Bonded By Destiny

Chapter 18

***Tamara***

'You can't do this Tamara, you are the Alpha's mate and soon you will...'

'Become the Luna officially blah blah blah....You are not even making any sense Janette' I cut her short before she could ruin my mood completely.  I was tired of her talking about the same thing, insisting relentlessly that I wasn't supposed to help in the kitchen.

'Tamara, Alpha won't like this at all. He wanted us to stay indoors, that is why he left a guard at the door which you apparently deceived to have your way. '

'Would you just chill? I am tired of lazing around. I only need to help serve then we'll go back before our mates notice. ' I had reached to a conclusion that, I would start trying to mix with the pack members despite their open repugnance towards me.

'The Alpha is your mate, but he is my leader Tamara. Being here is defying his directives and I am not ready to be on his wrong side. '

'Not only is she defying the Alpha and the leader of this pack, she is also behaving like the Luna. ' Monica's exasperating shrill voice filled the entire pack house kitchen. The clack of her heels on the marble floor tiles filled the room with an abhorrence vibe.

Janette and I stood unmoving as she approached with her mated friend,  Mrs Kagwe hot on her heels. These two were wicked , deriving glee in my pain with every chance they got. I had hoped that they would keep off if I kept on taking no notice of their assaults. Seemed that my expectations  were almost impossible to be met.

'What do you want Monica? ' Janette questioned, tugging my hand for us to leave before things got heated up.

'I can see being the Beta mate has given you enough audacity to question me. ' Monica mocked, sizing my friend in  apparent distaste. 

'Lucky for you, I don't have time for you. As for your evil witch, ' She paused directing her make up layered eyes to me.

'I know you must have bewitched your way to the Alpha's arms. There is no way the moon goddess paired Alpha Ryker with. ' She raked her eyes up and down my profile before finishing her statement.

'You. ' She spat the word loath fully, plastering a plastic smile on her face. My lips remained sealed, even as Janette continued pushing me slightly to just let it go.

'That is no way to talk to your next Luna. ' Uncle Pete waltzed in, a black hawk head walking cane in his left hand. His eyes were intense on Monica and her friend, with his lips pulled in a thin line.

'Pete. ' Monica addressed him, her eyes cast on the marble tiled floor.

'You should be lucky it was me who heard you address her in such a flippant manner. If it had been the Alpha...' He left it at that, letting his warning sink deep.

'Tamara. ' He turned to me, his eyes seeming awfully familiar. Up till now we had never met in person. I would see him in the pack grounds once in a while but something about the guy was making me edgy.

He came closer to me, twirling and spinning his cane effortlessly. I swear my intuition went haywire with every  step he made towards me. I remembered my mother's words as he smiled at me, his gaze on me never faltering.

Trust your intuition, it will solve the puzzle.

Looking at him right now, I couldn't help but feel like her words were fit for this moment. He stood beside me, then turned his head inclining it towards me slightly.

'Your Luna title will soon be official, you might wanna start acting like the leader you are. ' He smirked, satisfied with the choice of his words.