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Felicity's POV.

Last night I slept in a bedroom adjacent to Kendrick's room. We came upstairs late in the night after the party was over. Kendrick offered that I sleep in his room but by the look on his face as I turned him down, let me know that he understood why I did. I am not comfortable sleeping in a room with him just yet, as much as I want to I'm just not there yet.

Our rooms are separated from all the others who live in the pack. The Alpha's have their own section for their family. It's not as though we have a whole entire floor to ourselves but something more similar to a suite in a hotel. It has separate bedrooms, bathrooms and a kitchen, amongst other things. It's as if we have our own living space, which is nice because I like having the privacy.

When I woke up this morning I decided I wanted to discover more about the place I am now to live in. I walked around and just wandered. In my little adventure I discovered that the pack house is much bigger than I initially thought. There are over two hundred rooms and they are still building an extension. They have a theatre like room, a huge gymnasium where everything you could dream of is available, they have a section of the scructure for the Alpha which holds his office, the beta's and what will soon be mine as well, along with other conference rooms. There are many other available spaces in the house as well, I wouldn't even know how to describe them. It seems they have taken good use of the space that is provided.

I walked through a room with a huge verity of instruments that a few pack members were using and took a glance out the huge bay windows. As I look at the landscape around me I feel towards the outdoors. I slowly make my way out of the music room and head towards the front of the house and out the door.

I walk around and see a large garden that's just waiting to be explored. I decide to take in the beauty of the flowers and plants. I have always enjoyed the beauty of gardens, Warren took me to a pack once that had a giant garden, the Luna there proudly told me about all the plants that she has planted herself, and a great many more. She didn't plant them all as they has only been together for a decade and their garden had been around for a lot longer then that but she had made a section especially for her that when she was feeling stressed or overwhelmed with the life of being a Luna she would come out and relax while making the garden even more beautiful. I remember her telling me how important it is for a Luna to find a hobby that she enjoys where she can de-stress or the life of being mated to an Alpha can overwhelm you quickly. Maybe gardening can be my thing as well.

I don't know how to do it but I am willing to learn, whoever is working on this garden obviously has a great talent and I hope they will be willing to teach me.

I bend down to smell some roses when a sharp voice draws my attention away from the sweet fragrant. "What are you doing here and what makes you think you can come and intrude our party?" I am so surprised by the person's tone of voice and their rude words, that I didn't even realize I was no longer alone. It appears I have walked into a private tea party.

"Oh, I apologize for intruding. I didn't realize anyone else was here." I look up into the hostile face of the woman who angrily looked at Kendrick and I while we were on the dance floor last night. I know she has a thing for Kendrick, that was very clear as she observed Kendrick and I last night, but I didn't think she would be blatantly rude to me.

"What? Did you not hear any noise as you got close to our party or did you think it wouldn't be a problem because the Alpha is your 'supposed' mate?" Her words truly shock me, there is so much venom and animosity towards me. I look at the other women collected in what seems to be an open area in the centre of the garden with elegant chairs and tables covered in light white table clothes. The tea cups on the tables are so beautiful and delicate.

I could see in some of the faces of the young women around us that some were nervous, while others (who I partly recognize as the one's who- along with 'death eyes' over here) was also giving me a stare down last night.

I don't flinch under her stern gaze as she takes a step closer and gets in my face. I step further into her space which now causes her to tilt her face up as she is a little bit short than I. "You know what? I think we got off on the wrong foot. Don't think you can push me around just because you have a little crush on my mate, you shouldn't lust over someone that can never be your's. Why not just wait for your own mate? You don't know me, so don't even think to judge me based off of nothing."

She takes an even closer step to me and gets right up in my face, "my question is 'who do you think you are?' Our Alpha leaves on a trip for his cousin's mating, which I happen to hear he was very upset about because some hussy had been trying to get between his cousin Lana and her mate. He was gone for almost a month and now all of a sudden he comes back with a mate, and his anger for his cousin's situation is completely gone? If I didn't know any better I would guess you were that whore that tried to claim another's mate as her own, so don't act all innocent."

My hands clench at my side, I clench them so tight I can feel I'm loosing circulation in my hands, and shake with the desire to let my wolf out. I can feel her in my head begging to come out, my skin tingling with the need for her release. "I'd be careful with what you say. You don't know anything about me or what has happened in my life. Why, I expect that if you had gone through the same thing I had, you'd be weeping on the floor. You should be careful what you assume of others or the reality of it all might come back to bite you in the butt. I haven't assumed anything about you other than your clear dislike for me and your obvious desire to claim my mate all for your own.

You can yell at me all you want to stay away from him but sadly in the end there is something about me that can not keep us apart. I am made for him just as he is made for me. All that's happened in my past, I'm putting it behind me as I try to be the best mate to him and best Luna for this pack. I will put them before me because it's what I should do, what I want to do," I say as I take a step back from her and looking into her eyes. They still burn with fire as they meet mine and I can tell she's not really listening even though I just opened myself a little to a group of women that I don't even know and a few who clearly don't like me.

I back away even further and look at every single one of them. No one looks familiar to me so I know I haven't spoken to any of them but I do know they are from this pack. I can tell by the scent traces of the pack connection.

"Ladies, don't try and pine over someone or something that isn't your's. In the end it's all pointless because when you wait for your mate it is the best and most beautiful thing that could ever happen to you. You're all worthy of being loved by the person who is meant for you so why waste your time. Don't give your heart  to someone who is neither your's and can't love you like your mate will. A mate makes all the difference. Trust me, I know."

I give one last look to all the shocked women around me and finally look at the woman standing in front of me.  Once again, she's glaring at me darkly. I know I just confessed part of my past to them and in someway addimitted to doing the things I was just accused of, but now some of them are looking at me with respect for standing up for myself. I can see it in their eyes.

I turn my back on all of them and start to retrace my steps down the path. No longer interested in seeing the garden. My tranquil mood is gone. I hear the shuffling of feet behind me for a second before a voice speaks up, "let her go Angela. There's no point in following after her, what she said is right. Let it go." I don't hear footsteps behind me anymore so I just continue on my way.