Octavia was informed that Maksim's pack has a special event where for when there is a full moon, the werewolves celebrate their goddess by running in the woods in their wolf form. Anna and Roza thought this was also a perfect opportunity to introduce Octavia as the new Luna. The mark that she bared on her neck was more than enough evidence but this was icing on the cake.

Octavia haven't had a chance to see Maksim all day. Apparently, he was helping out with the rest of the men in setting up the lights outside. People were bustling around the house, prepping a lot of dishes and roasting several pigs. The aromatic in the air mixed with the excitement was exhilarating. A lot of other packs follow the same tradition but a few—very much like Octavia's old pack didn't do it because Alpha Hansen was just a lot more selfish.

"Are you sure this is what I should wear?" Octavia asked uneasily.

"Yes!" Roza and Anna said at once. "We are going to do it differently this time around. The introductions will come first, feast, and then run."

They were muttering to themselves and fixing up Octavia at the same time. Both women were talking so fast, Octavia head spun with trying to catch up with what they were saying. She heard bits and pieces about the Alpha and his Alpha Female leading the pack and a few hours of hunting but how this year they wanted to spice things up because every year was always the same. However, Octavia's mind trailed off after that last part. It was hard to keep up with them. Octavia couldn't help feeling excitement just like the two women next to her.

They had dressed her up in a thin silk silver evening gown that dipped low. She pulled up front of her dress only for it to drop back down low. She squeezed her breasts together uncomfortably and then tried adjusting the front. Roza slapped her hands away.

"You look perfectly fine, darling." Roza insisted. "Now please stop touching my work."

Octavia had to laugh at Roza's expression. She looked like an artist who was hard at work in creating their master piece. Anna whooped wildly and her eyes glowed with amusement which caught Octavia's attention.

"He is so going to be tripping over his feet tonight." Anna said smugly.

"If he doesn't, I know I will." Roza replied with her own sly grin.

The two women are truly fun to be around. They treated her like a daughter and had nothing but nice things to say to her. It made her feel at home.

"What do you think, girls? Does your mama Octavia look beautiful?" Roza asked, looking behind Octavia to Katya, Suzannah, and Henrietta who sat in an large oversized couch. They were also dressed in pretty little princess dresses.

"She looks like a princess." Katya chipped in.

Octavia blushed at the girls continue compliment her. It was late into the evening when the moon had finally risen above the horizon that Roza and Anna finally stopped prepping her for the ceremony and run.

"So, what exactly does this run entails?" Octavia asked nervously.

Roza and Anna also got dressed in beautiful black evening gowns. When all the girls were finally dressed, they hurried down out of Roza's bedroom and down the hall towards the steps.

"I'm curious, Octavia, why did you decide to take in five pups?" Roza asked. "Don't take it the wrong way, they are absolutely adorable and I wouldn't have it any other way. Five grand babies already and I am not even that old yet."

Her eyes twinkled amusingly as she mentioned the pups. Octavia gave her a sheepish smile as she watched the three girls skipped down the stairs and out the front door.

"We had a lot of rogue attacks at my old pack. We lost a lot of families and a lot of pups were left with no parents. It was a tough time and with me being already twenty-nine, I did lose hope in finding Maksim." She admitted.

Roza and Anna patted her shoulders. "You are a brave and kind woman, Octavia. Those pups needed you and you took them in under your wing."

It wasn't long until they emerged outside where soft music played and excited voices pierced the air. Octavia could feel anxiety sit in the pit of stomach and slowly bubbling to the point where she was wringing her hands nervously and looking around.

Roza and Anna had been working the last couple of days with a few girls. They had come up with a dance. The little girl pups had their own sweet little dance and then there was Octavia, Roza, and Anna. The two crazy women had somehow convinced Octavia to join in on their dance.

The place was absolutely stunning with small lanterns that were lit and hung low on nearby trees, giving them a serene kind of night. She watched as the little girls danced on stage with Aleksander and Jacob who looked ready to flee at any moment. She could definitely relate to the boys.

She watched from a distance but kept an eye on the crowds. She was looking for Maksim but he was nowhere in sight. She chewed her lips as soon as the dance hit three-fourths of finishing. She saw Roza and Anna get up from the seat they were sitting and walking towards her in the back.

When they arrived to her side, they wiggled their eyebrows suggestively and grabbed her elbows as they yanked her to the back on the stage.

"Oh goddess, am I really doing this?" She muttered to herself but Anna answered her anyway.

"Yes, Octavia. You are really doing this."

"I don't think I can do this-"Octavia began pulling away but they held on strong and pulled her on the side of the stage.

"Alright people!" The announcer came on. She was a young woman who looked to be a few years younger than Octavia. She was smiling brightly as she raised her hands up in the air and then pressed a finger to her lips to calm everyone down from the girls dance performance.

"We have something special tonight." The announcer started and an amusing glint sparkled in her eyes.

She looked towards somewhere in the crowd and Octavia's eyes darted through the crowds to see Maksim standing next to his father and the former Beta. They all were dressed in white dress shirts and black trousers. The buttons on top of their shirt was unbuttoned exposing their chest. She bit her lips as she watched Maksim's eyes scanned the crowd for her.

He doesn't know that she was doing this dance. She hid it from him because Roza insisted on surprising their mates.

"This performance is for our dear former Alpha Nikolai, Alpha Maksim and Former Beta Dimitri." With the announcement ending the three dominating men's eyes zoomed onto the stage. The announcement finally caught their curiosity and Octavia willed the Moon Goddess above to open up the ground and swallow her up but it never came as she was being pushed onto a dark stage.

She could feel Maksim's smoldering gaze roaming every inch of her body and it burned every where his eyes touched.

The song began and the three ladies began to swing and dance. It started out soft and sensual, nothing erotic but enough to show their elegance. Their body spun and their feet moved in sync as they danced to the soft music that purred into the air.

Octavia never felt Maksim's eyes leave her. Halfway through the song, she risked a glance up at him and saw how dark and intense his eyes were. There were filled with so much desire she had to fight off the roaring desire that came to life inside of her. She couldn't tear her gaze away from him. Instead, she danced and kept her gaze on him. Everyone else seemed to have vanish before her and all she could see was him. She danced under his watchful gaze. Her body moved and swayed for him and it was almost as if he knew it. He brought in his lower lip to bite hard as he watched her. She knew immediately that he was fighting off the desire to run to her and take her away.

The music finally finished and Anna and Roza smiled gleefully at Octavia. It was then Octavia realized she was dancing all by herself and the two women had stopped to watch her dance. A blush ran up her cheeks before she looked up to see Maksim walking through the crowd to her.

Roza leaned in. "I think, my boy has someone in his crosshair."

Anna jabbed Octavia playfully. "Run, Luna."

Octavia glanced at them one last time before she realized what they meant. They wanted Maksim to chase his mate. Adrenaline rushed through her veins as she raised her dress up to her knees. Maksim growled a warning for her to stay but she spun on her feet and burst into a run to the nearest edge of the woods.

"Octavia." He growled huskily behind her.