Alex's POV
"Alex, what do you think you're doing?" Alpha Philip asked. "As far as I know I am still the Alpha of this pack."
"I'm saving my mate, Alpha."
I said and everyone looked at me in amazement. My father was the first to gather and speak.
"Alex when did you start to feel your mate?"
"I was twelve years old when I first felt her heartbeat." I said.
"And in a f*****g ten years you haven't found it appropriate to tell me you have your mate."
"I didn't know who my mate was until today."
"So your mate is a witch. f*****g witch." Dad freaked out, probably because in the past a witch had cast spells on him. Because of that he almost killed my mother. But mom broke the spell and saved them both. The witch was expelled from the kingdom with the threat that she would be sentenced to death if she returned. But Dad never forgot what he went through because he trusted a witch.
But I don’t care about that, she’s my mate, my beloved. I live for her and because of her, the whole purpose of my existence makes no sense if there is no her in my life.
"Philip, please calm down." My mom said. "The fact that Alex's mate is a witch is not our only problem."
"What are you talking about, love?" Dad asked.
"Philip, she is a royal witch, her parents are a nobility, her mother is an advisor to the current queen, her father is a general. What do you think awaits her when a new king and queen ascend the throne?"
My father looked at my mother silently, he finally began to understand what she was thinking.
"Yes, Philip, our pack is not a pack of lycans, we are a nobility, but she is of a higher rank than our son."
"That means he's the one to follow her."
"Yes, my love."
"But this pack is also his duty. He is an Alpha. A true leader."
"Yes he is."
"Then..."
"Then, we'll think about it when the time comes dad, let's save my mate first."
All this time we were talking, Liam was quiet and said nothing.
'Achilles what is happening to Liam, doesn't he smell our mate like us, is it possible that all these years we have believed that we have one mate, when in fact it is not so?'
'I don’t know Alex, when I tried to reach Marcus he blocked me.'
'Never mind, we'll take care of it later.'
'Save our mate Alex, she's counting on us.'
'I'll die for her if I need Achilles, but I won't leave her in the hands of that stupid wizard.'
'I know Alex, but don't die, it would break her heart.'
Achilles receded in my mind, and I was left alone to think about what the hell was wrong with Liam and how to save my mate.
"Alex, I'm just going to ask you this one more time, are you sure she's your mate?" My dad aksed.
"Yes, Dad, I'm sure."
"Ok, than..." Dad wanted to say something, but the knock on the door interrupted him. Simon, the warrior commander, appeared.
"Alpha you call for me."
"Yes Simon, come on, these are the members of the council, Lady Alexia Cresent, the Queen's adviser. Lazarus Wayne, Anthony Petrov and Davorin Ivanov."
My father introduced them but did not bother to respect their titles. In this room, only Lady Alexia was above the alpha Philip, and let him be damned, my father does not bow before the lower than himself.
"It is a great honor to meet the members of the council." Simon said. He had been a warrior commander for only a few years, in fact three since his father had been killed in an attack on the pack by outlaws. Simon was 28 years old, that day he lost his father, his mate, his mother died of a broken heart, but he was left with a three-year-old son whom he had to take care of. Ivan is now six years old and a wonderful little boy. I really hope he gets his second chance mate. And even if the Moon Goddess doesn't give it to him, I hope he will find it himself.
"Simon", my father called him, "we're going on a rescue mission. We need to save Lady Alexia's daughter, who is also Alex's soulmate."
"Man, you found your mate", He said and patted me on the shoulder. "Congratulations Alpha."
I didn't get to say anything when there was another knock on the door. One of the warriors shook his head and said: "Alpha Duke Drago Cresent and his son Damian had arrived."
"Let them in."
My father said and got up from his chair. Which is what most of those who were sitting did, all except Lady Alexis and me who was already standing.
"Your Grace, welcome to my pack."
"Alpha, Luna, these are your sons, I guess."
"Yes, these are my sons." Said my father pointing at Liam and me. "We also have a daughter, but she is on the territory of the fairys Sh is finishing the last year of his fairy school."
"Your Highness, it is an honor to meet you, I am Alex Kostov."I said and held out my hand.
"I know who you are, Alex. I expect you to treat my daughter with respect."
"She is everything to me, Your Highness. I was only twelve years old when I first felt her heartbeat. I've never dated a single girl. I've never been with another woman. I respect her, I love her, I cherish her, with all my heart. And I'd rather die than let that wizard have her."
"You are a good and honorable man Alex. But you won't die, we won't allow it."
Liam's POV
I listened to the conversation between my brother and Lady Alexis, I testified his confession that this girl Lydia is his mate. But I couldn't believe it. For ten years we believed we had the same mate. But now I could not smell anything but the ordinary smell of a witch. I tried to summon my wolf, but he blocked me. Even our wolfs spirits, Marcus and Achilles, are brothers, which almost never happens. When Alex tried to reach our private link I blocked it. I had to find out for myself what was going on. But when Alex said he had never dated a girl, it occurred to me. I'm the damn i***t who blew it all up. And by all accounts Lady Alexia and her daughter knew what I had done. And it could be said that Duke Drago knew that too.
I'm officially f****d.
And when Alex finds out, he'll break the last bone in my body.
Damian's POV
My father, Duke Drago Crescent, and I were waiting at the Blue Moon pack border. I am a warrior, a fighter, the best in the kingdom after my father. But now I was helplessly breaking my fingers because my sister’s life depended on one wolf. My father's eyes were closed, and only the Moon Goddess knew what he was trying to do now. He is a general, a warrior commander, a descendant of Lucian, the first vampire. His power is enormous. He can control fire, water and earth. His spiritual animal is a dragon.
But for the first time in my life, my father is scared.
The young wolf reached our car, bowed his head and knocked on the window.
"Your Highness, your presence is required in the pack house." He said and motioned for us to follow him.
"Why are they calling us?"
"They need us to come up with a rescue plan."
"And how do you know that."
"Your mother showed me."
"I'm glad we're going to that pack house. I have such a great desire to hit that mate of hers in the head."
"You have to control your feelings, son, and be careful not to hit the wrong brother. Because right now Alex is doing his best for Lydia. He even opposed his father."
"That still leaves me with one brother to hit."