Liam’s POV
My mate was hurt this past week whenever I halted us from going further, and I swear it hurt me too, there is nothing I wanted more than to place my mark on her neck.
This past week has been crazy for both me and my wolf, it took everything in us to stop ourselves from mating and marking her.
Her words surprised me, she already knew about the marking and here I was wondering how to spill it to her because I know she will be scared of me biting her.
” Baby I apologize for hiding it from you, I was scared you’d freak out on me,”
” Liam of course I will freak out, nevertheless, you are my mate! And I believe that you will never hurt me in any way, you should have at least said something about it, rather than avoiding me like a plaque,”
” Baby, I am sorry, it won’t happen again,” I pled with my mate who looked hurt by my actions,
As an Alpha being mated to a human had its downs, but I believe that the goddess blessed me with Macy for a reason.
A week ago, when she disappeared on me, it felt like torture, my body could not function properly without her, my life seemed to be put on hold and I never want to feel that way again. Thanks to my sources and Miles who confirmed her whereabouts to me in less than twenty-four hours.
” Baby,” I called out to her, we were now lying together in each other’s arms on the not-too-big bed placed in my little cabin.
” Yes, Liam,”
” Why does your Grandma call you Marathi?”
” I do not know either, it has been a nickname from when I was little up until now,” Macy answered sincerely,
” Why are you curious about that, Liam?”
” Nothing much, I merely wanted to know where you got the name from,”
We lay in each other’s arms for some hours before finally leaving the cabin back to the pack house, dinner was ready when we arrived. We took our seats as the servants served the food.
A few minutes into dinner, Derick walked into the dining room in casual clothes, he must have just gotten back from his office,
” Son, come have dinner with us,” Dad called unto him, making everyone’s attention now on him,
Derick tried to hesitate, but Mom’s plea brought him to the table, I watched as he reluctantly moved to the dinner table and took an empty seat.
Macy seemed okay with him there, she simply gave him a warm smile which he nodded his head, I was glad Derick finally decided to put aside his feelings and accept Macy as my mate and his Luna, Though he was hardly seen in the pack these days.
” The festivals start tomorrow and everyone is super excited about it,” Mom beams joyfully as we ate.
” We have the festivals every year, what is so special about this year’s activities?” Derick asks,
” Of course, every festival is special, but what makes this year’s unique is that we will be having our Luna with us this year,” Mom speaks out, smiling lovingly at Macy who returns her smile,
Derick paused in his action of eating, his countenance changed as he stared at my mate with a sad look,
” Of course, that alone is enough to make this year exceptional,” Derick says out loud with a sad smile on his face.
Macy looks down at her plate, her heart beating so fast I could hear it. I moved my hand toward her under the table and gently caressed her lap, the sparks coming alive to help calm her down, which did, in no time. She looked up at me with a look of gratitude.
Dinner came to an end and everyone departed to their various rooms to rest early, the festivities came with a lot of planning and workload, there was the decor, the catering service, and also the guest list to take care of.
I helped Macy take a hot bath later that night with the special herbs Ripley sent for her to use, Ripley expressed how helpful it would be to Macy during the rituals and the marking, as she was human.
It was the early hours of the morning when I heard shuffling sounds, I opened my eyes and realized I was not in my room anymore, I turned around, and my mate was nowhere to be found.
I was in an unfamiliar place, I tried to reach out for my wolf but could not reach out to him. Where was I?
I followed the sounds I heard and ended up in a camp with tents, but the only shocking news was the ancient clothing the people in this camp wore,
” Father, I do not wish to marry someone who is not my chosen, please there has to be another way!” I heard a voice, it seemed like I was now in a room with a boy and his father,
” Vicram this is the only way, we have no other choice, what King Shawn has promised us is too much to let go of, please do this for your tribe!” the older man explains to his son,
” But I would be hurting an innocent girl and also myself in the process Father,”
” But you would be saving hundreds of werewolves Son,”
I watched confused at the scenery happening in front of me, at that point the young boy looks in my direction, and surprisingly, I woke up sweating profusely on my bed, I look around and see my mate sleeping soundly next to me on the bed, I pull her closer into my arms and bury my face in her neck breathing in her sweet scent that calms me down.
The sun’s rays seeped through the windows into the room, Macy woke up earlier, and I had to help her take a bath using the prescribed herbs, we both got ready and went downstairs.
Author’s POV
The pack house was full and active with many pack members and also a few invitees who had arrived earlier from their respective packs to be a part of the festival.
” Luna, it is a pleasure to finally meet you,” a few ladies surrounded Macy, Liam had important work which he left to attend to with his Beta Greg,
Everything happening was new to Macy, She was stunned by how people of high status in the werewolf race acknowledged her and even brought gifts for her,
” Thank you so much, I indeed appreciate your acknowledgment and gifts,” Macy declares happily,
A few hours later numerous cars trooped into Waterfall for the festivals, the pack house was filled up, and other surrounding hotels were fully booked too.
Macy sat amid other ladies in the living room as they discussed many things about women’s stuff. When Liam entered the mansion, he walked straight to his mate and pulled her with him toward their room, making the ladies laugh at his actions.
” Liam, I was having a good time with the ladies, why did you have to drag me upstairs?” Macy asks angrily,
” I missed you,” Liam mumbles as he pulls her closer into his arms,
” The festivals begin in two hours, let’s take a nap, I assure you, we will need it,”
Finally, the festival began the bonfire was lit, and the crowd danced and cheered among themselves, a stage was set up in the middle of the pack’s playground where the competition was to be held later on.
” What is this?” Macy asked, pointing to a gift box a servant brought into the room,
” Open it up let’s find out,”
Macy happily unwraps the box and is awestruck by what is in it.
” Liam! What the fuck!” Macy exclaims excitedly as she holds up the dress in her hands,
” Do you love it?” Liam inquires,
” Of course I love it! This is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen in my entire life!” Macy beams joyfully,
It is an ancient type of dress with strings as the hands, it is backless and stops just above her knees, it was designed in white and gold color. It came with a matching bracelet,
Macy quickly got dressed in her beautiful dress gifted by her mate, her hair styled beautifully and a little makeup to brighten her face up. Liam was dressed in only a skirt that was made from animal skin, and his upper body was bare. He wore matching color sandals before putting on his belt that held his sword and dagger in it.
” We both look like actors dressed like this,” Macy speaks out,
” Then let’s show them how good we are then,” Liam declares.