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I ran around in the woods for about an hour so I could calm down a bit.

My feelings were completely mixed up, but on the one hand they weren't.

It was perfectly clear how I felt about Luna. However, I blamed it all on the mate attraction. I knew I was lying to myself, but I needed an excuse for myself.

The more time I spent with Luna, the more I fell in love with her. The more feelings I developed for her. Every single smile, every single heartbeat brought her closer to my heart.

I didn't want to admit it, but I was long past the mate bond. I'd heard stories about it before, but I never thought that after just a few moments with Luna, my feelings would get the better of me.

My thoughts wandered to Cole again. When I found out that Zoe is his mate, I thought I had a chance of getting rid of her.

Unfortunately, it was not like that. Cole wasn't allowed to be with Zoe and he blamed me for that. She was not allowed to mate with any Omega, only with an Alpha. Even though I told him several times that I didn't want anything from Zoe, he didn't believe me.

His proof was Luna. If I didn't want Zoe, I would have tagged my mate. But he thought that a human would not be suitable for Luna. But a strong werewolf who had a high rank.

Of course, a strong Luna was important, but knowing my pack, they would also accept a human by my side. As long as she would make me happy, I'm sure they would be fine.

What if I gave Luna a chance? If I wasn't a hybrid, I wouldn't have hesitated any longer. It was dangerous to tag her and I didn't want to risk her life.

(...)

"Hi, Hunter!" my sister Ella said when I got home.

"Where is she?" I asked directly.

"She went straight to her room as soon as we arrived. She didn't even want to eat anything."

I sighed. It was all my fault. Without thinking twice, I made my way to her room. I breathed in and out a few times before knocking on her door.

"Yes?" I heard her cracked voice.

Without hesitation, I opened the door and found her at the window.

"What do you want?" she asked me.

I nervously scratched the back of my head and told her, "I heard you haven't eaten."

"I'm not hungry."

"Who called you today, Luna?" I asked her. Louis claimed she was pretty upset.

"How do you know about that?"

"Can you just answer me?"

She sighed and finally said, "My mother blames me that Charles broke up with her. She doesn't want me to come home."

I knew that Charles would break up with Luna's mother. After all, I was the one who ordered it to him. I never wanted to see him around her again, nor did I want her mother to leave her alone.

"She certainly didn't mean it that way. Separation is difficult."

"You do not know her."

"Luna, I promise she'll get back to you. She's your mother."

"I hardly believe that. Don't promise anything you can't keep."

As soon as Luna's mother got back, I would make her do it. At least I can manipulate her mind. I know it's wrong However, I want my little one to have a nice life. Even if I interfere.

"Are you coming with me?" I changed the subject.

"Wohin?"

"Eat something. I heard you haven't eaten. Also, I haven't eaten myself, so I'd appreciate you joining me."

I wasn't hungry myself. But this was the only way that Luna would eat something, too.

"I...-"

"Don't talk back! Come with me!", I asked her and held out my hand to her. She seemed to be getting nervous but walked up to me and grabbed my hand.

I smiled as I heard her heartbeat increasing. Mine wasn't much slower.

"Let's go."

"What are you thinking about?" I heard Hunter's voice say.

I stopped picking at my food and looked into his worried eyes.

"About how my life got so off track in one day. It feels like weeks."

"Hey!" Hunter tried to cheer me up and put his hand on mine.

A tingling ran through my whole body and my heart was beating suspiciously fast. I could only be glad that he never noticed how fast it was beating whenever it was near him.

Oh how wrong I was.

"You're not alone. It feels to me like I've known you forever."

I felt the same way about Hunter. It was like tying a bond together before we were born. Oh, what was I talking about?

"We have school tomorrow. It's late, I guess it's better to go back to bed."

"I'll accompany you!", Hunter said and got up at the same time as me.

We silently walked side by side and stopped in front of my door.

"I'll drive you and Ella to school tomorrow. Good night. If you need anything, I'll be right next door."

Suddenly he leaned down and kissed my cheek. Blushing, I disappeared into my room and leaned back against the door.

My heart threatened to jump out of my chest. This small - for me probably rather bigger - gesture overwhelmed me. I just wasn't used to this.

My cell phone vibrated and I headed to the nightstand. I had done it earlier to charge it, so I pulled the cable out of the phone.

A message from Cole. We exchanged numbers just before Hunter arrived. There seemed to be a problem between the two. This was also the reason why I hadn't told Hunter about it either.

hey luna sorry for today I didn't know you had a boyfriend.

Hey Cole! Hunter is not my friend. We're just good friends. I'm sorry for how he treated you.

Oh, I thought... not that important. I would still be happy if we could spend time together. As friends."

I would be happy.

Great. I'll write to you again tomorrow. By the way, couldn't we tell anyone about this? I really don't feel like running into Hunter again. He doesn't want to see me around you.

Hunter said that? Well maybe you're right. Let's keep it to ourselves.

I'm looking forward to. Good night.

good night

I put my phone down and thought. Cole was very nice to me and I could well imagine being friends with him.

(...)

I could hardly turn a blind eye at night. The environment was unfamiliar to me, and I slept in the same house as dozens of other people I hadn't met before. I could possibly be killed.

Ok, no more movies. I was getting paranoid. A glance at my phone told me it was only five o'clock. Since I couldn't sleep anyway, I decided to take a shower.

Trouble was, I didn't know where she was. I quietly padded outside and looked around. The bathroom must be nearby. It was best to look around.

It didn't take long and I found the door that clearly seemed to be the bathroom. I quickly locked up, took off my clothes and jumped into the shower.

I hurried because I didn't want to meet anyone in the hall in the morning.

When I was freshly showered, I wrapped a towel around my body and left the bathroom.

Luckily for me, I ran into Hunter's arms. Startled, I looked up to see Hunter's green eyes sparkling dangerously. His hands wrapped around my bare shoulders and despite his body heat, I got goosebumps.

"Sorry. I thought nobody was up yet."

Hunter looked at me anguished before exhaling several times and saying: "Promise me that you will never walk around here half-naked."

His voice sounded angry and annoyed. A guilty conscience plagued me and I became insecure.

"I did not want to..."

I ran past him and stormed into my room. Great, how am I ever going to look Hunter in the eye again?