The Alpha's Fairy

Laura POV:

"Laura, are you ever going to tell them about me? You cannot keep me a secret forever, sweetie," Luther asks me, as he picks the petals of a flower and lets the petals blow in the wind. Seeing the big bad wolf playing with flowers sends a shockwave of emotions straight to my heart.

I touch his scruffy face and let my fingers brush through his long dark hair. "I will someday, but not today. You know that my family will freak out," I say with a sweet smile.

Luther lets the petal-less flower go and rolls over on top of me. "Someday soon, I want to marry you. I love you, Laura. You are my fairy princess. I do not want to continue sneaking around. I want the world to know that I love you, no matter the consequences," Luther says.

I kiss Luther deeply and passionately as we tumble in the grass. "How long can you stay with me today?" I ask him.

"As long as you want me here or until one of the faes spots me. They are nosey, aren’t they?" Luther says, laughing.

"You know you scare them," I say. Being with Luther on a grassy hill laughing and picking flowers is heaven to me. There is no other place on earth I would rather be than with him, but telling my family and my tribe that I am not only in love with a wolf but also the soon-to-be Alpha will not go over well.

"We cannot do this forever, Laura; someday, you have to leave here and come with me. I want you as my wife. I want this to happen soon," Luther says.

"I will, I promise you, I will be your mate. I will be your wife, but we have to be careful for now. Please give me a little more time," I say.

Luther leans into me, "Say that again, and I need to hear that again,"

I laugh as he kisses my cheeks and neck. "Say what, Alpha?" I ask him. I know what he wants to hear.

"Say you will be my mate, Laura Angel. I want to hear you say it again," Luther says, smiling.

"I will be your mate, Alpha," I say.

"The wolves will accept you and your tribe. Your family should see it as personal security for the tribe forever. The wolves will look out for them always when you become my wife," Luther says.

"Nothing bad ever happens here; we do not need protection. I know someday they will accept you, but Luther, I need time to tell them," I say.

"I will give you time, Laura. I can wait for you, but not for long. I need you with me. This is getting too hard, " Luther says.

Luther takes my hand and helps me to my feet. We walk in the high grass when one of the tiniest of my kind flutters by us. "I am going to tell, Laura Angel," she says and flutters away.

"Do you want me to catch her and rough her up a little," Luther says. I smack him on the arm.

"No, she will not say anything. Those little pests like to tease, but they will not say anything. They are fun to have around. They know all the good gossip," I say to him.

We walk toward the edge of his world and mine. The end of the grass where his woods begin and my tribe land ends, to the place I met him and the place we fell in love, the place a scared little fairy saw the big bad wolf for the first time.

"Are you leaving me already?" I ask him.

"No, I have a surprise for you; that is unless you are afraid? Keep walking toward the trees," Luther says.

"I am never afraid," I say.

We walk until we finally reach the edge of my tribe's land. The woods look dark and scary to me, but someday I will call it home. A home with Luther and his pack, but these secret meetings are all I have with him until then.

"Are you ready?" Luther asks me.

 His long dark hair blowing in the wind, tiny flowers nestled in his hair from picking the petals off of flowers. I love looking at him and listening to him, just being with him.

"You are not planning to kidnap me, are you? You know the fae can be spiteful little creatures?" I ask him.

"No, but don't be mad," Luther says.

I look to the woods and see three majestic beasts coming toward me. I have only seen Luther in his wolf form a handful of times. I am in awe of these creatures walking out of the woods toward me.

"Laura Angel, these wolves are my family. Silas and Drake, my younger brothers, and my mother Selena, my father is ill, and he could not come with them today," Luther says.

The white wolf walks slowly toward me, and I touch her head. Her eyes are ice blue, and she is beautiful. Drake and Silas are both dark brown wolves with ice blue eyes. They play around and finally come over to meet me.

"We are all honored to meet you, Laura finally," Selena says.

As the brothers play and run around in the grass, the tiny fae comes back, and she has brought company. They surround the brothers and start teasing them. They fly under them and poke at them.

"Do you want me to make them stop?" I ask Luther.

"No, I am happy to see them pick on someone besides me. This is entertaining, " Luther says.

"I am honored to meet you, Selena. I do not venture into your part of the woods," I say. She shifts back into her human form in front of me. She is beautiful. Her long white hair matches the fur that her wolf adorns. Her eyes, ice blue, are piercing as she speaks to me.

"I know, I come with a formal invite for you and your family to have dinner with us tomorrow night, it is a celebration, and we want you to be there. You, Laura, are our future. As future Luna, it is time you step up and take your place; it is time to tell your family. I cannot condone this sneaking around anymore; it has to stop. Luther is taking his place as Alpha, and you should be by his side," Selena says.

"Mother, this is not the way. Her family needs time. Laura needs time, " Luther says. He looks back at me. He was not expecting her to scold me, but she is right; this has to stop.

"I am sorry, Laura," Luther says.

I touch his arm so gently. "She is right, Luther. I have to tell them. I will extend the invitation, and we will tell them together," I say.

Luther pulls me into his arms and holds me. "I love you, Laura," Luther says.

"I love you, too, Alpha," I say.

Luther kisses me sweetly on the lips. His brothers enjoy this moment with endless taunts as Luther takes his wolf form and follows his family out of the woods. As Selena gets to the tribe's land edge, she turns to look at me. Her ice-blue eyes seem to tell me that it will be okay. Easy for her to think, she has never met my parents— the king and queen of the tribe.

I have no idea how to tell them or how they will react. My parents will probably say no, but I have to try. If I ask my mother first, she can convince my father.

Luther POV:

I leave my precious Laura and return with my family to prepare for the celebration tonight. Tonight I take my place permanently as Alpha. My ailing father can no longer continue his role with the pack, and it is up to me to continue his legacy. I was not expecting to take this own so soon, but the pack needs me.

My mother insisted we invite Laura and her family to the celebration. She wants to see Laura and I together, but she does not condone the sneaking around and hiding the relationship. She does not think it is good for the pack or the relations with the fairy tribe for me to sneak around with Laura. It is time to come clean and endure the consequences of our relationship.

We run to the house, and the four of us, my mother, both of my younger brothers, and I settle on the porch— my mother motions for me to sit with her. I sit beside her. I already know where this conversation is going. She wants to talk about Laura and me.

"Son, it is important that you and Laura are honest about this relationship and make a decision. The alpha of this pack cannot be having a secret love affair with a neighboring tribe. It could cause problems in the long run. We do not need trouble with the fairy king and queen. They are our neighbors, and we need a good relationship with them," my mother says to me.

I lean back in my chair. "I know, mother, I only wanted to give her time to tell her parents, that is all. She is worried about how they will react. We did not plan to fall in love or want to be together. A fairy and a wolf that is a lot for her parents and her tribe to accept," I say.

"How long has this been going on? I believe she has had plenty of time to fess up; tonight is the night, or let her go. She is not the first fairy to love a wolf, nor will she be the last," my mother says.

"I will never let her go, and I love her. I want her with me, as my Luna. I have no doubt she will tell them, and we can be together. She just needs time, mother," I say.

"I have no doubt you love her, but does she love you enough to leave her tribe and take her place as your Luna? You need her here with you, or you need to let her go. If she doesn't love you enough to be with you, then you are only hurting yourself, not to mention the pain it will cause the pack. Take charge, Alpha. Be the Alpha; I expect more from you than this sneaking around," my mother says.

"I will do what is necessary for the pack, no worries, mother. I am not giving up on Laura or the pack. I will be the Alpha, but I will also be patient with Laura. She deserves time to tell her family on her own. I am not going to manhandle her into telling them. If she decides she does not want to be with me, then I will accept that," I say.

"The pack will accept her if that is a worry of her family. A fairy and a wolf would make powerful hybrids to protect the pack. This pack will love her and the children she can produce for the pack," my mother says.

"I am aware of what we could produce, but that is not why I am in love with her. I am in love with her because she is so innocent and sweet, unlike this wild bunch here. She is everything I want in a mate. I do not need her to produce hybrids. I need her to be my wife, my mater, my Luna," I say.

"Love her or not, tonight is the night. If she does not accept your offer, you must choose another Luna. That is the end of it, son," my mother says.

"Know your place, mother. If I do not marry her, then I will be alone. You nor anyone else will force me to choose a mate," I say to my mother.

I get up from my chair and return to my wolf form. I go for a run in the woods. The same woods I met a scared little fairy so many years ago. The day I fell in love with her and knew she was my mate. Our connection was instant. It was unreal and almost seemed fated.

I run as fast as I can back to the edge of the woods. I should be at the house preparing for tonight, but I need just one more glimpse into the fairy tribe land just in case she chooses her tribe over me.

Surely she will choose me. She promised to be mine and love me. She is everything to me. I cannot live without her. I hear paws coming up fast behind me. I turn to see my brother.

"You need to get back to the house. We have to prepare for tonight. Just think tonight is the last night mother can boss you around, Alpha," Drake says as she turns and runs back to the house.

"I am not Alpha yet," I yell at my brother.

I look out to the green grass of the fairy tribe and smile. I love you, Laura Angel. Soon you will be mine, forever. I will have you with me in my pack and in my bed, Laura Angel.

I run back to the house. I am sure my mother is fuming. She should enjoy her last few hours as head of the pack until I take over at midnight. There will be a lot of changes that take place tomorrow. I hope Laura, as my Luna is one of the changes. I will not choose another.

As I run back to the house, I see a lone wolf running in the woods. Occasionally there are a few rogues that pass through our land. They never cause any problems, and we do not give them any either. As long as they keep moving, I am okay with them passing through our woods to their next destination.

I watch him for a moment, and he seems to be watching me too. He is probably afraid I am going to go after him. I really do not have time to fight anyone right now. I have a mother to piss off and the love of my life to get ready for right now. After a moment, he starts moving faster. A few more wolves come from behind and follow him. They are moving on, so I let them be; no need to stir up trouble right now. I turn and run toward the house.

"Are you done with your tantrum, son? We need to get ready for tonight, " my mother asks as I run upon the porch?

"Watch it, old woman, I might be your son, but I am also your Alpha. I will not tolerate your disrespect. You will not talk to me the way you did earlier, and you will not try to tell me what to do about Laura. Stop out of it," I say to her sternly.

"Enjoy it, son. After midnight there will be no time for games and nonsense. You will take all these responsibilities I have been covering for your father, and let me tell you something, son, and this old woman is ready to give it all to you, Alpha," my mother says to me.

"Good, then you will stop interfering in my love life, too. Surely you can meddle in Drake and Silas's love life for a while and let mine alone. Did you know Drake has a witch girlfriend, and Silas is dating one of the wolves in pack security," I say as I go into the house?

I have to prepare myself for taking over as the Alpha. I need to spend time with my father before the ceremony. Maybe he can help me handle his Luna until midnight. I doubt it. She has been running over him for as long as I remember. It makes him look weak. That is one thing I will not allow from anyone; not my mother nor my wife will talk to me and disrespect me in front of the pack.