Holden realised that Alpha Corey actually meant every word he said, the man was in full Alpha mode. Holden realised, he was suddenly treading on thin ice with the man.
“Okay, so I am getting her history is that bad…then why don’t we do this the Alpha way. Lets treat Ella as though she is your own daughter and organise and alliance between our two packs. That way you are assured of her safety. You can even put in, a no Marking or Mating by force clause.”
Holden watched as Alpha Corey sat back and really thought about it, long and hard it seemed, it was a good ten minutes of silence before he finally nodded “Alright, I actually think that might help you out, she’s not going to like it though.”
Holden nodded “yeah akin to being sold off I know, but I am her fated mate it’s not like I’m some Alpha who took a look at her wolf and has chosen her and she has no say in it. She knows the goddess picked me for her Mate as well. Got to be some room to move there right. I don’t much like it myself, would rather her just come willingly of course…it will just take time for her to come around to it right?”
“Hmm, maybe.” Alpha Corey nodded “I’ll need some others in on this, do you mind.”
Holden shook his head “no lets get this sorted out, or start to at least.”
“It might take a day or two.”
“That’s fine.” Holden nodded. He knew alliances couldn’t be just worked out in minutes, this agreement might be about his mate, but he was going to get a proper alliance out of it as well, though this pack was 5 hours away it would be nice if he or his men, when out this way had somewhere safe to stay.
Holden POV
He watched as Luna Lindy, Gamma James and his Mate Gabby, plus the packs Beta Adam all strolled into the Alpha’s office. It surprised him, not the Beta, that was completely normal for this kind of dealings. Jeremy would normally be in this office as well but currently occupied. The Luna and the Gamma’s he found odd.
Luna Lindy was carrying a note book and pen, odd, looked like she was going to take notes it seemed, did Alpha Corey not have an assistant.
“You look a little confused son?” Alpha Corey commented.
“I don’t understand why your Luna is here, I get the Beta, and even the Gamma’s i guess, being that they are Ella’s twin sisters guardians, but.” Holden let his eyes fall on the Luna “I don’t get her.”
“Why would I not be here, Ella is my pack member and I want to look out for her.”
“No disrespect Luna Lindy, but you’re just the Luna. You have no say in this matter. Alpha’s make the decisions on pack alliances. So if you’re here to catch gossip, you can just leave.”
His words stung her, he watched as her demeanour changed and she became angry. Actually watched as her wolf pushed forward and snarled at him, unusual reaction for the woman. Rip ignored her, she was of no threat to them. Just a she-wolf.
“That is very disrespectful.” she snarled at him “I’ll have you know, my opinion on pack matters are valued, not just by the Alpha but by my pack.”
Holden’s mouth twitched into a smile Her Pack so funny.
“Alright calm down.” Alpha Corey got up and walked over to his Mate, Holden watched as the man slid his hands around her and pulled her into him, for a cuddle it seemed. “I’m sure he didn’t mean it like that.” he murmured softly in her ear, obviously trying to calm her down.
“He’d better apologise or I’ll put a stop to it right now.”
Holden raised an eyebrow, she would put a stop to it, like she could. She was just a glorified baby making machine. “And how do you plan to do that?” he shot at her, wow this woman, really thought she held power in this pack. From what he knew of Luna’s they held nothing, just the position in the Alpha’s bed.
“Like this.” she snapped at him, and yanked herself our of her Mates arms “I do not agree to this mating.” she turned to Alpha Corey “I will not subject my Ella to that barbarian.” she pointed right at him with an angry finger and to Holden’s shock stormed out of the office, Alpha Corey heading off after her, calling out her name, she was fast for such a tiny woman.
What was wrong with this pack, he shook his head dismayed.
Gabby stood and followed as well “Goodbye Alpha Holdener.” she nodded her head towards him, her tone implied he was about to asked to leave. Actually asked to leave and without his Mate. What the hell was going on around here. Were the women in charge?
He was sitting alone in the Alpha’s office, with the Beta and the Gamma, he turned his eyes to Beta Adam “What the hell just happened?”
“You’re about to be ejected from the pack at Luna’s orders, without your Mate I believe.” he answered
“What?” he shot to his feet “She can’t do that, is just a woman.”
He heard the two of them snort and half laugh at him, Adam walked right over to him ‘Holden, may I call you Holden.”
“Go ahead.” he nodded, not really liking the amusement in his tone.
“What do you know, about Luna’s positions within a pack? I have heard how you got your pack, about both your brothers and how they both became Alpha’s of your pack, and even your father, didn’t any of them have a Luna?”
“Of course they did, my father had 5 Luna’s. Produced several heirs, rejected them when he found something else that interested him more. My brothers much the same, they are just their to sate an Alpha’s needs why.”
“Hmm…Interesting take on a Luna.” he heard the Gamma murmur, dismay in his voice.
“Well Holden, have you actually looked into what an actual Luna’s position is. Title and Rank is important. Perhaps you should, they are not just for you to gratify yourself with. As much as that is what you’ve seen, all your life I suppose…you would be dead wrong. You might want to go pack. If Alpha Corey can’t calm his Mate down. She will never agree to allow you to taking Ella off pack territory…And before you go all, she’s my Mate, I’m an Alpha…that won’t matter. There is only you and your Beta here now, I believe. 2 against a whole pack. 48 of which I can absolutely guarantee with out a doubt, will follow Luna Lindy’s order, without any hesitation and step between you and…your Luna.”
Holden turned at the sound of the Gamma chuckling, they weren’t joking and he knew it, but what was so funny, he was clearly missing something. He watched as Beta Adam headed off after his Alpha and Luna.
Was tapped on the shoulder by the Gamma “You might want to go and read up on Luna’s. The pack library is on the first floor, east wing. You can’t miss it.” then he to headed for the door.
“Wait, what am I missing?” he asked the Gamma.
“A lot it appears. You might be a powerful Alpha…but you clearly don’t have,” he tapped his chin in thought for a moment “perhaps…were not brought up the correct way, and don’t understand what an actual Luna is, or the position a Luna actually holds within a pack. Oh and you’d better be willing to apologise to Luna Lindy, because if you can’t sway her…” James left it unsaid, then followed his Beta and Alpha out of the office as well, all of them it seemed going after the Luna to try and calm her down.
What the hell was going on around here. Perhaps he needed to go and read up on Luna’s. He knew what a Luna was, had seen his father create 5 of them, one after the other, dismissing the previous one for the next one, once he found a stronger she-wolf to mate with, that would produce him a stronger heir.
Even his own mother had been replaced when he was 4 years old, for another woman. He had half a dozen half siblings, only one actual full blooded sibling his little sister, Mary, two years younger than he was.
Holden did not like the turn of events in Alpha Corey’s office. Luna Lindy out right rejecting his Mate Bond with Ella, the girl wasn’t even here to make the decision for herself. How can a Luna have the power to do that?
The Luna’s he had known, had held no power at all, his father claimed what he wanted and when the mood took him bedded when and where he wanted his current Luna. Most of them had just sat around waiting on him, to pay them attention.
He’d been a cruel Alpha to his mates it seemed, didn’t seem to acknowledge anything about them, Holden had actually heard him ranting at his last Luna “Your just here to produce me an heir, so do it already, you have no say in how I run my pack, don’t ever think you do.”
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