Laura

After Eli and Violet shared a moment, hugging each other. Indigo took her upstairs to sleep. He was way too protective of her.

Nevertheless, me and my wolf wanted it to be that way. We wanted to protect what was his and if those rumors helped keep her safe, then so be it.

I didn't know why but I was taking quick decisions over everything that concerned them. My wolf was a hundred percent with them. It troubled me but at the same time these feelings I felt towards them made me feel satisfied with what I was doing.

My wolf was all ready to rip apart anyone who would try and hurt Violet. She already felt so strongly towards her. And my wolf never even let my friends slide her judgement. She was that strict.

When Eli asked her to be hugged, my wolf had her eyes on him. You see what I meant. She was scanning him for any danger despite the fact that we knew he wasn't.

This behaviour was her, unlike how she acted towards Violet.

"Take a seat Luna." Eli said, while I heard Indigo open the door to the room. I sat on the couch and Eli took a seat on the single-seat couch.

"Dr. Laura, beta Eli," I teased him with a small laugh.

He laughed as well, shaking his head. "Well, Dr. Laura, now that you are going to be staying here, I have to inform you that Friday nights are game nights. I want my best friend there." He said firmly. "Please." He ended up adding, now joining his hands playfully, pleading with me. I laughed and shook my head in a yes.

Indigo was moving the covers away from furniture. I couldn't stop from prying on his actions. He was happy. And I was the happiest seeing his dark and empty house come to life. The smile I felt through our bond was growing as the covers of the room were being taken off one by one. He was so fucking joyed.

I mentally prayed it stayed like that for a long, long time.

"That man, he's not just my best friend Luna, he is my brother." Eli said softly, suddenly going quiet. My eyes locked on him and I did not know what to say. "Sorry, it was all sudden." He covered up but still continued. "I am happy that he found you and that it is you of all people. You will be good for him. He has been through a lot after everything that happened. Please, be understanding of him. I know you will, but I wanted you to know."

Best friend, no lie! Eli was his, what they say 'brother-for-life' kind of best friend. 

"I understand Eli, you have nothing to worry about. Also Eli, you will have to kidnap him on Friday nights." I told him, trying to lighten up the mood. He let out a shaky laugh.

"That is a promise Luna," He said as he held up his closed fist for a fist-bump. I returned it as a gesture of our friendship. Being called Luna was a different feeling. It just did not come with being an Alpha's mate but it came along with the responsibility of the pack too. Being Luna also meant I had to be there for them in sickness and in health. In war and peace. In everything that concerned them.

I now had my own questions to be answered. Was I going to be able to do it with the job I had chosen? Would I be able to be there for them in times of need? Would they accept me as their Luna because of the work I do? Too many questions lingered in my head. But with everything going on these questions were of the least concern.

So I thought.

Looking at Eli I knew one thing for sure. He was not only happy to have Violet back, he was happy Indigo was back too. They had a good bond and I was glad he had someone like Eli. A best friend like him.

Eli was a good man, a good wolf too. My wolf took a liking towards him and she did not doubt this wolf anymore. He cared for her mate. He was strong, knew what to do, what to speak when the time was right.

That reminded me, I had to tell Clair about my mate. That blondie was going to wreck my mating life with her tips.

I had to inform mom and dad first. I didn't expect dad to react well to it but I still hoped and wished he would take it well. Indigo was my mate after all.

Eli and I exchanged looks when we heard Indigo say 'I love you, little one' to Violet. Eli let out a breath, smiling ear-to-ear.

Goddess, the man was all fatherly to her.

Indigo came down and made his way to sit next to me. "I know you missed me." Eli said, grinning.

"He was going on about it while you were upstairs." I said, chuckling and running my hand on Indigo's back just out of habit. The touch brewed and worked it's magic again, making me pull my hand away from him.

"Don't stop, Laura" Indigo voice made its way right to all my senses, affecting them differently. The way he called out my name was just another garnishing to the bond and the effect he had on me.

"I will not leave before you give me an explanation." Eli broke the tension between us, making sure his presence was noticed. I shied away for a second but was back to my usual self again.

Letting out a breath Indigo filled us in about how he found her and how he had to literally write in the mud for her.

Boy! Now even my wolf needed help.

My wolf's carnal and raw desire grew a hundred times hearing that. She wanted to roll on the damn mud along with him. Rather she wanted him to make her roll, make her howl his way. She loved it. She loved the whole idea of it.

Such a hoe. But only for her mate.

His wolf was smirking. He knew the stupid effect he had on her. He was damn going to make sure, he made her desires come true. Eyeing her with his tongue out, he was salivating to have her. To have her in his carnal way.

Hoe wolf two.

The one thing that shocked me was Violet took him in without fear and slept beside him tucked in his fur. The girl had guts. She had big fucking guts for a human. Although, I was proud of my mate, very proud. The way he handled her was beyond imagination. He was only giving me more reasons to love him.

Love him!? No Fuck!

I needed to control my emotions.

Violet even had a map given to her by a witch. The rage that was burning inside my mate and his beta was all coming to surface. The mention of a witch was making them question Violet's actions. I understood the hatred they had towards witches knowing their past but they had to look at it through Violet's eyes. They had to talk to her, understand her position in doing so rather than build up more rage.

That aura of her's was troubling us more than anything else. It was like it was there but at the same time it wasn't. It enveloped her with mild healing vibes.

Yup. The aura of hers felt like a healing of some sort. It was like how you felt when you visit a place that calms you and the nature around you heals you, mentally, giving you peace. It was somewhat like that. 

Indigo was giving us shocks on shocks, making my and Eli's eyes bulge bigger than an owls. When he told us she did not see any of the pack barriers we tensed. But then he said, he saw it himself but she didn't, making us look at him in astonishment.

"Was that her wolf?" I questioned. I mean it could be. She had Alpha blood in her afterall. But no trace of her wolf. None.

"I do not sense her wolf at all." Eli said, with furrowed brows.

"I know. I just want to keep a low profile about her for a few days." Indigo made it clear. "My wolf sees her as his own."

"We could sense that." Eli said, with a small smile as I held Indigo's hand. Trying to ignore the sparks I tried to focus on what Indigo had to say. "So what did you decide?" Eli asked him.

I could sense their trouble. The pack was going to question them because even I could feel their restlessness. They must have smelled her plus there were patrols around when they reached here.

"As of now, I want you to tighten the patrol and nobody comes within a seven hundred meters circumference of the house without my permission. Laura, you are staying here." Indigo stated. Yes, he damn well stated without even asking me about it.

Gotta teach him a lesson.

I raised my eyebrow at him. "I wanna talk to you." He linked me.

Talk to me could be about my parents, my job, me being Luna, me working with other packs as well and so on. There were so many things on our plate right now. But I knew I had to talk to him too. I wasn't going to mess up with my dreams and at the same time I wanted to be there for him. Plus I wanted him to understand how important it was for me.

"Eli, get out now." Indigo told him.

"Yeah. Love you too bro." Eli, amusingly stated and continued, "You want something to eat?" Woah, hold on there. Eli was such a gentleman. He knew how to impress.

Indigo said it was fine and so he left saying a quick goodnight. It was only me and Indigo now. He turned in his seat and leaned against the armrest, looking at me.

I just couldn't stop smiling. He held both my hands and asked me, "What were you thinking about before?"

Many things actually. But I already like him. I was feeling lucky, maybe, because of all the people he was my mate. The awful things people said about him were still lingering in the back of my mind but I didn't want to believe them. My wolf was so adamant that they were rumors. She was happy and urged me to say my next words. "I was thinking about how lucky I am to have you as my mate." The smile that formed on Indigo's lips was breathtaking, with cute little dimples on that perfectly sculpted face. I wanted to take a closer look but thought otherwise.

The damn distraction.

"Well then that makes the two of us." He said, making me smile back at him the same way. "I am so proud of you blue. I have never heard about an alpha being a doctor. An alpha who went to study medicine with the humans at that." His words raced my heart, fluttering it. I loved how he was complimenting me out of all the things that were concerning us.

"I wanted to since I was a child, you know." I told him as he massaged my palm. "My elder brother Logan was to become the alpha and his twin, Linus was supposed to be the beta." He nodded, knowing about them. "It made me think about what I would be. So one day I made up my mind and told dad I wanted to be a doctor, to protect our own." He smiled looking at our hands as I continued.

"With the number of humans knowing about our existence and trying to exploit it, something had to be done. Dad had plenty of other friends outside the pack who knew the reality of what the shifters go through once they are caught by the hunters. I heard them talking about it once and so I made my decision. At least one person had to be on the inside to know about it. So when I was eighteen and preparing to enter college, I found out this special something that masks your scent." I wanted him to know how hard I had worked for everything so he would understand me.

"Mask's your scent?" He asked, bewildered, knitting his eyebrows.

"Uhmm. I patented it with the shifter's council but I made sure it did not reach commoners, otherwise it would be exploited again. That was my ticket to go study at the human college. The council allowed it because of my research and dad helped me with everything. And here I am helping packs understand medicine better." I said, proud of myself. 

"You are amazing." He said, shaking his head and making me shy. "Are you still working on it?" He asked further.

"We are. I was a trainee at the shifter's research lab with two vampires who are working for the same cause." Indigo growled as his hold on my hands tightened.

Goddess, he was insecure about me. But how I loved the feeling.

"They are mates, if that helps and we took the dose to mark our scent while we were in there." I assured him but he still kept looking at me.

He thought for a while and said, "Damn woman, you are one strong alpha. You have no idea how proud and blessed I feel to have you as my Luna." He pulled me close to him and hugged me. The bond tingled in places with the sparks that surfaced as he kissed my forehead. I looked back at him, like I was already obsessed with him.

For real!

"Are you okay?" I asked him. I knew I should have asked that before. It was eating me to know if he was okay, physically atleast. He hadn't shifted because of the curse for a long time. And it was concerning me and my wolf.

He moved his face towards my neck and rested it there, inhaling my scent. "Now I'm okay." He said, causing me to chuckle. I let him stay there for a while as we breathed in each other's scent, surrounded by the eerie silence of the night.

I decided to speak up after. "You'll have to get a run tomorrow to loosen your muscles."

"Yeah. Can I ask you for something?" He questioned and my heart started racing. I wasn't scared of him. I was just worried about what he was going to ask me.

"Hmm. Go on." I said, looking back at him with a nervous smile.

"I know how you feel about your family and I don't want you to lie to them but can you not tell them about Violet for some days. I just don't want her to be known until my wolf and I accept the fact that she is safe here." He said, in a calm voice. 

I answered him with just what my wolf and I wanted to answer. "My wolf would be pissed at me if I, in any way, tried to hurt her mate. She has accepted her as your wolf's pup, Indigo. I won't until we are ready." I told him and put a hand on his cheek "But I need to tell them about us and when I tell them about us I don't know what dad will do." I honestly told him.

I loved my family and in no way was I going to hurt them. We could keep Violet safe. Together. I left it up to him if he decides to bring her up to them. I cared about her and I also cared about my mate's place when it came to her.

"He can come here if he wants, maybe we'll come to an understanding then." He said exactly what was on my mind. I nodded at him. 

"Thanks." Both of us said at the same time. We chuckled as we hugged each other again.

"Come on We gotta sleep." He told me and the both of us got up. But he was mistaken because he still had a lesson coming his way.

Oh mate I'll show you.

I let the bond get to me, as I blushed and looked at him. "Do you want me to kiss you that bad, Laura?" He asked as he neared me. I gave it to him. My wolf was with me on this as she wanted this the hard way too.

I couldn't say the sound of my name on his lips did not affect me, it did. It was turning me into a jelly. But we were better than this. My wolf licked her lips at his wolf.

"Did I say anything as such?" I questioned. My wolf stood her ground with her head held high. We were stronger and we were going to show it to our mate. He'd have to work much more to have us.

He was smirking now, "Oh Laura." He used his alpha voice.

Urgghhh! Okay cool, cool.

No. We were not giving up. I brought myself only a breath away from him. There was hardly any space left between us with my chest only a nail away from touching his broad one.

The bond was pulling us together like magnets with opposite charges. It was having a festival of it's own but affecting us in the process.

"We are not giving up so soon" I said in the most sensual way trying to control my own desire and moved up to his ear saying, "Alpha."

Ha! There it was!

The look on his face told me he was a goner when I used his title seductively. The alpha in him raised his ears and narrowed his eyes at us, growling. His wolf was trying to take control but Indigo held him back.

There. I smirked and turned away to go upstairs.

He took two steps and was in front of me. "Where are you going?" He asked as he took a hold of my hand, his grip on my hand was strong.

"Upstairs. Duh!" I replied, rolling my eyes at him. He narrowed his eyes and was about to say something when I cut him, "Go get some rest," I said as I pulled my hand away and ran upstairs to where Violet was sleeping. My carnal desire was high and I did not want to give in to it.

"You better be careful with that ass of yours," He warned through the link rather than shouting behind my back.

"Note taken. I will be ve...rrrryyy.. careful, Alpha" I said seductively as I opened the door slowly and closed it before moving into bed beside Violet.

She looked so peaceful. Damn the girl had a long day. I was just amazed how well she handled everything with Indigo's wolf. She must really be tired and with all the crying. A break was all she needed from everything and everyone.

I heard a growl downstairs, "Laura, don't make me come up-" he said but I cut him.

"We don't want to wake our little one now, do we Alpha," I asked playfully, smiling. Another growl.

Ha!

"You will pay for it, blue," His voice sounded all warning and like the crazy girl I was I wanted him to make me pay.

Oh Goddess! Help me. 

"Waiting! Now goodnight." I told him and blocked him. He growled loudly that caused Violet to shift slightly. I ran a hand through her hair, waiting for her to stop shifting. My wolf looked at her with her own eyes as I brought her forward. Looking at her, my wolf and I could feel nothing more but the aura. It mentally healed me somehow, being close to her. My wolf just kept looking at her for some time, looking at her mate's pup.

I wanted to stay with Indigo, but I knew he needed time for himself. And I needed time for myself until we talked about my job and sorted everything out with my family.

Indigo needed to let it out. I know he would not want to portray his feelings in front of me so soon. I mean, verbally. The alpha in him wouldn't allow that. He needed to get some alone time with himself. I knew he did. With that thought I closed my eyes.

My eyes opened to the sun rays hitting my face. The first thing I did was check on Violet. She was still sound asleep in her slumber. I pulled her covers up to her neck because I knew it was going to be cold for her. Getting up, I moved across the room to reach the window from where the sun rays were beaming. I pulled the colourful curtains, making sure the sunlight didn't bother her. 

Stretching my body I moved down to see it was almost seven in the morning. Deciding to go check on my mate, I made my way to his room. His scent hit me, covering me in a cocoon of it. He looked peaceful from head to toe. Also really, really hot.

He was sleeping only in his shorts, exposing his upper body to me, making me lick my lips at his delicious skin.

Fuck! It's seven in the morning Laura and you've just woken up. Stop drooling over your sleeping mate!

Calming my nerves, I went to wake him up. He needed a run. He had to take a run to sweat it out. His muscles needed blood to rush in them just like before.

I went to his side and touched his arm, patting him. "Indigo." I called out softly. "Indigo." I patted him again. He opened his eyes and they locked with mine as he sat up instantly. "Woah. Relax. It's just me." I told him.

He chuckled and looked at me. "You have no idea how much I want you right now."

Fuck me! His voice sounded so fucking sexy. I shivered. I literally shivered at his voice.

I breathed out, smiling and said, "There's plenty of time for that. You need to take a run." He nodded his head.

"Okay. But you have to promise me you will wake me up the same way every morning, looking at me like I am the last person left on this planet with you." He used that voice of his, again.

My wolf wanted to trouble him as much as he was troubling us. "I would love to make that a habit, Alpha."

I was pulled to sit on his lap and my lips were attacked with need. The bond flowered everywhere we touched. It sparked and cracked and lit my entire body, making sure I was fully awake to enjoy every ounce of the kiss. His lips moved with my as I made no attempt to protest.

I should have. Goddess, I should have. But I didn't. I didn't because I wanted to kiss him the same way he was kissing me, showing me how much he craved me. I moved my hands up his bare neck and took a hold of his hair.
Soft and curly. Yes, they were soft and curly and so fucking perfect to hold that I didn't want to take my hands off them. Like ever. I loved his hair. Period.

He drove his tongue along my lips, wanting entrance in my mouth but I resisted. Dragging his big and rough hand up my back, he moved to hold my neck from behind. He pulled at it, causing my mouth to open with a moan. I moaned as he pushed his tongue inside my mouth and brought me close to his naked chest.

My chest heaved as it touched his, lighting my braless breasts with the touch they were craving. His tongue job was dominating. So hot. I showed him I wasn't less. I pushed my Alpha aura on him, giving him the feel of her, showing him we were not less. He did the same and fought my tongue, reaching it to my throat, making me breathless. He was driving me insane.

Growling he kissed me harder and showed me he was never gonna back out. I smiled into the kiss as he slowed down and pulled back, resting our foreheads together. I was breathing heavily with my eyes closed and a smile plastered on my face.

I just couldn't stop smiling!

It was my first kiss. And it took my breath away. Indigo took my breath away.

Opening my eyes, I looked back at him. "If this isn't the best way to wake up, then what is?" He said, causing me to release a small giggle. He smiled and kissed my forehead, bringing me close for a hug.

Soon after he left for a run I started working out. It was just a normal home-routine workout I had learnt from Sarah. I was about to go to take a bath when Eli came in with my bags. "Alpha's orders. He packed everything and asked me to take it here." He said, causing me to shake my head.

"Thank you so much, Eli." I said, causing him to grine. "Can we postpone the sessions for the next two days?" I asked him, hesitating.

"Of Course. Is that even a question, Luna. I'll talk to Villa right away. But will it be okay with you and the council?" Eli asked.

Ah shit! Now I had to write a letter to the council regarding finding my mate. I was sure they would consider it but it was going to delay things at the same time. There was going to be a lot of back-log and I had to make sure the others knew about it as well.

The vamps, especially. They were my godparents after all.

"I'll take care of it. But I don't want to disappoint the pack." I said, running my hand through my hair.

Eli was quick to reply, moving his hands in a no. "No, no Luna. The pack is rather happy. It's been a long time since, you know, we lost her." His voice cracked and softened at the end. I nodded my head and rubbed his arm, not knowing what to say.

"Okay. I'll take my leave. Guess, Violet is still sleeping." I nodded my head. "Oh-right, I forgot. Indigo is gonna introduce Violet and you to my dad today." He said, stopping mid-way.

Really?

"That'll be good for her, actually. I cannot wait to meet him either." I told him. He smiled brightly and rushed out quickly, saying he had work to do.

I put the bags in and quickly took a shower. Moving out I took Violet's and my bags to her room and placed them in the closet and got back down.

Coming down I got back to work as Indigo still hadn't returned and Violet was fast asleep. I couldn't even cook anything as there was nothing in the kitchen. We had so much filling to do now that all the three of us were going to stay here. Reading through the different journals I waited for Indigo to return back. Guess, he was running the whole perimeter.

He was an Alpha and now that he was back he was going to make sure he looked through the pack himself. I wonder how he went alone from pack to pack in search of his mate. I mean he was feared and packs weren't going to be so welcoming to him. To his bad luck, he was stuck in his wolf.

That meant he made deals with the Alpha's of other packs to let him access through their pack. Goddess! Thinking about it was making me question his decisions.

He could have waited right? But looking at what it had conspired to I didn't know if my words were right. Of course he needed a Luna. His pack did too. I couldn't ignore Eli's sentiment when it concerned me. I knew the pack felt the same.

Guess, it was for the better. Or best. 

I was growing hungry minute by minute. I was about to link Indigo when I heard his footsteps and breathtaking scent hit my nose. He came in with five full bags of groceries. I looked at him and let out a big laugh. "We could have gone together." I told him. He placed them on the counter of the window that connected the kitchen and living room with a smile.

"Next time. We didn't want to spend the entire day there." He said with a wink.

Excuse me!

I glared at him saying, "I don't take time to shop." I rummaged through the bags and looked for something to cook, mad at him.
He had eggs and bread and some veggies along with a lot of cheese slice packets. There was everything in these from oil to meat. Everything. He finished a whole bottle of water and smiled at me. "Someone's mad." He said, burping.

He looked so hot with sweat dripping down his forehead and his locks. Goddess, those curly little things were making my insides curl. The jawline, oh the damn jawline was shouting at me to lick it. His neck and that mind-blowing Adam's apple was doing a number one on me.

Fuck. It was my weak point. My eyes travelled down to his bare chest and his- "You're staring, blue." His voice was just another distraction.

I snapped my eyes up to look at him and looked away trying to hide my blush. My face heated up as Indigo laughed out loud, causing me to smile more.

I was mad at him for fucks sake!

It was his fault for roaming around shirtless! Asshole!

He stood behind me and put his hands on the counter, caging me in. "Do you know how cute you look right now?" He whispered behind me. I shivered and turned to look at him with the blush still evident on my face.

"Go take a bath. I'll prepare something." I pushed him away, smiling the whole time.

Seriously, I couldn't stop smiling.

He chuckled, saying "Cute," kissing me on my cheek and running to his room. I stood there with the sensation of his lips still on my skin, blushing with my hand covering the cheek he kissed with a constant smile on my face.

Help!

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