Chapter Twenty-Two

—Nathan Gregg—

We ran into the woods while she's riding at my back. She wasn't fat. In fact, she was hot and sexy. She was just a bit heavy. But it's okay... I don't mind. She's not a boulder to me. We went to the lake and she jumps off my back. She removed her loose shirt and her shoes. Then I shifted to my human form. She tossed my shorts without looking at my hot body.

She's still a virgin and I understand that. We never have been in actual sex. We just kiss and cuddle and giving each other love bites. She removed her leggings and now she is only wearing cycling that is like underwear. I run to her and carried her into my arms. Then I ran to the water and jumped with her. The water is cold that's why she yells.

'Nathan!' she yells at me as we pop our head above water. I wrapped my arms around her waist. She wrapped her arms around the back of my neck.

'You call me Nate last night. Say it again.' I touched my nose to hers. She smiled at me.

'I call you that? What else did I do?'

'Well, you don't want me to leave you but I have to meet the Alpha of Dawn.'

'Hmm...' she nuzzles her nose to me.

'Come on love... say it again.'

'Okay... Nate...' she smiles flushing a little. My cheeks heated up and flush too. 'I am pretty hungry. I had burned all the calories that I have. I need food and I need to sleep.' Her eyes become puffy.

'Okay...' I kissed her lips. Then I faced her and her eyes are closed. 'You even touch my abs...' I told her that makes her eyes snapped open. 'Yeah, you said that it's yours... yours only...' I said grinning. She chuckled amused.

'Oh really? You told me that I can touch it because it's mine. Mine only...'

'I thought you don't remember.' I smile lopsidedly.

'I remember a little of it.'

'So, you remember what I said?' she looked puzzled. 'You don't remember it.' I look away to show her that I was not pleasured.

'What did you say? You can say it now.' I didn't look at her. 'Well, let's just go home if you keep sulking like that.'

She removed my arms around her and she swims back to the ground. I drown myself under the water and waited for her to get me. After I don't know how many seconds she didn't. I pop my head above the water and catch my breath. But she's not in the ground.

'Zoë!' I call but no one answers. It makes me worried because her clothes are still there with her shoes. 'Zoë! It's not funny...' I gasped when a hand pulls me under the water. I was about to kick it but when I open my eyes underwater she's there laughing at me. She swims up and I did too. She was laughing at me.

'Oh, you should see yourself!' she laughs and swims to the ground.

'Really?! You are unbelievable!' I breathed.

'Come on, Nathan. I am hungry!'

'Wait!' I twisted her to face me and I saw a silver mark at her spine. 'What's this?' I asked her. She tried to look at it.

'Ah, that? Birthmark.'

'Birthmark? It didn't seem like one.'

'It is!' she slapped my arm. 'Come on. I am hungry!' and I did not bother asking any questions again.

We rode our vehicles to our home. After I had taken I bath I texted her that I am going to bring her lunch. Mom had made lunch for me and her. She's very fond of her, my dad too. They said that I should take care of her and whatsoever they are saying. I know I have to and I have to love her.

When I got to the house, I hear the sound of the shower in her room. My sister and Keynes are out of the town to buy some things for Natasha's medical experiments. We are using wolf bane against our enemy. She's making something that will make us less sore in the presence of wolfbane.

'Love... hurry up, if you are starving.' I open their fridge to get the salad. Then I prepare the table for the two of us. I put the roasted chicken in the middle and started cutting it in pieces.

'That smells famishing.' She speaks from my back.

'Mom made it for us.' I pull a chair for her and she sat. Her hair is still wet and she smells like a garden of roses. I put the chicken tight on her plate and a vegetable salad then I settled on the seat in front of her.

'Bon appetite!' then we started eating. I just love watching her eating. She was a wild eater and eating like a man. I pull my phone and started clicking it facing the camera to her as it flashes. 'Stop that!'

'I don't have a picture of you while eating.' I wink at her.

We ate a lot and finished the entire roasted chicken. We also finish the salad. Then we take a frozen pizza on the fridge. I mean, she eats like a man. I went to the fridge and found ice cream. I put the plates on the sink and started washing it. She helped me too. She was the one soaping the plates and forks and glasses while I will rinse it with water running from the faucet.

I took two spoons and pick the bucket of ice cream and we walk to her room. She turned on her laptop and we watch the movie, Hotel Transylvania part one. Our feet are cuddling over the pillow. I wrapped my left arm around her while she's holding the ice cream.

This was just one of the fantasies that I used to think. Then here it is she was around my arms eating ice cream with me, watching cartoons. We finish eating the whole bucket of ice cream. She ate a lot of it. I was just helping her with it. She curls her right leg to my left leg and leans on my chest. We are now watching Hotel Transylvania 2. We are laughing at it and how cute the baby of vampire and human.

I continue watching it and I didn't notice that she was already sleeping and snoring a little. I finish the movie and turned off the laptop. I let her lie on the pillows as I cover the duvet to us. She cuddles on me and didn't let me leave. This is one of the best days I had. I love having her beside me and in my arms. I wanted to marry her and be the Queen of the Moon of our pack.

Nathan! My father mind linked me.

Father?

The Alpha Sirius is here with his son. He wanted a word with us.

I'll be there in a minute.

I kiss my Luna's forehead.

'I'll be right back. Love.' I whispered.

I went back to our house. Then I had to meet Sirius François and his son Seven. I bow at the Crescent Moon alpha. I nod at Seven and he nods back. We sat on the sofa as my mother served us food and drinks.

'So, what an unexpected visit.' I speak. Sirius smiles at me.

'Yes, since you will be the next Alpha this coming New Moon I would like to see the progression of your pack. I heard that the next Royal Beta of the Blue Moon is here to help on training together with the Ambassador and Representatives.' Seven said.

'Yes. We train every weekend. Keynes is teaching kids from seven years old and above about self-defenses.'

'Hmm...' he nods. 'Keynes is here... no doubt about him. He is born to be a warrior. I also heard that you found your mate?'

'Yes.'

'She will be the Luna this coming New Moon?' Seven asked.

'She will be. But we still didn't talk about it.'

'Isn't she aware of it?' Seven asked.

'She is aware of it.' I narrow my eyes a little to him. 'How about you? You found your mate?'

'Not yet... but soon I will. She might be in the Blue Moon Kingdom.' I nod at him.

I hate Seven a little bit. We always beat each other when we were little and our mothers keep on lecturing us while our fathers keep on tolerating us. But they always told us that we are not enemies. We are one and the Blue Moon Princess might get hurt because of us. So, we kept our rivalry inside of us.

'When you are an Alpha, I would like our packs to get close to each other. You know that we are one of the best packs that can defeat Seferis.' Alpha Sirius said.

'I am looking forward to it, Alpha François.'

'Good, you heard it, son?'

'Yes, father.'

'Good then. I don't want these two to fight like children over small things.' My father said and both of the Alpha laughs. I and Seven just smiled at it.

'I believe that we are both grown up.' I said.

'I believe too.' Seven agreed.

'On the Blue Moon will be the Princess 18th birthday and it was her first shift. She will be crown as an Alpha of Blue moon.' Sirius told after a while. So the Princess of Blue Moon is just hiding and still alive? 'The Council had sent us the message. She will be our Queen and her mate will be the King.'

My father looks at me. I was a puzzle by how he looks at me.

They will stay in our pack overnight. They will sleep in the packhouse. I was touring Seven around the town if ever he found his mate. He keeps on fooling on me. The same Seven as ever. He wanted me to get mad. But I keep myself cool. I know that he was provoking me. We walk into the woods at the back of our house.

'So, what she looks like?' Seven asked.

'Well, she looks like a Goddess. She's an Enchantress and Hunter. She has those crystal-like Blue eyes.'

'Can I meet her? I mean I feel interested in your mate. She might be my mate too.' I snapped my eyes on him and growls. He laughs at me. 'What if she rejected you? I heard that she didn't recognize you as her mate and you marked her against her will. Are you that possessive to mark someone's mate?'

'She's my mate!' I growl at him showing my fangs and burning eyes. I attack him and pinned him on the ground.

'Really? Why didn't she recognize you?'

'I don't care! She's my mate!' I growl at him as my fur is itching to come out. He pushed me with his strength and I was thrown away. I roll and hold on the ground stopping my feet. I growl at him louder and he growls back. We were about to attack each other when someone yells at us.

'Stop it both of you!' it was like an Alpha sound or more than that.

I saw her standing in the middle of us. Seven growls at me and I was about to attack him and him to attack me but someone had pulled me to the ground. The roots of the trees from the underground hold me also Seven.

'I said stop!' she yells at us with burning eyes. 'You are not a child so stop this nonsense!' she growls at us. Seven smirks, and he was calm unlike me. I am still mad at him.

'Zoë... long time no see.' Seven grins. Zoë just threw a glare at him and he nods his head. 'So, how are you?' he asked.

'Drop the sarcasm Seven! I will release both of you now and you should apologies to each other before I cut off your heads.' I breathe and calm my wolf. She released us and I stood. The jerk is still grinning at me.

'Sorry, dude for provoking you. I just wanted Zoë to come out. So, you are this dude's mate?' he asked Zoë.

'Apologies...' Zoë eyed me.

'Sorry.' I just said without any emotions.

'Well, it was my fault for provoking you. It was fun.' He grinned. So he was just playing to make Zoë showed up. 'I missed the times when we are kids.'

'Well, I don't.' I snarled at him. Seven hugged Zoë to greet her but, I growl at him and pull Zoë to me.

'Hey, it was just a friendly hug.'

'Stop it, Seven! You are such a childish! Grow up!'

'I sincerely apologize.' He bows his head.

'Apology accepted.' Zoë faced me with a mad face. 'Control your temper.' I nod at her. She made me calm and afraid of her.

'Well, I am still here, so don't ignore me.' Seven waves at us. We are probably staring at each other that is why he gets our attention. 'Okay, sorry, really, dude.'

'Okay, just don't come near to my mate.' I threaten him.

'Both of you are going to be the Alpha of your packs. So, you need to get along with each other.' Zoë told us.

'Yes ma'am!' he saluted.