When Shana and I arrive at the party, everything is in full swing. I see my nine friends all sitting at one big table. It’s the same every year. Since all of our birthdays as so close, we also sit at the table of honor. I take Shana’s hand and slowly walk her to our table. I see Ben sitting between Mona and Seleste. Ben’s attention is focused on Mona. You can see the love between the two of them. They remind me of my parents. Speaking of which, I need to introduce them to Shana. I make a quick detour on the way to our table. My mom and dad are sitting with Ben’s parents and Seleste’s parents. I forgot how close the three families are.
“Mom, dad, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. True, let me introduce my mate, Shana Stevens. Shana, this is my mom and dad, the beta couple and the gamma couple.”
“Hi everyone,” Shana says shyly.
“Hi Shana,” my mom says. “We have been eager to meet you. You look lovely tonight.”
“Thank you, Luna. You look lovely yourself
My mom and I spend the rest of the morning pampering ourselves. We get Mani and Pedi at the pack’s nail shop. We went to lunch at our favorite dive. My mom and I share a love of good burgers. My mom got a mushroom Swiss burger with bacon added. I got a cheddar bacon burger with crispy onion on top of the burger. It’s made with one beef and one pork patty. It’s not the healthiest lunch, but we enjoyed it, we don’t eat like this every day, but it is good to treat yourself every now and then. After lunch got deep massages to help us relax. We also get primed and waxed. We are flawless and silky smooth for the night. Spending the day with my mom like this was perfect. She knew that I needed to just relax and not think about tonight. We just went with the flow of things and did not talk about mates, birthdays, or the big party. After our massages, we went back to our house.“Thanks, mom. I really needed this pampering day.”“You&rsq
“Now without further ado, let me present your next Beta, Ben Jackson.” Ben and Mona walk up to the stage and stand next to Ben’s parents. “Your next Gamma, Mona True” The crowd gasps. My father and everyone looked shocked. Seleste had started walking to the stage but stopped. I noticed that all the members of the Elite 12 walked and stood behind Seleste. I guess that is a show of power, but I have the ultimate power. “Son, what are you doing?” My father asked, “Seleste is the next Gamma.” “No, dad. I don’t think Seleste is the right one for the position. Seleste has done nothing but undermine my authority in the pack for the last year. As alpha, I can’t have anyone under me who does not respect my position as head of the pack. I want Mona as my Gamma. I think that is best for the pack.” I say. My father is stunned and quiet for a moment after I finish that statement. Mona takes that moment of silence to speak up.“I respectfully decline,” M
My mother and father look lost right now. I don’t know why. They should be proud of me for standing up for the pack.“Ok, everybody, just calm down. Nobody makes any rash decisions until we discuss this further.” My father says.I don’t know why my dad is begging them. We don’t need them.“No, dad. There is nothing to discuss. My mate and I do not want Seleste as our Gamma and I will not allow her to continue to influence my pack. As alpha. I have decided. She and the traitor warriors can leave. I don’t need her. I don’t want her and I don’t need anyone who follows her. She is nothing to this pack but trouble.”Before I know it, Gamma True has broken free of Mrs. True and has me lifted off the floor with his hands around my throat.“I have had enough of you, pup.” Gamma True says. “I have stayed quiet for this long because my daughter asked me to let her handle it, but you have gon
My dad takes a deep breath and then looks at Seleste. “Seleste, will you come up here please?”Seleste walks up and stands in front of my father. I must admit, she is looking very nice in her dress. It is a one-shoulder number that fits her curves perfectly. Unlike me, Seleste is looking calm and composed. Looks like things are backfiring a little. She should be the one that is flustered and angry. Not me.“Son, do you see that mark on Seleste’s right shoulder?”I look closely. There is a crescent moon with a star on her shoulder. I have read something about that symbol before, but I paid little attention to it and what it means.“Yes. I see it, So?”“I’m losing my patients with you, pup. Disrespect my Sweet Pea one more time. I dare you.” Mr. True says through clenched teeth.My father sighs. “Son, that mark is the mark of The Protector. The Protector is a direct
She continues talking while I’m taking everything in. I realize I made a huge mistake. Everyone tried to warn me that I was going to be the downfall of our pack with my grudge. Yes, I can admit it now. It was a grudge. I see now that Seleste was born to be a warrior and if I would have listened, she could have made me better.As a protector, she works to make all of us better. Now it makes sense why my father started letting her travel the world to train at such an early age. How could I have gotten everything so wrong? I should have taken her advice and thought about it, or maybe even talked to my dad or mom about what I was feeling. Now I know why I’ve been feeling so drained lately and why Convel has not been talking to me.“I’m sorry Convel.” I link my wolf. “I will try to make our last days together better. I love you Con and I’m sorry for ruining things with our mate.”“Alpha, because I love this
We all walk out of the house and head to the venue for the party. The party is at the banquet hall of the pack. It is an enormous ballroom. We have hosted many parties over the years in this hall, both for our pack and for the werewolf kingdom. We are centrally located and large enough to host official events when needed at the request of the king. Our pack is closely aligned with the royal pack. I think it is mainly because of my ancestor that came to help the alpha’s ancestor start this pack. My ancestor came from the royal pack. He was the second son of the royal gamma and the chosen protector. I don’t know why it went with the second born that year. The moon goddess had her reasons. My family is still connected to the royal gamma line. We are cousins.We arrive at the ballroom and are immediately escorted to our table at the front. We are in a place of honor since the party is celebrating us. Our parents are seated just off to the side of the stage.I w
The alpha grabs the microphone and begins addressing the crowd.“I would like to thank everyone for being here tonight to celebrate the 18th birthday of the circle of ten, our next generation of the leaders of the pack. I’m sure that together, the ten will continue to move our pack to greater things.” The alpha says. He announces all the mate connections in our group of ten. The pack is so happy for the mates, the alpha can barely get a word in. Finally, the crowd calms down, and the alpha announces Trevor and his fake mate. I look at my dad and shake my head as the alpha speaks. I don’t want my dad to lose it and tell the pack that Trevor rejected me.“And finally, I would like to announce that my son, your future alpha, has also found his mate, Shana. Show them all some love.”The crowd goes wild again. Nobody knows that they are a fraud, so they are happy to have what they think is the next alpha and luna.
Ok, I know my thoughts are showing on my face now. He just told the pack that I’m a threat because I secretly love him. He is really reaching. I look at the pack and warriors. No one looks like they believe him. At this point, If Alpha Connor does not take control, the pack may revolt against Trevor. Alpha Connor looks at Shana and asks her if this was true.Trevor answers before Shana can say anything. I’m not the only one who noticed that Trevor did not want her to answer.“Of course this is true, dad. Why would I tell you something that is not true? Seleste is not the right person to be Gamma.” Trevor says.I notice my dad is about to lose control. I need to get to him before things go completely left. To defuse the situation and give Trevor what he wants and hopefully stop this drama, I agree that I don’t need the Gamma title.“Fine,” I tell Trevor. “Gamma is just a title. I don’t need it. Not havi