Page 203 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
I grimace. Despite the bond we share, having a sex talk with Danica feels weird… Not that she doesn’t deserve to have private time with Cyrus, I just don’t want to know the details.
Fortunately, we’re interrupted by Harmony, Garret, and the others shuffling inside. They’re all carrying boxes. “I don’t believe it,” Marcel groans. “I’ve just finished helping Jazz move, and what am I doing now? Moving stuff again!”
“Don’t complain,” Harmony scolds. “It’s a fantastic workout.”
“I knew you’d say that,” he mutters. “Why are you always so rational?”
“It’s a gift,” Harmony grins.
In the background, I hear Garret say to Elias, “Oh honey, I don’t think I can reach the cupboards up there.”
Elias nods at his words, grabbing one of the boxes and lifting it up. His perfect abs are exposed as he wriggles the box into position, causing an appreciative grin from Garret. We’ve all gone silent as we watch the two of them knowingly. Elias closes the cupboard before looking around to see why the room has gone silent. He catches on to Garret’s trick himself. His brows raise at his mate. “Sly,” he states. “Be glad you’re hot.”
Garret’s eyes widen. “Did you… did you just flirt with me!?” He turns on his heels. “Hey, everyone! You heard that, didn’t you? He just flirted! Not only calling me hot, but the way he said it, that was definitely a slightly teasing smirk.”
“Yup. No denying it,” Harmony agrees in a matter-of-fact tone.
“He even wiggled his brows suggestively,” Marcel agrees.
Marius places a box in our bedroom before coming over to steal a quick kiss from me. He grins, “I love your Gamma, you know that?”
“I was kinda worried you would,” I mutter.
Garret and Marius exchange smirks, then fist-bump each other. I’m so glad they are hitting it off. As a gamma, Garret’s prime task will be to protect my mate, after all. Obviously, Marius doesn’t need much protection, but just like I have Harmony at my side, he needs someone too. Maybe in time, he will choose his own assistant or beta to support him.
“So, I was thinking about how to introduce you to the pack,” I tell Marius. “Garret, Harmony, and I have been brainstorming.”
“What’s there to think about?” Marius asks curiously.
“Well, normally the luna of a pack gets a luna ceremony,” Garret explains.
“I don’t want you to feel awkward or embarrassed,” I explain. I have been thinking about this a lot. I don’t want him taking on a role or rank he might hate, and I don’t want him to feel like he needs to do something just because he is my mate. He’s already giving up his pack for me. “The male version for luna is lune or lunar,” I say, “But we don’t need to announce you as one. We can officially announce you as the alpha’s mate, or something like that.”
“Or an advisor,” Garret points out.
“Woah, woah, woah,” he raises his hand to stop us. “Are you seriously telling me that I won’t have a luna ceremony?”
Harmony stares at me for help. “Well…”
“I’ve already invited my family so, fuck yes, you will organize one. Or if you can’t, I’ll arrange it and get my mother and Annie to help me. I already have tons of ideas for the upcoming luna meetings after the ceremony. And I want all the usual alphas to be present during the ceremony, so I can shove it right into their stupid faces that Moon Blood got a new kick-ass lycan luna, lune, lunar, sailor moon, or whatever else you want to call it, who will happily punch them the moment they say something stupid.” He flexes his muscles and smirks at Harmony, Garret, and Elias. “I can’t wait for it. I swear, I was born to rock this rank!”
Instead of responding, I find myself sneaking up from behind and wrapping my arms around Marius’ middle. I kiss him softly on the cheek. “You’re the best mate I could ever wish for,” I whisper.
I didn’t know I would find it so hot that he literally doesn’t give a shit about anyone’s opinion. The fact that he would take a rank that’s normally reserved for females only and his sheer confidence in himself to take on such a role is totally turning me on. He turns to wrap his arms around me, smiling brightly. “But seriously, what does Moon Blood traditionally do for their luna ceremony that would be impossible for me to do? Does the alpha carry his luna bridal style? Or does the luna traditionally do some fertility dance?” He pauses. “Scratch the last part. I would absolutely do a fertility dance.”
“I think we should make that a new tradition,” Garret adds, immediately on board with it.
“No, we won’t!” I huff. The last thing I want is my mate dancing around naked and everyone seeing his perfect body.
Marius grins and squeezes me tighter. “By the way, what are the official luna colors for Moon Blood?”
“Red,” Harmony points out. “Normally, the luna wears red during their ceremony.”
“I look slammin’ in red,” he smirks. He is really having fun with this. It relieves me to see him this way. “And the best part is, I can force Liam and Dad to join me on a shopping trip so that we can find a red suit for me.”
Garret smiles brightly. “You’re awesome,” he announces suddenly. “Honestly, I’m proud to be your gamma, man.”
“Proud to have you too.” Marius nods at him.
