Alpha Joshua's POV.
I had been in turmoil since my beloved Luna Laura announced to me that she had filed for divorce. At first I thought she was joking. It was not until court officials came to serve the papers on me that I knew she was dead serious.
I must confess, I don't know what Luna Laura's actual problem is. She complained about my relationship with Shirley and I assured her not to worry, that her position as Luna is secured and Shirley can't take it over.
I still love my Luna and I don't understand why she refused to be pacified.
Despite every effort, I tried to persuade her not to leave me, but she decided that she would go.
She did mention when we came back from Alpha Duncan's party that I was being punished for my sins. I don't know exactly what I did wrong that I'm being punished for. Is it for discovering my mate in another pack and bringing her to my pack to ensure she is well taken care of? Or is the formal claiming which I did at the mate claiming ceremony for which I already apologized?
I don't really know. Even the poisoning incident for which she still hold grudges against me and Shirley was accidental, as far as I know even though it affected only her and six of our wolves from her former pack. Even though I didn't order a full investigation into the incident in order not to wash our dirty linens in public, my little findings after the incident confirmed my opinion.
In her desperation to get at me, she picked up a troublesome Alpha who is very much disliked among other Alphas and called him her mate. I wish her the best of luck if that's the character she is leaving me for.
Alpha Duncan had known him for years, even though I never knew him or met him before. They say he doesn't have a good reputation.
Anyway, he has just spoken to me. He said I should let her go since she's insisting that's what she wants. He also said I should agree with her on how we would share assets, then sign an agreement that would be submitted at the court to make things faster.
I have accepted all Alpha Duncan said because he is a friend.
So, the Luna is expected to meet me in the next 24 hours time so we agree.
I was still processing my thoughts when Shirley came in.
"What would you love for dinner?" she asked.
Since it was to be dinner, I'll love the Pizza.
I communicated my decision to her.
"I'll love it too," she said as she hurried downstairs to the kitchen to get it prepared.
Meanwhile, I remained upstairs sipping directly from the bottle, some liquor sent to me as a gift by one of my Alpha friends. I receive such gifts frequently and they are kept in my private bar, a small wing attached to the living room.
This particular brand of liquor is not very 'hot' as it has a considerable quantity of wine in it as revealed on the bottle label. There are others that are at best, very alcoholic, also there on the shelf. The one I choose to drink depends on my mood and the time of the day.
Shirley came back into the room and announced that the food is served on the dining table downstairs and asking me whether we should rather go down and eat the food there. She could still go back and bring it upstairs if I decide otherwise. it's up to me to make a decision for us.
I ran my right hand through my hair and then stroked my head gently.
"I think we should go downstairs and have the dinner over there, if you ask me. We have been upstairs here all day, and apart from stretching my legs, it gives us the opportunity to catch some air, downstairs, what do you think, Shirley?" I asked, looking directly into her eyes.
She nodded and smiled. Pointing her fingers downstairs, she said, "let's go and eat the food there, Alpha."
We then moved together out of the room and headed downstairs. As we passed the door of the Luna's room, I asked Shirley if she has seen her today.
"Have you seen the Luna, today?"
"Yes, I saw her in the morning, hurrying down the steps, most probably going to the pack house. She was rather early."
"Ok, for me, I've not seen her today at all. You said she left for her office rather early, maybe that's the reason."
"It could well be," she said, looking back at if she might sight her coming out of her room.
In no time, we had taken our seats and started eating the food. I could not help but give Shirley a Pat on the back for her excellent cooking. The food was absolutely delicious.
"Another good one from you, Shirley," I complimented. "The food is very delicious."
She smiled shyly and nodded. "Thank you, Alpha."
As we continued to eat, I pointed to the two cans of fruit juice which she had brought for me. "We will return these to the refrigerator, I have no need for it now," I said as I raised the bottle of liquor I was holding. That of course, is the remainder of the liquor I had been sipping from inside the room.
Shirley nodded her head. "Okay, my dear."
Soon, we finished our food and went back upstairs to Shirley's room where we had come down from.
I and Shirley spent the next few hours talking and whispering sweet nothings into each other's ears. We talked about virtually everything under the sun, among which are her expected role as the Luna of the Pack whenever she takes over. And that would be pretty soon.
After about three hours of being in Shirley's room after dinner, I bade her goodnight. We didn't make love, only kissed a few times. Though I can't deny the fact that we've made love several times since she joined us here at the Alpha's mansion.
But Laura would not believe if I told her this. What she thinks is that i spend virtually the whole of my time nowadays in Shirley's room and what we do is make love all the time. That is definitely not true.
And talking about Luna Laura, she's scheduled to meet me early tomorrow morning to discuss how we are going to share the assets we both own. What we are talking about here are cash and assets of the the Emerald Multi-Tasks Limited, worth over eight hundred million dollars and a few other things we both own.
I don't expect any problems to arise as we would discuss because I have to be fair to her and her associates. There is no doubt that they contributed immensely to the building of this Pack and I've never failed to acknowledge their contribution
Besides, my friend Alpha Duncan has told me on phone to try and reach an agreement with her
I climbed my bed and rolled over from edge to edge, trying to catch my sleep, but it didn't happen immediately. Definitely it wasn't the drink I had because it isn't entirely alcoholic.
After a few more minutes of trying, I finally succeeded. Before I knew it, I had dozed off.
The next day.
I woke up this morning feeling good and feeling expectant about what would happen today. This morning, I'm expected to meet my Luna to iron out the most important issues of this divorce which is the sharing of assets. Like I've earlier said, I expect my discussion with her to be very cordial, despite everything that has happened between us.
After all, we remain husband and wife until this entire process is finalized. We are not separated, as it is with some couples going through the divorce proceedings. We are still living here together in the Alpha's mansion. We still relate with each other to some extent. At least, we talk and greet one another whenever we run into each other within this mansion.
The only thing which has stopped between us is s****l intimacy. She has stopped me from doing that with her since Shirley came into this mansion. And I have since resigned myself to fate.
As I was processing my thoughts on my expectations for today, Shirley opened my door and came in. She didn't need to knock because she has the privilege to enter my room without knocking.
Only she and Luna Laura have that privilege. Apart from those two, any other person wanting to enter the Alpha's bedroom must knock.
She was wearing a wide smile as she entered.
"Good morning, Alpha," she greeted.
"Good morning, my dear, how was your night?" I asked.
"Very good, Alpha."
"Oh, very good to hear that, Shirley," I remarked.
She smiled "What would you want for breakfast?"
"I want something very fast. The Luna could call my attention any moment from now, so I want to be ready for her. Get me the Breakfast Sandwich."
"Okay." she nodded and left for the kitchen.
About an hour later, Shirley came in holding a tray, complete with the food and drinks.
"I want us to eat here in your room, for a change," she said, dropping the tray on a stool.
I smiled. "It's okay, your wishes are always important to me."
"Let me go and bring the second tray,' she said and hurried back to the kitchen.
Within a few minutes, she was back into the room with the second tray.
We ate our food in silence, occasionally looking lovingly into each other's eyes.
As soon as we finished, she cleared our mess and took everything together into the kitchen.
Breakfast over, I sat on a bedroom sofa, fully relaxed and thinking of what next to do. Shirley had gone back to her room.
Suddenly, the door opened and Luna Laura came in.
"Good morning, Alpha," she greeted.
"Good morning, my Luna," I replied. "How was your night?"
"It was fine."
"Good to hear that from you, Luna. Please sit down. We would talk right here in my room. And we would be very brief. No beating about the bush. I will be straightforward."
She nodded, but I could notice anxiety on her face and some measure of nervousness.
"I have carefully studied the papers served on me by the court and I have particularly taken note of your demands. There is no doubt that you and your associates have contributed a lot to the growth of this Pack. You will notice that I've never failed to acknowledge your contributions. So because of that, I've agreed to your demands. You asked for forty five percent of the 800 Million dollars cash we have in the Bank. I hereby grant it to you and wish you good luck in your new pack."
Suddenly, she jumped up from her seat and threw her arms aaround me and hugged me so tightly that I was almost suffocating. As she held on to me, she kept muttering, "Thank you, Alpha, I'm grateful."
.After about a minute of holding on to each other, I released my grip a little, pulled my head backwards and kissed her on the lips. She responded by sticking her tongue deep into my mouth and exploring me thoroughly. We kissed passionately for the next one minute and then disengaged.
"So, I will have the agreement typed today as soon as I get to the office. After that, we would both sign, then you can take it to your lawyer for onward transfer to the court, okay?"
She smiled and nodded. " Okay."
Almost immediately after, she left my room.