"Come with me." At his words my eyes opened up in shock, quickly moving away from his touch.

"What?"

"Come with me." He repeated to me, his brows furrowing in confusion as he looked at me. I couldn't help but pull away from his touch, suddenly feeling cold.

He wanted me to come with him, to a pack event where all of his pack members will be here and will be able to witness us together. Was I ready for that?

Yes, while Theo was locked away in his office much to my displeasure I would get closer to Grey and Eliza-- obviously after apologising to her for my actions but Eliza was quick to accept my sorry and had immediately pulled me into a hug. I would be lying if I said that that didn't make me feel somewhat happy.

But while I was close to Grey and Eliza, I was keeping my distance as best as I could with the pack members within this house-- which there was a lot of.

Still, when they saw me they either didn't even notice me or they glanced at me for a millisecond before looking away and going about their day. I was fine with it, in all honesty, I felt happy with it. I didn't want all the attention to be on me and that's what I would think would happen if I was to go to the pack's BBQ with Theo.

"I don't know," I cringed away from Theo as I spoke, nervously rubbing my arm. "I'm not even part of the pack, I could feel like I was intruding." It was true, I would feel like I was intruding. It was a pack event and I wasn't technically part of the pack just yet.

Surely it would be wrong of me to go, right?

Theo scoffed lightly, a smile was broad on his face. "But you will be soon, you're my mate. This will be perfect time for the pack to get to know you before you are introduced as their Luna." His words shook me. I was to be introduced to his pack as their Luna?

Of course I knew this was going to happen eventually but my mind hadn't fully processed it.

God, I'm going insane. Suddenly, I was filled with all these emotions. I was frightened, what if the pack didn't want me-- they hated my pack, hell they hated my actual family. How would they feel like they found out that their soon-to-be Luna was the daughter of the man that they would consider Satan?

Immediately I began to shake my head profusely; "I don't know Theo, no." I was backing away as I spoke in a shaky tone however before I could get any further away, Theo had gotten a grip on my arms and held me in place close to him.

"What? Are you okay, Holly? What's the matter?" His questions were coming at me like quick-fire. Worry was evident on his face by the way his brows her furrowed and his eyes were squinted, wrinkles becoming visible on his forehead.

"What if they don't like me?" I cringed at how weak I sounded, this wasn't me. I was a tough bitch back in my pack-- but then again, I was liked in my pack. The fear of Theo's pack-- the pack I was supposedly meant to co-lead-- hating me was almost crippling.

"Why on earth would you think that the pack would dislike you? That is impossible, love." I let out a breathy chuckle at his words as they somewhat made me feel better but it quickly faded away.

"My father," I sighed, my head falling down. "They will hate me because of what my father did to your pack." Instantly, I felt warmth as Theo had surrounded my face with his hands. He pulled my head up, my eyes meeting his-- the colour of glistening swimming pools.

"They will not hate you for something that you had no control over, stop pushing yourself down over something you didn't even know about. " As gently as he could, he pressed his lips upon mine-- the small gesture lightening up my mood as I couldn't help but wrap my arms around his torso and pulled him closer to me, his warmth almost burning my body with pleasure.

He pulled away, resting his forehead on mine as he let out a soft breath. "And if they do, I'll just kill them myself." Instantly, I pulled away and gave the man in front of me a scolding.

"Theo!"

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I was scared to say the least. Still as I walked to the part following behind Theo, I wasn't sure if I was ready to meet the pack I was supposedly meant to lead.

What would I even did if they all hated me and wanted nothing to do with me. It was clear the me that the pack was Theo's life so what would happen to us if they wanted nothing to do with me?

I felt a nudge to my side and turned my head to see Eliza next to me, a reassuring smile on her face. "It's going to be fine Holly, you're worrying about nothing." I scoffed.

"Oh please, let's not forget your reaction when you found out who's daughter I was." I gave her a pointed look which she ignored as she rolled her eyes dramatically, swatting at my arm.

"That reaction was for your father, not you." During the last few days were Eliza and I have been getting to know each other, she wasn't shy about her hatred for my father. While she wouldn't just flat out say that he was a piece of shit, she would be very opinionated when it came to him.

She didn't have a filter, and despite the fact it was mainly revolving around my family I didn't mind. It was refreshing to know that while I was still a foreigner to this pack, someone was still next to me who felt comfortable being herself.

"I know, I just--" Suddenly Eliza stopped me in my spot, forcing me to look her straight in the eyes as she pulled me closer. I could hear Theo let out a light growl when he noticed what was going on only to follow with Grey quietly telling him off.

Despite being Alpha and Beta, away from the desk they seemed like the best of friends which I didn't see enough of granted that Theo had been locked in his office for the past few days doing God knows what.

"Holly, shut the hell up." I cocked my head to the side as my eyes widened at her. "Your dad is a piece of shit, we all know that. But we also know that you are nothing like him. We have no issue with anyone in your pack besides your father, so it's sad that he happens to be the one leading the pack." Eliza smiled at me widely, even through her words sounded harsh to the ear she was smiling as if she had just said I love you for the very first time.

"You did nothing wrong," She repeated what Theo had told me earlier. "Now, let's go. I'm hungry for some hot-dogs." She purred, letting go of me and skipping her way to Grey as they got further in to the park.

"You okay?" I heard Theo say, his arm finding their past on top of my shoulders as I leaned in to his body while we slowly followed behind the happy couple. I smiled up to Theo, my wolf purring in content as the contact we were sharing.

"Yeah, let's do this." The smile on Theo's face was extremely wide, dimples on the sides of his face that I hadn't even noticed until now seemed to appear as he gently rubbed my shoulders pulling me closer into his body.

In the park was filled with pack members, much more there how much I would see in the pack house as I walked through with Eliza for the past few days.

It was surprising to see how happy and content everyone seemed to be. The stories of his pack were terrifying and even nightmare-infusing. The stories of the heartless Alpha and his followers scared everyone from babies to grown adults, so it was slightly overwhelming to see how many people were laughing and running away as they spoke together.

This pack was as happy as can be. They were as much as pack would be, maybe more than.

"Everyone's so--"

"Happy?" Theo smiled down at me, his arm falling down form my shoulders only to find it's way hanging loosely around my waist. "While rumors may be true about me, they weren't all true. My pack were treated with the upmost respect and they are happy as can be."

I couldn't help but smile wide as Theo spoke about his pack, his face light up when he spoke about his pack-- hell his entire aura brightened at the mention of them.

I loved it.

As we made it through the park, pack members would walk past us-- giving Theo a bow of respect and me a quick glance.

Unlike before in the house, people were glance at me in curiosity, their eyes switching from Theo and then to me. It was obvious they were questioning what the hell this random girl is doing so close to their Alpha.

Had they even seen Theo with a girl before? That sparked some questions that I weren't sure I wanted to be answered.

It wasn't a rule to keep yourself pure for your mate, I for one did so, but it was the principle of it. So, had Theo kept himself pure? I wasn't sure how I would feel I found out otherwise.

We made it to Grey and Eliza, who had stood around people as they spoke, without having to communicate with anyone while we walked which I was low-key blessed about.

"God, you guys are absolute snails." Eliza rolled her eyes playfully at us and then pulled on my arm so I was suddenly detached from Theo and was quickly stuck to Eliza's side by the way she linked our arms.

Theo let out a low growl towards Eliza, an eyebrow raised. "Was that necessary? You could have hurt her." He growled, but the growl was slow-lived when Grey gave him a pointed look. Eliza however let out a little giggle.

"Don't be silly, she isn't a plastic doll I doubt her arm is going to pull off." She looked at me, a cheeky smile on her face. "I mean I haven't tried, we can test it out if you want."

"Eliza," Theo snarled, making a move to grab on to me but Eliza quickly pulled me away, rushing us away from the boys. From a distance I could hear Theo growl again, with Grey muttering curses; "Oh for fuck sake."

Eliz giggled as she continued to pull us further in to the crowd, occasionally looking back at the boys, her pearly whites out as she sent them a cheeky smile with a wink.

Getting to know her the past few days, I got close to her and I got used to the way she was. She was always very giddy, such a humorous soul. I would say that we were quite alike in that sense, but I wasn't as comfortable with where I was than she was.

In my pack back home, I was just like Eliza-- maybe even worse. The way my brother would swear at me and threaten to kill me when I used to steal Lia away from him, I was hilarious.

My heart ached when I thought Jack, I missed him. As much as I would love to reach out to him, I didn't know whether he know about my father's misfortunes, and if he did-- what would I think.

I inwardly growled to myself, pushing the thoughts to the back of my head. This was a happy day, it's a BBQ for crying out loud I wasn't meant to be thinking about mood-killings like if my brother knew that my father was a heartless pregnant woman killer.

"Where are we going?" I asked Eliza, noticing that we were wandering about the park. I could notice even more members glancing at me longer than usual, obviously I hadn't met all of them as I hadn't set foot out of the pack house until now.

"We are going to introduce you to a few friends. It's time to branch you out." I was still nervous about meeting the pack, but little by little I was getting used to the fact that it was going to happen sooner or later.

Don't be a pussy, Holly. You aren't a pussy.

"Kara!" Eliza chirped up, her pace quickly speeding up and I fell behind with my arm still laced in with hers. I quickly matched her pace as we made our way to a young red-haired girl.

"Eliza! Where the hell have you been this week?" When we made it to the young girl, she and Eliza greeted each other with a hug. "We live in the same house, you'd think we saw each other every day." The girl gave Eliza a pointed look before her eyes fell upon me, slightly brightening.

"Kara, this is Holly." Eliza chose not to mention that I was Theo's mate which I was thankful for. Kara smiled at me, the action calming my nerves slightly. It took a millisecond for her eyes to light up in recognition.

"Oh hey! I've seen you around the house lately." We shook hands, similar to how Eliza and I first greeted each other. "You've been stealing Eliza away from me yeah?" She joked, nudging Eliza's side.

I smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, sorry about it."

"It's whatever, kinda glad I got a break from her." Eliza whacked Kara in the arm, her brows furrowed as she playfully frowned at her friend.

"Little bitch."

We spoke for a while. It was mainly Eliza and Kara catching up and gossiping, occasionally I would be brought back in the conversation. The young girl seemed nice to me, she was such a friendly person just like Eliza however she had a filter while with Eliza I've noticed that those things don't exist.

Suddenly, a guy popped up out of nowhere-- his gaze directly at me.

"Hello there," He outstretched his hand for me to shake, which I took. "My name is Kai and you are?" He lifted my hand up to his face, pressing a kiss on my hand before lowering them-- my hand still in his.

I wasn't swooned by his actions, quite the opposite. My wolf felt appalled with the actions and I couldn't hold in her growl, making the man in front of me jump back slightly.

Quickly I pulled my hand away from him, nonchalantly wiping the base of my hand on my jeans. "Holly," I gave him a small smile, quickly looking away and giving Eliza a look. She had a brow raised as she rolled her eyes, pulling me closer to her.

"Back off Kai, she's taken." The look on his face was hilarious as it fell, his once polished posture fell as he slumped his shoulders down and leaned on Kara. "Dammit."

Kara shrugged her shoulders, shaking the man off her. She glared at him in annoyance. "Sorry about him, I wish you could choose your twin but I couldn't." She gave Kai another pointed look, who stuck his tongue out at her, before giving me an apologetic look.

"Twin?" She nodded.

"Yeah, we are twins can't you tell?" No, I couldn't. While she had fiery red hair, the man next to her had the darkest brown hair I had ever seen. Her face was coloured in pale and was decorated with freckles while he had tanned skin and not a spot on his face. Kara chuckled as she looked at my expression. "We aren't identical one bit, thank god for that." She elbowed her brother in the side who swore at her as a response.

I smiled at the scene, my mind flashing back at Jack for a moment. "I have a brother as well, Jack." Kara lit up, a wide smile on her.

"Seriously, that's awesome! Is he here as well?" She lifted her hand as she tried scanning the room for my brother, who obviously wasn't here.

My smile fell from my face slightly at the thought of him not being here. I hadn't seen him since my birthday, the morning of, and I missed his stupid face-- how did he feel when I said that I wanted to say in this pack.

I couldn't even mind-link him to talk to him, the second we pass the borderline the link is cut. We can't communicate unless I was within the border.

Eliza noticed my reaction, her arm falling peacefully on top of my shoulders. "He isn't here right now." Kara's face fell for a moment, before shrugging it off and giving Kai a playful glare.

"Damn, I was so ready to find him someone else to annoy. Don't you have any friends?" She jabbed at her own twin, it was something lighthearted and funny to witness with everything so hectic happening around me.

"Oh, suck out." He sneered at her, sending his elbow at her side harshly making her push to the side.

"Oi, you fucking idiot." She growled at him, pushing him with force which resulted in him flying back.

Eliza groaned, her head falling on to my shoulders. "For fuck sake." I was funny to me how similar she sounded to Grey when she spoke.

"What's happening?" I whispered to her as I watched the two sibling growl at each other, before the young man threw a punch to his sister who dodged it and grabbed on to his arm, twisting it back causing him to yelp in pain.

"They always do this, it's like fighting is their second nature. After being fucking annoying that is." Eliza's face was still buried in my shoulder. "Three, two, one--"

"Hey!" Someone hollered, my head whipping behind me to see Theo strolling with his face scrunched in annoyance, Grey following in tow.

Kara jumped off of her brother. During Eliza spoke, I didn't realise that Kara was able to throw her brother over her shoulder and to the ground, her knee pressed on his outstretched arms.

Damn she's strong.

"Sorry, Alpha." Both the siblings bowed their heads down in respect, I couldn't help but notice a smile on Kara's face.

When Thoe had made his way to us, his arm was instant to find it's way around my waist, gently pulling away from Eliza who fell in the arms of her mate who kissed her on the top of head.

Kara looked up, confused as she glanced between Theo and I. "Um--" Kai's head was brought up and his gaze followed his sister's as his brows furrowed in confusion.

"Oh," Eliza piped up. "I forgot to mention, Holly is Theo's mate. God my mind is gone!" She giggled.

Both my sibling's eyes widened in shock, looking between both of us. Theo's arm tightened around my waist as we wanted for their reactions.

All the response we got were their mouths gaped, open for the flies.

"Let's get food!" Suddenly Eliza chirped up.

Thank god for food.