Becoming the Luna

Chapter 278

"V, stop looking at me, you're driving." Hayden half scolds as he leans down to fiddle with the edges of his pants, his top sliding up to reveal his waist.

Virgil whips his head around to face the road in record speed, a splash of color on his cheeks. "How did you know?" He asks gruffly, wondering if his mate was now psychic. 

"Your scent keeps spiking." Hayden blurts out unapologetically, sitting upright once again with a bright smile on his face.

"I wish I hadn't heard that." Virgil complains.

Hayden just shrugs. "Well, you asked."

They were almost to the city, his mom constantly ringing him up to monitor the progress of their journey.

It was still morning, late morning though but they had made it in good time, it meant they wouldn't have to drive back so late.

He didn't know which he anticipated the most, having his mom find out that her son was part wolf or seeing little baby Pixie, both were good.

"Baby, you might want to calm down, we're almost there and you're strung up so tight, your scent is everywhere." Virgil says in a calm voice.

"Oh." Hayden mutters, flustered. He had to listen to Virgil go on about him being careful and broadcasting his scent this way wasn't the way to go about it.

He's tries calming down and as expected his scent does this same, Virgil's rich dark scent threaded through his, a side package of mating.

"Or it wouldn't matter if you just let me keep the windows up." Virgil continues.

Hayden half pouts, he liked the wind in his face, the conditioning in the car feeling artificial, it was worse now with his sensitive nose.

"Fine." Hayden finally relents, they were in the city proper now, it was for the best.

Just as Virgil pushes the button to automatically slide up the windows, he bumps gazes with the person in the car beside him, gold eyes glancing past him.

The road separates at this point and Virgil takes the curve, the other person driving straight on.

He just brushed it off his mind, the smell of the road had prevented him from catching a scent from the other, it could have just been contacts and if it weren't, he's not surprised to bump into another Alpha.

While they were rare, they weren't exactly extinct, no that was for male Omegas and yet his half blood mate managed to be exactly just that, who exactly is his father?

They drive into the fancy neighborhood, traffic non-existent, no one was even walking on the roads, there was nothing but huge mansions barricaded in with way too high fences and gates girded with security reserved for an important government official.

Virgil takes a couple more turns, instinctively driving slower, it felt like he would be breaking some invisible taboo if he drove over a certain speed limit.

They were already expected so as soon as they drove up, the gate was opened up for them.

Virgil smiles to himself as Hayden is jumping out of the car before he can properly park the car, excitement evident on his face.

Servants easily deal with the luggage in the car, leaving Virgil to hurry after his mate who was practically running into the house.

He catches up to him just as Hayden is jumping into his grandfather's arms, constantly babbling about everything and nothing - Virgil doesn't think he's seen his mate get this talkative.

Grant smiles happily as he lets his grandson ramble to his heart's delight, his old heart finally taking a rest when he's seen all of his family, he's thinking he should even pay a visit down to the Werewolf town to see his son.

Maggie on the other hand drifts over to Virgil to pull him in a warm hug, exchanging pleasantries as they wait for Hayden and Grandpa LeBaron to finish up.

In the room just beyond the living room, Candy is sitting on a padded couch, surrounded with soft pillows and blankets.

Everyone had been against her leaving her room so soon after Doctor Frieda had prescribed bed rest but the feisty new mother was having none of that, saying she was resting just fine in the drawing room where she could feel the sun on her face.

Renee was beside her, holding a fussy Pixie while Candy took a break from her antics, Cole had gone out.

Candy was just getting ready to take her daughter from her sister again, maybe to try and feed her if that would placate the unhappy baby who had been a touch more fussy ever since her dad left.

When a peculiar scent drifts into the room, she freezes in the motion of taking back Pixie, her hands dropping in shock and horror.

Virgil's telltale scent was in the next room which wasn't a surprise, she was well aware he would be accompanying Hayden, no what horrified her was that there was a weird scent of what had to be a male Omega.

And even worse, there was the subtlest melding of their scents which would only happen when two Werewolves mated.

Did Virgil break her nephew's heart? Because recent birth be damned she would shift the position of his head.

"Andy?" Renee calls her, confusion on her face. "What's wrong?" She asks quickly, holding Pixie close. "Are you okay? Does anything hurt? Do we need to call Doctor Frieda?"

Candy just waves her away, exasperation on her face. "Heavens, you nag worse than Cole and mom combined..." She trails off at this point, wondering if to tell Renee.

It was strange that Hayden would actually bring not just Virgil but his new mate too...

"Ren..." She starts to say, a tight furrow settling between her brows. 

"Yeah?" Renee glances at her older sister, Pixie distracting her again as she fusses with the child.

At the last moment, Candy decides against it, if Hayden had something to tell his mom, she would wait for him to do just that and not ruins things beforehand. "Nevermind sis, hand me Pixie." She diverts, holding out her hand for her child.

A stone of sadness had settled down in the pit of her stomach though, she couldn't wait for Virgil's explanation.