I arranged for the remaining guests to rest and announced that the mating ceremony would continue in an hour. Then I grabbed a bottle of wine and headed to the private lounge area to wait for Dominic.
While waiting, I scrolled through social media and saw a trending headline: “Moonborn Pack Alpha, Next Alpha King Candidate, Abruptly Leaves Northern Territory Alliance Summit.”
My heart skipped a beat.
Moonborn Pack? Alpha King? It couldn’t be Dominic, could it?
I clicked on the link and a video popped up.
The footage showed a tall, imposing figure at the summit, hanging up his phone and turning to leave the conference room.
Who else could that be but Dominic?
I could even faintly hear his voice saying, “Suspend all contract negotiations!”
After the video, there was a reporter interviewing the other pack leaders at the signing ceremony: “Does Mr. Dominic’s departure from such an important alliance meeting mean this pack negotiation has failed?”
The Northern Territory Pack Alpha shrugged with a smile. “I can only say that Mr. Dominic clearly has more pressing matters to attend to. We respect and understand that. All the alliance pack Alphas will wait here for him to return and resume the peace summit.”
Ten years ago, when Dominic had just come of age and learned to shift, he was still a green warrior who confessed to me for the first time at the pack’s coming-of-age ceremony. Back then, I only had eyes for Marcus. I carelessly threw the wolf fang pendant he gave me into the bonfire. Later, he led the remnants of Moonborn Pack to establish territory in the north. Now he’s a candidate for Alpha King of the entire northern region, yet he still insists on checking in on my daily life every single day.
But I had been completely focused on Marcus, never giving Dominic any chance at all.
Now that I was thoroughly disappointed with Marcus, I was finally waking up.
Comparing the two, I finally understood what real love was versus what was just going through the motions.
Thinking of this, I opened my email and looked through the messages Dominic had sent me.
Every email was passionate and heartfelt, ranging from “Northern Territory Mining Rights Bidding” to “Ate some roasted meat today that’s as stubborn as your temper.” His domineering exterior hid clumsy tenderness. Before, I thought he was annoying, but now I could feel the love between every line.
These were clearly love letters.
I even felt sorry for him. How had he persisted all these years?
I read through all the emails carefully. An hour passed quickly, and just when I thought he wouldn’t come, suddenly a package of roasted venison appeared in front of me.
I looked up sharply to see Dominic behind the food, holding my favorite Julia roses.
“My Luna, sorry to keep you waiting.” Dominic said happily, “I made a detour to France to pick up your favorite restaurant’s signature roasted venison. I wasn’t trying to be late on purpose.”
The title caught me off guard. I really wasn’t used to it yet.
Seeing my silence, he said somewhat anxiously, “You haven’t changed your mind, have you?”
I smiled at him. “Don’t worry. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
We walked side by side into the ceremony venue and successfully completed our mating ceremony under the witness of Silvermoon Pack’s Alpha and Luna, along with many core members. Fortunately, Marcus hadn’t had time to mark me before being interrupted earlier, so we hadn’t formed a mate bond, which didn’t interfere with Dominic marking me. What surprised me was that the moment Dominic marked me, my wolf discovered that Dominic was my second chance mate.
I knew there were people in the northern territories waiting for him to return and sign contracts, so I urged him to hurry back.
Dominic held me tightly. “Wait for me to come back. I’ll announce to the entire werewolf world that you’re my Luna now. Today’s mating ceremony was too rushed. I want to give you the most magnificent ceremony to make up for it. Be good and wait for me. Remember to reply to my messages. If you forget, I’ll be very hurt.”
Watching his retreating figure, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly. The heir to the Alpha King who dominated the entire werewolf world was really this insecure?
