The Alpha's Hybrid Luna

Accepting Rejection

-- Todd

"Didn't I tell you to stop calling me?! Don't make me tell my father you're stalking me." Michaela screeched over the phone. 

After my run-in with Landon earlier, I knew I could go ahead and accept her rejection comfortably. Not only was I going to be the next alpha to Black Forest, but I would get a real luna. I reflected back to the brief moment that I'd met Laya when I helped her take a passage to her dorm. She was much more pleasant to be around than Michaela ever was. Michaela was a Gamma's daughter, so she was used to some level of rank. Her being mated to me was all great and excited for her when she thought I'd be an alpha but she completely turned her back on me when my father lost the pack. She was never the calmest or kind person but she was mine and I loved her with the full strength of the mate bond. Life was much nicer then.

--  FLASHBACK -- 

"Babe! Did you see the way that dumb omega looked at me? Ugh! I can't wait to get out of this stupid pack and be your luna. I'll never be disrespected again!"

"WHAT? What did they do?! Who was it?! Tell me and I'll deal with them right now!"

Gunner was getting angry enough to shift but Michaela reached up ang grabbed my face with a giggle. 

"I love it when you get mad over me. It's fine though babe, there wasn't anyone. I just wanted to make sure you would treat your luna like I deserve."

Why is she always so extra? You need to get her human in check Todd. My Sepia is nothing like that. 

Shut up Gunner. They're both our mates. We love them with all their flaws just like they love us with ours. 

Yea, yeah. Whatever. But how are we going to be a good alpha if she uses our love for her and the desire to protect her as amusement. Let me use the alpha tone on her, that'll get her in check. 

Gunner wasn't wrong but she was still everything to us. 

"Michael, you can't do that to me. You know that a pissed-off alpha is not one play with. You can't ruffle me up against pack members for sport, love. How will they ever trust me or trust us for that matter?"

"Okay okay. I can't help it if I like to see you turn into Mr. Big Bad Alpha," Michaela giggled. 

"I can think of a few other ways to show you Mr. Big Bad Alpha. And they all only include the two of us," I flirted. 

Michaela wasn't the first girl I'd been with but the strength of the mate bond definitely increased my desire for her. We hadn't marked each other just yet but we completed the rest of the mating rites about a week ago when we found out we were mates. I think that's what has made Gunner on the edge of shifting so quickly too. If a pissed-off alpha isn't one to play with, a pissed-off and mated alpha isn't one to even think about pretending to play with. I could see Michaela's eyes turning black with desire even now and as I held her closer to me, I knew that I'd do whatever it took to always be in this place. Pretty soon, my father would be performing my alpha ceremony to take over Blue Woods and I could officially move Michaela into the packhouse and join her to me and the pack. As much as I hate to admit it as an alpha male, I could feel Gunner almost purring with contentment in the back of my head. 

-- FLASHBACK ENDS --

"Would you just shut up for a minute? You shouldn't make empty threats anyway mate. You and I both know that your dad believes in the mate bond strongly and if dear old daddy knew that you rejected your mate, you'd be cut off from Gamma privileges."

I couldn't see it but I felt like I could hear her pursing her lips over the phone. I wish I could see the steam that I'm sure was coming off of the top of her head at this point. 

"Okay then. How can I be of service to my rogue MATE?" 

Of course I was a rogue, but the way she said it was a new level of poison that would normally feel like salt to an already deadening wound. But I was renewed with the prospects of getting to be alpha still and getting a new luna at the same time. 

"Well dearest. You don't have to call me that ever again because I, Todd Scanlan challenger for the alpha title to the Black Forest pack, accept the rejection of Michaela Nixon, daughter of the Gamma to the Red Moon pack. Goodbye."

I could feel the mate bond break completely and only stayed on the phone long enough to hear a confused Michaela whimper in pain. Now she would feel the brokenness she'd inflicted on me. She hadn't cared about me back then so I refused to let myself care now. Between not fully wanting to take Landon's mate and officially breaking the mate bond with Michaela, Gunner was on extreme edge. Since I'd driven back to my old backgrounds to have this conversation with Micheala already, I stripped down to shift into Gunner and let him run for a bit. He'd been through a lot and he needed the time. Even though it was pretty much ruins now, being here was where Gunner felt the calmest. It was home. Once I took over Black Forest, I'd have the resources to build a lot of Blue Woods back up and I would probably move my packhouse here and only use Black Forest as a satellite campus. I definitely needed to start the planning process of taking over. Gunner wasn't quite as excited about the challenge itself but the idea of being alpha did make him excited still. 

You're welcome you big furball!

Yea, whatever. Don't get too excited. I still don't like your methods. 

You don't have to. I'm the primary host to this body and I'm definitely running the show. Just chill out and let me take us to the top. We'll avenge my father and our pack for sure. We were born to be alpha!

I could tell he was still a little annoyed but not completely in disagreement. He didn't have to be. I just needed him to let me do what I know needed to be done and finish planning this epic takeover. I had a short amount of time but I was definitely going to use it to my advantage. 

-- Unknown 

"Meet me at the usual spot in 10." 

That one sentence was all I needed to hear to shift midair and take off into the forest. Michaela's voice had almost sounded shaky like she might have been crying, but that only pushed Draco even harder. I'd been in love with her since we were kids and some of the ranked families from different packs would get together for major gatherings. She had the most enticing head of dark, wavy curls. I pulled her hair a lot because I wanted to feel them and see if it was any comparison to the beach waves that they resembled. I was clearly a goofy kid but even when we got older, nothing changed. I was in love with her and knew that she would be mine one day. We weren't from the same pack but it didn't matter.  We turned 18 around the same time and I remember the weight of disappointment I felt when I realized she wasn't my mate. I pursued her anyway. She may not have been my mate but she didn't have a mate yet either so maybe the moon goddess just had forgotten to put us together. 

Even though she never really gave in, she seemed to enjoy the attention, which made me feel good. It all came to a halt though when she actually found her mate. She stopped responding and made sure to rub in my face that not only did she have a mate now but her mate was going to be an alpha. She never told me which pack he was from but I was still devastated. I'm not quite sure what changed everything but one day she called and asked me to meet her in the forest near my pack. I didn't even have a chance to ask her why we were meeting there before she grabbed me and kissed me as if her life depended on it. Since I'd only ever had eyes for Michaela, I never slept around or even kissed anyone before then. That one kiss felt like it lit up my entire existence and quickly turned into a very passionate afternoon in the forest. 

I remember that she'd shifted almost immediately after and took off in the direction of Red Moon. That day quickly became a regular occurrence. We only ever met at that spot and she would always leave almost immediately after but each encounter was my very lifeblood. I never did find out what happened to her mate and knew I would probably never ask. I was too afraid of doing anything to disrupt such clear serendipity in my life. 

So when she called this time, I knew exactly what she wanted. She wanted me. Michala Nixon wanted me. And even if our time was only ever short in these woods, I would find a way to make her mine one day. I wanted her to be mine in the light and so everyone else knew. 

We arrived at the same time and shifted back as we clashed into one other. I always knew it was really one-sided but I always felt desperate to be this close to Michaela. Even without speaking or being able to link one another, I knew that Michaela needed me today just as much as she had the first time we met here a few years ago.  Kissing away the tears that had dried on her face, I knew that this was exactly what I needed to confirm that me working with a little dark magic was right. Ksenia was going to help create a mate bond between Michaela and I and now I knew that it wasn't just me that needed this. Michaela needed this. She needed us and I was determined to give her everything she'd ever need.