They walked about the library, the three of them, to look at the portraits of the previous Alpha and Luna’s of the pack, a little history lesson on each of them from Luna Elizabeth, looked at the different styles and paint usage. Every single portrait was a solo picture, none of them actually held the Alpha and Luna together, a few of them had them pictured next to their wolf. That was an interesting idea.
Though all of the former Luna’s potraits were hung directly next to their Mate and Alpha, to show them together. Only Alpha Ronan ’s portrait did not have his Luna next to him, guess it was still hanging in the woman’s office downstairs. Though there was a space made available for it, she noted.
Luna Elizabeth stated quite calmly, this was the pack’s tradition and that is why she thought it was the best option for a portrait of Caelan by himself. Trying to convince Lydia, Daisy thought, she would paint what she was told to. She did like the idea of Caelan smiling in the portrait, though admitted it was very unlikely to happen.
The damned boy won’t smile. No matter how hard I try, he will not smile.” she shook her head and huffed, annoyed with her only son it seemed.
Daisy just shrugged it off. She’d never seen the man smile either, it was nothing new to her. Had turned to Lydia “perhaps you could get a shot, privately on your phone and flick it to me.”
Lydia had laughed softly and shook her head. “No, he doesn’t like me taking photos of him, it actually makes him quite mad.” she replied.
“Then I will do my best, might take me a while though,” Daisy had nodded.
“You’ve got time dear.” Luna Elizabeth smiled at her. “There is no real rush.”
Daisy had frowned and queried about the upcoming Luna Ceremony for Lydia, wanting a timeline, as it could take weeks to perfect a portrait and get all inflections and skin tones, tattoos, and markings correct if the person had them, that was. Caelan had never had any she’d seen back then. And from what she’d seen of the man, nothing above the neck, who knew what was under that shirt of his.
Then there was also the problem of getting a picture of Caelan smiling, if his own mother couldn’t get him to smile, and Daisy knew that she was not going to be able to do it either. How was she going to get that one magic shot?
Luna Elizabeth had simply smiled at her “It won’t be this coming full moon, so you have time. I’m holding a mating ball for the triplets. They turned 18 just over a week ago.”
“A mating ball?” That surprised her. Wouldn’t the
Luna’s Ceremony out weigh that?
“Yes” she’d nodded.
Daisy had never attended a mating ball. They had been held regularly but she had been under age when here, so had not been allowed to attend, only those 18 and over being allowed. Then, once Mated to Caelan , had been informed very bluntly by him. That she would be staying in their room the entire time, not allowed to go anywhere near it. Though he had attended every one of them, she herself had not ever been allowed.
Not like she didn’t see the other visiting packs, or come across their Alpha’s and pack members the day before and the day after, during meal times. Though Mason had always been in her company and if he had been unavailable, Caelan himself had been with her. It was the only time the pack actively saw them together during their Mate Bond and only at meal times. Their room had not had a kitchen, so she’d had to go downstairs to eat.
It was pretty much an escort from their room down to eat and then straight back to their room. Looking at other pack members or them looking at her had pissed the man off, she’d learned quickly to keep her eyes on her plate or would have been faced with his angry scowling all the way back to their room.
She’d never really understood that about him, likely it was more a Hudson thing, wanting to keep Amelia away from the un-mated males. They were not allowed to shift when there were visiting packs either. His wolf had loved hers, that much she did know, their bond had been good and strong.
“Am I allowed to attend that?” Daisy suddenly asked She’d never found her Mate and was now an un-mated she-wolf of eligible age to attend the ball.
“of course you are Daisy.” Lydia smiled at her like it was a silly question. “Why wouldn’t you be able to?”
However, her question had been directed at Luna Elizabeth, who was now looking at her with a frown on her face. “I would ask Caelan that question, Daisy.” She finally replied after a minutes contemplation.
“Oh, so it’s for Ranked members only then?” she no longer held Rank.
“Yes. But….”
Daisy nodded, she got it. He’d never let her before, might not now either, not even his own mother knew the answer to that question. The man had issues where she was concerned and his mother obviously understood that about him.
“l bring you.” Lydia piped up “What can he do?”
Daisy smiled at that, which would definitely get her around him, “You promise?” she laughed.
Saw a rather worried look pass over Luna Elizabeth’s face as she looked at Lydia, but ignored it.
Lydia smiled directly at her, affirming, “Indeed. Everyone possesses the right to discover their Goddess-Gifted Mate; not even an Alpha can revoke that.”
