Chapter 37: Chapter 37 The Lycan chooses his Mate

Luna was curled up in her bed with Luca on her mind when her

thoughts were interrupted by a soft knock on the door. “Come in!” she

shouted as she pulled a blanket to cover up herself. She was shocked to

see Luca walk into her room. She thought it might have been one of

the maids or even his dad's partner who had been checking on her a lot

since the whole tragedy. She quickly tried to cover herself up as she

was wearing some short PJ's and her hair was all messy.

Luca walked into the room and greeted her. He felt so bad that her

uncle had died saving him. He didn't know what to say to her. “Hi, I'm

so glad that you're ok. You look stronger than the last time I saw you.”

She said as she smiled warmly at him. This reassured him and so he sat

at the foot of her bed. “I'm so sorry. There was nothing that I could do.

I'm still not completely healed and she had us in a sort of force field so

the others couldn't get inside as quickly as they should have. She

attacked me and he just jumped in front of me and pushed me out of

the way. It should have been me but he saved my life. He's dead

because of me.”

“Hey, I would have done the same thing. That's what you do when you

care about someone. You protect them at all cost. Luca, my uncle did

what he had to do. What he felt was right. I don't blame you. This is the

life that we lead. We have responsibilities. My Uncle knew how

important you are to our kind. He sacrificed himself for you. He knew

what he was doing. So please stop feeling guilty. I have accepted and

respect him so much for what he did. I am thankful that you are safe.”

She slipped the cover off her and sat next to him at the foot of her bed

and wrapped her arms around him.

She held him tight in her arms and ran her fingers through his hair as

he cried on her shoulder. She felt a sort of relief that he shared her

grief, her pain that he, in spite of being a prince and a future alpha was

humble and caring and could bring himself to feel the pain of others.

He was genuine. She could feel it. Luna wanted to keep holding him.

She never wanted to let him go.

She came to her senses when he broke free of her embrace. “I'm so

sorry. Here I am having you console me when I should be the one

consoling you. How pathetic. That poison must have done more to me

than I thought.” He said to her with a slight smile. She looked at him

and smiled back. “Hey, it's fine. Your presence here means more to me

than you know. Bottom line I'm glad that my uncle did what he did. I

would have been great if he survived but, honestly, I am thankful that

you're ok.”

Luca looked at Luna and he saw her beautiful white hair, her beautiful

blue eyes, her lips as she spoke those words to him. She was so

beautiful. Somehow in all of the adversity that had befallen their world,

she managed to calm him and make him feel like everything was going

to be alright. He grabbed hold of her hand and realized for the first

time how tiny and beautiful they were. He caressed her hand and

thanked her for being so wonderful and for not blaming him for her

uncle's death.

“Lydia is the one to blame and she will pay for her crimes. My own aunt,

she lied to me all my life. She pretended to be some one else, she hid

her true self to my father, first killed my mother, then my father after all

those years. My dad never knew that she was a witch or my mom's

sister. She never told me who I was or who she was for that matter. She

used me and now she’s punishing me for not taking her side. How

could 1? she’s pure evil. I'm not like that. If anything, I should be

apologizing to you. Because of her, she is my blood and the reason that

you were hurt, the reason that all this is happening.”

“Don't put this on you. I could never hold you responsible for any of

this, none of us do.” He said as he touched her cheek. She responded

with a smile that warmed his heart. He had given his father permission

to announce to the pack members that he had chosen a mate and that

it was not announced sooner due to all that was happening in the pack.

"Hey, let's talk about something else. I've missed you. Uhhh, The Ball.

Did anyone catch your attention? Did you manage to find your mate?”

she asked.

He thought out loud “Hmm, you missed me? I didn't know that you

cared this much.” he answered coquettishly. She blushed when she

realized that she'd let that slip. “I mean as a friend, not a prince.” She

covered up. “Well, I have found my mate. But I didn't find her at that

ball, although she was at the ball.”

“Really? You did? I'm so happy for you. Who is she then?” she asked

nervously. Thinking that he had found his mate and that she stood no

chance with him. Her eyes filled up with tears and her pulse started to

race. He felt her nervousness. “Luna, are you crying? You know her

better than even me. But before I tell you her name, I want you to be

honest with me and tell me how you feel about me.” Luna couldn't

believe her ears. “What are you talking about?” she jumped off the bed

and walked away from him and stood next to the terrace door

forgetting that she was wearing her enticing sleepwear.

“Luna, are you afraid of me? Why did you run off like that? Why is it

that every time I try to get close to you, you run off?” He walked up to

her and held her in his arms, he held her tight in his arms and she tried

to get free of his embrace but could not. “Her name is Luna, my

beautiful white-haired love. When you're ready you know where to find

me.” Your uncle knew, so does my father. They're who had to know. I

wanted to give you time in case I was wrong. He planted a kiss on her

forehead and left.