NEW BEGINNINGS

Melody's POV...

I wake up with a throbbing headache and recall the things that happened last night.

I found my mate.

It still hurts and I get out of bed only to realize that the room doesn't look familiar at all. Everything smells like him. I recognize my pair of sweatpants and an unfamiliar shirt I'm wearing.

I hurry out of the room despite my throbbing head and follow the aroma of pancakes down the hall, down the stairs and into the kitchen where my mate is shirtless and feeding a blonde haired girl.

" How is it? " He says in his deep and rich morning voice.

Focus, Melody!

" It's good. Not your best but I'm sure she'd love it. " I scoff without realizing it and they both turn to face me. Alpha Damien turns back to turn off the cooker while the girl beams at me.

" You're awake. I've been dying to talk to you but my brother here can be so stuck up. "

" Y_your brother? " I feel so stupid right now! Of course! They have a similar hair colour and similar eyes as well.

The girl starts laughing at my ridiculously shocked face.

" You thought I was his.. oh no! Yes, I like great dick but if he weren't my brother, I'd still not be attracted to him. He has a weird nose. I'm Grace by the way. "

Is she blind?! He looks like God took out the seventh day to secretly work on him! He's so close to being flawless.

" Uhm.. thanks for the warm welcome and all but I gotta go. Work starts in exactly forty-seven minutes. "

They both look at me like I've grown two heads and I stare at them confused. " Why are you staring at me like that? "

" You're one of us now. You don't get to leave. " Grace says as she munches on her pancakes. My mate places an extra plate in front of me and I stare at it accusingly. I love pancakes but right now, I'm not so sure.

" Your friend will be bringing your stuff over in a few minutes. After that, we leave for my Pack. " He says like it's no big deal.

" Where's my phone then? I need to make a call to my mum. "

He raised gis eyebrow at me and I flinch at his hard gaze. " Nevermind, I'll just wait for Layla. "

•••

Over 15 minutes of chatting with Grace later, Layla walks in with Connor and as I go to hug him, a firm hand pulls me back. I look back to see Damien staring blankly at me while I glare daggers at him.

" Let me go, what are you doing?! You're hurting me! "

His face softens for a while before he releases his grip slightly. Grace gives him a look and he sighs before letting go of my arm.

Connor chuckles as he hugs me tightly making me relax into his hug. God, I love this asshole so much!

" I'll miss you so much, Mel. " My face scrunches up in confusion and I look up at Connor who looks up at me in defeat. " No.. You can't let him take me, Connor. I want to stay here with you. ", I sob as I hug him tightly before he slowly lets me go and plants a kiss on my forehead making me cry harder.

" Connor, no. I hate him, Connor. Please. "

According to the rules guiding Packs, another Alpha has no choice but to grant permission to someone from another Pack to take his mate to another Pack, especially if he's not from the Pack. And since my mate is an Alpha, he has more of an advantage than anyone.

" I'm sorry, Melody. You know that I love you so much, right? " I nod and he kisses my forehead again and again. " So you have to go with him. He's your mate and he loves you so much, he'll treat you better than you'd think. I'll call as often as possible, I promise. You could've been a great Gamma but you'll be a better Luna. "

" Connor.. promise me. Layla.. " I reach out and my best friend hugs me tightly, crying against my shoulder. " I'll miss you so much, Melody. It's not fair, you're my sister for crying out loud! "

A lot of sob sessions and emotional farewells later, Layla and Connor leave and I'm currently sitting in the front seat of Damien's black Mercedes. He finishes packing our things in the backseat of the car.

I watch as the car pulls out of my Pack's territory. A tear slides down my cheek as we leave from the South and heard on the far side towards the North.

A new life.

A new beginning.

•••

We reach Damien's Pack in less than six hours and I fall asleep almost immediately. I wake up in an unfamiliar bedroom and immediately sense that it's my mate's.

Almost everything is a different shade of blue and grey. The colours blending so well. Blue, my favorite colour. I slowly run my fingers through the bed sheets and sigh.

" I got those brought in the moment I laid eyes on you for the first time. "

" Thank you. I love the colour blue. " I sigh as I sit up in bed.

" Give him a chance, Melody. He waited over nine years for you and I admit he's had his flaws and shortcomings but he regrets it, I'm sure. "

" You wouldn't know that. "

" I do. But please. Promise me, promise me that you'll try. "

" Can we talk, little one? " I don't know how to feel about that.. name which he calls me by so I scrunch my nose up in distaste. " Change it please, you make it seem like we're having wild, passionate sex. "

I turn deep red at my words before pushing my blonde locks behind my ear. Just play it cool, Melody.

He chuckles slightly and takes a seat on the huge bed. " I'm sorry, maybe you'll prefer.. Goldilocks? "

" Do you see three bears in the room? " He rubs the back of his neck and furrows his brows in deep thought before letting out a satisfied look. " Babygirl.. ", he breathes out and I almost swoon.. almost.

" That's cool. So.. what do you want to discuss with me? " He sighs deeply and looks up at me with those mesmerizing eyes.

" Everything. A lot of things actually. I need you to understand how difficult the situation at hand is. I would never try to hurt you on purpose, I just.. You don't know how long I've had to wait for you to come of age and how long I had to look for you. I know I've fvcked up.. a lot but it was all because I thought I was being punished by the Moon Goddess. I thought I didn't have a mate. So I slept around a lot. To fill the void in my chest, I so desperately wanted to be loved by someone that I wasn't thinking then. I just.. I've fvcked up big time. I'm so sorry, Melody. I'm so sorry for hurting you like this. Fvck.. "

I don't even realize that I'm crying until he brushes his thumb across my cheek, wiping my tears. He retracts his hand like I'm a plague and I furrow my brows in confusion. " Fvck, you're burning up. "

My eyes widen in realisation and I try to control myself so my temperature reduces a bit. " Uhm.. "

" I'll call the Doctor. " I pull him back almost immediately as I yell " No! I.. I mean, I'm fine. Really. It's just my body trying to get used to a new environment and position. "

He stares at me for a bit before nodding slowly. " Should be it.. or your body's preparing you for heat. "

Fvck! How could I forget?!

For werewolves, heat is a stage of extreme pain for virgins who had just met their mates. It's a way of their body saying that they wanted to mate or rather have sex with their mates as soon as possible. It normally occurs 24 hours after mates physically meet each other.

•••

" That's all, thank you. " I smile at the maid and watch as she takes my empty plate into the kitchen.

" Get them down to the cellar and leave them to Antony for questioning. If they refuse to talk, leave them to me. I'll be there soon. "

I quickly rush up to Damien as he stomps towards the front door, his fury literally steaming off of him. " Hold on! Hey, wait a minute! "

" Bambina, I'm really busy right now, we can talk later. I'm in a hurry. " I block his way and hold out my arms to his chest, the sparks shocking me a bit.

" Wait. I wanna come with. I want to help you. " He quirks his eyebrow at me and I frown at him. " I'm not gonna escape. " I say as he also says, " You can't escape, Melody. "

" Fine. " He sighs as he walks ahead of me to a red Jeep with huge tires. I nod appreciatively as I admire the model.

" Get in and stop eye-fvcking my Jeep, little one. " There's no hint of amusement in his tone so I just do as he says and soon enough, we reach a lone area, deep in the forest.

I find myself glaring at his sunglasses and he sighs as he takes them off and hands them over to me. " Souvenir. "

I hold them in my hands and play with the golden rimmed frame.

" Let's go. " I hum as I trail behind him and he unlocks the place with his hand print. I take off the shades and notice the cells that have been blocked with heavy metal doors.

" Finally, you're here. Hey, Luna. You look even more delectable on pers.. ow! I was just messing with you! " Antony glares at Damien who shows no form of remorse. Antony is his Beta. Second in command actually, he helps the Alpha in anything he needs and is the one everyone turns to if the Alpha and Luna are not on seat.

" Have you interrogated the rogues? " Antony nods and tucks his hands deep in his pockets. " Did they say why they wanted to get into my territory? "

Antony rubs the back of his neck. " Well? "

" They want uhm.. a taste of the pure Luna. Their words, not mine! "

Well shit just hit the fan because Damien is out of the room before I can say " Monkeys are little apes. "

Well that's nice.

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