My Cold Blooded Luna

Mate

Jackson’s POV

I had to threaten Lucas in order to keep Lilith contained over the last few years, it always seemed to do the trick. Whenever she would defy me or act out of line I would simply remind her how easy it would be to have a little “accident” for her brother. I sometimes felt bad for her, she was a very sweet girl and had been nothing but good to my pack. However, her only devotion to me would be bearing my heir. I had spent the last 4 years attempting to make good on this promise from her father, but so far she had not conceived.

I was buckled in the back of a car, driven by my beta to another pack. Usually I would be sitting shotgun, but I wanted to spread out and get some rest before meeting with the other alpha. This was going to likely be a great trade deal for us, offering more potential mates to each others pack, protection and defense to the west, and more produce as their farms did different plants than ours.

“Hayden how far are we from their pack lands?” I asked, peaking around the headrest in front of me to look at him in the rear view mirror.

“About 20 minutes, then it’s another 30 to their pack house.” He responded, offering me a small smile.

Usually I would send Lilith on these sorts of trips, she was far more diplomatic than I am, and would likely be more friendly towards the alphas and lunas. Lately though, she’s been a bit more rebellious, and I need to keep her contained. My cell phone shook me from my thoughts and I answered it.

“Hello alpha Tate. We will be coming into your pack lands in the following minutes.” I greeted, keeping my tone even.

“Yes my scouts have already spotted you. I will be meeting you a bit closer to the border. I will send over the coordinates for your driver. I hope you don’t mind, my luna and two eldest children will be joining. I’m going to be teaching them about the running of the pack.” He rambled, and my phone buzzed with the text message of the coordinates.

“Of course, we will be seeing you shortly, goodbye.” I hung up and read out the new location to Hayden who changed the GPS.

“I wonder why the change.” Hayden wondered allowed, looking at me again in the mirror.

“I’m not sure. He said his sons would be joining us though. I’m not sure why it’s not only his oldest.” I responded, shrugging my shoulders.

“Alpha Tate only has one son. The rest of his children are girls.” Hayden cut me off a bit, correcting me.

“Why would he bring his daughter?” I didn’t like the idea of his daughter being in on our discussion, but I couldn’t say much considering I usually send Lilith.

Within about 20 minutes we pulled up to a small house a few miles past the borders. The moment I opened the car door my wolf was beginning to stir in my mind. He was very excited for some reason, jumping around. My eyes must’ve been swirling colors because Hayden shot me a look as he circled the car. Together we approached the door and I knocked firmly.

“Do you smell her?” My wolf purred.

“What are you talking-“ I was cut off by the door opening.

A petite girl stood on the other side looking up at me with big green doe eyes. She smiled instantly and my heart sank, realizing what was about to happen. She was beautiful with strawberry blonde curls that fell down to her waist and a well defined figure. My heart felt like it would beat out of my chest and my wolf was now demanding control of my body. She smelled like sweet vanilla and fresh fallen rain, it was so captivating.

“Mate” we both whispered in unison.

Right after a rather agitated looking alpha Tate stepped around the door to stare at us. He looked at my beta first, obviously thinking that’s who had said it. Everyone in the pack and elsewhere was under the impression Lilith was my mate. The beautiful girl before me and I did not break eye contact for several seconds, then something in her eyes changed. Sadness. She averted her eyes from mine, to the mark on my neck. I wanted so badly to grab her, to comfort her. My wolf was growling in my head about how stupid I was for taking another lover and how I needed to leave Lilith for my mate. It took a few seconds of deep breathing to contain him and focus back on the situation at hand. I reached out to her, but she backed away, going behind her father and peering around him at me.

“Well well well. Someone has some explaining to do.” Alpha Tate looked absolutely livid, his face red with anger and his muscles pulsing like he was fighting his wolf for control.

My face paled ever so slightly but I tried to contain my discomfort and fear. This was going to be very bad. This alphas daughter was known for being treated like a princess. I swallows my fear and calmly as I could and nodded to him, peering back at my mate. She was gorgeous, I could already feel guilt eating me alive.

“Come in then, alpha.” He growled my title at me, still obviously trying to keep his wolf contained.

This was a big deal. There was no easy way out of the mark on my neck, and likely his daughter and I would never be able to fully mate because of it. The only two ways out of it were death or a mutual agreement between both parties and the werewolf council agreed it was warranted. The moment I marked her I had waved my ability to wait for a mate, the council would not care how that I had. I sighed and took a seat at the table inside. Hayden was staring at me, shock and confusion on his face. Alpha Tate say directly in front of me, still glaring daggers and tapping his foot impatiently. My little mate sat a few seats away from both of us, her brother and mother sitting at the direct sides of the alpha. Everyone was definitely upset.

“I can explain.” I started, holding up my hands defensively.

“You better start f**king talking then.” The luna piped up, obviously already in the loop about the situation.

“I had to marry her. It was arranged by our parents. We both are from very old fashioned packs and prestige comes above love to our parents. However, we have been married for almost 3 years now. I have no heir.” I explained the best I could despite my wolf fighting for control again.

He wanted to grovel at her feet and beg for her forgiveness, beg her to come home with us. I think he’d be willing to murder Lilith to have her. Her entire families eyes widened at the fact we didn’t have any children yet. Wolves were known for being highly fertile, especially alphas and lunas. They had to produce an heir for the bloodline, otherwise it was useless.

“Well then. I suppose it would be up to my daughter how she wishes to handle this. I understand you were obeying your parents but you’re an alpha. You could have said no. You knew your devotion should be to your mate!” Her father chastised, turning to look at her.

I also turned to look at her, meeting her beautiful green eyes. I could stare at them for hours, and they were full of so many emotions right now. The pang of guilt was back in my chest and I frowned, praying I was not rejected by her immediately. Being practical, I still need an heir. My wolf was still endlessly nagging in my head about how perfect she was, and how I should just run away with her and blah blah blah.

I didn’t want that though. I liked my power, it was lovely not to have to do thing such as cooking and cleaning. Hell, as it stood I was barley doing any working, just being diplomatic and training. What I was living right now was not worth abandoning for love. Lilith was an amazing luna, and she could continue to do it, and I could have my mate in private. The pack would support her over me at this point if it became an issue, so I would simply need to keep everything contained.

“Father I would like to speak with my mate..alone.” She trailed off, still making very intense eye contact with me.

With that, everyone shuffled back outside to speak amongst themselves. When the door shut, she stood and walked up to me, still dead silent. Her small hand reached out and touched my arm slightly, electric tingles jumped through my skin where she touched. As soon as she registered the sensation she jumped back, startled by it.

“So you really are my mate huh.” She whispered, looking down, defeated.

“Yeah, I guess so.” I whispered, still entranced by her.

“I should reject you. You already have a luna, and she’s marked. Hell everyone thinks she’s your mate!” She was starting to cry, the words obviously paining her to even say.

I sighed, she really was right. I didn’t even know how to love a woman. My father had always been so hard and cold towards my mother that I truly didn’t know what I should act like. One thing was for sure, I had to treat her better than I do Lilith. With Lilith, I treated her the way my father treated my mother and I could simply see her disdain for me whenever she looked at me. She looked at me like an animal in a trap, desperate and afraid. I hardly felt she deserved any of it, but it was the only way to keep her in check all this time.

“What’s your name?“ I finally had the courage to ask.

“Fiona.” She whispered, still crying softly.

“I’m sorry Fiona. My current Luna has been doing it since our marriage, and my father paid a handsome sum for her. I can’t throw her aside, but I do wish for you to come with me. I will figure out something to get rid of her.” I promised, trying to each out to touch her.

She pulled away at first, staring at my hand like it would bite her. After a moment though, she leaned into my touch and the tingles were back. She nodded, looking up at me hopefully.

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We had worked out the deal I was hoping for with the approval of Fiona. She had even agreed to come back with me until I could figure something out. I would be stronger now that my true mate was near by. It would give me more of an advantage against my fireball wife. Now I had to tell her, I secretly hoped she would be jealous. Maybe she would leave me, taking the brunt of the council herself. She would never be that easy, but I doubted she would fight me over it.

“Hayden, would you retrieve my Luna please?” He nodded slightly and let himself out. He had been angry with me since discovering the truth about Lilith, but he dared not to challenge it.

A few minuets passed and he returned with a slightly irritated looking Lilith. I could tell she was still training despite me demanding that she no longer do so. She had grown to be pretty muscular, definitely not to a body builder level but she was lean with well defined muscles. Her wavy brown hair fell against her shoulders beautifully, it seemed to bring attention to the mark on her neck. She had been very angry when I marked her. I took her off guard when I did, sinking my teeth in before she could even tell me not to. She never would’ve let me do it willingly.

“You called babe?” She said in the sweetest tone she could muster. Cute, she didn’t know Hayden knows yet.

“Hayden you can go now.” I started, waiting for him to leave and be out of ear shot. “Come here Lilith.” I ordered.

She did not move even a little bit. She crossed her arms and glared at me. She was so insufferable and ungrateful. I was doing her and her family a favor giving them all that money to cover the debts of her fathers addictions. She seemed to feel that little or nothing to do with her. I could feel the resentment she had for her dad, and I don’t blame her.

I knew that he hated her too, it was so obvious in how he treated both her and Lucas that he resented them both. I pitied her a bit, she never knew of a fathers love. Hell, not even a man’s love at all. I knew who her true mate is, but I don’t think her nor her wold remember it.

“I found my mate.” I kept my tone even , she did not seem phased at all by my revelation.

“Okay.” She responded, equally as cool and calm.

“You have yet to give me an heir, and I need one.” I really wanted a reaction out of her, It was itching me inside to get one.

“Understood.” She went ice cold, refusing to look at me. That one did the trick.

“If only you weren’t so worthless maybe I could’ve loved you.” I spat, watching her hard face fall to sadness.