Tonight was the ceremony and I couldn't wait to be with my luna, Victoria. I knew she wasn't my true mate but I loved her and nothing mattered to me. I believed that the Goddess made a mistake by not pairing her with me.

I started dating her when she was fifteen and I was seventeen. I was told to wait for my mate and I was waiting until I saw Victoria one morning and I fell hard. I realised when I turned 18 that Sophia was my mate but I loved Victoria so much that I claimed her.

My wolf was so angry to the point where he stopped talking to me. My mother was so happy and started her training. When Sophia claimed me, I felt sorry for her because I just didn't want to be with her. I hated that she was punished for telling the truth but there was nothing I could do. I was planning to formally reject her so the Goddess could bless Victoria but my wolf took over and mated her. I was able to stop him from marking her.

I had been so busy with my alpha duties, I didn't see Sophia after I rejected her. The pain I felt after that was intense but it was worth it if it meant being with Victoria. I hoped Sophia met someone who could love her.

"Babe, don't look so stressed, you should be happy," Victoria said hugging me from behind. "I become your luna tonight." I didn't feel sparks or anything when she touched me. I felt empty. I was at the window in my bedroom watching as the pack members prepared for the ceremony.

"Why are you not stressed?" asked as I turned around.

"You rejected her so the Goddess will bless me since you don't have a mate and I'm your chosen," she said annoyed.

"How many times do I have to tell you this. I am your mate now so stop worrying," she said.

"I'm sorry Vicki, I didn't mean to upset you," I kissed her head. I loved Victoria but I never enjoyed kissing her, it felt wrong. I was not sexually attracted to her, she tried many times to have sex with me but I would tell her to wait until she was 18 and marked. I actually lost my virginity to Sophia even though I couldn't remember much because my wolf was in control.

"It's okay, get ready I'll see you out there. Your mom is waiting for me. I can't wait to mark you and make you mine forever," she said smiling and left.

I didn't feel like taking a shower so I just put on my pants and waited.

"Blaze are you done? It's time to go," my dad shouted from outside my door.

"I'm done, let's go," I said opening my door. I had on simple white pants and no shirt and shoes. The whole pack was going to shift after the ceremony so the guys wore shorts and were barefoot.

I made my way to the sacred ground with dad by my side. He didn't say a word to me all the way but when we got there he said.

"I hope you know what you are doing son because if you lied, I will never forgive you for ruining Sophia's life and her family."

I looked at him shocked, I didn't know what to say. Dad never asked me if Sophia was my mate and I thought he believed me. Mom never liked Sophia so she took my word for it.

"Hey man, how are you holding up?" Caleb asked. He was going to mark his mate too tonight, he seemed happy. Me not so much. I just smiled at him and said nothing.

Everything looked great, they made a stage in the middle and it had flowers on it. There were candles around it.

Victoria came walking with mom and she looked beautiful in a long white dress, she was all smiles. It felt wrong seeing her go on stage, I wanted to stop her and go get my mate but it was too late. The clouds were covering the moon as we waited for the Goddess to bless the luna. The pack members surrounded the stage and waited. When the clouds parted the moon was suppose to shine on Victoria first.

Nothing happened for a long time and instead of moon light there was lightning strike that hit in front of Victoria. Everyone jumped back frightened and it started raining hard with lightning striking the stage. We all run back to the pack house.

My father called the high ranks to his office including me and Victoria. When we got there, he was fuming and mom was calming him down.

"Tell the fucking truth Blaze," dad roared.

"It must be that stupid girl and her claim on my son that..." mom tried to say but dad cut her off.

"Are fucking kidding me right now or are you are trying to make me angry?" dad shouted, mom was startled and fell on her ass. Dad was a laid back guy to see him that angry scared me. Victoria was shaking beside me and it wasn't from the cold.

Dad stood in front of Victoria and me, he released all his power he was in alpha mode and he needed answers. We were all on our knees except for mom who tried to come and calm him down but one look from dad stopped her in her tracks.

"SPEAK," he said in alpha tone. Before I could open my mouth, Victoria spoke.

"I'm not his true mate Alpha Jones."

"BLAZE, WHO IS YOUR MATE?" dad asked with a growl that broke the windows, he was shaking and fighting his wolf for control.

"My true mate is Sophia Alpha," I said breathlessly. His power was choking all of us. I bet all the pack members were finding it hard to breathe.

All of a sudden I could breathe normally. I glanced up and his head was on mom's neck, he was calming himself with her scent. After some time he stopped and took his seat, his face emotionless and he looked deadly. I understood why he was feared in the werewolf community. I was afraid of my father and I feared for my life.

Beta Brian held his mate who was in tears. Gamma Joe and his mate were in shock and Warrior Ford had his head down in shame. My mother stood beside her mate with tears running down her cheeks.

"You two, tell us why you want to destroy the Firestone pack," dad said and my heart broke when I saw the pain in his eyes.

"I didn't mean any harm to the pack Alpha, I just wanted to be the luna sir," Victoria said through tears.

"What do you mean?" dad asked angrily, mom was quick to put her hand on his back.

"I... I love Blaze and wanted to be with him but he was never interested in me or anyone. So I told auntie June that I wanted Blaze to notice me and she took me to see her friend who is a witch. She told us that I was not Blaze's mate but I loved him so much, I couldn't lose him to anybody. I asked her to cast a spell so Blaze would fall in love with me and love only me," she said while crying and looking at me.

She lowered her eyes and continued speaking because nobody said anything including me. I didn't know what to say.

"I didn't mean any harm to the pack, I swear Alpha. I just wanted to take care of them as their luna. I don't understand what went wrong, the witch told me once Blaze rejected his true mate then I would become his mate."

"How can you do this Victoria, I treated you like my daughter and you betray me like this," mom said sadly.

"I wanted to make you happy Luna, you said I would make a great luna," Victoria whispered.

"I punished and humiliated an innocent girl. You two knew Sophia was telling the truth but you let her suffer. I have never been so disappointed in my life," mom said sobbing.

"I will call the council and ask for a witch who will break that spell. You two will apologise to the pack and Sophia," dad said calmly.

"What kind of a father am I that I would believe others over my own pup," Beta Brian said with regret.

"I mind linked Mrs Benson to tell Sophia to come here but nobody has seen her for days," mom said worried.

"I will deal with you two later, right now we need to find Sophia," my dad said and everybody left the office.

So I was under a spell. It always felt wrong to be with Victoria but I just loved her. If I had told the truth, perhaps things could have gone differently. They would have understood and maybe found a solution.

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