“Darlin’, I’ve never seen anybody worry about something being wrong after being told their Werewolf showed up sooner than expected. Especially since a few hours ago, you didn’t know we existed.” I can hear the smile in Craig’s voice, and I appreciate his light-heartedness in this situation.
“Sorry, I don’t know what to expect,” I say, a little embarrassed.
“No need for apologies, sweetie. There’s a lot to learn, and I’m here to teach you.”
I relax again and start my round of questions, “I should feel freaked out, right? I don’t though. Is that because you bit me?”
“Yes, your acceptance of everything comes easy after the mating. Nature’s way of balance, I guess.”
“Hmmm. Okay, so I’m not well-versed when it comes to full moons, so when is the next one? And will it hurt when I… shift?”
“It’s in a few months. The first time will be uncomfortable, but it will get easier with time.”
“Last question,” I say, yawning and snuggling into the warmth of Craig’s body. “Why was I so horny? I’ve never felt like that before. My body was on fire, and it felt like you were the only thing that could cool me down. It was a blinding sort of lust that made my whole body ache.”
I will never forget that feeling as long as I live. It was all-consuming, and it felt dangerous for some reason.
“You are in heat, darlin’. That means you…”
“I know what being in heat means, Craig.” I cut him off because I’m not a complete idiot. I’ve had pets before. “What I mean is,howwas I in heat already? We were mated when the feeling came over me. And why did everyone lose their shit back at the party?”
“Long answer short, you’re a Luna or Queen. Which means you’re the true mate of the most powerful Alpha in Texas. When we mated, it changed your body chemistry. Going into heat will make every shifter female within child baring years in your radius go into heat. You started a frenzy that only a true Alpha mate could start.”
At Craig’s explanation, I lay here dumbfounded. That’s a lot of power for someone like me.I can literally send shifters into a flaming lust? Well, I’ll be damned!
“You have no idea the power you and Luna hold, darlin’. And from the looks of it, you will be the most powerful Luna this pack has ever seen.”
I don’t know what to say to that. I’m an introvert who hardly ever leaves her house. Now I’m some sort of shifter queen. Even though it seems completely asinine, the words sink into acceptance with very little pushback. It seems almost familiar.
“If you’re an Alpha, then so was your dad. And your mom was the pack’s Luna. Could she make others go into lust? And is her wolf called Luna too?”
“Yes, when she went into heat, so did others in our pack. And her wolf is Celeste; my father’s wolf is Chief.”
“I wonder what my mom will think about all of this.”
Those are the last words I manage before I slip into the deepest sleep that I have ever had.
CHAPTER 10
MATE PROTECTION
CRAIG
“So, taking a break already, huh? Your Mama didn’t let me out of her sight for even a second on our first mating,” my Dad says with pride in his voice, and his chest poked out.
“Yeah, well, mating with Alora hasn’t exactly beennormal.” I run my fingers through my short hair and take a deep breath.
“Well, your mate is human, son. I don’t think you should count on anything beingnormal,” Dad explains with a shrug of his burly shoulders.
“Yeah, I thought that too. But…” I nervously scratch the back of my neck.
“But what?”
“She has a wolf already,” I say with my brow raised.
“There’s no fucking way! Her wolf won’t be here until the first full moon. How the hell could that happen?” My Dad’s eyes are wide as he stares at me in disbelief.
“I don’t have any idea. But her name is Luna, and she talked to me directly. And there’s the fact that she went into heat after our first mating. Do humans usually do that?”
