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I knew Gibson saw this as a way to escape Mandy, but I wanted her to learn a lesson too. She needed to know that being a Beta female was a lot of work–and if this annoyed Gibson, even better. It was clear to everyone that Gibson wasn’t happy with my suggestion, and neither was Mandy, but honestly, I didn’t care.
“Zalia, I once said that any Pack lucky enough to have you as their Gamma was fortunate. Well, today I’ll call my Son the lucky one, as he’ll have you as his Royal Gamma female,” Alwin says.
I see everyone from Moon Stone Pack looking at me, Mandy even seems to look a little green.
Deimos steps behind me as Dad moves forward to congratulate us, but something tells me to keep an eye on Alpha Brad. The moment I notice his eyes widen slightly, I realize he’s had an epiphany.
“Your Majesty, I’ve just realized we didn’t anticipate Donovan and Gibson staying behind, and we didn’t pack any of their clothes. If we head home now, they can return in the morning with Zalia. She needs to pack her belongings,” Alpha Brad says. I catch a smirk forming on Donovan’s face.
I know he’s up to something.
Dad smiles at Uncle Cameron, while Deimos plants kisses on my neck. I simply give Alpha Brad a bored
look.
I’m starting to wonder how he’s gotten away with it all these years–how he’s managed to deceive so many Wolves and Lycans, and why no one has ever questioned his power as an Alpha.
“Angel, I don’t like the look on Donovan’s face,” Deimos says through the mind–link and I have to agree with
him.
“Nyx, did you get everything to the Gamma floor?” I ask through the mind–link. Nyx confirms that all my belongings are there and that they’re on their way back.
I fill her in on what’s happened, and she agrees with Deimos. She doesn’t trust Donovan or Alpha Brad either. She has an idea for handling this, and I explain our plan to Deimos.
“Angel, I still don’t like this. What if they manage to pull off whatever they’re planning?” Deimos asks. The only thing that calms him is when I assure him I have no intention of leaving Mystic Moon Pack without him.
“You’re stuck with me, Deimos. I changed my competition schedule to be with you and Goliath,” I tell him.
We agree that Deimos will sneak into Dad’s SUV before we leave the Palace. Meanwhile, Leander will leave with a friend who’ll drive him to where Nyx and the girls are waiting. They’ll sneak him into the Pack- house, and he’ll hide on the Gamma floor until we return. He’ll monitor anyone who enters the Gamma floor.
He knows only Dad and I are allowed there, and anyone else will be closely watched. Deimos will reveal himself once we leave Mystic Moon territory and go back into hiding before entering Moon Stone territory. It’s the only compromise I’m willing to make, and Deimos reluctantly agrees.
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I also let him inform Liam of our plans. Liam will update the rest of the Royal Family after we’ve left. The one thing Deimos and I immediately agreed on is the need to find out what Alpha Brad and Donovan are up to.
Alpha Brad
I always thought I knew how angry Zalia could become. I had seen her lose her temper a few times during Pack visits and I thought I had seen the worst of it. I was sorely mistaken though. She brought most of us around her to our knees as she answered Alpha Roland’s question, and there is only one explanation I can come up with:
Zalia is the Daughter of an Alpha – and not just any Alpha. She has to be the offspring of a very powerful Alpha.
I let every Pack and their leadership run through my mind, trying to figure out who her Father might be, but I come up empty. Every Alpha I know has a Mate, and most of them even have Pups. I doubt any of them would hide a Pup from their Mate or Pack.
The other reason I doubt any of the present Alpha is her Father is that she doesn’t resemble any of them. That makes me think her Father might be an Alpha’s second or third Son – but that wouldn’t explain the strength of her aura. Her aura can only be this powerful if she is the rightful heir to a Pack, and I don’t know any Pack without an Alpha.
“You are forgetting your own Pack, Nitwit.” My Wolf growls and I look at my Wolf as reality sinks in.
Zalia is the rightful heir to Moon Stone Pack. She can take away the life I have built for myself over the years and I need to find out how this is even possible.
I am the only one who knows that Alpha Maxwell had a younger Sister, but he couldn’t tell me what happened to her, just that she was responsible for their Father losing the Alpha title.
He told me this when I accepted the position as his Beta. I was happy with my position and the life I had. I hadn’t found my Mate yet, but I knew I would eventually.
I always assumed there was no more heir to Moon Stone Pack when Alpha Maxwell died. He had been the Alpha for just over a year and had met his Mate six months prior. So, as any good Beta would do, I took over as Alpha and led the Pack to the best of my abilities. A year later, I found my Mate at a party hosted by one of the smaller Packs.
Hester took to the position as Luna without a hitch and it wasn’t until after Donovan was born that I told her the truth. Together we figured out I hadn’t gotten‘ Alpha Maxwell’s powers, but we thought Donovan would receive them once we held his Alpha Ceremony and then the Idiot had to go and fuck everything
- up.
I talked to Hester about it and we both agreed that Elinor would become the Alpha instead of Donovan. With Elinor, we could hold on to the life we were leading. One look at Hester tells me that she has come to a similar conclusion and even though I hate where my mind is going, it is the only solution I can come up with.
“I told you this would backfire one day, but you were too thick–headed to see what I tried to warn you about.” My Wolf says and I know he is right. I did believe that I deserved the Alpha title. I wanted to be an Alpha my entire
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life and when I had the opportunity, I took it, but my Wolf kept warning me that it couldn’t last forever.
Before I can change my mind, I link Donovan and ask him what he thinks of Zalia’s aura.
He seems to be too flabbergasted to answer me immediately. When he finally does answer, he gives me the perfect opportunity to bring up my idea.
“Her Mate will be one lucky Son of a Bitch.“ Is Donovan’s response and I tell him what I have come up with.
For a moment I think the smirk on Donovan’s face will blow my plan right out of the water, but Benjamin agrees with me that it is the best course of action and he points out that Mandy needs to get a copy of her medical file.
Hester tells King Alwin that we will make sure they return before lunch tomorrow, and for a moment I fear Deimos will demand to come along.
“Deimos, we still have a lot of paperwork to do. I will keep you so busy you won’t have time to miss Zalia and if that fails, I think Prince Ammon can think of a few things to keep you busy,” His Father says and I sigh in relief when Deimos nods his head reluctantly. He doesn’t want to be without his Mate.
Zalia says her goodbyes to the Royal Family and Deimos hugs her close before he slowly lets go of her.
“I will head upstairs now, if I follow you outside I will never let you leave,” he says before he kisses her deeply, and as Zalia hugs Royal Gamma Liam, he walks out of the Throne room, easing my mind.
We all headed out of the Palace to get back in our vehicles, and I smile as I watch Elinor drive behind me. Benjamin is following Elinor’s SUV. Hester is in the back seat arguing with Mandy, who doesn’t like the idea that she also has to stay at the Palace for tutoring, and Hester tries to explain to her it will only benefit her and Gibson in the end.
Gibson is staring out the window while Donovan and I make plans through the mind–link. We need to make sure we can pull this off before Zalia returns to the Palace. I didn’t see a mark on her neck and that means we still have the chance to get control back over Moon Stone Pack.
We just need to make sure that Donovan marks her before they head back to the Palace.
If I had paid a bit more attention to the Royal Family and their leadership, I wouldn’t have let my guard down, but I was so convinced that my plan was working and it cost me dearly in the end.
