20 Parker He was marked and mated to Carina now , something hed done to get over the pain he and Vex were still suffering from . Belladonnas rejection just would not leave them . It hadnt exactly been the right way to do it , and he knew that , but Carina had wanted to be marked and mated by him anyway . So , he and Vex had allowed it , she was their actual Goddess Gifted , and they were both hoping that it would obliterate the pain of that rejection . Stop them feeling like they were gutted from the inside out . His meeting of Carina should have made them happy and wanted nothing more than reject his Chosen Mate . But it had not , laying in his bed all night , knowing that she wasnt across the hall , wasnt even inside the pack , bothered him greatly . Carina smelled nothing like Belladonna , who had this energetic scent that made him feel invigorated , shed smelled like Lemon Zest and Ginger and with a hint of cracked pepper . Shed smelled spicy to him , and hed like it , always felt more alive smelling her . Carina smelled sickly sweet to him , like cloves and cinnamon bark . Her Mate scent was cardamom oil , like a Christmas cookie , he thought . It had actually made him wrinkle his nose that first time shed stood before him as his Mate . Hed allowed that Goddess Gifted Mate bond to just take over , hadnt fought it at all in the end , he could feel all the sparks of the mate bond between them , when touching her even before he marked and mated her , not something hed had with Belladonna . Hed let Carina f ** k him furiously in her need to claim him as her Goddess Gifted , something shed been denied since the night of the full moon , and then the two nights following that . Theyd had to stop overnight on the way back to the pack . It was a long a drive , and he wouldnt let her touch him while Belladonna was still in the pack . Their mating alliance had stated she had to be gone from it . He also didnt want to mate someone new the same day hed been rejected . That to him was a bit wrong , even though Belladonna had told him to go and do it , that it would ease his pain . Hed felt her sever from the pack and then him as her Alpha that night shed left . Shed rejected him as her mate inside his office but not as her Alpha , so she wouldnt scent of a rogue until she was gone from the pack altogether . Feeling that had hurt almost as much as being 20 rejected by her , he had clutched at his chest and had to really breathe through it . Hed not known when she was going to do it , just at some point after she found somewhere to stay was all shed told Kane . It had hurt for nearly an hour , to lose her so completely , he was no longer her Mate or her Alpha either , shed willingly left him and severed all ties with him . Gone , disappeared into the night . Hed slept late and woken up to Carina wanting to be initiated into the pack . She wasnt going anywhere , wanted to be here with him , though shed still looked ticked off seeing him that morning . Hed ushered her into his office where his unit had been sitting and initiated the girl . Shed stared at him after being initiated , had tilted her head frowning , then shed stated Is she gone from the pack ? and hed known in that instant that shed been searching out his previous Luna . Yes , left before midnight . Good , now you can claim me . So , lets Mark and Mate . Shed stated , staring up at him Weve waited , no … you made me your Goddess Gifted wait long enough for that , dont you think! Shed turned and walked from the office , Our suite . Shed stated , and because the pain of losing Belladonna was near on killing him , it was like a hole in his heart that just would stop growing or hurting , hed thought . So hed followed her , she was his Goddess Gifted , theyd marked and mated in his bed . Shed just climbed right on top of him and taken him nil hesitation . Shed known what to do and done it . Had fought him quite a bit on him holding her down , and Marking her before she did him . She had been , and he knew it , trying to dominate him . Seeing as she was getting her way , she thought he was going to be a push over . He wasnt , hed just still been in pain and trying to rid himself of it . Shed find that out the hard way in all likelihood that he wasnt . Hed marked her and sorted his own needs to Mate her fully before even letting her mark him back . Shed been unimpressed , but he needed her to realise he was the Alpha , not her . She was only Beta blooded , but thought she was in control , not inside his pack she wouldnt be . Marked and mated , and the girl had actually settled down a little , stopped being so ticked off and angry with him . Relaxed , secured in her position as his Mate , he thought . Hed walked her about the pack so she could see it for herself . Had announced her as his Goddess Gifted Mate at dinner time via a pack wide mind link , not many of them said anything much . He got a few congratulations Alpha , but it was mostly acknowledged formally Yes Alpha . Carina had not been happy with the packs response . Hed asked her to give them a few days to get used to it , reminded her that Belladonna had 2/4 mm ཁ་ རས་ ངས་ ཁུང་ 7627P7X 20 10 Paint been their Luna for eight years , it was a bit of a shock to them was all ; that yesterday Belladonna was their Luna and today she , Carina was now their Luna . Shed not liked that at all , had glared right at him when hed stated her name , grated out I dont want to hear you say her name . She doesnt matter anymore . Theyd gone up to bed that night and as hed held open the Alpha Suite door for her , hed heard the Luna Suites door open , and turned to find Merideth leading four omegas out of the suite , carrying cleaning supplies and boxes full of clothing . Mind linked right to her Why are they still here ? their mating alliance stated all the clothes she received or bought while his Luna were to be retained by her when she left . Bella , didnt take them with her , just the things she could fit in the one suitcase she owned , told me to put the rest in the donation bin , shed sighed some of them still have price tags on them Alpha , never been worn . Shed informed him . Hed sighed internally himself , she was entitled to take it all with her , but it looked like she didnt want anything hed picked out for her to wear . The Luna Suite has been cleaned spotless as per Bellas instructions directly to me . That nothing of herself was to remain in that room . Now nothing does . Merideth told him . hed murmured . Congratulations Alpha on your new Luna , I , however , would prefer not to be her personal omega . Please do allocate someone else to her . That had shocked him completely , and hed stood there and watched her walk down the hallway with the cleaning crew . She didnt want to retain her position as the Lunas Omega . Hed stepped into his suite finally and closed the door , and found Carina already in their bed . I hear shes never been in your bed . She smiled up at him No wonder you were so aggressive in wanting to claim me . Parker raised an eyebrow at her . Did she really think hed never had s* x with Belladonna ? He didnt know how she could think that , she knew theyd been together for eight years . Not in the Alphas bed , no . She lived in the Lunas Suite that was where we had sex . He saw anger flicker in her eyes , and he stated , You asked , Im just answering your question honestly . You could have lied to me in that one instance . Why would I ? Belladonna and I were mated to each other for eight years . I am alpha blooded , 3/4 +10 Poin 20 20 as was she . Do you think I was celibate the entire time ? 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