Chapter 31: Sacred Wolf

**Mateo**

It was a sunny morning when our plane arrived in Los Angeles. Nat was sleeping and I woke her up slowly so she wouldn't be scared by the landing. We still hadn't managed to have any privacy, but I would spend a week with her here before returning to the pack. My cousins ​​were going to Canada, and John and the boys were going back to Colorado immediately.

Before we left, Nat spoke to Dmitry on the phone and got his blessing for our union. Although he didn't want to go to America, we agreed to visit him soon.

My parents were organizing the construction of a house for us and a party to introduce my mate to the whole pack.

I was already cured; the advantage of being a werewolf was good genetics. We said goodbye to everyone, and I thanked each one of them for their support.

I hugged my beautiful mate and whispered that I loved her in her ear. She smiled. I called a taxi and we went to our hotel.

I knew she was tired and distressed about everything that was to come, but I drew her a bath and took a dip in the hot tub with lots of bubbles.

"Honey, I need to know what you're thinking because you're being very quiet."

"Mat, I'm scared, I'm afraid this is all a dream and I'll wake up and see that none of this is real."

"Well, you should know, my friend, that I'm your fairy tale and I intend to make you happy for the rest of your life."

" I love you, Mat."

"But I love you more, I tattooed your name on my chest, I want to see you do the same." — I laughed.

" I'm going to tattoo the kanji of your name too."

" You know I'm going to mark you here too." — I kissed the place where her neck met her collarbone. And everyone will know that you're my partner forever.

"And why haven't you marked me yet?" — she let out her distress.

"Because I was worried about taking care of you, but we can solve that now."

I kissed her full of desire. Her eagerness to have my mark excited me a lot.

I picked her up and took her to the bed, sat her on my lap, her legs were around my waist.

Before marking her, I wanted to taste her like I hadn't done in a long time. I laid her down on the bed and kissed her neck, her breasts, her abdomen, her navel, her vulva was swollen and I could smell her excitement.

I licked her slit and sucked it slowly, feeling her arch towards me and enjoying the sparks that our bodies touching produced. She moaned my name and I buried myself in her hard, cumming right after.

She was so tight that I was sure she hadn't given herself to anyone else after me.

I brought her back to my lap and kissed where her collarbone met her neck. I let my fangs out, warned her that it would hurt a little and promised that I would ease up later. I bit her deeply, let her blood enter me and licked her so that my saliva would numb her from the pain.

"Are you okay, my mate?"

" Yes. I always am with you."

"So, now it is you who must mark me."

"Mat, I don't know how to do it…"

"Trust your instinct, let your wolf command you."

**Nat**

I called for Irene in my mind. She howled and told me to close my eyes. I kissed Mat on the neck, like he had done to me, and I felt my teeth lengthen. I lightly brushed the skin of Mat's neck, and pressed. When I felt his blood, my heart raced, a dose of adrenaline was released into my blood, and I deepened the bite. I then licked him like he had done to me.

He looked into my eyes and we remained like that, hypnotized for a while. Our bond was complete, finally.

We smiled and kissed and our wounds no longer hurt and were closed.

Mat kissed my mark and I went crazy. There was a new point of pleasure in that place. I did the same to him and he growled loudly.

We lay down hugging each other to wait for sleep to come, and he kept caressing me until we fell asleep. And I felt like the happiest woman in the world.

...

**A New Life**

**Nat**

When we arrived in Colorado, John was waiting to take us.

He was very happy and said that everyone was waiting to meet me tonight. I was very anxious.

I didn't know how I would be received as a foreigner. And Mat sensed my nervousness because he started to stroke my back and it was soothing.

I had learned to talk mentally with him and it was an incredible and very useful experience.

Soon, I would be connected to the entire pack and I would also have to learn to connect and block. In addition, I could also feel Mateo's emotions. At first, they were a little confused with mine. Like, for example, waking up starving. Only he had that appetite in the morning.

John asked if Mat was treating me well. And my companion growled at him.

"Young Luna, I want you to know that as Mateo's future Beta, my mission is to guard and protect you with my own life.

Count on me to pull his ears if necessary."

" Shut up and drive, John, leave my luna alone and go find your mate."

I laughed. They were childhood friends and knew how to tease each other.

But there was a lot for me to learn about pack life and the role of the luna. Not that I would be now, so that was still on the back burner. But what was making me the most nervous was being introduced to my mate's parents.

What were they like? What did they expect from me?

"Me, you're in for a surprise, I don't want to spoil it, but we've all worked hard this week." — John blurted out.

" You sound like an old gossip." — I'll remember not to tell you any secrets. — Mat thundered.

They would tease each other the whole trip. If I let them.

"Boys, wouldn't you rather help me understand how your Pack works? What can I do to contribute to everyone?"

The two began to explain how important Luna is to bringing balance to the Alpha.

"The Alpha rules over everyone and you, Luna, rule over the Alpha. That's wonderful, it's going to be fun!" — John teased.

" It's not quite like that, honey. Sometimes, Luna is more sensitive and can see things that the Alpha doesn't see and helps him be more fair." — Mat corrected .

"Luna is also the one who can calm the Alpha down when he loses control in extreme moments. And she's the one who brings harmony and love to everyone, especially to the children and to the fertility of the females."

"Okay, I don't really know how to act, so I'll just watch and learn. You guys help me out."

"Honey, if you're as sweet and loving as you already are, especially with children, you'll win everyone's hearts. I'm sure of it!"

"And is there an orphanage there or something? That I can get involved with?"

"Well, we don't have one, because my mother always believed that children should be raised by families. Our community is small and when a child becomes an orphan, we find a family for them". — Mateo said.

"Oh, but we have the elementary school." — John added. You could help out in the library or as a teacher.

"That would be amazing!"

It was good to know that there was something I could work on.

"But my mother will also want help organizing the festivities. We have a lot of events and ceremonies. But I won't let her keep you too busy, I want some free time with you so that we can be alone". — Mat winked at me.

**Mateo**

We arrived at the entrance to the pack's lands and while John got out of the car to open the gate, I took the opportunity to give Nat a kiss. I could feel her heart beating fast and her hands were cold.

I made a mental connection with my mother to let her know we were close.

John was pulling up in front of the pack's house and my parents were hugging each other waiting for us on the porch.

I got out and opened the door for my mate and went up the stairs holding her hand. I introduced her to my father who greeted her and smiled and to my mother who hugged her and gave her a kiss.

Nat was almost shaking, but she held herself together well. We soon went inside and sat at the living room table to talk.

"Alpha Krig, Luna Loren, I am very grateful for being welcomed into your pack. From what I know of Mateo and John, you do an incredible job."

" Welcome, Natsuke. We want you to feel at home with us." — My father said. And I think it was the best he could do to appear sociable. He was always very tough.

" Natsuke, you are very pretty and sweet. I see that receiving oriental features has given you a unique beauty. Tell me a little about the origin of your name, what does it mean?"

" In Japanese, it is the name that means Moon."

" Interesting! "— said Luna. "Krig has already spoken to your father. Your Russian ancestry is very different, but your paternal lineage is pure. We learned that your father is a retired beta. I heard that your mother was human, can we meet her?"

"Mom, Nat recently lost her mother." - Mat said.

" I'm sorry, dear. We didn't know that."

" It's okay. I can understand your curiosity. I must seem a little exotic to you. I apologize if my origin is a problem. I myself know little about my father's life, I only met him recently. But I can define myself by my character, I've been working since I was 16 and I entered college with the best grades in my city. I graduated with honors."

" I should be the one to apologize, my dear. My eagerness to get to know my daughter-in-law better made me inconvenience you."

" I can understand why my son fell in love with you. Sweet and sharp like my Loren" . — My father laughed.

"What a start! I said, asking for a truce:"

" Well, we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other. I think we can take a bath before we have lunch."

" Oh, yes! We prepared your favorite food and a few other things, since we still don't know Natsuke's favorite dishes. I hope you like it, dear."

"Don't worry. I eat everything." — My companion said.

" But she loves vegetables with meat. Stews."

We went to my room, which would now be ours. When we closed the door, I could feel how stressed my companion was about this first meeting.

I hugged her and laid her on the bed, bringing her on top of me. I smelled her hair and stroked her back.

"You were amazing! My mom and dad loved you."

"I thought I had ruined everything…"

"No, honey, you just set a limit for my mom to stop. She just had a jealous fit, I think, wanting to know who had stolen her little boy. She'll get used to it, it must be hard for her. You're the first woman I've brought home, my first love, give her a break."

"Oh, Mat. Of course, I didn't think of that."

"Soon we'll have our own space, our own home."

"I don't care about that, for me, it's okay, okay."

"Now, I'm going to give my partner a bath and show her how much I love her."

I picked my girl up and took her to my bathroom.