Charlie's POV

August burst into our apartment first thing in the morning. Presley was still out doing his perimeter check, and I was making breakfast for the both of us while he was out. I cut up some strawberries and nicked myself when the elder omega swung into the door. Hissing, I dropped the knife, automatically bringing my injured finger to my mouth.

"Oh shit, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." August ran into the kitchen, grabbing a clean washcloth out of one of the drawers. I didn't understand what he was saying, but I could tell he was apologizing from the tone of his voice. He frantically grabbed my hand away from my mouth and wrapped the finger up with the towel.

"Is okay," I replied, looking down at the cutting board with tiny droplets of my blood on it. "I okay."

"I didn't mean to scare you." He frowned.

He pushed me out of the kitchen and made me sit down on the couch in the living room while he cleaned up the mess in the kitchen. When I realized what he was doing, I tried to go in there to help him, but the smaller omega shooed me back out of the kitchen. He kind of reminded me of my mama when I would get hurt. She would be so adamant about making me rest while she did the work. August's gestures made me miss my mama. It made me wonder how my family was doing; I hadn't called them yet, aside from the night I met Presley's family and told her about how meeting his family had gone.

August came into the living room, holding a mug. He held it out for me to grab; I gently took it from him and clasped both hands around it, pulling it up to my face. He had made me hot chocolate.

"We'll wait for Presley to get back?" He raised his eyebrow with a questioning gaze.

I hummed in response when August mentioned my mate. We sat in comfortable silence together, both of us sipping from our mugs of hot chocolate in unison. My stomach started to growl, hungry still, but I knew I would most likely be stopped if I tried to go anywhere near the kitchen again.

"Would you like me to cook you breakfast?" The elder omega asked. I blushed and nodded in response. August sat his mug down on the coffee table and got to his feet, disappearing back into the kitchen. I sat my mug back down onto the table and decided to look at my finger. I peeled the towel August had given me back and realized that the cut was worse than I thought. It still bled, and it looked like I cut the tip of my finger completely off.

I hissed in pain, covering the wound back to put some pressure on it. I got to my feet and walked back into the kitchen. August stood at the stove, stirring eggs in a pan. He turned his head when I entered.

"Hospital?" I put my hand in the air. August turned off the burner and moved the pan off of the stove. He grabbed my towel-covered hand and opened the rag, revealing my sliced open finger.

"Fuck," He muttered to himself. "Presley's gonna kill me." He closed his eyes, running his hand through his brown and silver hair. "I'm gonna take you to the infirmary. I'll link Mateo to meet us there."

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"Doctor Miles says that you need to continuously clean and put ointment on the wound so it properly heals. Luna August has apologized in thirty different ways by now." Mateo chuckled.

"I know he didn't mean to shock me like that, so he doesn't need to apologize. I think I'm more upset that I didn't get to finish cooking breakfast, and it seems like I won't be able to do that until my finger heals." I pouted.

"Tuck that lip back in Luna Charlie." I furrowed my brow's at Mateo's words.

"I was just coming over to get an early start to the full moon ceremony in the next few days." August quickly explained when Presley entered the infirmary room.

"As long as he's okay, that's fine, mom. He'll be okay from what Mile's told me outside." My gaze shifted from Mateo's reddish eyes to my mate's beautiful emerald ones. "You're okay, aren't you, angel?"

My cheeks reddened, and I nodded. "I would like to still work with your mom if that's alright?"

"That's fine, Charlie. I have to prepare for the hunting trip anyways. Do you still want to eat breakfast together before we go our separate ways?" My mate asked. He had gotten closer to me, standing in front of me. My mate put his hand on my shoulder, and our gaze remained locked on one another.

I gently smiled at Presley, "Of course."

"I'll cook you two breakfast at my house since we kinda left before I could finish cooking at your place."

"You sure dad will be okay with that?" Presley asked.

"Your dad doesn't run the house," August pointed to his chest. "I do."

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I walked Presley out of his parent's house, we couldn't exchange words, but I made sure to let him know that I would miss him. I reached up, wrapping my arms around his neck. He pulled me up, wrapping my legs around his waist. I buried my face in the crook of his neck, inhaling his intoxicating scent. I placed my lips on my mark as if I were trying to remind him that he was mine.

He growled in my ear, a shiver ran up my spine, and I pulled away from his neck. Presley didn't hesitate to slam his lips on mine. I hummed, enjoying the feeling.

"You should be careful, angel. I might just eat you all up and keep you in my bed for days." Presley said against my lips, squeezing my ass in his large hands. "I'll see you at dinner time, have fun?" He pressed his lips to mine again.

I just nodded, picking out the word dinner, meaning he would see me at dinner.

"Be careful, have Mateo link me if you need anything." I nodded again, pressing my lips to his one last time before he helped me back down onto the ground.

After Presley left, August began touring me through the pack grounds, introducing me to some of our pack members. Most of them gave me curious gazes, others held fire in their eyes when they heard my last name, and some just gave me an accepting look, happy that their Alpha finally found his mate.

He then explained the full moon ceremonies in this pack to me. He said two nights before the Alpha, his beta and delta, and the lead warriors of the pack all go hunting for the full moon ceremony feast. The Luna, me, had to plan the meal for thousands of pack members. He told me it wasn't mandatory- unless said so- for all pack members to attend the ceremony. Everyone was to attend this ceremony because they would meet the future Luna of the pack.

August then began to tell me that he would give me the powers of the Luna on the day of Presley and I's mating ceremony. I asked when we would start planning that because I wasn't ready for it in reality. Just yet, typically, our mating ceremonies in my old pack were a little more conservative than those in the states. He mentioned to me that he would be more than willing to help us plan our ceremony when the both of us were ready.

When I mentioned that I wanted my family here to witness my ceremony, he got quiet for a minute. Then, a look of sadness filled his features, and I had known I had gone too far.

"I'm sorry," I reached out and placed my hand over August's.

"Don't be. I knew it would have to happen eventually; I just might need some time to prepare for your family to come here. I know my mate will too. I've seen your father several times since it happened. I mean, it's been nearly 25 years since it happened. It's just— it still hurts. It hurt, even more, knowing his prejudice caused him to do that to me." He looked down at my hand and placed his over mine. "When Alexandre came home after trying to do what he wanted to do to your father. He told me of you. It made me worry for you because of what he did to me, y'know. I was afraid he would lock you up and never set you free."

"My papa is a stubborn man, but I don't think he ever mistreated me as I've heard from other omegas from our neighboring packs. Was he a little too overprotective at times? Yeah, he was, but he treated me fair, almost as if I were a diamond. Before Presley, I hadn't even kissed another guy." I sighed, biting my cheek. I then chuckled, "I didn't think he would let me come here, to be honest."

"Why is that?" August raised a brow.

"Well, you see, if I didn't throw such a fit and just accepted what my brother and dad wanted to do. I wouldn't be here today." I shrugged. "If Presley had done what they asked... He would have rejected me, and I probably wouldn't have had the will to live afterward."

"I would say that's awful, but my husband said for him to do the same. So Alexandre is no better." August frowned, clearly upset about the scenario. "It's the reason why we've been fighting lately. I never thought the day would come when we would fight so much, either. All over my son's mate."

"I'm sorry for causing so much trouble." I gave August a sheepish smile. "I knew what I was getting to coming here, but I still came."

"Don't apologize. You did nothing wrong. If anything, after our dinner with you, Alexandre seems to be less opposed to you. He hasn't said anything of the sort since he met you." He smiled back at me. "You also made quite an impression on me as well. You reminded me of me. I had to practically fight to be with Alexandre." He tilted his head to the side. "His father was against our true calling. We knew we were mates before we were of age. We later found out that we were Primal Entwined Mates from old books in the supernatural council's library when we learned how the werewolves came to be. Which, in time, you'll have to do the same as well." I nodded. "I can tell you'll do whatever you need to do to be with my son, and that's why I think you're the perfect person to be his mate."

"He's the perfect person to be mine." I beamed. "I can't wait to know more about him." Blushing, I fiddled my fingers. "Without a translator, that is."

"I'm sure he can't wait to know more about you, hun. I'm sure he'll love everything about you. I'm sure this pack will come to love you as much as he loves you. I'm sure my family will love you too."

My eyes began to well up with tears, easily spilling from my eyes. "Thank you," I wiped the tears from my eyes.

"It's the truth, don't thank me for the truth." He patted my hand. 

A/N: The chapters ahead are lookin' verrrrrrrrrry sus. XD Anyways! This one was VERRRY filler, I don't remember if this chapter really had a purpose in there or not. I'm sure there was somewhere. Ugh, I wanna get another chapter out soon. But I'm wore tf out. 

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