Princess of the Werewolves novel Chapter 73

He took a hold of my hand and guided me into the forest. Our pack members quietly followed behind us. 'Asher' I whispered in the mind-link.

'That's my name' he stated. I rolled my eyes. 'Are you okay?' he asked concerned.

'Why was the pack like... frozen?' I questioned.

From my peripheral vision, I saw him bite his lip to stop himself from laughing. But this wasn't funny! They were probably having second thoughts. 'They didn't know how to react. They wanted to cheer, but they didn't want to look unprofessional' Asher informed me. 'They were all going crazy in the pack-link. I had to remind them that you're Luna as well as Queen'

I nodded in understanding as we came to a stop. We were at a large clearing. The pack easily fit in a perimeter around the land, with the high ranks in the center. I stood next to Asher, Brian and Peyton were next to us, and another couple to the other side of us, I'm guessing that it's Asher's third.

The pack members all shifted at once, ripping their clothes in the process. We all shift by rank during the howling, so the third and third-female were next. Once their paws hit the floor, Brian and Peyton shifted. Peyton was a beautiful light blonde, almost white, wolf; Brian's wolf was a light brown. Asher and I shifted next. My white fur was glowing next to his midnight black wolf. He licked my face causing me to send him a wolfy grin.

Asher howled first. Then Brian and the third; I really have to learn his name. After the ranks howled- minus the females- the whole pack howled. Then it went back up the ranks. The third with his mate, then Brian and Peyton, and finally, Asher and I. We both howled, when we finished, we did a final howl with the ranks and the whole pack.

The ceremony was complete.

I stood in Asher's room, wearing my blue skinny jeans, white v-neck, and black combat boots. I lazily put my hair in a bun before walking downstairs. Asher was waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs. He wrapped his arm around my waist and buried his face in my neck, inhaling my scent.

"I love you so much" he muttered against my skin. His breath blew against my shoulder, making me shiver.

"I love you too, Alpha Reed" I whispered. He groaned and pulled me tighter against him. "Come on, we have a bonfire to attend" I said while giggling at his flustered expression.

We made it to the backyard, where there was now a tower of wood. Brian was pouring gasoline on it. Once the bottle was empty, Asher pulled me towards it. He got out a box of matches and pushed it towards me to take it. I slid open the box and pulled out a match.

The pack surrounded us, waiting for me to light the bonfire. I skid the match against the box and it lit on fire. Asher smiled at me as I threw the match onto the wood. The pack erupted into cheers and started moving about.

I awkwardly cleared my throat. "Please don't refer to me as Queen, or your Highness, or my lady, or whatever else people call Royals" I said with a small smile.

They nodded. "As you wish, Luna" a girl said respectfully.

I fiddled with my hands and made my way closer to them. "Please, just call me Genevieve or Eve. Since I am now Luna, this pack is my family; I will not have my family use formalities with me" I stated with a slightly awkward smile.

"Alright, Genevieve" the third's mate said. "I'm Tessa; this is Ariel, Lennon, Nadia, and Bea" she named off while pointing at the girls.

"It's nice to meet you guys" I said honestly. At least I know Tessa's name now. My phone was vibrating in my pocket, and I excused myself. I walked over to the living room that connected to the kitchen. Shawn's name was flashing on my phone. "Hello?" I answered.

"Hey, Eve" Shawn greeted me. "I know that you're busy, but Matthew wouldn't go to sleep without saying goodnight to you" he said.