Kaleb's POV
I jumped into the shower to get all of the dirt off of me after our pack was attacked by rogues. We haven't had a rogue attack in almost a year so it was strange to me that they suddenly attacked us. After showering and getting dressed, I headed down to Alpha Daniel's office. He was furious. We lost two warriors during the attack.
Thank you Basil. I told my wolf. He still hadn't been letting me shift. I thought for sure I was going to die out there but he shifted and helped us with the attack. I haven't had much training in my wolf form but I let him take control and he was pretty strong. We would be much stronger if we shifted more.
I wasn't going to just let us die. He responded before ignoring me again.
I headed up to the Alpha's office quickly not wanting to make him any angrier than he already is. I walked in and could see that all of the ranked members were there including a few most trusted warriors.
"We have one of the rogues locked in the dungeon but he isn't talking," Alpha Daniel told us. 'I think Simone is behind the attack. We just need to get him to talk and tell us where she is."
"Why do you think Simone sent them?" Gamma Robert asked. "How would she get involved with rogues, she was barely off the territory."
What he said made sense but Alpha Daniel wasn't thinking clearly. He needed someone to blame. And Simone's parent's betrayal puts her right at the top of his list.
"They could be still working for her parents and she went to them when she ran away," he said pacing back and forth.
"Alpha..." Gamma Robert interrupted but was cut off.
"Don't question me," Alpha Daniel shouted. "She is behind the rogue attack and I know it. Jason I need you to all some of our allied packs and see if we can get some help from them. Gamma send some warriors out to look for her. I'll make a few other phone calls. You're all dismissed."
"What do we tell them dad?" Jason asked. "Surely they're not going to come running to our aid because of one rogue attack."
"Tell them it's just like before." Jason looked at him confused but didn't get a chance to speak before Alpha Daniel stormed out of the office.
"What did he mean by that?" Jason asked me.
I shrugged my shoulders as we left the office and headed downstairs. As soon as we walked into the kitchen could hear the irritating voice of Victoria calling Jason's name. I don't know what he saw in her. She's loud, she wears too much perfume. She's stuck up and she's mean to everyone.
Like all of you.
Basil? You're talking to me now? What do you mean by that?
You don't like Victoria and can't see that she is the same as all of you. You all choose rank over everything and treat everyone badly.
Basil? I called out to him but he was already ignoring me again.
"Jason why have you been avoiding me?" I heard Victoria asking Jason. She was pouting and rubbing up on him. I tried to stifle my laugh as I watched him try to push her off of him. I told him not to get involved with that girl.
"I told you that we're over Victoria." He grabbed her forcing her to stay still. "I'm waiting for my mate and you are not my mate."
"But I can be," she pouted. "We're perfect together."
"You are not my mate," he shouted at her before walking away.
She stood there dumbstruck not wanting to believe what he just said to her. The look on her face was comical and I couldn't help but to laugh.
Red faced, she turned around and looked at me. "What the hell are you laughing at? Where's your omega mate?" She walked out of the kitchen with her friends following behind her.
I didn't even have a comeback. I guess it wasn't a secret anymore that Simone was my mate and I rejected her. I could feel my wolf's anger from Victoria's words. He was fighting to get shift and I was losing control of him. I ran outside and shifted quicker than I had before.
Basil what's wrong?
Need to run.
He pushed me to the back as he ran and now I was watching everything from his eyes. I was just a passenger and he was in control. I could feel so many emotions from him. Anger, sadness, betrayal, pain, regret. All things that I have been fighting the feeling of for years.
Why don't you just admit your true feelings? I heard Basil say. We both will feel much better.
I can't.
I heard him growl before blocking me out again. He rand nonstop for almost 3 hours before heading back to the packhouse. I was exhausted and my mind was still racing. All I wanted was to go to sleep.
Once you admit how you really feel everything will be better. Basil's voice was the last thing I heard before I drifted off to sleep.
*******
I woke up still thinking about what Basil said to me last night. How I really feel? What was I supposed to be admitting to? I needed to talk to Jason. He always said that our wolves were intelligent and had some knowledge of a lot of things. I never paid attention to what he said but now I think I could use his help.
"Jas, where are you." I mindlinked him.
"Heading to the kitchen."
I headed to the kitchen and sat next to Jason. We were the only ones sitting in the dining area so after the omega placed our plates in front of us and walked away, I started talking.
"Basil said something to me last night that's still sitting with me," I told him. "He said once I admit how I really feel everything will be better. I'm trying to understand what he's talking about."
Jason stopped eating his food and turned to look at me. "My wolf has been talking to me a lot too. He doesn't agree with a lot that goes on here. He said we were too quick to judge and needed to learn to get to know a person. He asked me if I would reject my mate if she were an ordinary omega." I paused and I waited for him to answer. "And I honestly couldn't answer him. Our conversations always leave me thinking and I really don't know. I need a strong Luna to help me run the pack and omegas aren't strong enough. But at the same time rejecting her is like me telling the moon goddess that she's wrong. Doesn't she know who our perfect match is?"
"But how could she think omegas are our perfect matches?"
"Maybe given the chance they could build their strength. I remember my mother used to say that omegas are the heart of the pack. She would say the Alpha is the leader yes, but the omegas are the heart. The omegas are the ones that take care of us in our daily lives. They're the reason we eat and have clean clothes and a clean home. They literally do everything for us. Things changed after she was killed. Everyone was so full of anger.. But I know my mother wouldn't like what has been going on here."
I put my head down in shame. He's right about that. Our Luna was always kind to everyone no matter their rank. I thought about how my parents would feel about everything and I don't think they would be happy either.
"My mother always said that the mate bond was special," he continued. "Two halves of a heart finally coming together. But over the years my dad has said that only a strong mate matters. So I started listening to him. But now I don't know man. He used to believe in the mate bond but now he's full of so much anger he doesn't believe in anything anymore. As for your wolf what I think he means is that you need to feel everything and admit to it to yourself. How do you really feel about all that has happened without anybody in your ear telling you what is right. No me, not my dad, not your parents memory... only you. What do you want? Once you admit your true feelings you'll know what you need to do for you and maybe even for your relationship with your wolf."
I listened and kept quiet as he spoke. I wasn't good at expressing emotions. Ever since my mother died, I kept everything inside not wanting anyone to see my weakness.
"You only have to admit it to yourself," I hear Basil say.
"I have to go," Jason said. "My dad's calling. I'll catch up with you later."
I put my plate in the sink and headed up to my room after Jason left. I needed to be alone to think. I didn't plan on coming out until I had all of my thoughts together.
Jason's POV
I can't wait to be Alpha. There are so many things I want to change around here but I can't tell anyone until after I become Alpha. I know that if my father finds out of the changes I want to make, he'll try to delay passing me the Alpha title. Over the years my father has taught me that only three things mattered; being feared, power and a strong mate. Before my mom died he was different. My mother was an amazing Luna and mother. She always said that love and being in love were the most amazing thing. So many things had changed. Over the years I have become more like my father and forgetting about all of the things my mother used to say. After meeting my wolf and talking to him, I realized that I don't like who I have become. I wanted to be a better Alpha than my father. That's where all of the ideas of changes for the pack came from. In a month I will be Alpha and I could do what I want but until then I kept quiet.
I was surprised when Kaleb came to me about his wolf. I know that his wolf is quiet most of the time since he rejected Simone. Could that happen to me? Could I accept an omega as my mate?
"Yes," my wolf Harem said.
Kaleb rejecting Simone caused a bit of chaos around here. My father was still searching for her even though I saw no point in it. I don't believe she was behind the rogue attack. My father won't listen to anyone though. I thought back on how we treated her after her parent's betrayal and I felt ashamed. I felt ashamed about how we've treated all of the omegas. I started being kinder to them which shocked everyone. I hope that one day I get the chance to apologize to Simone for everything. The same way I will apologize to my pack during my Alpha Ceremony.
I thought I would have already find my mate by the time I became Alpha but no luck yet. I used to think Victoria would be my mate but she wasn't. Once I got my wolf I started to see her for who she truly was and was grateful that she wasn't my mate. She would never agree to my changes. She only wanted power. Kaleb never liked and I they would always clash. Yes she was strong but she wasn't kind at all. She walked around like she owned the place and that was before we found out that we weren't even mates. Now she expected me to just accept her as a chosen mate. That definitely wasn't happening.
I walked into my father's office wondering what he wanted to talk to me about now. lately everything had been about finding Simone and some prophecy.
"I spoke to the Alphas of Dark Sky Pack. They will be here on Wednesday to discuss an alliance," he told me. "Have you received any news from any of our warriors?"
"No. There has been no sightings of her anywhere. It's like she disappeared," I told him.
He growled before leaning his head back and letting out a huff. "Son, I'm ready to pass the Alpha title to you but I'm not sure I'm comfortable doing it with all of this going on."
"Dad I can handle it. We've renewed some alliances and we will build more. Everything will be fine," I told him.
Victoria's POV
"How dare he?" I screamed. I walked into my bedroom and threw my purse on my bed before kicking off my shoes. "He's supposed to be my mate."
"What's wrong sweetheart?" my mother asked. I guess she could hear me yelling from her bedroom.
"Not now mother." I gave her a hard look before she walked away from my door and I slammed it shut.
Don't get my wrong. I love my mother but I couldn't stand her. I blamed her for my father being dead. I still remember the day like it was yesterday. I watched it all from my bedroom window. I'll never forget my father's lifeless body laying in front of our house.
Flashback 6 years ago
I was in my bedroom playing with my toys when I hear screaming coming from outside. I went to the window to see what was going on. I was terrified by the sight from my window. Pack members were fighting rogues. I could see my father's wolf taking down rogues. From the distance I could see my mother running to our house trying to avoid the fighting. Suddenly she was grabbed by a rogue and I could see my father running to help her. He got the rogue off of her and killed him. I could hear him shouting for her to run home. The rogue bit into her leg so she couldn't run. My father lifted her and ran to the house with her. Before he could get to the front door, a rogue jumped on him killing him. I watched as my mother dragged herself to the front door leaving my father there.
(Flashback over)
If my mother had been stronger, my father would have survived. Had she learned to fight, she could have helped. But no, she just wanted to be the perfect housewife. I never want to be like her. I want to be strong that's why I train with and without the pack. I want my mate to know I have his back. That's why I need Jason to be my mate. I want to be a strong Luna so I need a strong Alpha and Jason was perfect. I was in love with him and we made the perfect couple. I just knew he would be my mate until I walked into his birthday party and realized we weren't fated. I don't want anyone else. I want Jason and I would get him no matter what. I pulled out my phone and made a phone call to my best friend. If anyone could help me, she could.
Frustrated after calling her three times and getting no answer, I sat on my bed trying to think of what I could do. Diana always answered the phone for me. I met Diana a few years ago when I was out on a mini shopping trip. I was out looking for the perfect dress to wear on a date with Jason when we both walked out of the dressing room wearing the same dress. We looked at each other and laughed. After introducing ourselves, we each helped the other pick out a dress. We became fast friends and chatted often. She knew that I was a wolf and I found out that she was a witch. At first I was a bit skeptical until she told me she was a good witch and meant no harm to anyone. That was until two years ago when I went home after hanging out with her and one of the warriors caught her scent on me. When I told him it was my friend, he wanted to meet her. They were both excited to meet until they actually met and the warrior rejected her because she was a witch. She was devastated. I didn't hear from her for two weeks after that. When I finally did see her, I could tell that she changed. She was more powerful than she was before, I could feel it. She tried to play her change off but I convinced her to tell me what was going on. After the rejection she went into a depression until it turned to rage. That rage fuelled her magic until she turned dark. Learning intense spells and potions she was determined to have her mate take his rejection back and claim her. She was almost there too. She said she had finally completed her task. I knew if she could get her mate to accept her even though he didn't like witches, then she could definitely help me get Kaleb to accept me as his mate. My thoughts were interrupted my the ringing of my phone.
"Hey Diana," I answered.
"Victoria we need to meet. I'll need your help with my plan."
"I'll see you in a few. I need your help with something too."
I hung up and rushed to change my clothes to go meet her. Jason would be mines and no one was going to stand in my way.