The Rejected Life Of Mala Luca
Chapter 40

Mala sat having breakfast quietly a week later, after her training session, she was wondering how to keep Carmel from coming here, from reaching her cruel evil claws into this pack once more, and trying to hurt Aston again. Had been sitting here holding that cup of coffee that was now cold in her hands.

Had only taken one sip from it, everyone was busy around the pack right this minute, it was the full moon and tonight would be her Luna Ceremony. She’d been unable to talk Aston out of it. He really wanted to have it.

She knew that the ballroom was being dressed up with twinkling lights and that they were expecting all their Allied Alpha’s and Luna’s to come today. They would all be arriving at varying times due to how far away their packs were.

She even knew that Netty and Peta would be coming. She had received text messages from them, saying that they were very excited about her ceremony. But still she sat quietly, needed to replace a way to help Aston rid himself of his ex-mate.

It had occurred to her that she and Aston were more alike than she’d realised, with the both of them having obsessive ex’s that just needed to be put in their places once and for all. Looked down at the cold black coffee in her hand and sighed to herself.

When Bella suddenly dropped into the seat next to her, “Are you going to sit here all day and contemplate that coffee you so clearly can’t drink right now?”

“Yes I am Bella.” Mala stated as she glared right at the cold coffee in her hand.

“Come on, it’s 10am, let’s start getting you ready, we’ve got a lot to do today.”

“You have a lot to do, what I want is to drink my bloody coffee, without spitting it back up.” Mala frowned right at that bloody cold coffee, her one sip had gone down and for the first time in all her life, she’d gagged on it and then thrown it right up, right onto the plate in front of her. She really enjoyed the smell of coffee, loved it, in fact.

Currently, she could barely stand it, just like Bella herself when she’d been with pup, couldn’t have coffee, she’d also seen that Ben had loved tormenting her about it too. He’d told her that he would have two cups, one for her and one for him every morning and he had done so every day. The tormentative bastard had sighed and m****d about how bloody good it was and everything. Sometimes he had to run away from his own Mate who was trying to beat him for his actions.

“Come on, put it down. Glaring at it is not going to help you.”

“I love coffee.”

“You will again, I promise.” Bella chuckled at her.

“No, I’m gonna drink it.” Mala muttered and downed the whole cup in one go as quickly as she could. Felt her body react to it, and her stomach heave, clamped her mouth shut and gritted her teeth, willed it to stay down. She was going to have her damned morning coffee.

Heard Bella laugh and call her “So stubborn.” As Mala fought repeatedly not to throw it up, she managed to re-swallow what did come up and then had to snatch the bin Bella was holding out to her, and hurled her guts up into it. Stood there glaring at her regurgitated coffee.

Drank the water that was offered to her and sighed, walked away with Bella, who linked her arm through Mala’s. “So when are you going to tell him, he’ll be so happy.”

Mala didn’t know about that. “Not yet.” She murmured.

“You know Mala, he’ll hear it or sense it soon enough. Ben tells me I smell slightly different to when I’m pregnant.”

“Mm,” she nodded “He’s got them Alpha senses, I know. Ten times stronger than that of a normal wolf.”

“Yep.” They walked up the stairs to the Alpha Suite and Mala showered and washed her hair, allowing Bella to fuss over her all afternoon. She got lots of hugs from Netty and Peta. They were happy for her. Everyone was happy for both her and Aston. She was too. Just had pressing thoughts, was all.

The girls all disappeared to get changed and ready themselves at four. Left Mala in the Alpha’s Suite, she stood looking at herself, her make up was done to perfection, Bella knew exactly what she was doing, had curled Mala’s long hair only on the bottom half of it, and left it out to frame her face.

Her violet coloured eyes were more blue today, then purple and she had smoky grey eye shadow and black mascara, it actually made her eyes really shine with colour. They were almost a periwinkle, so light today. Smiled as she looked at them, every day they were nearly a different shade of violet or purple, and still could shock her sometimes.

She turned at the sound of the suite’s door opening and saw Aston step in. He stopped and looked at her “Sweet Goddess.” He murmured “How am I and Titan going to make it out of this room, with you looking that beautiful?”

Mala chuckled, she rarely wore more than light make-up and only if at a mating ball, this would be the first time he’d seen her completely done up. “I think you can manage it.”

“I don’t know.” He smirked “You wanna? before we go downstairs?” he smiled as he strolled across the room and slid his arms around her.

“Bella will beat you senseless.” Mala half laughed, half warned him.

“Mm, would be worth it.” he smiled at her. “So what’s under the silk gown?” his fingers were playing with the belt already.

“Stop, you’ll get carried away.”

“I know.” He smirked “So, nothing at this point, hey?”

Mala pulled herself from his arms, “Go shower and change.” Pointed to their ensuite.

“You’re no fun.” He chuckled but headed off to do so, got dressed while he was in there showering. Her dress she’d sat and shopped with Bella for, wanted it to emulate Suki, found a one-shouldered black and red ombre dress, that was made out of chiffon, was all black on the bodice with a crystal embellishment at the shoulder and was pleated down to her waist and across the other side where another crystal embellishment ran like a snowflake from her waist to the top of her bust line, it had a wide black waist and a hidden zip down the side. It fell from her waist to the floor in long flowing material that ended in a bright red at her feet. It had gorgeous deep V-lined embellishment down her back and a weaved black ribbon that tapered off just below her bottom into a sharp point. She loved that feature. Liked that dress. It fit all her curves and cinched in at the waist.

Mala slipped on her black heels and stood looking at herself, all dressed up, really dressed up for the first time in her life, had never gotten to do that at 18, being presented as a pack member formally to hopefully replace her Mate. Was going to make sure every wolf here got that opportunity and not just at 18 either.

Alpha Chase, held a tradition that Netty loved and Mala herself was going to do as well. At 16, all wolves, male or female would be able to be presented to the pack before their first shift. In a lovely display of elegance and then be allowed to shift at will when their wolf was ready, whether it be on that day or at another time. No judgement for those without a wolf, or were a late shifter, each one of them would be celebrated for who they were.

A valued pack member, they also would be able to dance the night away. Till Aston’s curfew, anyway, she was certain he was going to set one up, being that they would only be teens. She had plenty of time to plan how they would go and set the rules for it. Whether they would hold one every time there was a 16th birthday or just one a month for all on the full moon of each month, she hadn’t decided that yet.

The same would be happening for each of them turning 18. The pack would come together and celebrate as the wolf, male or female was presented as an adult. Though that would be more tricky, they could well replace their Mate on that full moon, and might have to hold each 18th separately.

“Goddess Mala, you’re killing me.” She heard Aston g***n as he came out of the bathroom, all clean and his beard neatly trimmed. Suki, like his beard, was always touching it, had told Titan he was never to allow Aston to shave it off. She thought it was like fur on her human Mate, and loved it a lot.

Mala smiled right at him “You like it then?”

“Be damn lucky if it stays on you.” He growled, she even heard a little of Titan in there as well, saw his eyes flicker to indicate they were both looking at her.

“It will.” She laughed softly “Be a good Alpha Wolf and keep control of your horny side.”

Heard him snort with amusement “I’d better get dressed myself then.”

Mala smiled to herself, bloody man couldn’t keep his paws off of her at the best of times. Liked it though, how much he wanted her, he’d never even gone so much as a single day without growling at her at least once, in that ‘I want you.’ Way.

She knew that he was going to escort her down to the ballroom himself, sat and waited for him, watched him get dressed in a nice charcoal grey suit, with a grey dress shirt and a red double-breasted paisley deep V-neck vest and a matching tie. Smiled right at him, he looked freaking amazing, could barely tear her eyes away from him.

“Neither of us will make it out of this room, if you keep looking at me like that.” His blue eyes twinkled with amusement as he turned and looked at her now.

Mala cleared her throat. “Sorry Aston…Just.”

“Oh, I know.” He smiled, pulled his shoes on and disappeared into the walk in once more, came out holding a box with a black ribbon around it. “I got you something, for special occasions.”

“You didn’t have to.” She told him and meant it. Just having him was a gift in itself.

“I know Mala. But I wanted to.” Held the box out to her and she took it, opened it and stared at it. It was a beautiful diamond and ruby necklace, circular rubies surrounded by circular cut diamonds in platinum gold, that went all the way around her neck. She bit her l*p as she touched it. “Aston?”

“Don’t you worry about it.” Watch him lift it out of the box, and place it around her neck, did the clasp up, and then slid his arms around her and dropped his chin to her shoulder. “Are you ready, my Luna?”

“I am.” She nodded “It’s beautiful, Aston, I love it, but it didn’t get you anything.”

“Hmm, are you sure about that?”

Frowned up at him and saw him smile as his hand slid lower on her abdomen, he caressed her belly gently “I think Mala, there is a gift right here, inside of you.” He murmured softly.

Mala’s eyes widened. “How could you know?”

Heard him chuckle “I, sleep with my paws on you, felt a little flutter yesterday, woke me up actually, and Mala, my Luna, you smell even more delicious to me than you normally do.”

Bit her l*p and saw him smile “I hope she looks just like her mother.” He kissed her softly “Now let’s go present you to our allied packs, to Selena our moon Goddess herself, as the Warrior Luna, she created you to be.”

His hand slipped into hers and they walked together hand in hand into the ballroom, where she stood next to him as he announced her officially to the pack and thanked the moon Goddess herself for bringing Mala to the pack, for the guidance in the training of their pack over the years, for her continued support in making their pack stronger in the future to come. Thanked Mala for accepting him as her Mate. Then he vowed to do all he could to protect her from dangers within and outside of the pack.

Kissed her long and deep in front of all here with them, before there was music for dancing, good food and wine for them to spend time with their friends and most loyal around them.