Chapter 131
Blake unbuttoned his shirt and took it off. Desire burnt inside me. He didn’t understand how much his nakedness affected me. I bite my lip and looked at his chest. There was a little plastic wrap over his wolf tattoo. He slowly peeled it off exposing the 2 howling wolves.
“You never told me why you have 2 wolves there now? You had one didn’t you?” I looked at the tattoo remembering the time he had told me it was a frat thing.
“The wolves are a symbol of power. Because I come with an Alpha bloodline, I get a wolf symbol. Dad and grandad have them as well. So does Max because he is still part of the bloodline. But when you find your mate, it becomes 2, symbolising the Alpha and the Luna. The tattoo appears itself, however, you have to get the other part done.”
There that word was again. Luna? I still didn’t really understand why I was a Luna.
“What other part?” I looked at the tattoo more carefully.
There between the wolf and the barbwire was my name. I remembered Blake telling me how they had inserted quotation marks to put their girlfriend’s names and that one day my name would be on there.
I looked up at Blake. He had my name permanently inked into his body as part of something so crucial to his people.
Tears formed in the corner of my eyes. I had been so mean to him and all he was doing was just trying to keep me safe and happy.
“Hey, why the tears, Angel. I told you I would do this. I just thought it would be a nice surprise. I’m sorry! Did you not like it?!” He cupped my face and stared down at me with tender eyes.
“I love it. It’s beautiful. I’m the one that should be sorry about all this. You’ve been nothing but nice and I’m mad at you about something that wasn’t even in your control, I’m so sorry” tears started to spill out and Blake wiped them away with his thumb.
“No Angel no. It’s okay. You were right, I should have told you regardless of the chances of it happening. You deserve to know everything and before you make any more decisions on our life together, you need to know.” He let me go and pulled me onto the couch. He sat on the table in front of me, holding my hands in his. There was an uneasiness in my belly.
“I know mums kind of explained who a Luna is. Just like the Alpha, the Luna helps look after the pack. Her job is to look after the mental and physical health and well–being of the pack. Making sure she listens to all the problems and comes up with solutions for them. She’s the Alpha’s support and keeps him sane”
“Yes I understand all that, but you’re not an Alpha yet. Then why was I referred to as Luna?” I was so confused.
“Because I am an Alpha, Angel. Dad and you were having a conversation that I interrupted a few days ago. The conversation about Pops stepping down as the King of the East. Do you remember?”
I nodded and swallowed loudly. Where was he going with this?
“The conversation about how the King of the East controls all the packs in the eastern territory?”
“I’m the King of the East, Angel,” his words slowly registered into my head.
“That makes you the Luna of the East”
I stared at Blake with a blank expression. I didn’t know what to say. A half–blooded non–experienced girl had become a Luna. I know very little about his world and here I was, getting told I was the Luna of the East territory.
“Bu….. I don’t….” I couldn’t form sentences.
“Angel, I wasn’t going to tell you any of this until after I knew you were ready. I knew you’d freak out and that’s why I was keeping that information to myself. But like you said, you deserve to know so that you can process this information at your pace and be ready for it. There is no pressure for you to take on this role anytime soon. Mum will help you prepare and honestly, you can take as long as you need. I’m just happy that you are by my side. You don’t have to panic.”
His words calmed me down a little. He was an almighty alpha with a plain Jane like me for a mate. How’d that even happen?!
