I'm sorry to anyone reading this. Lately I haven't been able to write due to me being in school. I also 'fell out of writing' for a long time, but I'm back and hopefully updating more. Hope you like this chapter, it was very weird for me to write and I don't know what happened.

Once my parents and the Alpha finish talking we decide to have dinner together. The 2 families sit together, the parents on one end, kids on the other. Jace sits next to me and holds my hand underneath the table. Everyone talks and laughs and just gets to know each other.

"So Lacey, tell me about yourself. I should know the future Luna." The Alpha says.

"Well Alpha Eric, I'm 17, almost 18. I've done 8 years of gymnastics, along side with 2 years each of jujitsu and karate. I like the color blue but prefer black. Oh and I love cartoons, comedies, and horror movies."

"None of that Alpha stuff, just Eric. And you must be very talented to do so much. I must say I'm a sucker for cartoons as well."

"Well Eric I don't like to brag, but, I am extremely talented." I hear a laugh across me.

"Yeah and very modest too." Ryley snorts out. I throw a pea at her and she catches it in her mouth. She wiggles her eyebrows at me making Jack giggle.

"Girls, manners." My mother scolds is. We mutter a sorry and continue eating. Jace leans closer to my ear. "8 years of gymnastics must've made you really flexible." I nod lightly. "How bout you show me later." I shake my head and push his face away.

"Such a pervert you are Jace. I might have to rethink this whole girlfriend thing." I joke.

"No, I'm sorry. I won't do it again, promise." He says desperately.

"Good boy." I say patting his head. I feel a small kick on my leg. I turn to look at Ryley. She mouths the word 'aunt' nodding her toward Eric. Oh right, our werewolf aunt.

"So Eric," I say grabbing his attention. "Say a person was bitten and turned into a werewolf a long time ago, then became a rogue. Would you consider letting them in your pack?"

"Well I would have to know if this person has good intentions. If they do then yes, I would consider it."

"Say this person is an aunt I never knew I had until just a few days ago."

"A Hunter was bitten?" He asks.

"Yes. My sister was bitten by a rogue. She came back home but could no longer stay with us. Our parents told her it was too dangerous for all of us, so she left. Lacey and I found the other day and we're hoping you would take her into your pack." My dad says somberly.

"We would be happy to have her in the pack. Why don't you bring her hear for Sunday's ceremony." My dad nods gratefully.

"What's happening on Sunday?" I ask Eric.

"A ceremony to introduce the new Alpha and future Luna. The whole pack will be there so you can meet everyone."

"I'm not ready to become Luna." I say hesitantly.

"I know, you don't have to become Luna yet. Once you have finished the mating you will then be connected to the pack as their Luna."

"We're talking about this later." I whisper to Jace. "Well that seems perfectly reasonable." I tell Eric.

After we finished dinner Jace and I went up to his bedroom. I sat on the bed and he locked the door.

"Jace why didn't you tell me all this?" He sits next to me.

"I didn't want you to worry about becoming Luna when we just got together."

"And the mating? Were you going to tell me about that, cause I don't know what that is."

"First I would mark you. I'd bite you at the base of your neck, mixing your scent with mine to tell everyone that you are mine. Then we would mate, completing the process and making you the Luna of this pack."

"I'm not ready for that Jace, not yet." I tell him. He moves closer and hugs me.

"I know baby, you tell me when you're ready. I won't mark you until you tell me to and we won't mate until your ready. Take your time." He kisses my neck, right where he would mark me.

"I'm sorry I'm not ready to be Luna yet. You need someone who's willing to be by your side right away."

"But I got you, and you're so much better than I could have asked for." He murmurs against my neck.

"Is the marking painful?" I ask him.

"Only for a second." He answers.

"If you mark me, do we have to mate right away?"

"No, you can take as long as you want. I want you to be completely sure of your decision." He says. I can feel his hot breath on my neck.

"If I asked you to mark me now, would you?" He takes his head away from my neck and looks me in the eye.

"Only if you're sure it's what you want." He says quietly.

"I'm sure." I whisper. He nods and pulls me into a kiss. It's gentle and filled with love. He pulls away and leaves a trail of kisses from my jaw down to where the mark would be. His elongated teeth bite down and I feel like fire is coursing through my veins. The pain stops suddenly and is replaced by pleasure. Jace licks the spot where his teeth just where and I feel the small holes close up. He pulls away from me and admires the mark he gave me.

"What does it look like?"

"It's gorgeous. Very fitting for you." I pick up my phone and turn on the camera, handing it to Jace. He takes a picture and hands the phone back to me. [pic up top]

"I didn't know I would be getting a tattoo from this." I say in awe.

"When a wolf marks their mate they each get a design." He pulls down the collar of his shirt to reveal an exact design.

"Well does this mean I get to mark you now?" I ask with a smirk.

"You're not a wolf Lace, you can't mark me." He tells me, as if I'm stupid.

"I can most definitely mark you." I pull him closer by his shirt. I instantly latch onto his neck, opposite of his new tattoo. I bite and suck on the skin harshly, causing him to groan softly. I pull away and see hickies scattered on his left collarbone.

"Well I guess you can mark me." He says panting slightly. I laugh and kiss his cheek.

"See you Sunday." I say before standing and leaving his room.