The burdens and duties of an alpha
*Mateo *
Sit down Mateo it's about time that you take over the title as Alpha. You are 29, already almost too old, or should your half-brother Marco become Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack? After all, he doesn't have pure blood in him. That's why he's not a suitable Alpha. Since you have not yet managed to find your fated mate, you should quickly select a chosen mate. I would prefer Gabriella. She is only a Beta's daughter, but her mother comes from an Alpha line and the family has old noble blood.
The same speech every time but this time it was different. This time he was serious, he had used his alpha command voice and he didn't accept any more of my excuses. All the years I had hoped to find my fated mate I had repressed the thought that one day I would have to carry this role more like a burden. As the alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, you are responsible for all the Packs in Italy - in the past we were kings, but today we live hidden among the people. Since we come from an ancient noble family and are the only remaining Lucans in Italy, the title of Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack has been passed down in our family for generations. My father is very traditional and doggedly adheres to the rules of the old generations. That is why I am also the only claimant to the position of alpha. My mother died giving birth to my sister when I was 6 years old, so I don't have any full-blooded siblings and my father doesn't think much of giving his daughter a position. After that, my father chose Vincenza as his chosen Mate. She is the mother of my half-brother Marco. After Marco's birth, however, he disowned Vincenza because he found out that she had lied to him and did not carry old blood. He despises Marco and makes him train harder than all the others. His Wolf is only half Lucan so he is smaller and weaker than my father and I. Despite this, he looks very similar to me. We both have my father's black hair and his samphire blue eyes and a similar seductive smile and this Italian mocha skin. But still, I´m much taller and have more muscles. But I have to become the Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack and my Father wants me to pick a chosen mate. Of course, he suggested Gabriella. She is the daughter of his Beta and also comes from an old noble bloodline. In every way, Gabriella is not my type. She is pretty, yes, but she has a very questionable personality. Despite this, I had already found the girl of my dreams. Her name is Orla. We met at the Full Moon Alpha boarding school in England. It is a school only for werewolves with Alpha blood. Only the best students can attend. There are students from all over the world. I knew she was mine the moment she walked into the classroom with her red hair, full lips and those emerald eyes and her light skin with some freckles and those curves in all the right places. She smelled like honey and lavender on a late summer night. Of course, we were too young to know if we are mates but we fell in love in an instant. I was 17 and she was just 15, but I was so sure she was my fated mate. But from one day to the other, she disappeared. She left school and I never heard back from her. I was heartbroken and since then, no woman could fill this empty place in my heart. But now I have to settle to become Alpha because I need an heir. Gabriella is crazy after me. It seems like she was raised to become my mate and Luna of the Pack. She has already tried to seduce me a couple of times but I always refuse because I know she only wants to get pregnant from me because this would seal the deal. All my father wants is an heir with old blood who can keep our bloodline alive.
After this nerve-wrecking conversation with my father, I leave his office and head to my apartment to pour myself a drink. I normally don´t drink during the day, but today is the day. While I pour my favourite Kilbegga Whisky into my glass, I see through my mail. There are a ton of letters from all over the world. When I see the letter with an Irish stamp, I stop and open it immediately. It is an invitation to an Alpha ceremony from the Red Crescent Moon pack. My heart stops for a moment. It's the pack where Orla lives.