Rescuing His Captive Mate: Saving The Future Luna

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Star

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Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my GOD! The words just repeated over and over in my head as I went into my room.

Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. What did I just do? What did I just let happen?

I had just let Artem kiss me. Not to mention that I had said yes when he asked me to go out with him, on a date. Just the two of us.

What were we going to do on a date? What was I supposed to do? I was at a loss and my mind was racing nonstop.

I had been tired, but not anymore. I had wanted to go to bed, but I couldn't now. How could I expect myself to fall asleep after that?

I needed to think about this. I needed to try to wrap my head around what just happened. I needed to talk to Chay.

Maybe she could explain some of this to me. Maybe she would be able to tell me what the heck just happened here, because I sure as hell didn't know.

But it was late now, and if I called her to my room now I think that Artem would know. Plus, I didn't have the courage to leave my room now, I might run into him again.

Wait a minute! I have that phone that they gave me. I had just realized that I was told to put it in my purse, which I was carrying with me still.

I opened the small green bag and pulled out the phone. I had seen Chay use hers, so it couldn't be that hard, could it?

I looked all over the thing, trying to find a button to turn it on, all I saw were two little things on the side, one about twice as long as the other. I pushed the top, long piece and nothing happened. I pushed the one of the bottom, the smaller one, and the phone lit up.

"Yes, progress." I was proud of myself for figuring out this much. "Now, everytime Chay does this she slides her finger like this." I gave myself a commentary as I worked on figuring it out. I slid my finger across the screen and the picture of a night sky with the time displayed over it disappeared.

Once I had slid the phone screen it opened onto something with lots of little pictures. There was a clock picture, something with the date on it, and several others I didn't know the meaning to. But there at the bottom left of the screen was something that looked like a phone. 

"Is that it?" I asked myself as I touched the button like I had seen Chay do many times before.

The pictures on the screen changed again. It now had a list of names. And right there at the top with a star next to the name was Chay, above her was Artem.

"Ok, what to do now?" I wondered as I touched Chay's name. There was another set of pictures that popped up then. Another with a phone picture, something that looked like a notepad, and something else I didn't know. Once again I hit the phone button and that was when I heard the thing in my hands start making noise.

"Hey Star." I heard Chay's voice on the phone but it was so quiet.

"Chay." I called out to her, probably louder than I needed to.

"Star? Is something wrong?"

"C-can you come here please?"

"Yeah, did something happen?" She sounded worried and I heard someone's voice in the background, it sounded like Bailey.

"Is she alright? Is everything ok?"

"I think so, I'm going to go see what's wrong." I heard her but it didn't sound like she was talking to me. Then I heard the sound of someone kissing someone, or something. "I'm coming to your room. I will be there in a minute." Chay spoke quickly before all the sound went away completely.

I was still wearing my dress, which I didn't think would be very comfortable to sleep in, nor to sit and have a freak out in. So I went to the closet to get some clothes out. Before I was done, Chay was already opening my door.

"So what's the big deal?" She looked at me with a serious expression on her face. "What happened? Did my idiot brother mess something up again?"

With her words the kiss flashed through my mind again. The way he had leaned in. The way that he had put his hand on my face. That look in his eyes that felt like it was going to melt me. The feeling of his lips on mine. And of course the way that I just let it happen.

I buried my face in my hands, dropping the clothes that I had been holding.

"What the heck? What's with that look?" Chay looked distressed now as she ran to me.

With a hand around my shoulders Chay led me to a chair at the table, pushing me gently until I sat down. She then went to get the things that I had dropped before she joined me at the table.

When she sat down my face was still buried in my hands making it so I could only see out of the corner of my eyes or through gaps in my fingers.

"Star, girl, what is wrong."

"Rrtmm kssht ee." I pressed my hands even closer to my face before I spoke, which made the words come out all intelligible. 

"What's that? I didn't quite catch that." Understandably, Chay was confused by what I had said.

"Rrtmm kssht ee." I said it again.

"Girl, I still can't hear you."

"ARTEM KISSED ME!" I raised my head and yelled the words. I could tell my face was bright red as I screamed. And then there was the look on Chay's face, one of awe, excitement, and anger.

"Did you want him to?"

"I-I don't know."

"Did you not want him to?"

"I don't know."

"Did you like it?"

"Y-yes." I buried my face again, my head now hot enough to melt.

"Are you mad, angry, embarrassed, happy? Come on I need details here." She was grinning now.

"I-I didn't exactly try to stop him, but I haven't been able to stop him from doing stuff all day. Not that he did anything bad. But I didn't know I wanted it until he did it."

"That's all part of falling in love." Chay was grinning at me now as she took my hand, probably to stop me from covering my face anymore.

"Really?"

"Yeah, I find myself doing things I never thought I would before I was mated to Bailey." She looked so happy as she spoke, like everything was all new and wonderful and lovely.

"But there were times that I told myself I should stop him, but I really didn't want to. Like it was something making me do it."

"That's part of the mate bond. It makes you feel so many different things, like it's pulling at you but in a good way."

I sat there in silence for a few minutes as I thought about what she had said. If I had this right, then the mate bond they had all been talking about was to blame for all of this. I really do like Artem, or at least I think I do. I didn't actually dislike anything that he had done. And I wasn't afraid of him anymore. So, maybe the things in the back of my mind that I had been thinking were just my misgivings and nerves. I just needed to trust in Artem more. I know he would never hurt me.

Chay rose to her feet and was almost dancing happily around the table.

"But seriously, Star, this is amazing. I can't believe he kissed you. EEEEEE!" She spoke excitedly before squealing in joy. "This makes you one step closer to being my sister." She had stopped dancing now but she looked happy enough to start floating off the floor.

"What do you mean?" I was confused. "How will I be your sister?"

"When you and Artem are official, you will be with my brother. That will make you my new sister."

"Oh." I didn't really get it, but I would figure it out later. It was clear that whatever was going to happen was making Chay really happy.

"I can't believe how linked our families are. Me with your cousin. Your other cousin with my cousin. Their sister with the pack beta. It's all quite amazing if you think about it. We're all coming together as one big family and pack."

"I am just glad that so many people are happy." I grinned at her.

"Are you happy?" She sat at the table again and looked at me intently. "Are you happy? With Artem?"

"I-I think I am." I felt the peace in my heart when I spoke and knew that it was true.