Alpha's Blind Luna



His giggle came across and I looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "This is our anniversary."

What hit me more was the flashing between Faris and Zeke in his eyes. He was fighting Faris even in a place like this. Cupping his cheeks, I brushed my nose against his.

"Zeke, what is going on?"

His eyes fell for a moment. "It's nothing. I'm just a little tired."

Pulling him back, I shook my head. "I've been watching you. It's not just when you're tired. It's getting worse. I mean, I had to force Faris back yesterday. You were like a ghost all this afternoon. You need to be able to talk to me about this. Let me help."

He smiled. "It's nothing, Vale. Really. It happens from time to time. It's a bloodline issue. This is probably the fourth time or so it's happened. It can range anywhere from a couple months to year."

"Why haven't you told me? Or talked about it?"

"I just...it's not a bad thing. Faris knows his limits and how to handle himself. He just doesn't know how to properly communicate. There was this few months where I wasn't able to come forward at all. So for a little while, our pack only had Faris as Alpha. I think the major complaint was that Faris' hand writing was terrible." He chuckled, taking a sip of his drink.

I threw up my hands, shaking my head. "Why not tell me? Why not explain that to me? I'm over here worrying something is seriously wrong with you." Zeke smirked. "I mean, that could be but I thought you already knew. Auri said it happened to her a few times as well. I thought she would have told you about it."

My eyes dropped to my drink before I took a sip. "There are a lot of things I realize I didn't know about my mom."

Sighing, Zeke rubbed my arm. "Don't worry. You still have time. You can talk to her and yell at her until you're blue in the face."This material belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Smiling and nodding, I leaned back in the booth. "Goddess am I going to let her have it.”

The lights dimmed and put my hand on Zeke's thigh. He excitedly turned and sat up in his seat. The band came out, a pianist and upright bassist. They tuned for a moment before jumping into a sultry tune. The whole place went silent and then Estel's voice wove through the air. She hadn't stepped out but the voice was unmistakably hers. Squeezing Zeke's thigh, I stared forward until the curtains parted just a little.

Estel stepped out and tonight she was wearing a longer black dress. There was still beads all over, catching the candlelight but it was a more modern take on a flapper dress than what I imagined. Her eyes burned bright and her hair looked even more of an electric blue than before. The song I felt brush against my skin and I had goose bumps. My mind was nearly hypnotized but Zeke's hand started crushing the one I had placed on his thigh. Looking up, his face was white as he stared at the stage.

"Vale...that's..." Zeke's eyes slowly turned to look at mine.

I smiled. “Isn't she incredible? Her name is Estel Storm. We met her after when Peter tried to ask her out. Shes...well...she's the most power fey I think I have ever come across. Naresh and I would pinned by her power but her voice is other-worldly." My voice was barely above a whisper as I explained.

Zeke looked at me as though he thought I was joking. Giving him a smile, I just motioned him to watch the stage and I squeezed his hand. He stared at me for a moment longer before dragging his eyes back to the stage. Reaching out, he downed his drink in one go. Chuckling, I reached out and poured the champagne into both glasses for us. Holding mine up, he gave me a small smile and we clinked out glasses quietly.

After the second song, the food started coming. Just as before. I knew it was good but I could barely taste it over the sound of Estel's voice. My senses being taken over completely by her music. A couple times, the band swapped out instruments and at the entree, she took a short ten minute break. However, the night was really beautiful. A smile had wove its way onto Zeke's face and he began to relax more as the night went on. I think the champagne had a little to do with that as well but he seemed more relaxed and more himself than he had been.

The dessert came out but I didn't touch it as I closed my eyes, the slow song Estel was singing was giving me more goose bumps. Pulling Zeke close, he leaned his head on my shoulder and I knew his eyes were closed as well. It was a sweet but sad love song. Loving someone but not being able to be with them. From what I remembered Camilla had said, she had a mate but they weren't around. I wondered if that was their reason it sounded so raw.

Pressing my lips to Zeke's head, I tugged him closer as the song came to an end. My eyes opened and looking at her, I thought I saw the shimmer of tears in her own eyes. However, she smiled and nodded to the band. All of them got up save the bassist but he pulled out a violin from behind the curtain. Estel moved to the piano and smiled.

"This will be the final song. It's one that was on the radio for a little bit but it is one of my favorites." Her eyes swept through the crowd and I felt like they had landed on the two of us.

Apparently, I wasn't the only one because Zeke sat up next to me. Her eyes continued after a couple seconds to look around the room before she took a deep breath. The piano started to play and she was right. I had heard this one the radio once or twice when I was little. Really, I had heard it more when Grandpa used to play it. He would play it in the car when he would pick up us kids without my mom. She was always too sensitive with music for us to really have too much on in the house.

Looking over at Zeke, he had tears in his eyes and his hand was covering his mouth. I knew he loved the artist on his phone and I think they also did a version of the song as well.

"It's called..." I mused, trying to think of the name.

"Ice Princess. The name of the composition is Ice Princess." Zeke answered for me without tearing his eyes away from the stage.

Her eyes were open as she played the piano and you could tell how much the song meant to her. The violin came in near the end and they paired perfectly with one another. It was nearly as enchanting as her voice. It was beautiful and as it ended, the entire place erupted in applause for her. She smiled and tipped her head low to us. Blowing a kiss, I saw Camilla shaking her head and clapping near the bar.

The lights came up and I leaned back in the seat. Looking at the dessert that was untouched on the table, I grabbed my fork and took a quick bite. It was heavenly. I'm not sure I had tasted a cheesecake that was so light. Zeke had made it through about half of his but he had pushed it away, replacing his fork with the stem of the champagne glass.

"So?"

He hummed, looking up at me.

"What did you think?"

Shaking his head, he looked back at the stage, his eyes unfocused. "She's incredible."

I smiled and nodded. "I thought you would like her. I'm glad I brought you then."

His eyes swung back to mine, his head cocked to the side a bit. "You really don't know..."

Camilla came over just as I was about to ask what he meant. She smiled and knocked the table a couple times with her knuckle. "She will be here once it clears out a little bit. Is there anything else I can get you?"

"I don't think so. Thank you so much Camilla. Another wonderful night."

She smiled. “Always happy to host you, Alpha King. Maybe next time work won't be involved?"

Chuckling, I let the air out of my nose. "I'd prefer it."

Camilla gave us a single nod before she headed off talking to the different staff who were finishing up orders and clearing tables that had already been vacated. Zeke was pouring another glass of champagne and I raised my eyebrow at him.

"You good? You don't normally drink that much."

He smiled. “I'm fine. I'll still be conscious when we get back to the room, if that's what you're asking.” Shaking my head, I relaxed as well. I didn't know how long it would take for the person we were meeting to come over but I figured once more of the patrons were out. We watched as table after table emptied and the guys from the band came out with their instruments. It must be a nightly occurrence that they would play after a show. As they plucked at their instruments, I wondered if maybe Estel was going to sing with them again. She did jazz beautifully but I really enjoyed the more modern hits they played after. I could have kicked Peter for stopping their practice.

Suddenly, the curtain opened and Estel came forward. She spoke with the guys as she placed what looked like an old messenger back on the floor. Tonight she was in a loose-fitting button-up shirt with dark wash jeans. Her hair was put up in a pony tail but it was more like a little blue tuff coming out of the top of her head. She shook her head at the guys before laughing and squeezing the shoulder of saxophonist.

Jumping off the stage, she kissed Camilla who had come up. Fear filtered in my veins for a moment as Camilla nodded to our table. My back became ramrod straight and I wiped my suddenly very sweaty palms on my pants.

"Vale?"

"Shit. Whatever you do, Zeke, don't look her in the eyes, alright?"

He looked at me confused before he looked back at Estel walking towards up. I kept my gaze on her face but Naresh was making it nearly impossible to try and focus. We both remembered the last interaction and it was not one we wished to repeat. She smiled and pulled a chair to our table. Sitting down, she crossed her legs, smoothing them out.

"So, I was told you two needed to speak with me."