Chapter 81: My First Act As Luna

Chapter eighty-one: My First Act As Luna


Elena

I made it to the bakery and I was over forty-five minutes late. I had no idea how Veronica would react, I have never been late to work before even when I had gone through my depression episode with Bernard, I was on time for work. Though I am late to work, I couldn't bring myself to be mad at my mate. I had lived every second of yesterday and even though I had made it seem like I couldn't get out of his house fast enough, I enjoyed the morning.

I loved waking up next to him, wrapped up in his arms. He was like this safety net for me, I could get lost in him for hours and never grow tired. We didn't do any physical stuff last night, we just cuddled, watched a movie, and talked the entire night. We talked about our likes and dislikes, and we spoke about how we would change the Pack for the better in the near future. We even talked about children, it was the most fun night I had ever had in a long time.

Each moment I got to spend with him was special but last night was even more so. I felt like we connected on a deeper level than we had before, not only did we talk about the surface layer things but we also talked about the dark and ugly things. We talked about our scars, the things that truly made a person who they are. I walked into the bakery and found Veronica by the till, stuffing napkins into the dispenser.

"Good morning, Veronica. Sorry I am late, I was a little tied up this morning." I couldn't help the little laugh that escaped from my lips.

"Looks like someone had a good night. Did you sleep well? But judging from your smile, you probably didn't get a lot of sleep." My face heated up from embarrassment.

"Oh no! None of that happened." I laughed nervously.

"Come on, Veronica. You know me, do I look like I am capable of getting down in the sheets?" She smiled knowingly.

"Just making an observation and it is fine. You are always early so this one slip-up is fine but make sure it doesn't happen again, okay?" I nodded and headed for the back room to drop my things and change into my apron.

When I was done, I found her setting the last napkin dispenser on one of the tables. I walked to the coffee-making area and started organizing the take-home cups for the morning rush and then cleaned the coffee maker. I couldn't wipe the goofy grin from my face. When I turned around to check the register, I found Veronica on the opposite side of the counter smiling at me knowingly.

"What?" I asked.

"Your smile." She muttered.

"What about it?"

"You are happy, at peace, and in love" I nodded and my breath caught in my throat. I waved her off trying to play it off but she wasn't buying it.

"I was just fifteen years old when I found my mate." She started randomly.

"At that time, he was nineteen years and a hundred percent out of my league. I was a fresher in high school while he was finishing off his final year. Of course, at that time we couldn't recognize each other as mates since I hadn't turned sixteen yet."

"I sensed a but coming." I moved to the counter to stand in front of her.

"But we always found a way to gravitate towards each other. We would find ourselves in the library at the same time or we would find ourselves taking the same route home after school. No one could make sense of it but it was like we just knew. We were kindred souls at the end of the day."

"And then what happened?"

"He graduated and started working at the Mechanic's shop two towns over. I was sad he had moved away but we still kept in contact. Then one day, he came down for my sixteenth birthday. It was the night before my birthday and we were by the lake just a little way out of the Pack Square." Her eyes glazed over as her mind went back to that time.

"It was perfect, the moon was high and shining, and the stars were scattered all over the dark sky. We had been talking about how there was a possibility that I was his mate and we wanted to find out at midnight if we were mates."

"So, you counted down until midnight?" I guessed and she nodded.

"We counted down like it was New Year's Eve. I won't lie and say that I was super excited because I was mostly sure that he was my mate but at the same time, there was this little voice in my head that was telling me he probably wasn't. And the rest was history, we confessed our love to each other and completed the mate bond that very night. I have waited over a year to have him as mine and I wasn't going to wait for a second longer. We got married a month later."

"WOW." My eyes widened.

"That was fast?" I murmured.

"Not to us, it felt right to take the plunge. I wanted to be with him and start our life together. Other mates take their time, of course, because everyone's situation is different. For example, one mate may happen to be a rogue and the other an Alpha. That could cause all sorts of problems especially since the said Alpha is betrothed to another."

"Veronica!" I whispered.

"Someone could hear you."

"We are the only two here, Elena. No one will hear me and besides your secret is safe with me. I had told you this before." I relaxed a little.

"Thank you and also thank you for sharing your love story with me. You seem very much in love and happy."

"Yes, I am. Even after forty years of togetherness, he still managed to make my heart race like I am a little school girl."

"How come I haven't seen him around in the bakery? Does he still work at the Mechanic's shop?" A pang of sadness took over her face.

"Unfortunately, he doesn't get around much, he has been confined to a wheelchair for the past twelve years. There was an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down."

"Oh no." I reached my hand out to cover hers in comfort.

"I am so sorry, what did that doctor say?" She shrugged.

"They tried everything they could but for some reason, the accident caused his wolf to detach more human than a wolf and his wolf couldn't aid his healing process. He had been confined to that damn wheelchair ever since then."

"I am so sorry." She covered my hand with her other one.

"Don't be, Elena. We are still very much in love and happy but I know that he wishes he could walk again. We used to love going dancing at the local disco on Thursday and now we just stay at home. Don't get me wrong, I love my time with him but I can tell he wishes we could get back to our old normal life instead of this new one we had to adapt to." I hummed in agreement but my mind was already twisting and turning.

I wanted to come up with a plan so I could help her mate. He had the accident twelve years ago but medicine has changed and back then, he didn't have a doctor like Liam. Truly Liam had a gift for the job and I am sure that he would have some ideas to try. He had nursed a malnourished that was on the brink of death like me back to life. I am sure he could tackle whatever was going on with Veronica's mate.

"Hey." She clapped her hands together, startling me.

"Enough sad mushy gushy stuff, we need to prepare to open before the morning rush comes in." I saluted her and headed for the kitchen to ice the cinnamon rolls and glaze the doughnuts.

As I worked, my mind continued to turn, I had just found my first act as Luna and I was going to help her mate walk again. It was a good thing that I had one of the best doctors and an Alpha boyfriend with a lot of influence and pull. I watched Veronica move through the cafe like she always did every morning. Just you wait, Veronica. I am about to change your life. I will do it even if it kills me. I just need to talk to Liam and Bernard to see if what I was thinking was even a possibility. It was in a moment like these that l wished I had a mind Bernard and Liam or at the very least a cell phone.

When I receive my next salary, I will use it to purchase a cell phone. It was such an inconvenience in my life and I hate it.

"Okay, I am opening the cafe now." Veronica called from the counter.

"We already have people queuing up."

"Okay." I responded.

I picked up the tray of doughnuts and cinnamon rolls and headed to the front to start my shift for the day.