Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
I told her.
She looked hesitant, but soon she got into my car. We drove for a little while until we reached the riverbank beside the woodland forest. It was one of the best landmarks in the pack and I had everything set up with lights and flowers.
When I parked the car, Lila’s eyes were huge as she took in the scenery before us.
“Oh, my goddess. It’s beautiful,”
she breathed.
We both got out of the car, and I took her arm.
“As the future Luna, this will all be yours too,”
I made sure she knew as we walked toward the stream. “This is one of my favorite places to go and think, and I wanted to share it with you.”
She wrapped her arms around her body and peered around at her surroundings with a timid frown. I knew questions were surfacing in her mind and I wanted to answer them all, but first, I needed her to know how much I truly loved her. So, I took her arm and pulled her closer to the river.
“When I first met you, I was terrified of finding my mate. I was afraid I was going to put you in danger and lose you. I was afraid that being involved with me would get you killed,”
I began to say, peering off into the distance.
She stared up at me, frowning worriedly.
“But then I realized not being with you puts you in danger too because I wasn’t around to protect you when you needed it the most. I fell in love with you the moment I saw you and despite trying hard not to love you, you made that very impossible.”
A smile grew on her lips as I turned to face her.
“You are my perfect mate,”
I told her, my voice dropping to a whisper. “You are the mother of my children and the future Luna of this pack. You conquered my entire heart and made me realize that we are stronger together.”
Tears welled in her eyes as she stared up at me.
“When you proposed to me earlier, it threw me off guard,”
I admitted, giving her a lopsided grin. “But not because I didn’t want to marry you or because I don’t love you. But because I was planning on proposing to you.”
Her eyes widened as I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small black box. A gasp left her lips, and she covered her mouth with her hands as tears streamed from her eyes.
I got down on one knee, opened the box, and revealed the diamond ring that my mother had given me. it once belonged to her; she said it symbolized a time when she was once happy and wanted me to share that feeling with my mate.
“Lila, I can’t imagine spending my life with anyone else.”
“Oh, my goddess…”
She whispered.
“Will you marry me?”
Lila’s POV
I stood in my childhood room with my childhood and even adulthood best friend, Brianna, sitting curled up on my bed hugging a fluffy pillow close to her chest. I stared at myself in the mirror, and I couldn’t believe how much older I looked.
I was no longer a child; I looked a lot like my mother with the same wisdom and courage in my eyes. Starting around my room, there were trophies and pictures of Bri and me in high school, even a couple from middle school. There were stuffed animals and some of the artwork I made. There were also a lot of books and journals.
This represented who I was and who I currently me. The past vs. the present.
This room was my safe haven when times were tough. It was a place to go when I needed privacy or inspiration, or when I just wanted to feel like myself.
“Are you sure you want to donate this stuff?”
Bri asked, frowning as she glanced around the room as well.
I couldn’t even count how many times we’ve hung out in this room. We had some of our best heart-to-hearts curled up on my bed and hugging fluffy pillows close to our chests. We’ve cried together and we laughed together. I knew Bri was sad to see it all slipping away.
I was sad too, but it was necessary and time for us to move on from this chapter in our life. It was time to move forward.
I nodded as I glanced over my shoulder at Bri. She was holding one of our pics from high school and a smile tugged at her lips.
“It’s a shame to see our childhood over,”
she sighed.
I turned my body around to face her completely.
“I’m not giving up our pictures. I was thinking of getting a photo album, or maybe I’ll scrapbook them,”
I suggested.
She lifted her gaze to meet mine.
“Maybe we can scrapbook together?”
She asked hopefulness in her tone.
We were going to be living in the same packhouse; we were going to be hanging out a bunch and I couldn’t wait for this.
“Absolutely,”
I said with a smile.
I went toward one of my many shelves on my wall and started to grab the trophies off it so I could place them in the box. Getting rid of this stuff was difficult, but it’s not like I needed it anymore. These were just from competitions and sporting events I won.
All the trophies and rewards that I got from my artwork I’m keeping because that could benefit my career after graduation.
Just as I bent to lift the box and place it on my bed, I felt a flurry in my stomach, making me freeze, but only for a moment.
“Oh,”
I breathed as I placed my hands on my swollen belly and straightened my back.
Bri looked up from the pictures she was rummaging through and narrowed her eyes at me.
“Are you okay?”
She asked.
I smiled and then nodded.
“The boys are kicking,”
I chuckled.
“I can’t believe you are having boys,”
Bri said, shaking her head. “I was really hoping you’d have at least one girl. Girl clothes are so much better than boy clothes.”
I couldn’t help but laugh and shake my head at my friend.
“I’m sure shopping for them will be just as fun,”
I told her.
She sighed.
“I mean yeah, I love them regardless,”
Bri said as she kicked off my bed and started to help me pack the rest of my stuff.
By the time we had finished, a couple of hours had passed, and we were exhausted.
“We should get back to the packhouse and get some sleep. Tomorrow is your big day, and you want to be well-rested,”
Bri said with a grin.
I nodded in agreement.
She was right; tomorrow was one of the biggest days of my life so far. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t terrified.
I wanted to do this much earlier before my belly began to show, but Enzo insisted on taking our time and planning this right.
So, months later, and with a swollen belly filled with pups, I was a night away from marrying my mate and the love of my life. Hence why I was packing up my childhood room and moving full-time to the Calypso pack. I was going to be part of their pack soon, which meant I no longer needed a room at the Nova pack.
Enzo was now my home.
I was moving on to my next chapter.
Brianna helped me grab the boxes that I was keeping, and we went to place them in the trunk of her car. By the time we reached the Calypso pack, about an hour later, I could hardly keep my eyes open.
New Book: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson was the alpha of the largest pack in North America. Powerful figures from other packs sought to offer gorgeous girls as potential mates for Dayson. He steadfastly rejected these advances, he was not a pawn to be manipulated. But eventually there came a mysterious girl he could hardly say No. Who was she?