Taming the Luna

Destiny

Belinda's POV

"So what the hell were you doing?" Braden held the punching bag still as I kept on kicking it; it had been twenty minutes since we've gotten here, and I was already drenching sweat. I had on a sports bra and shorts, and I knew I was attracting the attention of the other males in the gym. Over the years, I have blossomed from the waifish little kid I was into a curvy pack warrior. I felt the stares of the men around me, but my friend growled at them, causing them to look away. "Linda?"

"I was with some human from the the nightclub downtown." I felt Braden stiffen, and I stopped kicking to look at him. There was some bizarre emotion flowing in his blue eyes, and I couldn't read it. 

"So where is he now?" I shrugged before asking, 

"What the hell is your problem, Braden?" I felt him shake, and I was about to yell for someone to check him out when I heard the new group coming in through the doors, led by Faolan. We watched the thirteen year olds talk excitedly amongst themselves, and I recognized Nubia hanging around the guys. Her brown hair was in a long braid down her back, and those dark eyes of hers looked around the building until they landed on me. She grinned and waved her arms at me while I waved back. Faolan saw us and beckoned us towards them. We obeyed, and he said, 

"If you guys want to see what you will learning, watch these two. Belinda, Braden, go at it." Then, without warning, Braden lunged for me, knocking me into the ground. I yelled in surprise, But I managed to wrap my legs around him and throw him against the floor. He tried to bite at me, and I jumped backwards. At the corner of my eye, I saw Nubia gazing intently at me, her eyes dark with concentration. Hell, I even saw Ximena there with a little smirk on her face. I swelled with happiness as I felt the pride exuding from her. We kept on fighting, the both of us smiling and laughing. Nothing could faze us; we were so damn familiar with each other that nothing could surprise us. 

Ximena's POV

I watched as Belinda and Braden duked it out for the class; Nubia was watching with excitement in her eyes, and I felt proud of Lina. The feisty little blonde had definitely grown stronger than ever, and sure enough, she'll be one of the strongest we will have. Something worried me about her however; when I told her about her supposed mate coming to take her away, she changed. It never seemed to leave her alone, and I could see the wariness in her demeanor for the whole first year. But when she turned fourteen, she decided to take control of her future. I received a vision of her losing her virginity to someone (it was unclear), and that turned to into a habit. She became the "Pack Slut", and when I asked her why, she told me. 

"Ximena, I don't wanna wait for some wolf to come and take me away from you guys because he's my 'mate'. If I sleep around, he'd probably leave me alone and find some other wolf. I don't want a mate: I want to CHOOSE who I want."

I respect her decision, but I know that she'll regret even doing this when she meets him. Belinda thinks that she could fight against the mate pull, but, as a Luna, I can vouch for the impossibility of it. The attraction is too strong to fight against...you'll want to be with them. 

"She's gone a long way, Luna." Faolan smiled in ill-hidden pride as he watched his son fight against my sister. But that was another thing bothering me. I abruptly said, 

"Is Braden her mate?" The Delta looked at me with shock and surprise in his eyes. He shook his head hard. "Look at the way he moves around her; they know each others' bodies well." 

"OYE!" I heard Belinda's voice, and I turned around to see my sister pinning Braden down on the floor. His eyes were as black as night, and my worries had more evidence. I ws about say something when a kid asked,