The Red moon pack was booming with the presence of a new Alpha and his mate,
“Fred” Alpha Coast called out to his cousin immediately he saw him,
“Coast, my brother” Fred gave him a brotherly hug,
“It is so good to see you again, it’s been how many years” Coast emphasized.
“Too long brother, I will like to introduce someone to you” Fred pointed and a beautiful young lady with red hair and brown eyes walked towards them with a polished smile on her face.
“This is Lola, my mate” he introduced to her.
“Nice to meet you Lola” Alpha Coast greeted formerly like a gentleman, he kissed the palm of his cousin’s mate and gave out a warm smile.
“Now where is the young Luna I have heard rumors about, good rumors my brother” Fred requested for Bella and Alpha Coast smiled.
“She will be here” he said hoping so.
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At Bella’s house, Gamma Lucian tried all he could to get Bella to accept the Alpha’s proposal.
“I said no, I will not pretend to be his Luna” She bluntly rejected the offer.
“It is just for a few days and then you can go back to acting as normal” Gamma Lucian suggested but Bella disagreed.
“Not even for a day, I would not do it” she grumpily folded her arm angry at such an offer,
She wouldn’t dare to pretend to be someone she wasn’t just to play along for Coast’s cousin, she may be his Luna but she hadn’t fully accepted it yet and wouldn’t want to act like they were together as any mates would be.
“Please Bella” he teased her,
“I said No!, if he wanted me to do this then why isn’t he here to ask me, why did he send you.
Is he afraid of me saying NO because thats exactly what I would have said to him”
She felt like the request wasn’t that important because Alpha Coast wasn’t there to request it himself.
“He is attending to his cousin so he asked me to ask you instead” Lucian answered.
“It changes nothing, he might be scared of me” she blurted out in a smile.
“Am here” a deep bass voice said and Bella jolted to her feet in fear, Alpha Coast had left his cousin to fetch her because he felt she was taken too much time or his Gamma may not be able to convince her.
Gamma Lucian excused himself to allow them to talk.
“I have heard everything from your Gamma and my response is still no” she said walking over to the kitchen to make a snack.
“It’s just for a week” Coast replied her.
“A week!
Your gamma said it was for three days” she answered in shock by how lengthy the days were.
“He must be mistaken, they are staying for a week and I can’t have him pressuring me about you” he took a seat and crossed his leg.
“Are you scared of a little pestering?” she teased him.
“Would you do it?” He ignored her question, he wasn’t there for her to tease him but rather negotiate with her.
“No” she stated walking towards her room.
“If you do it I will give you anything you want” he said and she sharply turned towards him, he knew she always liked making deals to get what she wants.
“Anything” she uttered to be sure of what he had just.
“Anything except leaving me” he answered knowing the one thing she wanted more than anything was to leave and he wasn’t ready to let her go.
“Okay, I will act like your Luna for a week” she said and he smiled,
just as he thought she would accept the deal because of that.
“What do you want in return?”
“You will find out later” Bella smirked and he questioned himself if he hadn’t fallen into a trap instead of her.
“You know that you will be staying in my chambers for a week”
He decided to use this deal to his advantage to have her closer to him as much as he wanted.
“Why can’t I just stay here?” She queried wondering what was wrong if she stayed there.
“My cousin will suspect something, he has a nag for such things and can pick up easily” Alpha Coast swiftly lied to convince her. Bella reluctantly agreed and went to change her clothes to look presentable as the Luna she ought to be.
“I will wait for you over there” he left her to attend back to his cousin.
“Brother, how is the pack fairing?” Fred asked immediately he saw him walking towards him, he was taking a view of the castle and accessing every detail he saw.
“Very well Fred” Coast answered.
“And you must be Alpha Fred, Coast has told me so much about you” Bella appeared in a beautiful green dress, her hair fell to the back and her smile was eloquent and real.
Alpha Coast’s jaw dropped when he saw her, he couldn’t take his eyes off her as he watched her walk towards them, she had said his name casually and he liked the tone she used in referring to him.
“And you must be Bella, the dearest mate of my brother Coast” Fred lightly kissed her palm as a sign of respect.
“And where is the beautiful lady you should be with, I was expecting to see her with you?” Bella searching around referring to Alpha Fred’s mate.
“She is resting from the long journey” He answered.
“I must say your mate is quite charming” Fred complimented.
“Indeed she is” Alpha Coast wrapped his arms around her waist, he wondered where she got the accent from and how good she was at acting that even him could have been fooled if he didn’t know better.
Bella let out a cute smile melting the heart of Fred, it was nice to see his cousin happy and he was glad that he found his mate.
“Is my brother Coast giving you any troubles Bella?” Fred pulled her away from Coast and he frowned, he had expected that from his cousin, he was aware that he was going to interrogate Bella to find out a few things.
“A lot but I can handle him” she answered amicably and they both laughed.
Alpha Coast watched her laugh and he was relieved to see her smile but he was also jealous that she wasn’t smiling with him.
“Despite all that, I know that he loves me because he shows me that in every thing he does, I feel lucky to have him” Bella wrapped her hands with him and they smiled at each other affectionately,
“You found love brother” Alpha Fred said convinced by their tiny act.
“I will retreat to have my rest and be with my mate” Fred left them alone and they waited for him to disappear before they could finally let go of each other.
“You are such a great actress” Alpha Coast commented.
“Is that your thank you” Bella turned back to her feisty self, with Fred gone, there was no need to act like a couple anymore.
“Thank you” he sincerely said.
She puffed her lips and walked away but accidentally missed a step and fell back, Alpha Coast immediately caught her and she crashed into his arms. His eyes gazed into hers and there was nothing but love for her in his.
Bella could feel butterflies in her stomach just by looking at him, her heart raced with each beat.
“You can let me go now”
She wanted to get away from him as fast as she could to stop her racing heart.
She climbed the steps again, and her leg slipped, this time she fell on his sturdy chest and he looked questionable at her wondering if she was doing it on purpose.
He carried her in his arms up the stairs,
“I can walk” she groaned.
“Quiet, the next time you fall, I might not catch you” he answered happy that she was in his arms.