Alphas Don’t Beg

Chapter 3 - Beta f*****g Gabriel

Derek POV

“You’ve noticed how the other alphas reacted to Max’s alpha ceremony announcement, right?” Alexandria asks while sitting in my arms on the couch at my office.

“Of course I did, they’ll come around” I answer rubbing her arms gently.

“I really wanted to jump over the table and kick every disrespectable ass of them, then we’ll see how they’ll react”.

“Wanted to? You were going to if I wasn’t holding you back from beneath the table, love” I say laughing. I love how crazy she is.

“Well, Derek, sometimes I think it’s the only answer to these kind of situations” she says sitting up and turning to face me.

“Situations like these can’t be handled that way, Ria, you think I can’t just command them to bow their heads every time they see her? But that’s not how respect is earned, it has to come from within them, and when she has enough experience, she will know how to command their respect without even saying a word” I say trying to pull her back into my arms.

“She is not you Derek, she doesn’t have a wolf who got her back, and she is the daughter of a hunter after all” she says pushing my hands away.

“She is the daughter of the queen of werewolves, she just has to show them that, I mean when I first became alpha everyone thought I was a beaten-up kid that they can push around, but I proved my worth and now I’m their king, you know what that’s like, Ria”.

“No, I don’t honey, I was always known to be special and was treated like the god given gift that I am… until I was haunted down and got everyone I loved killed, of course” she says chuckling with a sad smile, falling back into my arms.

She always tries to finds humour in the darkest situations, it’s kinda f****d up but, damn, that’s why I love her.

“Alpha, Luna” Dylan greets, coming into the office after knocking, all beta mode.

“What is it, Dylan?” I ask.

“We have some intel considering alpha Patrick from white rock”.

“Bring his beta” I tell Dylan after he fills us in with the information.

“And Maxima” Alexandria adds.

“Maxima?” I ask confused.

“I have an idea” she says with a mischievous grin.

“I don’t like this” me and Dylan say at the same time.

Gabriel POV

Okay, that was both cool and tense at the same time, but most importantly insulting.

The way she shut me down with the whole alpha business s**t, if I wasn’t a gentleman, I would have told her to shove her position up her ass.

But still, putting the alphas in their place like that, it was…

“Hot as f**k” phoenix my wolf chips in.

“Yes, that’s the word that I was looking for” I agree with him.

“But she really embarrassed me, phoenix”.

“She was just railed up and upset with the whole thing, plus, did I mention that it was hot as f**k?”.

“yeah, you got a point, I think I should go after her, make sure she is okay then”.

“yeah, right, very upset”, we are lame, I know.

“And where the f**k did that asshole Gabriel come from?” I hear her say as I come behind her and now I regret my decision.

“I was standing there you just didn’t notice me… princess” I spit out.

This is the second time, if not the third, that she insulted me.

Everyone freezes for a second probably shitting their pants that I heard them.

“It’s alpha, beta” she says full of herself.

“yeah, you’ve told me that before… I know, you are the king’s daughter and an alpha and all, but you could be nicer, not a total … what’s the word?... oh yeah, not a total princess” I tease with the full intention of getting on her nerves.

“ Maybe if you acted like a decent person and didn’t laugh and snicker when my ceremony was announced I would be nice to you” What! I wasn’t snickering, I had a sip of water and it went down the wrong pipe and I didn’t want to show that I was actually chocking, so I was suppressing my coughs.

“What! I… mm… cough… I was coughing” that’s all I managed to get out.

“why the f**k are you stuttering?”

“I don’t f*****g know”

“Yeah right, and how about mistaking my beta for me just because he is the male, or the fact you won’t address me as alpha while I address you with your title” she says crossing her arms over her chest.

“Because you are not an alpha, I only know of you as the king’s daughter, the princess, that’s how everybody talks about you”, that came out wrong, I meant its just out of habit and not disrespect.

Her face gets all red with anger and I pretty sure she is about to stab me. f**k me.

But before she does so, I’m saved by the royal beta.

“Alpha Maxima, beta Gabriel , you are requested at the king’s office” Beta Williams says with a stoic face.

We finally reach the office, and before we enter, I’m stopped by the royal beta.

“You go ahead alpha, you stay here” he tells me with the same stoic face, but I can tell that he doesn’t like me.

Blue eyes enters the office and shuts the door behind her and now Beta Williams turns to me.

“If I were you beta, I’d watch the way I’m talking to our future queen, she could slit your throat in under a second… but she wouldn’t need to, because it would be my pleasure to do so for her” he says with a menacing smile, then pats my back a little too hard before he joins them in the office.

yeah, f**k me alright.

Maxima POV

“You want me to do what now?” I ask my lovely parents who apparently lost their minds.

“It was your mother’s idea” Dad throws mom under the bus.

“But you are the alpha king” I tell him.

“And she is the Luna queen, so what’s your point?” dad says with a piercing look.

“Uncle Dylan?” I plead.

“Can’t help you there kido” he answers chuckling.

“Daddy, please” I say mastering my most innocent blue eyes puppy eyes look.

“Not going to work this time, princess”, how could he resist it.

“It will only be for a couple of weeks, Max, don’t be a p***y” mom says in another motherly moment of ours.

To be honest, I love our moments.

“But I’m supposed to take over Golden Claw next month” I try one last time.

“We know, and this should be good practice” she teases.

Is that a proper time to stomp my feet, scream I hate you like a bratty teenager, then storm out or will it be a little childish?

“ Okay, call in beta f*****g Gabriel then”

“ Maybe don’t call him that, at least not to his face” mom suggests.

“I’ll try” I grit out.

Beta f*****g Gabriel enters totally clueless to what is going to happen, I almost pity him.

“Your majesties” he bows as he greets my parents.

“Beta Gabriel, we received some news concerning your pack and alpha” my dad says getting straight to the point, and beta f*****g Gabriel doesn’t seem to be surprised, and yes, that’s his official name from now on.

“ From the look on your face you know exactly what the news is” dad adds.

“ Your majesty, alpha Patrick is just going through tough times but I assure you everything is under control”.

“ Do you call beating up his gamma in a fit of rage for simply suggesting something that he doesn’t like under control?”.

“ No, your majesty, that was a difficult incident but it was handled and he apologized, it’s just the situation with Luna Lauren causing him to not act like himself these days”.

“ It’s an unfortunate situation and we were very patient and tried to help, but it seems that it’s getting out of hands, he is not just throwing fits of rage and empty threats to pack members, he is actually causing harm and now his pack is fearful of him” mom adds.

“With all due respect your majesty, that’s not true, the white rock pack will always be loyal to its alpha. We love him and understand what he is going through,” he defends his alpha again.

“Beta Gabriel, the only reason I’m even tolerating such behaviour from Patrick is because his father was a good friend and ally of mine, he was one of the alphas who stood with me against the former king in battle… but listen to me carefully, I will not tolerate this any longer. This will be his last chance. I won’t have a feral alpha running a pack and harming its members under my rule” Dad growls, slamming his hand on his desk and we all flinch. You think by now we should be used to it, but no.

Thankfully, this time it didn’t break, we replaced it like a million time.

“Your majesty, he-” Beta f*****g Gabriel tries to say something but dad cuts him off.

“Alpha Patrick will be removed temporarily from his position, and you will handle the packs affairs with the help of alpha maxima for the time being”, yes, my dad is sending me to the asshole’s pack.

“WHAT? No, I can’t accept that, I won’t accept that… alpha Patrick is my alpha” he says and it shows that he is trying so hard to control himself.

“Who said you have the luxury of choosing? And alpha Patrick will still be the alpha of the pack, Alpha maxima will be there as an advisor no more…we are just giving him a time off to properly take care of his Luna or we will permanently remove him from his position and quite possibly from his pack”.

“ Your majesty, I beg you, he will be devastated, it’s the only thing helping him cope with what happened”.

“ You call declaring war with your neighbouring pack for no valid reason coping?” Dad questions.

“What?” Gabriel says, truly shocked this time.

“I admire your loyalty, beta Gabriel, it’s a great quality in a man, but only if it was to the right cause, now, Dismissed” dad finishes and Gabriel clenches his fists and bows his head and walks away without a word.

Okay, now I really feel sorry for the bastard i guess.