“Emily… can we talk outside?” He asks her.
She gulps and nods with a shocked expression on her face, her senses still can not comprehend the news that was just delivered to her. They step outside, and Louis rubs his palms nervously.
“Emily, are you okay?” he asks her in a low tone.
“Do I look okay? Louis, you kept this from me. You could have told me earlier that you found your mate last night but you didn’t, why?”
“I am not sure why, I didn’t want you to feel hurt about it. I was scared of losing you that’s why I did not inform you immediately,” he replies.
“Scared of losing me? Louis, I’m scared of losing you. What if you choose her over me?” Emily whimpers.
“I am not choosing her over you, Emily. I love you and I can’t afford to lose you, not to a stranger. You have my heart and that’s why I don’t want you to panic, you’re my Luna.”
His words are rest assuming in her heart and she calms her nerves down. Those are words that she has been wanting to hear ever since the bombshell was dropped and now that she has heard them directly from his mouth, Emily believes instantly that she is the one.
“The ceremony will be taking place this evening, I have organized the planners that will help you to get ready for your big day. I will continue to talk with my parents and convince them that you will be my Luna. Everything is going to be fine, I promise.”
“Okay, I love you.”
“I love you too, bye for now.”
Emily goes straight to his room, the planners are all ready to attend to her as she enters. The servants prepare her to bathe and undress her, she steps into the bathtub and they turn on the heater for hot water.
Emily relaxes inside the water, a maid uses a hand comb to stretch her hair.
“Your hair is as fine as silk, ma’am. You do moisture it frequently, right?” the maid asks.
Emily grins proudly, “Yes, Louis buys me the product every month. And when I finally become Luna, I’ll get young she-wolves that will learn how to use these products for their interest.”
The maid smiles, “I’m sure that you are excited about your big day.”
Excitement is an understatement, she is thrilled to be the next Luna. This has been her dream for years since her friendship with Louis started and she can not wait for it to happen.
She gets a very cool massage after the hot bath, then slips into the blue gown that Louis got for her to wear for the ball.
This is what I have been waiting for, Ingrid.’ she nudges her wolf playfully.
Ingrid grunts, you should not put all your hopes on this.’
But Louis promised to choose me over the other woman.’ Emily whines.
The other woman is his fated mate, Emily. There is no stronger bond than the one of two fated mates, it’s unbreakable even if you’ve shared decades of love.’ Ingrid says impatiently.
She must make Emily understand that there could be uncountable damages, damages that could shatter one’s soul. Louis is an Alpha and to be precise, he needs to make decisions that will only be in favor of the pack and not for his mere pleasure.
But since Emily has chosen to turn a deaf ear to the circumstances, Ingrid has no other choice than to watch her ruin herself all in the name of love. This would have been if Emily had just found her fated mate too, Ingrid does not understand why the moon goddess has chosen to delay both Louis and Emily to find their fated mates. This only left them to find out the hard part of having a mate, now the two youngsters have no clue of how to handle the situation.
“You look pretty, ma’am.” the maid compliments her.
“Let the main event begin,” Emily smiles.
The ball is taking place at the heart of the pack which is the garden by the riverside, and nearly half of the pack attended the event. The overpopulated garden boost Emily’s confidence and she smiles boldly at the crowd.
“Tonight is the night that we have all been waiting for, members of the Crescent moon pack. I welcome you all to this prominent ball hosted by Alpha Louis Clayton himself. And to crown it all, our Luna will be coordinated today. Let a new era begin!” the Beta announces and the people cheer more.
Louis steps up to the podium and grabs the microphone, his eyes dart around the crowd trying to find Emily. He soon finds her in her majestic blue gown and smiling too.
“Greetings to you all, I am glad that you all took the bold step to honor this ball. I am pleased to announce that your Luna will be coronated tonight on popular demand by the people. I am here to announce Miss Kathrine Simeone as the new Luna of the Crescent Moon pack,” Louis announces.
The crowd gasps in shock, everyone was expecting Emily to be Luna. They have known about their relationship for as long as they can remember.
Emily stands in surprise as Kathrine walks up to the podium and kisses Louis. She is crowned with a flowery tiara and takes his hand, smiling at the people.
Emily is speechless, how did this happen?
Louis had given her the assurance that he will choose her but now, what she is seeing is the complete opposite of what he had said to her.
After their vows are exchanged at the podium and an elder declares them Alpha and Luna of the Crescent moon pack, Kathrine and Louis step down to mingle with the crowd.
Emily rushes to his side, she believes that she deserves an explanation for what just transpired.
“Louis, what the hell just happened?” Emily barks at him.
The crowd gathers around at the sound of her voice, everyone wants to hear the explanation that Louis will give to Emily. After all, the people also deserve an explanation too.
“Emily…” Louis tries to speak but Emily cuts him off.
She is overwhelmed by her emotions and can’t seem to control the tears streaming down her face.
“What is the meaning of all this nonsense?”
Louis takes a deep breath, as the Alpha of his pack, he has to endure harsh decisions even if it will jeopardize his happiness – or someone else’s.
“I, Louis Clayton, reject you, Emily Stone as my future Luna…”