Chapter Four

 Marvin's eyes widen for a second at Gabriella's declaration as he wasn't expecting it. She definitely took being unreasonable to a different level.

 "How do you feel now? Satisfied?", he asks wryly.

 "Shut up and don't make fun of me, I'll go to every length till I'm able to get rid of this mate bond", she grunts and his eyes narrow in confusion.

 "Isn't the bond gone?", he asks.

 "Arghh... How come I'm feeling it even more than you do?", she yells and he is forced to burst into laughter. "Shut the fuck up", she shrieks and he laughs even more.

 "Maybe you should try inserting my middle name when rejecting me next", he chuckles.

 "Does that even matter?", she retorts.

 "I don't know", he admits. "Maybe the rejection didn't work because you didn't recognize me as your Alpha Ultra"

 "You're not my Alpha Ultra, get that into your thick skull"

 "Why are you so verbally violent?", he playfully complains.

 "Should I be physically violent instead?", she retorts and he chuckles.

 "I have a feeling you'll be just as efficient in that so no", he responds. "Why don't you just tell me why you want your father to be Alpha Ultra?"

 "Because he's more qualified than you", she spits.

 "You think so?", Marvin asks.

 "I know so"

 "And you don't think you're being biased and irrational?"

 "I'm not being biased, and neither am I being irrational! My father is more qualified than you are. He has been efficiently ruling the Red Moon pack for almost fifty years and just look at you, the proposed Alpha Ultra"

 "Not the proposed Alpha Ultra, the actual Alpha Ultra", he corrects interrupting her before she could finish talking and she glares at him.

 "I said you're the proposed Alpha Ultra and I'm not taking it back", she grunts. "You have only ruled a pack for two years"

 "Did you add that it was a pack I created myself and not a handed down pack?", Marvin asks.

 "It doesn't matter, you are still too unqualified to rule the whole of Wisconsin and Illinois and I'm going to fight to make sure you go down. I won't rest till the werecouncil takes back their decision!"

 "I've already told you that the werecouncil would not even look at your list not to mention deliberating on it. Believe me and give up already"

 "Never, I'll never do that"

 "Then you can continue fighting against the air and see how far that'll take you"

 "I'm not fighting against the air, I'm fighting against you, and I'm going to pester the Alpha Supreme till he takes you down and probably drags you back to Washington where you belong. You've only been in Illinois for less than three years, you know nothing about them and their way of life or wants, not to mention Wisconsin that you have probably never been in"

 "I've actually been in Wisconsin a couple of times", he argues.

 "A couple of times? And that was enough to make you become the Alpha Ultra?"

 "Maybe you should visit my pack sometime soon, it'll show you how effective I am", he suggests.

 "Stop trying to act like my sweet and caring mate, I'm rejecting you as soon as possible"

 "Why don't you try doing it again?", he mocks and she glares at him.

 "Just watch and see, I'm going to make the Alpha Supreme consider this matter as important since you're so convinced that he won't even make a single thought on it", she declares and Marvin laughs.

 "He still won't be affected by it", he shrugs. "He'll probably just tell me to handle you"

 "He'll send you to handle me?", she repeats with emphasis on the 'handle me'.

 "Yes, to handle you"

 "Like I'm a child disturbing right?", she laughs. "You all have no idea who I really am"

 "I think we do, at least I certainly do but the problem is there's a kink in your armour", he responds.

 "And what's that weak spot you think I have?", she asks in a mocking tone.

 "Me", he proclaims confidently and she narrows her eyes at him. "Your plans have been ruined by the moon goddess already in making me your mate"

 "And you really think I'll let myself be held down by the mate bond?", she laughs. "I will take you down even with the mate bond", she declares confidently and Marvin chuckles.

 "Try your luck then", he bids.

 "Make sure to watch your back though", she warns.

 "I should tell you that mate", he replies and she rolls her eyes.

 "You can get lost now", she commands and Marvin smiles.

 "There you go with the commands, but let me be obedient for today", he concedes but she swerves around and starts walking away before he could finish talking.

 'You are definitely in trouble, Marvin. Are you sure you can handle this lady?', his mind asks him just as she swerves to the side and disappears from his sight.

 "If the moon goddess gave her to me, and refused to separate us even when she rejected me, then I guess we're meant to be together", he mutters. "I did well despite being surprised at having a new mate", he commends himself and turns back into the building.

 He still had a werecouncil meeting to attend.

 Minutes later, Marvin is at the front of the door looking at the unconscious guards lying in front of the door which he hadn't noticed on his way out because he was in such a hurry to meet up with her.

 Gabriella... She was amazing, so amazing that his perspective on his type of woman was already crumbling.

 'So you're going to disregard Pearl because of a lady you just met?', his mind suddenly asks and his thoughts of Gabriella sublime.

 'I can't remember when last were you this excited about something Marvin, is this what you needed all this years? A woman?', his mind continues to reprimand and a stab of guilt hits his chest.

 He sighs heavily and pushes the door open. He walks in and shuts the door only to turn to see his father looking at him expectantly which was very surprising to him and the other Alpha Ultras.

 "How did it go?", his father asks.

 "Not so well...", he answers and the Alpha Supreme and his Beta immediately burst into laughter.

 "Come and have your seat, Marvin. We should continue with the werecouncil meeting", Jonathan declares and Marvin strides towards his seat. "So yes.. back to the North Carolina issue with the humans there", Jonathan starts and Magnus immediately takes it from there.

 'The two of them had so much synchronicity, probably attained after being together for several years', Marvin thinks with a small smile before his mind switches back to Gabriella.

 'Gabriella Rachael Stone... What am going to do with her now? It's impressive that she's actively involved in the running of the Red Moon Pack but... That might be an obstacle', he thinks.

 He quickly reminds himself that he had a meeting to focus on and shifts his attention back to the meeting only for his mind to switch back to her again.

 'Here you are thinking about another woman and not focusing on your meeting after you focused on your duties overly in the past and ended up losing the woman that the moon goddess initially gave to you. Is that fair of you?', his mind scolds him and the thoughts of Gabriella immediately disappear once again.

 'I'm so sorry, Pearl'