[Alpha Benson]
"Benson, you must forgive Emma and take her back as your mate. You need a Luna to govern this pack," my mother, Luna Nova, said as she entered my bedroom.
It was a bright Monday morning, and I wanted to tour the pack, visit the pack hospital, and inspect the other establishments in the Crescent Moon Pack.
I had finished bathing and was dressing in my room when my mother came in. She was a 45-year-old woman, brown-skinned with orange eyes and long red hair.
Mom was beautiful, but she was asking me to accept a mate who cheated on me.
The moment I caught Emma Collins cheating on me with one of my pack warriors, I didn't waste time rejecting her, and my mother wanted to speak to me about it.
My only annoyance was that Emma and I already had a child, and I didn't want to see her or her baby. It made me feel like I was not the father of her daughter.
"Mom," I sighed, standing beside my bed, wearing a brown shirt and donning black trousers.
I kept my back to her, avoiding her face. Mom had an enchanting face that could cause any man to lust after her, and I didn't want to fall for her looks and accept Emma back. It was over between Emma and me, and I wanted to do a DNA test to know if Emma's daughter, Celine, was truly my child.
Celine was two years old, and she resembled Emma. So I considered the DNA test, now that I had sent Emma away.
"Mom, I cannot take Emma back. You don't expect me to have a cheating mate ruling beside me. Have you considered that she might plot to kill me so she can install one of her lovers as the new Alpha of my pack? Emma and I were fated mates, and I did everything to satisfy her. But she is a nymph and never satisfied. As an Alpha, the pack demands my attention. I cannot be fụcking my wife morning, afternoon, and night. Who does that?"
I looked at my mother's face, and she sighed.
"I understand, Benson. But Emma has also performed well as the pack's Luna. She will govern the pack well. Just bring her back," Mom begged. She wore a red top and black skirt with black sandals and stood at average height.
I sighed. "I will think about it, but not now. And I don't want to see Emma anywhere around this palace. The way you plead on her behalf makes me wonder if that was how you cheated on my father too?" I asked, and her eyes narrowed at me.
"Benson!" Mom yelled and spat, "I never cheated on your father. I understand the responsibility that comes with being a Luna. But for the sake of your child and your mate bond with Emma..."
"The mate bond is already broken. I will find another mate and, if possible, a second chance mate," I told my mother, approaching her and holding her shoulders warmly.
"Mom, we have built a strong pack over the years. I cannot allow someone like Emma, who isn't trustworthy, to rule beside me. All she thinks about is s*x, and she will sell my pack off once she finds another man to pleasure her. I cannot take that risk now, and I am not stopping you from visiting Emma and Celine at her father's house. But she is not welcome here."
I let go of my mother's arms and picked up my briefcase, ready to leave for my office first.
"That's fine, Benson. You should join me for breakfast before leaving the house," Mom said, turning to leave my bedroom.
"Alright, Mom," I agreed and walked up to meet her. We exited the room together.
As we went downstairs to the living room, my father came in and looked at us.
"Good morning, Dad," I greeted him, noticing he wore black clothes. He wore a black top and trousers and smiled at me.
"Morning, Benson. Where are you going now? We have business partners from the Bright Moon Pack who want to partner with us today. Aren't you going to wait to welcome them?" Dad asked. I knew that for the sake of peace, he had been doing business with Alpha Bruce. The man had claimed many territories and ruled over them, and if not for Dad's partnership with him, he would have launched an attack on my territory.
My pack was one of the peaceful packs, but I don't accept foreigners from other packs. Even if I do, I watch them closely to ensure they are not a threat to my pack members' lives and business.
"Dad, I will be back before Beta Andrew gets here. So you have nothing to worry about. It's still 8 a.m., and I must visit the other establishments as we discussed the previous week," I said, glancing at the golden wristwatch strapped around my left wrist.
"That's fine. I just came in from the pack's training camp. I will soon return there, but I had to remind you of the meeting," Dad said. He was a 50-year-old man who handed the pack over to me barely a year ago, but he still loved reminding me of my duties and business appointments with other pack Alphas.
"It's alright, Father. You have nothing to worry about. Our pack will never come under attack. Even if it does, I will be ready for any war with the other top packs," I assured him as he stood beside the living room.
"Alright," Dad agreed, while I went to the dining table to have breakfast with my mother. I wasn't her only child. I had two siblings. A younger brother named Bowen, a 23-year-old man, and a younger sister named Vera. She was 18 years old and had graduated from high school.
I am a 26-year-old man. I sighed and sat on the dining chair to have my breakfast with my mother.