The Loved Luna

Chapter 7

Just as I finished getting ready, a thought came to my mind. Leo's mate is very likely to be at this ball. If he is mates with an alpha, beta or gamma's date then I will have to face this ball on my own. I tried to shake that thought but I had promised myself that I would make sure Leo accepted his mate.
A knock on my door brought me back to the present and when I saw Leo, any hesitation about this ball was pushed to the back of my mind
"Well, well, well who knew you could look so beautiful"
I blushed at his words at looked at his suit. He wore a white shirt with matching blue jacket and trousers, with a black tie.
"you don't look half bad yourself"
He pouted at my lack of compliment but put his arm out for me to take.

Leo had already explained that Lucas, Alpha of the Nightshade pack was announcing a girl called Ruby as his luna. Apparently he hasn't foind his mate and so his father had practically forced him to choose a luna. I found this rather strange, surely there was no harm in waiting to find his mate. Oh well, not my place to judge.

When we walked into the ballroom, everyone was already there mingling. I knew it was coming but when I saw Leo lift his nose to the air and his eyes turn black, I had to swallow my selfishness at wanting him to myself. He didn't even look at me before running into the crowd,sniffing madly. I sighed and tried to act normal but unshed tears filled my eyes and I mentally cursed. Maybe when I turn 18, the mate bond will be stronger, maybe Edward would finally realise we were made for eachother.

I was different to most she-wolves, being half witch meant that I could feel the mate bond very mildly before my birthday. If Edward were to touch me, I would feel sparks, and every time he touches another, I feel burning pain. I tried to cast a spell to break the bond but gave up, quickly realising that it was impossible. The strange thing about me is that, Edward's scent isn't strong to me yet, not until the dreaded day I turn 18.

I jumped and came out of my thoughts when a large body shoved me behind it. The sparks I felt at his touch meant it was Edward, but why? I looked behind me to see a sort of crowd had gathered, including a very pissed off looking crystal. I turned and looked at Edward's back again, still very confused. I'm not that tall so I had to sidestep him to see what he was blocking me from. Edward hissed at me to move behind him but I ignored him.
Before me stood a greek God like man. His thick jet black hair was combed back to reveal piercing blue eyes, staring straight at me.

Edward growled and grabbed my shoulder, snapping me back to the present. Without thinking, I took a step back from him. At this his eyes turned black and I did the only thing I could, I ran. I could feel all eyes on me as I rushed outside, away from everyone. I was so confused. What just happened? Who was that guy in front of Edward? And why was Edward so angry at him? Oh my God- Leo. I completely forgot about him, shame washed over me as I made my way back towards the ballroom. He found his mate, I'm sure of it. I was very happy for him, hopefully we could become friends.

I stepped inside, keeping towards the back and blending into the people. I looked around and found Leo looking lovingly at a girl wearing a tight green dress. My smile faltered slightly but I quickly plastered it back on. Making my way over to them, Leo spotted me and grinned. I smiled back at him and he gave me a kiss on the cheek, explaining how he found his mate. Emerald.
I smiled at her and introduced myself but she simply sneered at me, then she told me I would be better off leaving because I didn't deserve to be in such a nice place. I growled slightly and looked at Leo whose face was softer. I don't know what I was expecting, but he slammed me against the wall, holding me by my neck. In panic, I mumbled a spell and he stumbled back slightly, before reaching over and clawing my stomach mercilessly. I gasped and felt a rush of emotions. Pain, hurt, anger, sadness.

I let tears fall from my eyes, as I tried to slow the blood flow. I had a habit of not letting myself heal quickly, like a sort of self-punishment. Leo's eyes were black as I was expecting but his ordinary blue as he warned my not to even look at him or his mate ever again. Then he said something that I never thought he would, and that alone just about broke me.
"This runt over here isn't a wolf, she isn't one of us, she is an abomination"
Tears flowed from my eyes, blurring my vision. I was losing a lot of blood but I couldn't let myself heal, after all i deserved this. My mother is dead because of me. My mate, Edward was stood in the crowd surrounding me. He  was clearly fighting with his wolf but refused to come near me. Everyone was mumuring about Leo's words and I simply fell to the ground,letting the darkness take over.