Chapter 69
Marco’s POV
I’m so proud of my Luna. We’ve been training her for almost three months and she could, like, seriously
be an assassin if she wanted to. She doesn’t have a cold heart for that kinda shit though. And no way
Alpha Bronx would let her do that kind of work anyway.
Anyway, she’s doing so well now that James and I both get Sundays off as long as she doesn’t have to
leave the packhouse. Honestly, even if she did, she can defend herself but ain’t no way either of us
would let her be put in that position. She does her best to try to stay in on Sundays unless it’s real
important. She cares about us like that.
James tags in for his shift around eleven-thirty on Friday night and I head out. My buddies convinced
me to go to a strip club that caters to werewolves. I’m not all into that kind of club but there’s only so
much COD a guy can take.
The club is loud and smokey. Tyree hooked us up with a VIP booth. Everyone here knows we’re Blood
River, so they give us a bit of extra space. Three cute girls come over with bottles of liquor. They start
pouring shots and pull some of the guys to private rooms.
Tyree and I hang out at the table and catch up on things. Since I’ve been assigned to the Luna, we
haven’t been on any security detail together. He works under Beta Milo doing more covert shit. He can
only tell me so much about work but he does tell me he found his mate. She lives i n another pack and
they’re working it out so she can move to Blood River.
“That’s awesome man!” I clap his shoulder as we both grin.
“Well? What about you? I thought for sure the Latino lover boy would have found his mate by now,” He
shakes his shoulders at me as he jokes.
“I mean, I dated a few girls but nothing serious. I haven’t found my true mate yet. Clash keeps insisting
I’ll meet her soon but he’s been saying it for months now.”
“Don’t worry, Marco. You’ll find her. The Moon Goddess knows what she’s doing,” he reassures me as
a cute girl with another tray of shots comes over to the table.
We party until the club closes and head to our normal all-night dinner for some drunk food before
getting a home. All in all, it’s a good night.
On Wednesday, we get on the jet headed to France so the Luna can report in with the Coven. James
and I accompany her and Delilah gets to see her mom. Alpha Bronx joins us, cause he’s going to the
Lune D’or pack while we’re in the witches’ realm. He says ain’t no way he’s gonna leave his Luna’s
side anymore and with as much shit as those two been through, shit, I don’t blame him. He’s not
allowed to come stay in the witches’ realm cause Lady Camille thinks it’s too distracting for the Luna,
so Lune D’or is as close as he can get.
After James and I register our guns and knives with pack security at the gate, we get to the castle and
an omega shows us to our rooms. I take first shift so James can get some shut-eye.
I drop my bags in my room and head to the hallway outside the Alpha and Luna’s suite. The Luna said
she wants to get in a quick nap before she and the Alpha go see Alpha Henri. Based o n the look in her
eyes, there ain’t no sleeping going on in that room right now, if you get what I’m saying. 1
It’s been about an hour when I hear people walking down the hall. The palace is round shaped which
means the hallways are curved. It makes security a pain, but nothing you can do about i t. Right?
Anyway, I hear people coming and Clash is going crazy in my head.
“I got this, jefe, calm down!”
“She’s coming this way, Marco!” he bounces off the walls of my brain.
“Excuse me,” I call out, using my best authoritative tone. I put my hand on my gun, but I don’t unholster
it. I don’t want to have to use it here, “This is a temporarily restricted area.”
“We just want to bring a basket of pastries for the Alpha and Luna,” a woman calls out in a thick French
accent.
The overwhelming smell of cilantro and sweet fried platanos maduros hits my nose. I’ve never smelled
anything so delicious in my life. Not even at my Mama’s house. I feel like my brain is starting to
malfunction. 2
The women come around the bend and there she is. An ebony beauty with eyes like dark chocolate,
hair in little twists all over her head, and a light blue sundress to set off the beauty o f her dark skin. The
rest of the world melts away and all there is, is her and me and I am just fine with that.
“MATE!” Clash yells over and over.
My body goes into autopilot and I stride up to her, pinning her against the wall. I feel Clash take control
as he breathes in her scent. 1
“Mate,” he growls. I try to pull him back, but he’s not having it.
Her eyes turn completely black, letting her wolf come to the surface too, as she breathes deep,
grabbing me by the front of my shirt to pull me closer to her.
The other woman starts screaming, “STOP HIM! He’s attacking Musu! Someone help!”
There is a commotion behind me, but it might as well have been a thousand miles away. All i can focus
on is the bombshell of woman in front of me. Someone grabs me by the shoulders and tries to pull me
away from my beauty.
“Don’t let them take her!” Clash howls.
In one quick motion, I drop my left shoulder and spin to the right. I pull my gun as I turn using my right
elbow to forcefully push the attacker’s arms down. The maneuver puts my mate safely behind me with
the gun aimed inches from the attacker’s face before he can make another move. He doesn’t flinch but
he slowly holds his hands up in surrender and glares at m e with one green eye, growling dangerously
in return. The whole hallway reverberates from the sound.
“Marco, lower your fucking weapon,” his fangs are extended as he growls using his Alpha tone.
Oh my Goddess, it’s Alpha Bronx. Oh, I’m fucked.
I raise my hands out in surrender and slowly start to lower the gun when he swipes it out of m y hand,
puts the safety back on, and hands it to James. All without breaking eye contact. I look around and see
the hallway is full of people, including ranked members from Lune Do’r. I am definitely fucked. I fully
bow my head in submission. Alpha Bronx doesn’t say another word, h e just grabs me by the back of
the neck with his claws extended and throws me into his suite. H e slams the door behind him, leaving
me alone. I wish he would’ve just snapped my neck and gotten it over with.
“He’s taking our mate away!” Clash howls as he hears more commotion in the hallway. There’s so
many people talking and yelling, even with wolf hearing, I can’t make anything out.
“Clash, we almost murdered our Alpha. We’re about to be fuckin’ banished, ese! And we in France. I
don’t know French. You know any French? Cause if we a rogue in France, we’re gonna need to learn it
really fuckin’ quick. Our mate is the least of our problems right now,” I yell at him as I pace in front of
the door. 5
The noise in the hallway dies down. My mate’s scent fades as she gets further away. I stop pacing and
stare at the door for what seems like forever. Where did they take her? Did they forget I am in here?
Luna Kas opens the door and steps in with James. They have some serious ass looks on their faces.
“Come with us, Marco,” she says solemnly.
“Luna, am I getting banished? Cause if so, can I please grab my bag?” I beg.
“Come on, Marco. We have to go to Alpha Martin’s office,” James says, putting his hand on m y
shoulder.
I sigh heavily and let James lead me out the door. I feel like my heart can’t beat cause it’s being
crushed. I’m losing my mate and my pack on the same day. We walk through a maze of halls to the
Alpha’s office. James knocks and opens the door when someone inside permits entrance.
We step in and there’s a ton of people in there. One of them is my mate. She looks at me with tears in
her eyes. I just want to go over and pull her into my arms to comfort her. I hold Clash back and force
myself to stand on the spot, putting my eyes to the floor. I can’t look at her if she’s sad and I can’t hold
her.
Alpha Martin stands up behind his desk, “Marco, our dear Musu has cleared the air and advised us that
you are her mate and that you were not, in fact, attacking her, but submitting t o the call of the mate
bond. I think almost everyone in this room can attest it is something impossible to deny.
“Now, the problem we are facing is Musu is the twin sister of my Beta. He is not mated yet and she is
acting as the female Beta until that time comes. As we all know, you are a personal security guard and
trainer for Luna Kas, so it is not as simple as having you join our pack.”
I look up at him. Did he just say mate is a Beta?
“So, Alpha Regent Bronx. Luna Regent lokaste, and I have discussed with Musu. We are going t o
allow you two to spend from now until Friday morning getting to know each other. Then you will go to
the Coven for your security detail. Musu will remain here so we can discuss how we can diplomatically
handle this situation.”
I look around, eyes wide. I’m not getting banished? I get to spend the next two days with my mate?
Wait. If she’s French, does that mean I still need to learn French? 2
“Thank you, Alpha Martin, thank you Alpha Bronx. I-I don’t know what to say,” I bow deeply t o the two
Alphas.
My mate walks toward me and grabs my hand, making sparks fly between us. She leads me out of the
office without a word. As soon as we are out of the office, she starts running, pulling me behind her. I
have no idea where we’re going, but as long as I get to be with her, I don’t care.
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