I wasn't asleep when Gwen knocked on the door loudly. "Come on, Onyx! We have to start getting ready!" Thane, however, immediately bolted upright at the loud sound.

"She'll be out in a minute, Gwendolyn," Thane calla out, annoyed. "I'm going to kill Gwen one of these days if Cain doesn't beat me to it," He muttered irately.

"I heard that!" Gwen yelled back, but I could hear her walking away for the time being.

I got out of bed, but Thane stopped me, grabbing my hand. "Wait, there's something I want to give you."

I cock my head to the side as he leans over, reaching for something in the bedside table drawer. "Close your eyes," he instructs me, and I oblige. "Pull your hair up," and I do. I can feel him putting a necklace around me, my neck suddenly heavier. I open my eyes to see a large, sparkling, blue gemstone adorning my neck.

"Thane," I whisper, picking it up with my hand and admiring it. "This is too much... I can't accept this."

Thane smiled. "It looks lovely on you, Onyx. I had it handmade for you after I found you. I've been... waiting for the right time to give it to you."

"It's beautiful," I say breathlessly.

"Not nearly as beautiful as the person wearing it," Thane contradicts, placing a kiss along my collarbone, sending shocks through my body.

I throw my arms around his neck. "Thank you," I say as I kiss him.

He deepens the kiss, pulling me in, pressing me closer to him, and I can feel the outline of his muscular chest.

Another loud knock on the door interrupts us, and Thane groans. "The prospect of killing her looks better every day."

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While Gwen wrestles with Ares hair, I can't help but admire the necklace Thane gifted me. When Gwen saw it, her mouth had dropped. "Maybe I should be going after Alphas instead of Betas," She remarked, which sent us into ab-splitting laughter.

"Hey Nyx, be a fear and hand me my purse, would you?" Gwen asks, and I nod, retrieving it for her. She rummaged through it before pulling out a bottle of alcohol, and I roll my eyes. Axel had been right when he called them alcoholics.

Gwen chugged from it, before handing it to Ares, who did the same. "Drink," Gwen ordered, handing me the bottle. I took it, but cringed. "Come on, Onyx! We're going out, should at least pre-game."

I groan, knowing she won't let me leave the house until my blood is replaced with alcohol. "For the record, I totally realize you're peer pressuring me into this," I say as I unscrew the cap.

Gwen grins evilly as I bring the bottle to my lips. I drink, and start coughing after I swallow the liquid that felt like it was burning a hole in my throat. "Thats terrible! Why would anyone voluntarily drink that?" I sputter.

Gwen snorts and says, "You'll find out soon enough, baby. Keep drinking, I'm watching you," She warns.

I roll my eyes, but keep drinking anyways, not appreciating the taste one bit. She was right though, after a few more swigs, drinking it became much easier, and I liked the warm feeling in my chest.

Ares leaves us in the bathroom to get dressed, and Gwen adjusts the small gemmed clips she put in my hair earlier. She leans back, admiring her work. "Thane better apologize for saying he wants to kill me after seeing how good you look."

I snort, but she's right, I do look amazing. I wore a short blue dress, silver heels, and Gwen put glittery eye makeup on me expertly.

Slightly off-balance, I walked into the main section of the bedroom, where Ares was staring at her reflection. In the black minidress, she looked stunning.

"Wow," I say, unable to find the words. "You look... wow." What I really was wanting to say, was that she looked unbelievably powerful. Even in a dress and heels, she looked absolutely lethal. The heels made her leg muscles look even more defined, and the dress showed off her toned arms. She really did look... like a Luna should.

She thanked me with a smile, and Gwen came in, whistling. "Damn! That's my hot-ass Luna!" She hyped her up.

Ares rolled her eyes. "We better get going. They've been waiting downstairs for us forever."

Gwen scoffed. "When we look this sexy, we're allowed to be as late as we want. Plus, Onyx and I need to finish the bottle." Gwen held up the little bit of alcohol that was left from the second bottle she had procured.

Ares left, and Gwen and I finished the bottle, giggling the whole time, completely tipsy. When we finished, we left the hallway, where Cain and Ares were embracing. My mate snapped his head up, his bright green eyes meeting mine.

The moment was ruined when Gwen said to Cain and Ares, "Down, boy! Not until after we get back, and definitely not in the hallway!"

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"You look absolutely exquisite, little one," Thane told me as we were snuggled up in the backseat of the car, Leo driving. "I might consider not killing Gwendolyn."

I laugh and say, "She said you might say that."

"Of course she did," Thane rolled his eyes.

I giggle, completely tipsy, and Thane seems completely bemused as we pull into the parking lot. We head inside the club, where loud music is playing, and humans are dancing, not a single care in the world.

"Do you want something to drink, love?" Thane asks, his hand on my lower back. I nod, and he guides us to the bar. We sit at the bar top, laughing as Leo complains about how much uglier human girls are than she-wolves.

"Seriously," He complains. "I could snap them in half without even trying."

"Maybe they're into that," I joke with a giggle, and Thane and Leo look bewildered by my lewdness.

Alpha Cain, Ares, Gwen, and Axel entered the club, and the humans stared at them, completely mystified. No doubt, seeing their unnatural beauty and sensing the aura of power that radiated from them.

After they all got drinks, Thane guided us to a private section of the club where huge couches were stationed, and a waitress stood along the edge, ready to fetch whatever we needed.

"Can we dance?" I begged Thane, and he nodded, laughing.

We went to the dance floor, where we spent the next hour dancing, and I felt completely... free. Even Thane had his typical stoic mask down, and was grinning from ear to ear, laughing as he spun me into his arms.

Gwen, who had been dancing with a human boy, was interrupted when Leo angrily stalked over to her, and I barely heard him over the music when he told the human boy to fuck off.

The human boy nodded and scurried away, and Gwen smirked at Leo as she danced against him, looking overly pleased at his possessiveness. She winked at me when she caught me staring.

Blushing, I turned to look at Ares and Cain, but they were no longer sitting from their position on the couch, where they had been, as Thane would say, canoodling.

I looked around the club, but they weren't dancing either. Thane had a distant look on his face, and I realized he was mindlinking someone.

Thane froze, and Leo immediately joined his side, pulling Gwen along with him. "Gwen, stay here and guard Onyx," Thane ordered, and Axel suddenly joined us.

Axel and Leo turned, heading for the door, and I grabbed Thane's hand. "What's going on?" I asked, panic seeping into my body.

"Stay here with Gwen, she'll keep you safe," was all Thane said, and he ran out of the club in front of Leo and Axel.

Gwen dragged me into the private section of the bar, and I saw her hitch her dress up slightly, revealing a sheathed knife on her thigh, which she removed and concealed.

Her eyes were searching the club, examining everyone, looking for even one person to look slightly out of place. However, nobody approached us and I asked in fear, "What's happening?"

Gwen didn't look away from the scene as she answered, "Wilson."

Ice coated my veins. Despite not knowing that much about him, if he was capable of hurting the Blood Luna, that made him one of the most powerful people I didn't even know.

We continued to wait, and I fidgeted in anxiety. Finally, Ares stalked into the club, shoving through the different throngs of people to get to us.

Her face is blank, but she doesn't look distressed. Let's go, she says as she reaches us, and Gwen asks quietly, "Did you catch him?"

A smile so sadistic it makes my heart drop spread across Ares' face as she said, We got him.

Ares rushed us into the car, and broke every driving rule as she sped us all the way back to Blue Moon. The whole time, I had only one thought, one prayer to the Moon Goddess.

I prayed that by catching Wilson, Ares would find the peace she deserves.