Chapter 22 Chapter 22.
Bella's POV.
It was early hours of the morning and we arrived in Alpha Jacob's village, but I would not call it a village because I could clearly see the beautiful town lights and a lot of people's lively nightlife.
Wow, this place is beautiful. I gawked at the senary while cautiously walking beside my new boo on high alert… with his Betas surrounding us as they causally ambled in their street still in our wolf form… This was their tuff hence they had no reason to be on high alert like me who was stepping into their town for the first time.
"The Alpha is back!" One person yelled out loud then everyone turned their attention toward us.
"Welcome back Alpha." Another shouted while others loudly cheered on.
Alpha Jacob just slightly bobbed his huge caput lupinum (wolf's head) in response to the greetings and thunderous welcome.
I wonder how they welcome him after he wins a battle. My skittish wolf slumped its shoulders, ears, and tail between the hind legs... As I secretly peeked at their so-called Alpha whose chatty side had completely vanished as he did not say a word to me the whole time since we left home.
Did I make the right decision? Anyway so long as he accepted me as his Luna, I'm good. A cocky smirk radiated on my face.
Suddenly, the chatter around me faded away as I instantly assumed they were mind-linking amongst each other, which I clearly could not understand because Jacob had not yet officially marked me as his Luna or initiated me into the pack.
I hope they are not talking about me. But either way, I don't care because I am luna. My heart thumped wildly. Or maybe I should care…
Suddenly, two drop-dead gorgeous women strolled past us, in their little sexy black leather mini dresses which left nothing hidden in the cut out of the dresses.
Pretty ladies…okay. I raised an eyebrow.
I swallowed hard when one seductively walked near us, clearly, eye fucking my man with her naughty wink.
Oh, no baby…he is mine. All mine. I hissed.
"Hey, Alpha Jacob, welcome back. We missed your presence." One of the pretty ladies waved at him with her well-manicured fingers while she posed on a red-bricked wall next to a nightclub.
Alpha Jacob in response just nodded his head with a stern poise.
Is it just me or he is not impressed with the pretty ladies in the pack? Good for me. I sighed merrily.
A few minutes later, his Betas all wandered off in different directions while I and Jacob came to a great big mansion.
The mansion stood there as if the surrounding nature had embraced it the way it was built, the flora flowed within it as much as around it and for the architect who built it seemed to have loved trees so much that there was a mighty oak in the center.
Wow…I paused to admire the beautiful scenery, while Jacob proceeded with walking through the two wooden doors at the entrance leaving me alone outside.
"Alpha?" my eyes wandered around before I caught a glimpse of a man confidently stepping out of the mansion.
"You are welcome to the midnight castle. My name is Gamma Nick and I'm the manager around the mansion." A man slightly taller than me sauntered towards me with a white robe in his hands.
I peeked at him with a grin and immediately guessed that the robe was meant for me as soon as I morphed back into my person.
I skimmed around the quiet entrance without anyone in sight with butterflies in my stomach, and then morphed back into my human…and immediately looked away from Gamma Nick who quickly hung the white fluffy robe on my shoulders, I quickly clutched it and wrapped myself.
"Thank you," I spoke in a soft voice.
"You are most welcome. Now if you may please follow me to your room upstairs." He said while leading the way into the grand mansion.
I hesitantly stepped inside and the inside was well-finished with modern furniture and a little bit of the old too.
"Wow, the inside is better." My eyes widened with amusement.
"Indeed, she is a beauty. She was built in the early 1700s by Alpha Jacob's great-grandfather, who was the Alpha then. Most of the paintings you see here are that old hence there have never been moved out of the mansion." Nick gave me a belief history of the manor even before I could ask any other questions.
"You are right. The paintings are exquisite."
And to think that this is my new home for the rest of my life? Thank you, moon goddess, I'm forever grateful. I heaved a sigh with a sparkle in my eyes.
"This way, lady Bella." Nick unknowingly interrupted my thoughts about the interior of the mansion.
My body shuddered out of my daydreaming and glanced at him, posed by the staircase.
Walking closely behind him, we got to an open door… I peeked in and the room had long white drapes flowing freely from the night breeze with a big king-sized super deluxe bed in the center of the room with sky blue bedding set on it. I gradually strolled inside, and the room was well decorated with amazing old paints with a beautiful chandelier.
"This will be your room lady Bella. If you need anything, please ring that bell next to your bed once and a servant will be at your doorstep." He declared with a bright smile on his face.
"Ok, thank you…but can you please drop the lady and just call me Bella?" I looked at him with steady eye contact.
"Your wish is my command." He said.
"If that is all, I will leave you to get your rest now." He summed up while veering around to walk out of the room.
"Wait, you said your name is Nick right?" I questioned while I fidgeted in my robe.
"Yes." He replied.
"Is Alpha Jacob going to be joining me later on?" My cheeks reddened with blush as I withdrew my gaze.
He is my Alpha and I demanded the reason why he was not here with me at that moment.
"No, Alpha Jacob is sleeping in his own room tonight." He answered back with a tight-lipped smile. "Is that all?" He further questioned me, with his eyes twinkling mischievously.
"Yes! That will be all for now." I stuttered with crimson cheeks.
"Ok, Bella! Have a good rest." He said then shut the door behind him.
I heaved a sigh then ran to my huge bed and jumped on it.
Yay, now this is the life I have always wanted…I just hope my Alpha comes around to my bedroom and marks me. Anyway, maybe he is too tired and wants to get enough rest. My eyes wandered around the beautiful wooden ceiling board and chandelier until my eyes shut with sleep.
Goodnight Pa…
Goodnight mama…
Goodnight Jacob…
With those last few meditations, I dozed off into deep slumber.
The next morning, I slept in without anyone waking me up with a loud annoying bell.
Two doves are the reason why I slowly opened my eyes because of the high-pitched coo sound on the ledge of the window as the sun's mid-morning rays shone inside my room.
"Good morning lady Bella, my name is Omega Zoey your personal helper. Your bath is ready and I have laid down a selection of dresses to pick from. The Alpha said that I can accompany you for shopping later in the day so that you pick whatever you want after you meet with the elders." A lady dressed in a traditional black and white maid's uniform spoke with elegance in a friendly voice while pointing out to the rack of beautiful assorted dresses.
I peeked at the rack of dresses with my eyes wide open in excitement.
OMG…I quickly got out of bed and sauntered straight to the rack and I couldn't help but jump up and down for joy like a little girl.
"So you mean, this is all mine and I can choose any dress to wear?"
"Yes, lady Bella."
"Yay!" A splitting grin emitted on my face while I clapped my hands.
"Thank you, moon goddess!"
At that joyous moment, I momentarily forgot about my Alpha Jacob because, for the first time, I had new clothes all for myself.
Can life get any better than this?