*Mason POV*
We went into the Alpha’s office and closed the door. After a second it opened again, and Wyatt’s mother and girlfriend came rushing in. “What the hell just happened down there!?” Veronica raged, her pointed nose flared. “Why isn’t my son the alpha?!”
Wyatt slumped down onto the couch and Delilah sat beside him, holding his hand.
“I don’t know what happened!” Abraham raged. “Everything was going as planned, I felt the link open and after I started the ceremony, I felt the omega’s bonds leave me. It wasn’t until the Elite guards left that I realized that they weren’t going to Wyatt!”
“Then you should have stopped!” Veronica raged again. “Now look! MY SON was skipped!”
“You can’t stop once you have started to renounce the title. It would cause the pack to become scattered. Are you completely stupid?!” Luna Ellie snapped.
“This is all your fault!” Veronica pointed to Ellie. “MY SON deserves to be Alpha! I should have been the Luna from the start! But you and that damn brat stole yet something else from me and my son!”
“That ‘brat’ is my daughter!” Abraham shouted as the sun started to creep over the horizon. “And as of right now she is your Alpha! Show some respect!”
“It's okay, Mom.” Wyatt nearly whispered. “She was always stronger than me anyway.” He held his head in his hands. “Is that why?”
“No, that shouldn’t have anything to do with it.” My dad answered as he pulled a book from the shelf. “The title passes to the oldest by default, only a few exceptions would stop that.”
“Well, we should just go and force her to renounce the title then!” Veronica proclaimed. “Then it’ll pass to Wyatt.”
“Oh, sit down you entitled cow!” Luna Ellie raged, her Luna command blasting through. It wasn’t as strong as before, but Veronica’s mouth snapped closed, and she sat beside her son. “I am so sick of you! Nothing is good enough! Maybe the Moon Goddess skipped your son to spite you!”
“Ellie....” Abraham started. He never liked those two to fight, he always wanted to keep the peace.
My dad glanced at me before he sighed. “There is nothing we can do. Even if she renounced there is no guarantee that Wyatt would be next. Then we would be even worse off. We should just go with this!”
“Yes, you are right.” Abraham nodded. “Well, let’s start with next steps.” He looked at me with a small smile. “Have you and Abby talked about your mating ceremony yet? We need to hurry and plan your-”
We all stopped as the door opened again, and my mate walked in. She was gorgeous! If I thought she was cute before, now she was a knockout! She gained a couple of inches, her legs were longer than before, and her hair was wavy and shining! Her skin was glowing! But when she caught my eye, I saw nothing there.... no sparkle, no light.
Oh shit. I walked around the desk as she started to speak again, but I couldn’t focus on her words. I was seemingly sucked into her aura. Her command flared out and she pointed at the door and Veronica was gone. Wait... did I hear that right? Wyatt isn’t Abraham’s son?! And she knew?!
No wonder Geegee was always beating him in drills! And why she always needed extra help with controlling her power! Wait... that’s also why I started to feel stronger too! Because I am her true mate!!! We really need to talk! I look to her pleadingly, she just called my name. What is she saying?
“Hey Geegee.” I started. “We should go somewhere and talk. It’s a bit hectic here...”
“Yes. We should talk.” She nodded. “But I think we can do it here. In front of everyone. It won’t take long, I promise.”
“Wait Geegee....”
“I, Abigail Hope Winters, Alpha of the Lunar Snow pack, accept your rejection.” The pain was instant and nearly caused me to drop to the floor. My vision instantly blurred, and I felt a massive painful snap in my mind. All my strength started to leave me, and I heard shouts somewhere in the distance. I felt a fist grab me and slam me into the wall; as my vision started to clear I was face to face with my best friend and he was pissed.
Of course, he would be, he promised me before that if I ever hurt his sister, he would kill me. I closed my eyes and waited for the punch. But something stopped him, Geegee! She stopped him! Maybe???
“Get out you worthless piece of shit!” I heard Wyatt yell before I felt myself flying into the hall. I hit the far wall and landed on the floor painfully. Slowly I started to get up, that really hurt, since when was he this much stronger than me? I glanced up as I felt eyes on me. At the end of hall near the stairs stood Geegee’s friends. And they were all staring at me. I tried to put on a fake smile, but Stuart just glared at me.
“You piece of shit.” I heard Angie whisper. “How could you?! She nearly worshipped the ground you walked on.”
Wait, what is she... she couldn’t know! No one was there on the balcony with us! “What?” I started, maybe I could still fix this somehow...
“We saw you, you fucker.” Stuart growled. “We ALL saw you.”
“All?” I responded.
“The entire pack.” Mariah added. “You stupid idiot. Your little speech about how you were dreaming you were an alpha. And how being a beta wasn’t good enough for you. How she wasn’t good enough for you.”
“The link was... open?” I swallowed. “But they didn’t...” Wait, during an Alpha’s ascension the pack can look through the new alpha’s eyes... see what they see, hear what they hear.... feel what they feel...
“The titled members only just connected to the link when Abby woke up.” Brian said. “But when we attached to Alpha Abby we all saw you reject her in the pack link... through her eyes. And then we all felt her pain. No wonder she passed out... that was unbearable!”
I leaned against the wall for support, looking at the floor.
“Well? Nothing else to say?” Stuart growled as he marched up to me. “Don’t you have to pack? Say goodbye?” He smirked this time. “Isn’t the other alpha’s daughter waiting for you? Melissa?”
“Is she?” Mariah chuckled. “That’s not what I heard....”
My eyes widened again, that’s right! She is waiting for me! I go to run past Stuart, but he stops me. “Just remember... Karma is a Bitch.” He growls as he pushes me towards the stairs. What the hell does that mean?!
Running down the stairs I go to her room, the one I dropped her off at last night before I met up with Geegee. Sighing, I knocked on the door and plastered a fake smile on my face. Soon I hear voices behind the door, giggles, and a man’s voice?
Soon, she opens the door in a bathrobe. There is an unknown man behind her. I look at the two of them, confused. Her smile falters slightly. “Oh, Mason. Hey, I was going to tell you....” What is that smell? Is that???
The smell of sex?!
The man behind her walked up and put his arm around her waist. “And who is this?” He asked as he glared at me. He had alpha blood, I could sense it.
“Oh, this is Mason, the Beta’s son here.” She waved towards me as if an afterthought. “He is the one I told you about last night.”
“Right.” He smirked. “Well, I’m getting a shower, don’t be too long. We still have to make preparations soon.”
I looked at his retreating back, still slightly confused. What preparations? “Who is he, Melissa?”
She smiled at me. “He is my mate. We met late last night. He is coming back with me today.”
“What but-” I started. I was supposed to go back with her!
“Yeah, so. Deal’s off.” She chuckled. “Isn’t that okay though? Now you can go and find your true mate.”
“But-” I told her I was already mated last night when we talked! She knew I had to go and reject my mate before we could leave!
“It really is lucky you didn’t meet your true mate before today. Otherwise, we both would have made a mistake.” She smiled again, and now I could see it in her eyes. She was enjoying this. I backed away from the door and left. Deflated and defeated.
Slowly I crept into my room and the first thing that greeted me was the familiar smell of lavender and honeysuckle. The smell of my mate.... my ex-mate. Over the last four months since we were together, she was in my room more than her own. She slept right here, in my bed. As I laid down, I breathed in her scent. What have I done?
I thought back to the first morning after we slept together for the first time, I just stared at her for an hour as she slept. How I accidently woke her up by playing with her curls, how she pouted when she realized that in our excitement, I ripped her clothes to shreds and she had to wear mine until we could get to her room.
Glancing up at the bedpost I reached towards the bra she left there after that day. When I asked her what she was doing she answered that she was ‘marking her territory’ and making the room feel like her own. How we kept having the same disagreement about the window... she always left it open while I always kept it shut tight. I buried my face in her pillow as the tears threatened to flow.
Suddenly the pack link opened, and my eyes snapped open as my mate’s massive pack link shot through my mind. She accepted the alpha title! Maybe... she can one day accept me back too...
*Abby POV*I sighed as I finally returned to my new office, my brother right behind me. Today has been tiring, seeing off all the visiting Alphas. I didn’t see my ex and I was happy for that, though I wondered when he was leaving. I wondered if I would even feel the pack link disconnect from him and us.Secretly I was thankful for my brother, he helped me to navigate this nightmare. I already knew most of the alphas and lunas due to my beta studies. However, talking to strangers was always difficult for me. And more than once he had to remind me to keep my head up high, as betas were still expected to show a slight submissive nature to other alphas but now I couldn’t. Alphas never submit.Groaning I walked over to my office chair and flopped down, dropping my head on the table with a thud. I heard my brother chuckle as he sat in the chair opposite of me. Slowly I raise my head and looked at his amuse
*Abby POV*I groaned as I was drug to yet another clothing store. Don’t get me wrong I love clothes shopping as much as the next girl, but I was getting more depressed with each outfit. Why should I care how nicely everything fits on me? I don’t have anyone to show it off for.Mariah sighed as she looked at me with sad eyes. “Look, I’m sorry. I know... how you felt about him. But. It's his loss, not yours.”I broke eye contact, feeling another wave of sadness welling up inside. “Yeah, I know that’s what I should be thinking. But, my heart... it still hurts.”“And it will, for a little while longer. But have faith. It will get better, with time.” She nodded. “And with time you will see... you are so much better without him.”“Say it louder for the rest of us.” Stuart smiled as he and Brian
*Abby POV*Carefully I crept upstairs, the cat in my arms was still shivering. Going into my room I went into my private bathroom as my friends followed, carrying my bags. “Don’t bother with unpacking them.” I said out loud. “I have to start packing soon anyway to move into the Alpha suite.” I sighed. That suite is huge, and I will be in there by myself... but it does have its advantages, its more closed off and more private.... not to mention that huge window that opens right into the forest. When I was still small enough to stay in my parent’s suite I would sit there for hours, letting the breeze sweep my hair and face.The cat in my arms mewed at me again as I started running some warm water in the tub. “Sorry Kitty, I know you hate the water, but it’ll be okay.” I said softly as I started to run some over its back. Soon the water was running brown with mud and blood. The smel
*Wyatt POV*“Oh... yeah!!! Right there!!!!” I just stand there in shock for a minute as Delilah’s screams and moans hit my ears. I am shaking in anger as my so-called best friend just keeps plowing into her without stopping. Finally, I can’t stay silent any longer.“WHAT THE FUCK?!”Jay jumps up and my now ex-girlfriend gasps and sits up and tries to cover herself. “Uh... Wyatt!!! Wh-what are you... doing here???” She gasps out as I can feel my face get redder from anger. I don’t even care that my aura is spiking, probably scaring anyone in the packhouse who was still awake.I throw the bag at her and shake my head. “With my best friend really?!” I rage. “Why?! How long?! What???”She finally gets up and glares back at me. “It's your own fault! I am not cut out to be an Omeg
*Abby’s POV*I tap my foot nervously as I sit at my desk. This is the first big meeting that I have been in charge of. Even training as Second Beta didn’t prepare me for this, as we hadn’t gotten to that part of my training yet. My heart flutters as someone knocks on my office door. “Come in!”Soon Angie’s parents walk in, Gamma Scott entering first. “Good morning, Alpha.” He says his briefcase in his hand. Angie got most of her physical characteristics from him, her straight brown hair and hazel eyes while her personality came from her mother. Her trustworthiness and organizational skills.“Thank you both for coming.” I smiled. “I know I am cutting into your specialized training time.” I mentioned. “Isn’t it almost time for the advanced class to start?”“That’s fine, I actually canceled all training today.” He nodded as he sat, putting his case on the floor. “Now, what can we help you with?”“Well, I don’t know if you have heard but we are doing a Beta selection tournament this Satur
“What?! She can’t do that!” I say shocked. “Why would she do that?!”“She is the Alpha she can do whatever she wants, number 1. Number 2 YOU rejected her! She can’t trust you, so why the hell would she just let you be her second in command?!”“Because I was BORN for this job!” I scream. “It has been mine all of my life! I trained for it!” A tap on the open door made me stop and look up. Angie was standing there with Stuart right behind her.“Sorry, I hope I’m not... interrupting anything important.” She said as she walked in carrying a large box. “Alpha asked me to drop this off.” She dropped the box on my bed, and I looked inside briefly. My breath caught in my chest as I started pulling out all the clothes and personal effects I had left in her suite. There were even some pictures in here that originally had the two of us in it.But she ripped herself out of every one of them. I looked up as Angie got another box out and checked her phone. Glancing up I noticed Stuart going into my
*Abby POV*“Oh, who’s a pretty kitty?” Mariah cooed as she slowly ran a toy across the floor. The cat watched with interest and swatted at it every time it came close. I was looking over some papers and trying to get a sense of what the heck was going on without asking for help from my dad.Down the hall some of the guards and omegas had already started clearing out the Elder’s suite. Gamma Scott tried to call Veronica but she either ignored his calls or just didn’t have her phone with her. No matter, in an hour all of her things will be boxed up and put in storage.Then the contractors were coming in. Mom had already given me the carpet and wall colors she wanted, but she had no idea where they were moving, or that they were moving this quickly.A soft knock on the door resounded before my parents walked in. Dad looked at the cat on the floor a little surprised but didn’t say anything. He knew since I was a small pup that I loved animals, and I used to beg and beg for a pet. But he a
From his vantage point in the entertainment room, Brian watched Mason closely. What was he doing now? He watched as he picked up the flyer near the entertainment room door and read it. Brian was expecting him to be angry, maybe even throw a fit. But... he smiled.Why would he smile? Brian chewed his lip in thought and waited for Mason to leave. Instead of leaving though, Mason only went back to the couch and sat down; looking at his phone. Mason folded up the flyer and put it in his pocket, still smiling to himself.Wait a second... Brian pulled out his own phone, pulling up the photo of the flyer he had saved and read over it again.Oh hell!‘All wolves are invited.’All wolves mean Mason too! Quickly he texted his other friends, they need to do something! Angie replied first, stating that they could meet in her room. He had to get upstairs without being seen by the Ass; he glanced at him again. He was not paying attention, slowly Brian got up and left the room, sprinting up to the G