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“You’re not 18 yet, right?” I look between the two young males. “Neither of you are 18.”
Drake sighs and shakes his head, some of the fight leaving him the moment I start talking to him. Tristan lets go of them and wraps an arm around my waist, pulling me against his side. I melt against him immediately, his berry-cedar scent putting me at ease.
“No, Luna,” Drake admits begrudgingly while Vince looks down at his feet and shakes his head.
“The Moon Goddess doesn’t make mistakes,” I remind them gently. “There’s no reason to fight about it before you even know. If it does turn out that Vince is your sister’s mate, Drake,” I give the young male my most innocent look when he meets my gaze, “won’t you be happy for them?”
Drake makes a disgusted face, but then all my words sink in and his shoulders slump. “I guess she could do worse,” he mumbles.
“If Alpha Tristan can stand to see Beta Mack with his mate, I think you can deal with it,” I tease him a little.
“Hey!” Mack’s shout if indignation has those around us chuckling and the tension eases.
“My Luna is right. The Goddess doesn’t make mistakes. Trust in her. I did,” he boasts, and I have to stop myself from rolling my eyes, even though his words warm my heart.
Gamma Beckham calls the training back to order, but now that I’m wrapped up in Tristan’s arms, I don’t really want to go back to watching my mate. He must have the same thought as I do because he leans down and whispers in my ear, “Want to get out of here?”
I bite my lip and look up at my handsome Alpha while batting my eyelashes. “Don’t you need to finish training?”
“I’m the Alpha, little wolf, I can do whatever I want and right now I want to show you something.”
I can’t help it—my eyes travel down my mate’s body, taking in the planes of muscle and the few tattoos decorating his skin. He lets out a low rumbling growl.
I can’t help but laugh when he picks me up and throws me over his shoulder. I guess he has something to show me.
The laughter of the rest of the pack members watching follows us as he stalks away from the training grounds and back to the pack house. He grumbles the entire way there about naughty little mates and how he’s tempted to spank my ass.
I’m sure he can smell how much the thought turns me on. It should embarrass me, but it doesn’t. I’m ready for my mate.
CHAPTER 11
TRISTAN
Even though I was tempted to ask my sweet little mate to shower with me, I didn’t. From the hungry look in her eyes, I might have made the wrong choice there. I want to show her something important and I’m unable to wait any longer. It’s not like Alpha’s are known for their patience and mine has been shot completely over the last week.
I wanted Serenity to have time to heal and come to terms with her new life here in Blood Rising. She’s done both of those things and the way the pack has opened their arms and hearts to my mate has made me even prouder of my pack than I was. Even the females who seemed put out by my mate’s appearance have changed their tune.
It’s gratifying to see, and I can only thank the Moon Goddess for bringing Serenity into my life. I’m a lucky wolf and I will never take it for granted.
After our shower, in separate showers in the Alpha suite, I lead my Serenity out of the packhouse. I showed her most of the territory the day after Miranda rid her of the last of the fake bond, but I made sure there was one place I didn’t show her. I wasn’t ready yet and I don’t think she was either.
There’s a lightness about her now. I’ve seen it grow every day she’s been at Blood Rising. She might be young, but she is wise beyond her years, and I know she is going to be an amazing Luna.
My parents are set to be back in a few days, and they can’t wait to meet her and get to know her. I’m looking forward to it as well because my little mate deserves all the love and family she can get. She deserves so much better than the family she had to endure for the last eight years. I have a feeling it wasn’t entirely their fault, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t inflict pain on her.
“Mate is perfect,” my wolf purrs and I agree. “When can we run with mate again?”
Yesterday, for the first time since I brought Serenity here, we shifted and ran through the woods together. I wanted to make sure she had healed before I allowed my wolf near hers. He can be a brute when he’s not careful and our little mate is delicate.
At least that’s what I thought.
“Mate is fierce and strong,” my wolf huffs indignantly. He pouts slightly, “I am not a brute.”
I can only chuckle at him. Serenity’s wolf is not what I was expecting, and my wolf is right about her being fierce and strong. I was surprised at how large she is, but I shouldn’t have been. She is a born Luna, and her wolf reflects that. It’s only her human side that endured the years of abuse—physical, emotional, and mental. Her wolf is her protector, and I was impressed when I saw her for the first time yesterday.
She was able to keep up with me as I led us through the woods. I can’t wait until the next pack run to have her at my side with the rest of the pack running through the woods. It’s something we try to do once a month on the full moon, both to give thanks to the Moon Goddess, but also to strengthen the bond in the pack.
When our wolves were content and panting in our minds because they got to spend time together, even though my wolf wanted to complete the bond with his mate and I held him back, we shifted back into our human skin. Serenity had the most beautiful smile on her face and a blush of exhilaration on her cheeks. She took my breath away without even trying.
