My Luna Mate

Chapter 2

Joselyn POV

I awoke late. Merely 12pm. I stayed up late talking to Gabby on the phone. She was as nervous for me as I was. I stayed in bed until my mum knocked on my door. I called her in and she sat on my bed next to me. She didn't say a word for a long time but I saw the tears in her eyes. I waited for her to talk first.

"Jo, if this boy isn't your mate, I will get you out of here I promise." She tells me.

"Daddy would force me to mate him wouldn't he?" I ask looking up to her.

"Yes, I won't risk your life like that" She says.

"It can.. it can kill me?" I look up to her wide eyed. No one told me I could die from this.

"It's rare but it does happen. It happened to your fathers arranged mate. That's the only reason we are together." She tells me sadly. I had no idea..

"Mummy I don't want this.." I cry jumping up into her arms as she just holds me letting me cry.

"Baby when I tell you, you run. You run through the forest to the awaiting car. My old pack is waiting for my word. You will be safe there I promise you." She tells me.

"This pack is the strongest, with my "arranged mates" pack it will be invincible. If I run they will all die." I look up at her not wanting to order the slaughter on hundred on people.

"That's what everyone thinks baby. Let your wolf guide you." She smiles sadly at me wiping my tears away.

My mum and I looked nearly exactly alike. Vibrant brown hair that tinged red in the run, shocking blue eyes that stops anyone in their tracks. Both of us had small builds but we were 10 times stronger then we looked. Nearly as strong as my dad.

"Come on Jo, we have to get you all ready to be presented to this pack." She says pulling me out of bed. I didn't want to do this. No one but my parents were allowed to see me until my presentation. I couldn't even have Gabby's calming voice to ease my nerves about the doomed event that is bound to happen. My father will be so disappointed when he finds out this "perfect Alpha" isn't my mate.

Two hours and a hell of a preparation later and I'm ready to be presented. By this time it was 6pm and the ceremony was in full swing in the main hall. They had set up a pre-mating party for us all to celebrate before the official ceremony began. How sweet.

My mother had curled my hair to frame my face and curled the rest into a fancy looking up-do. I wore a silvery-white classy dress that came down to the floor. Mum held my hand while waiting to be presented to the packs. Dad came along and glared at my mother who smirked back at him.

"I told you a white dress Lillian! This is not suitable for the ceremony after the party" He growled at her making me growl back at him. He looks at me shocked before that look turned to anger. "You do not growl at me little girl. You are dressed wrong!" He half yells at me.

"There is a white dress for her ceremony after. She can hardly wear that in there now. What if it were to be ruined, did you think of that MATE?" My mother answers back to him, putting emphasis on the mate part.

"Fine" He grumbles glaring at me but grabbing my arm to link through his. "This conversation is not over Lillian" He says to my mother who just rolls her eyes behind his back and walks away to go the back way into the hall.

The main doors slowly open and my father walks me forward into the hall to were a microphone is placed inside the hall. I hear gasps all around and pack members looking horrified at my attire. Huh, guess they are all like my dad.

"I apologize for this horrible indecent display but my mate does have a change of dress for my daughter before the mating ceremony." My father tells them with cheers going all around.

Who is this man? He is not my father.

"Let me present my daughter, Joselyn Rose and her to-be-mate, Daniel Pine!" My father says through the microphone. This man with dirty blond hair sleeked back and a tuxedo suit walked towards my father and I. Both packs are cheering all the while I die every step closer this Daniel person takes.

He grabs my hand softly bowing to kiss it getting awe's and how sweet's from the crowd. I just feel like throwing up. My father has a grin from ear to ear so I plaster a fake smile only for the pack's sake.

After a few more words from my father about his little girl growing up so fast and such we disband and I try to find Gabby and my mother.

"You aren't happy to mate me are you?" I jump and turn to see Daniel standing there with a sad look on his face.

"You aren't my mate you know that. I am sorry" I say honestly feeling bad for Daniel. It wasn't his fault we weren't mates.

"I know, I still hoped though. My dad says if I meet my mate before the ceremony we are in the clear." He says looking around. Looking for something, or someone.

"I wish I had that choice" I say back. He looks me up and down earning a glare from me.

"Your mum is awesome by the way. I mean you look amazing but you aren't supposed to wear that to your mating ceremony" he says with a big smile.

"My mum is all for breaking the rules when it comes to her only daughter." I say back with a laugh.

"Jo!" I look over to see my mum waving me over.

"Go on, she may be planning an escape. Slip my number into your dress and call me if you need anything." He says with a smile.

"You almost make me wish you were my mate" I smile back making him laugh. He gave me a piece of paper slyly and I slipped it in my bra while making my way to mum.

"Is he your mate?" She whispers.

"No, he knows you're going to help me escape though and slipped me his number." I say to her.

"He was always a nice boy. Not like his father." She says her eyes hardening when she mentioned his father. 

Right then someone chose to bump into me, and I felt the sparks flying through my body. I gasp and turn around and nearly die of shock, happiness and then fear.

"Gabby?!" I cry out. She looks to me with love and fear in her eyes.

"I know, I know, just reject me" She whispers. For anyone who would have heard our conversation would instantly kill her.

"I have loved you for years. That how I knew that Daniel wasn't my mate. Surely the Moon Goddess wouldn't be so cruel as to mate me with a man when she made me to love woman." I whisper back taking her hand. She smiles back at me.

Our moment is shatter when mum shakes me telling me it's time for the ceremony and I must redress with Gabby's help. We make our way to the change room while Daniel's and my father's packs both settle for the ceremony where Daniel was supposed to mark me making us mates.

Once in the room my mum pulls out bags of clothes and helps me out of the dress so I can get ready to run.

"Jo, you and Gabby have to run. Your life is safe but her's is not. Her life is forfeit in your fathers eyes. Hit me in the head to knock me out and jump out that window. Run east until you come to a road, your Uncle, Alpha Tyler, will be waiting for you to take you back to my old pack where you will be safe." She tells me. Gabby looks confused as to what we are talking about.

"Mum is helping me escape and you are coming too. I'm not leaving my Luna behind to die" I tell her.

"You didn't want her to mate with Daniel?" She asks my mum astonished at what she was hearing.

"Well I didn't know my daughter was a lesbian but I would rather have her with her mate then here. I love you like a daughter Gabby, that won't change. Take care of each other. Hit me and go!" She directs the last sentence to me so I do as she asks and we escape, bags in hands out the window and we run in human form in the direction my mum told me.

"I love you Jo" Gabby says to me while we run.

"I love you too Gab" I look at her and smile while we run away from the only life we have ever known for the sake of my mates life.