Being Luna

You want me?

AN: can anyone tell me how to add pictures to my updates? :)

Its been a long, long night. So far my father will not shut up about how 'beneficial an alliance of the packs will be', Mel has not stopped winking at me, and when Alpha Hayes accidentally grazes my skin at the table my heart starts to pound. To say I'm confused would be a massive, elephant sized understatement. He should have asked Mel out already and I should have a broken nose, curtesy of my father, by now. Instead he's grazing my hand while reaching for the wine, ninkapoop doesn't realise how he's making my blood pound in my ears.

"So Lea...why haven't you mated yet?" His voice caressed my name like a long lost lover. I would die happy just listening to him say my name. My stomach did a little flip. Oh poo he asked me something.

"Ahhh well, I am only 18 years old Alp-Cole. Plus no male has ever wanted me as a mate." I snapped out of my embarrassing stalkerish fan girl thoughts to say.

Oh crap I said the wrong thing. Father always made me say how I never wanted to mate any of the many male wolves in our pack I had dated, to make me seem 'desirable'. Yeah well, that ship has now sailed. I risked a glance at my father to see him red faced and furious.

"So you're trying to make me believe you've never had on of your ex's wanting to mate with you?" he looked at me wide eyed. Oh those beautiful blue eyes that seem to sparkle and darken depended in his mood. Oh I could get used to staring in those beautiful eyes. Lea snap out of it!

I took a deep breath trying to clear my head. Inhaling his musky intoxicating scent which left my brain feeling foggy with desire, it did the opposite than the desired effect "I-I-I n-never had a b-boyfriend". I stuttered out shaking my head trying to get rid off the enchantment his eyes cast on me. I didn't realise my mistake until Cole stood up abruptly from the table.

"I've heard enough Alpha Grant" oh no no no...please let the ground open and swallow me whole.

"Alpha Hayes, my daughter was mistaken..many have wanted...you can not judge her solely on that! What about the allegi.."

"Oh shut up Mathew"

I couldn't help but smile at my fathers face when Cole told him to shut up, I wish I had a camera!

"I will mate with your daughter."

Silence.

"You want me?" I'm dreaming. No way does this gorgeous man want..me.

"Oh sunshine I don't want you" oh crocks he thinks Mel is my sister. That hurts more than it should considering he's practically a stranger. Hey ground any time now is great. "I will have you." I blinked. "But I will not be allies with your weakling pack Alpha Grant" he said it like a bad dirty word, like my father was unworthy of the title, truthfully he is.

"If there is no allegiance there will be no mating." my father stated somewhat smugly, because that is the deal. That is my worth. My father wants more power in exchange for his only child. We have a good relationship, just incase that isn't clear.

"Lea will be leaving with me within a hour, and in exchange I will not attack and take over your pack, killing you. That is our deal Mathew." I could see everyone at the table start to visibly shake at the authority in his voice. He looked big and intimating and his face was cold and cruel. I hadn't seen this side yet and honestly, I am terrified. This is why he is the most feared alpha in the US.

Panic was written all over my fathers face. Everyone knows of the red eclipse pack strength, they are lethal warriors, that's why my father was so interested in Cole. Our average pack wouldn't survive longer than 10 minutes.

I heard his heart rate pick up and his face hardened. "Very well, take her." Those were the last words my father said before he stood from his chair and left. Cole pulled me from my chair, his warm hands wrapped around my upper arms. I was getting little electric shocks where he touched rubbing his thumbs in circles on my arms. Strangely it didn't feel bad or uncomfortable to have a stranger touch me.I actually let out a sigh of contentment at his touch and the pleasant shocks it created. I couldn't stop looking in his grey blue eyes that sparkled with mischief right now.

Cole gave me his, by now, signature smirk.

"You're all mine now sunshine"

My skin got goosebumps, his "Yours" I said trying and wrap my head around the idea someone wanted me. His smirk turned into a smile. The moment was interrupted by a squeal of excitement exploding from Mel who quickly engulfed me in a bone crushing hug. "Bitch I knew tonight was the night! Fuck, you better get your Kim Kardashian ass up stairs and pack bitch!" She dragged me from the room and back upstairs while I desperately tried to escape her clutches. I can't believe this is actually happening. How did this happen? Did I imagine him growl when I was pulled away? Am I going crazy?

When we entered my room Mel quickly started packing things of mine, clothes, shoes, make up, underwear. She had it all sorted. I had only one thing I needed to get. I walked over to my bedside dresser, took a deep breath and opened the top drawer. I picked up my small photo album, one of the last things my mum gave me before she disappeared. I walked over and set it on top of one of the already full suitcases (Mel works fast) before zipping it up.

It hit me then. I'm leaving. I will never see my family or friends again. I felt hot tears flow down my checks and I turned to Mel. She was standing looking at me too. For a moment we were frozen, both knowing what was about to happen. Then we attacked each other in a hug, clutching to each other as silent sobs wracked our bodies. We didn't speak we simply held on. Suddenly another pair of arms wrapped around us I looked up to see my Gran. The closest thing I had to a mother for the last 10 years, she was smiling but I could see the sadness in her eyes. We never thought it would ever happen this quickly. I thought I'd have time for goodbyes if I was to be mated. We stood there holding each other for what felt like mere seconds was probably minutes but then Eric was at the door.

"Lea, are you ready to go?"

No

But I nodded and pulled away from the two most important people to me.

"I love you guys, I'll see you soon?"

"See you soon" they both said. My gran pulled me in for another hug and I felt her slip something into my handbag before pulling away with a clear warning in her eyes to not mention it.

"You better keep in touch bitch"

I let out a humourless laugh and embraced my best friend one last time. "Of course I will"

Then I turned and left while I had the strength to. Eric followed carrying my three suitcases like they weighed nothing. This is it. I couldn't look back. I couldn't see my room one last time or their faces, I'd never leave. I had to though, or at least that's what my wolf was urging me to do anyway. Yep for some reason my wolf side was extremely pleased with the arrangement. Instinct telling me to go with Cole, who was basically a stranger. I stopped at the top of the stairs and whispered, just loud enough I knew their wolf hearing would pick it up "I'll miss you" before descending the stairs to my new life.