Filed To Story: The Omega Destiny
“Thane, when you found me was the darkest time of my life. I gave up completely and spent my days wishing for death.” He grimaces at that, and I can feel sadness and anger in our bond, but I continue. “I gave up on ever hoping for a better life, then you came, and you saved me. In more ways than one. I went from wanting to run, not talking, and living in a constant state of fear and paranoia to feeling freedom, having a job and friends, and love. You gave me a life here. You pushed me gently to live and you keep me breathing. I wouldn’t be here without you. I would have been trapped in that cage forever. There aren’t words that can tell you how much I love you, but I know you can feel it here.” I point to my chest and place my palm over it and send a wave of longing and as much love as I can muster and push it down through the bond. His eyes widen, searching mine while he takes it all it. Feeling the actual love, we have for each other. There aren’t words. “I love you, Thane. I will always be yours. Together, forever.”
Thane pulls me to him and kiss me on my forehead. A single tear lides down his cheek and gets caught in his dimple. He quickly wipes it away just as I hear Cyrus yell “Yes! That’s my girl. Pay up Damon.” and I laugh to myself. I think I just help Cyrus win a hundred bucks.” I tell him. “I hear that little wolf. I will make sure he gives you a cut. he pulls me in close to him and has his arm wrapped around my waist.
“Very well. Ayla, do you swear to stand by alpha Thane, to honor the Midnight Pack and make the pack and the shifters within it your top priority, aside from your mate of course? Do you swear to serve this pack if and when the time comes as determined by yourself and alpha Thane when you are ready? Thane made me read that part, but you get the gist. When you are ready do you swear to serve this pack as our luna?” He all but practically shouts out trying to include and condense the paragraph Thane wrote about me being physically and emotionally ready. I smile thinking about how he is always looking after me.
“Yes, I swear as a new member of the Midnight Pack to lead at Thane’s side. To keep the pack as my top priority, guarding and protecting our way of life.” I include the last part per wishes of my wolf. She seems to be thinking ahead for when we make our gifting known. Maybe planting seeds early that I am to help protect this pack and their way of life and that seeing my gifting will become a new norm. am not sure, but I am trusting her instincts. Something I need to do more to strengthen our connection with each other.
“As we all can see, you have completed the mating bond and are now a bonded fated mate pair. I declare you Alpha Thane and Luna Ayla of the Midnight Pack and I now declare you Ayla as Ayla Knight. The new luna of the Midnight Pack. Elder James finishes the ceremony, and we turn to each other. Thane sweeps me up to his chest and bends down planting a deep, hungry kiss on my mouth. I immediately blush and cling to him more tightly. Feeling each other arousal through the bond will take some time to get used to as I feel it in the bond and then it immediately goes straight to my core.
We break apart and look at the pack of shifters clapping, yelling and throwing flowers towards me. I am nervous, but also ecstatic. went from not having a home, a family, to getting everything I could possibly want within such a short period of time. I almost feel guilty for giving up hope so long ago. I also feel guilty Thane’s family and my family aren’t here. His sister would be screaming and jumping up in down, ecstatic for us. Telling me she told me so. She was right, but the memories flooding back hurt. Thane squeezes me tight. The look in his eyes tells me that he understands the feelings of guilt. Probably because he is starting to feel them to. When we let our feelings in it hurts so damn bad, but I am determined not to ruin this night. We can overcome this. We can enjoy the life we are supposed to have. Starting now. I grab Thane’s suit coat and pull him down to me hard, kissing him as I can’t get enough of him.
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I can’t lie. The words little wolf gifted me did bring up emotions that I had packed away for site time. It would be easy for us to both start a grief spiral. Circling the drain replaying the tragedies of our lives. In this moment our families should be here, and they aren’t. The connection we have with each other through shared experiences is something little wolf and I will have former. No matter how much it hurts. I hope with time; we are able to navigate he memories and the emotions they bring better. Process it together. Say my sisters name for fates sake, but I can’t. We can’t No yet. The pain is there, but instead of drowning, little watt surprises me by pulling me to her and giving me a hard, fast, desperate kiss. Our mouths mesting like she is chasing her pain awa I suppose she is. We both are.
I pull back and wave at the crowd. “Go Party, Celebrate your new luna I yell at them in between cheers as they start the party back up. Music blaring and drinks start flowing, I think Cyrus started a conga line somewhere as he is half naked for some reason. Little wolf, I have a surprise for you.” I tell her nervously. I don’t know how she will take this gift. If she will even like it. “Oh really? I don’t have anything to give you.” she replies back, and I can tell it hurts her, but she doesn’t realize she is my gift. I do need to go over financials with ber and let her know that she can run tabs in town anywhere from now on. That is, when she is ready to go out on her own.
“We can stay here, or I can take you to your gift. I would much rather take you, but that is just because I am excited, and I want you alone again.” I push a feeling of lust down the bond and watch her stiffen as her pupils dilate. Damn this bond is going to take some getting used to and I am already imaging all the fun ways I can push little wolf through the bond. “Well, if that is what you want to do, that is what I want. I kind of need a shifter anyway. I think I am maxed out on my ability to smile at this point. I laugh knowing that she is right. This is the most socialization she has had in ten years, and I know she needs some time to decompress as do I and I need my mate.
“Well, the gift is a few minutes away. I will drive us there.” I take her arm in mine and start walking her through the crowd, down the aisle and to one of our SUVs. I really want someone else to drive us so I can have little wolf all to myself in the backseat, but I am also feeling quite possessive at the moment, and I don’t want anyone near my new mate. The fact I have one still has me in shock. Like I can’t believe this is really happening to me. I have to push back the wrong thoughts that I don’t deserve it.
I reach across her and buckle her into the car while I take the opportunity to kiss her softly and place my hand inside her thigh, rubbing my thumb back and forth between her legs. I can feel the desire and the need in the bond, and it takes everything I have to pull away and not take her out and toss her on the hood and have my way with her.
We drive through the town and around the backside of the mountains that border our region. It is a longer drive than it is in our wolf form, running through the forest. I have reservations in the pit of my stomach about this gift, but I hope she feels the same way I do.
I drive up the long drive and lock over watching little wolf take in all the beautiful scenery. Nestled at the base of the La Plats Mountain Range is a two??tory fog cabin that has been in my family for generations. Before all of this, I hadn’t stepped foot here. But when I rescued little wolf, the ideas started rolling around in my head to remodel the cabin and prepare it. My home. Our home. If she wants it. I hope she does. This place holds a lot of memories for me. Good and bad, but I want to make new ones here, with her.
The cabin sits nestled in the trees overlooking Lake Nighthorse. It is vast and beautiful with a boat dock, outdoor gazebo, gardens, the whole nine yards. I wanted little wolf to have her own home that felt like a home and still have her sense of protection from the world.
“What is this place, Thane?” she looks confused and nervous. 1 place my hand on her thigh as I park the car. “This is our family cabin. It was left to me by my grandfather, and I always intended it as my final home. One I would live in with my mate. I never was pretty much empty. When you came to the pack I decided stepped foot in it after my parents died and up until Lrescued you, to start working on it, finishing it. Ronan was driving me to finish our home hard and I wasn’t sure why. Now I know. He could sense his mate was dose, but never quite sure. It makes sense now; How many times he pushed me to be with you and protect you. This here is my home Away from the pack house and the city. I want to still protect you Ayla, but I also want to give you a life that you deserve and that starts with your first home. So, what I am trying to ramble on about it that your gift is here. Right here. This home Our home. Hopefully, If you like it that is. If not, we can leave I will give you whatever you want little wolf, all you have to do is ask.” I didn’t think I would get quite so nervous explaining my gift to little wolf, but we are mated now. I can’t have her living amongst unmated shifters, but I didn’t want her jar her with new surroundings, possible setting her back in her recovery.