Blessed Luna Rising - Chapter 7: Chapter 7
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Tara’ POV
I rushed out of the room and took off to my “bedroom” to gather all my things before Alpha Killian could see my living conditions but as soon as I reached the door Gale shoved me to the floor. Before I could even think to react he grabbed me by my hair and lifted me up off the floor causing me to scream by then he slammed me to the wall by my throat. He squeezes so hard I immediately struggle to breathe.
“Where do you think you’re going? My father says you found your mate. Too bad I own you.” he says disgustingly close to my face. His breath smells like Funyuns, beer, and chew. The smell is enough to make me gag or would be if he wasn’t actively suffocating me.
“Alpha Killian… requested… I bring… my belongings… to his room… because I am… his mate.” I say between gasps of air. His face twists with rage. Suddenly he pulls me away from the wall and slams me against it again but harder.
“You better fucking reject your mate, Tara.” he spits in my face as he squeezes harder on my throat. I’m desperately trying to pry his hands off to no avail. He has the same evil smirk on his face now as when he assaults me and beats me. He’s enjoying this.
“I’ll kill you before he can take you back to his pack if you don’t. The only one touching that p*ssy is me, do you understand me, bitch?” and I’m pretty sure this is where I’ll die as the darkness starts to creep in the edges of my vision.
Suddenly, I hear the loudest and most vicious growl I have heard in my entire life and see Alpha Killian throwing Gale out of my “bedroom” into the hallway wall. I hear shouting but I can’t make out what any of them are saying as I try to breathe and compose myself. Once I catch my breath, I grab my box and backpack and walk to the doorway. In that moment I see Alpha Killian two inches from Alpha Arthur’s face and they are both livid. Alpha Killian’s hands are balled into fists with blood on his knuckles. That’s when I look up and realize Gale’s face is bleeding and have to keep myself from smiling. Without looking away from Alpha Arthur, Alpha Killian tells me to collect my things and asks his men to escort me to his car. I’m shaking as I walk. I am terrified at the thought of what is going to happen to me. The man named Nicole gives me a small smile as he takes my box and backpack and places it in the back of the SUV with the other bags then walks me to the door.
“Ian. Allen. You guys sit in the third row. Killian will want to sit up here with his mate.” he says to the other two men.
“Yes, Beta.” they respond obediently and sit in the third row of the SUV and begin playing games on their phones.
“Luna, please sit in this seat and Killian will be out momentarily.” he says politely and closes the door behind me.
He then stands at the door waiting and within a few minutes, I see Alpha Killian walking towards the car with his anger still visibly rolling off of him. I shuffle to the other side of the SUV hurriedly while placing my hands in my lap and keeping my eyes to the floor. You NEVER look an Alpha in the eyes. That’s a sign of disrespect and challenging their authority.
“Thank you, Nicole. You good to drive?” he says as Nicole opens the door to let him in the SUV.
“Yes, Alpha. You take care of your mate.” and with that they bump fists. Alpha Killian slides in the seat and Beta Nicole sits in the driver’s seat. Before I know it we are driving away from the pack that has made my life hell the last ten years. I start crying quietly to myself at the realization I’m leaving one hell and I have absolutely not idea what will happen to me now.
“Tara, why are you crying?” Alpha Killian says to me gently as he grabs my hand from my lap.
“I know I’m not an ideal Luna. I’m weak, thin, never shifted, and it’s fine if you reject me. Just please don’t send me back there.” I say as the sobbing becomes uncontrollable. I hear his breath hitch a bit and look up at him thinking something as happened to find him staring at me.
“I do not want to reject you, Tara. I want to love you.” he says as he wipes my tears from my face. I feel the electricity again and I involuntarily scoff at his supposed desire to love me. Who could love me when I look like this?
“Alpha Killian -“ and he puts his hand up telling me to stop speaking.
“Killian. Please call me Killian, Tara. You’re my Luna. My equal. The other half the Moon Goddess made just for me… Call me anything you want but don’t call me, Alpha Killian.” he pleads with me and I find myself getting lost in his eyes. They’re so genuine and kind. Not a hint of betrayal and evil behind them. I feel him squeeze my hand and nod my head. Before speaking, I clear my throat and think carefully before I speak.
“Killian, you don’t have to love me. You don’t even have to like me. I’ll work in your packhouse and accept a rejection and literally anything just for a decent room to sleep, decent meals to eat, and freedom from the beatings I have endured since I was eight years old. A pack needs a strong Luna and I am not. Look at me. I’m no one’s perfect Luna.” I said quietly. When I met his eyes this time, I was met with his tears and it made my chest feel tight. I ached at seeing him in pain and wanted nothing more than to comfort him and make it go away.
“Is that what you want, Tara? Do you want me to reject you?” he says staring straight into my soul. I look down at my hands and then look back up to him with my own eyes full of tears.
“No… of course it’s not what I want. I prayed to the Moon Goddess that my mate would take me from that hell but I didn’t expect an Alpha mate and I won’t be offended if I’m not what your pack needs.” I say and he lets out a breath I didn’t know he was holding and scoots closer to me.
He slowly brings his hands to the sides of my face, using his thumbs to wipe away the tears that had stained my cheeks, and brought his face impossibly close to mine. My heart is racing and I’m feeling nauseous in a good way. Killian places a gentle kiss on my forehead then another one on my nose and then gently kisses my lips. My body is exploding in electric tingles with his touch and I feel my core heating up.
“Get that out of your head right this instant. Okay? You are exactly what I need, exactly what OUR pack needs, and I’m never rejecting you. I’m going to give you so much love you’ll be sick of me.” he says with the most gentle voice I’ve ever heard.
“You’re mine now, Tara, and I am yours. I am 110% devoted to making you happy for the rest of our lives. It will be official when we mate and mark but we will take this slowly and only do that when YOU are ready. I have waited years for you and I would wait a lifetime for you.” he says as he kisses my forehead again. I can’t help the smile that forms on my face at his words but my voice won’t come out so I simply nod.
“Would it be okay if… Um… Could I maybe hold you for the ride home?” he asks and I’m visibly shocked that he asked instead of just grabbing me like other Alphas would. Maybe Killian really is different from Alpha Arthur and Gale.
“He is very different from those monsters. Killian and Remus both are. When they mark us, we will be so powerful together, Tara. He will help us fulfill our destiny.” Lola says in my mind. As she retreats to the back, I’m left wondering what is my destiny and how does Killian fit into it?
I rushed out of the room and took off to my “bedroom” to gather all my things before Alpha Killian could see my living conditions but as soon as I reached the door Gale shoved me to the floor. Before I could even think to react he grabbed me by my hair and lifted me up off the floor causing me to scream by then he slammed me to the wall by my throat. He squeezes so hard I immediately struggle to breathe.
“Where do you think you’re going? My father says you found your mate. Too bad I own you.” he says disgustingly close to my face. His breath smells like Funyuns, beer, and chew. The smell is enough to make me gag or would be if he wasn’t actively suffocating me.
“Alpha Killian… requested… I bring… my belongings… to his room… because I am… his mate.” I say between gasps of air. His face twists with rage. Suddenly he pulls me away from the wall and slams me against it again but harder.
“You better fucking reject your mate, Tara.” he spits in my face as he squeezes harder on my throat. I’m desperately trying to pry his hands off to no avail. He has the same evil smirk on his face now as when he assaults me and beats me. He’s enjoying this.
“I’ll kill you before he can take you back to his pack if you don’t. The only one touching that p*ssy is me, do you understand me, bitch?” and I’m pretty sure this is where I’ll die as the darkness starts to creep in the edges of my vision.
Suddenly, I hear the loudest and most vicious growl I have heard in my entire life and see Alpha Killian throwing Gale out of my “bedroom” into the hallway wall. I hear shouting but I can’t make out what any of them are saying as I try to breathe and compose myself. Once I catch my breath, I grab my box and backpack and walk to the doorway. In that moment I see Alpha Killian two inches from Alpha Arthur’s face and they are both livid. Alpha Killian’s hands are balled into fists with blood on his knuckles. That’s when I look up and realize Gale’s face is bleeding and have to keep myself from smiling. Without looking away from Alpha Arthur, Alpha Killian tells me to collect my things and asks his men to escort me to his car. I’m shaking as I walk. I am terrified at the thought of what is going to happen to me. The man named Nicole gives me a small smile as he takes my box and backpack and places it in the back of the SUV with the other bags then walks me to the door.
“Ian. Allen. You guys sit in the third row. Killian will want to sit up here with his mate.” he says to the other two men.
“Yes, Beta.” they respond obediently and sit in the third row of the SUV and begin playing games on their phones.
“Luna, please sit in this seat and Killian will be out momentarily.” he says politely and closes the door behind me.
He then stands at the door waiting and within a few minutes, I see Alpha Killian walking towards the car with his anger still visibly rolling off of him. I shuffle to the other side of the SUV hurriedly while placing my hands in my lap and keeping my eyes to the floor. You NEVER look an Alpha in the eyes. That’s a sign of disrespect and challenging their authority.
“Thank you, Nicole. You good to drive?” he says as Nicole opens the door to let him in the SUV.
“Yes, Alpha. You take care of your mate.” and with that they bump fists. Alpha Killian slides in the seat and Beta Nicole sits in the driver’s seat. Before I know it we are driving away from the pack that has made my life hell the last ten years. I start crying quietly to myself at the realization I’m leaving one hell and I have absolutely not idea what will happen to me now.
“Tara, why are you crying?” Alpha Killian says to me gently as he grabs my hand from my lap.
“I know I’m not an ideal Luna. I’m weak, thin, never shifted, and it’s fine if you reject me. Just please don’t send me back there.” I say as the sobbing becomes uncontrollable. I hear his breath hitch a bit and look up at him thinking something as happened to find him staring at me.
“I do not want to reject you, Tara. I want to love you.” he says as he wipes my tears from my face. I feel the electricity again and I involuntarily scoff at his supposed desire to love me. Who could love me when I look like this?
“Alpha Killian -“ and he puts his hand up telling me to stop speaking.
“Killian. Please call me Killian, Tara. You’re my Luna. My equal. The other half the Moon Goddess made just for me… Call me anything you want but don’t call me, Alpha Killian.” he pleads with me and I find myself getting lost in his eyes. They’re so genuine and kind. Not a hint of betrayal and evil behind them. I feel him squeeze my hand and nod my head. Before speaking, I clear my throat and think carefully before I speak.
“Killian, you don’t have to love me. You don’t even have to like me. I’ll work in your packhouse and accept a rejection and literally anything just for a decent room to sleep, decent meals to eat, and freedom from the beatings I have endured since I was eight years old. A pack needs a strong Luna and I am not. Look at me. I’m no one’s perfect Luna.” I said quietly. When I met his eyes this time, I was met with his tears and it made my chest feel tight. I ached at seeing him in pain and wanted nothing more than to comfort him and make it go away.
“Is that what you want, Tara? Do you want me to reject you?” he says staring straight into my soul. I look down at my hands and then look back up to him with my own eyes full of tears.
“No… of course it’s not what I want. I prayed to the Moon Goddess that my mate would take me from that hell but I didn’t expect an Alpha mate and I won’t be offended if I’m not what your pack needs.” I say and he lets out a breath I didn’t know he was holding and scoots closer to me.
He slowly brings his hands to the sides of my face, using his thumbs to wipe away the tears that had stained my cheeks, and brought his face impossibly close to mine. My heart is racing and I’m feeling nauseous in a good way. Killian places a gentle kiss on my forehead then another one on my nose and then gently kisses my lips. My body is exploding in electric tingles with his touch and I feel my core heating up.
“Get that out of your head right this instant. Okay? You are exactly what I need, exactly what OUR pack needs, and I’m never rejecting you. I’m going to give you so much love you’ll be sick of me.” he says with the most gentle voice I’ve ever heard.
“You’re mine now, Tara, and I am yours. I am 110% devoted to making you happy for the rest of our lives. It will be official when we mate and mark but we will take this slowly and only do that when YOU are ready. I have waited years for you and I would wait a lifetime for you.” he says as he kisses my forehead again. I can’t help the smile that forms on my face at his words but my voice won’t come out so I simply nod.
“Would it be okay if… Um… Could I maybe hold you for the ride home?” he asks and I’m visibly shocked that he asked instead of just grabbing me like other Alphas would. Maybe Killian really is different from Alpha Arthur and Gale.
“He is very different from those monsters. Killian and Remus both are. When they mark us, we will be so powerful together, Tara. He will help us fulfill our destiny.” Lola says in my mind. As she retreats to the back, I’m left wondering what is my destiny and how does Killian fit into it?
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