Luna's Mating Games

Chapter 8

(A/N: Thanks for waiting! I'm writing more and the next chapter will have some fun stuff happen! Don't forget to check out my other werewolf story: The Forest At Night)

A knock sounded at her door and Jen came in, dragging an already eating Alec into the room with a smiling Ren behind them.

"You really could've waited," Jen grumbled to Alec as he sat at the table that was brought into Luna's room. The blonde boy merely shrugged his shoulders and continued eating his food on the table. Luna rolled her eyes and sat beside Ren.

"So why are you smiling?" Luna asked with a quirked brow as she slathered some butter on her cornbread. Luna was satisfied with the soul food they brought up. Fried chicken, mac and cheese, greens, okra, cornbread, and even sweet tea.

"I met a girl and I know the prince said he did some shit with the wine, but I'm pretty sure she's my mate." All the table occupants smiled and Jen whooped.

"Okay, I'll be Jen, spill the tea! Name? Pack? What's she look like? Is she an alpha?" Luna asked and Ren was laughing and sat her glass of tea down.

"Woah, woah, woah! She's a warrior from the New Moon Pack, and her name is Emma Yang."

"The New Moon pack? That's the one Jagger's in!" Luna said and then she wondered where he was. They were 30 minutes into their meal and she figured he would come and have dinner with her. She knows Thomas wouldn't have turned him away, and she would have smelled and heard him by now.

"Speaking of, where is he? He could have had dinner with you! He flirted with you all day and now he doesn't come to dinner? When I see him, he's going to get a piece of my mind-" Jen was cut off as Alec rubbed her arms and was trying to calm her down. Luna was slightly hurt but she was not someone to pursue others. If he didn't want to have dinner, she wouldn't hunt him down at the ball.

"By the way, on my way over here, I saw camera crews being led in. So I'm assuming they are going to interview some contestants, and I think you'll be one of the ones, Luna. I'm sure they'll want to interview the 'prince's chosen few.'" Jen squealed and shoveled her food down before demanding Luna to do the same.

"Okay, Team, Alec get Luna's shower ready, Ren, you have to get ready, so shoo!" Ren was being pushed out the door by Jen, causing Luna to laugh loudly.

Alec walked out of the bathroom and kissed Jen, going to his room to get ready himself. Luna walked into the bathroom and showered, Jen came in and immediately dried her hair while Luna did her skincare routine to prepare her face for the makeup. Luna's ears perked and heard some chambermaids bustling about in her room.

"Have you heard, she's the prince's favorite? He hasn't considered any of the others, this is his pick." Luna's stomach tanked and she saw her face grow pale in the mirror. Jen didn't even have to ask because she heard what the maids said. Luna let a silent tear trail down her face.

"Hey, none of that! You don't have to be with him. You don't have to mate with anyone."

"Jen just stop! I love you but for fucks sake can we stop kidding ourselves? The prince wants me. He is going to have advantages, he's going to have some guards and people on his side. One way or another, he's coming after me, what can I do?" Luna's shoulders slumped in defeat.

Jen stopped the blow dryer and pulled Luna away from the mirror and had both of her hands on her shoulders.

"Okay, I don't know who you are but you are not my Lunalyn! My Luna would keep her head high, and laugh at the poor men that are going to pant after her. My Luna would love the challenge and would be smarter than any horny male alpha or prince werewolf. You have to remember girl, these guys are going to be chomping at the bit for some ass. Their minds will be clouded and most might just let their wolf completely take over. But you won't! You will have a clear, level head and you will figure out how to stay out of his hands!" Jen practically yelled at Luna and the chambermaids had even stopped whispering.

"You're right. I need to make some allies. I need to talk to some of the other contestants. Maybe push some of his other picks closer to him or something."

"That's a start, I'm in with the stylists and I can have them talk to their clients and see." Luna smiled and felt hopeful, she didn't know how she would have made it in this competition without Jen. The mocha skinned girl curled Luna's hair and pinned it in different spots, exposing her unmarked neck. The girls walked into the bedroom and Luna slipped on her slippers.

"Hello, Miss, I'm Maggie and she's Margaret." Maggie had her dirty blonde hair in a bun and her blue eyes were surrounded with black and purple bruises, causing Luna to gasp. Margaret sported only one black eye and a scar on her neck. Margaret noticed Luna's eyes on her neck and she brushed her black blue hair over the scar. Luna noticed the girls couldn't be more than 19.

"Oh uh, hello, I'm sorry, are you ladies okay?" Luna went to her suitcase to grab her emergency safety kit she brought under the constant nagging of her mother.

"Miss, we are fine. We made the prince angry, we deserved it." Maggie's words caused Luna to stiffen. Jen also stopped messing with her hair.

"No, I don't care who he is, he doesn't deserve to abuse his staff!" Luna's eyes shifted to gold and her fangs elongated, making both girls shrink and tremble in fear. Jen pushed Luna towards the balcony with her cigarettes.

"Take a smoke and chill out," Jen handed Luna her pack and lighter. The blonde nodded and took some deep breaths then sparked her cigarette. The blonde inhaled deeply and expelled the smoke out of her nose and mouth. How could he do that to them? I'm going to give him hell for that. He's a fucking monster. Luna finished her cigarette after a couple minutes and as soon as she came in the girls helped her into her dress. After the girls helped her they started on her makeup. Luna looked at her dress and smiled happily.

Luna had decided on a black sparkly mermaid style dress that hugged her body, and accuentated every curve. It had a deep, revealing neckline and was entirely backless. There was also a high up slit on her left leg, showing almost to her groin. Jen placed a sparkly diamond necklace that stopped on top of her breasts that were pushed up and held in place by the dress. The maids placed some black diamond gauges in her ear and another diamond pair in her cartilage and in the holes above her gauges. Jen made sure Luna was iced out. Jen gave the blonde a dark smokey eye, a lovely contour that could cut glass and tons of highlighter. The girl stepped back and admired her handiwork.

"I love it!" Jen clasped her hands together and asked if Maggie and Margaret could help her into her dress. Luna opened up the box of heels and saw that they were at least three inches and groaned.

"Lunalyn Carter, you will put those on and wear them all night!" Jen chirped while the maids tightened her corset. Luna rolled her emerald eyes and pulled the heels on. They were black and had straps that caged her foot, with chains hanging off the side. Jen definitely knew Luna's aesthetic, and she put on the cute heels that she would probably curse later. Luna spritzed on some perfume, figuring since no one could smell their mates anyway, might as well. Jen turned around, looking stunning in a hot pink fairy tale wedding style. Her braids were in a ponytail and were spread out on her arms and shoulders.

"I'm camera ready!" Jen smiled and looped her arm in Luna's and they threw open the bedroom door. Thomas greeted them and they saw that even he was in a suit. Luna was surprised they had enough material to make one to fit her overly-muscular bodyguard. Thomas walked one step behind the girls as they slowly walked down the stairs, holding onto each other and the railing for support. Both girls saw the lobby was in a frenzy, filled with paparazzi, flashing lights and people shoving microphones in peoples faces and screaming questions.

"We got this, girl. Don't worry, just be yourself!" Jen smiled at Luna as Alec wrapped his arm around Jen.

"Hello, Mate," he smiled and Luna had to admit, he did, indeed, look good in a suit. Alec leaned down to kiss Jen and she fussed about her lipgloss and reapplied a layer.

"You look beautiful, Luna," Alec said and grunted after he was elbowed by Jen who smiled. Luna knew she didn't mean harm, but considering they used to hookup, Luna couldn't blame Jen.

"Thanks, Alec. Let's face this fucking media storm."

"Try to not cuss on camera, Luna," Jen smiled, making the blonde smile wider.

"No promises."