The Alpha's Forgotten

Chapter 9

That night the meeting went by normally. When Narien was asked about why his non-mate mate would attack a random human like me, he simply said that he didn't know. I was comforted after the meeting but in all honesty, I wasn't all that shaken up by it. I wondered if it was because I was inebriated, or because I had been rescued so quickly.

The whole pack was on high alert now though because of Ithalia's attack. Some of the warriors had tried interrogating her but she would stay silent aside from a sly smile many said that they'd never seen their ex-future Luna express before.

Many of the pack members also reached out to Narien offering their condolences. I guess they were worried about their new Alpha who'd just lost his fake mate. While I admit he was probably upset and feeling betrayed by Ithalia, I knew that he was not heart broken. I was stood back with Laila as I watched others approach him. All the while he was stealing glances my way to make sure that I wasn't getting into trouble.

Yeah right.

As the pack house began to clear up, my dad came up to me and took me on a short walk. We were completely silent and I began to wonder if he knew about Narien and I.

"Listen, Amethia..." He began quietly. "I can't begin to imagine what you're going through right now."

Might as well just confirm it now. "So, Katston told you?"

"No, Torka did." He replied quickly.

"Makes sense." I laughed.

He shook his head, looking up at the cloudy night sky. I glanced upwards too, wondering if it would rain again tonight as it had only stopped a few hours prior.

"I wish your mother were here to help you. She's probably the only person that could relate to you, although she wasn't mated to the Alpha. Just a silly little Beta like me." He eventually spoke once more.

"Dad," I mumbled. "It's okay. I'm fine figuring things out on my own." I felt a twig c***k under my feet as we approached the tree line of the forest. "I wish she were here too. I miss her a lot."

He nodded, wiping a tear from his eye. "She did everything to protect you three."

I stopped, hugging my father quickly. "Don't cry please," I said. It really did hurt to see him cry the way he was right now.

"I'm sorry Amethia. It's hard to control." He hugged me back. "I know you've probably heard this before but when a Werewolf loses their mate it's like they lose a part of themselves. A part they sometimes never regain. Luckily for me, I had you and your brothers to keep me standing strong. For that, I will always be grateful."

We stayed still for a moment before he let go of me. We then continued our walk, but had turned towards the Alpha's house now. This is where my father had been staying while Katston, Torka, and I had been cooped up in a tiny room in the pack house. Benefits of being the previous Alpha's Beta, I guess.

"I know you don't trust Narien very well, but he's a very strong and confident leader. You know he was under my tutelage for some time in his early teens, right? Before he began his Alpha training with his father, of course." My father spoke confidently.

"Yeah, confident and sometimes a jerk." I rolled my eyes.

My father stifled a laugh. "I have confidence in him as the new Alpha of our pack. I know he'd likely rather have waited before taking on the roll but with his father's sudden attack he stepped up to the plate very well."

"I'm sure he's great, dad."

"Amethia I also have great confidence in you being the Luna." He added on.

I cringed at the word again. "I really hate being called that," I groaned loudly.

My father looked to me with inquisitive eyes. "You... don't want to be the Luna?"

"Dad," I looked up at him. "Look at me and truly tell me. Do you really see a strong, powerful Luna standing before you?"

"I do." He said matter-of-factly.

I snorted. "You're just saying that because you're my dad."

"Then why did you ask me?" He retorted quickly.

I shrugged my shoulders. There was a pause as we reached the doorstep of the house but neither of us entered yet. We both were stood on the porch outside to speak for a few more moments in private.

"I just... I really didn't intend on staying here you know? I'm not like you or Katston or Torka. I'm just a bog-standard human. I've spent the past few years dreaming of moving across the country and marrying another human, not... staying here and becoming the Luna of our pack."

He nodded his head. "I understand." He then placed his hands on my shoulders. "Amethia, Narien isn't going to hurt you again. I know this probably sounds weird coming from your dad-"

"Very weird."

"But the mate bond we carry as Werewolves is undeniable. It's not something easily faked either. When you find your mate, there is nothing more in this world that you care about. I'm sure you've felt the bond already. I always tried to explain to your mother how it worked but I'm not sure she ever really understood. She just knew that she loved me and loved you and your brothers so very dearly." He continued, ignoring my minor interruption.

I nodded. "I don't get it, you're right. It's like I have two halves of myself right now and it's the weirdest thing ever. It's like my logical side is fighting my... I don't know, my illogical side?"

My dad smiled at my word choice. "Right. We're lucky that we have our Wolves inside of us to help us understand our feelings, but you don't have that so I can't even begin to imagine what that must be like."

"Well I can't imagine what it must be like to have a Wolf, so I guess we're even there." I joked, shrugging my shoulders. I then hugged my dad once more. "Thanks, dad."

"I love you so much Amethia." He replied, hugging me back. "Now let's get some rest." He added before leading me inside the Alpha's house.

I went to my bedroom that Narien had introduced to me before, but for whatever reason that night I was restless. I was tossing and turning the whole night, despite how comfortable and relaxed I felt deep down inside.

Eventually I checked my phone and noticed that it was well past midnight. I decided at this point that there was no point in staying in bed. Clearly, I wasn't tired and tossing and turning really wasn't doing anything for me.

Quietly, I slipped out from underneath the giant duvet that enveloped me and placed my bare feet on the hardwood flooring. I stretched my back before standing up from the bed and basically tip-toeing towards the bedroom door.

Once I made it outside and into the hallway did I hear noise coming from another room. My eyes found the noisy room with ease and I began to saunter closer and closer to examine who was awake and what they were doing.

I reached the shut door to the noisy room. I pressed my ear as close as I could to try and discern what the noise was. After a few moments, I realized it was the sound of a TV. I decided to turn the door handle slowly and enter the room.

The room was a small living room, I'd say. There was a TV inside with a few couches, a fireplace, and a few book shelves. On the biggest couch lay Narien, fast asleep, with only the light of the TV illuminating him and the entire room. I shut the door behind me as to not wake anyone and swiftly moved over to the couches.

I found the remote and shut off the TV with ease. I then moved around the couch and knelt down to be at eye-level with Narien's sleeping face. It was dark in the room now but I could still make out his features as my eyes adjusted to the darkness. Gently I swept some hairs from his face before sighing contently. I guess this boy liked sleeping on couches. I really hoped this was just a silly bad habit of his. A cute bad habit, if anything.

"Admiring the view?" He asked sleepily with his eyes shut.

Startled, I fell backwards and gasped. "S-sorry!" I half-whispered.

He chuckled, watching as I struggled to get back up. When I was balanced once more, he grabbed me and pulled me on top of him.

"Doesn't this hurt?" I asked, still tense and trying not to hurt him.

He shook his head, eyes shut once again. "Feels perfect... Don't you agree?"

I began to relax, letting my head lean against his chest and listening to his heartbeat. "I personally prefer a bed." I retorted.

Narien laughed. "Me too. I just couldn't sleep for some reason, so I came to watch crappy TV until I passed out. Seems it worked until you showed up."

"Weird, I couldn't sleep either." I replied.

"Oh really? Maybe we should sleep together then," he said cockily. I elbowed him in response and he winced in pain. "I meant sleeping in the same bed, miss naughty brain."

I yawned. "Yeah, I'm sure you did."

"Maybe I meant a little bit of both." I could hear his smile without being able to see it very well. He then pressed a gentle kiss to the top of my head.

I looked up after he did so and he took this as his chance to steal yet another kiss from me. His head relaxed back down as he sighed happily.

"My father says he believes in me as the Luna." I stated, bringing up my conversation from earlier up to Narien. "So, I guess this means he approves of you?"

Narien laughed sleepily now. "That's good. I guess we should plan a wedding soon."

I felt my brain freeze over at the suggestion. No words came from my mouth as my head spun around the idea of getting married to Narien. I could feel my heart beat faster and faster. It was like my heart was excited at the idea and wanted nothing more than to do exactly as Narien suggested, but my brain was completely shutting down at the idea.

When I finally began to calm myself down, I found words. "You want to get married?" I asked into the darkness.

But there was no response. Narien had fallen asleep in the time it had taken me to reply to him. I calmed slightly at this. At least this didn't have to be discussed immediately. I still dreaded having to speak to him in the morning about marriage though.

I shook my head. For now, I was just going to try and focus on the tiredness that had begun to sweep over me from the instant Narien pulled me on top of him. I shut my eyes and took a deep breath. Moments later, I fell asleep.