Page 201 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
Now Annie examines me curiously before squealing in delight. “Finally,” she beams. “You marked each other. Congratulations, Marius.” She rubs her belly absent-mindedly, smiling at Liam as he reaches out his hand to touch it too. I don’t know how long she has left, but she must be due any day.
I proudly show off my neck to the others. Eric even whistles when he sees it. “And who is surprised?”
“I am!” Ella blurts out. “But congrats! I’m really happy for you both.”
Ella will never be my biggest fan. I messed that up a long time ago. But we seem to have reached a mutual understanding and her heartfelt congratulations means a lot to me. The others follow suit, bombarding me with questions.
“You weren’t marked yesterday during patrol.” Dante raises his brows.
“Well, you know what they say: there are 24 hours in a day.”
“What does this mean though?” Aryanna asks curiously. “Are you going to move to Moon Blood?”
“I would like to discuss that with Liam first,” I say. He may be my brother, but he is also my alpha. It’s only right to tell him about my plans first.
“Alpha Celine is the alpha of her pack,” Jun muses. “What does that make you?” he asks curiously.
I shrug nonchalantly. “Well, say hello to the world’s hottest luna,” I smirk. “Believe me. I’m gonna rock this rank.”
“Are you really going all-in?” Annie asks with a bright smile. “I thought you’d maybe just be called the alpha’s mate.”
I shrug. “What else is a luna if not the alpha’s mate? Honestly, it’s a great honor to become luna. I know the kind of work you and Mom put into your packs, it’s a lot of responsibility and I’m ready to take it on.” I lean forward, grinning mischievously. “Besides, just think, Annie. When you go to your Luna meetings, how many of you are there?”
“Depending on the occasion, I’d say between 10 to 50,” she considers.
I lean back with a grin. “And how many are guys?”
“None, just female lunas.” Annie grins as she notices my smirk.
Aryanna tilts her head. “Hanging out with a bunch of beautiful women? I can definitely see the appeal,” she chuckles and receives a punch in the arm from Jazz. “Don’t worry baby,” she coos, kissing Jazz’s cheek. “You are the only beautiful woman for me.”
I munch on my breakfast happily, and for the first time, I’m feeling excited about my future.
“It’s called lune,” Annie announces, suddenly pulling me out of my thoughts.
I blink. “Huh?”
“A male luna is called a lune,” she explains. “I researched it, and while it isn’t common, it has happened before.”
I nod, letting her words sink in. I like the sound of that. Lune.
“Say,” Ella breaks the silence. “Will Celine get a blessing from the Council too... like Annie did when she and Liam marked each other? How does it work?”
That’s a good question, and I’m embarrassed to admit that I have no answer to it. Annie and Liam look at each other briefly, and Annie nods toward Liam to explain. “She will get blessed,” Liam explains. “But it’s not going to be this huge event like it was for Annalise.”
“Right,” I say after Liam’s words sink in. Now I remember. “Liam finding his mate and becoming alpha… that was a huge deal for the Council. He is the firstborn child to our father, and it makes him one of the direct heirs to the throne one day.”
Dante looks at Ella. “For the other royal siblings, it means that while the Council is happy to see them mated, they won’t be able to attend all their ceremonies. They only go through the whole hassle for the firstborn child. But Celine will get blessed, just not immediately.”
Eric tilts his head. “The organizing is the true problem. We can’t ship out three elders every time and have them travel such long distances, though I assume we could travel with the help of the witches, but it also drains a lot of energy from the elders who hold the ritual. In the future, we hopefully will have a base of the Council in this area too, then everything will go a lot smoother.”
Liam nods. “I assume, Mari, that you and Celine will need to travel to Paris if you want it to happen fast.”
“Alternatively, you can wait a few months, then I’ll be able to organize a beautiful ceremony for her,” Eric promises.
I chuckle a bit, realizing how little all of this means to me. I’m just happy to lead Moon Blood together with Celine. “I will talk about this with Celine and see how she prefers it, but I assume she won’t mind waiting for a few months.”
The day passes by excruciatingly slow, but at least I’ve managed to talk to Liam about my plans. He is totally supportive, telling me I can leave for Moon Blood whenever I want.
