The Luna's Lost Mate

We were caught unaware on our own. No one can tell how it happened. All I knew was that I was cuddled into the arms of my husband the Alpha in a deep slumber one night when we were yanked awake by the noise coming from down the packhouse. I was the first to stir due to my high sensibility ability. I listened for a while to make sure it wasn't one of my nightmares that I have been having incessantly for a couple of weeks now but no.

It wasn't.

I rapped Leornard up frantically with fear arched in my eyes. I was looking towards the door as I kept tapping at him. He finally showed a sign of life and growled aloud as he jerked up to meet my worried look. He looked about frantically still trafficating between sleep and awakening.

"They're here" were the only two words I could utter before the door was harshly swung open by the gamma Maxwell

"They finally penetrated Alpha. What should we do? They are eliminating everyone. As I talk, the town has plummeted and half of the pack lying dead. They are merciless. I fear the end is near for us"

"No! That can never happen! I know what Gregory wants" I looked from the Gamma to my husband who has been quiet all the while probably strategizing on what to do. Whenever he is that quiet in a chaotic situation, something was driving through his head. Before it always worked, as in the end, he often comes up with a solution. But this is beyond us and I know why

"He wants me. I know that. So I will do the right thing and accept defeat for my people and my husband"

"What are you saying Amore Mio" Leonards raspy voice rumbled beside me. I swirled around to face him with my tear-streaked face. "I won't let anything happen to you, my love. I would rather die than let Gregory do anything to you like he promised" his eyes were flickering in their orbs in disbelief at me. I saw tears gather but I didn't want to look at them for long hence am drawn into them

I jumped out of the bed and tired my robe about me. The Gamma shifted still in a state of shock. Before I would turn the knob, my husband's arms were secured around me striving to stop me from the decision I had made a long time ago even before this day came.

I have been having this nightmare during all the vampire's trials to penetrate our walls. I didn't want to tell my husband because I knew he would be worried considering the fact that anytime I had a nightmare, it meant doom anchors. I had known right from time that this day would come. That Gregory would make his way through to claim me just as he had sworn to my father.

Before I was married to my husband, Gregory had wanted me for himself which I had vehemently refused because firstly he was a vampire and secondly I never felt any pull towards him. I knew my mate was out there and would claim me one day which was why I told him I was never going to marry him not when I wasn't drawn to him not to mention that he is a brutal and heartless bastard.

On the day of the wedding, after I had met with my mate; Leonard and hadn't seen Gregory since I rejected him. We had done a ceremony which was a traditional rite performed by my father and the most elderly member of our clan during a full moon since Leonard was already an Alpha and was about to be joined to me, his luna.

What I didn't expect was Gregory to appear during the event not to mention him coming to the altar where I was standing with my father and husband with the traditional mediator who was circling the conjugal burnt fleur de rosa which signified peace, long life and blessings during our marriage.

He had stood with his hand in his front with a small parcel folded within, as he listened to the enchantments without a word. My heart was beating frantically because I knew he was a vile man and bore no good tiding.

Just after the priest finished his incantations, he had been the first to clap and cheer us after which he reached out to hand me the parcel in his hand. I took it with a shaky hand from him, all the while hoping he would leave us alone.

My husband was unaware of what was going on, due to I never discussed with him about Gregory whom I thought had left my life for good. Leonard was all smiles and had even exchanged a handshake with the devil after which he congratulated us and told us how he wished us well in our newfound union.

I knew Gregory and knew he never meant any of the words he said. If anything, I knew he meant exactly the opposite of everything flying off his mouth. He didn't take long after that, he had left just the way he came; disappeared into thin air.

I remember my eyes following his every movement prior before he left. I watched him closely my wolf perceiving he had ill up his sleeves but I couldn't read his mind because he was a vampire and I didn't have that ability yet. His eyes were on me too every time I looked at him with an evil smirk plastered on his brows. I knew everything was wrong and it was confirmed later on when I hid in my room to unravel the finely packaged parcel he had gifted me

I remember my hand shaking vigorously when I was opening it with my heart beating in fright and anticipation. I had ripped the last strip of ribbon out and counted one to a hundred before flinging open the cover of the parcel. I froze as my eyes beheld the most gruesome thing, anyone doesn't deserve to behold in their lifetime not to mention on their wedding day.

A human heart. A fresh bloodied human heart.

Then inside was a note which read: 'You won't see me coming'

I was still frozen to the spot that I didn't know Leonard had entered the room until he snatched away the parcel from my hand which drew my attention back. I looked at him to see the same expression I had on his face. He has demanded who sent it and I had told him it was the parcel from the guy that met us at the altar and then I had gone on to tell him everything amidst tears and shivering

"He would never stop coming. I know him. I know how ruthless he can be with his enemies and now that he considers me one, he would surely come for my head. I have done one thing he abhors with fervor__reject him" I had told my husband who's face was dark with resentment and anger for Gregory

We never heard from him ever again, until I started having the nightmares and then the attacks began.

Here we are now

"What do you think you are doing?"

"Let me go, Leonard. I have caused you enough grief already. You heard him clear when he said he won't stop until he had your head on his platter. Run away Leonard I beg you. I would rather die than be a companion to that monster" I cried as he cuddled me from my back. I loved my husband so dearly and I knew he does too. So no matter what happened, I will never allow any harm to come to him. So I did the one thing I knew I could.

I turned slowly to look at him and him thinking I was deflecting on my decision, loosened up his hold on me. I used that as an opportunity to cradle his face and cast a spell of sleep upon him. It was one of my great abilities__To let people into an unfathomable slumber. Just he was about to collapse to the floor, the gamma ran forward to hold him while I used the opportunity to escape.

When I reached the courtyard, there was bloodshed everywhere. I saw most people's heads lying in a corner while others had their intestines wrenched out of them. I jerked up in disgust feeling nauseous. Only a particular breed of vampires could do this__the Northern revolters. They were rumoured to have originated from the bloodline of the originals. They were as fierce as they were ruthless and leaves nothing within their clasps decent.

"Here comes my queen" I heard the very voice of Gregory behind me causing my goosebumps to stand at an edge. I stiffened but didn't turn around. He circled his arms around my body and sniffed my neck like an idiot that he is. I was shaking. My chest was hammering

"What do you want?" I managed to breathe out

"What else my dear Punita" he licked my neck in a revolting manner and I flinched away from him. His hands snaked up my ribcage towards my breast and I did the only thing I could__I elbowed his ribcage with every strength in me and jumped away when he released me and held his side coughing up blood

"I hate you, Gregory. You are nothing but a stupid cry baby who can't accept no for an answer!" I shrieked and made to run away. Before I would throw two steps he had me to his chest and this time, his hands were up my neck strangling the life out of me "You think he is off better than me huh? If you won't marry me then no one will!"

"No! Let her go!" I heard a familiar voice from behind. My chest thumped faster in anger but this time at my husband. How could he do this to me? Why would he renounce the spell and how did he do it in the first place?

Gregory chuckled devilishly before turning us to meet the face of my dear husband "Let her go and take me. Do whatever you want but please don't hurt her" Gregor's face was posed as if he was considering it before he pushed me off to the ground. I ran to my husband and held him crying into his shoulder

"You shouldn't have come here. I told you I will handle this"

"I will never allow anything happen to you my love," he said cradling my red face

"Well, it's already too late. He said one person must die and that person has to be me" his eyes were twitching about not understanding what I was saying. I touched his face one last time trying to memorise every part of it and then before I would change my mind, I raised the dagger I had snuck out of Gregory's sheath and stabbed it into my heart.

"Noooooo" I heard both men shout. I could feel black spot clouding over my eyes as Leonrads face hovered over mine in tears

"I will come back for you my love" were the last words I said before my hands fell off his face darkness saturating my world.

"You are mine," his gruff voice said in conviction

"Let me go you, arrogant narcissistic bastard!" I thrashed about as the stranger held me down to the ground trying to push up my clothes

"What are you going to do huh?" his dark smirk was on, with his evil brow arched high in his head. He reminds me of Phinehas in the haunted house part 4.

" Please don't do this" I cried out clamping my hands around the hand on my skirt to pull it out

He let out a guttural sound and threw his head back, two fangs sprouting out of his mouth. My eyes grew in their socket. My mouth opened and the only sound I heard was the reverberation of my voice through the dark cave

I let out a piercing scream and jumped up from the bed I was lying on and held my neck. I was sweating profusely and was panting frightfully. I looked about the place in terror fear creeping up my nerves like every other day.

I heard footsteps padding across the hall before my door was yanked open to let in my mother who exhaled when she saw I was alright.

"Oh sweetie, the nightmare isn't it?" her face contorted in worry. I ran into her arms the minute she sat on the bed and held strong to her chest

"Am so scared mummy" I squealed unto her bosom. She patted my back gently and kissed my head "it's okay love. Maybe you can come sleep with us" I shook my head vigorously at that suggestion. There was no way I was going to sleep with my parents at 20. What would the kids at school say if they get any word about it?

"Mum am fine. It was just a nightmare. Though I don't know why I keep having it over and over again but it's nothing" I reassured her before pulling away.

"Are you sure you are going to be okay?" I nodded and slid back into the qilty pink covers

"Go back to bed mum" she smiled and leaned forward to kiss my head before she turned off the light and left.

I couldn't sleep anymore so I just laid there thinking about these awful dreams I've been having since I clocked 15. I keep seeing myself in strange places with strange people who looked horrifying if you ask me. I mean, I don't believe in the paranormal which is why I hate watching any movie that has to do with Werewolfs or vampires.

My younger brother was a fan of them and would refuse to watch any other thing but the sickly things.

My name is Kimberly Johnson and I am officially turning 20 by this weekend. My best friend Cassandra threatened she was going to do something nasty on that day to commemorate it which had me scared since she said it, knowing the kind of person she is__very wild and untamed

I am the first child of the Johnson's with a raucous junior brother who turned 17 in April. Dad said he took after him and is even a bit calm than he was at his age. Whenever he rehearses the story, I would tumble with laughter at all the mischief he had committed as a teenager.

My family was the dopest and coolest ever. No one overexerts authority over the other. My Dad is a 21st-century liberalist who believes we can do whatever we wanted as far as we never overstepped our boundaries while my mum, is the exact opposite of a mum. I mean which mum dresses up on a Friday night and tags her daughter along for clubbing? The answer is none.

Most of my friends were jealous of me because I have a cool mom and dad who doesn't give many freaks about my lifestyle but the irony of it all was that while my parents gave me the whole leeway to do as I wanted, I am a very reserved person. I loved my privacy and my novels.

Once it clocks 5:30, I run into the study of my dad to hide until I hear my mum drive off the lot. I would exhale and jump out of my hideout and run back to my room. Dad knew my techniques and would often smile when he sees me but wouldn't say anything.

By next week, I would be returning to college in New York University where I schooled so I'm trying to catch up with old friends at home to bid them farewell. It's been a wonderful and dreary holiday without my bestie who lived in the faraway south with her parents. She was supposed to visit but something came up that changed her schedule.

I was still rummaging through my thoughts when I drifted off.

"Wake your ass up that bed Kimberly and come down this minute!" I heard mum screech at the top of her voice. I stretched my hands and wiped off invisible drool from the corner of my mouth. I hated being raised this way especially after struggling to sleep in the night but I can't do anything but go down to my mum or suffer her earful wrath

"Kimberly!"

"Mum, almost there!" I screeched back.

I grudgingly stood up from the bed and headed to the restroom to brush up and wash my face. If there was one thing I detested, it was meeting my morning face and breathe.

It sucked.

After tending to my face, I rushed down the stairs greeting my dad in the living room before meeting my mum in the kitchen as she stirred the scrambled egg in the skillet. The aroma of the delicacy wafted through my nostrils causing my stomach to rumble in hunger.

"Morning Mum" I greeted her as I entered. She turned to the side to peer at me with a smile hence she returned to stirring the eggs. "I thought you were going to sleep in till the end of today. Have you forgotten we are going to visit your aunt in Louisiana today?"

"Oh, I forgot" I mouthed and picked up the plates to set on the table that she would use to dish out the foods.

"You don't sound happy about that. I thought you would be excited"

"I am mum. Just that I had forgotten" I stated in honesty "I had thought it would be tomorrow" I opened the fridge and pulled out the gallon of milk as William trudged into the kitchen his eyes glued into his phone

"Morning mum" he greeted and looked up to throw me a kiss. I gawked at him and looked away. He was fond of doing that knowing how gross I found it. "I would be tagging along mum. I want to see a friend in Louisiana" he chipped in obviously having heard our discourse

"Then you can go in your car Will, it's strictly a girls outing" I looked at my mum

" Outing?"

She shrugged with the spatula in her hand "What else should I call it? After all, we are returning today"

"Mum I can't go with my car because it suddenly started acting up this morning when I tried to use it. Please mum I would drive if you want"

My mum's face snapped to him with her eyes expanding. I giggled softly knowing no way in hell was she going to allow him to drive us not when he drives like the devil

"Fine" he raised his hands "I would sit at the back. You won't need to see me I promise. By the way, I need to pick up a werewolf book from the library there please mum"

"When will you stop deluding yourself with such books?" I asked out of disbelief my hands flying around my chest

He glared at me " You think I delude myself? Wait until you meet a werewolf" he instigated and just as I wanted to refute his claim, he turned and sashayed out of the kitchen just the way he had come in

I hated when he made such assertions because I don't believe in such. My mind went to the dreams that haunt my sleep every night. Most nights I see this man with slicked black hair and sea-green eyes with his build like that of a God. He would smile down at me and just as he would be about to tell me something, I would be snatched out of the world to my reality. And in these cases when I wake up, I always had this deep feeling that I knew him somehow but I can't pinpoint why because am certain I have never met such a person all my life.

On the other hand, I would dream of another man who had these long fangs protruding from his mouth after making life threats at me and just when he would about to sink his claws on my neck, I would scream and wake up from my sleep.

I think it's because of William and all his false imaginations.

They are beginning to get to me.

" Tighten your seat belts," mum said for the hundredth time like she was talking to some bunch of kids. I could tell that William would keep rolling his bulgy sapphire eyes as he does each time our parents gave us baby orders.

"Williams" she drawled her eyes pinned to the rear mirror to catch the miscreant not following her orders "And don't you dare roll your eyes at me, young man"

" Mum am I going to come back complete today?" He queried resulting in my whirling around to look at his sucking face.

"Big baby" I teased him. He glared at me

"Mum" he whined

"Kimberly" mum called and I looked forward with a pout. Mum always took his side since he was her favourite while I was dad. I folded my hands around my chest and bit down on my lower lip. I hated this trip with everything in me and I hope it wouldn't happen. I just hope I could stop it

Just as mum is about to pull out of our garage, her phone started ringing in the safe. She stopped and checked the caller my eyes following hers

It was our aunt from Louisiana the one we were on our way to visit. Mum picked up

"What!" she squealed her eyes sorting mine

My eyes were on hers in askance. Her face was looking weary like something was wrong. I sat up straight on the sit waiting for her to finish and tell us what the problem was

She soon finished and cut the call with her face scrunched. She exhaled, her hands still on the stirring but not making any move to drive out

"Mum, what is the problem?" I finally asked, my patience waning out

"Your aunt said there was an attack somewhere around the beach. So the road has been blocked off" she bit into her lower lip and bunched into her seat

"Attack? How? What kind of attack?" I wondered out loud. My mom shook her head but didn't say anything for awhile

"She didn't say. She was still in shock but I will call her later to confirm. Sorry guys it seems we will have to reschedule" she ached. I didn't like the tone of her voice and the look on her face but I held my peace and quietly exit the car

"I knew one day the werewolf and vampires will come onboard" William jecked

" William!" I cried out and banged the car door unconsciously before running off when I saw the hard glare on mums face.

I am surely going to have Williams's head

Running into my room, not having what else to do I sat in front of my makeshift table in my room and opened the latest novel I was reading and started going through it. The buzz of my phone got my attention and my face widened with a smile when I saw who was calling

"I miss you so extensively you don't know how much" I bickered once I picked

"I know. What would your life be like without a hot ass like me?. Well, guess what?" rambled Cassy excitedly

"What?" I asked hopefully wishing it's what am thinking.

"Am on my way to town! In fact, I just drove into Chicago right now. Can we meet at Frisbee?"

"Yes! Yes!" I danced about on my seat "I'm on my way" I jumped off the seat and ran to my wardrobe to change into something more presentable.

Cassandra was a hot ass just as she quipped. Her dad was the C.E.O of Lenox one of the top leading competitors in automobiles in the United States. So she had lots of cash to throw around. Most of my hot clothes, she got them for me. According to her, she wouldn't allow me to go out with her looking like a bereaved aged woman.

I patted some compact powder into my face to complement it with a nude lip gloss. I had natural white skin and plump lips so I usually went on something light to pop my already butteric skin.

Finishing with my face, I picked up my hairband and packed my red hair in a bun. I often wonder who I took my hair from since none of my parents had red hair. My mum is a blondie and my dad had chestnut brown hair. Each time William wanted to taunt me he would stipulate that I was adopted, that was why I looked different since he managed to acquire mums straight blonde much to my chagrin

I checked up my face one last time and smiled at what I saw. The tiny freckles around my nose have managed to be covered by the powder. I sprayed in some cologne in the right parts before going back to look at my navy blue peplum_hand gown. It hugged my frame like a second skin showing off my figure-eight body that mum keeps warning I show off so as to attract a husband. I guess she would be gooey when she sees me now

I turned and left the room with my bag bouncing at my side.

" where are you off to?" Mum asked once I reached the living room. I blushed as I saw the way a smile crept up her face after her assessment

"How do I look?" I asked instead to avoid her question

She blew me a kiss "you look ravishing. Hope you are off to see a man?" She asked me in earnest. My eyes widened and sort out my dad who was on his favourite chair facing the television. He is a contractor and was always off to different states most of the time. But whenever he was around, he often spent time with us

"Mum I have to go" I made it to the door in fast strides

" Be careful hun" Dad called after me.

I stopped on the terrace and watched at William still struggling to fix his car. He jumped into the seat and tried igniting the engine once more. I just wish it would turn on so he can drop me off. I hated driving

"Wo!" he squealed and ran out twirling as the car came alive. I blinked severally and trudged down to meet him, in the process getting wrapped around his sweaty body in excitement.

"Let go..you..you boar! You stink!" I hit his hard chest. My brother was one hell of a hot dude accounts for why all the girls kept running after him. He took after my father's build making him that cute.

Our parents had good genes and it rubbed off on us

"Can..you drop me off? Please" I pleaded with my poppy eye that he always fell for

"Well, let's just say you are on time coz I was about to drive off to Phillips we have a hot party at his place tonight. Tell mum and die" he threatens. The state I am in right now I really don't care if he flys to the moon as far as he returns so I nodded with a smile

"Cool. A minute let me wear something different" he bellows before running off up the porch into the house.

I must say this. I don't why but I have noticed that most of the time, any time I wished for something to happen, voom! It happens. It has been happening for a long time. I didn't notice until Cassandra had brought my attention to it

When I was in high school, I used to have this set of bullies. Nancy and Cecelia were the main chicks of the school and were really popular which made them bitchy. They often taunted me because Nancy's boyfriend started chasing me so she became jealous and joined forces with her clique to make my school life miserable. Most of the time they left me crying by the school stairs all alone until Cassandra couldn't take it anymore and had stood up for me.

So each time they saw me with Cassandra, they would avoid me. But once am alone, they would swoop in on me. So one day, I was walking with Cassandra when she had been dragged to a corner by her boyfriend for a quick make-out. I stood close to a locker with my feet rapping on the floor in impatience when I saw the trio walking towards me with an evil smirk on having caught their prey without a protector

I was shaking and wishing Cassandra would hurry up with her boyfriend and help me and just like that she materialised before me which caused the bitches to stiffen to a point in fear. I laughed out loud at their stupid and had said I wished their faces would remain like that forever.

The kids didn't come to school ever again and when we questioned what happened to them, rumour had carried it that they had a face distortion and had been hospitalized. I didn't take it to heart but instead, I was happy that at least I was finally free in school.

But Cassy told me that she had noticed that each time I wished something, it happened so I should try not to wish ill on people. It scared me at first but one day I tried it on this guy that has been disturbing me but it didn't work out so I shrug away the thought thinking what happened to the bumblebees was actually a coincidence.

I think it's mostly an unconscious reaction.

As we drove down the road to Cassy, my chest was pummeling in my chest in anticipation.

Just as we pulled up in front of the park, my brother looked at me

"Can I come to greet your __"

"No, and thanks" I jumped out of the car running into the cafe. My brother has been trying to get the attention of Cassy for a long time which I have been warding off. I can't have him playing his childish games with my bestie

"Yea!" I screamed on sighting her coily tinted pink hair and ran to crash myself against Cassy's waiting arms garnering the attention of everyone present

But, one person in the crowd caught my attention.