His Reluctant Luna

Alice -

"What do you want me to wear for the ceremony?" I asked Lucian while scanning through my wardrobe.

"Anything easy to remove." He replied nonchalantly, without looking up from the reports he was reading.

I rolled my eyes. The ceremony which was going to fall on full moon night would be my acceptance in the Crimson shadow pack and would sever my ties with my former pack. I had mixed feelings about it. I loved Lucian and was loving the pack, but giving up your past is always difficult.

"Ok, I need to go shopping, I have nothing to wear!" I declared.

"Darling, I told you it doesn't matter, it would be ripped off you anyway." He said with a glint.

"It matters to me, Lucian. We spend the entire year on the perfect wedding gown, which is worn for barely a few hours! Men will never understand this." I said frustrated.

He laughed.

"So, what do you want to do about it?"

"I need to go shopping." I declared, folding my arms.

"No, that's out of the question, you are being punished, remember?" He smirked.

"Yeah, the punishment," I replied toying with the silver collar placed around my neck. As promised to Rick. I was forbidden from venturing out of the compound, and a silver collar with a GPS tracker was placed around my neck to prevent me from shifting and making a point to the pack.

"Rain loved the collar, she thinks it's quite kinky. She has asked Damon to get a similar one for her." I grinned.

He looked up at me aghast.

"Exactly what kind of stuff you girls talk about?" He said, continuing to smile.

"Just normal girly stuff," I grinned back.

"You, are being punished, my love, it's not a fashion accessory." He joked.

"Well, you never know. It might be the next big rage in the pack. With all the females wearing a collar." I said giving him a wink.

He shoved aside his papers and prowled towards me, "Apparently, you seemed to dislike the idea of being told to stay anywhere, so it looked like a fitting penalty. But you are enjoying the punishment. Perhaps, I need to think more about the ways of punishing you, my stubborn love." He said mischievously.

"When am I being punished, my beloved Alpha? " I said, grinning, "what else would you want to do to me?"

His calm prowling turned into a mad scramble, as he picked me up unceremoniously and dumped me on the bed.

"My naughty Luna needs a good punishment; I can see that." His eyes gleamed with lust.

"Would the mighty Alpha prefer to spank me?" I asked coyly, pulling my skirt up to reveal my bare ass. He had a predatory look on his face as he removed his shirt and moved to kneel on the bed beside me. I was distracted by his perfect abs.

Grabbing me around the waist with one arm, his hand came down sharply on my ass. I jerked and fumbled around on the bed trying to escape his hand, but it was no use. I was overtaken by my need for him. Soon, I found myself soaking wet. No matter what he did, it turned me on.

"Please," I begged him to stop, though it did not come out that way. My ass felt hot and it stung everywhere. I was incredibly turned on.

He was almost panting with the exertion when he finally decided I had had enough.

"Do you mind?" I asked him, pushing my shirt off and sitting on my still stingingnoveldrama

ass.

"No, do you?" he asked, nuzzling my neck and groping my breasts.

I felt his hands slip over my ass as he ground us together, breathing heavily in my

ear.

"I can't wait for tomorrow, love," he said, grinning as he thrust harder.

I panted, though there were many pending issues. He was worried about something; I was not sure what. The brutal thrusts and my stinging created a weird combination of pleasure and pain.

As we lay spent, I asked," What does the ceremony entail?"

The so-called ceremony varied among different packs depending on their tradition. In Jade moon pack we had a turning ceremony for Linda as well because she was a human. She was turned on the full moon night, then the pack got her scent, and she was declared the Luna.

"Our ceremony is like yours; you will have to show your strength by either fighting with me or hunting for the pack. This will prove your claim as a Luna. Though, it is mostly ceremonial. Nobody is going to oppose it." He explained.

"And after that?"

"After that, we will have sex!" He said matter-of-factly.

I raised an eyebrow.

"The pack will run, have a wild party and rut in the woods. What else did you expect?" He said smiling.

We had been doing a lot of that lately, anyway.

"Oh well! That seems like fun. I haven't gone on a run-in for ages; Lana would love that."

"We should go to bed," he said softly. "Tomorrow will be a busy day."

*************

I opened the doors of the balcony of our suite about nine at night. The air was crisp and cold. I had changed into the dress, Rain, Katherine, and I had chosen after wreaking our brains for hours. It was a simple white dress. I could slip out of it easily and shift without ruining it. By ten o'clock, the packhouse was so quiet one could have heard a pin drop. I was greeted by Damon, and Savannah leaning casually on a wall as I left the suit. Poor guy had to stay back because of Rain, due to her pregnancy. The kids were locked off in the nursery and pregnant women were advised to stay away from the pack run because they could not shift. The rain had thrown a royal tantrum, but Damon had been stern about it. I felt bad for her, she would have loved a party like this.

"Sorry you're missing it," I said, trying to sound sympathetic.

"Ah, the party won't start until you get there," he smiled.

"What about you, Savannah?" I turned towards her.

"I have my guard duty," she said regretfully.

"Who assigned you guard duty on a night like this?" I asked surprised.

"It's a service to the pack, someone has to stay with the youngsters here." She shrugged.

"You are not having second thoughts, are you?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"What? No! I love Lucian, we are mated. I can't wait for the ceremony," I grinned coyly and made for the stairs.

She stared at me for a moment, then smiled.

"I am so glad you chose to stay," she replied, following me down.

"I will miss you at the party," I huffed, walking barefoot toward the back doors of

the mansion.

"All the best," she grinned at me.

I was well into the forest now; it was a clear, chilly night with the moon illuminating everything. Looking around, I was alone, but I could still feel eyes watching. There were guards stationed everywhere, of course.

I stepped into the open grassy area from the shelter of the trees. The entire pack was present and surrounded a circle of stones. They were all looking at me silently. The moon was high, and several torches lit the area. It all looked very tribal.

I moved down the sloping land to the circle. Pack members moved out of my way. I noticed that most of them were naked. I just kept walking and had no illusions about what the night would bring.

Lucian was leaning against a stone slab in human form. He was naked, like many others. Our threshold for modesty is much lower than humans. He caught my hand and brought me to the circle.

"Members of the Crimson Shadow, tonight I present you my mate, Alice Anderson. She will be one of you and rule over you as your Luna. Do you accept this pack member?" he booted out.

"Show us her strength," they called back as one.

Lucian turned towards me, "what would you like to do, mate? Fight me or hunt?"

"I am not letting you kick my ass in front of the pack, I will hunt." I smiled, recalling

his punishment.

"Very well," he smirked.

"The Luna wants to prove that she can hunt and provide for the pack."

Amid the howling and yelling, I stripped off my dress and turned toward the forest, becoming the wolf. A few betas shifted and followed me.

I opened my mind to Lucian, and he opened it to me. Hunting like this, my wolf loved it. It had been a long time. I found a bounty of the wild game near the river, and I was soon sinking my teeth into the neck of a wild boar. The big animal had put up a huge fight though. I had rolled in the mud several times with it before I broke its neck.

I delivered the carcass of the wild boar to Lucian's feet, and he seemed impressed.

"She can hunt! Do you accept her your Luna," Lucian roared?

"Yes, we do," the pack roared back.

"I Lucian Blake take you, Alice Anderson, as my mate and my Luna," he declared and bent his head to kiss me. As the kiss deepened, I felt electricity jolts through my head as several minds connected to mine and opened themselves to me. I was the Luna of Crimson Shadow pack now.

Many Omegas came and struggled to drag my kill toward the cooking fires.

The mood was suddenly festive, and the pack was in the mood to celebrate.

"Well, what now?" I asked Lucian.

"I will give you a 5-minute head start, mate. Tonight, you are my prey." He said with a mischievous look.

I understood what he meant. My first pack run.