The light came up, only for me to come face to face with Leonid. Father, what is this?
Daughter, you know I love you, I want you to be happy, and I have watched you wish that the moon goddess grant you a mate, one that loves you, one that treats you equally, one that, could never hurt you, when I find out that, prince Leonid is your mate, I was happy that, your wish can finally be granted by the moon goddess, I know prince Leonid will treat you right and give you all the love that, you ever wish for, you could get it, if prince Leonid claimed you.
Father, did you know that alpha Stefan had made me his Luna and it will abomination for me to be claimed by just anybody, when...
Fiona, did you just refer to me as anybody? Leonid said, I pinned my lips together, and he move closer to me and pull my hand. Fiona, don't you want to be my mate anymore, you and I could be a good leaders, if only you let your dad conduct the ritual of our mating, the mating ceremony will make us one, and since Stefan didn't make the mistake of claiming you, it only means that his demon doesn't accept you.
Demon!!! I echoed, as I move my eyes from Leonid to my father, then to Uncle Bob.
Yes, Stefan is a demon. Uncle Bob added I burst into laughter, while they look at me, it's funny, he doesn't have horns nor is he looking ugly, he could possess some strange power but I don't think, he is a demon, he can't be a demon and he will never be a demon.
My mate, you should believe it, he is a demon and he doesn't love you, he is only going to hurt you and exposed you to those rogues that he banished from Hazel's father's pack, you will only die if you go with him. He is only going to put you in danger and death might be small a punishment for you. Leonid's words made me remember those words of Stefan, that I am going to die if he had carnal knowledge of me, letting him touch me might be the end of me.
You should let me claim you, let me mark you, let you and I complete our mating ceremony, so we could be one and bring forth more pups. Leonid said, pulling my hair off my neck, and brushing my hair to the side to expose my nape, my pulse thudded in panic, as he caresses it with his hand, then his lips fall towards my nape, and his fangs grew until it touches my nape, that fear that had grown in me, the scene of the first time, he tried to mark me, came back, could it be I am afraid of fangs? I heard those she-wolves in the Pack that had already been claimed, saying that, it's not painful, maybe because they are wolves and I don't know what I am yet.
I try to convince myself, that it's not going to hurt, even if it hurt the first time, it will surge because it's been done by my mate. The more I try to convince myself, the more I panic, the more I hated the fact that he will be the one to claim me, and not Stefan, the one I love but evil is lurking around him.
The fear in my stomach grew, and I want to push him away, I don't want his breath fanning me, I don't want his lips or fangs close to my skin, I don't want to get mark, fine, I want to get mark but not by him, I don't want to be claimed by Leonid, he used to be my friend, I hold him in high esteem but the truth is, after the masquerade ball that he left me alone, I hated him for abandoning and leaving me dry and hanging.
No matter how hard I try to convince myself that, I should let him do it, my body wouldn't let me, my breath becomes unstable and it's accelerating, and my vein popped, before his fangs could pierce my skin, I pushed him from me, I have no idea, where that force came from, everyone eyes bulge seeing him fall to the floor, as a result of my force, I too was surprised with the way I pushed him from me.
Are you irritated with my appearance and touch now? I closed my eyes. Hearing his words, breaks my heart, hurting him wasn't what I wanted but I can't be with him. Fiona, tell me, are you in love with Stefan, that you are willing to turn your back on your mate? Are you deeply into Stefan, the one that will put you in trouble? Leonid try to take my hand but the door flew open. Stefan walked into the room in a rage, he grabbed my hand. Let's go.
Why? She is my mate? Leonid held the other side of my hand.
Let go of her. Stefan's thunderous voice came up.
I can't, I will only let go of her, if only she could openly declare that, she rejected me as her mate.
Is that what will make you stay away from her? Stefan asked as he pulled his hand from mine.
Yes, I want to hear it, I know she can't, she will never hurt me, she can never reject me as her mate, and she knows that I am the only one that could make her wish for a mate come to pass.
Fine then, if she is to reject you, you will have no choice but to accept her rejections.
Yes, I will accept it and never bother her, I will let her be your Luna but until she didn't reject me, I will never stop trying and will keep wanting to claim my mate, since it's only right for a woman to be claimed by her mate, you and I know that a Luna that hasn't be claimed by the alpha is not yet a complete ruler, she will only be respected when her alpha is around.
Let the claiming of my Luna be my business, I hold you no explanation on when and how, I will claim my Luna, everything being said, Fiona, you should know what is best for you.
My eyes look at Stefan, what did he want me to do? What is he expecting me to do? In as much as I don't want to be claimed by Leonid, I still don't want to hurt his feelings, I don't want to break his heart, and I don't want him to be rejected. What did I even want?
Stefan...