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Suzzanah's POV

For a minute, it was so quiet, that one would wonder if they had even heard me, if they were even here. But I knew they had heard every word, I knew he had heard.

I continued to gaze at Zuerien's wolf who had gone so still that if I didn't know better I would think that he was a statue. His eyes were wide and glassy, not giving anything away. But I knew, I knew he was shocked beyond belief. How did I know?

I can feel him...

I could feel them all, but for some reason, his feelings dominated those of the others. Wave after wave of shock and disbelief washed over me and I wondered just for a short second, if he was going to be okay, when all of a sudden the sky lit up in a humongous explosion.

A huge ball of sizzling fire exploded in the dark sky, lighting it up like a blood red sunset followed by a series of alarmed gasps that came from Master Cole, Mr. Talon and Mr. Penson who were staring at the Alpha with wide alarmed eyes. The explosion was so bright that it could have passed for the sun, had it not been for its fleeting nature.

But the minute the orange glow started to disappear, the sky lit up yet again as another ball of molten fire painted itself across the darkening horizon. Then another, then another. Explosion after explosion turned the sky into a red-orange canvas, reflecting the chaotic feelings that were washing over me.

His feelings

My eyes widened at the sight of the sky on fire. I had never seen a night sky so bright that it overshadowed the moon. And somehow I knew it was his doing.

"Alpha!"

I tore my gaze away from the fiery sky just in time to catch the sizzling of the moist air around us before it turned to vapor, flooding the clearing in a cloud of thick mist. The steam surrounded me, obscuring my view of the ones standing before me. But I could still see the glow under Steroid's paws. A glow just as fiery as the night sky.

"Alpha calm down!" Mr. Penson called out to him and I could hear the thin stream of tension flowing through his otherwise calm tone.

Master Cole rushed towards Zuerien's wolf but the minute he reached about two feet away from him he was thrown backwards as though pushed by some unfathomable force and I watched with wide eyes as he crashed violently into the the tree behind him.

Yet another explosion lit up the sky and I found myself struggling to keep my gaze centered at one thing.

"Suzzanah!"

My head turned yet again to find Mr. Talon's panicked gaze directed towards me. It was like he wanted to run to me but didn't, no couldn't. There was fear in his eyes, not fear of me, but for me.

He is afraid for me...

My gaze went to Master Cole who had picked himself off the ground and was also watching me with wide panicked eyes that occasionally flitted towards the wolf. Mr. Penson was still calling to him, but the large wolf's undivided attention was still directed towards me.

The steamy mist was now so thick that I could barely see the wolf before me. Waves of panic and worry swept over me, coming from multiple sources. I couldn't recognize most of them, it was like the time in front of the restaurant Satiété. I could feel a multitude of turbulent emotions, none of which seemed to be mine.

Help him!

A gasp escaped my lips when I heard Mr. Penson's voice in my head. My eyes shot up towards him, but I couldn't see him through the fog.

Luna, help him!

Help Zuerien, I knew that's what he meant, but what was I supposed to do?

Please Luna!

His voice sounded tense and urgent and just then the overpowering scent of burning grass assaulted my senses making my eyes widen. The undergrowth around Zuerien's wolf was burning, turning to ashes.

Help him before he looses control!

What should I do? I had caused this? What should I do? What should I do?

Help him.

Another gasp escaped my lips when Mr. Penson's voice sounded in my head intermixed with that of the woman I had met just a little while ago, the spirit.

My eyes zeroed in on Zuerien's wolf's tense form. I didn't know what I was supposed to do, but I needed to do something.

"Z-Zuerien", my voice came out as but a whisper and I chided myself about it, forcing myself to speak louder, "Zuerien, calm down!"

Yet another fiery explosion lit up the dark night sky making my eyes widen.

"ZUERIEN!"

He didn't respond, the fog didn't clear, and the sky didn't darken. He wasn't listening. His mind was far too chaotic, he couldn't hear my voice. In that case I had only one other option.

Zuerien!

I had never done this before and I didn't know how to do it, but I had heard his thoughts before and I only hoped mine would reach him this time.

Zuerien, please calm down!

My eyes widened when the large wolf's body jerked slightly before his now golden eyes cleared slightly. I had never seen this shade in his eyes before, unlike his usual chocolate brown or the occasional black and flecks of gold, his eyes were now a complete and bright golden.

Zuerien, if you can hear me, calm down!

His eyes widened slightly and for a minute they flashed brown making me gasp. He could hear me!

Zuerien! Come back!

His eyes flashed black then brown then gold again. The fiery glow under his paws started to die.

Please calm down, I repeated putting all my heart into it.

The golden hue in his eyes started to fade, growing darker by the second.

Suzzanah...

My eyes widened on hearing Zuerien's deep voice in my mind. It sounded stressed and pained making my heart hurt for him.

Suzzanah, he repeated and I said the only thing that he always told me every time I needed reassurance.

Its okay, I'm here

In a flash the gold in his eyes disappeared, his orbs darkening. He was coming back.

Suzzanah...

I'm here

The red-orange sky slowly turned darker and darker and the mist started to clear. An overwhelming sense of relief washed over me as I watched the last of the fire disappear from the sky leaving it black and star-studded like it had been before. A thick darkness befell the clearing and that's when I heard Zuerien's pained voice in my head one last time.

Don't leave me...

Then everything was quiet once again.

My heart hammered inside my chest as his last words continued to echo in my mind. The moon was still hidden behind thick clouds, and the still clearing fog was obscuring my view of everything around me. In that one silent minute, standing in the dark, I didn't care about anything else but those three words. And somehow, it didn't even take me a second to arrive at my answer.

The moon peeked from behind the clouds, preparing itself for its return. A cold breeze blew across the horizon and through the now dark forest as though trying to soothe the burn of the fiery explosions. And just as the silver moonlight flooded the clearing, the wind carried away with it the last of the mist leaving me staring at a tall, dark figure I knew all too well.

Zuerien...

He stood before me, very much human. His chest was bare, a pair of dark pants hung low on his waist. His head was bowed, his hair disheveled, the golden streak shimmering under the silver moonlight.

Somehow the sight of him made my heart well with a warmth so intense that it left me slightly breathless. This man before me was everything I had never even dreamed of and yet he was also everything I had ever dreamed of. It didn't make sense really, but then the heart never did, it never did.

A cool breeze had started blowing through the forest, feeling wonderful against my flushed skin. I watched as it ruffled his hair softly and I hoped that it helped soothe his mind.

I hoped I helped soothe his mind.

Slowly, he raised his head and my breath caught in my throat in the anxiety and anticipation of what I would see in his eyes. So when my eyes were met with familiar warm brown ones, I couldn't even fathom the magnitude of the relief that washed over me. I had never felt so alleviated in my entire life.

His demeanor was calm and composed, he looked like he was in complete control, an absolute contrast to how he had been a few minutes ago. His face gave nothing away but the same could not be said about his eyes.

As his eyes bore into mine, I saw a plethora of turbulent emotions flash within their brown depths, one standing out in particular.

Fear

It was the one emotion I had nearly never seen him display. So what had happened now for it to surface so powerfully? What was he afraid of?

Don't leave me...

My eyes widened at that thought, my lips parting in disbelief. Was that it? Was that why he was afraid?...

"Alpha"

My thoughts were interrupted by Mr. Penson's voice making my gaze shift from the Alpha towards him. He walked up to Zuerien, standing beside him, and placed a hand on his shoulder.

Zuerien's eyes briefly left mine to meet Mr. Penson's who smiled at him comfortingly.

"You gave us quite the scare Alpha", he said gently before squeezing his shoulder, "Welcome back"

Zuerien's eyes glazed over for a second, so did Mr. Penson's and somehow I knew they were communicating with each other, although I didn't know how, and soon they returned to normal. Zuerien inhaled deeply before his gaze returned to mine. I realized that Master Cole and Mr. Talon were no longer here. It was just the three of us.

"Thank you, Luna", Mr. Penson told me softly making my gaze find his. It was gentle and affectionate, maybe even a little proud.

I didn't reply as my eyes slowly drifted back to Zuerien's. They had turned hard and distant, no longer reflecting his insecurities like before.

He's hiding...

"So you've discovered all our deepest darkest secrets, haven't you?", Mr. Penson spoke up making my eyes return to his.

I didn't hear any hostility in his voice, no apprehension either, only admiration, which rather surprised me.

"It was a little hard not to with you throwing all sorts of hints my way every chance you got", I replied truthfully and he smiled.

"I did do that quite a lot didn't I?", he said shaking his head, "How long have you known?"

"I've had my doubts for a while", I said, my gaze flickering towards Zuerien, "but I only pieced it together this morning. I would have figured it out sooner had I not been desperately trying to deny the fact subconsciously. I guess I didn't want to believe it, I was...afraid"

Even against my will, my voice broke infinitesimally towards the end and from the corner of my eye I saw Zuerien's fist clench.

"You didn't tell anyone?" Mr. Penson asked me softly and a sad smile flickered across my lips.

"How could I?" I asked quietly, "I couldn't even tell the humans and the wolves apart. If I told a human, I was afraid they would think I was insane and if I told one of your kind, I was afraid they would...", I stopped, swallowing quickly unable to get the words out.

I was afraid they would hurt me...

"But you did tell us now", Mr. Penson said, his voice gentle, "So does that mean you are no longer afraid?"

His question hit home as realization dawned on me. It was true. Somehow, I wasn't. I was no longer afraid.

For a minute I saw anxiety flicker across Zuerien's face, but it was gone just as quickly as it appeared. He still hadn't said a word. Somehow I found myself wanting him to let his guard down, wanting to hear his voice.

So I slowly shook my head, "No", I said, my eyes never leaving his, "I'm not afraid anymore"

Relief flashed in his eyes, too prominent for me to miss it, and somehow, I felt relieved too.

"You wont hurt me", I said softly and Zuerien's eyes welled with a strange emotion too powerful for me to ignore and yet too intense for me to place. Mr. Penson too smiled gently at me

"I believe that", I continued, "I feel it. And when I realized that fact, I wanted to tell you, so I did. It felt...right"

"It was right", Mr. Penson told me, "We would never hurt you, not you"

My heart warmed at the sincerity of his words. After a very long time, I felt the burden of fear and apprehension lift off my shoulders. I felt lighter.

"You were kept in the dark for a reason", Mr. Penson continued, "Although I'm glad that my efforts and hints were not in vain, my true intention was not for you to find out this way", he said shaking his head regretfully, "It was simply to prepare you for the right time when we would finally tell you. It was inevitable that you know. You are indispensable to us."

And why is that?...

My eyebrows furrowed as the answer to that question came to me before I even asked them.

"Because I am..."

Mr. Penson nodded, "That's right", he said smiling softly at me, "Because you are Luna"

A rush of power intermixed with joy flooded my body at his words making me shiver slightly. Taking a deep breath, I asked the question I had been dying to know the answer to.

"Why am I the Luna?"

I waited anxiously for an answer, my heart beating erratically inside my chest. The silence was thick in the air for a few painfully long seconds before there was a flicker of movement in my peripheral vision and I turned just as a large warm hand cupped my cheek making a wave of tingles flood my body. My eyes squeezed shut for a second, overwhelmed by the feel of his touch, the touch I had subconsciously been longing for.

I looked up into Zuerien's chocolaty brown eyes and was extremely relieved when I found that they were no longer cold and hard, no, now they were warm and gentle, gazing deeply into mine with overwhelming affection, making me lean into his touch.

A small smile graced his handsome face nearly stealing my breath away. His thumb caressed my cheek softly as his lips parted.

"Because you're mine", he replied softly making my eyes widen, "You're my mate"

The minute those words escaped his lips, an immense warmth flooded my body. I had never experienced the feeling in such magnitude. It was like a bond that had always existed between us was strengthening itself, weaving itself through our bodies, making itself known. A soft gasp escaped my lips as my body heated up and a blush made its way up my neck.

His mate

Luna- the mate of an Alpha

His mate!

"Your...mate", I repeated and he nodded at me smiling softly.

"My soulmate", he said and another rush of warmth assaulted my body.

He stepped closer to me, his eyes scanning my features affectionately before returning to my eyes. I was still slightly breathless from his words, and truth be told I didn't completely understand them either, but God knows I loved the sound of those words, the feel of them, of being his soulmate.

Of being his...

"Werewolves have predestined soulmates, our other halves", he told me, "They are preordained, chosen for us by fate and nature. As a human, the concept of mates may be hard for you to understand but this is how it is for wolves, it is our way of life. And you are mine"

His thumb caressed my lower lip making my heart skip a beat as his eyes brimmed with affection, "You are my soulmate, my other half, my destined one"

My eyes widened at what he was saying. I had always believed in soulmates. I had loved the idea of having someone who was all mine but I always thought it was a matter of choice, I had never heard of preordained soulmates. But somehow, the thought had my heart beating faster, in a good way.

Zuerien continued, "You are the one person in this world who was created especially for me, to cherish and protect and..."

And...

He didn't finish his sentence, something held him back as he spoke again, "Mates share a bond. It enables wolves to recognize their mates when they see them"

My eyes widened as the memory of when I first saw Zuerien that day in the corridor flashed before my eyes.

"When I saw you for the first time that day in the corridor amidst the crowd, I recognized you as my mate", he told me confirming my thoughts, "I even said it", he told me and I blinked.

"Mate-ree", I said without thinking and Mr. Penson chuckled softly. Zuerien snorted and nodded.

My lips twitched slightly as I held back a smile.

"Wolves mate for life", he told me making my heart rate speed up, "Each werewolf has only one mate, you are mine and I am yours. You can't tell because you are human, but I'm sure you've felt it, the bond we share"

He brushed his fingers against the skin of my neck, and I shivered, as familiar tingles assaulted my skin making my eyes widen in realization.

"Its called the mate bond", Mr. Penson said smiling knowingly, "It draws soulmates to each other"

Zuerien nodded, "As I said, it's the werewolf way of life. Our mates become our everything, and whatever we share, its forever"

Forever!

My face lit up involuntarily at his words but before I could relish in the warmth they brought me yet another memory came to me.

I...reject you...as my...

My face fell as hurt flooded my body. Had he been trying to...

Uncertainty filled my mind and my lips parted in attempt to get my question through, but no words came out of my mouth.

"I...I..."

Zuerien bent his head closer to mine, nodding at me encouragingly. I inhaled deeply before sighing.

"I, Alpha Zuerien Kai Royale", his eyes widened at the words I was saying, his words, "reject you", pain pierced my heart and at that same time he winced, "S-Suzzanah Winters, as my..."

My voice faltered towards the end as I stared into his eyes knowingly, mine brimming with hurt, "as my mate, right?" I whispered and pain flashed in his eyes.

Mr. Penson's brow furrowed as he looked at Zuerien disapprovingly and Zuerien sighed heavily.

"It was the worst decision of my life", he told me, his voice strained, "I can only be grateful to you for stopping me then"

"I don't know how I did", I told him softly, "it just sort of happened. My body had reacted before I could think, like a reflex. And then I had ended up as wet as a dog in the rain", I sighed in recollection.

As much as I tried not to be, I was still hurt by his actions back then. Knowing that he hadn't wanted me was more painful than I could have imagined.

Zuerien tucked a few strands of stray hair behind my ear and I thought I heard Mr. Penson gasp, but at that minute my mind was otherwise occupied.

"Why did you do it?" I asked Zuerien and he winced again as regret flashed in his eyes. I swallowed the lump in my throat, "D-did you not...want me-"

"Don't ever, ever think like that!", Zuerien cut me off slipping an arm around my waist and pulling me into him. My eyes widened as he cupped my face again, "I have always wanted you", he told me making my heart warm, "more than anything else in this world. Even more so because I didn't believe that I'd ever find you, that you existed"

He sighed, suddenly looking extremely burdened, his eyes held a tiredness that hadn't been there before, "There is a lot you don't know about me. I'm a man with a dark and heavy past Suzzanah", he told me, his voice sounding weighed down, "I'm not someone one can accept easily. I didn't want to be reminded of that fact. I didn't want to be...left behind again"

Don't leave me...

My heart hurt at his words and I placed my hand on his chest comfortingly. His eyes brimmed with gratefulness, "It was a mistake, one you didn't let me make", he said caressing my cheek, "and if you give me a chance, I'll explain my reasons to you", he buried his face in my neck making my heart rate speed up, "You saved me the agony of making a decision that could have ruined my life. Because you...are the best thing that ever happened to me"

My heart skipped a beat at his words as immense joy coursed through my veins. The sincerity in his words quelled all the hurt that had been there before. Now I wanted nothing more than to trust him and his every word.

It felt right

I heard the shuffling of feet and turned my gaze just in time to catch Mr. Penson turning as he walked away, towards the trees, leaving us alone and somehow I couldn't shake the feeling that something was disturbing him.

Zuerien placed a soft kiss in the crook of my neck making tingles of pleasure shoot through my body. I shivered in his arms as he pulled away.

"None of the wolves will ever hurt you. They wont do anything to cause you even the slightest of harm. You are their Alpha's mate. Their Luna", he said and my heart welled with gratitude at his words.

"You are the most awaited, most dear and most precious person to all werewolves...to me", he told me and tears brimmed in my eyes. I was so overwhelmed by the magnitude of his feelings towards me, that I couldn't help it.

Smiling softly at me, his finger brushed against my eyes wiping the tears away. He put his forehead against mine and closed his eyes, "You are the person I've longed for most", he told me pulling me closer.

He took my palm in his and moved it over his heart. I gasped as I felt his heart beating fast underneath my hand.

"Can you feel it?" he asked, his voice husky and deep, "that's my heart beating for you. Because that's what you are to me"

He opened his eyes and I was left breathless at the sight of his mesmerizing brown eyes brimming with an intense emotion as he said, "You, Suzzanah, are my heart"

Pulling me into him, he bent down and captured my lips with his. The minute his lips met mine, an immense, overwhelming, unfathomable affection for this man in whose arms I was being held. He kissed me gently, putting his entire heart and soul into it as though in an attempt to tell me that he had meant every word he had said.

And I believed him, I felt it.

I responded, my lips moving against his uncertainly, due to my lack of experience. His grip around my waist tightened. Cupping the back of my head, he deepened the kiss and I relished the feel of his lips against mine. He sucked on my lower lip before lavishing the other with the same attention filling my body with a pleasure so intense that I almost couldn't handle it.

He broke away soon enough for which I was grateful otherwise I would have died of the pleasure overload. Even though the kiss had lasted just a few seconds, I was breathing heavily, my cheeks were flushed and my heart was racing.

Mine

His voice rang in my head and I flushed harder. Somehow him saying the word made a lot more sense now than before, and it filled me with a sense of belonging. I couldn't believe it.

I'm the mate of a werewolf!

Taking a deep breath, I tried to pull away but he held me close to him, not letting me go. The fact that he wasn't wearing a shirt was making it hard for me to breathe, and I needed to breathe. I needed answers.

"I have...a lot of questions", I told him and he nodded, "I know", he whispered placing another kiss in the crook of my neck, "I'll answer them all, but not here"

He pulled back and motioned towards the trees around us, "Lets go back to the others. We'll explain everything to you together"

I nodded as we began walking towards the trees, then asked, "Where did Master Cole and Mr. Talon go?"

"They went to handle the situation I caused earlier", he told me and I looked up at him.

"How did you do that?" I asked him and he looked into my eyes bringing his free hand in front of me.

And right in front of my eyes, a flame suddenly took form on his palm, dancing in the air a little above his skin. A shocked screech escaped my lips as I grabbed his hand and shook it violently trying to put out the fire.

"Oh my God!" I shouted and went to put off the flame with my hand but Zuerien immediately pulled his hand away, the flame disappearing into thin air.

"Suzzanah!" he took my hand in his quickly, "What were you thinking! You could have hurt yourself!" he said worriedly examining my hand.

"And what about your hand?!" I asked him wide eyed and he sighed.

"The flames don't hurt me. Fire is my own element. I can wield it as I please", he told me making my eyes widen even further in shock.

"You can control fire?!" I asked and he nodded, "H-How?"

"Ordinarily only certain special Supernaturals like witches, wizards and a few others have the ability to do so", Mr. Penson's voice caught my attention and I turned my head to find him walking up to us, "But Alpha Zuerien is an exception"

Mr. Penson's eyes momentarily flicked towards my hair and a frown marred his face.

"WITCHES AND WIZARDS?!" I cried out in disbelief and he smiled, "Oh yes Suzzanah, there are many other supernatural species in this world. Werewolves are just one of them, albeit one of the most powerful race of them all"

"Witches and wizards can control fire?" I asked him and he smiled, "Only a few of them gifted with the power to wield the element can do so. They are called Elemental Witches and Wizards. And not just fire, they can wield the other elements as well", he told me and I gaped at him in awe.

My gaze shifted to Zuerien as we continued to walk through the forest, "Then how can you do it?" I asked and for a second I thought I saw pain flash in his eyes.

"My mother was a very powerful Elemental Witch with the ability to wield fire", he told me, "turns out it was passed down to me"

"An elemental wolf is very rare", Mr. Penson told me, "Almost unheard of actually"

I blinked at him, "So...how many species of supernatural people are there?" I asked and he shrugged, "Who can say?" he said and I frowned.

"Then...how do you tell them apart?"

"By their scent. Wolves, humans, witches and wizards, they have very distinct scents, characteristic of their races", Mr. Penson told me, "Most supernaturals can be told apart by their scents"

I nodded in understanding. So that's why they kept sniffing all over the place like patients with a perpetual cold. Suddenly a thought came to me.

"What is Megan?" I asked catching their attention.

"She is human, why?" Zuerien asked somehow seeming apprehensive about it.

I exhaled heavily, "Oh, no reason really. Earlier when I was freaking out about being able to see ghosts she helped me so effortlessly I just wondered if it was owing to any special ability she possessed"

"She may well possess some special ability", Mr. Penson thought out loud making both mine and Zuerien's gazes shoot to him. His eyes widened ever so slightly before he shook his head, "Don't mind me, I just like keeping my options open", he told us making Zuerien narrow his eyes at him.

"How did you realize that you were in fact seeing ghosts Suzzanah?" Mr. Penson asked me and I bit my lip.

"Well...", how should I put it? "Because one of them told me so", I said making both their eyes widen, "She said I was seeing spirits and that she was also one"

"She?" Zuerien asked and I nodded, "But didn't you say that the figure with the blue-green eyes was a man?"

"Oh yes, he was a man", I told him, "this was a different spirit, much nicer and very beautiful. I saw her earlier too"

"You've seen her before?!" both the men shouted making me jump. Zuerien pulled me into his chest, "When?" he asked worriedly.

"This morning, when I went into the forest", I told him wincing at how concerned he suddenly looked, "I got lost", his grip around my waist tightened, his eyes going wide, "Oh but she helped me!" I added quickly, "She showed me the way to the orphanage"

Zuerien and Mr. Penson exchanged alarmed glances, "You've been to the orphanage?" Zuerien asked and I nodded.

"This morning I saw one of the boys from the orphanage going into the forest. I was worried about him so I ran after him and uh...got lost", I said sheepishly scratching my head, "that's when I met her for the first time. I didn't even realize that she was a spirit, she seemed far more human than the blue-green eyed man. She took me to the orphanage and then disappeared"

"Did you ask her name?" Mr. Penson asked and I blushed and shook my head feeling like an idiot, "I didn't, but she said she knew you guys"

Both men exchanged alarmed glances again as I continued, "When I left the orphanage later, I kind of got lost again", both men gave me exasperated looks and I smiled sheepishly, "And well, at that time, I saw something I wasn't meant to see", I bit my lip, "I saw that big guy who charged at me earlier giving a speech to a group of young men who were calling themselves warriors", Zuerien frowned, "And well I got spotted and I freaked out and ran from them"

"Did they hurt you?" Zuerien asked me, his jaw clenched, anger burning in his eyes. I quickly shook my head, "No, they didn't catch me. The woman appeared again, the spirit I mean. She led me through the forest to where I ran into you. But then she disappeared into the fog immediately after"

"And when did she tell you that she was a spirit?" Mr. Penson asked.

"Just a short while ago", I told him making both their eyes widen, "When I ran from that big guy, I ran into her. That's when she told me. She was...nice", I told them honestly, "very unlike what one would expect from ghosts. She is actually the reason I managed to muster up enough courage to tell you I knew everything. She has always been helping me, always appearing when I'm in dire need of help"

"I've been with you all this time. You only see me when you really need to"

I remembered her words from earlier and smiled, "I really should have asked her her name when she took me to the orphanage this morning", I thought out loud, "But when I went to talk to the kids, she didn't come with me. I didn't realize because I had my hands full trying to convince the kids that I wasn't an evil spy"

Both the men looked at me with wide eyes and I shrugged, "The kids kind of freaked out on seeing me there and the only thing I could tell them to calm them down was that...that I was Luna"

"YOU TOLD THEM?!" both men shouted making me jump.

"Y-yes", fear bubbled up inside of me, "D-did I do something w-wrong?"

Their eyes immediately softned and Zuerien shook his head, "No, don't worry, its okay", he told me rubbing my back, "I'll take care of it"

"Were any adults there when you told the children?" Mr. Penson asked and I nodded.

"Madam Maria was there", I replied, "She seemed quite shocked when I first told them, but later I think she believed me", I told them recalling how Madam Maria had called me Luna towards the end. I wonder what made her believe it...

Zuerien and Mr. Penson nodded, "Don't worry Suzzanah, we'll talk to Madam Maria about this", Mr. Penson told me, "But for now, try not to tell anyone else about being Luna", I nodded, "Is there anyone else whom you told?" he asked and I thought about it.

"Yes", I said softly recalling the events from earlier this evening, "I told a woman", I looked at both of them with wide eyes, "I told that woman! The caped woman!"

Both men's eyes went wide as they exchanged alarmed looks, "What caped woman Suzzanah? The woman from the forest the other day?" Zuerien asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, the woman who I saw on the same day I saw the blue-green eyed man for the first time", I told them, "I met her again just a few minutes before you got here as a wolf. I recognized her voice. I couldn't see her face because it was too dark, but I think she had light colored hair"

They exchanged glances yet again, knowing ones.

"What did she say?" Mr. Penson asked.

"She asked if I was Luna and I said yes", I told them, "and then she shouted and lunged at me but then she disappeared into thin air just like before", I sighed and shook my head, "I've seen too many spirits today"

Mr. Penson laughed out loud taking me by surprise and even Zuerien bit back a smile. What did I say?

"Oh, you don't have to worry about her Suzzanah, she is very much alive", Mr. Penson told me making my eyes go wide in shock.

"You know her?" I asked and he nodded, "We all do", he replied, "She is a Luna just like you"

"WHAT?!" my gaze flew to Zuerien, "You have a harem?!"

He choked on air and Mr. Penson burst out laughing again. Zuerien cleared his throat, "No I don't", he said narrowing his eyes at me, "She isn't my Luna", he squeezed my waist, "You are"

My heart rate spiked and blood rushed to my face making me hope desperately that they couldn't see me blush.

"There are many Alphas and Lunas Suzzanah. She is one of them", Mr. Penson told me.

"What's her name?" I asked and he smiled.

"Prophecy", he told me making my eyes widen, "Prophecy Ronaldo"

It was the same woman Mr. Talon had told me about, the other Luna. Prophecy Ronaldo...was she-

"She is Marco's cousin", Mr. Penson answered my question, "Marco is also an Alpha by the way"

"And so are you right?" I asked and he smiled at me, "I suppose you could say that", he said making my brow furrow in confusion.

"He is", Zuerien added quickly.

"And so are you!" I said looking up at him.

"Zuerien is Alpha King", Mr. Penson told me, "He is the Ruler of all werewolves across the world"

King! That's right! That's what Alpha Marco always called him. I remembered asking Roma what people he ruled over and now her reply made sense.

"What people indeed!" I spoke her words from that day out loud.

They're a people you don't know of yet, she had said. Well I do now.

Zuerien squeezed my waist again making me jump. I was embarrassed at how easily I had let myself get distracted and quickly returned my attention to Mr. Penson.

"You must know that wolves live in packs right?" he asked me and I nodded, "Well we are not that different at all. Werewolves also live in groups called packs that are distributed all over the world. Each pack has a leader or Alpha as we call them, and the Alpha's mate is called the Luna, his second in command in called Beta and his third in command is called Delta. Each pack can have only one person wielding these titles at a time, for example, Alpha Zuerien's pack is the Royale Pack of which he is Alpha, Cole is Beta and the large burly man who ran at you is Delta"

I gasped and shuddered on hearing about the Delta as fear rushed through me. Zuerien immediately pulled me closer, rubbing my back soothingly, "You don't have to worry about him. "He won't ever even dare to think of hurting you again", he growled out clenching his fists.

Mr. Penson nodded, "That's right. There is nothing to worry about Suzzanah", he told me and and I relaxed slightly as he continued, "All the Alphas report to the King. Think of them as governors of smaller groups of people who ultimately work under the President, or King"

Hmm, that makes sense.

"So what packs are you and Mr. Talon a part of?" I asked Mr. Penson.

"Talon belongs to the Royale pack", Mr. Penson told me but he didn't say anything else.

"And what about you?" I asked and I immediately regretted it when a sad smile made its way to his face.

"I don't really belong to any pack", he whispered and concern immediately flooded my body.

What...

"Yes you do!" Zuerien cut in, "He belongs to the Royale pack", he told me and Mr. Penson smiled at him softly.

My gaze moved uncertainly between Zuerien and and Mr. Penson as a question made its way to my mind and I wondered if I could ask anymore without overstepping my boundaries. I didn't want to upset Mr. Penson. It was best I didn't ask.

"Are you wondering how I can be an Alpha even though only one person can wield that title in a pack?" Mr. Penson asked and my eyes widened.

"Are you reading my mind?" I asked and he smiled and shook his head.

"Not at all, I just figured you'd wonder about that", he told me and I was quite awed by how precise his assumptions were. I bit my lip wondering if I had the right to ask him the answer to that question.

"Its alright child, don't worry", Mr. Penson told me, "I am not the Alpha of the Royale pack, but of the Penson Pack, the pack I used to belong to a long time ago. But that pack no longer exists and I...belong to the Royale pack", he said looking at Zuerien gratefully and Zuerien nodded at him.

I smiled at the two of them, they seemed a lot like father and son. I chose not to ask anymore on the matter. It was obviously a sensitive topic for Mr. Penson. I didn't want to bring up bad memories.

"My pack was slaughtered a very long time ago Suzzanah", he said suddenly making my eyes widen in shock as pain flooded my body.

"It was wiped out, I was the only survivor", he told me and I cringed as I felt the depth of his despair flooding my own body, "That was also the same time when Emily-"

I quickly grabbed his hand and squeezed it, letting him know he didn't need to tell me anymore. I understood. I couldn't imagine how much pain he could have suffered through, having lost his daughter and friends to a massacre. If only I could help relieve the pain in anyway, I would.

He placed a hand on my head, "I'm not upset anymore dear", he told me gently, "After all, they are right beside me, right?"

My heart warmed at his words and I smiled at him, nodding my head "That's right" I replied, "Always"

He smiled before patting my cheek and pulling away. I wondered what kind of cruel, despicable people had slaughtered his pack and why.

"In all actuality, I should have been stripped of my title as Alpha, because an Alpha title cannot exist without a pack, but I am a member of the Werewolf High Council which allows me to retain it", Mr. Penson told me, "The High Council is a group of six people who work as advisors to the King. Alpha Marco is also a part of the Council and so is Luna Prophecy", his gaze shifted to Zuerien, "The funny thing is this time around the King himself is a part of the Council", he said and confusion painted itself across my face.

"But...how-"

"You see the Council members are not chosen, they are born", Mr. Penson explained, "A person who possesses extraordinary abilities becomes a part of the Council and at one time, only six such people are born into the world. Incidentally, the Alpha King was born with the abilities that only a Council member can possess and therefore he is part of the High Council. Uh...I'll explain to you more on the matter at a later date Suzzanah", he told me when I started to cringe and blink repeatedly between wide eyed stares due to the information overload.

I smiled sheepishly at him and nodded, feeling a little dizzy about all the things I had learnt in one day. As we walked in a comfortable silence through the woods, I couldn't help but feel like any minute now I would wake up and realize that this was all just a dream, and yet somehow a part of me didn't want it to be a dream.

A very large part of me.

So much had happened in this one day. I had discovered so many secrets that my head felt like an encyclopedia of the supernatural world. And I still had so much more I needed to learn, so much more I wanted to know.

My thoughts wandered to Karina and I wondered what she would say when I told her all of this. She had told me that she too had discovered the existence of supernatural beings. Had she also been working for werewolves like me?

"Are there werewolf packs all over the world?" I asked and both the men nodded at me. I bit my lip before asking, "Are there any in Canada?"

Both the men abruptly stopped walking, their bodies going extremely tense. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion as my gaze went from Zuerien to Mr. Penson.

"No", I was taken aback by Zuerien's rough tone, his voice was laced with anger making my eyes widen, "There are no werewolves in Canada", he said before tightening his grip around my waist.

We started walking again, but the silence now felt tense and uncomfortable. And my mind was plagued by one thought in particular- the Supernatural people Karina had discovered were not werewolves. And somehow her last words to me before she cut the phone suddenly seemed far more ominous.

Stay away from the shadows...

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A/N

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