The Unworthy Mate

Chapter 4

Far into the south was a pack called the Southern Warrior Pack. It was not only the biggest in land area, but also the strongest in terms of strength.

As the name states, the pack was known for its warriors and the heartless Alpha, who had wrecked many packs due to these twisted pleasures.

Alpha Roman was such a character. Everyone knew not to cross him, especially when he was out on the training field reprimanding his students.

"Can you even take down a child in a fight with these skills of yours?!" Alpha Roman scolded loudly, "Is this why I've been training all of you?! Where are all my efforts going? All wasted on you!".

They were scared of looking at him. The senior warriors who were training on the same field felt pity for the younglings.

They only started training two years ago but they were unlucky to have Alpha Roman personally look, over them.

Alpha Roman pointed at the boy in front and asked, "What is the first rule of the Southern Warrior pack?"

The boy straightened his back and recited carefully, "Rule one! Never let your guard down, even around the ones you trust!"

Alpha Roman grunted, "If you know that, then why did you let him take those careless shots at you? Are you dumb or did you forget the rules? This is training, but if the same thing happened in a real fight, then you would be dead by now!"

Alpha Roman was ruthless when it came to training, especially the younger generation.

He was only twenty-two years old and had already taken the Alpha position for the past two years.

For Alpha Roman, there was nothing more important than his pack and its prosperity.

He wouldn't hesitate to defame anyone he found to be not good enough, he would scold them in front of the crowd without a second thought.

However, it was the senior warriors who saw the meaning behind these acts.

Alpha Roman's attention was given to younglings and they would undoubtedly grow up into strong young men in a matter of a few years.

They would wake up early in the morning to train with the seniors, then they were expected to go to school and study. Good grades were just as important.

Later in the day, Alpha Roman would look over their practice personally.

Alpha Roman's crossed arms loosened after he was done scolding.

He placed his hand on the boy's shoulder and said, "You have potential, that is why you are here. Make use of that potential instead of wasting it. That will be a big loss to this pack."

The boy named Kruger looked up with big eyes. He was only thirteen this year and had joined the little group recently. Alpha Roman was the hardest on him and sometimes it was overwhelming.

But he was not complaining. He was happy to be a part of the group under Alpha Roman's care. "I will reflect on it, Alpha!" Kruger said with determination. He saw the high expectations Alpha Roman had for him.

He didn't want to disappoint Alpha Roman!

"Good." Alpha Roman took a step back and ran a glance over the six students he had taken under his wing.

He gave them the slightest smile and said, "Now go and take a shower. Aunt Regan has made fresh pies."

Alpha Roman's body didn't even move with the force of six young kids throwing themselves at him. He patted their heads and pretended to be disgusted.

"You smell! Go away!" Alpha Roman pushed them away and ordered them to go and have a bath first before going for the pies or they would tantany.

"I think you should stop being so hard on them. They are kids." Easton said with a small frown. He didn't like how the kids were scolded every day, but it seemed like the said kids didn't mind if they got a pie in the end.

"They have to learn if they are going to uphold the pack after me. It isn't going to get easier for the new generation." Alpha Roman said as he took off his training vest.

"You are the first Alpha I've seen who is already training the new generation to take over when it's only been two years since you became the Alpha of the pack," Easton jokes.

Roman threw the bottle in the trash can, "It's always good to prepare. Besides, I'm not like those old fools who want to keep up their seniority until death. It will only lead to the fall of the pack in the long term."

Easton huffed, followed by a human man as he approached the senior warriors training.

The seniors were more accustomed to the cola Alpha Roman and how they should behave in front of him.

They stood in three lines and greeted him in perfect sync. Alpha Roman was pleased with this organization.

Alpha Roman said loud enough so that everyone could hear, "Training ends here. Tomorrow is the Alpha conference, so I won't be here to train the kids. It is your responsibility as their seniors to make sure they don't slack off."

Alpha Roman mutes for a few minutes and continues "The little bunch of idiots will skip school, so pay attention. You are free to punish them if they make mistakes."

The senior warrior secretly smiled and yelled, "Yes Alpha!"

Alpha Roman gave a few more instructions and left.

The seniors packed up their training equipment and went to the locker room outside the field.

"Alpha Roman wants us to look after the kids but is too cold-hearted to say it out loud.

"Yeah, it was too bad. We have learnt our lesson, so be good to the kids. And they are not hard to like. Look at that boy Holden, he is good at everything he does."

Another one said, "I think Alpha Roman wants him to inherit his position."

"Why would he do that? He will have kids in the future. Does he need another child to be his heir?" A fairly new warrior of their team asked.

The recruit frowned, "the rumor that

Alpha Roman found his mate but killed her, so he won't have to be attacked?"

The one next to him fell off the bench, "Where the f**k did you hear that? Is that what others think about our Alpha?"

The recruit shrugged, "That's what I heard. Rumors get weirder as they are circulated.

Maybe somewhere another pack must be thinking that Alpha Roman is into men."

The locker room fell silent. There was an inexplicable chill in the locker room as everyone froze.

The fallen warrior stood up and cleared his throat, then said, "It's better to forget about these things. Let's not worry about it now.

"Just know that Alpha Roman is not into men. But even if he was, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Our respect for our Alpha has nothing to do with his s****| preferences." he addresses them.

But I hope everyone will keep this to their heart and not spread unnecessary rumors," one of the seniors stated.

Suddenly, one of them laughed and soon the others followed as they couldn't help but find the situation funny. Outside the locker room, Easton laughed silently.

There were savory and sweet pies and everyone got what they preferred along with the sides they liked. It was the perfect dinner after a long day of training.

Easton joined them. Alpha Roman eyed his beta until Easton couldn't eat anymore and stated his purpose of visiting, "There are many rumors about you circulating. What do you want to do about them?"

"What rumors?" Easton looked at the young kids, leaned closer to Alpha Roman and whispered to him, "About your mate."

"How can there be rumors when there is no mate?" Roman frowned, "You are not making sense, Easton."

"Exactly because there is no mate, there are rumors. They are assuming things behind your back. Some say you don't have a mat

e, some say that you don't prefer girls and are hiding a man in the closet because you fear being laughed at."