The Luna Legacy - Genesis

CHAPTER 41 - MEET AND GREET

People were standing around engaging in conversations, all wearing exceptionally stylish and expensive looking attires. I am now grateful that Noah arranged for the stylist to come and help me dress for the occasion. Unquestionably, nothing in my closet was suitable for this event.

Once Noah and I enter the house all eyes turn to us, and I suddenly feel self-conscious. You could see the curiosity on their faces and the questions going off in their heads when they see me on his arms. I hope that the panic that's exploding on the inside is not visible on my face.

I squeeze Noah's hand and he puts his arm around my lower back caressing it and no sooner his hand touches my bare skin, I relax. He takes me around introducing me to a few important people who were in attendance. All the while never removing his hand from around my waist.

"Let's go find my dad, shall we, he and granddad should be together in the study" he says while walking away from the room full of people.

As I walk with him to the study, I couldn't help but admire the grandeur décor and design of the mansion. There is wood furniture throughout the gothic three story architecture. Just ahead in the far end of the room is a grand and dramatic staircase that look like they never end.

The walls are adorned with vintage artwork that looks like eighteenth century originals of people not familiar looking. They look like personal portraits, maybe family of important members of their wolf clan. The men in the pictures look stern and mysterious, their eyes seem to follow me everywhere I go,

A classic chandelier hangs from the high ceiling giving the room a warm ambience. While ruby red and forest green color theme runs throughout the interior of the house. Everything looks very modern but weirdly ancient and pristine at the same time.

We arrive at a massive handcrafted double door with the handles engraved with a stylish "D" on the handles. Noah knocks once and a voice from the inside says, "come in my boy!" I start to look around for the hidden cameras, but I don't see any visible.

"How do they know who it is?" I whisper.

"Heightened senses my love, they recognize my scent and I know theirs". Noah opens the double doors and says, "after you my love" and I walk inside.

Once inside my eyes immediately find a man who looks to be in his mid to late forties. He has the same ocean blue eyes like Noah, brunette hair with a full and short beard, 'this must be his uncle" I think to myself. The resemblance is uncanny, like an older version of Noah.

Then the older man, 'this is must be Noah's dad, I think to myself, a man who looks to be in his mid-sixties, short brunette hair pulled back into a ponytail, chin beard and blue eyes. I can see that the piercing blue eyes run in the family, I have never seen so many beautiful men in one room let alone one family. The gene pool that they were created from must have been filled with milk and honey.

I smile and wait for Noah to introduce me, but my jaw hits the floor when he says, "granddad happy birthday" and hugs the man who I thought was in his sixties. Wow werewolves age very gracefully I think to myself. Then I am reminded that Noah and I will not age together, soon I will look like his mother or grandmother "fuck!" I say a little louder than I intended, considering I was in room full of wolves, and all eyes on me.

"Umm, excuse me", I say and turn red. Noah is smiling and so is his grandfather.

"Is everything alright Taylor?" Noah says with a humorous look on his face.

"I actually was incredibly surprised that your grandfather who is eighty looks so much like he hasn't aged since he turned sixty-five. I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude" I say and all three bursts out laughing.

"Ms. Cambridge, it's a pleasure to finally meet you" the old man says still smiling, then kiss the back of my hand.

"The pleasure is mine Mr. Draccon" I respond.

"You can call me Titan my dear" he says, and I reply, "In that case you can call me Taylor" and smile back at him.

Noah then introduces me to his dad Andrei, which his granddad tells me means 'man warrior' in Greek. We stayed in the study for another twenty minutes talking. Noah his father and grandfather chat about work then the conversation turned to Noah's yacht. Apparently, Noah is building a mega yacht which Andrei tells him it could take years to finish building, but he would get it done in less time. The door opens and a woman walks in and takes Noah in a tight hug then kisses both of his cheeks.

She turns, looks at me, smile then clasp her hands and bring them up to her mouth.

"Mom this is Taylor, the razor you asked me to take with me" Noah says. I knit my brows at him confused, then his mother smacks his chest tenderly and say "don't be rude" then she takes me into a hug.

"It's so good to finally meet you sweetheart, I'm Victoria. Come Taylor there are some people I want you to meet" she says. Victoria then turns to the men and say, "you boys need to be out in the back yard in 5 minutes". We both then walks out of the room with me in being pulled along by Victoria. I turn to see Noah mouthing "sorry!" and I put on a fake pout.

We are in the back yard where a gigantic tent is erected on one end of the lawn. On the opposite end there is a stage which houses a band and a miniature orchestra playing music from the classical genre. I have never been to anything like this in my life, I've only ever seen them in the movies.

Noah says one day this will be our home, will I be expected to host these lavish parties? I am no social butterfly, I can't entertain people, can I really do this? Will I let Noah down? Men usually like women who remind them of their mothers. I know how Noah loves his family, but I am nothing like Victoria, I could never pull off something this extravagant.

I hear Victoria's voice and I am ejected from inside my head back to reality. "Taylor, these are my close friends Jane, Mary and Pam, ladies this is Taylor, Noah's date" she says with a huge smile on her face. All three ladies held my hand then hugged me and welcomed me to the family.

Do they know that I am Noah's mate? Why else would they be welcoming me to the family if they didn't know, I think to myself.

Noah promised me that he would wait until I was ready, why would he break that promise. All these thoughts were flooding in my mind, and I know I have started to over think things. So, I calm my mind and refocus my attention on the people that Victoria was introducing me to.

Victoria continues to introduce me to people at the party and I continue to act polite and be gracious. About ten minutes into our introductions and greetings, a young woman approaches Victoria.

"Hello Victoria, so wonderful to see you" the young woman says then hugs and kisses Victoria on both cheeks without regarding me.

"Hello, Charlotte, I thought you were away in Italy. Your mother said you were away I didn't expect to see you here tonight" Victoria says with a smile. I don't think Victoria likes this one very much, it's obvious. I have watched her greet and smile all evening with the guests, everything about her interaction with Charlotte is fake.

"Charlotte, meet Taylor" Victoria says.

The cheeky brunette woman looks at me head to toe then says "hello Taylor" as she displayed a large unconvincing smile.

That is, until Victoria says smiling "Taylor is Noah's date tonight" and Charlotte's smile is instantaneously replaced with a frown.

"Well, you ladies enjoy" Charlotte says, turns on her heels and walk away. Something tells me she's an ex or one of these women who has been in his bed, and I don't like the feeling that suddenly rose in the pit of my stomach.