Chapter Four
Lilly
The moment I open my eyes, I feel like I am in a whole different world. The room I am in is all white except for the black pieces of furniture. The bed I am in is the softest bed I have ever laid down on in my entire life. Well, alright. I never had a proper bed in my life. Back when I was living with my family, they gave me a small cupboard size room and I only had a small foam where I used to sleep. And when I was kicked out and started living on my own, I made a makeshift bed for myself. So, I am not entirely sure if this I am laying on a very good bed or every bed just feels like this. However, I used to clean the room of my parents and my sister so I know that this bed is bigger and the material looks softer.
The ceilings and the walls of the room is painted white. The curtains, which cover a large set of windows, are also spotless white. But the big cabinets on the side, as well the the coffee table near the bed, is pure black. This room has a masculine feel on each and every part of it, that is why, I am sure that this room belongs to a man. And because of its exquisite arrangement, I can tell that this room belongs to Alpha Lucas. That, and the fact that he is sitting on a chair near the bed. One of his elbows is on the bed, his head resting on his hand. His other hand is holding my hand while he plays with my fingers.
"Lilly, I can tell that you are awake. Don't pretend to sleep." I hear him tell me and I feel my face blush a little from his comment.
"I was not pretending to sleep, Alpha." I inform him. Truly, I was not pretending to sleep. I just did not want to move because I don't know what to do, or what to tell him.
"Then, are you shy?" He inquires. Well, yes, I am shy. And feeling awkward. I get up and sit on the bed, my head is down as I pretend to examine the blankets.
"Lilly, please look at me." I hear him say while I feel his grip on my hand became tighter.
For the whole two years, I had been looking down and not meeting anyone's eyes. This is why, I unconsciously avoided his eyes when I woke up. After hearing his order, I raise my chin and look at him. What I see is the same beautiful dark eyes, a strong jaw line, a straight nose and a pair of plum, red lips. Powerful aura emanates from him. He is really beautiful, to say to the least.
"Lilly, what I said was a request. It was not an order. You can grant me the request, or ignore me, love." He says while looking at me with his soft eyes.
I cannot find any answer to his statement.
"Lilly, you are my mate. You are the Luna. You stand at the same standing as me. No person is above you." He declares.
"But, Alpha, I have no wolf. I was born a werewolf, but I have no wolf. My strength is not any better than a human mate." I tell him. It is better to tell him directly than knowing it from another.
If he already knows it, I want to know what is his opinion of this.
"Lilly, call me Lucas please." He grab my hand and give it another kiss. This kiss is not the feathery kiss he gave me at the lake. This kiss is a lingering one. I feel my emotions are once again steering inside me. My heart is skipping beats.
"Lilly, I know you have no wolf. I also know your body composition is almost like that of the humans. Back when I was healing you, I felt the energy inside your body and determined that it is almost the same as them. Actually, your healing speed was a lot slower than the humans. You were bleeding non-stop and your bones broke faster." I am weaker than humans? Oh, really. That is not nice thing to know.
"And because of all of that, my hatred towards the wolves who did this to you is aggravated. If they weren't members of my pack, I could have already swept out their entire family." His tone is getting more and more lower, anger is really sweeping from his body.
"Alpha Lucas, I am not a Luna." It is the only thing that I can tell him. Right now, I am overwhelmed by the things he said. Since I was young, no one cared about me. No one took care of me, and no one got angry in my behalf. All of this things that Alpha Lucas was saying to me are foreign.
"I don't care, Lilly. You could be a rabbit and I will still want you." He replies.
"Lilly, I am Lucas Cox, a descendant of Eleazar, the first Alpha King. I am powerful enough to defeat a whole pack on my own. I don't need my mate for her strength. I don't need you for power." He pauses and extends a hand on my face. His fingertips brushed into my jaw and I feel electricity runs down my spine.
"I will always want you for you, Lilly. You have suffered so much while I was away. For all of that, I am very sorry, my Lilly. I'm sorry I didn't come back earlier." He says.
"Please accept me as your mate. I will take every thing slow."
"My Luna.. I will do anything for you." He softly tells me.
"Besides, my sweet... You don't see it yourself, but you are more than special." The way his eyes look at me, it is like he is saying something. It is not guilt nor pain, it is not happiness. It is more of.. longing? Is he waiting for me to reply?
"Alpha Lucas.. uhm.. thank you. For saving me." I tell him wholeheartedly. At this time, I feel like my earlier despair is melted out. The mate in front of me is telling me that he accepts me. This is my very dream from when I was young. It was my very hope. However, now, this seems to be surreal and I still can't believe that everything about this is true.
Something flashes on his eyes but it is too quick for me to properly see. Alpha Lucas slightly smiles and brings my hand that he is holding near his lips again, flips it over and kisses my palm. "As I said, anything for you Lilly."
I feel electricity again on my spine and my arms are legs had goosebumps all over. This makes Alpha Lucas chuckle.
"Now, it's time for you to eat. I will accompany you, and after this, if you want, you can accompany me to the meeting hall to meet the pack." He says it as he walks to the nearby table to grab an already prepared meal.
"But, I would like to request you to accompany me there. I am very restless and badly want some blood after seeing my mate treated like that." He says while he walks back to me with his hands carrying the tray filled with food. I notice his eyes momentarily shifts to a darker shade. It is so dark that it is almost black.
"But now, please eat, my mate. We need to have your energy back soon." He says with a hint of a smirk.
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At the Meeting Hall of the Black Mist Pack, all of the almost ten thousand members of the pack are waiting for the Alpha. This is the very first order that Alpha Lucas gave since he became the alpha 13 years ago. All of the pack members have pale faces. This is especially the case for the Beta and the Gamma who are in the front, whispering intensely to each other.
After I ate, Alpha Lucas surprisingly cleans up after me. He then prepares my bath and tells me to relax myself and not worry about anything. After the most relaxing bath I ever had, I see a set of clothes neatly folded near the sink. It is composed of a black shirt that looks like Alpha Lucas' and a pair of traveling shorts. The clothes are big for me, but since I am used to wear over sized clothes, fitting it to my body by folding it takes no time at all.
After I am ready, I walk to the bedroom and see Alpha Lucas sitting on the bed. The expression on his face is unfathomable. He is once again wearing his expressionless face, but when he glance up to me, there was a hint of a smile on his face.
"That smell and those clothes fit you." He tells me, and I felt my cheeks burning.
After that, we finally go to the Meeting Hall of the pack.
It is my first time going in here. Even before I was kicked out, my family was ashamed of me, so, they never had me come with them when there was a pack gathering. After I was kicked out, it is more so that I cannot attend because of the Beta order. Going in here with the Alpha feels surreal. To say that I am intimidated is more than correct. Inside this hall are the pack members who I cannot come near with. I am not allowed to look at every one of them in the eyes.
I am scared and don't want to enter the room. But, just when I think that I should just run away, Alpha Lucas put a hand on my back and prevents me from taking a backward step.
"Lilly, let me hold you. I feel calm when I am in contact with you." Alpha leans down and whispers in my ears.
We are already in the front entrance of the hall, so considering the sharp hearings of the werewolves inside, I am pretty sure that what Alpha Lucas told me was heard by each and every one of them. That is why, I don't know what is the use of whispering.
The two of us walk in the entrance and every pack members are stone quiet. When they see the Alpha, all of them kneels and bows their head.
Alpha Lucas don't seem to notice them and start walking in the center of the hall where a couple of stairs can be seen. On top of these chairs, two regal chairs were placed.
This image looks exactly like a throne room. Back at our history class, I learns that this is the very throne room that Alpha King Eleazar used during his reign. I also know that these two big chairs were the very chairs the Alpha king and his Queen used. Sitting on the chairs indicates the status of the Alpha and the Luna. These chairs are the symbol of their powers. That was why, the modern alphas and lunas don't normally sit on these thrones, unless there is a compelling reason that demands the use of it, such as, when the alphas demand obedience from the pack.
This is the first time Alpha Lucas came in this throne room as the Alpha, and he is already heading to the direction of the thrones with me on his side.
All of the faces of the pack members turn for the worst, and I can feel their anxiety and fear.
When we reach the chairs, Alpha Lucas didn't sit on the Alpha's chair. Instead, he lead me to the Luna's chair and motion me to sit down.
It wasn't supposed to be like this, the Luna is Alpha's mate and support. But right now, Alpha Lucas is leading me, a wolf-less were-girl who even though the alpha's mate is not yet the luna, to the Luna's chair even before he sits on the Alpha chair.
"Come sit on your chair, Lilly." I hear him say softly. At this moment, I want to freak out.
Sit on the chair. Claim what is yours.
A voice says in my head. This is the same voice I heard before I entered the cafeteria earlier. At first I thought it was hallucination, now I'm sure it is not.
Regardless of what it is, I feel like my cowardice start melting away. I take a breath before I sit on the big chair.
I look at Alpha Lucas and see a hint of a smile forming on his face.
Alpha Lucas then sit on the Alpha's chair. The power that emanates from him is suddenly increased a hundred fold.
Below us, every pack members are kneeling with their heads down. No one dares to make a single sound. A couple of minutes already past and not one sound was made.
"Now, tell me a good reason why I should not chop and burn all of you." Is the chilling threat that Alpha Lucas says to break the deafening silence.
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