(Charlotte's Section)
Waking up in the arms of someone who loved me was a childhood dream, but does she love me? Or am I simply another chess piece?
Maybe When this game is over I'll forget her.
But I think I don't want the game to end.
I think I'll enjoy her embrace a little longer.
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Akira has been overprotective as of late, something that Alpha Night said spooked her.
She now insisted on following me everywhere, e v e r y w h e r e
So here I am sitting on her lap while she discusses things with her beta.
"Alpha, we need to talk about…Her…" Her Beta said, I flinched, he was glaring daggers at me. "You mean my mate and your Luna? What about her?" Akira responded in an Icy tone, I wondered about the history between the two, Akira said that most of her pack was LGBTQ+ and had been kicked out from their original packs, she also mentioned her Beta had a male mate. The Beta's face steadied,
"She knows nothing about our history and you have done nothing to educate her!" He shouted, Surprised was one word for my expression. "Dammit Emmett, you scared the shit out of me! I thought it was something important" Akira said, sarcasm dripping off her voice at the last word, I moved off of her lap just as she leaped up to get in his face.
"We need to teach her! She's our Luna now! She needs to know our history!" Emmett said He was an inch taller than Akira but couldn't match it with the sheer dominance she portrayed. "She's meeting the pack in 3 days, she needs to know!" Emmett said, Akira grumbled and the two started bickering,
Two six-foot jackasses arguing would make anyone else start running, I simply watched and held back a slight chuckle.
This reminds me of Kai and me growing up, our petty squabbles over girls and shower time. My eyes got wet as I thought of my brother, Amelia was close to birth when I left, was my nephew alright? Akira looked away from Emmett and locked eyes with me.
"Teach her our history, don't leave anything out, and answer any questions she might have." Akira finished her sentence and left the room, I heard noises and saw her Wolf running away. Emmett stood up and motioned for me to follow, Emmett was much taller than me and had darker hair and eyes, he moved sluggishly and I could see his mark under the collar of his shirt.
Emmett started grabbing books and I sat at the table, the things he grabbed were reviews on werewolf law and a photobook. "I'll start with our Pack name, DustWalkers, it's based on a Legend from history. A tribe of people made from dust who roamed the land looking for those who were lost and taking them in." Emmett broke off his lecture to check if I was listening when he was assured he had the full attention he continued "You know it was started by Akira and Me, my parents kicked me out after finding out my mate was Male on the same night Akira's parents kicked her out for being bisexual." Emmett was cut off by me
"If Your mate being male was such a problem…couldn't you have just chosen another mate?" I asked, Emmett was stunned, as if on cue the doors opened with a thud.
The Person responsible for the noise was a Boy with bright red hair and green eyes, he was the same height as me but he still seemed so young. "Babe! You said we were gonna train!" The redhead said, his leggings and black tank top showed an unnecessary amount of skin. "Uh…is this-" "My mate, Robyn, meet Charlotte, our New Luna" Emmett made careful introductions, Robyn wrapped his hands around Emmett protectively before giving me a wary smile.
"I was just about to talk about mates, it's wonderful you happened by." Emmett said, Robyn sat in his lap and leaned forward on his hands "Wonderful! I always love to help!" Robyn had Chaotic energy all about him, it was so strange compared to Emmett who seemed so clean cut. "So why are you two mates?" I asked before remembering to keep my mouth shut, Robyn gave me a confused look. "You don't choose your mate, it just happens, sometimes we're total opposites." Robyn said, I was surprised "What?"
"You don't know?"
"I was raised by an Alpha"
"Ah, they probably didn't want you to know"
"Know what?"
"A mate is destined, you can't force a mate, you can't even mark a wolf that isn't your mate," Robyn said, his red curly hair bouncing as he wiggled from nervous energy.
"Then if Akira…can mark me…."
"You're destined and you probably love each other" Robyn concluded, my head started spinning "but…Destined?…" I muttered as I tried to get my thoughts in line, Robyn gave Emmett a peck on the lips "Your mate will smell intoxicating, then when you become used to the smell and grow closer you develop a sense of what each other are feeling, the mark is the last step." Robyn said, Emmett was nuzzling into his neck as he talked. My brain short-circuited, does she love me? Robyn started giggling and it pulled me from my thoughts to see the couple in an embrace, I then saw their mark
"A Robin?" I asked, Robyn, smiled "The mark is always something that represents how you met, I met him when a robin landed on his head and I helped him clean off the bird shit," Robyn said, I held back a chuckle and looked at the books in front of me "Can we continue this some other time?" I asked, Emmett, nodded and picked up Robyn's bridal style
"I'll see you later! If I can walk that is!" Robyn shouted as the two left, I struggled to wrap my head around the thought of this.
A chess piece as a mark? What did it mean?
I flipped through the photo books and saw a photo I didn't recognize, it was me at 6 playing chess with Akira? I was very bad, and she was dying from laughter. I wracked my brain looking for that memory, but the only thing I remembered is someone pressing a Black Queen into my hand and saying 'You are my Queen…you cannot fall' even that was fuzzy.
I closed the photo book with a sigh and pulled my hair into a ponytail, all that talk about mates had my cheeks red as a fire.
I spaced out for a bit while staring out of the window, my hand ran across my shoulder and I accidentally brushed against my mark.
It's just a fluke…right?
She can't love me…
I'm not strong enough.
I was startled by a book falling, I turned to see Akira staring at me "it's a beautiful day outside…isn't it?" I asked, a slight smile dusted my lips and she smiled back
"Yes…Beautiful…"
Maybe she is someone who loves me…
She's someone I could love.