Regretted Rejection : Wrath of the Moon novel Chapter 3

The sunlight was streaming through her window and warming her up. Maya knew that she should get up but she didn't want to. She turned in her sleep to avoid the sunlight falling on her face.

"MAYA..." Ken screamed. He threw her door open and stomped to her bed. "Wake up sleepyhead, we have the pack test today."

Maya simply moaned and turned away. "So you don't want to meet your mate today?" Ken asked with a hint of amusement in his voice. At the word mate, Maya jumped awake. She glared at her brother who walked out of her room laughing to himself.

She then dressed up hurriedly and came down to see her family eating breakfast. As she walked down the stairs, her brother Ken looked at her with his eyes full of teasing and amusement.

"What is the matter guys?", their father Justin asked. Even though he was technically retired from Alpha duties, nothing ever escaped his attention especially when it came to his children. He had noticed Maya's wolf on edge today and Ken's amused glance at her as well, he had noticed that Maya had put on her t-shirt inside out; something that Maya never did knowingly as she was the pseudo Luna of her pack and it meant that she should always be presentable in front of the pack.

"I found my mate yesterday." Maya whispered shyly while sitting down to her breakfast. Maya's mom was offering her the plate with toasts to take and after hearing her speak, she just froze. There was a pin drop silence in the house and suddenly Justin burst out laughing. "Finally..", he said.

"What? You thought I would be angry or something?", he asked at Maya's startled look. Maya nodded mutely.

"My baby girl.. why would I have any objection? I trust in Luna, the Moon Goddess that she will choose what is correct for you." replied Justin with a hint of a smile.

"Be sure to correct your clothes." Judy hinted lovingly.

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Maya and Ken walked side by side to the circle where the wolves to be tested were waiting patiently and the spectators surrounded them in a half circle. The other half was left open for the judges. The elders who would be judging whether the wolves would be worthy of being warriors. Justin and Judy were present with them as well. They had joined the elder rank after leaving the leadership role to Ken and Maya.

There were 4 contenders, three of them as male whereas only 1 female. Ken was pleased that even though the female was a new comer, she was confident enough to try for the warrior pack test.

Maya's eyes immediately went to her mate. Her wolf was drooling over the sight he was presenting. Xander was wearing a pair of shorts and sneakers leaving everything else bare.

Ken lightly bumped his shoulder into Maya's, grinning meaningfully at her. Maya just rolled her eyes at Ken and looked back at Xander.

An elder stepped forward in the circle and gestured for silence. Almost immediately all muttering stopped. "We have gathered here to judge whether these wolves present here are worthy of the warrior rank or not. Today you might pass or you might fail, whatever happens.. do not ever doubt your worth to the pack. Let me remind you that only Luna, Goddess of the Moon, is able to truly judge our worth. In her name, let's begin the test.", the elder declared.

Almost at once a silence fell in the ground.