His Luna’s Already A Luna
Chapter 80

Nick POV

Jeremy and Braidy left his office to go and find anything they could on that destroyed and abandoned pack. Nick's gut was twisting in knots, he'd seen the way she'd looked at the whiteboard, touched the pack on the map, gotten distressed. But it was the way she felt a desperate need to have an emergency exit that bothered him.

He'd asked her if she actually knew what happened to that pack and she'd said 'yes' and didn't want to talk about it. Nobody knew the details, just the story. All were killed and everything burned. Those women and children burned alive inside their own pack- house.

Lucinda didn't have any photos of her family. All burned in a house fire...

Darwin had killed her parents, brother and her Mate...

They died defending the pack...

She'd hidden with the twins...survived his attack.

Nick's eyes moved to the whiteboard she'd been just 18...8 years ago...

Darwin had gone south with well over a hundred of his packs warriors, 8 years ago...

"F**k." he gasped, as the dots finally connected. His Mate was a survivor of a pack s*******r. That had to be it. She hated Darwin with a passion like no other.

She went to that empty, abandoned burnt-out, pack territory to clear her mind.

'I want to go home, Nick.' she'd sobbed, so much pain he'd heard.

Corey had also told him 'just expect her to want to go home sometimes.' not, come home, go home. Corey's whole pack were under threat of punishment if they talked about her history. Fear Darwin would come for that lone survivor, he'd destroyed everything, killed everyone or thought he had.

Nick's eyes moved to the map. All that rogue territory between the abandoned pack and Half Moon Pack. Had she crossed it by herself, wolf-less, with twins? Or had Alpha Corey gone to see if there were any survivors left and found her, taken her in? Sweet Goddess, it was no wonder she and Ky'ra had been on a mission to kill him. She'd been wolf-less that day. He'd not paid her any attention, likely wouldn't have recognised her at all, not after 8 years. But she had never forgotten him. The man who took everything from her, literally everything.

It took just on an hour before Jeremy and Braidy to return to his office. He knew right away that they knew something. Both had concerned looks on their faces.

"Tell me." he stated flatly, he was pretty darn sure he'd already put the puzzle together, was just waiting for confirmation.

"You might want to sit down, Nick," Jeremy told him.

"Probably." Nick nodded and did indeed sit down. Both Jeremy and Braidy sat opposite him, neither seemed happy with the information they had to impart. "The White Lotus Pack," Jeremy told him.

Nick nodded, that explained the symbol on her wrist instantly. It was a lotus flower. "And?"

"Nick...Matthew White..." Jeremy hesitated.

"Just tell me." Nick sighed better to hear it.

"Alpha Jude and Luna Felecia's only son. Heir to the pack."

Nick's eyes widened now, he had not put that together. "What?". He couldn't believe it.

"Mated to the future Alpha Nick. She's already a Luna, was the future Luna to the White Lotus Pack."

"Sweet Goddess." he ran his hand over his face "How'd she survive?"

"I don't know Nick, but..."

"But?"

"Where do you suppose....the future Luna would have been, during an attack?"

Nick closed his eyes. "Inside the pack-house, locked away for safe keeping."

"It was burned down Nick...I've been there, there is nothing left. Ky'ra pawed around at the ground, lay down in a few places."

"It's her home." Nick nodded. "told me today, she just wanted to go home, was very upset."

"Alpha Darwin?" Braidy asked.

"The Alpha who killed everyone and burned the pack to the ground, burned those women and children alive." he sighed heavily. "The time line fits, 8 years ago, she said Darwin killed her family and her Mate. We know that was when she was 18, which was 8 years ago."

"Not everyone, Nick." Jeremy said softly "Her, pack members!...when the Alpha and Luna were killed..." he trailed off.

"Goddess," Braidy whispered.

"She was the Luna, watched or heard them all die, Nick!"

"f**k," he muttered "Her and the twins. No wonder leaving them nearly killed her, that she misses them so much."

"All that is left," Jeremy nodded.

"So! What now?" Braidy asked.

"Nothing." Nick shook his head. "Don't say anything, I need her to tell me on her own. Trust me, to tell me about it"

"Darwin is still a problem. Nick," Jeremy stated flatly.

"Yes he is." Nick nodded, though there was nothing he could do about it, the man had been missing for 8 years. Only just showed up now "Why now?" he wondered out loud "Why did Darwin show up now?"

"We don't even know why he crossed into another country, crossed two states to s*******r that pack. Why did he never return to his pack, or where he has been? These are all still unknown to us." Jeremy sighed and shook his head.

Nick sat staring at his Alpha oath. His packs symbol. Hers was the White Lotus Pack symbol for sure, "What does the packs symbol look like?" he suddenly asked, wanting actual confirmation of his thoughts.

"Like the one on her wrist, Nick," Jeremy replied and handed over the file to him. "You might want to keep that out of sight, if you don't want her to know, you already know."

Nick would put it in his safe, once he'd looked at it and read all there was about the White Lotus Pack. Her pack, literally her pack, was the Luna of another pack. Destroyed as it might be, it was still hers. "You don't seem all that surprised, bar her being Mated to an Alpha before you."

"Connected the dots, through what she wanted from me, how she reacted and things she said today." he nodded. "Wanted of you?"

"An emergency exit from the pack-house, to be used when its in lock down mode."

"A secret escape tunnel? That's odd!"

"Not now that I know her history," Nick sighed. He would have to really consider it. If it was going to make her feel safe, and he did want that. Feeling safe would also help her to trust him. They were all quiet.

The White Lotus Pack was small, about 400 members as she'd said. Quiet and never seemed to bother anyone. Had a human world advertising business, had done quite well for itself. Though, from all accounts, he was reading only operated 4 days a week. No other human business's were registered to their pack or they had secret unregistered business's, or the information he was looking at was out of date. It was entirely possible.

It looked like everyone was schooled inside the pack itself, with minimal human world contact. No major attacks on the pack were recorded in this file. Alpha Jude and Luna Felecia had been running the pack for two decades. There was nothing he could see that was out of the ordinary. Nothing to warrant such a violent end to their pack from another countries pack. It didn't add up still.

It was odd, he must still be missing something, still more pieces to the puzzle that surrounded his Mate. He knew she was upstairs and could feel it when he checked the line that was hers in his mind. He had to give her space, she was dealing with a lot, had been for the past 8 years.

Samantha had asked him if he'd really looked at her yet? She, being an omega who'd severed his mother, had clearly recognised her, for what she was. Luna.

Nick had presumed her feeling like a Luna to him was because she was his Mate, the future Luna to this pack. He'd never gotten close to her before Alpha Corey's office to realise it. They had fought along side Ky'ra and he'd thought she had been an amazingly strong warrior.

Now when he looked back on that day, the way the other border patrols, had all stepped aside and let her pass. They had displayed full respect to her. Was it because of Ky'ra's fighting abilities or was it because she was Ranked above them? It could have been both for all he knew. That whole pack knew who she was, what she was.

His Luna was already a Luna.

'Special. Rip piped up.

'Yes.' Nick agreed with his wolf. 'Very!

He was concerned about her, but what could he do for her at this point?

'We go cuddle Mate'

Nick smiled, put the file in the safe and went upstairs to check on her, found her asleep on top of their bed, probably emotionally exhausted. He just stood and looked at her for a long time from the bedroom doorway.

His Luna, tiny and precious to him. He would keep her identity a secret, just like Alpha Corey had done. Protect her. If Darwin knew that the Luna of the White Lotus Pack was still alive, he was likely going to come for her. Seeing as he had left no-one alive, not even the defenceless women and children, wanted them all dead. For whatever reason, Nick had yet to find out. He sighed as he looked at her, she really did look tiny in his giant over sized bed.

Nick lay down on the bed right behind her, slid his arm around her, to cuddle her. Didn't intent to wake her, just wanted to be close to her.

"Nick?"

"Who else would it be?" he asked, somewhat amused by her sleepy question. He'd kill anyone who crawled into bed with her. Rip their damn head right off and toss it off the balcony along with their bloody headless corpse. "What you doing?" she asked, still half asleep, she was so cute.

"Thought you could use a cuddle," he answered honestly. She'd come upstairs after her emotional outpouring and now he'd found her asleep during the day, it wasn't like her to sleep in the middle of the day. "You just want to touch me."

Nick couldn't help but chuckle, it had not been his intention, but now that she was awake and being so cute. "Maybe." he admitted, he certainly wouldn't say now if she wanted him too.

"What time is it? Did I fall asleep?"

"Must have, its almost 4." he leaned in and spoke directly into her ear, allowing his lips to brush her delicate skin softly.

"Is your mother here yet?" she teased him, but didn't try to pull away from him, seemed very comfortable with him being this close to her.

"I don't want to talk about her." Nick growled a little annoyed, and he didn't want Lindy here, she might cause more trouble between him and Lucinda. Bit her ear softly, lots of tiny bites to try and distract her from the topic, maybe find something more fun to do. "I do." her tone was quite playful, he thought, absently.

His thoughts were already else where "No." he whispered softly in her ear. He did not. Right at this very minute, he wanted something else from her. "I want to steal a kiss from you," he told her and meant it too.

"Hmm," Nick thought she was going to move away from him, but she instead rolled over to face him, her eyes were still closed "one kiss?" it was a question, just one he thought she was asking. Then felt he hand slide up his arm, slowly. Smile at her, he might actually get what he wanted, he thought. He saw her eyes open and follow her own hand's movement.

That hand slid all the way up his arm, across his shoulder, up his neck, the minute her fingers trailed over his mark spot, his c**k twitched to life, it shot hot electric bolts through his body, and desire spread through him quicker than he'd ever felt before. She could turn him on so bloody quickly, it surprised even him.

Her fingers slid al ong his jaw, then just one finger along his bottom lip, his heartbeat had doubled and he was enjoying her touching him willingly. "Just one," she said softly to him and leaned up and kissed him gently.

Thank the Goddess, his eyes closed and he allowed himself to just enjoy the first time she really kissed him, wanted to be even closer to her. Slid his hand that had been resting on the small of her back up to press her against him, felt her breasts press against his chest and heard her sigh softly, pleasure filled it was, felt it right against his mouth. Wonderful.

He slid his hand up into her hair, grabbing a fist full of it, so darn soft and silky under his hand, bit her lower lip wanting to taste her, needing more from her. She gasped, her mouth opened and his tongue slipped right into her mouth to tangle with hers, kept it soft and gentle, not wanting to push her too much, but loving the taste of her at the same time.

He lay there and kissed her long and softly for a long time, felt her body start to move against his, growled at her, he could smell her arousal and he wanted more, pulled her on top of him, without breaking their kiss, her whole body was stretched out on top of his, his body was hot and rock hard, he was so damned hard for her, wanted her to know what she was doing to him.

Slid his hands down her back, she moaned right into his mouth. Goddess he could smell her arousal so strong, grabbed her a*s and pulled her body hard against his, showing her just what she had done to him, how damned hard he was for her. Gripped her a*s even firmer when she deepened the kiss, felt her move, straddling him and started grinding herself against his rock hard c**k.

f*****g amazing it was. She was moving all of her own accord, wanting him, and all he'd asked for was a single kiss, he was getting everything he wanted and loving it. The feel of her on top of him, knowing she wanted him.

'Nick you'rr needed....at the front gate.' Jeremy's voice came through the mind-link.

Nick nearly roared at him. The bloody man had terrible timing. Nick broke their kiss, he knew Jeremy would pick up on his mood through the link he'd established. 'Not Now."

"Important, you have a visitor.' there was amusement in Jeremy's tone

Nick felt Lucinda move, sat up on him for a moment, he growled at the loss of her body on his, and then she was climbing off of him altogether. Not what he wanted at all. 'Who Jeremy. I'm busy.

'Mm, certainly felt like I was interrupting' he sounded very amused now.

'Then Beta, deal with it.'

'I can't you have to. You were requested to go to the front gate, sorry Nick. He didn't sound at all sorry.

'Bloody better be important.' Nick cut the link.

His eyes found hers and he got up. The visitor could bloody wait, watched her back away from him, smiled 'yes run away, I do like a good chase' he thought as he crawled across the bed towards her on his hands and knees, he wasn't finished having his way with her yet, growled all his desire for her showing "Come back here."

Watched her shake her head as she continued to back up the bed, "Nope you got your kiss."

Oh yes he had and he wanted more, lots more. "I want another.". He snagged her ankle and pulled her giggling back across the bed, she didn't even resist, not even when he pinned her down on the bed, his hard c**k pressing against her belly, he was struggling against the urge to hump her silly. She laughed softly at him.

New in all likelihood that he had to get up and go. Was teasing him, calling him Alpha was not helping the situation at all, just made him want to grind against her till she begged for more. Buried his face in her neck and breathed her scent in, made it worse, started grinding against her, shifted his body and pulled at her knee to gain better access to what he wanted. To grind his hard c**k right against her hot core, goddess, she smelled so darn good and her desire for him was strong. She wanted it as much as he did. Felt her grind herself against him in return.

Bit her on the neck while she teased him about not letting him rip her clothes off. Nick believed if Jeremy hadn't interrupted, he could have gotten her clothes off. Lucinda was into it, moving her body against his, all of her own accord. He could still smell her arousal even now as she was pushing at him and telling him to go. He looked down at her after propping himself up on his elbows. Kissed her chastely and forced himself to get out of their bed, off of her and go and do his Alpha duties. Did not want to.

Looked at her lying in their bed watching him, she was flushed still from their make out session and that one leg was still splayed out where he'd moved it to gain what he wanted from her. Every part of him was screaming to get back in bed. " If you're still in that bed when I get back," he was praying she would "You're mine." he growled at her, all his intent showing. And then he left the room before he couldn't.

Leaned on the suite door after it closed and locked him out, shut his eyes and tried to calm himself down. He couldn't very well go walking through the pack-house with a raging erection now, could he. Once he calmed down, he headed for the front gate, took his car, would be quicker.

There was a young she-wolf standing there, leaning against what looked like a pack car. Her eyes fell on him and he watched her smile as her eyes slid over him, taking him all in it seemed. Annoyed him instantly, he had a Mate. "How can I help you?" he asked curtly.

"Could you sign for this please." she held out an envelope.

"What is it?" he asked without taking it.

She stepped right up to him, "A mating ball invitation."

Nick frowned, he was going to kill his Beta, he could have bloody signed for the damned thing. His Mating Alliance didn't allow him to say no anymore. Signed for it and nodded to her, turned and walked away.

"I hope you come yourself." she openly flirted with him, dropping her voice to a husky tone.

"I have a Mate." he snapped at her flirtatious tone.

"Pity." he heard her sigh, with his Alpha hearing, and headed back to the pack-house.

'A freaking mating ball invite.' he shot down the mind-link to Jeremy.

'Sorry boss, how was I supposed to know?'

'I'm going to beat you senseless. Nick snarled at him.

Stalked up the pack-house stairs to the 4th floor and yelled Jeremy's name. Got no response, pushed into his suite, not there. He'd keep, bloody bastard was going to be pounded into the ground. He'd heard Lucinda giggle from the floor above, no longer inside their suite. Made him even more annoyed.

That not only had their real first intimate moment been interrupted and ruined, she'd left the damned suite altogether, Jeremy really was asking for a beating this time.

Nick stalked his way up to the 5th floor, to see her leaning against the door to their suite. "Not important," she laughed. Snapped a picture of him, for some reason, he let it go, like that she wanted a picture of him on her phone, didn't care that he probably looked utterly furious. Should make it her home screen so anyone who sees it knows he's her mate and not to be messed with.

The laughing probably meant that she already knew what it was. In cahoots with Jeremy, it seemed.

His eyes were on her. He could just pull her back into their suite to their bed. "Bloody mating ball invitation." she stepped out of the door way now and took it from him, "mind to deal with, I believe."

"Mm." he was standing right in front of her, wanted to pick her up, toss her over his shoulder and throw her back down on to their bed. "Let's."

"Your mother is here." she cut him off intentionally, still smiling.

How?

His eyes widened, that was not possible, the guards would have told him or at least they would have told...Jeremy. A wave of anger rolled through him, that bastard had sent him down there to the front gate to sneak Lindy into the pack, must have told the guards he'd tell Nick that's why they hadn't mentioned it to him.

"I'll kill him." Nick snarled, that man had gone one step too far this time.

Lucinda was laughing now, he didn't find it funny at all. The two of them had planned this little hide and sneak game. It was obvious, the timing was too convenient.

"Now, now, Nicky..." she teased him openly, oh she wanted to play, she'd get more than she bargained for "He was just following his Luna's order. Play nice with the Beta..." oh he was going to beat the boy till he was black and blue "or I'll tell granny."

Nick's hand shot out to grab her. She knew it was coming, had to be to move that fast to get out of the way, anticipating his reaction to her words. Ducked under and then ran away to the other side of the Alpha hallway. "You." Nick looked right at her. Taking a slow, deliberate step towards her, "Are going to be put over my knee", he told her, taking a page out of Alpha Corey's book "If you're not careful." he took another step towards her.

To his delight, she responded with "Might like it." fully tormenting him now. His anger was gone in an instant, she was laughing now. Nick smiled right at her. Oh, it was on, he thought as she ran off down the hallway away from him.

'Chase. Rip said excitedly.

'Yes.' Nick agreed, and ran after her.

Only to stop when he saw her stop and look at him, ready to knock on a door. Froze in place, Lindy would be in there. He looked at the door annoyed again, she was tormenting him, because she knew he couldn't do anything to her with Lindy right there. "Your mother is inside. You should say hello, don't you think?"

Nick and Rip were both feeling frustrated now, their chance at mating her, which had been dwindling, was now gone and they both knew it. He drew in a deep breath and calmed himself, pulled on his ability to be calm when he didn't want to be. Being angry in front of Lindy would get him nowhere fast. "Fine."

He watched her walk back over to him, smiling happily a genuine smile up at him. Made him happy. Stretched up on to her toes and he realised she was going to kiss him again, of her own free will. Loved it. Their Bond, it seemed, was going to be all good. Nick leaned down and let her, only a little disappointed it was on his cheek not his lips. But better than nothing.