Chapter 37: Learning to be a Luna

**Mateo**

Having Natsuke by my side every night was the best thing in the world. There was no hockey game, trip or championship that excited me more than being by her side.

She was sweet, loving, loving and so helpful that I was afraid people would take advantage of her.

Especially a certain person, who was our Luna and, coincidentally, my mother.

I was working with my father, Alpha Krig, and I knew that one day he would step down to give me his position. He finally got my attention to prepare me for that. And I spent six hours a day with him, every day, except Sundays.

But Luna Loren wanted Nat to be there every afternoon at school and all day on Saturdays, and if I didn't complain, there would be things to do on Sundays.

I was afraid that my partner and future Luna would get tired of all this.

Although she always had a smile on her lips. I suspected that there was too much work and classes and reading, etc.

So when my cousin Bella's 18th birthday came up, the youngest from Canada, I insisted to my father that Nat and John and I should go. It was in a month.

Liam, James, Robert and Noah reinforced the invitation to my mother and she was unsure whether she and my father would go too, but I managed to convince her not to!

I wanted to give my Nat some time off.

“Son, can you come to the office now?” - my father made a mental call.

“Yes, I'm on my way”, I replied.

Shake entered my head. “Insist with him about Canada”. “I know, I know”, I replied.

I knocked on the door.

“Come in, Mat”.

“Good morning! Dad.” - I saw someone grumpy sitting in the armchair. “Good morning, Mom!”

“Do you mean the Wicked Witch?”, she replied.

“Loren, let’s not start over, please,” my father warned.

“No, Mom, you’re the good fairy of the West, just don’t overdo it with the classes, with the work, Nat has time to learn, it’s not like you’re going to retire now, is it?”

I looked at her and her look told me everything. She wanted to retire now. Oh, goddess!

Couldn’t she wait until I’d been married for at least a year?

“Mateo, we want to travel while we’re healthy. You’re 24, we could move things up a bit. You’ve always been shy. First hockey, now Nat. The time is coming, son, and I want to get her ready.” - my mother seemed very determined.

“Mom, it’s a lot. Nat wasn’t born with her wolf. Both she and Irene, her wolf, need to take it slow. Luna has a very important role. Let’s not put that at risk by forcing them.”

My father raised his voice:

“Stop, both of you. There is no reason to argue. You are both right on some points. Let’s negotiate. We can limit classes for them to Monday through Thursday. We will let the young couple have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off, except in emergencies or ceremonies. And we will maintain the daily workload. What do you think?”

“What if she only attends one Saturday a month and only in the morning?”

“Since she’s in the hospital, she needs to talk to everyone. The elderly and children get jealous,” she replied.

“Okay, but she’s free to visit everyone. And every other Saturday.”

“We have a deal.”, my mother smiled.

I gave a half smile. In fact, I got Fridays off and Saturdays only until the early afternoon. Besides, every 15 days, we would have Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays off. I felt victorious.

I was leaving when my father called me.

“Here! The tickets and accommodation to Canada. Be happy because they’re a wedding present. You didn’t have a proper honeymoon, so we’ll take care of everything.”

“Thanks, mom and dad.” - I looked at the date. Nat and I would have a week. And we would also have accommodation in a luxury hotel near Matilha.

Yeah, John was going to sit this one out. Or maybe I could get him to just go to the party.

…

Natsuke

I don't know why Mat didn't stay for breakfast. He usually loves this meal and I got used to eating with him. I woke up and he just left a note saying he had a meeting and would be back.

I started making eggs and bacon. I got a message that he was coming back with bread and pancakes. He must have stopped by the kitchen at the Pack House.

I was putting everything on the table when he arrived with the news: we were going to have a honeymoon in Canada. A week. And go to Kate's 18th birthday party.

I only knew her from pictures, she was very pretty. She had wavy red hair and beautiful golden brown eyes.

“Good morning, honey.”

“Good morning, honey.”

“Mat, did I do something wrong?”

“No! Why are you asking that?”

“A meeting early in the morning, and you smell like your mom and dad.”

“Nat, I went to negotiate some time off for us. In fact, we’ll have Fridays off and you’ll only visit the hospital on Saturdays every two weeks.”

“Mat, your mom does this every Saturday, with so much love… she can share this responsibility with me, I don’t mind. I even like it.”

“Nat, you’ll have your whole life to do this. We don’t have much time left until we take over as alpha and luna, we need to make the most of it. In a year, you might have to do everything on your own. She’s dying to retire.”

“I know,” I laughed. “She always tells us all the places she wants to go.”

We had breakfast and went out to do our chores.

…

Mateo

“John, plans have changed. My dad gave Nat and me a little honeymoon in Canada. Would you mind going there just for our anniversary and being alone in the Pack?”

“Hey! I'd rather stay in the Pack than be the third wheel with you two at the hotel. It'll be fun. I promised Kate I'd go.”

“Did you? Do you guys talk?”

“Well, online sometimes. She's a hockey fan.”

“Remember, she's the alpha's daughter and has four brothers.”

“I always keep that in mind.”

“But volunteer work at the hospital only happens on Saturdays…”, my mother protested.