My second chance Alpha

Arrival

Unknown POV

I wake up to the sun streaming in my window, its blindingly bright this morning. I go to move, only to find that I am being held by an arm. I roll my eyes in annoyance. I know that whoever this is, isn’t my mate. There’s no sparks where our skin touches. I roll over carefully trying to ensure that I don’t startle whoever this is. I refuse to take a woman to bed. Not until I have my mate in my arms.

Once I’m finally able to roll over, I’m horrified at what I see. Zoe Clarkson. She’s been following me around like a lost pup for the last 2 years. I honestly don’t know why, or what she expects from me. I’ve never shown her the least bit of interest. Not like that.

I adjust myself so that I can slip off the bed, Hopefully without her noticing. When I move to remove the covers she rolled over the other way. What caught me off guard is that she's naked. Completely stripped down to her skiveys naked! I widen my eyes in horror as I try to figure out why in the HELL this chick is in my room wearing nothing!

I take a deep sniff of the air around my bed, trying to detect even the faintest trace of s*x in the air. Thankfully I can't pick up anything. 'Jason, I need you to bring a guard to my room. NOW' I told him through the mindlink. I may have shouted, I hope I didn't give the poor guy a headache.

'Dude, no need to shout. Now we're on our way. Now what's going on?' he replied. I couldn't help but rub my hands down my face in frustration. I can only imagine why he's gonna think 'Zoe's here man. I woke up and she was laying beside me completely f*****g naked! I don't even know how she got in here. She wasn't here when I went to bed last night...'

I could hear the bastard trying to hold in his snicker. He knows that I'm not interested in Zoe, especially not like that. I swear he just loves to watch me squirm in discomfort around her. Sometimes I could swear that he deliberately sets it up so that I'm left alone with her, just so he can watch me squirm.

'I can hear you laughing you ass' His snickers only became even more apparent. I rolled my eyes at my beta. Sometimes I wonder why I made him my beta, but he's loyal, and good at his job. 'My bad man. Listen we're just down the hall. Do you wanna hang around and see what happens and why she's in your room? Or do you wanna bounce and skip the drama?'

"I think I'll be skipping the drama, thanks for the offer though man." I say out loud as I open the door for them to enter. I hope that woke her up in time for her to see me walking away. She needs to see that even if we ever did spend a night together like that,it would never be more than just s*x. The last thing I hear as I walk down the hall and into my home office is her shrieking and wailing like a banshee about being kicked out of my room. I can hear Jason laughing from here, an he's clearly not even trying to hide his amusement at her. I have a meeting to get ready for tomorrow morning, and then we're off to Bloodheart pack.

Damn, I can't wait to get this weekend over with and get home, this is going to be a long couple of days...

Rileys POV

Dad's just glaring at me in frustration and confusion. I don't care. I can't help feeling the loss of having Stella beside me. I'm worried about telling him... but he'll know what to do... right?

"Son what is the matter with you?! Why are you here moping for her loss, when you should just be grateful to the goddess for allowing you the strength to reject that rouge omega slave!" Dad bellows. Wow... he really has no idea about her lineage does he? "Dad, do you know her name?" I ask him "I mean her full name" I add since he's now looking at me like I've grown a second head.

"What are you talking about? Of course I know her name, it's Stella Bea." I can't help the small chuckle that leaves my lips at her cleverness. Rather than tell us who she really was she just told us the first letter of her last name, and just allowed us to think that was in fact her name... "Dad, her name is Stella Boreali, Daughter of Alpha and Luna Boreali of the Starlit pack..." I watch as again his eyes widen in confusion, realization, and horror, only this time it's due to the loss of a powerful alliance through my mate bond.

"Dad, what do I do? I don't want to lose her, I want her to take her place beside me, as Luna and my mate..." I ask as I start breaking down again. He places a hand on my shoulder as he kneels down in front of me. "Of course boy, we will fix this. The mother Goddess placed you together for a reason. We will see it through" he says as though he's a caring father, and not the man who raised me. I scoff out loud at his new found appreciation for my mate, and quickly cover it with a cough so he doesn't pick it up.

Dad looks at me with some suspicion in his eyes at my cough, but thankfully doesn't press it. I only hope I can won her back before it's too late....

Stella's POV

I can feel the sweat dripping down my face, neck and back as I start serving the plates for breakfast. I look at the food with mixed emotions. I'm excited because this is the best Strawberry Shortcake I've ever made, and disappointment that I won't be able to enjoy any. No doubt Richard is going to be starving me again today after yesterday...

I start hearing footsteps in the halls and look at the clock, it's only 6 am, and already I've lost my mate, made a breakfast worthy of kings, and cleaned the kitchen twice. It's funny what you can get done when zoned out.

I can hear the chairs at the main table scraping across the floor as they're pulled out. I can feel the chills running down my spine like nails on a chalkboard. I sigh and roll my eyes at what's going to come next...

I start counting down under my breath and sure enough...

"Stella!"

I roll my eyes again at how damn predictable this asshole is... Time to get through my birthday I guess...

Riley’s POV

I watch Stella come in from the kitchen after my father called her. Her Auburn hair tied in a messy bun, pushing a cart with all of the breakfast plates, and immediately I wish I could jump up and help her. The sight of her takes my breath away, and I'm even more determined to get her back. She's mine, and I was an i***t.

"Yes?" She sighs looking at my father while setting the plates on the table.

I can smell her, Mint and sage, it washes over me like a warm blanket and my mouth is watering with the Strawberry Shortcake breakfast she made sitting in front of me. She looks towards me and for a brief moment our eyes meet, and all I can see in her is anger. Why is she mad at me?! I need her to be happy, I can't hope to convince her to take back her rejection if she's made at me!

Stella, happy birthday. I hope the preparations are all set for tomorrow night?" Dad asks politely. I can immediately hear the whispers around the room. Dad is certainly not know for being patient, or polite with any of the staff, and especially not Stella. I can see her Eyebrow go up. I really hope that she doesn't get suspicious about Dad's sudden politeness.

"Yes. All of the invitations were sent out and All 6 invited Alphas are coming. All that's left on for the decorations to go up. But that should only take me a couple of hours tomorrow." She's looking right into Dad's eyes. If it wasn't for the fact that she's always been like this, he may have taken it for a challenge. I can see Dad struggling to keep his cool. He dislikes her even more now that he knows she's an Alphas daughter. I can see her fighting back a laugh. She just thinks it's funny getting my Dad would up. I sigh internally, just begging for this to pass... My thoughts go to tomorrow, and to what claiming her infront of the pack will bring....

Jason's POV.

(the next day)

I look at my Alpha, half asleep and struggling to keep his head up. This council meeting has been going for an hour and a half, and after yesterday morning with Zoe, it's no wonder he's in a bad mood.

"Alpha Solan, We are very concerned about this packs lack of Luna. You need to choose one soon." I hear council woman Erica say. I quickly turn my eyes to my best friend, the council has been pressuring him to choose a mate since he hasn't found his yet. It's been 5 years since we turned 18 and he's starting to lose hope.

"Lady Erica, I sincerely hope the council isn't telling me how to run my own pack? After all, according the the law of the royal pack, I have another year to find my mate." Solan's voice comes out even and calm, only his eyes hinting at the storm that was brewing under the surface. I could hear the audible gulps of the council. It's true that an Alpha has 6 years to find their mates, before they're required by law to choose from among the Alpha's daughters.

After that I watched as Solan got up and addressed the council once more.

"I am well aware that I need a Luna to help me run this pack, however, I will be waiting until the Moon Goddess hives me my mate, or the 6 year mark passes. I do not want to hear another word about me choosing a mate until then. Am. I. Clear?"

The chill that blows through the room is practically visible. With that he turned and left with me trailing after him.

"Can you believe the nerve of them?!" He seethed "I mean, I still have another 10 months before the deadline of 6 years is up! And already they're trying to pressure me into a bond!"

"Dude, it's because you're the second most powerful Alpha on the continent, second only to the King himself. They're scared of how much power you hold! If they can get you to bond with a chosen mate, then they're able to help control you, and your actions." I sighed back at him. I don't envy my best friend, his is not an easy position to be in, and I can't say enough how happy I am that it's not me.

He sighed and nodded slowly. "I'm afraid you're right Jace, I don't think the council wants me to find my Goddess given mate. Almost certainly, she will be even more stubborn and hard headed than me." I could hear the light chuckle and longing in his voice. I really hope he finds his mate soon...

Solan's POV

I can't help but think that Jace is right. If I find my Goddess given mate, the council will have no way to control her, but if I choose one from the Alphas daughters that the council approves, they'll be able to get their claws into every part of the management of my pack. Goddess bless me soon.

"Alright man, let's go and get this weekend over with. We'll pull put of the neutral contract with Bloodheart, and then we'll focus on finding my mate. Okay?"

"Alright dude, let's go." Jace said with a slight grin. I know he doesn't envy my position, but he always has my back. thankfully. I give him a light pat on the back, and start heading towards the car. I know he's following behind me. Malcom is at the car waiting for us, and bows to me when he sees us approaching.

"Alpha, we are ready for departure" He said with his head down.

"Very well, let's go." Jace and I climb into the back and finally we're off towards Bloodheart.

****4 hours later****

I can finally see the gates of the Bloodheart pack house standing tall, I can't wait to be done with pack. Upon a closer look, I can see just how rundown it actually is.

It's a 3 story building, the outside, I think, is supposed to look rustic with a dark wood but it's clearly rotting and chipping if you look close enough. the windows are also desperately in need of repair, and I can see they're not set in properly. The yard around the house is starting to over-grow and there are dry leaves all over the place. This pack can't even keep its yard clean... Goddess let this week end soon I think to myself as I see Riley and Alpha Richard walk towards my car smiling...