Only For Her
Rhea’s P.O.V.
“Three cheers for Rhea”, Daniel yelled aloud happily and everyone presented around us hooted immediately to cheer me up. Daniel was going with me to the Royal Pack. Of course, he knew my purpose of going there. He told everyone in our group about this and now we were having a small party in the living room of the pack house. I smiled widely while looking at them. They were drinking, dancing, and playing with each other. I was also holding a can of beer and was sipping slowly. I didn’t want to be drunk as I had to travel with the alpha tomorrow morning. “Daniel… don’t drink too much… we have to travel tomorrow morning”, I yelled when Daniel took the second can of beer. He pouted but put down the beer again.
“But I can dance”, he yelled and started swaying his body in so many weird poses that I burst into laughter and clenched my stomach. We all laughed together and a few of the other warriors also joined him in that weird dance. “Nervous?” I looked in the direction of the person who asked me in a soft tone. I saw William passing me a sweet smile. “Yeah..it … it’s not a small matter”, I replied to him in a calm tone but I knew that he could sense my nervousness. William was the pack’s beta Albert’s son and the future beta of the pack. He was the second one after me from the top of the warriors.
“You shouldn’t be nervous. Alpha Hunter loves you so much and will take good care of you. Theo will also be there”, he tried to comfort me but his words increased my anxiety. “Above all, you are the best”, he once again encouraged me and tapped on my shoulder gently. I didn’t like anyone to touch me except during training but somehow his touch made my stiff body go relax this time and it was a surprise for me because he was definitely not my mate. “Forget about that for now. I will see whatever will come my way…. Let’s enjoy the party”, I tried to shrug off my fear and anxiety and asked him to join the others.
He took my hand and dragged me inside the group of all the warriors who were dancing madly. They all cheered aloud when they saw me among them. I barely attended any party or celebration inside the pack and that was why they were all more excited than they were already. “Wow… he is so handsome”, Moon once again drooled on William in the back of my mind earning an eye roll from me. She got fascinated by every handsome unmated male wolf. My wolf was really weird. The good thing was that she only liked to comment on their handsomeness or how good their bodies looks. She never tried or forced me to go near them in any other way than a friendly gesture.
“Ease up, girl.. you are dancing like a robot”, Daniel yelled and everyone around me once again cheered up while clapping hard. They started enchanting my name which made me glare at Daniel. “Everyone”, suddenly everything went silent when we heard the booming voice of Alpha Hunter. William removed his grip on my hand as he was still my holding my hand. We all moved in his direction and bowed our heads in respect. “I know that you all want to celebrate Rhea’s success but she has to travel a long distance to the Royal Pack tomorrow with Daniel, of course”, he specified Daniel’s name in the name making everyone chuckle.
“We will celebrate her success and the return of your future alpha together when we come back from the Royal Pack. So, now clean up here and go back to your rooms now”, he then announced the big party after our return and then ordered us to clean up the room. My body immediately stiffened again when I realized that I had to face someone soon. I didn’t know what I was going to do after that. I was still not ready to face him. “Rhea”, I heard William calling my name in a whisper. I looked at him blankly and saw the worry in his eyes. “Sorry.. I didn’t hear what did you say?” I immediately apologized and regained my composure.
“You zoned out right after Alpha Hunter announced the party. “What’s wrong?” he asked me in a worried tone. “Uhhh…. Nothing… I am fine, William… but thanks for your concern. I am really fine”, I passed an assuring smile while thanking him. He took a deep breath. “I don’t know what is eating you from inside, Rhea… but always remember… I am here whenever you feel a need of a friend”, he said in a serious tone with all his sincerity. “Thanks, William…. Now I should help them to clean this mess up”, I thanked him again in a genuine tone and then looked around the mess we had created.
“Leave this for them…. They will take care of it… go and rest… you have a long journey tomorrow”, he said and patted my shoulder again. I pursed my lips and looked around one more time. “Thanks… I am leaving then”, I thanked him again for all his help and then walked towards the stairs. William lived with his family in their separate home. I didn’t have a home because I lost my parents during a rogue attack four years ago. I could never forget that dreaded day and that was my worst nightmare because they killed my parents limb by limb in front of my eyes because my parents were trying to protect me. Alpha Hunter saved me at that time and later he took me in.
I went straight to my room while drowning in my thoughts. I closed the door behind me and leaned on the door by my back. I put my head on the door and closed my eyes. The memories of that day filled my thoughts again. That was the day after my birthday. I met with Moon two days ago. We were so happy and then everything became a nightmare for me. I not only lost my parents but also lost all hopes of living a good life. I lost my cheerful nature for which I was known to the whole pack. I was full of life before that and became lifeless after that. “Hey… you forgot me again? We were together in that and I was also in the same pain as yours”, Moon whined inside my mind again while scolding me.
I smiled and took a deep breath. I knew she was only trying to distract me from those memories. Between us, she was the one who didn’t lose herself. She was still full of life and hope. She is the only reason that I was still alive because she had a strong desire to live this life at the fullest. “We only get one life, girl… so.. forget the worst and embrace the future which is full of surprises and happiness. I am sure that everything will be okay for us”, she once again cheered me up and I felt tears in my eyes. “Thanks, Moon…. Thanks for staying with me”, I thanked her in a choked voice and she rolled her wolfish eyes in the back of my mind. “Let’s get some rest. We have to rock the Royal Pack after tomorrow”, she once again chirped, making me smile widely this time.
I opened my eyes and went straight to the closet to get my night clothes. I had already packed a small bag for tomorrow. So, All I needed right now was to take a quick shower and then retire for the night. I stripped off my clothes and threw them inside the washroom. After brushing my teeth, I took a quick shower but washed my hair. I had long silky brown hair which had slight curls in the end. I always put them in a messy high bun as fighting was easy this way. After wrapping a towel around my chest, I went out of the washroom. I took my clothes from the bed and put them on after drying my body. "Rhea", I was about to lie down when suddenly I felt a mind-link and opened the mind-link. I was surprised when I heard Luna Emily's voice.
"Yes, Luna", I immediately replied to her in a respected tone. "I have something for Theo. Please take that from me in the morning so that you can give that to him", she requested and I felt that someone had knocked all the air out of my lungs. I fell down on the bed with a thud. "Rhea... are you there?" I heard Luna Emily's concerned voice once again. "Yes... yes, Luna... I will come to you in the morning", I replied to her hurriedly. "Okay... sleep tight then", she wished me and then we both cut off the mind link. I closed my eyes and gulped down the lump which had formed in my throat by now. I needed to stay strong and everything will be okay.