Chapter 05: The Night Before

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A/N: This chapter officially sees this story switching to a MATURE rating. Also, please be advised that the following material might be upsetting and/or triggering for some. If that's the case, I'm sorry but my mind is a truly deranged place.





After their ridiculous meeting with the obnoxious Alpha - and Ryan agreed that Chris seemed to try very hard to pick a fight with them - she had asked to spend the night apart from her mate-to-be, to prepare for the next day's ceremony. Maybe she was old-fashioned, sure, but she enjoyed of a night in virtual solitude to prepare herself for what lay ahead. This is how she found herself bedding down in the Mating Bungalow, as Ryan had suggestively referred to the little building in the middle of the woods on the vast and seemingly endless White Lightning property. It was an adorably homey little space - with its cathedral ceilings covered in romantic fairy lights - and she found herself loving the atmosphere here more than the posh guest bedroom she had spent the previous night in.



Before they parted, Ryan had explained all the specifics to her about what would be occurring tomorrow. The Alpha and his Luna would be in attendance to hear Rain swear loyalty to her new pack, officially recognize Ryan as her mate, and then to, ahem, observe the consummation of that pairing. His explanation of the actual mating had definitely ruffled her feathers, or, well, her fur. The idea that the Alpha and Luna would be there to witness her first night with Ryan and, worse yet, the loss of her virginity, it made the fur on her hackles bristle. Her pack had no such ridiculously voyeuristic custom, and she nearly accused Alpha Chris of inventing the whole thing just to be able to perv on her, but Ryan promised her that the actual custom pre-dated even his great-great grandparents.



At this thought, she shook her head to try and clear away all thoughts as she sunk beneath the soft sheets on this fluffy bed. She had decided to test out sleeping naked tonight, because why bother with pajamas? Wolves weren't offended by nudity and in less than twenty-four hours she would, for all intents and purposes, be a married woman. It was time to grow up quickly and to embrace her body. Soon, she might even be with pup. At the idea, she ran her hand tenderly across her abdomen and smiled to herself. Life was moving at warp speed, but she found that right now, right here in this moment, she was okay with that.



She drifted off to sleep then, visualizing the tall grass in an expansive field tickling at her black muzzle as she pranced in circles around her handsome mate and their young pup. She was filled with an endless happiness at the thought, as though the planets had finally aligned in her life and her path was true. Ryan was her North Star and she felt, at least in this moment, that she wanted to sail straight into his arms. The thoughts were deliciously relaxing, sheer, blissful peace, and she felt that finally she was right where she belonged. She fell asleep with a contented smile on her pale pink lips and a warmth inside her heart.





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