Chapter 0257

I let out a little whine, it sounds petulant even to my ears.

She just complimented me in the best possible way and all I can think of is when I am done training

here, I just want to go home and be with my pack. By the time I get back though all the guys would

be of age and probably found their mates and will have no use for me.

That thought also makes me sad. I have these big dreams and I am following them without regret,

but I also don't want to have this divide between me and Mateo and the rest of the guys because I

followed my dreams. The thoughts are overwhelming and I feel tired all over again.

" Sleep, Little One, you have one more day with us before you go back to reality.” She walks over

looking almost angelic in the dim light from the lamp next to the bed. She tucks me in and kisses me

on the forehead and I can’t stop the single tear that slips out. Even Mary wasn't allowed to tuck me

in when I was little. Luna Anne pretends not to notice. "Sleep tight, sweet girl.”

With that she turns and walks out of the room. I reach over and turn off the light. I think I was asleep

before my head even hit the pillow.

I get up the next morning and before I can even step out of my room to head to find Xander there is

a knock at my door.

" Hold on.” I say trying to secure and elastic in my hair while opening the door at the same time.

I open it to find Xander and Oscar in workout gear ready to go. I just smile at them, grab my phone

and head out.

I sent a message to Sierra yesterday telling her I would be here, but I wasn’t sure how all of this

worked. Would she be allowed to see me here in the castle? I shot her another message as we

walked out letting her know we were going for a run around the castle property. I don’t know if she'll

get it, but I figured she would at least see it and maybe we could meet up today and I could

describe all of the drama that went down last night.

No sooner were we outside on the back lawn did I get a message back from her. She used a lot of

four letter words for me waking her up this early without notice and she will meet me for breakfast

since it’s not an official function she can come over to the castle. I It is so early that the sun has

barely started peaking over the mountain range and the mist from the dew casts an eerie fog over

the grass.

" Well, at least it will be hard to tell who’s out here running, just in case your fan club is stalking you

from their windows.” I laugh at Xander.

" No worries there. All of their windows face the front of the castle. Why do you think we cam out

this way?” He laughs and Oscar and I joinin. I As we jog the first mile we are a bit more leisurely

about it, just warming up really. I get to know Oscar more. He's the son of the Royal Delta, which is

perfect for him.

He will be able to best protect the Royal pack and his motivations will be higher since his mates are

the future Alpha and Luna. He has always thought he was just gay, but now that he knows they

have a female mate waiting for them he’s interested to find out if they are both just mated to Xander

or if the three of them are mates. I never thought about that before. I have heard of people having

more than one mate, it’s not rare, but it’s not super common either.

I never stopped to consider how there might be different dynamics in those multi person

relationships. That would be something fascinating to study, if I had free time.