When You Were My Mate (Demetra and Emris) novel Chapter 18

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Emris.

“Emris, are you really-”

“Of course not.” I murmur to her shaking face. “You’re scared. That’s why you’re not thinking straight. Go to bed.”

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Elena sucks a breath. That’s her greatest fear, isn’t it? She loves being the Luna. She loves the title, the power, the prestige of being my wife. She knows a true mate would cause everything she’s built to tumble from her hands like sand.

In a moment of raw relief, she places her hand flat on my chest. But then that hand begins to drift downward, over my stomach. I shut my eyes with a silent groan of irritation at her foolishness. Now she’s investigating…trying to confirm if I still possess the anatomy of a male. If I didn’t it would explain why I can’t have sex with her.

Her fingers find what they’re searching for, curling around my girth inside my pants. There’s no reaction from me, no answering heat, but she seems to take its mere existence as a victory.

“Goodnight,” she says with confidence, before she finally turns and leaves the room.

Three days later.

Elena walks into the dining room just as we’re having breakfast. The Alpha Fest invitation from LeadCon…the association that organizes the event for all the packs has just arrived.

“Tell us, what’s it say?” Mom asks excitedly, leaning forward while I watch Milo make a sp

ess of his pancakes.

“This invitation is dedicated to the Alpha and Luna of the Black Covenant Pack,” Elena rea

ice taking on a formal tone. “You are hereby invited to the Alpha Fest. As our first-place winners from the previous Fest, we’ve sent a gift along with this invitation.” She chuckles, and I note the massive lower vases the housekeepers are struggling to bring in.

“Go on, keep reading!” Mom’s eyes gleam as she peers over Elen’s shoulder at the letter.

“For this Alpha Fest, it’s going to be three days of fun, community, and strength. We have designed special events to keep everyone entertained. For the first day, we will be having a royal style ball. Each Luna and Alpha should come in their best royal outfit and must wear masks to have dinner with another pack. Two packs, one table. There will be dancing… at the Ocean Springs, oh my,” Elena looks at me when she says that pa, as if I’d care about playing dress-up.

“On the second day, it will be a surprise strength-testing event for the Lunas.”

“Whoooa!” Milo starts clapping his syrupy hands.

“And on the third, the strength of the Alphas will be put to the tet.”

“I need to call my fashion designer immediately to start working on my dress! I shall go as Cinderella’s stepmother Mom chuckles, and Teddy chooses that moment to come downstairs, aring at me the second she enters.

“What’s that?” she asks

“The Alpha Fest invitation. I’m sure we were given the first notic” Elena replies but Teddy just rolls her eyes.

“Why did you do that?”

“I don’t know, maybe because you’re busy getting all giddy over the Alpha Fest when there are females in the pack who have

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been sending us messages about the abuses happening to them. Ever thought about that? Sometimes I forget you’re a Luna.” Teddy walks to the table and drags out a chair with a screech.

“It’s not my fault they married horrible men. It’s also not my fault your mate is from the damn Lion Pride pack. Maybe next time you should pray harder to the Moon Goddess-”

“Did you hear what she just said!?” Teddy cuts her off, looking directly at me. “Why am I even asking? You two are a perfect pair. Stupid Luna. Ruthless Alpha.”

“Are you insane!?”

“Mommy, stop.” Milo shouts, slipping down from his chair and running out of the room. Elena glares at Teddy…nothing new there and I don’t get in the middle of it.

Silver walks in and immediately senses the tension. “Okay, um…. sent a message to the Lion Pride pack two days ago, and they replied.”

Teddy stands up in shock. “You sent what to what?”

Now, I’m listening.

“You did what!?” Mom stops looking at the flower vases.

“I am the Beta. I solve cases like this. Plus, I’m the only one in this house who isn’t hot-headed.” Silver ruffles Teddy’s hair and then sits beside her. She stares at his face, waiting.

“Without my permission?”

“Mom, you were the Luna. You aren’t anymore, so I don’t need your permission to speak to the Lion Pride Pack.”

“And I’m luna now, you couldn’t run it with me first?” Elena asks

“No offense, Elena, but you spend your time gossiping and buying things. It’s hard to remembe. loop you in on emergency situations.” He finally looks at me. “They’ve agreed to talk to us. At the Alpha Fest.”

“What?!”

“They don’t trust us enough to meet anywhere else. Actually,” Silver’s eyes dart to me again when he sees I’m still quiet, “they don’t trust buddy over here.”

I’m buddy.

“Will Miss Pride be there?” Elena muses aloud, stirring her coffe her abandoned her. Plus, Slade doesn’t even have a Luna… what

I keep my eyes on the cold pancakes on my plate. If only she know.

“It’s not like she’s a Lama. I think whoever impregnated mess of a pack, honestly.”

“Emris?” Silver asks, pulling my attention back. “Is that okay with you?”

“Yeah. You did good.”

“You guys are going to force me to get rejected? I already spoke Pride told him he doesn’t have to if he doesn’t want to.” Teddy

Eden this morning. He doesn’t want to reject me Miss ses her arms. “So what can any of you do?”

“Miss Pride?” I lean forward. I think this is the first time I’m speing this morning.

“Yes.” Teddy says with a playful smile on her lips. She’s doing the because she knows exactly who Miss Pride is to me

“Miss Pride is Eden’s cousin, and she really supports him. She doesn’t think it’s fair to break our bond.”

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“Miss Pride. The same lost-and-found daughter?” Mom scoffs.

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“She’s actually a renowned world artist by the name Metra.” Tedy’s smile sharpens as she turns her gaze to me. “My sweet brother here has bought a lot of art pieces from her collection. In’t that right, sweet brother?”

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