I Am The Lycan’s Luna

••• Aleena’s POV •••

The moment I set foot on the Black Heart Pack ground, my nervousness threatened to consume me whole.

Is this the right thing to do? I have never been trained to be an Alpha or a Luna before. Will I really be able to be an excellent Alpha?

My confidence from before was slowly extinguished as we walked nearer to the meeting ground. Doubts filled my mind with each step I took when suddenly I felt a strong arm circling my shoulder and pulling me close to the most important person in my life at the moment.

“Don’t be nervous,” Kyson said. “You can do this.”

I looked at him and smiled sweetly to express my gratitude. “I’m thankful you are my mate.”

“I’ll support you no matter what you wanna do,” he continued.

I didn’t know if this complete mate bond was good or not. We would be able to feel every emotion the other was feeling, which could be embarrassing, but at this point in time, I was grateful for it.

Before I could say anything else, I realized we had reached the meeting ground. Greg gestured for us to go in, and I saw many people whom I had grown up with.

Kyson didn’t give me time to think or react as he walked straight toward the podium, pulling me along with him.

I took a deep breath as I looked at the familiar faces before opening my mouth to speak. “I have decided to become your new Alpha.”

The crowd’s expression lit up, and they became excited as I agreed to become their new Alpha. Their reaction boosted my confidence.

“Even though I’m your new Alpha, I’m still the Crimson Blood Pack’s Luna. Since Alpha Kyson is my mate, he will indirectly be your Alpha, too,” I continued and stopped to look at all those familiar faces in front of me, waiting to see if they would disagree with my condition.

Seeing them quiet and looking at me expectantly, I spoke again, “But I want to change the pack’s name.”

Silence ensued at the meeting ground. I could understand them. It was one thing to join another pack that had been established a long time; it was another to be in a new pack.

“I know being in a newly developed pack might seem scary, but it’s no different than merging with another pack,” I told them, and the crowd hummed in acceptance.

“I have always thought that the name Black Heart Pack was only suited to Andre, Rose, and his subordinate, who was merciless and ruthless enough to kill were-babies. And I know the rest of you do not have black hearts. Thus, I want to change the pack’s name. It would be a new beginning for all of us,” I explained.

The crowd seemed to agree with my decision.

“There was once a pack in this country called the Silver Shadow Pack. Unfortunately, Andre and Rose burned them to the ground and erased everyone’s memories of it. Furthermore, my parents were the Alpha and the Luna of the pack,” I continued explaining.

The crowd gasped upon hearing about it. They must feel the same way as me – Andre and Rose were really evil to their core.

“And I’d like to rename the Black Heart Pack as the Silver Shadow Pack in remembrance of my parents. Maybe some of you think that it was selfish for me to decide to use that name, but I want to rebuild my parents’ pack with all of you – the people I had grown up with. I hope you can understand my reason behind it,” I gave out my explanation for my decision and swept my gaze through the crowd with resolution, and I knew there was a hint of pleading in my voice.

“But since you will be my pack members, I still want to ask you about this. Feel free to speak up if you have any thoughts about it,” I continued and fell silent, waiting for any of them to disagree with my decision.

“Luna Aleena, I have no objection to it. It will be no different than changing the pack name if we do merge with another pack,” Greg spoke up.

“Yes. The pack’s name wouldn’t be as important as you being Alpha,” Luis chimed in.

With their Beta and Gamma agreeing with me, the rest had no doubts about it and agreed with my decision.

“Thank you for agreeing with me. This means a lot to me,” I told them with appreciation.

“Now, we can move forward and make Aleena your new Alpha – the Alpha of the Silver Shadow Pack,” Kyson told them.

I looked at him, not knowing how to do it.

He smiled at me before turning to the crowd. “First, you need to go rogue. This way, you don’t have a pack, and then we’ll bind you to Aleena as the Alpha of the Silver Shadow Pack.”

The crowd didn’t need to be told twice, as I saw them breaking their ties with the former Black Heart Pack. When the last of them broke the ties, their scents changed – now they smelled like rogues.

“Someone, please bring a bowl for Aleena,” Witch Lily said, and before long, a bowl appeared before me.

“It’ll take lots of blood to make the blood pact. I’m afraid you will lose a lot of blood if we do it in a convenient way,” Witch Lily said and presented me with a dagger.

“Before we make the blood pact, Luna Aleena needs to say something,” she said.

Thinking of the time when I pledged loyalty to the Crimson Blood Pack and Kyson, I began saying, “Returning my attention back to the current topic, I asked, “Members of the former Black Heart Pack, you will pledge your loyalty to the Silver Shadow Pack, especially to me?”

“Yes, I will, Alpha Aleena,” the crowd said in unison.

“Will you abide by all the rules of the Spirit Shadow Pack with absolutely no exception?” I asked them.

“Yes, I will, Alpha Aleena,” they replied again.

“Will you promise with your blood and life?” I asked them the last question for the ceremony.

“I promise, Alpha Aleena,” they said in decisiveness.

“Please cut your palm and collect your blood in the bowl,” Witch Lily instructed me gently.

I followed her instructions and sliced my palm, letting my blood drip into the bowl. Seeing it was not enough and my wound had closed, I cut my palm again. Once Witch Lily was sure the blood was enough for all the members, she turned toward the crowd.

“Now you have to do the same; slice your palms and pledge loyalty to your Alpha at the same time,” she said to the crowd.

Some of them had daggers and knives in their hands, while others used their claws to slice open their palms.

Seeing them with open wounds in their palms, Witch Lily quickly chanted a spell, and my blood in the bowl began to form into tiny droplets and floated to each member. My blood entered their bloodstream through their opened wounds.

“Pledge yourself to the Silver Shadow Pack and me,” I told the crowd.

The crowd pledged themselves readily, “I, (their name), formerly of the Black Heart Pack, pledged my loyalty to the Silver Shadow Pack and the Alpha of the Pack, Alpha Aleena.”

Once they pledged their loyalty to me, I felt new mind links forming in my mind, and Kyson must have felt it, too, since he was my mate.

“As you have pledged your loyalty to my pack and me, you’ll be under the protection of me and also Kyson. We might not merge with the Crimson Blood Pact, but you will have the same Alpha and Luna. And it’s our responsibility to be responsible for you,” I told them.

They all fell to their knees as a sign of respect and said, “Alpha Aleena, Alpha Kyson.”

“Luna,” I told them, and everyone looked confused. Even Colton, Kyson, and Lucas looked confused.

Ignoring their confused looks, I continued staring at my pack members. “Luna Kyson,” I told them.

“You will address him as Luna Kyson when we discuss anything about the Silver Shadow Pack, but you will still address him as Alpha Kyson if it’s related to the Crimson Blood Pack,” I continued.

The scene went into pin-drop silence as some of them looked at me in disbelief while others bit their lips to stop themselves from laughing.

Kyson’s mouth was hanging open, and suddenly, we heard a round of laughter from our side. Colton had laughed so hard he had tears running down his face while Lucas pursed his lips tightly, but I could see the slight twitch as he tried to hold back his laughter. Even I had to bite my lips to stop myself from laughing out loud.

Ignoring their laughter, I continued to tell them of our plans. “Luna Kyson will relocate the Crimson Blood Pact to the forest best to this pack. We will need your help with building the pack, and of course, the Crimson Blood Pack members will help, too.”

“I hope we can have a great relationship with all the packs in this country, including the rogues,” I finished what I had wanted to convey to them. “Any of you have any questions?” I gave them a chance to speak their minds, but they didn’t make a fuss, much to my satisfaction.

“You are all dismissed,” I told them. “Beta Greg, Gamma Luis, please stay back. I need to discuss something with both of you.”

The rest went out from the meeting rooms, while Greg and Luis stayed behind just as I ordered them to.

“Beta Greg, Gamma Luis, I need to go away for a while, and I’m placing the Silver Shadow Pack under your care,” I told them.

“Shall we go with you?” Greg said.

“No, it’s unrelated to the Silver Shadow Pack,” I replied calmly. “Please take good care of the pack members,” I told them.

“We will, Alpha Aleena,” Luis bowed and left.

“Alpha Aleena, how are you? I see you’ve found your mate,” Greg, who hadn’t left, said.

“Yes. Now I have a mate,” I smiled brightly at him. “When I come back, I’d like to meet your mate,” I told him.

“She’ll be happy to meet her Alpha,” he smiled, and I dismissed him.

Suddenly, I felt myself being pulled forcefully, and I was enveloped by my mate’s huge body.

“What did you say about me being called Luna?” he growled.