The Pack's Luna: The Pack Series Book 4 novel Chapter 4

Henry

“Are you sure about this, Henry?” my father asks me.

“Dad, I’m thirty-four years old. You know I’ve always wanted my mate. Unlike Quirin who didn’t care, I did. And yet, for some reason, the Moon Goddess has decided that I’m not worthy of a fated mate.”

“Son ...” he begins.

“Dad, please. I hear it enough from Q.”

“Then maybe you should listen to the man who loves you like a brother,” he says more sharply than is normal for him.

“Harold,” my stepmother says softly.

My father takes a deep breath and closes his eyes. It’s rare that I try my father’s patience, but apparently the idea of me taking a chosen mate is pushing him to his limits.

“Son, I have been blessed with two fated mates in my life. Believe me when I tell you that there is nothing, NOTHING greater in this world than the love that is created through the bond that the Moon Goddess makes for you.”

“How long am I supposed to wait, Dad? Another ten years? Twenty? Until I’m dead and this pack passes to someone else? Maybe you got two mates and I get none.”

“That’s not how it works and you know it. What about Wendy? The two of you seemed to share a bond after she was attacked by one of Jasper’s pack members.”

I shrug. For a long time, I had hoped that Wendy was my mate too. But having seen Kennedy follow after Quirin all her life, even as a pup, I know that Wendy is not for me.

“It’s not going to happen, Dad. She’s not my mate. If she were, she’d still be spending every waking minute with me. But she’s not. What she had for me was a schoolgirl’s crush. And I was holding on to foolish hopes that it was more than that. Justine is a good woman, Dad. Just give her a chance. Take time to get to know her when I bring her home.”

“Of course we’ll take time to get to know the woman you want to take as your mate and Luna, Henry. Won’t we, Harold?” Farrah says, looking at my father.

He scrubs his hands over his face. “I think you’re making a mistake. I want to go on record as saying that. But, if this is your choice, then I will accept it. I love you, my son. You’ve always made good decisions in your life. If you think this woman is right for you, then I’ll accept that,” he says.

“Thank you, Dad. It means a lot to me.”

“I heard Cyra and Yorick had their son and have returned to the Academy. It’s not that far out of the way for you to stop by and finally sign that alliance agreement. I think they’re starting to question if you want to maintain an alliance with them, especially after you missed Cyra’s court appearances.”

“You’re right. I should have made time for them. Even if they said they didn’t need me there, it wasn’t right for me not to be. They would have been there for me. I’ll detour to the Academy and sign that agreement with Yorick and Cyra and meet the newest Hill on my way home,” I say, hoping one day soon it will be the Hills coming to meet my son or daughter.

I hug my father and after making sure the pack is ready for me to be gone for a few days again and prepared for me to bring home their potential Luna, I head back to Justine’s pack.

‘Our father is right,’ Tyrus, my wolf, says.

‘Not you too, Buddy. You agreed to this. I wouldn’t be doing it if you hadn’t.’

'I know, but ...' he sighs. He has wanted his fated mate just as much as I’ve wanted mine.

‘For whatever reason, we either weren’t given a fated mate, or we haven’t been able to find her. It’s time for us to start a family, Ty. I don’t want to be so old that I can’t pick up my grandchildren, and you can’t carry them around the pack lands on your back,’ I say.

‘I know,’ he says, pulling himself back into my mind.

His melancholy stays with me for the rest of the trip. I begin going through the list of reasons why I think Justine is the right person to take as a chosen mate. As soon as I come to ‘compatible’, Quirin’s voice booms in my head as if he were sitting right next to me.

‘Compatible? Is that how you want to spend your life, Henry? With someone who you’re compatible with? Don’t you want passion, fire, excitement, someone who challenges you?’

Of course, the answer to all those questions is yes. I want all of that. I want what I see with Alpha Warren, Connor, Quirin, even with my father and Farrah, but I’ve waited over fifteen years and that woman hasn’t come into my life.

I sigh, shaking off those feelings as I enter the boundary of Justine’s pack. I say hello to the gate guard and head to the packhouse. Alpha Patrick and Justine are outside waiting for me.

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