The Betas Forbidden mate

Xavier "I, Alpha Xavier My'ell of the Lunar Moon Pack, reject you, Jennifer Price of the Stone Mountain Pack." The pain from the mate bond severing quickly faded once Jennifer accepted the rejection. For a brief moment, silence settled over the gathering. Jennifer stood frozen, tears shining in her eyes as she struggled to keep her composure. In one swift motion, I closed the distance between us. "You will never speak of this to anyone. Do I make myself clear?" "Y-yes, Alpha," she stammered. Jennifer and her mother had moved to Lunar Moon the previous year after her mother found a second-chance mate during a mating festival. I assumed Jennifer attended hoping to find her own mate. Instead, the Moon Goddess saw fit to pair her with me. Jennifer was beautiful. Any wolf with functioning eyes could see that. But beauty alone wasn't enough. She was an omega, and I refused to allow my bloodline to weaken. I needed strong heirs. Strong wolves. A future Luna capable of standing beside an Alpha. Lora would give me that. The alpha blood running through her veins all but guaranteed powerful offspring. Her son, Xia Jr., was proof enough. Every time I looked at that boy, I saw potential. As the evening wore on, my thoughts drifted from Jennifer to Lora. Our relationship had long since crossed lines that should never have been crossed. She wanted the Luna title. I wanted an heir. We both knew exactly what we were getting from the arrangement. At least, that's what I told myself. Sometimes, usually late at night when the pack was asleep and my wolf wouldn't stop pacing, I found myself wondering if rejecting Jennifer had truly been the right choice. Then I'd remember Lora's ambition, her bloodline, and the future I was building. The doubts would disappear. For a while. Xia Sr. I stood silently outside my Alpha's bedroom door while my mate spent another night with my brother. This had been going on for nearly a year. The worst part wasn't seeing it.It was feeling it.Most wolves imagined infidelity as heartbreak. The reality was far crueler. The mate bond made certain of that. Every time Lora was with Xavier, I felt it. Every stolen touch. Every act of intimacy. Every moment she chose him over me. The bond carried the pain directly into my chest and left it there to fester. Enzo, my wolf, took it harder than I did. At first he fought through it. He'd growl and pace and rage against the betrayal. Now he barely spoke. Most days he remained curled in the corner of our shared mindscape, exhausted from carrying wounds that never seemed to heal.Watching him suffer hurt more than anything Lora had done to me. As children, Xavier and I had never gotten along. If I had a favorite toy, he broke it. If I joined a sports team, he joined too just to prove he was better. He always needed to win. Always needed to be first.As adults, his cruelty simply evolved. Now he was sleeping with my mate.On the surface, Xavier was everything an Alpha should be. Strong. Reliable. Charismatic. The kind of leader other packs respected. I knew better. Beneath the polished image lived a man who viewed people as pieces on a game board.Lora believed I was oblivious to the affair.She wasn't nearly as clever as she thought she was.She came home smelling like him.Took secret phone calls.Spent nights claiming she was working late.The lies had become routine.Somehow that hurt more than the affair itself. Despite everything, I couldn't bring myself to hate her. She was still my mate.Still the woman I once loved.Still the mother of my son. Xia Jr. The thought of my pup immediately eased some of the pain. Xia was only thirteen, but he was observant. Too observant. He noticed the growing distance between his mother and me. He noticed the tension. The silence. Soon he would start asking questions. Questions I wasn't ready to answer.No matter what Lora had done, I refused to poison my son's view of his mother. He deserved to make that judgment for himself. The front door opened."Hello, my love," Lora said as she stepped inside and kissed my cheek.To anyone else it would've looked like a loving gesture between mates.To me, it felt like another lie. "How was your day?" I asked. "Rough," she sighed. "I'm exhausted. I think I'll shower and head to bed early." "I bet you are." She didn't catch the bitterness in my voice. Or perhaps she simply chose not to. The shower started moments later. I sat alone in the living room staring at the wall. We hadn't shared a bed in months. Neither of us acknowledged it anymore.This house had once been filled with laughter. Now it felt like a monument to broken promises.Then her phone rang. Her voice dropped to a whisper.Big mistake. Thanks to my Lycan blood, my hearing was far superior to that of an ordinary wolf. "Xavier," she breathed. "When can I see you again? I miss you already." My stomach twisted. "Soon," Xavier replied. "I'm almost finished preparing your Luna ceremony. Then you can reject that disgrace you call a mate." Lora laughed softly. The sound cut deeper than any blade.Then she asked a question that made my blood run cold. "What about my pup?" Silence followed. Long enough to make my heart start pounding. "We'll discuss him later, Lora," Xavier finally said. "I have more important matters to attend to." The call ended. My entire body went rigid.Losing my mate was one thing.Losing my son was something else entirely.There was no telling what Xavier would do to ensure Xia never challenged any future heir's claim to the Alpha title.I thought I still had time. I had to get my son out of Lunar Moon.Tonight. "Mate," Enzo finally spoke, his voice weak but determined. "I know." "Protect our pup." I closed my eyes."I will." I jump up pacing back and forth in our cramped living room racking my brain for a way to get my pup out of harms way, then it hits me.I have to sound convincing. Honey.....I have a meeting out of town ill be taking xia along with me. Don't wait up, I call out. Okay.have fun she responds. Mate doesn't care, enzo grumbles. I know I say attempting to soothe him. We can't worry about her right now. Xia is our only priority. Enzo straightens his back and nods his head in agreement. Xia's his pup too and he will do anything to protect him. I step outside to make a phone call. I would like to speak with Alpha Black and tell him it's xia from the lunar pack and it's urgent. My'ell my old friend, what can I do for you? I need you to take in my pup immediately. Please, it's of the upmost importance. Little Xia? He's your pride and joy what's so urgent that you need to ship your only pup off, and what exactly do you suggest I tell my pack? "Loras been cheating on me with xiaver" I sigh out.There was a long pause on the other end of the phone before he finally responded.I see he murmurs and your concerned because xia is next in line for alpha after you if Xavier doesn't produce an heir? He's planning on making Lora his chosen mate and luna. There's no telling what xavier would do to my pup to ensure he doesn't inherit the alpha title. I see. I have a warrior program he can join. He will be well taken care of. Thank you so much. Please keep a watchful eye on my pup. Xavier must never find him. I have a witch to take care of that he will lose most of his memories aswell, but it's a simple glamour spell that can be reversed. I exhale, finding peace in my old friend's words. To the rest of the world he's a cruel alpha who rules with an Iron fist, but to me he's still the soft teddy bear from alpha school putting on this tough guy act. One thing I do know about alpha black is that he would protect my son as if he was his own and I find a peace and solace in that fact. Hey xia .... How's um, well hows is HE doing?? I smile knowingly. Aaron hasn't been the same since that day. I guess missing your mate will do that to you.You know I don't think he ever accepted the rejection, but all in all I think he's managing. Thank you, I was just- No need to explain. I understand alpha. Please cut the formalities xia we are friends. Bring your pup as soon as possible. I'll have sleeping quarters arranged for him and the witch on stand by. Oh and xia... I'm sorry about Lora, he whispered. Don't be. Life goes on . We will be on the soonest flight out. I'll see you tonight. I killed the line racing back into the house to gather Xia things . Sending my son away will be the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.No matter what it cost me. Even if Xia hated me for it one day.I will keep my son alive. I just hope some day he can forgive me.