Page 120 of Touched By Moonlight
Chapter 33
Hours later,freshly showered and dressed in a long, flowing lavender and white gown, I took my seat at the main table at a banquet attended by the entire pack. Held in the building that housed the meeting hall, we feasted on roast duck, lamb, steak, and several delicacies, as well as vegetarian dishes. I ate all of it, but loved the salad and veggies themost.
I am Fae, afterall.
I sat at Grayson’s side, Nicolas and Stephan beside me. We talked of the grounds, and Grayson told us about Calmarth and how it wasexpanding.
“I’m jobless now, unless Williams wants to hire me back,” I toldGrayson.
He growled low. “I can give you a job much more suited to your intelligence. You do realize that day I stopped by, I was only checking on you to ensure yoursafety?”
Sighing, I nodded. “But listen, big guy, if this mating is going to work, and I want to make it work, you have to stop being so damnoverprotective.”
Nicolas snorted. “Right. That’s like wanting to control the weather and make it rain to end thisdrought.”
A smile curled my mouth. I went to the double doors and opened them to the cool night air. Not a cloud in sight. Not right this minute,anyway.
Raising my hands skyward, I called forth my powers. Storm clouds gathered. Soon the rain began tofall.
Everyone rushed outside and gasped at the sight. Grayson held up his palm as droplets splashed onto it. He raised a brow atme.
“Show off,” hemurmured.
The twinkle in his eye assured me hejested.
“I am pure Fionn Fae and I will always be able to control the weather. Would you rather have a snowstorm?” I smirked at them, and Stephanlaughed.
He stomped on the quickly forming puddles like aschoolboy.
We returned into the main hall to finish ourmeal.
When we finished the meal, before dessert was served, Graysonstood.
“My people, I gathered you here to celebrate the defeat of the evil Fionn Fae who wished to destroy myself and this pack. Such a victory could not have been achieved without teamwork, but mostly, we have Sienna here to thank, for by sharing her powers with me, she gave me the ability to killKallan.”
Cheers roseup.
Grayson continued. “In the weeks since myself, Nicolas and Stephan have come to know Sienna, we have fallen in love with her, and she loves us in turn. We have asked Sienna to be our mate and she hasaccepted.”
People looked surprised, but not hostile. A good sign. I sipped my water, trying not to get my hopesup.
“We want her to join our pack and live here with us. She is Fae and we have never had a full-blooded Fionn Fae live here. I know some of you may be uncomfortable with this because of your past history with theFae.”
Murmurs from the crowd. The delicious roasted tomatoes began to turn in my stomach. Oh damn. Talk about feeling put in thespotlight…
“I am your leader, but I will not force you to accept her. The decision is yours. What say you? Do you wish Sienna to remain with us? I will give you fifteen minutes to discuss this amongstyourselves.”
Grayson sat, and drank from his waterglass.
The crowd murmured. Some went off in groups, and others remained at their seats talking. Anxiety rose in my chest. My hands tightened on the chair’s armrests. What if the pack rejected me as my own peoplehad?
Where would I gothen?
Stephan saw the tension making my shoulders rigid. He leaned across and said to me. “Sienna, if they vote no, we’ve agreed to find a new alpha leader for the people. The three of us will go with you, wherever you wish togo.”
Shock filled me. I could only stare. Nicolas nodded. “We decidedearlier.”
“When?”
