Chapter 0004

Sabastian

It was the anniversary of our mother’s death. I missed her every day, she always understood me unlike my father. Despite the loss of his mate, father refused to step down as Alpha passing on the title to his sons. Whenever we broached the subject, he brushed it off but I think he just didn’t know which one of us to pass it too.

At 23 years old it is almost unheard of that an Alpha hasn’t passed on the title to his sons at this point. My brothers and I are quadruplets so it’s not like he didn’t have options, we each have our strengths and weaknesses. Since my mother’s passing our father let too much slip so we each took over the running of the pack, as far as I’m concerned, he is Alpha in name only. It is time he chooses someone to succeed him, he’s not old at 47 years but it is starting to show with his lack of judgment.

I suspect he is hoping for one of us to find our mate, he is old fashioned like that believing that a pack can’t be run by an alpha alone, he needs the support of his lune. I know my brothers all held hope from our 18ththat we would meet our Luna. It’s only at 18 that you get your wolf and with it can smell your mate. I saw the love my parents had for each other. I wanted that kind of bond that came from a fated mate.

After seeing how the death of my mother affected my father I decided there and then whoever my mate would be I would reject her. My brothers and I took over running this pack devastated from the loss of our mother but we couldn’t abandon the pack for our grief. The Silverbrook Pack has been our home, I have watched it grow to the pack it is today. Which is no thanks to my father he should have handed down the title of alpha but he refuses.

He had demanded to speak to me in his office which I was dreading, he acts like he is the only one who lost her, his mate and suffers the most. I agree to an extent the mate bond is a curse. Doesn’t he realise we lost our mother as well. My brother Caleb thinks I’m overreacting out of the four of us. He likes to keep the peace, his head is buried in so many books I’m surprised he even has time to notice what goes on around him.

Ethan and Gabriel see my side of things but they still value the mate bond, can’t they see how it took a great man, a great alpha and reduced him to nothing. What if none of us were here what would have happened to the pack? I don’t know how they can forgive him so easily.

I left my bed leaving her naked ass to sleep. Victoria and I had been casually seeing each other for years now. For me it was mainly hook-ups, she was good looking and after my mother’s death I needed someone. I think she took that as her sign that we were exclusive. I knew she had feelings for me but although I cared for her, I didn’t feel the same way. She wouldn’t be my Luna. Not that I needed one.

After a quick shower I headed over to my father’s office. After knocking I entered looking at the man I once admired.

‘You wanted to see me alpha’ I stated coldly looking him in the eye, he let out a sigh before standing up, his brows furrowed. He doesn’t ask me to call him that, I call him alpha as a sign of disrespect.

‘Yes, let’s go for a walk,’ I nodded as I followed him out of his office past the main area of the pack through the woods heading towards the mountains. We walked in silence as I lit a cigarette, I heard my father tut he didn’t approve of the habit, like I care what he thinks.

Once we had reached the base of the mountain I’d had enough. I wasn’t going to be summoned just to walk around the pack grounds in silence. Didn’t he know what the date was?

‘What is it you want to say to me that has to be all the way out here!’ I asked coldly, blowing out some smoke, stopping my footsteps as I waited for him to answer. He turned to look at me before he gestured to keep walking.

‘It’s about the alpha title, I want to find a way to make it fair to you all,’ he started as my heart sank, I knew what he was going to say.

‘You want us to compete against each other? We have all been running this pack fine managing the different areas. Why does it only need to go to one of us?’ I snap feeling irritated once more. I was close with my brothers. I didn't want anything to come between us, not a woman and not the title of alpha.

‘Every pack needs a leader, I don’t see why that should change things,’ I frowned as we walked some more heading towards the top.

‘Except it will, is that why you brought me up here to tell me you’re giving the title to someone else? Is it Ethan!’ I snapped. Ethan was technically the first born but as we were all minutes apart that didn’t really mean anything. Just because he pushed his way to the front to be born didn’t mean shit to me. I didn’t see how that would make him a better leader.

‘I haven’t decided anything just yet,’ he sighed exasperated. He looked tired from walking up the mountain, how was he supposed to protect this pack?

‘Sabastian, we used to be close. I know what happened with your mother was – ‘I cut him off. I didn't want to talk about her with him, he was acting like he didn’t even care. My eye had caught something blowing in the wind.

‘What’s that over there?’ We both headed in the direction of something flapping in the wind. Dad decided to run finding the source of what I’d seen.

‘It’s two women!’ Father shouted back as he continued to rush over to them, I followed picking up the pace as I saw them both huddled together tightly for warmth. There were discarded bags around on the floor.

‘Come help me,’ father demanded as he tugged them apart. They were half frozen together and my heart leapt. I couldn’t see her face, her long blond hair was still whipping in the wind but I wanted her to be okay.

‘Bloody hell they look half dead,’ I looked down seeing the other woman’s face looking white her lips cracked as she clung to the other girl. I still couldn’t see her face which irked me, her large sweater hid most of her body, but her slender legs looked good in her jeans.

Who is she, they weren’t from our pack and the nearest one is 3 hours away on foot looking at them both. They had come a long way.

‘If you take this one, I’ll carry the other,’ father handed me the young girl as I held her in my arms, I felt possessive of her. Her face rolled into my chest as I shielded her from the wind up here. Her hair blew back revealing her face. Fuck. She was stunning, long lashes, slender nose, plush pink lips that I was tempted to kiss. Her skin was covered in beautiful freckles that added to her beauty.

‘Yes alpha,’ was all I managed to say feeling my heart race, I looked over her body. She weighed nothing in my arms but I wanted to see if she was hurt, her eyes remained closed but was she injured. I couldn’t smell any blood on her, other than the few scratches that covered her face.

I saw dad lift the other woman as we headed back to the pack, I held her little body close to mine. I liked the feeling of her in my arms, which was odd seeing as I didn’t know her or could see her eyes. I just knew whatever they were would be perfect.

She stirred in my arms, I didn’t want her to be frightened of me, she was young I couldn’t sense her wolf yet which made it difficult to pick up which pack she was from. I looked back seeing their bags probably important if they nearly died carrying them. I slung them over my shoulder, careful not to jostle her as I did. They had both been through a lot, clearly running from something.

‘Hush little one you're safe,’ I whispered in her ear as her scent invaded me. She smelt like lilac and rain. I heard my wolf stir as he took in her scent grunting approvingly in my head, which made me frown slightly. He never liked any women normally.

‘Sabastian hurry we need to take them to the infirmary!’ Dad urged, sounding slightly panicked, I looked down at my little beauty, my little kitten she snuggled into my chest which just made my heart race, my wolf practically purring in my head.

I shook off the feeling she was stirring in me as I chased off after my father back down the mountain towards my pack. The whole time being careful with her in my arms. I felt ridiculous being so concerned already for her, she was nothing to me.

When we got to the infirmary I started to really worry about my kitten. She was still out cold. Yes I know I named her already, but she and no one else needed to know how I felt towards her. Gabriel, my brother came out. He's always been good with healing and helping others. Part of his duties is to work here. One of his many gifts was healing.

‘What happened?’ he called out, heading towards my father and I to assess the two women we held onto. He checked out the woman in dads arms first before giving him instructions for where to take her and what medical supplies he would need.

Next he came to my little kitten. I had to suppress the urge to growl at him as he turned her face towards his, he looked her over but rather than giving me the instructions to take her somewhere like he had father he tried to take her from my arms.

‘I can carry her! Where shall I place her!’ I snapped my wolf growling in my head, I forced him back. I didn't need him getting involved. Gabriel looked at me with an odd expression I couldn’t make out.

‘Room 5,’ he added sharply but before he could try to take her again, I was already on route before he could say anything else.

I entered the room gently placing her down. My fingers brushed the hair back from her forehead before I stepped back as Gabriel came in with a few supplies. He used his little torch to examine her.

At that moment her eyes snapped open, I was met by the most beautiful dazzling green eyes, she had bewitched me in that moment. Her gaze lingered on mine as her pupils dilated before she seemed to realise where she was. Fear took over her features as she jolted upright.

‘MUM!’