I Am Me (Book One): Weakness

Chapter 19: Your Luna

Isaiah's POV

It is the day of the ceremony and everything looks perfect. The entire pack has gathered into the courtyard of the complex in back of the Pack house. And Mark is off to the side, waiting for his introduction. 

I send him messages of encouragement through our link. He's been incredibly nervous since this morning. It's made him a little snappy at me, not to mention what happened two nights ago. Heh, I could smell the pheromones enveloping the room. It really tested my patience, but dealing with a wolf like mine has taught me how to control unfiltered, raw instinct and desire since I was five. It was no different to me than a mild headache. Only with a smaller head, but bigger than most heads. I'll tell you that! I wouldn't let him have sex with me again after that. I know, I'm being ridiculous, but it's a little fun to see him so desperate and clingy for me. He is very much a loner, rather left to his thoughts and activities. You could either join him or leave him to decide when he's ready to associate with ya. Believe it or not, I didn't really do what I said I'd do in my room before going to bed. I just wanted to make sure my resolve was stronger than my desire, and that man really tested my patience. Walking around in a jock. Bending over with said underwear on, shaking a little to entice me. Taking his shirt off as he helped fix a pack members fence. Given me a moaning passionate kiss every time we walk by each other, and for some reason, I've been running into him a lot. He even bought a damn custom apron that said, "I will cook for cock". What the hell?! While wearing it, he only had on...well, nothing!! Goddamn he is so gonna pay for this torture. He couldn't count to fucking 30 for about, what, an hour? Yet, I've been lasting for two nights to now with his endless torture? This would be the one time I'd call him 'weak'. Not to his face, because action, or lack of action in this case, speaks louder than words.

Back to the ceremony, I watch as the Pack calm down when I link us all together to get them to be silent. 

"Thank you all for coming. Like my father before me, I called you all here today, for your permission, to accept my new mate as our Luna. I personally can vouch for him in his hard-work, his morals, and his priorities. He is a wonderful man, who I have complete bias for, because he is that wonderful. He would make a great Luna, a Luna Is put my life on the line for. But don't just take my word for it, take these witnesses of who he is to convince you, why Marcus Romane should be our new Luna!"

With a resounding clap, I stay off to the side, listening as each person voucher for my mate to be the perfect Luna to be the Alphas right hand. His boss, his best friend who he now works with, a random co-worker of his who works in Marks department and near his shifts, one of the men who hit on him mockingly and then cheered for him to get me, and finally, his brother. The last one caught him off guard. He did not see this coming. Before I let the pack decided among themselves, I let my dad, ex-Alpha Nero Lovelock, be one last voucher for Mark.

"So, you have heard what we all have to say. Deliberate for a bit and please, consider him for Pack Luna."

I go over to my mate to console him, make sure that he doesn't freak out and leaves before the result comes in. After what felt like agonizing hours, only took 30 minutes to achieve our results. So, the moment of truth. My beta doctor, Doctor Terrence, whom I thought would've been appropriate for the occasion because I already knew what would be the major consensus.

"For the case of making Marcus Romane Luna, we the Pack collectively in majority accept Marcus as our pack for the rest of the days that he desires or until death takes him from us. Until then, may your days be prosperous, Luna Mark!"

Mark has a look of astonishment at the result. It sounds funny to me though because Inknew exactly that he would be accepted. 

"Mark, come over here!" I command without using my Alpha voice. He slowly but surely came over to my side, facing me. "Do you promise to put the packs needs as your priority? To make connections to all pack members as well as other packs in effort of peace and prosperity? Your answer, Marcus."

"I solemnly swear to be the best Luna you all expect me to be. I will willingly follow your lead Alpha and serve the needs of the pack to the best of my ability until my last breath. That is my promise to the Pack."

"With these words witnessed by all in attendance, welcome our new Luna my pack family, Luna Mark!" Like every cliche celebration, rounds of applause and shouts ring emphatically to show our delight in the choice for the new Luna. And Mark has a big smile on his face of the warm reaction to this new position. From my perspective, he deserves it and will be exactly what the pack needs. Especially for when one day, calamity strikes.....