Aadhya’s POV -
I am already very surprised to find ... one, two, three, four, five, six (three males and three females)... yes, six strange werewolves in the living room, but these words are more strange than them.
"Sorry, but I don’t think I know you," I told the oldest man that I have ever t in my life. All of them are dressed in classy and perfect clothes. Their clothes didn’t even have a single crease {, and they just travelled... Did they have superpowers to iron their clothes, too?}... I tightened my jaw to not laugh at my own sass.
"She lived in the blue moon pack her whole life. There is not even a .01% chance elder Theodore that you had t her before" Ryan ca behind , and he looked a lot calr than he was a few minutes ago. Elder Theodore is a wrinkly man with a walking cane in his left hand. He has wrinkles all over his face, and his moustache and beard are white and trimd perfectly. His pin-straight hair is also shoulder length, just like Ryan’s.. but he is wearing them down and not in a bun like Ryan. I could see a frown forming on his forehead, but his features turned normal within a few minutes, and he nodded.
"Let’s et your mate then" I wanted to look at other people’s expressions too, but elder Theodore’s gaze was fixed on , which was not allowing to turn my gaze from him. There is sothing in him that I can’t point out, but there is surely sothing different about him... {this man is way more than what ets the eye}
"Ben is not here," he asked Ryan, but still, his gaze was fixed on .
"No, but he will be here in an hour" I can hear Ryan’s voice, but still, my gaze is fixed on Elder Theodore. Suddenly I felt Ryan’s hand encircling my waist, which startled , and I jumped a little. I looked at him and found him already looking at in confusion and concern.
"Are you alright?" he asked , and concern was clearly written on his face. I nodded, and though I could see that he was not convinced, he nodded and took my left hand in his.
"Let’s sit in my office. We can do the introduction part there" I am srised by his confidence in front of elders too. He waited for them to nod, and after that, he took with him to his office while the elders just followed us without question.
Ryan took his seat in the centre of the table not before dragging another chair for beside him. He pulled the chair for , and I sat down. When I looked at the others, I found that they were all standing and waiting for Ryan to sit down "comfortable?" he asked , and I nodded quickly in embarrassnt... {Why are these awkward and fuzzy feelings coming at the sa ti?}
"Why don’t you tell us about your family?’’ Elder Theodore asked , but before I even react, the youngest of them interrupted him.
"What is the point of trying to know anything about her elder Theodore? A human can’t be the queen of the werewolves", As soon as I heard her voice, I knew who she was. She is that Lisa girl who was trying to set up a date with Ryan when he was at the council... {and he declined her offer instantly}
"That is not for you to decide, Lisa" Theodore’s voice is calm but pointed. I can see that Lisa was not happy with his reply, but another elder said in between before she said anything.
"But we can’t ignore the fact that she still has not received the crown. The Moon goddess is the goddess of werewolves. We can’t assu that she will give the highest honour of werewolves to so other species" I looked at Ryan, who was calmly sitting there. When I looked at him, he also turned his gaze towards . He is just looking bored with all this. He raised his eyebrow.. {are you sure these are the elders?}.. he coughed loudly, and I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion.
"Can you tell us why you have such serious doubts about us?" one of the ladies asked , and she was clearly pissed off... {Why did I always ss up in these kinds of situations? Why do I need to ask that loudly?}
"He just indirectly claid that only werewolves have rights on the moon goddess, and she can only grant anything to a particular species. Sorry to inform you, but from childhood, I have enjoyed the moonlight of your moon goddess. Do you also have issues with human astronauts going to the moon?" I couldn’t help but ask him, and I already know that Ryan is trying hard not to give up his facade of a tough alpha king "sorry to counter, elder.."
"Richard," Ryan helped .
"Sorry to counter elder Richard, but she is the one who made us mates, so maybe... YOUR moon goddess is not so specific about giving her gifts to only werewolves" I tried to give him as much respect as I could.. {though his question was already not respectable}... "Am I the first human to be mated with a werewolf?" I asked Ryan, and he shook his head.
"No, there are three or four instances that have happened before too, but you are the first to be mated with the alpha king," he inford , and I nodded.
"There is no need to discuss this matter further. Even if she receives the crown, do you seriously think that werewolves will accept her? Just look at her," Lisa again said while pointing at , "broken arm. I can also sll blood and dicine from her... Are you planning to give her the title of Luna queen in front of everyone? How will anyone accept soone who doesn’t have a normal thing as simple as ’natural healing capability’ as their Luna queen?" she again threw a question at ... {Now I needed to do sothing, didn’t I?}
I took my knife from my calf and placed it forcefully on the table. As expected, it slipped on the floor near Lisa’s leg, and she backed up a little in her chair.
"Oops, the clumsy human in doesn’t have a good grip. Can you pass that to ?" She looked at others and then at .
"It is silver," she said, and I nodded.
"Oh yeah, my love of silver is little more than I accept" I smiled sweetly at her "Common, it’s just a knife. You can pass it to ."
"I am not touching that thing," she said to , and now I could sense her anger increasing.
"She can’t even touch a simple silver knife. How did the werewolves accept her as one of the elders of the werewolf council? Who gave her the title of elder?" I said to her calmly, and from Ryan’s smug looks, I knew that whatever I did, he was more than happy with it.
"Well, no one till now. He is the elder Richard’s daughter, Lisa. He wanted her to take his place in the council. That’s why she is here to learn things from him" Ryan took the matter into his hands and turned towards the two other middle-aged ladies. "She is elder Cora and elder Florence" I nodded towards them, and then he introduced the one remaining elder as "elder drew" in all these elders, drew was the only one who acknowledged with a smile and not with a stern or calculative look.
"Don’t make a big deal out of a very simple situation. No werewolf can touch silver without getting burned" Lisa cut him in between.
"Don’t make a big deal out of a very simple situation. No human body can heal itself as fast as a werewolf does" I used her words and went towards her to take the knife from the floor. I grabbed it and looked her in the eyes. "Just because I don’t have your qualities doesn’t an I don’t have any qualities." I smiled at her and again sat on my chair.
"You can ask questions to know more about your Luna queen" Ryan grabbed the handle and pulled my chair towards his chair. "Rember, only to know more about her.. nothing else," he said the last part especially looking at Lisa while I was too flattered to say anything to anyone.
"Can you fight with werewolves?" the elder Cora asked , and I nodded.
"I can fight with bare hands, but if it is about killing, then I need my weapons to kill them just to be sure I will kill them. I can use knives and guns very well... my weapons are made of silver and covered by silver also, so my enemies can never use my weapons against whether they are vampires or werewolves," I answered her questions.
"How many supernatural species have you fought with?" This is elder Drew’s question.
"Werewolf, vampire, and though I have t a witch but neither did I kill her nor fight with her, so I will not count that" he nodded and looked satisfied with the answer.
"My question is still the sa. What in you will make the werewolf world accept you as their Luna queen?" This is elder Richard’s question which is actually not wrong.
"I am not sure about what I am." I looked at elder Theodore, whose interest suddenly developed in my words, "my grandmother found in the woods when I was two. She cured and took care of till I was eight years old. After that, I shifted with my adoptive parents, who were a beta couple of blue moon pack. They were killed after two years, and I spent another ten years in a blue moon pack as oga and took training as a warrior under gamma alexander carter. I was mated with the soon-to-be alpha there, but he rejected , and after two or two and a half months, our bond faded away completely. Alpha Ryan ca to attend the mate ball, and that’s when we got to know that we both are mates."
"It’s been more than a month since the mate ball happened. Why were we not inford of you finding your mate?’’ This is elder Richard’s question, but Elder Theodore cuts him in between.
"Why did you say that you are not sure what you are?" Alpha Theodore asked , and I looked at Ryan, who nodded and grabbed my hand reassuringly under the table.
"I have werewolf senses and werewolf speed, but my body doesn’t react to silver. In one stance, I was given an injection filled with silver liquid by a rogue, but it didn’t affect . I also don’t have any scent. The scent that you can sll is just a potion of herbs prepared by my grandmother so that I would not be treated as an outcast. I don’t use it regularly, though" Again, elder Richard opened his mouth to say sothing, but elder Theodore didn’t give him a chance.
"No one ever slled your scent?" he asked , and I bit my lip... {I don’t think I have told Ryan that I do have an original scent}
"In total, I know three instances when my knowns slled my scent for a few seconds but nothing after that" I can feel Ryan’s gaze on now, but I didn’t dare to look at him.
"Did you use so type of herb regularly? That can be the reason to hide your real scent. That potion that your grandmother gave you. Can you give that to ?" he asked and Ryan answered for .
"Yes, you can."
"No, you can’t," I said instantly and gave a pointed look to Ryan, "that belongs to ."
"He can solve the issue of your scent," he said to with a serious expression, but the excitent was twinkling in his eyes... {I can understand he is eager to sll my scent, but it doesn’t an he will take anything without my permission}
"My grandmother is also in this pack. You can talk with her, but I am not giving my scent to soone whom I just t a few minutes ago. I had not used that scent for three months in between, but at that ti, too, no one was able to sll my original scent. So, I am doubtful whether you will get sothing from that potion...... and for your question, elder Richard. We are not sure about accepting each other. While I didn’t believe in a mate bond, Ryan didn’t believe in accepting until I was not willing to be with him and face all this. So, that’s why we didn’t inform anyone" everyone was still looking eager to ask more questions, but gramma’s call interrupted us. I cut the call but within seconds received another call "give a minute" I answered her call but before I even said hello I heard her shaky breaths from the other side.
"What happened, gramma?" I asked her calmly.
"The person who buried you in the forest eighteen years ago... I saw him in the crescent moon pack."
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