Chapter 7

Ivan

‘Ivan, are you sure about this?’ Rowan mind-linked me.

I ignored him. Making him growl through the mind-link

‘Ivan… Ivan’ he persisted

‘ Rowan for fuck sake yes… this will be the last time am answering you… am sure about it.’I yell in the mindlink

Rowan has been pestering me since I told him about taking a chosen mate, it got worse when we heard news of her callous behavior. He hasn’t stopped trying to convince me throughout the ride here and now he’s still pestering me.

‘ Ivan … this girl has a bad reputation

‘Who cares Rowan, I just want her Alpha genes that’s all’ I said angrily for the hundredth time.

‘ but still, you’ll be making her your Luna, think about the pack’ he fired

‘ My mother remains the Luna’ I shot back

‘Ivan the…’ he started but I cut off the mind-link he is so annoying.

As expected, everything was set before Rowan and I arrived at Crescent moon pack. The pack files were already gathered and were being loaded into the carriage by the guards. Gill was a coward, his palm was sweating like a teenager caught having sex, the fear in his eyes was evident and he was running in any direction I point to without waiting to hear what I have to say, he was trembling and avoided my eyes all morning, not that am complaining though, of course, I should be feared, words of how I conquered packs flew around, even my pack members talk about my said ruthlessness, the fear, and cautiousness I see in peoples eyes all the time got me used to it but this was an Alpha, Alphas are stronger and braver than other wolves because they possess higher gene of our specie.

I could feel Rowan still trying to open our mind-link and I glared at him before opening the mind-link but before he could start rambling I beat him to it.

‘If you were not my best friend I would slaughter you this moment, you’re defying your Alpha’

‘ if you are not my best friend I wouldn’t give a shit about who you’re mating Ivan’

One thing about Rowan is that he always got my back during both good and bad times, unsafe and dangerous situations and he was the only one that doesn’t fear my monster. He is more than my beta.

‘ why the fuck are you smiling’

Rowan said through the mind-link again. Was I smiling? I glared at him in response.

“ what the hell is taking your men so long?” I yell at the excuse of an Alpha in front of me

“ uhm.. so…sorry Alpha, they …. will be done.. done soon” he stuttered with his head bowed.

Rowan took charge of getting the necessary documents and loading them while I waited with Gill.

A few minutes later, everything was ready and Rowan came to inform me. We stood as I asked the Luna to fetch her daughter.

“Alpha Ivan… are you leaving already? we prepared a feast for you” she said carefully.

“ Get your daughter here woman” I yelled making both her and her husband jump in fear.

“ Yes Alpha,” she said in a trembling voice as she scurried out of the living room.

A few moments later, she walked in with a brown-haired woman dressed like she was going to a ball, she was smiling brightly and the excitement in her eyes was a little too much. She walked up to me and bowed her head.

“Am ready Alpha” she said happily.

‘She’s not my mate’

Leon whined but I ignored him. She wasn’t trembling and over-scared like her parents. Well at least someone was normal in this family. I gave a nod in response and walked out with Rowan and the woman behind me.

We got to my car and Rowan opened the back seat door

“ Miss,” he said with his hand stretched to the opened car door gesturing for her to get in.

“Shouldn’t it be Luna Bella” She frown at Rowan who looked at her like he would chop her head off any moment. I was about to clarify things to this young woman when she soundly shouted

“ hey young man, didn’t you hear me…. apologize to your Luna”

Rowan clenched his fists tightly, I knew he was furious but was giving me the respect of not tearing her apart this moment.

“Young woman,” I said “ this man right here is Beta Rowan, one more rudeness from you and you’ll be punished” She wanted to say something but I raised my hand and she shut up. “ You’re going to be my mate, not Luna, my pack has a Luna so know your place woman” I finished as Rowan got into the driver’s seat of the car, I opened the front seat door and sat down, Bella got in the back seat quietly, her smiles already disappeared. Rowan was about the start the car when Leon growled.

‘What’s wrong’ I asked my wolf but before he could answer, a sweet scent hit my nose and Leon started fighting to come out, I held him back and got out of the car deciding to follow the scent.

“Is everything okay Ivan?” Rowan asked next to me. I didn’t even know when he got out, Bella too was out, they were both staring at me.

‘I can smell my mate’ I mindlinked Rowan.

‘Really?... she’s here?’ He mindlinked back but I ignored him and turned to Bella.

“ I’ll be right back”

I trailed the sweet scent of coconut and strawberry to the back of the pack house, this place looked like a field, what could my mate be doing here? I turned into the corner to see a young girl probably in her teens, she was putting on a sack-made dress with dirty hands and body standing in the middle of the field looking around frantically obviously feeling my presence.

She turned around to face me and fuck she was the most beautiful woman I’d set my eyes on, she had hazel eyes and long black hair packed in a messy bun, she smiled wildly running towards me. She stopped right in front of me and suddenly felt embarrassed. I wanted to take her in my arms hug her tightly and kiss her perfectly shaped lips. My wolf was gurgling happily and screaming mate!!!. She is a slave, she’s weak, I can’t take her I need a strong mate.

“ you’re my mate” her small sweet voice sounded like music to my ears, at that moment it took everything in me to stop myself from taking her in my hands, Leon wanted to hold her but no I can’t do this. I stepped back a bit and before I could stop myself I said.

“ I, Ivan Parker, Alpha of the crescent moon pack, reject you as my mate and Luna”

She stared at me blankly, she was shocked, tears brimmed in her eyes, and she looked like the world collapsed in front of her. I wanted to hold and wipe out her tears, kissed her forehead, and take my rejection back but I couldn’t. She was still staring blankly I was afraid she would pass out and almost like on cue she held her chest tightly and fainted. If I wasn’t fast enough she would have fallen to the ground.

“Oh shit” I mumbled as I carried her out of the field.