My smart luna

Chapter-21

Xander's POV:

I opened my eyes to the sunlight which was streaming into the room. I can't believe that we finally mated. Yesterday was perfect. It was more than I could ever have imagined. I am truly blessed by the goddess to get this amazing girl as my mate. She is more than I could ever asked for. As soon as I marked her, my wolf started to get more protective and possessive towards her. It didn't help that she is a human. A strong one, I admit but nevertheless a human. While I was lost in my thoughts, she stirred slightly beside me. She slowly opened her eyes and even in this state of grogginess, she is beautiful. She is an angel sent to me by the goddess herself. "Good morning", I wished her. She replied with a shy smile and a blush on her face. I chuckled and kissed her. She slowly got up from the bed to go to the bathroom. But as soon as she took a step she winced slightly. I got up fast and went to her. "What happened?" I asked her panicking. "Nothing, just....." she hesitated blushing. Realisation dawned on me and I smirked asking "Are you sore?" with a smug expression. She blushed even more and hid her face in my chest. I chuckled and carried her to the bathroom. I filled the tub with warm water to soothe her sore muscles. While she was in the bathroom, I went down to prepare breakfast. I got out all the ingredients for bacon and scrambled eggs. I finished cooking, filled two plates with it and took them to our room along with orange juice. By the time I reached there, she was already dressed in white leggings and red top. She was combing her hair. I smiled at her. "Breakfast is ready angel, if you want, you can start. I'll just take a bath and come" I told her. I took my clothes and went to the bathroom for a shower. By the time I came out, she was still waiting. As soon as she saw me, she gave me a small shy smile. I went to her, kissed her lips. We ate breakfast together and decided to explore our territory today.

"Angel, can I ask you something?", I asked her nervously. She raised an eyebrow at my question and slowly nodded. "I just wanted to know if you are ready for your introduction to the pack as the luna and also joining the pack?" She stilled for a moment. "If you don't want to do that, I completely understand, you don't have to do that if you don't want it. It's no compulsion. I thought after our mating, you would be comfortable. And the pack knowing you are their luna, means extra protection to you", I started to ramble. She suddenly kissed me and pulled back even before I respond. "You ramble a lot, it is cute. And I'm ready to join the pack and also to take the responsibilities as the luna. I was shocked because, I didn't expect you to ask me this quickly, I thought you needed more time to trust me with your pack" she said smiling. I relaxed slightly but shook my head at her last line. "You don't know how much I wanted to hear those words. And no, I didn't ask you earlier because I thought you would be overwhelmed by all this not because I didn't trust you. Never ever think that again. If there is anyone I totally trust in this world entirely is you. Please never think that you are not important or I don't trust you" I pleaded her. She smiled and kissed me again which I gladly returned. 

Someone cleared their throat and we jumped apart. Naina was embarrassed but I was annoyed with whom ever it was who disturbed our passionate moment. I tilted my head to see none other than my beta John. I glared at him annoyed. "I hate to be a cock blocker, but as you requested the photos of the missing persons arrived along with their DNA reports" he said smirking. My angel looked at me somewhat confused. "After you told us your theory, I requested the council to provide us more info on the victims to check if there are any other similar patterns to be followed" I answered her unspoken question.

We went to my office and sat down. We divided the files and started skimming through them. After an hour, we started to interchange the files among ourselves to see if there are any similarities among the victims. But there were none. We interchanged again after an hour. I read the last file, but there was no such luck. I slammed the file close and threw it aside with frustration. I was about to ask John something, but I noticed he was looking somewhere else. I looked into the direction he was looking and found my mate holding a file in her hands staring at it intently. "What is it?" I asked her warily. She slowly lifted her eyes from the file and connected with mine. She turned the file for us to see and whispered "I saw this girl."