Filed To Story: In the Shadow of the Past Luna (Lily & James)
(Stephanie POV)
I am soooooooo excited. Today is the day that I will finally be reunited with James, experience the mate bond, and be officially introduced to the pack as their future luna.
My nails and toes are perfectly polished; my hair has been trimmed, highlighted, and styled; and I have
I been waxed to ensure that I have exactly zero body hair below my neck.
– vervo
I am also wearing one of the two beautiful dresses that I purchased for today. We else that they should dress business-formal, but I opted for pink sequins for both of my dresses. I am the star of the party, and the star of James’ heart, and I want to make sure that I stand out. Yes, pink is a little juvenile and a bit overdone, but it is my favorite color and one that I know will help remind James of our wonderful past together.
Speaking of James, I am annoyed that I have not seen him yet. I was really hoping that we could have some private time together before the party. A fresh mating mark would have been the perfect accessory for my dress. In fact, that is why I insisted on the hair stylist doing an up-do for me.
Unfortunately, James ignored all of my text messages until about 30 minutes ago, which was just before the party was supposed to start. And even then, he sounded strangely distant:
Me: “James, I thought you were coming home today? I miss you. We have an entire party set up to celebrate you and I tonight.”
James: “I am already back. I am surprised no one told you. I had to meet with my father, and now I have a couple of other things to take care of. I will meet you at the party.”
Me: “I was hoping to see you before the party.”
James: “It will not work out.”
Me: “Aren’t you excited to see your mate?”
James: “I am incredibly excited to see my mate.”
Me: “Why don’t I meet you in our room before the party, and we can walk over together?”
James: “Our room?”
Me: “Yes. [smiling face emoji] I already moved into the alpha suite, into your room. Your father said that!
could. I had to get rid of a few of your things to make space for my stuff, but I hope you do not mind. I would have asked you first, but you weren’t returning my calls.”
James: “What things did you get rid of?”
Me: “Mostly just your baseball memorabilia. That’s kids’ stuff anyway. I want our room to be a romantic haven and reflect both of us. Sweaty humans playing with balls doesn’t quite fit with that.”
James: “What did you do with my stuff, Stephanie?”
Me: “Who knows and who cares. I can’t wait to see you.”
James: “Where is my stuff, Stephanie?”
Me: “Relax. I don’t know. The omegas moved it out. Why do you seem upset?”
James: “Because that was my stuff. You had no right.”
Me: “I am your mate, James! We are going to be building a life together. I had every right.”
James did not respond to that last text message, so I did the only thing that I could think of to put things back on track. I pulled my dress down, took a picture of my naked breasts, and sent that to him.
Me: “Just a preview of what is waiting for you. [winking emoji]”
James: “Do not send me pictures like that again. I do not want a preview. I will meet you at the party.”
Me: “You can have an in-person preview if you meet me in our room first. [flirty emoji]”
James: “Knock it off, Stephanie. It is not becoming of you. You have guests waiting for you. I will meet you there.”
After receiving James’ last text message, I got angry and threw my phone on the floor. I get that James has reasons to be angry at me, but I am his mate! He needs to get over himself and move on. I just hope. that the mate bond is as powerful as averyone says that it is..
Sighing, I decided I needed a quick pick-me-up before going down to the party. I picked my phone up off of the floor and sent the same breast picture I sent to James to Antonio. Antonio is always good for my self-esteem.
Antonio: “Hey, Daisy. I have not heard from you. Jackson and I miss you. You weren’t supposed to stay away this long.”
Me: “Do you miss me or my body?”
Antonio: “Does this answer your question?”
I smiled as a picture of Antonio’s erect penis came through my phone. I started to wonder again how James’ penis will compare… and if James will be open to some of the th reesomes that Antonio has been.
I ended up having phone sex with Antonio. It was exactly what I needed after those text messages with James. But now it is time to head down to the party. Sheila and my mother were already there; I sent them down without me so that I could focus on Antonio for a few minutes.
I walk into the ballroom and am immediately impressed by how beautiful everything looks. Pictures of me, and me and James, are artfully displayed on the walls and on every table. The place is dripping in crystals and flowers and elegance. The omegas and my mother truly outdid themselves.
I had expected to have people flocking to me as soon as I walked in, but to my surprise, only a few people do. Thankfully, the few who do call me “Luna Stephanie,”
which makes me feel good.
I look around for my mother, Sheila, or James, but with so many decorations and so many wolves here, it is hard to spot them.
As I am scanning the room, my eyes land on what appears to be a crowd of people surrounding someone. I smile, thinking that has to be James. However, as I walk closer, I realize that it is an adult female. She is laughing and hugging guests, and everyone around seems to want to talk to her. I feel a small sense of jealousy, but I reassure myself that it is only because the guests do not realize that I am here yet.
I continue to approach this mystery female, and then my heart drops as I recognize her. Could his really be
… Lily?
“SISTER?!?!?!?!?!?!?!”
I screech out.
The crowd immediately parts, and I run up to Lily and give her a huge hug. She does not hug me back, which annoys me a little, but whatever.
It has been years since I have seen her. After releasing Lily from the hug, I take a good, long look at her.
“Wow, Lily! I cannot believe it is you! What happened to my crater-faced teenage sister with the huge ugly glasses?”
“Hello, Stephanie,”
she responds co oly.
“I cannot believe you are here!”
“Yes, I came with James.”
My heart immediately melts. So that is why James has been so cagey and distant? He must have known how much I missed my sister, and he decided to bring her here as a surprise to me. Oh, my Goddess.
acting distant because he was taking care of me.
“I am so glad to see you!!! I cannot believe James brought you here as a surprise for me! He’s so amazing!”
I gush.
“Yes, I can agree with you that James is amazing.”
My eyes land on the mating mark on Lily’s neck.
“You are marked! So that is where you have been, with your mate?”
Lily gives me a strange look.
“Yes, I have been with my mate.”
“Oooh… where is he? I cannot wait to meet him. The four of us should go on a double date soon!!! Is he a ga mma or beta of another pack?”
“There will be no double dates, Stephanie,”
Lily says coldly..
I look at her in confusion. “Surely you are not still mad about….”
“Your so-called Luna Training? Lily finishes for me. “The torture that you put me through?
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