Chapter 8

• Anya's Point of View
• "Luna, this is what you are supposed to wear," Lorraine said with a dress in her hands. I got up from my bed and grabbed it away from his hand. When I woke up earlier, Marcus wasn’t by my side anymore.
• "What time will the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack come here?" I asked Lorraine as I walked towards the mirror.
• "Alpha did not say anything about it, Luna, but maybe they may be arriving this afternoon. That's what my mate said to me," Lorraine answered my question.
• "I already want to meet the Alpha," my wolf said in glee. I’m glad she recovered because when I’m feeling down, she would feel it too and tried comforting me in every way that she can.
• "All right, Lorraine. I'll take care of myself," I said to her because I saw her carrying a makeup
• kit.
• "But Luna, the Alpha ordered me to take care of you," Lorraine said. I looked at her in the eyes. I don’t want to get my hopes up.
• "Is it true that he ordered you?" I asked. She smiled at me and spoke.
• "Yes. He did, Luna." I don’t know why
• but I could feel my heartbeats fastened. I smiled at her. Even if I think
• Marcus only did this so I could look presentable in front of the Silver Moon
• pack. I’m happy.
• I told Lorraine that I would take a bath first so she could
• apply make-up on my face. Inside the bathroom, I still could not imagine that
• Marcus would do this for me. It's kind of amazing. He was also gentle with me
• last night when we made love and now, ordering Lorraine to take care of me. Is
• Marcus starting to change his heart? Can I take this being one of the changes
• he is showing? I smiled like I was out of my mind.
• “It is possible! He's changing for us!" I said happily
• to my wolf. My wolf sighed and said, "There
• is nothing wrong with expecting Marcus to change, Anya but just slowly. I don't
• want him to hurt you again." I did not answer and
• hurriedly take a shower. Last night I was able to restore the pieces of my
• heart that he broke. Now, I’ve become hopeful again.
• "Luna, your hair is beautiful!" Lorraine praised
• me while she was holding my hair. She curled the end of it. Luckily, I
• inherited it from my Mother.
• "I want to visit Mama. I miss them," I said to my wolf.
• I became an orphan at such a young age. It’s because of Alpha Blake’s family
• that I was able to become one of their family.
• "We will visit them soon. Don't worry," she
• replied.
• "Luna, put this dress first, and I will
• continue to put your make-up on," Lorraine said and handed me the
• dress. I took it from her and went to the bathroom. When I came out, Lorraine
• was smiling at me.
• "You're beautiful, Luna! The dress
• looks good on you. Alpha will be head over heels when he sees you later," she said with her
• eyes twinkling in happiness. I looked at myself in the mirror once again.
• Lorraine made me sit down again and began her work.
• "It's over!" she said
• cheerfully. I slowly opened my eyes. A girl was staring right back at me.
• “Is that me?” I asked.
• "Yes, Luna. I told you, you’re
• beautiful," Lorraine answered.
• "You're great at this, Lorraine. Thank
• you very much,” I told her sincerely.
• "It’s nothing, Luna," she said politely.
• There was a sudden knock on the door, and we heard the helper spoke.
• "The Silver Moon Pack has already
• arrived, Luna. Alpha Marcus is waiting for you downstairs."
• "We're coming," I said. Lorraine
• began cleaning her kit and put away her belongings. I let her out first. I
• stood up and inhaled deeply.
• "You can do it, Anya!" I said to myself
• and opened the door of my room. I immediately saw Marcus waiting below. My heart
• started beating faster as if there was a race taking place inside. Marcus took
• my hand and whispered.
• "You look lovely," he said and blew a
• breath on my neck, which caused my cheek to turn red. What is happening to him?
• He's acting weird today.
• "Marcus!" calls a man.
• Marcus and I turned to him.
• "Joseph," Marcus said. He is
• probably the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack. I looked at him; he was handsome,
• but Marcus was more handsome. He’s also tall as Marcus. On his side, a woman is
• standing. She looks stunning. She clung her arms to Joseph while he held her
• waist. She is probably Alpha Joseph's mate.
• "Marcus, this is my mate Lea,” Joseph said. “Lea, this is Marcus Kingsley, Alpha
• of the Dark Hound pack, an allied pack," he added and
• looked at Lea lovingly. Lea smiled, and her dimples came out, which made her even
• more beautiful.
• "It was nice to meet you finally,
• Marcus,"
• she said to my mate. Marcus smiled at her.
• "The pleasure’s all mine, Lea,” Marcus
• answered. “This is
• my mate, Anya. Anya, this is Joseph, the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack. We have
• been allied for a long time now," he introduced me.
• Embarrassed, I smiled at the two.
• "Hello," I said softly to
• them and slightly bowed my head. Lea giggled.
• "Hello, Anya!" she said
• cheerfully. I was taken aback by her greeting. I didn’t know she’s this
• cheerful behind the strict face she had.
• "Anya, go with Lea first. Joseph and I
• will talk about something," Marcus said. I nodded my head and waited for Leah, who was
• kissing her mate. I looked away from that scene and bowed because Marcus will
• never do that to me.
• 'Shit! I almost forgot!" I heard Marcus say. What
• did he forget?
• "Anya," he called me. I
• turned to him, and I was shocked when his lips met mine. He kissed me! For a few
• seconds, I was like a mannequin standing there in shock when he suddenly spoke.
• "Take care," he said and even
• kissed me on the cheek. Laughing, Leah approached me and patted my shoulder.
• "Sweet," she said. I came
• back to my senses and covered my face with my hands. Did Marcus do that!?
• "Let's go?" Leah said. I
• looked at her.
• "Huh? Ah- yes! Come on," I told her. We
• left the packhouse, followed by a werewolf.
• "Arkand. You don't have to follow us,
• Anya and I are going to be okay," Lea told her. Maybe he's the beta.
• "But Luna, Alpha told me to watch over
• you," he stubbornly said to Lea. Lea sighed and pulled my hand
• towards the garden. I sat down while Lea explored. The man guarding Lea sat
• next to me.
• "Hi, I'm Arkand. Joseph’s beta," he introduced
• himself to me. I actually don’t want to talk to him, but I would look rude if I
• ignore him, so I introduced myself as well.
• "Anya," I said. Arkand
• told me a story. Lea returned to join us but also left immediately because she
• saw a flower to her liking. Just like me, Lea also loves flowers.
• "Stay away from her, Arkand!" the voice
• dangerously said behind us. Arkand and I looked at the owner of the voice and
• saw Marcus' handsome face, furious at what he saw.