*Selena*
“And look at this red crescent moon on her neck!” Mother exclaimed, her eyes fixed on the spot where my neck met my torso.
I couldn’t see what they were referring to, but the astonishment in their eyes made me realize this mark was something special. And I could feel the power and strength in me. Arena howled in joy and hopped a few steps.
“Wow! It feels so amazing!” I couldn’t help but whisper in my mind.
“Do you like it?” Arena asked.
“Yes!!” I admitted.
“Then let’s go for a run,” she suggested.
“I’m in,” I agreed excitedly.
“Wait, I will join you,” I heard Lyon’s voice in my mind. He could mind-link with me.
“Yes, Selena! Now we are able to talk to each other through this mind link,” he said as Zander shifted swiftly.
My big and gorgeous mate stood before me, the situation utterly mesmerizing. My body responded instinctively, a magnetic pull toward him surfacing. As if he could read my mind, he growled loudly before gesturing for us to start running into the woods. I glanced at Mother, and she nodded in understanding.
“It’s time for you to connect more with your wolf and mate. I will meet you later,” Mother said, heading back to the temple.
I looked at my mate; his eyes were dark with desires, mirroring mine. We began running, the soft leaves and grass under Arena’s padded claws hissing as we pushed past the firm ground and darted across the woods, weaving through the tall, vast trees. It felt exhilarating, a sense of freedom and limitlessness washing over me for the first time in my life. Now I knew what I had been missing throughout those years: my other half, my wolf.
We ran, climbing hills and crossing rivers until we came to a halt at the cliff of the highest mountain.
Catching our breath, Lyon and Arena exchanged glances. I could see through Arena’s eyes and sense the emotions she felt in that moment. Every heartbeat of mine screamed only one thing: I wanted him and was dying to be touched by my mate so badly.
“I met our mate for the first time. I want him too,” Arena spoke to me through our mind link, aware of my longing for our mate.
“You’re incredibly beautiful, Arena!” Lyon howled, and I sensed Arena blushing. “I’m the luckiest wolf to have the most powerful and divine wolf, a descendant of the Moon Goddess, as my mate,” he added.
“We promise to love and cherish you as much as we love Selena,” Zander’s voice, intertwined with Lyon’s, echoed through the mind link.
“I feel fortunate that you chose me as your mate, Alpha,” Arena admitted softly, and I could feel love naturally blooming in our hearts. Lyon moved closer, gently resting his head on the crook of Arena’s neck. She visibly shivered as tingles ran down her spine, and I felt the intensity of desire and lust flowing through our mate bond.
“I want you,” Lyon growled. “It’s time we complete our mating and strengthen the mate bond by marking each other.”
“Are you ready, Selena?” Arena purred through our connection.
“Yes, I am ready. I also want to complete the marking,” I affirmed. I couldn’t mark him back then, as I didn’t have my wolf, but now our bond will be fulfilled.
Arena and Lyon both howled, lifting their heads toward the sky. They lunged at each other, nuzzling faces, rubbing bodies, licking each other’s faces and everywhere. It ignited thousands of electric tingles all over and made feel us light-headed. And soon, they became one. The intimate bonding sealed their souls and tightened the connection even more. The bond became powerful during mating in wolf form, and this couldn’t be easily severed.
Every fiber in me screamed with the pleasure of connecting with our mate. The moon shone brighter, and stars emerged in the dark sky, as if eager to witness the sacred union of two souls in love. Then, Lyon claimed us fully by marking Arena. His canine sank deep as if branding the soul with his name. His thick warm tongue licked the pain away, looking at his mark with eyes full of love and admiration. Arena, overwhelmed, instinctively bit the neck of our mate, and Lyon growled, his voice filled with pleasure echoing in the valley. Our bodies, surrounded by the golden light, made it appear as if we were true mates!
What?!
How… how is it possible? It only happens with true mates, but… Zander and Lyon were not our true mates; otherwise, Arena would have felt it, right?!
Maybe it’s a sign from the Moon Goddess that we were fated to be together?! Yeah, right! It could be the fact.
“Stop it, Selena!” Arena scolded. “In this moment, I don’t want to think about anything else but our mate. They are so amazing and hot,” she purred in my mind.
That was right. I also didn’t want to spoil this moment with those irrelevant thoughts. We were together, and no one could separate us.
After hours of the mating process, while Arena and Lyon remained connected with the golden light surrounding us, Lyon ejaculated multiple times inside Arena before we all were finally satisfied and content.
“Let’s head back to the pack house. I can’t wait to see our pack members’ reaction when they lay eyes on their Luna’s wolf,” Zander suggested.
“But you haven’t officially announced me as their Luna yet. I stepped down from that position when we rejected each other, remember?” I reminded my mate.
“That was the biggest mistake of my life. I’m going to correct it and have your Luna ceremony along with our wedding in two days. I’m making the announcement today,” Zander declared. I was surprised at how much he had planned at this moment.
“Can we go back to the pack house now?” Zander asked softly.
Arena nodded, and Lyon and Arena sprinted back to the pack house. As we arrived, everyone in our pack observed Arena with awe and curiosity in their eyes.
“A Golden Wolf!”
“With our Alpha!”
“Is she our Luna?!”
So many eager eyes followed her as she walked through, flanked by their Alpha, and all of them trailed us to the pack house. I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness through our connection, eager for Zander to make the important announcement.
However, when we reached the pack house, a strange, enchanting smell caught my attention. I hurried toward its source, shifting back behind a pillar where an omega handed me my clothes. I quickly put on my long dress and rushed toward the hall, where the sound of Austin’s laughter mingled with someone else’s.
My heart thumped louder when I saw Damon sitting on the couch, engaged in conversation with Austin. As he lifted his eyes, our gazes locked. It felt as if my heart had stopped beating, and my breath caught in my throat. Arena whispered in my mind with a dull voice,
“MATE!”