Chapter 3

There's something about mates which is extremley annoying, they are very jealous about what other men say or do around their mates. Well, to be honest it goes both ways. As a person you and your mate are one, and therefore its a very protective relationship.

Max and I walked back into school holding hands, that was a way of marking his territory on me until we take the next step, which is marriage. Wolves have a special type of marriage, its where in the wolf form they have to commit to each other, its a very personal celebration, its between you and your mate but it is basically where you make sure your scent is on the other person to warn off any other werewolf.

As we walked back in my senses heightned, everyone was watching our every move, I never thought about it until now but I am now the packs Luna. This means, once Max and I make that committment to each other I am in charge, I have as much power as the Alpha does. I automitically have the peoples respect, although I would rather earn it but I will earn it more when I am offically Luna. The pack is very protective of our wellbeing, they would die for our Alpha and now he would die for me. This is alot of pressure to put on one day.

"Max, I think we need to spend some time together to discuss this." I whispered to him. He nodded and went to speak to the headteacher. Incase I didn't mention, the whole town are werewolves and we all obey everything the Alphas say.

He had a word with the headteacher and chucked his keys to Gordan, which means I was driving.

"Where are we gonna go?"

"To the beach, its quiet there and I love it. Its where I go to think." I nodded and started the car.

During the journey we didn't talk much, he just held my hand and looked out of the window staring into the mountains as we drove. I turned into the car park and got out.

"This way." And he started walking into the trees, there was a path but it was very unused suggesting that not many people knew this was here. He walked in front of me never looking back, he would know if I had gone anywhere because of my scent.

We kept walking until we reached a clearing with a massive rock, then he took my hand and sat on the rock which overlooked the sea, you could see the waves smashing against the rocks whilst you were safe overhead.

"Tell me your worries." His green eyes bore into my brown ones as he asked me what the problem was.

"I've never been a leader, never in my life. I am just realising that I am going to have to run a pack with you. They respect me already and we haven't gone to the next stage, I understand I am not Luna now and won't be for a few years I hope, I want to finish school first and have an education of some description. I know many Lunas choose not to work, but I am telling you now that is not happening. I want to be able to do other things that don't revolve around the pack completely. How am I gonna do this?" He looked at me, surprised.

"You don't need to work, you can live off of me and the pack."

"But I want to work, its the whole reason I asked to talk to you. I need my own life and I need to be able to get away. You need to understand this."

"I do."

"But, for now I just need to learn the roles of running a pack, as your are from your dad. I think I need to see your mum."

"She would love to." He looked at me, I knew it.

"You've already asked her?" He nodded. I sighed, of course he did.

We both stayed silent and just looked out onto the sea. How beautiful this was.

"Is there anyone I need to worry about?" He asked me.

"Like who, I've bascially been a loner all my life. I have two friends and my family, well and now you, but no you don't. I never felt that it would be worth my time, getting a boyfriend because when I met my mate I knew who I would choose. It would hurt the both of us and I couldn't be bothered with the fallout that would follow.

"True, I always knew about you. Even before I knew we were mates, you made quite a name for yourself within the school." I looked up at him.

"Like what?"

"Like when you shouted at your maths teacher because he got a question wrong and you called him an incompitent fool, then proceeded to correct the wrong question in front of the class. Or when your car broke down and you kicked off so much you ran home and got your dad with the jump cabled. It was quite funny if I'm honest. People started to realise that you spoke your mind and had a wicked temper. It was very interesting." He laughed.

We both sat there for hours laughing about the time before today, It is funny how we found out this morning that we were mates, well I did, but it has felt so much longer.

It got to when the sun started to set that we decided that enough was enough and it was time to go home. I already know I'm going to be in a lot of trouble when I get back, wolf or not my parents were very protective of me.

We got to my car and I drove us back, this time it was silent we were just talking about things that happened when we were kids or things like our favourite movies and books, and we figured that we had more in common then we thought. I dropped him off at his house and he tried to get a cheeky kiss, until I drove away and left him in the dust.

When I got home I could already hear my parents talking about how they were gonna punish me, such as ground me for a week. I walked in and saw them sat on the sofa, it was time to tell them the big news.

"Hi, so I have news that you probably already know but I wanna tell you anyway. Max is my mate, so in turn I am the future Luna." Their faces stayed the same, they did know. My mum looked at me and nodded.

"We know darling." It was then I broke down crying. Mum and dads eyes widened and they came over to me.

"What's wrong darling?"

"How the fuck am I gonna run a pack? I can't even run a bath." I cried into my mum shoulder.

"Hey now, come on. You are strong and you'll learn. I may not be Luna but I can be there for when you are taught. It isn't going to be as hard as you believe darling."

"On top of that, Max doesn't want me to have a career."

"Well it is strange, but he isn't going to stop you, is he? You are your own person at the end of the day. You do what's right for you, but now you have to think about the pack as well." She smiled. She always knew, as mums do.

"Now come on, I have a cuppa at the ready with buscuits."

I knew this was going to be difficult. But I need to do it, for me, for Max and for the pack. I got this.