The New Luna

Chapter Three (Violet's POV)

I listened to his words with awe, he was truly a different Alpha than those I had met before, he was gentle and calm and spoke with such warmth and truth that I couldn't help but feel comfortable around him.

"And what role might that be, if I could ask?" I asked him in complete questioning, really unsure how I could be a part of this pack, let alone any pack. I watched as he removed his clothes and I found my breathing to be hitched in my throat at his revealing body. His chest was chiseled along with a beautiful back and stomach, he was a hard worker and honestly I couldn't imagine how I was here with him now, like this.

"So, are you sure your Luna won't mind you being here with me like this?" I'd met my fair share of Luna's before and they had quite the reputation, none of which seemed to be too kind and they all enjoyed the power their role gave them.

"Don't look," I asked before I slowly unzipped my dress and slid it off my shoulders, his gaze made me absent-mindedly forget about the bruises and scars that covered the parts of my body hidden under clothes. I quickly climbed into the chilly water and let the stresses of the day wash away as I dunked my head and let my hair get soaked.

He moved in closer, taking my hands in his and drawing me against his chest as his lips hovered just before my ear.

"How can she mind, when she's right here?" He asked in a husky whisper before his hand slowly began caressing up my arm to my shoulder and then to my neck where it stopped its ascent. His hand now holding the back of my neck,

He caught my , eyes and instantly I felt like the world had started turning in the opposite direction, "Life as my Luna, to be clear, is what I'm offering you. Albeit I still want to get to know you and your story."

My breathing hitched in my throat and I suddenly felt like the world was upside down. Life as his Luna? Every touch felt like fire on my skin and my nipples stiffened with his touch causing me to lower myself deeper into the water, my face now parallel with his brooding chest.

My petite frame was nothing compared to his large form, only making me feel smaller in front of him. "You don't even know me," I breathed when I finally could.

Never in a million years did I expect to find a match, especially within an Alpha. Something about this felt like a trick and all of my walls were suddenly up, my once clear silver eyes now locked and guarded.

"If this is a joke it is a very cruel one," I expressed as I made my way out of the water and put my dress back on before he could see my tarnished body.

He followed me out of the water grabbing my wrist and turning me towards him, "You're wrong." He said softly as he pressed his forehead to mine.

"I know you in a way deeper than you even know yourself. I may not know the specifics about your life but it doesn't take the senses of a wolf to tell you've been abused, used, and beaten down to the point that you think there's no coming back. Probably stemming around the same time as the death of someone incredibly important to you, in your situation my guess would be your mother, who was also most likely the sole bright spot of your life, and now with that gone you feel as though you don't deserve that again. Is any of that even close?" He asked, still managing to keep his tone calm.

"No jokes, just straight up what you see is what you get." He stated, holding his arms out wide to emphasize his point.

I listened to his words in fear, no one had ever figured me out before. Somehow, despite the many nights I had spent with previous werewolves, no one had ever been able to figure out my story, so the fact that he had had me shaking in my boots. It felt like someone had slapped me across the face when he spoke of my mother and I instinctively took a few steps back from him.

"No.. you're wrong. You don't know anything about me! Just.. just leave me alone.." I wasn't expecting him to have me so figured out, I didn't know how to take it, all I knew to do was run, so I did.

I turned in the opposite direction and made my way ferociously through the dark forest, with no real destination in mind, just the urge to run and keep going. Everything about him invited me in, I never wanted someone and distrusted someone so much at the same time before, he could easily be my weakness and that was not something I could afford to have.

My breathing raced as my feet began to slow as I approached a clearing. My brain was going a thousand miles per hour; I couldn't go back and I didn't know if I could stay.

A sound by the nearby branches startled me and I looked up to see his third in command Alice, approaching while sliding on a quick little sundress as I assumed she just gotten done shifting.

"Hey.. it's okay, I know this is a lot," her voice was calm and she kept her distance as I assumed to not startle me away as I probably looked like a baby deer in headlights. I knew all wolves shared a link, especially with their Alpha so I knew she already knew about the circumstances.

"Nobody's ever wanted me before, at least not in a very long time. No one has ever seen through me before," I whispered to the ground in front of her.

I heard her sigh softly before she spoke, "Before I was killed I had little to no life either, my boyfriend at the time was abusive and I was addicted to crack." The similarities of our stories shocked me as she also came from an abusive background. "I know it's hard, but you can trust us, and if you can't trust us yet, at least trust him. I don't know how much you know about wolves but he's mated to you, he already loves you more than you'll ever know."

The honesty and bluntness in her voice almost made me want to run for the hills again, no one has wanted me in that way before, and I had no idea how to go about doing this.

"What do I do? How do I even start? This isn't me," I whispered back to her, hopeful she could give me some insight.

"Find out who you are within this pack and within yourself. I can help you, and as for Azure, start slow, he shouldn't have been so blunt to such a sensitive subject so soon. Just try to start fresh, try letting him in a little at a time. I think you will surprise yourself." She whispered and gave me a small smile.

I took a deep breath and willed myself the strength I had hidden deep within myself for such a long time.

"Okay.. I'll give it a chance," I whispered back to her and she grabbed my hand giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Let's go have a drink. I think that'll help," she giggled before leading me back to the bonfire where she gave me a shot of crown royal and a glass of wine.

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