Chapter 4 Beautiful Luna

Xander stepped out of the shower and into his room to see a woman seated on his bed, a seductive smile on her face as he approached her. I really don't have time to deal with this.

"I have a ball to prepare for Faye," he told her, stopping a few steps away from her.

A frown settled on her face, "I still can't come to terms with the fact that a human is your mate," she stares at him in disbelief, "It's not just me, everyone's confused," she adds with a scoff.

"Well, she's my mate and I'm going to announce it, so excuse me," he stated, not interested in holding a conversation with her.

Faye stood up in annoyance, "Are you really accepting a human as your mate instead of me?" she questioned him before adding, "I rejected my mate for you."

Xander groaned in annoyance, "You're not my mate and I'm not responsible for your actions," he deadpanned before stretching his hands in the direction of the door, "Get out Faye, you'll make me run late for the ball."

With a look of hurt and anger on her face, she stormed out of his room making Xander let out a groan.

He was always trying not to offend her considering the kind of power her family held, but she always kept pushing it.

"Time to focus on the ball," he thought out loud and made his way to his closet.

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"You look really beautiful Luna," the maid that Xander had assigned to Catherine told her as she stared at Catherine's outfit.

"Really?" Catherine chuckled trying to hide the fear in her voice, "And please, don't call me Luna. I'm already nervous and you calling me Luna is making it worse."

The maid chuckled, "It's understandable for you to be scared-"

Catherine cut in with a scoff, "Scared? I'm not scared, ... I'm just nervous about meeting everyone. Yes, it's nervousness, not fear," she told the maid.

"Are you trying to convince me or yourself?" Kira asked her with a slight chuckle, before placing her hand on Catherine's and giving her reassuring squeeze, "It's okay to be scared Lu- Catherine. You're the only human in the midst of several werewolves."

Catherine let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding, "I'm literally shaking. I'm scared they might attack me or disapprove of me and feed me to their chi-" she paused and turned to Kira, "I'm sorry," she apologized.

How could she be so insensitive to someone who has been nothing but nice and thoughtful towards her? Geez! What am I thinking?

Kira shrugged, "It's okay. I understand why you must think like that but we're not vampires. We don't go crazy at the sight of humans and we definitely don't feed humans to our children," she chuckled, "You'll be fine Catherine."

"Wait! Vampires also exist?" Catherine asked in fear.

Kira chuckled, "Yes, but you don't have to worry about them. They don't stay in these parts," she assured her.

"Thank you Kira," Catherine said with gratitude.

"We should get going," Kira informed her and Catherine nodded before getting up and making her way out of the dressing room and towards the hall.

As they got closer to the hall, the soft music playing became louder till they were at the top of the stairs leading into the hall. The hall went silent as everyone trained their eyes on a nervous Catherine.

How did I get myself into this again? Catherine wondered.

Catherine made her way down the hall with the help of Kira, going one step at a time so as not to tumble down the stairs. She spotted Xander standing at the middle of the stairs in a blue and silver tuxedo. He seemed to sparkle under the chandelier and she began wondering if he had been that attractive when she met him the day before.

Xander watched Catherine descend down the stairs in her black, strapless gown with silver floral patterns on it from the waist down, while the top had light silver patterns on it.

Her hair was packed in a bun and adorned with jewelry.

"Beautiful," he whispered as he gazed at her. He could also hear the awed whispers that came from the werewolves and felt satisfied.

We're off to a good start, he mused.

He took over from Kira when they got to his side and held her hand in his, "You look dazzling," he complimented her as they made their ways down the stairs.

A bright fake smile made its way to her face as she turned to him, "You're so sweet," she giggled but he could see the annoyance behind the sweet facade she put on.

He stopped a few steps to the end of the stairs and on cue, a maid brought a tray that had two glasses of wine and a small silver spoon on it.

Xander took a glass of wine and the spoon, and Catherine took the other glass with a bright smile still on her face.

Xander raised his cup in the air and lightly hit the spoon against it thrice making the hall descend into total silence.

"I'm not one to draw out unnecessary things. The human by my side is Catherine, and she's my mate. I want you all to accept her as my Luna. Enjoy the ball," the wolves roared in excitement and the music resumed.

"That's it?" Catherine questioned in shock.

"What did you expect?" he asked her as they made their way down, "Just try to be calm and mingle," he told her before leaving her by herself. Catherine didn't have time to worry because a group of werewolves made their way towards her as soon as he left.

The night was going well, much to Catherine's surprise and she was having the time of her life. Turns out werewolves aren't all that bad. She chuckled as she grabbed a glass of wine from one of the waitresses.

"Hey there, human,'' a feminine voice said from her back.

Catherine could hear the venom in her tone and it sent cold shivers down her spine but she brushed it off.

She turned back to see a gorgeous woman staring down at her. The audacity of the woman to address her like that.

"Hey there, werewolf," Catherine smirked.

"I'm Faye, your worst nightmare," The werewolf introduced herself before continuing, "Don't you dare think you can steal Xander from me. Who the hell do you think you are, you lowly human? Know your place and don't you dare think of becoming Luna. If you know what's good for you, reject Xander. I assure you that the pain you feel will be nothing compared to what I'll put you through if you remain here," she threatened her.

Catherine was dumbfounded as fear overtook her. She could see Faye wasn't kidding, "I'm..." she tried to argue but fear overtook her.

"You're nobody-"

"What do you think you're doing Faye?" Xander stepped in, anger written across his face.

"Excuse me," Catherine made her way towards her room, humiliated at how she hadn't been able to defend herself.

"Are you okay?" she heard Xander ask as he closed the door.

"I'm canceling the contract," she stated.