Alpha Niall And His Lost Mate

Three days had passed, and everything was going back to normal.

Niall arranged a special section in the pack cemetery for headstones of my dad and Clarissa, so that I could visit them anytime I wanted to. I loved it.

Even though I visited my mom's grave countless times back in Brightwater Pack, I never really had a talk with my dad like I had with her. Even though his physical body wouldn't be there, it was sweet, and I loved him even more for doing it for me.

We were scheduling a pack meeting, where Niall will officially introduce me to his pack and make me a member.

With everything that had been going on, we never got the chance to do it, but now we can since everything is settled. And even though almost every pack member already knew me, I still had to be officially introduced as Luna. I was more than happy and ready to be just that.

This is all I need.

"Hey beautiful."

I beamed at the very voice of the man I loved so much, and I threw my head over my shoulder to see him entering the small room.

"Hey handsome," I mumbled as he leaned in to kiss me. I had paint all over my hands, and I didn't want to ruin his shirt, so I settled with kissing him without wrapping my arms around him like I always do.

"Aren't you hungry? You've been painting all morning... Which is beautiful by the way," he added quickly when he saw my glare.

I had always been defensive of my paintings. People always loved them, but they rarely understood them.

"I'll grab brunch in a bit. I just want to finish this first. "

"What is it? " Niall asked as he cocked his head to the side, trying to figure out my swirls and contours.

I ogled it myself, not really sure why I was making something so...vague.

"I don't know," I shrugged. "It just came from here." I pointed to my head, causing him to laugh, but he had a focused look on his face as he continued to eye my work.

"I think...." he drawled, as I made my final stroke. "I think it's what your mind looks like. "

I scrunched my face up at how cheesy that sounded as I removed my apron.

"No for real, " he insisted. "Just look at it. You don't know what it is, meaning that you painted it subconsciously right?"

"I guess but-"

"And look at the others you've painted over the past three days. They're all similar. As if they are saying something but... I can't tell what."

"Niall you're being dramatic. It's just paint on the canvases." I waved him off. He could always make the biggest deal out of the simplest of things sometimes.

"Then why do they all look the same? "

the now drying one, made me realise

widened as I gaped at him, offended

quickly defended. "They're beautiful and perfectly painted. Only the purest of talents could ever compare to such art." I narrowed my eyes with a firm look as he continued. "What I meant was the meaning. Look here..." He pointed at the centre of each of them, and I watched attentively. "There's just a gray, black or white circle in the middle of all of them right? So plain and dull, almost sad. But around it springs various colours and the most extravagant shapes, swirls

"See what Niall? "

it knows it can reach you--art. " I rolled

what exactly? " I asked, even though I knew what he

true pain beneath all the

I slowly placed my fore finger over his lips as I wrapped my arms around his neck. "No more talking," I smirked wickedly,

had been starting. He was probably right, but eventually that little gray, black of white circle will disappear.

teased as I gently bit his lip. He growled sexily as his

to meet her somewhere in the middle right?" He teased back, not even caring that I was

down my canines to gently graze the area, since I knew how much he loved it. I received yet another husky groan from him

how incredible sexy you are with paint on your face with a paintbrush stuffed into

But you can show

was all he needed to hear, as he pushed all my supplies

***

the front door, breaking my eyes from my phone and towards Asia

directing her gaze back to it, as if saying 'you can get it, you live

told me good morning. And when my best friend, Emily, from Brightwater and

professional, and smooth my ruffled dress as much as

eyes widened in delight once I had a visual of our guest,

as I gently hugged her, not wanting to hurt her too

the accident, so I had no clue why she was

see you. I heard what happened and thought you might

knowing he was the only one who could've told her. "I am gonna kill that mate of mine." I gritted out as I helped her inside. One minute I was fantasizing about the great sex we had, while in another I was thinking

him Zoey. He was just worried about you. He insisted I stayed home too. He's not even aware I'm on his

Victoria," Asia said, a bit surprised as she stood up. "It's a pleasure to have you with

here too. You've gotten

have you been? I heard about the accident. I'm terribly sorry." She sounded so

who killed the

Victoria waved her off.

Water? Tea?"

maybe?" She beamed, causing me to roll my eyes at her obsession for

"Sure! Zoey?"

picking

from

smiled awkwardly as I sat beside

found kindness. Even before Victoria came and I could label it

but something was different. It made me wonder if this was her true nature. If underneath all that hatred for me, was a decent human being that Jared adores and Niall