Connor's POV
Tonight was the night. The night when I would formally introduce Rain to the pack and accept her as my Luna and mate. Little did she know that I had a surprise for her. Tonight, I would be giving a little speech and holding a ball after our pack meeting to celebrate her induction.
The ceremony was starting and I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of my mate to make her way into the meeting hall. The procession began and I finally saw her. She was encased in a flowing silver gown that looked as if it was spun from the rays of the moon itself. It was as if she was the embodiment of nature. The dress swished and swayed with every step, like the tides of the ocean that she loved so much. Her glowing skin looked as if the sun lived under it and her eyes sparkled like the stars.
And she was mine.
As she took her final step up to the stage, I took her hand in mine and we turned to face each other. I said the words expected of me without stumbling over them and she responded in kind, but at the end, when all was done and she was officially recognized as mine, I couldn't remember a thing that was said. I was too busy being dumbstruck by the absolute goddess in front of me, that was willing to spend her life with me.
I took her to the ball room and she was shocked to say the least. But when I hushed the room and began to speak, she was spellbound.
"As many of you know, my beautiful mate here is a mermaid. As a part of her supernatural culture, song plays an important role. So, for her today, I will be singing my feelings for," I started up the band behind me and began to sing a song that conveyed everything that I had felt throughout the short amount of time I had spent with Rain.
"What would I do without your smart mouth?
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
You've got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright
My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind
'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh oh
How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you
My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind
'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh oh
Give me all of you
Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts
Risking it all, though it's hard
'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you
I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh oh," Rain was crying as I finished singing for her, but she was smiling through her tears. I was embarrassed, but it was worth it if I moved her even a little bit.
Rain's POV
I couldn't believe my eyes. Connors was singing. In public. For me!
If I could take this moment and freeze it in time, I would carry it around with me forever. His voice wasn't bad at all, but it wasn't at the level of a mermaid.
I wouldn't be finishing the mating process with him tonight and he said that since he had marked me, there was a limited amount of time before his wolf took control and mated me against my will. I knew that Ocean would never do something like that unless he was under extreme stress from the mating instinct. I still felt it of course, but it was different for mermaids than it was for werewolves. I felt the sparks and wanted to be marked, but mermaids were mainly loners while werewolves were more of a pack mentality. I didn't feel the need to be around him all of the time and I was in no hurry to be mated.
I had to take into consideration that wolves had very strong instincts and were somewhat separate from their human counter-part. The human and the wolf can be of completely different minds and opinions while mermaids were the same person, but with two forms.
Connor and I danced the night away and met and greeted with many other alphas and lunas from different packs. This was the perfect opportunity to make some friends and cement alliances as well as introduce me to the rest of the werewolf world.
At first they were wary of me being a mermaid. Many of them had no idea that there were any more mermaids left in the world. I was fine with most of them, but one of the older alpha couples brought their daughter and was trying to push her onto Connor. She was caked with makeup and was practically orange from being spray-tanned too much and was clinging to my mate like a leech. They had just been to my induction ceremony. They heard Connor singing to me. They were worse than dense, they were delusional.
After Connor extracted himself from the slut's arms, much to her displeasure, he took me out onto the dance floor again and twirled me around and around until the party was over. This was an amazing night and I knew that my parents could see that I would be fine here. They were leaving tomorrow and I would be starting my life here as the pack's luna.
I would sit in on meetings and offer my opinion. I would take care of the pack emotionally and give advice to those who were in need. Being luna would be time consuming, but I was glad to have something to do other than my job at the research institution. Everything could be done from the comfort of my own home. I was already high up in the company, because they scouted me out for the job. I basically give orders and approval for experiments regarding different projects. I have to decide if the benefits outweigh the risks and cost.
Connor took me to our room and helped me out of my dress. He gave me one of his t-shirts and a pair of his boxers to wear to bed. Just because we weren't going to finish the mating process didn't mean that we were going to keep our distance from each other.
My life was going to be a whole lot busier, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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The Lonely Mermaid
Werewolf"My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold, There is nothing can console me, But my jolly sailor bold." She has never met another of her kind. She has never been in love. Her life will never be the same. He has been surrounded by w...
