didn't understand what he was doing, but I had seen others doing it to their mates.

"Don't cry, Olivia. Everything will be ok. I promise." He sounded sad himself. Why was he so upset?

I flinched a little when he moved his hand to my back. He immediately stopped and loosened his grip.

"Zaiden," I lowered my eyes towards the ground, "I don't understand why you would waste your time on me. I'm damaged."

His eyes hardened.

"Don't say that. You're not broken. I will gain your trust, and you will be happy again."

"Why? Why would you do that? Why would you waste your time on someone like

me."?

"That's because I love you, Olivia, your past doesn't bother me." He said so easily that I was almost in shock.

"I.....I.....don't know what to say."

He chuckled.

"You don't have to say anything. Just trust me, I will make everything alright. You

will be happy again."