LUNA’S SECRET

She was about serving the next table when she found Marcus watching her with concern, her cheeks flushed and she almost stumbled from the keen observation. She knew this was dangerous thoughts to think that Marcus might find her attractive and even more dangerous emotions to have for him, in another world, they would have been equals in another life they might have stood a chance, but now she was not just an Omega but she was also without a wolf and if she started sleeping around, she would be passed around by all the males in the pack and loose all respect, it's not like she could tell them no.

Luna's best friend if you could call her that Erica looked so beautiful and did her job so elegantly and delicately she could easily blend in as royalty, there was no hint of tiredness in her features , she seemed to be getting several stares given her plain attire and bare face and Luna felt a pang, hurrying back to the kitchen, she went to refill my tray with the chocolate treat that seemed in high demand. 

When all of a sudden Luna heard bustling and hurried over to see what was happening afraid an omega had been stupid enough to get distracted and upend her tray in this grand occasion, she was pretty sure the penalty would not just stop at a lashing, she would also be starved and assigned more task, it was my friend Erica, she has found her mate a beta of black moon pack.

Her mate was way above her in rank and the whole room waited in bated breath, it was true mates were a rare find but for a beta to be mate to an omega, he may reject her because she would weaken his bloodline, he may accept her because of the blind love mates had for each other, Erica was crying, her eyes puffy and red Luna wanted to go console her but she couldn't get through the crowd, the hope of every Omega was to marry a warrior it gave them a good life and they didn't have to fear anything.

To be joined with a beta was a test, he may keep her as a lover but still marry someone as strong as he was to bare his offspring, damning his true mate , a poor Omega to a life of contraceptives so he won't have weaker offspring and it went both ways for both men and women of higher rank or the just straight on reject the omega damning them to death as their wolf was too weak to endure the heartbreak. Luna watched with a pang as Erica was taken into the males arms , she had never looked lovelier, happier or more at peace.

Then he began reciting the words that would bind her to him forever, "I Beta James Blackthorn of Black moon pack, accept Erica Lawson as my fated mate, till death do us path". It was Erica's turn to make the vow that would bind both of them "I Erica Lawson of golden moon pack accept Beta James Blackthorn as my fated mate, till death do us part, a glass of wine was gotten for them and a dagger, James slit her wrist and allowed it to run into the wine and slit his hands then he fed her and drank the entire content, the ritual was completed.

Erica had stolen the shine from Zara but they were pleased this union was a good thing to help further unite their territories in this time of war, the table raised their toast to them and of course Erica could not continue serving, she now belonged to a beta, She was whisked away by two servants and when she returned she was allowed to sit with her mate at the table, the party continued naturally as if that never happened.

Erica was now dressed in a beautiful green gown, her hair was packed in the middle to allow small ringlets fall across her face, her makeup was tastefully applied. She was beautiful, if it hadn't been for the fact that we both worked here, there was no way luna would have recognized her, her eyes sort lunas in the crowd and she gave her a small smile, that conveyed all her fears and hopes, she looked so lovely , that Luna couldn't help smiling back too , silently wishing her well, her mate was also a handsome man with happy blue eyes and golden hair that fell in ringlets giving him that cherubic look and above all he looked extremely wealthy.

James couldn't seem to keep his hands or eyes off his new mate for a second and yes a lot of envious gaze were cast there way, they had found what very few people were capable of finding or only ever dreamt to find Luna walked on quickly when her friend unabashedly shared a kiss with her mate, Luna was sure that if not for it would been deemed rude, the happy couple would have already retired to their chamber to consummate their union.

Zara was giggling happily, flirting with a group of men that had encircled her, a glass of champagne in her hand half drunk. It was time for the cake cutting ceremony and this cake was gigantic, it was the life size version of Zara, they all sang, wished her well and she made her wish cutting into the cake, then the cake was whisked away and cut into small chunks and served.

It was time to serve the main meal, steak burnt on the outside but raw on the inside still dripping blood when it was cut into. Then mashed potatoes and some other condiments Luna couldn't quite place, she wished she was Erica who was sitting giggling at whatever it was her mate whispered to her and having her legs rubbed.

Other Omegas faired better than her, without her wolf she was just a weak human, it was past her bed time, she was beginning to feel incredible dizzy, the novelty of the party had worn out for her, she couldn't even get a break because the orders kept pouring in , the house keeper kept barking order, Luna couldn't catch her breath, her will was iron clad but her body had deserted her, her knees felt weak and her breath came out in pants, sweat ran down her back as she struggled to keep up.

Hey you, Omegas stop slacking go serve that table drink, the house keeper barked at Luna who was leaning against the wall, she opened her mouth to tell her she wasn't feeling well nothing came out as the woman whirled on her heels to go bully another set of people, Luna swayed on her feet as she served the drinks, her hands was shaking badly but she had to keep going, no one noticed her distress because they were all distracted and she thanked her stars for that , she served the next glass of wine, spilling some of the drinks.

While she was about to serve the next table her feet buckled but she knew that glass of wine was more important than her life at this moment, she managed to place it on the table only a glass or two fell off and rolled across the table spilling the wine, she had a muttered curse and looked up to see Marcus swearing and wine dripping of him looking at her with concern rather than anger, great, just her luck of all the people to spill drink on it had to be the alpha , she was really in hot soup, am sorry she wanted to say but her body failed her, her mouth moves without being able to utter any coherent sentence, then her knees buckled and she passed out.

When she came to, she was being lifted gently into muscular arms, get the healer Marcus bellowed taking her to his room, Luna felt awkward and weak being the center of so much attention, she saw the look of concern in Erica's face and the look of hatred flashed on her by someone she would soon come to know later as Cressida.

She lay back against the alpha knowing that if he put her down her legs wouldn't support her, she breathed in his scent, which was soothing a mix of lemon and his cologne, his breathing a soothing rhythm that stabilized her, he took her straight to his bedroom and lay her on the bed, pretty soon the pack doctor arrived and took her vitals and samples which she sent to the lab for tests and hooked her on intravenous fluid and pain medication.

Luna was already fast asleep, she told Alpha Marcus that from the test conducted , Luna was human now, there was no sign of ever being a wolf only some a little fraction of her DNA sample differentiated her from being human and she had poison in her system which was strong enough to apparently kill a wolf spirit but miraculously Luna was spared.

She also advices Marcus that the girl would need a lot of drip and fluid to detoxify her system but for now making her work could kill her, Marcus looked grave but he thanked the doctor and saw her off, then he removed luna's stained dress and put her in one of his shirts , then he returned to the party and to a pouting Cressida, but he couldn't erase the long silky dark hair that fell to her waist when he removed it from the bun and the pouty lips from his memory or the short white dress she wore while serving food or the rosy peak of her breast that rose and fell as she slept, Cressida's annoying voice snapped him from his thought.