SWNOVELS Chapter Notify the family.
Everything passes in a blur around me. It’s hard for me to concentrate and I keep thinking back to everything that just happened. I crawl into the shower and welcome the hot water working its way down my skin. I wash my hair with my shower gel this time and look at the smell. It’s vanilla, certainly not the scents he smelled on me the first time. He certainly couldn’t have smelled the apple pie I had eaten before.
Damon, my true? An Alpha as my Mate? Then I think of my father. The Alpha who couldn’t have a son. The Alpha, who cold-bloodedly murdered the mothers of his children and his own flesh and blood. A tear escapes the corner of my eye.
“What if Damon reacts the same way?”
“Don’t think like that, Lana. Damon had a very different upbringing than your supposed father. Damon will raise all his children with love, even if he wants an Alpha son as an heir. And even then, another path awaits you.′ I smell the scents of mint and chocolate and I feel warm again. Damon knocks on the bathroom door from the sound of it.
‘What is?’ I ask as I turn off the tap.
‘Nothing, just…can we talk? Before we go down and tell our parents the news?’
I walk out of the shower, dry off, quickly put on my bathrobe and grab my hairbrush before I get out of the bathroom. Damon swallows a morsel as he studies me from head to toe.
“Naughty girl, his wolf wants to devour you,” says Zoë with a proud tone.
“Not just his wolf,” I think back with a secret grin as I walk over to my mirror above the dresser and start brushing my hair.
“What’s wrong, Damon?” I ask, looking through the mirror into his eyes.
“Do we tell our parents now or wait?” he asks. I put my brush on the dresser and walk in his direction until I stop just in front of him. I tap my finger against his forehead, ignoring the electric shocks that appear on my fingertip. I see him closing his eyes to do the same.
‘I think the Alpha wolf in you doesn’t think. They saw us this afternoon with more than thirty men. So it is better that we say it before someone else does it in our place. Our parents and the pack need to know this. You are their later Alpha.’ Damon smiles shyly.
“You’ll make a good Luna.”
“It’ll have to be with such a dummy as their future Alpha,” I reply in a sultry voice, bringing my lips perilously close to his. I must say that I am shocked by my daring behavior. Normally I am not an entrepreneur, but more of a shy participant. Damon purrs and pulls me close to his body. I feel his muscles under his black T-shirt and purrs back. His nose is tickling my neck. And I have to hide a moan.
“You’ve washed yourself with vanilla this time.”
“Yes, good comment, you have an excellent nose,” I say defiantly and tap my finger on his nose. “I’d rather smell the scent that’s now regaining the upper hand,” he whispers in my ear so sultry that I shiver from the warm sigh of air that touches my ear. All I can do is tilt my head and let him sniff my neck. His purr gives me a blissful calm feeling. I put my arms around his shoulders and he rests his forehead against mine.
‘Did my parents feel this too, otherwise they have a lot to explain. They never told me the bond could be that strong and you haven’t even had your first transformation yet. What must it be like when you’ve finally turned into Zoë?’ My wolf dances happily in the back of my mind when she hears her name roll over his lips.
My mother could never explain it to me. She was a chosen Luna.′ Damon pulls away from me and hesitates.
“My parents never told me about that. Normally no one is ever married off here!′
‘No, she wasn’t out…, I don’t really know. She never said anything about that.’
Our attention is drawn to Damon’s mother calling out, “Damon, Lana. Diner is ready.′
Damon gives me a quick kiss on my forehead before he leaves my room. I look in my dressing room and put on my bra and black dress that hangs gracefully loosely over my buttocks, but is just long enough not to reveal anything. I feel now is the time to put these on or is it my horny brain wanting me to dress like this for a certain young Alpha?
I cheerfully walk into the dining room, but soon notice that the large table is full of people. Damon winks at me, after looking at me from top to bottom. The Beta and Gamma family are there this time.
“Wow, I didn’t know this was going to be a formal event?”
‘So we have happy news to share and couldn’t wait.’ Damon and I look anxiously at each other. Do they already know it all?
“Okay and what is this if I may ask?” I ask a little suspiciously. I sit in the empty seat between Damon and Chris. Chris turns quickly to me and whispers, “I kept it for you.”
“Thank you, Chris,” I reply shyly.
‘Slime ball,’ Damon coughs.
‘What? A lady needs to be groomed, especially if she’s our fute...ouch...what was that for?’ Chris looks at me with a pained look. I gave him a good kick with my shoe under the table. Damon’s chuckle makes me look at him with an amused look. He has to hold back from laughing.
‘What?’ I ask with a sly smile. Damon winks at me before we are interrupted by his father tapping a glass for attention with a fork. Everyone is quiet and looks at him.
“Okay, now that everyone is at the table and has my attention. I want to inform you all that there is some happy news for our pack. There’s a new couple in our top ranks. A second chance couple!′
Everyone starts to look around.
“Daniel, will you tell, or should I announce the happy news?” ask Alfa Erik .
“Uh, I’ll do it Alpha. I can’t wait to introduce my Mate to you all.′ I look at my mother trying to hide a smile. When my father banished and rejected her, she was lost. But now that she is back in a pack, she is blessed by the Moon Goddess and has found her second chance, Mate. A unique, but also a great blessing that is not reserved for everyone. So I’m so glad I interrupt Daniel without hesitation: “Mom, are Daniel and you a couple?”
“Yes, honey,” my mother responds with a broad smile that lights up her whole face. I run to my mom and jump into her arms. I give her a tight hug. My mother looks very happy at Daniel and then at me. But her gaze changes to a firm grimace.
“Is your wolf visible already?” I look shocked at my mother.
‘Yes, why,’ I ask confused. My mother grabs her heart and starts to hyperventilate.
“Mom, what’s wrong?” I ask hysterically.
“All young pack members leave the dining room now,” Alpha Erik calls out with an Alpha command. Some whimper and others look confused. ‘Do you know what this is about, mutt,’ Sara asks, pulling my arm when we’re outside. “Ouch, no and let go of me,” I snap at her.
“Let go of her, Sara,” Damon orders.
“Damon, honey. Her mother flinched so hard. She must be afraid of that Silverback here. She even smells different from us.′ The twins look at me and sniff the air.
″Sara, you’re right. She smells different. But not to a Silverback,′ says Jonas.
“How do you know that?” Sara snaps.
‘My aunt is married to an ex Silverback and he smells sour. She smells sweet,’ says Jonas. Everyone else sniffs and looks at me, but Damon stays out of it. I smell even different to him than to the others because of our bond.
“Damon, what do you smell?” Sara asks, staring at me with narrowed eyes.
At that moment I am actually saved by Luna Vera who comes to stand in the open doorway.
“Damon, and Lana, can you come?” asks Luna Vera. Which makes me sigh with relief. Damon nods and gestures courteously for me to follow his mother for him.
When we return to the dining room, all eyes are on me.
‘She smells sweet,’ says Dirk.
“That we haven’t smelled that before?” Alfa Erik asks.
‘Every day we will see more of her wolf. What’s her name, sweetheart?’
“Zoe,” I reply shyly.
‘And has Zoë told you anything yet? About how she looks and stuff?’
“No, she doesn’t have much free time.”
“And can we tell Zoë?”
“I want to, but I’m scared,” Zoë whimpers in fear.
“Afraid why?” I ask Zoe.
“If they know before we’re all together, they can still kill you for what you are.”
“What am I then?”
‘A Lycan princess. You are the daughter of the last Lycan king.’ I don’t feel well, everything is spinning and the last thing I see before I see completely black is a worried Damon catching me.
***
‘Where am I?’ I try to look around but find no one and see nothing. Everything is black. A moon appears in the void.
‘Follow the moon,’ whispers a melodious female voice.
I follow the moon and end up in a beautiful landscape with fields and forests as far as the eye can see. The moon shines over the landscape and reflects in the water of the pond. A black woman, with shimmering skin and long white hair, rises above the water. She has on a white elegant dress that is not wet from the water. She walks towards me on the water.
‘Hello, my child of the moon,’ says the woman as she gives me a hug.
‘Hello ma’am,’ I reply.
“Call me, Selene.”
‘Where are we?’
‘In the realm of dreams, my child. That way I can talk to you. That way I can talk to all my wolves’ A white wolf emerges from the dark next to her. It’s a very, very big beast.
“Are you the moon goddess and who is that wolf?” I ask curiously.
“Yes, I am the Moon Goddess and you already know this wolf.”
“Zoe?” I ask curiously. The wolf nods. I laugh, then realize that Zoe is a white wolf. No silver-back or black wolf.
“Why white?”
“Zoe is a white wolf and a Lycan. A dangerous but useful combination that will be necessary for the war to come.′
‘War? Which war?’
‘After the many deaths at the hands of the Alpha of the Silverback Pack. Have the Silverbacks that remain gone mad? They fight alongside their Alpha for the Alpha role of the East, taking other packs with them in their struggle for power. The East has already suffered a great deal under their tyranny. A smart move, since those packs still live according to the old days and have almost no communication with the other packs. You and your Alfa Mate must as soon as possible... Now I’m going to ask something you won’t like to hear. You must mark each other as soon as possible and he must also drink your blood during your first transformation. Your Lycan DNA should be aroused by this bite. Keep an eye on. You are both going to suffer from the Lycan blood that will flow in your veins. But it is necessary to get a king and queen.’
“You mean Damon and I have to bite each other first and then during my first transformation he has to bite again like a wolf?”
‘Yes, but you know the Mate bond is more than just biting each other. You must mate too.’
“Wha…” I stare at her with my mouth open.
“That’s why you already have such a strong bond.”
‘But...’
’No buts, stop fighting your future. It’s time to become yourself and show that you are a true queen, just like your father and ancestors. Before I can ask anything I hear voices in the distance calling my name. I hear my mom, Damon, his parents and then...
***
Everything is black again and I feel myself being pulled down by gravity. I open my eyes and see a lot of worried looks.
‘Oh, honey. I was so concerned. Where were you?’ my mother asks with tears in her eyes. ‘What happened, why are you all with tears in your eyes,’ I ask as I straighten up on the floor.
“You were dead for five minutes Lana,” says Luna Vera.
‘Dead? No that is not possible. I dreamed of the moon goddess.’ They all look at me in shock and then I realize that Damon is no longer there.
“Where’s Damon?” I ask before getting ready to stand. Daniel helps me up and replies, ’He’s gone out for a while. He was out of his mind. He thought he lost you. Lana, an Alpha without its Luna isn’t itself anymore.” Everyone else looks shocked at him and then at me.
“I need to find him before he does stupid things.”
‘Go quickly. I don’t want to lose my son,’ Luna Vera shouts when I’ve just turned the corner. I can just hear them ask Daniel how long he knew about what was going on between Damon and me.
When I run outside I don’t have to look far where Damon could be. He has turned into Thor and snaps at the others who try to stop him. Then he attacks the second largest wolf with two white front legs. Which immediately reminds me of Chris. The wolf howls as the large teeth rip through his flesh.
Damon, Thor. Stop!′ I shout loudly. I see a strong purple wave fly out of my body their way and Damon transforms back into a human. The others stare at me.
“Did I just give an Alpha order?” I ask my wolf.
‘Yes, hihi and a powerful one too,’ my wolf replies proudly.
‘Lana,’ Damon shouts, running towards me in his naked body. I close my eyes and put my hands over my eyes. The haze of delicious chocolate tickles my nose before I’m spun around in a firm grip.
‘Oh, Lana. My Lana. I’m so glad you’re here.’ Tears roll down his cheeks and he presses his lips firmly against mine. I startle and stiffen, but not much later soften in his arms and surrender completely to the kiss. When our tongues meet, I can’t control myself anymore. His purr drives Zoe wild and she wants to go forward, which I let her do. She takes Damon even closer and it’s when I follow along that I feel his hardness. I’m not much better myself, because my stupidity to not put on my briefs has made my juices of excitement run down my thigh.
‘Aghum, aghum. Would you like to stop?’ Chris asks. We stop kissing and look into each other’s eyes. Clearly our wolves had the upper hand. There was almost no brown in his now golden eyes. Jonathan throws his T-shirt at Damon.
‘Hide your stuff, man. It’s bad enough that you’re the Alpha. That we should see again how well-endowed you are.’ That comment makes me blush and so does Damon, it seems. He hides his penis behind the T-shirt and turns to me. But that doesn’t make it any better when I catch sight of his perfectly formed round ass.
‘What was that between you two,’ Sara asks, who can kill us with a look.
‘Oh my Goddess, sister. Don’t you see that. They are each other’s Mate,’ Chris replies with a hand gesture to us for clarification.
“Weird, your birthday isn’t for a good few weeks?” says Jonas.
‘Yes, very strange,’ Sara says suspiciously.
‘Nothing weird, that’s my Lana and Zoë,’ Damon replies, taking me close to him. I look away from him with the reddest cheeks there is. Our parents come out and look at all of us. Chris’ mother immediately runs to her son and mothers him. Chris gets angry and shouts, ‘Come on mom, I’m a Beta, not a cub. I’m already healing. You hardly see anything anymore.’
“Damon, why don’t you go put some pants on with Chris and bring some T-shirts for the twins.”
“Lana, put on something else too,” my mother says. I blush as I look at the piece of fabric that is torn, almost exposing my nipple. Damon winks at me and takes my hand before we run to the house.
When we stop at my room, Damon pushes me against the door frame. He kisses my neckline and sends all kinds of stimuli through my whole body from every touch I feel. ‘Damon..we...have to...go to...Mmm. We...’
‘We have to, what,’ he asks hoarsely. I push him away from me and look deep into his eyes.
“We have to go down.”
“They can wait a while,” he says and kisses my neck back. He picks me up like a feather and throws me on the bed. He sits above me and kisses me with an animal lust. I groan loudly, but my doubts begin. I don’t want to have sex yet. I want to wait, I want to take my time, not rush it.
‘Damon, we have to stop. I don’t want it yet.’ Damon stops and looks deep into my eyes. ‘Why?’
“I don’t want to rush it, I want to take my time. And I have something to tell you.′
‘What?’
“I have to tell everyone.”
“Not from the white wolf,” Zoë whispers.
“I’ll miss you,” Damon whispers.
“It’s only a few minutes, Dumb Alpha,” I laugh. Damon leaves my room. I quickly pull on a pair of briefs, long dark blue jeans, another bra, and a green top before heading back to the dining room. Damon and everyone else are back at the table. I also put myself back in the place next to Damon. There is currently an awkward silence.
‘So, I think there are two new couples in our pack,’ says Alfa Erik, keeping an eye on his son.
‘Um, yes father.’
‘And when would you like to seal your relationship. Are you still waiting or?’
“Father, we’ll... ouch.”
“As soon as possible,” I say, standing up. Looking at Damon’s surprised face, I smile before looking at everyone else in the room. My nerves are running through my body right now because I have something to say that I hope they will believe.
“I have news to share and hope you listen with an open mind. The moon goddess has spoken to me. Danger follows. My father’s pack has gone berserk and has already taken over the entire East.′ A buzz breaks through among the people. Damon clears his throat and everyone looks back at me.
“Okay, thanks Damon. A war is coming our way.′
‘Why?’ asks Alpha Erik. I feel my wolf taking over. Zoë is now talking: ‘The Silverbacks see their old Luna and her daughter as the source of the many murders. They have become murderous and are looking for mother and daughter. The Silverbacks are stupid, but with an entire East under their command, they can easily take over other packs. We of the West must warn and help arm these packs against the Silverbacks. A Lycan king and queen must return to power.’
‘Ha, stupid wolf. There are no more Lycans. How are we supposed to find one,’ Bèta Willy shouts.
‘You’re wrong there. I don’t smell like a Silverback because I’m not one. Lana’s mother can explain this.’ My mother looks nervously at the others and then at Daniel.
’It’s true. Lana’s father was my first fated mate. He wasn’t the Alpha I married. We had chosen each other, even if I was so naive about love.
One day when my Alfa was traveling on business outside the pack, I ran into my fated Mate. We were so enthralled with each other, even though I had my mark on my shoulder. I then had secret encounters with him and at one of those encounters he had told me he was a Lycan. We got together, until he stopped showing up. A month later I learned that he had died in combat. That’s when I also found out I was pregnant with you, Lana. I was afraid your father would soon find out that he wasn’t your real father. Sure enough, a week after you were born he told me he would raise me until he had a son. Around your sixth birthday his mood changed and he banished us. The Moon Goddess had told me in a dream that he will pay for breaking our Mate bond. And no sooner said than done, he never got what he longed for: A son.′
“My wolf and I are part Lycan. My father was the last of his kind, a Lycan and a king. I am his rightful heir to the throne. So, I am the Lycan queen. It proves my symptoms coming out early and also getting Lana’s earlier and my bond with Thor and his human Damon…” I hesitate to say this and Damon smells my fear.
“We are werewolves. The intimate things can also be shared.′
“Damon, I don’t know if all ears need to hear this,” I whisper. Especially since Sara has been staring at me with a deadly look all along.
‘Ask him whom he trusts most and tell them. On the night of the first transformation, you need their help to endure the pain. Four confidants will be enough,’ says my wolf.
‘Damon? Which four do you trust the most?’
“My parents and my next Beta. I’d like your mother too. If that’s okay with you.′
“Of course,” I answer happily. He also thinks of me for his decisions. “Of course, he and his wolf are there for their people. They are not as selfish as your father. Thor is already fully involved in the story.′
‘What? Can you link to his wolf without my knowledge?’
‘Yes, hihi and he can’t wait for Damon to know everything. Thor thinks it’s completely okay, by the way.’
“When can Damon and I link up?”
‘Very fast, people need more time..’
″Talk to your wolf? You’re making a funny face again,′ Damon says to me, laughing.
‘Uh, yes. Looks like your wolf already knows everything,’ I answer a little annoyed. Damon smiles and shakes his head.
“The mean creeper.”
‘Okay, the others are gone,’ says Alfa Erik. My mother comes up to me and holds my hand.
‘So I am almost a Lycan queen and can make my soul mate my king. But I need everyone’s help and of course the permission of the person I’m talking about.’ I look at Damon, who stares into space for a moment.
‘Okay okay. But I won’t make that theatrical answer,’ Damon says with his hands up.
“Lana,” Damon ducks away as if he’s getting a blow to the back of the head.
“Fuck, aghum, yes...” he puts his fist over his mouth and tries again.
“Queen Lana, I accept your proposal.” I burst out laughing.
‘I can already imagine what Thor sounded like in your head and I’m glad you accepted my proposal. Now the hard part. On my first transformation, Damon has to bite me when I’m transforming. Then the Lycan blood in me is triggered and is passed on to Damon as well. The bite has to be where Damon wants to mark me. It is very painful, but if someone sees his eyes change to a different color, then and only then can he let go of me.’ I become quiet and think why I told you about that color. Nobody told me that. ′
But I thought so,” says Zoë.
“Daughter, do you like that, because if the moon goddess says it will be very painful. Then I’m afraid she really means it.′
“I have faith.”
Damon and Chris are arguing.
“Is something guys?”
‘Yes there is something. Damon is our Alpha. I can never become the alpha of the black wolves. I’m a Beta!’ cries Chris.
‘Guys this is not a point of discussion now,’ says Alfa Erik.
‘We have another point…’ My cheeks and ears go blood red.
‘We have to. Do I really have to say that,’ I wail to my wolf. Damon shakes his head.
“Your wolf is taunting you. That’s something that shouldn’t happen immediately.′ The others all look the other way, knowing what we’re talking about.
“So, this will be an emergency meeting in the main hall. I link all adult werewolves. There’s no time to lose. There is a lot to announce and everything has to be prepared at lightning speed,′ says Alpha Erik. He looks at his wife and you can see the sadness in her eyes. She knows that her time as Luna will soon come to an end, now that her son has found his Mate.
‘Okay, everyone is aware. They’ll all be there within fifteen minutes,’ Alpha Erik informs us.