Grace began by introducing herself by saying, "My name is Grace." It was nothing out of the ordinary for the Lunas to become acquainted with the pack. She gave a light laugh while twirling her long hair.
"Although I am now the Luna, I would ask that we avoid getting too formal. I am like a sister to every one of you. I want all of us to become good friends." Her voice was as sweet as candy, and she chirped like a 10-year-old.
Rosalie wanted to roll her eyes at Grace. Was she being genuine, or was this only a ruse for her to exert her authority over them? She hid her face from view for a little while. Luna Grace could see into people's minds if she wasn't careful, so Rosalie was carefully guarding her thoughts. Grace's bubbly personality seemed even more annoying.
"Hey, what say we get some fresh air and then meet up with the rest of the folks in the common room?" Grace said.
When they entered the communal room, they gathered in a circle. While the other two betas watched, Melissa lazily stretched out on the long couch. Dolores and Linda sat down on the carpet together. Rosalie sat down next to Linda in an empty armchair that was nearby. Grace joined them on the carpet and sat there in a cross-legged position. Rosalie remained mute, out of fear that she would say or do something incredibly dumb.
The females laughed and talked to one another. At first glance, it appeared to be an innocent sleepover for girls. Rosalie was curious whether Grace's sweetness was genuine or whether it was merely a pretence to control them. "What difference does that make?" She gave herself a mental shake.
She had no choice but to bow down to her, regardless of whether doing so aligned with her personal preferences. The abrupt sound of giggling broke the train of thought she was having. The girls were laughing and blushing when Grace started talking about her love life.
"Madame Luna is Alpha…… Is he making you tired in bed?" Dolores inquired with some trepidation.
Grace responded appropriately by blushing.
Grace said. "He is pretty intense," in an almost ethereal voice. "But in a good way—the way he pleases me—with that amazing tongue of his, oh my!" She squealed with delight and flushed.
Rosalie rolled her eyes and made sure Grace didn't see her expression. Now she would have to sit through Chris's stories about his sexual exploits with Grace! Why was the moon goddess treating her in such a terrible manner?
"He didn't always behave in that way. He was..." A startling silence was followed by "aloof at first" from Grace.
"Aloof?" Rosalie could not resist asking the question.
Grace turned her gaze towards her.
She affirmed with a nod, "Yes! After the mating ceremony, he did not come back to talk to me again. Even when we were running with the pack, we didn't...,"She came to a sudden halt, as if she had disclosed too much information.
Rosalie inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly.
"Didn't what?" Rosalie was prompted, and curiosity was piqued by Grace's unfinished sentence. Grace hesitated before finally admitting, "We didn't sleep together again after the initial mating ceremony."
Rosalie's eyes widened in surprise.
"It appeared something was going on inside his head. I tried to enquire, but he did not answer my questions. I guess he was just shy. It was adorable!" She spoke in hushed tones.
"So, how did you make him open up to you?" Linda asked.
Grace smiled, and she said this with a smug expression on her face: "But no guy can resist my charms, and I eventually broke his wall."
The girls looked at her as if she had just solved a puzzle because they could not take their eyes off her.
"Madam Luna, what did you do?" Linda questioned again with wide eyes.
The women lean in closer, eager to learn how to captivate the attention of a cold-hearted man. Grace's blue eyes gleamed brightly.
She chuckled and blushed as she explained, "I did a striptease for him."
Rosalie wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it. The other girls gasped in shock, while Linda's eyes widened even further. Grace's boldness left them all speechless, and they couldn't help but admire her confidence.
"Oh! How did you pull that off, Madam Luna?" Linda said, chuckling wildly. The girls wanted to know more.
"As I undressed, I executed a slow dance that was sexy. You know, like you see in those movies. When I touched myself and provoked him, his eyes sparkled with lust when I splayed myself out on the bed, and he practically lunged at me," she giggled once more. "He didn't stop for hours."
"Oh! We must learn from the movies," Linda said.
"Definitely, it's all about the art of seduction," Grace replied with a wink. "But you need to be an expert. And being beautiful helps." She said it in a playful tone, twirling a lock of her hair around her finger.
"Yeah! My mum said the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. So, all this while I was learning to cook." Dolores nodded.
"Well, actually, it's below the stomach." Melissa quipped, and everyone broke into peals of laughter.
While the other girls were gushing and laughing. Rosalie was completely preoccupied with her thoughts. He had put up a fight. Was it him or his wolf that was resisting in anguish over losing their mate? The relationships between mates could be severed. They could be broken if the wolves had never marked each other and if both of them found someone else to mark instead of each other.
It was comparable to humans experiencing the heartbreak of losing their first love before finding lasting love with someone else. The discomfort lessened as time passed.
Since the time of the mating ritual, she has been sleeping soundly. She was not agitated or depressed. She had no feelings at all!
"And then he kissed me all over..." Grace continued narrating her wild night with her mate.
Rosalie lowered her head and wished that she could silence Grace as she closed her eyes. She did not need any of it to provoke her healing heart.
Suddenly, Grace stopped recounting the various positions they had taken during their most recent sexual encounter and stood up. Her eyes sparkled with want and longing.
"Excuse me, ladies," she said with a smile to the group of enthusiastic Betas. As she dashed out of the common area, she giggled to herself and said,My Alpha needs it right now, and so do I."
"Wow! I desperately need a boyfriend," Melissa remarked dreamily.
"Those sexy descriptions are making me want to find a mate!" She made her way near Rosalie and then stopped moving. She grabbed her by the hand and pulled her away from the other females, who were laughing like fools.
"Rosie, I am so sorry. I did not know that all of this could be so challenging for you. How are you dealing with all this?"
Rosalie responded, "It's ok, I'm fine. "It's not that horrible now, and I think I'm getting over him."
"I don't care how or when they are mating all over the place. I just don't want to know about it. I don't need to hear the details!" Rosalie spoke in a hushed tone.
Melissa gently squeezed her friend's hand to show her sympathy.
"I understand, Rosalie. You are very strong."