Luna On The Run!

Again Alpha Gorgio’s POV

Furiously, I jump to my feet again.

The chair collapses behind me. I shift partially, my claws coming out. This Alpha owes his life today to our host, the father of my mate. In any other case or place, if he had dared to suggest this bullshit to my face, I would have crushed the scum to death. Look at him, even thinking about sleeping with my woman for a whole month! Xander is so ready to get down to business.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

“Try putting your paws on my mate and see what I’m capable of! I challenge you, Alpha Zane,” I snarl viciously. “You fool! Did you really think I would agree to this shit? Do I look like a pimp to you? You didn’t even have to come out of your house with that shit proposal.”

My Beta Jace is also infuriated. “Alpha Zane, I speak on behalf of my pack, Eclipse Howl,” he rumbles. “The disrespect you showed our Luna today will not go unpunished. I swear to you that we will avenge our Luna’s honor. You have just made a grave mistake”.

“Alphas!” interrupts Alpha King Petric with all his authority. “It was just a suggestion. If you have a better one, we’d like to hear it, Gorgio. And of course, we will hear Ariel’s opinion as soon as she returns”.

I jerk my head towards him and catch a glimpse of respect in his eyes. From the looks of it, he is not happy with the situation either, but he is also obliged to look after Alpha Zane’s interests. As Alpha King, he must resolve disputes as neutrally as possible.

“My counter suggestion is for Alpha Zane to forget about my mate and look for a second chance mate. He may as well try the option of a chosen mate,” I say snidely. “There are other Alphas who have done it and it works perfectly.

The man shakes his head, indicating his disagreement with my suggestion. He probably has a dead wish or his soul is already walking beside him.

“I’m not giving up on her. Alpha Gorgio, we gain nothing by questioning Selene’s decision. The sooner you accept the situation, the sooner Ariel will be here with us. Her arrival is entirely dependent on your willingness to share her with me, as the Moon Goddess has indicated,’ the loser stresses.

Right there I lose it.

In an instant, I am in front of him, my face in his.

“Get this through your head, Ariel is mine and mine alone. No one, not even you, can touch her. My Luna is beyond everyone’s reach,” I bite to his face.

“If she loved you so much, she wouldn’t have been out having fun in a club last night, Alpha Gorgio,” he snaps, “She doesn’t miss you, she seems to enjoy her freedom. You are already forgotten, you no longer exist for her”.

I’d be lying if I said this statement didn’t hurt. The man managed to hit me hard. In fact, my trackers reported that they had spotted her in a club where she was enjoying a drink with two men and a woman.

But I do not begrudge this scum the triumph of successfully getting back to me.

“My Luna is loyal to me. Wherever she is. We are in daily contact through our bond”. I throw open my collar, so he can see the mark on my neck. The mark of possession my lover has left on my body.

“Do you know what this is, Alpha Zane? This is her claim she couldn’t wait to put on me. With this, she has bound me to her forever. It is a declaration of her love for me. That is all I need.” And now I see him shrink with jealousy as he stares at my mark. I cannot feel a drop of pity for him.

“Do yourself a favor and find a second chance at a chosen mate. Ariel will never be yours, she has already made her choice”.

And with that, the meeting is over for me. Out of respect, I put my hands together and bow slightly to the Alpha King. With my Beta and Head Warrior in tow, I leave the room.

But then I bump into someone I had completely forgotten in the heat of the circumstances.

Alexis!

Ariel’s younger sister and best friend. She has a finger to her lips as a warning for me to be quiet. Then she beckons me to follow her. We hurry through the hallways until she points to a door and we enter.

Once inside, she threw herself into my arms. “Gorgio! How glad I am to see you here. I feared I would have to find a good excuse to visit you at Eclipse Howl”. She sounds relieved.

I hug her lightly. “Alexis, you have grown considerably in a year. I am also glad to see that you are doing well,” she pulls away from me swiftly. “Listen, I heard about what happened to you. And I don’t want Alpha Zane near my sister either, I’m sure she fled because of him,” she hints. “I know how to find her and I know how to keep the Alpha away. I have a plan.”

Frowning, I look at the girl in front of me. She seems a little too young to be involved in such disputes. “How old are you, Alexis? Do you already have a mate?” She giggles at my question.

“Seventeen and single. I still have a few months before I turn eighteen, but I am not looking forward to a mate. I still have a lot to do before I settle down.” I smile, knowing that she and Ariel have been up to all sorts of mischief and sometimes go partying in other packs. They are really attached.

“And what is your plan? Is it good enough for the adults to hear?” I tease her. But to my surprise, her face turns grave. And then I listen to her plan.

When she has finished her explanation, Jace, Alvin and I are staring at her with our mouths agape.

“Have you been spending too much time reading action and thriller novels lately, Alexis? Do you honestly think this plan has a chance of succeeding?”

“I believe in it. I’m on board.” I hear Jace cuts in…