Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
yep.”
We just keep walking.
“Is Mina really your sister?
“Not by blood, but sometimes life brings you people that are closer than that. She and Nickolas are those people for me. It’s easier to say we are sisters, cause that’s what she feels like and it;s what people understand without a lot of explanation. I don’t like my story or retelling it. I don’t like the victim pity in people’s eyes when they hear it. Mina and Nickolas have never looked at me like that. We get along a majority ofthe time. We have similar interests and goals in life and she has been there for me. This was an opportunity to start new and I took Just ike you.
He nods his head again. There’s always a cost though.
“Every decision has a cost. It’s just a matter of if you are willing to pay the price.
“How are you so young and yet can talk like that?
“I’ve had to suck it up more than a few times. I had to decide to stay stuck and let other people control my life or move forward, learn from what happened and be an example for others in a similar situation. I decided that if I can help even one person to not go through what I have then the pain and suffering and irritation was worth it. I will not let anyone control me or my life again.
He looks at me sharply. “But you will let the Moon Goddess choose your mate for you? You would give up that control?
“I never said that. Ijust said I’m willing to wait for my mate. There is a reason we can’t find them until we are 18. It gives us a chance to ive a little. How we choose to live’ is up to us. It is possible that our mate isn’t chosen until we are a bit older or that our mate changes based on our life experience. No one knows how the Moon Goddess works. But I do want to know who she chose for me and then I will decide, because what everyone forgets is that we have the choice to reject our mate. So it is still a choice.
“What about family obligations or social status and things like that?
“What do you mean?
“A lot of packs are choosing mates for their future Alphas and Betas based on blood line and other things like that. I even heard the next Alpha King has a chosen mate lined up for him.
I laughed out loud at that. “I’m sure there are Elders who would like those rumors to be true and spread them widely. I’ve seen Elders try, but what they forget is they are no longer in an actual position of power. They are advisors and only around to help guide and give opinions based on their experience and if the future Alphas and Betas are worth their title they will think through the decision and effectively make the best one without being coerced into a decision that benefits someone else while making them miserable. Leaders have to see through the bullsh*t, part of that is mating matches and manipulation.
“You are going to make an excellent Luna one day.”
He huffs and rubs his face. “But will enjoy your time as long as I have your attention.”
He finally smiled his charming smile at me and I gave him a small one in return.
“I am nobody’s Luna. I’m an advocate for my pack, even a fighter, but I couldn’t handle the politics and the backstabbing that comes with being a leader.”
grimace and stick out my tongue at the thought. That is why you will be a great Luna. You’re not looking for the title.”
He grabs my hand and kisses my knuckles softly and we continue walking like that for a while until we come up to the coffee shop I work for “I believe this is where I leave you.”
He’s still holding my hand even as he takes a step away from me.
“How did you know I have to work today?”
I raise an eyebrow, but smile.
“I might have been keeping an eye on you from a distance when you stopped talking to me and you always work the afternoon shift on Tuesdays.”
He tries and fails to look at me. “So you have been following me? I thought I caught your scent a couple of times.
“You seem to be a hard person to let go of. I can’t explain it, but I want to be near you but I also know it’s not a mate thing.
“How do you know it isn’t a mate thing?’ I ask playfully.
“I already told you that you are going to make a great Luna someday, that means you will be with some great Alpha and I already found my mate..”
He trails off and looks at the ground. “What?! Why didn’t you say anything?
“It wasn’t the right time. It’s never the right time, but I wil explain that on our next date.”
He smiles at me and winks. “When will that be exactly?”
I tilt my head.
“Tomorrow?”
He says, like a question. “Can I take you to lunch in between classes? I know you have a full day and then I would like to take you to the run on Thursday. It’s not the same without someone to actually chase.
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