Luna On The Run!

Luna Ariel’s POV

“Dad! I’m so sorry I let you down.”

Once again, tears streamed down my face in buckets. The feeling of shame is overwhelming, I am the daughter of the honored Alpha King and I have only caused him trouble. I must be the most talked about she-wolf in the werewolf community by now, and not everyone will sympathize with me.

Dad was overjoyed when Gorgio turned out to be my mate, proudly giving his approval at our joining ceremony and expressing his deep appreciation for my mate in his speech.

And what daughter is not happy to bring her father nothing but joy? I was also proud of myself at the time.

Now I had entirely ruined that. My run must have embarrassed him, and now that it turns out that I have more than one mate, even enemies, I know that his life has hit rock bottom. And then it all happened in front of the King and Queen.

“No, no, my daughter. There is nothing to apologize for. This is the will of the Moon Goddess. And she does nothing without a reason,” I heard him yelling on the other end of the line. “I understand this has taken you by surprise. I just hoped you would come to me instead of running away from your problems. You can’t always hide, Ariel.”

The last part sounds like a lecture. And he is right, of course, except that what has happened is too drastic to stand strong.

“Dad, you don’t understand. I love Gorgio and we promised to be faithful to each other. I can never have another mate, Gorgio will never agree to that. This is going to be a war and I don’t want to lose my mate,” I whispered desperately. “I can’t betray him, I never will,” I added vehemently.

“Whatever you decide, you will have to face the situation. Gorgio is mad with grief, he was here in Midnight Moon with warriors and weapons. I could barely calm him down,” my father sighed. “How much time do you need to calm down, my child? At least, please let Gorgio know where you are. He is looking for you like a madman “.

A sob leaves my throat, I know I cause my mate much pain but I cannot help myself.

“Daddy, will you tell him that I love him and only him? That I need some time to myself and that I will come back to him as soon as I have sorted everything out for myself. Then I will also open the mind link so that we can be in touch,” I told my father. “I miss him so much. If only I had not gone to Midnight Moon, we would be together now.”

The tears start to flow again and I throw my head against the back of the seat to calm my spirits. The pain in my chest almost strained my breathing.

“Don’t worry, I tell him. I know how connected you two are,” he comforted me softly. “I wonder what moved the Moon Goddess to pull such a stunt.”

“Please tell him, Dad. Tell him that the bond between us will sustain me. I feel him, his sadness and his longing, everything.” And now I can’t hold it any longer, I burst into sobs.

“Calm down, Ariel. Get some rest and come back soon. But know that Alpha Zane is waiting for you as well. You must have an explanation for him.”

There is silence for a moment. Then I sigh deeply.

“I will solve this together with Gorgio. I can assure you of that. In the meantime, I will calm down and return later”. We stopped talking. I remain seated, eyes closed, trying to control my breathing. Then I searched for my wolf, Era had not spoken during the whole episode. I think she is shocked by what happened and is in a state of processing herself.

‘Era, don’t desert me. Please talk to me,’ I begged her. ‘I need you now more than ever.’

I feel her slowly rise and when I look into her eyes I see raw pain. I have never seen her so battered, her ears hanging low and eyes bloodshot. The shock struck me. Has my decision done this to her?

‘Don’t worry about me, Ariel. I will recover. It was hard to cause our mate so much distress, but we can’t ignore it. Alpha Zane has a right to us too, he is our mate as much as Gorgio.’ I stared at her in silence, not quite knowing what to say.

Gorgio will never accept Selene’s decision, that’s a fact. We will cause another war that will divide the werewolf species into two camps. And that must be prevented at all costs.

‘Don’t worry, we’ll find a solution,’ my wolf cheered me on. ‘Let’s take a few days off and decide what to do. Then our minds will be cleared and we’ll know exactly what we want to do.’

I nodded dumbly, watching her roll over again, trying to work out her misery on her own.

It is always harder for a wolf to be away from her mate than it is for our human. And in this case, there are two mates. But just as she predicted, we’ll come to a resolution. Together with Gorgio because he is my priority. My heart is with him.

Slowly, the passengers trickle in. The driver calls the remaining ones over the loudspeaker and then it is time to move on.

Trying hard to control my emotions, I stared outside, watching the forests pass by. Nature has never failed to lift my spirits. And after half an hour I have myself pretty much under control again.

And then I feel it again, pounding hard against my mind link.

Gorgio!

My father has delivered the message and is trying to reach me before the distance between us becomes too much.

I close my eyes and lean back in my chair, pleading for sleep. …