Chapter 2 Runaway Luna

I ran with the rest of the gang, I didn’t stop. I had earlier felt him chasing me but he stopped when he got to the end of his territory. I heard him howl so loud that my heart skipped a beat. “You left our mate.” My wolf said to me. I didn’t say anything to her, I just focused on running. Finally, a familiar building came into sight. We ran into our home and closed the door. I shifted immediately into my human form. I was panting, not because of running but because I didn't understand why my mate had to be the Alpha of the Moon Shine Pack. “Allison, Will would like to see you now.” Jake said interrupting my thought. I turned to him, my anger resurfacing. “Do you know Liam is dead? And it’s all your fault?” I said moving close to him. “He was a young pup who didn’t know how to defend himself. How is it my fault, we were only resting before they came out of nowhere, they attacked us first.” Jake yelled. “I told you not to go there, but you refused. When would you learn to stop being a selfish brat.” I yelled back. “I don’t take orders from you Allison.” Jake said looking straight into my eyes. In a second using the energy I had left, I turned him over and pressed his hands behind his back such that his face was pressed against the wall. "If you ever challenge me again, especially in front of the others, I would teach you a lesson you wouldn't forget in a hurry." I said in a low voice. "Let go Allison." Jake said. I could see anger and jealousy in his eyes. He knew I was stronger than him and there was nothing he could do about it. He was jealous that Will always spoke to me about almost everything. He puts me in charge most time rather than him. After a few seconds of holding him close enough to the wall, I let him go. “You’ll regret this.” He said and walked out. I heaved a sigh and walked towards Will’s office. I knocked on the door, I heard a reply to come in. I walked into the office, Will had his back to me. The office was small, it only had two chairs and a board where he pins down the things he wants to note down. “Will? You called.” I said. "My darling Allison." He said turning his seat. "Jake told me all that happened today. You did well." Wait WHAT!!! "Moon Shine Pack attacked us for no reason and killed our members. We wouldn’t let them go free, would we?” He asked. “No that was not …” I tried to explain but I didn’t know exactly what Jake had told him, plus I was a little scared of him. “Oh my dear, don’t worry. We would give them a chance to relax first, we won’t do anything immediately. When the time is right, we would get them exactly where we want them.” Will said smiling, probably enjoying his imagination of taking down a pack. “We were in their territory, they wouldn’t have attacked if we had just gone straight home.” I said. Will got up from his seat. He moved slowly towards me, I bent my head not wanting to see if he was fine with what I said or not. He held my cheeks and lifted them such that I was looking straight at him. “Are you defending them?” Will asked. “I …I … no…” I stuttered. I felt a stinging pain on my cheek. He looked at me for a while, and then he dropped his hand. “Good” He said. "Go freshen up." He ordered. Will is the leader here, no one questions him. His order must always be obeyed no matter what. Making Will angry comes with consequences, this is the side of Will I fear most. Though he puts me in charge most times because of my strength he doesn't hesitate to show me who's in charge whenever things go wrong or when Jake carries out one of his mischievous acts which eventually gets me to a problem, one of which he just did now. I left the office in a hurry to get to my room. The minute I got there, I burst into tears. I might be strong physically but most times my emotions do get the best of me. I was tired of being a rogue, I wanted to be a normal she-wolf. I was tired of being abused, I wanted to be appreciated and loved. I started yearning for the company of a mate. My mate. He’s the Alpha of Moon Shine Pack, I don’t know what he looks like in human form but I’m certain he’s gorgeous. I smiled to myself mentally. I couldn’t take my eyes off his green eyes. I could see that he wanted me to come to him but I could just run to him in the middle of a fight. His pack members were there and rogues too were there and it would have been an odd sight and an interesting one for someone like Jake. I wish I was a normal wolf, but I was not. I am a rogue. What do alphas do to rogues? They kill them. Will he kill me? I thought to myself. “You’re his mate Allison, he can’t kill you. It’s forbidden.” My wolf said to me. “But he’s an alpha. We have nothing in common. I just want a normal life.” I said to her. “Go to him.” My wolf said. “I can’t do that. If Will gets to know that I have a mate, he might harm me.” I told her. “He is your mate Al… you can’t ignore the mate bond forever, you already met him. She pointed out. Then a thought came to me. “Then we would have to reject each other. I would reject him and he would do the same.” I said to her, the thought of it breaking my heart. “You would do no such thing Allison. Don’t be selfish, I need his wolf too.” She said. “This isn’t about being selfish. I can’t be his Luna. I’m not Luna material. I’m also doing this for him, what would his pack say when they find out that his mate is a rogue.” I asked. “I think you should leave that to him to worry about.” She said. “Please, don’t make this difficult for me. My life will be in danger if Will finds out, this might even put our mate in danger too.” I said to her. I didn’t even know his name, I don’t need to know. This is the best time to reject him, now that I know absolutely nothing about him. When a mates meets each other for the first time, three things can happen. Acceptance, Rejection, or Mating. I'll be doing the second, Rejection. When he pronounces the rejection, the mate bond cuts off, it may take time but we would feel nothing for each other. Though this happens in rare cases and this would be one of them. “I’ll reject him tonight. I’m going back to his pack.” I decided.

Theo’s POV I stood at the end of my territory still in my wolf form, I couldn’t believe I had finally found my mate but she ran away from me. I howled. It was painful. Did she run because she is a rogue? I don't care about that, I just want her to know that I'll be here for her no matter what. I wish she would at least talk to me. I need her by my side. I couldn't stop thinking of those blue eyes for over an hour that she left. I’ll find her. I have to. “Alpha, the Alpha of Midnight pack is at the pack house waiting for you.” My Beta Carter mind linked me. “I’ll be there soon, please make him comfortable.” I ordered through the link. "Yes, Alpha." He said “Carter?” I called. “Yes?” He answered. “Can you please keep it a secret. I wouldn’t want the pack to know I met her just yet, also tell Colton.” I said. "Yes, Alpha. That's not a problem." He replied. "Theo?" Carter called. He mostly calls me by my name whenever he wants to sound casual. "Are you ok?" He asked. Sensing his worry, I heaved a sigh and said to him. “I’ll be fine Carter. I just need some air. Please tell Alex I’ll be home soon.” I replied, “Alright.” He said and the link with blank. I shifted to my human form and started walking back to the pack house. I never imagined our first meeting to be like this. But I was grateful that I found her. I was sure she’ll be beautiful in human form, I wish I could see her again. I was deep in thought and didn’t notice that I had gotten to the pack house until Alex called my attention. “You look sick, like someone had just collected your sweet.” I looked up and saw Alex and Ashley his mate sitting under a tree in front of the pack house. Was it that obvious? I thought to myself. "What's up man." I said and gave him a handshake. "Hey, Ash." I waved at his mate and Luna. "Hey, Theo." She greeted back. “Looking pretty" I said. She blushed, making Alex growl. She stood on her toes and kissed him on the cheek I fake a cough to catch their attention. “I’ll be inside with Tessa, you boys take care ok.” Ashley said. "Yes ma'am," I said smiling. I sat down where Ashley was sitting and Alex took his initial sit. “I heard you were attacked, I’m so sorry man.” Alex said patting my shoulder. "Yeah thanks," I said looking down at my toes. “What’s going on with you, you’ve been trying to fake it but you don’t look good.” Alex pointed out. I knew he would notice my mood. We’ve been friends since childhood, we have so many memories together and told each other everything. The first time he met his mate, we celebrated like we had both met our mate. The thought of his mate, made me remember what happened earlier. I wish I could do the same right now. “Ooooouch!!!” I felt a slap on my back. Alex’s doing. "Why the hell did you do that?" I asked rubbing the place to soothe the pain. "I've been calling you for the past one hour and you zoned out. What are you think about? Wait, did you get someone pregnant?" He said jokingly. "Congrats man, you're going to be a father soon." He said laughing. “You’re really crazy.” I said shaking my head. “There’s something I need to tell you though.” I said this time with my voice low. “What could that be.” Alex asked. “I found my mate.” I said and I saw his expression and I knew what was coming, so I had to stop him. "Wait!!! Calm down, Alex." I told him. “Calm down? Why the hell are you saying it calmly, we need to celebrate. That’s great news Theo.” Ale x said. He was trying to contain his excitement. “She ran away.” I said in a sad tone. “She did what. Where did you find her.” Alex whispered. I raked my fingers in my hair. He waited for me to calm down. "I saw her when I went in search of the rogues. She's a rogue, not like it matters to me but she looked like she didn't want me, Alex. I don't even know her name. One moment she was here and the next she was not." I said getting teary, finding a mate was the biggest part of a wolf's life, especially an alpha. “Hey, it’s ok. She’ll come back to you, she’s your mate.” Alex said trying to console me. "I'll find her. No matter what it will take me. I'll find her." I said, meaning every single word.