The Alpha's Silver Star

Chapter 3

Keira

Have you ever heard of that song “Ain't no rest for the wicked” by Cage the Elephant? Well that particular song title certainly pertains to my life at the current moment. No sooner than after getting off our tour bus, I was summoned to the alpha’s office where Nate and I have been stuck in for the past several hours. It would seem that the letter pertaining to the annual alpha gathering had arrived, which means Nate and I have a lot of things to take care of, hence the many hours in the office. Normally I try some way to skip the annual meeting, like using concerts or band public activities. However this year I have no such luck.We had our final concert for the year last night and we have no public activities planned for the next 2 months. Besides, it would be hard to try and plan something like that within 10 days, which is when the annual meeting is being held. 

One thing I have going for me is that the Lunas normally meet in a different room outside of the alphas. The elders like to hold separate meetings between the Alphas and the Lunas. Nate told me that most of the time the alphas just butt heads and try to show dominance, and Nate’s mom told me that it is normally the Lunas that discuss matters with the elders. The Lunas are more open about discussing pack matter with each other and the elders because the Lunas are the caretaker of the pack. Alphas are seen as the leader and main protector of the pack, while the Lunas are seen as the caretaker that looks after the pack’s welfare. Personally I would place myself in the happy medium; I protect my pack and care for them. 

“Who do you think we should leave in charge Keira?” Nate’s voice cut through my ears, breaking my thoughts.

“I would say your parents, but they are still on vacation till next month.” I picked up a document that had information on all the training and patrol reports.

“How about the twins? They are the sons of the beta,”  Nate suggested.

It’s true that Blaze and Diesel’s dad was the beta of the pack before he was killed in a rogue attack back when we were kids. I was only 3 years old when we lost him. If mom didn’t have all of us kids, she would have thrown herself into the grave with him. He was the love of her life and her fated mate. After a few weeks of mourning, mom took over the beta position. The position will eventually go to one of the twins, we just aren’t sure which one it will be. Mom tried talking to them about taking the position but they each say that they aren’t interested in taking the position at the given time. So mom is working as both the beta and our band’s manager, along with managing the music store. This is why Brayden helps out at the store a majority of the time, so to lessen mom’s work load.

“We can ask, but they are still on the offense of taking over that position from mom.”

“Why not try to give them the choice of either taking charge of the pack during our absence, or the music store with Brayden?”

“Is the sweet and kind Nathaniel Walker actually stooping down to threatening others? I must be rubbing off on you.” I smirked looking at him with a meaningful look. 

He walked towards me from where he was sitting and leaned down to where his lips were right next to my ear.

“That’s not the only way you've been rubbing off on me.” He then proceeded to plant a soft kiss on the side of my neck.

“Are you trying to seduce me, Alpha? Cause if you are, don’t stop.” I then grazed my lips on this sensitive spot at the base of his neck. All I got back as an answer was a growl in my ear while my body was being lifted up and sat back down on Nate’s lap.

“Are you sure you aren’t the one trying to seduce me Luna?” 

I lowered my head down to where my lips barely touched his before I whispered. “Only one way to find out.”

Our lips met in a heated kiss that we put off for way too long. My arms wrapped around Nate’s neck with my fingers running through his hair, while his arms held my body in place and his hand held my head in place. This moment was something that made every tour seem long; not being able to have a true intimate moment with Nate. All the texting, phone calls and video chats could never compare to this moment. 

Nate and I were so lost in each other that we didn’t hear the door to the office opening until we heard someone clear their throat. I broke out of Nate’s hold to see who came in and interrupted our moment. The culprit ended up being none other than mom,who just stood there with a smirk.

“Here I was thinking you two were gonna wait to mate each other.” 

“Us making out does not mean we were about to mate,” I groaned, covering my eyes. This is so embarrassing!

“Why didn’t you knock before coming in mom?” I said, uncovering my eyes.

“Oh honey I did, you two were just too busy devouring each other to hear.” Her smirk seemed to even grow wider.

Nate took that time to stand up from the chair and face mom, while blushing in embarrassment as well.

“Was there something you needed help with Mrs. Smith?”

Mom just rolled her eyes before pointing a finger at Nate. “I told you many times to just call me Nora.” 

“What can I do for you Nora?” Nate knew better than to push it with mom.

“I was coming to see if the two of you were planning on working on an empty stomach, seeing how you didn’t come down for dinner.”

I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was past 9PM. Dinner was served over 3 hours ago! 

“Nate let's go eat and call it a night. We can get back to work tomorrow.” I told him while giving a look. It was a look saying “You better not argue.” 

Nate nodded while looking at the remaining paperwork that we still needed to look over. Mom had already left the office with me and Nate right behind her. I reached for Nate’s hand to maintain some form of intimacy. 

“Do you want me to stay the night?” I mind linked looking in Nate’s direction.

Sometimes I would stay in the pack house with Nate, and other times I would stay home with mom and my brothers.

“Yes please,” he linked back with a smile.

We finally made our way into the kitchen and found two plates on the counter with mine and Nate's name on them.

“I saved y'all some spaghetti and garlic bread tonight, so make sure you eat all of it. Goodnight kids.” Mom waved to us over her shoulder while heading for the exit.

Nate went to heat his plate in the microwave, while I simply just dug into mine. Sometimes I'm just too lazy and impatient to heat my food up. It still tastes the same to me no matter if it’s hot or cold.

Nate soon joined me while shaking his head. He finds it odd and funny when I eat my food like this. I am my own unique person. We continued to eat our dinner in silence, both in our own thoughts. Mine going back to the moment we had in the office.

It’s true that Nate and I agreed to hold off on officially mating till closer to his 30th birthday, when all alphas are required to be officially mated. Nate thinks that if either one of us meets our fated mate during the time window, that we owe it to ourselves and the pack to give them a chance before making anything official. Nate’s fated would be a total sweetheart, who I would have to assign pack mates to guard for her safety. 

The idea of having someone other than Nate as my mate is something that absolutely terrifies me. Knowing my luck, the guy would be a complete ass and demanding. 

A hand on the back brought me out of my thoughts. Turning my head I see Nate smiling at me.

“Let's go to bed,” he suggested while taking my now empty plate. I didn’t even realize I was done with it.

Standing up from the table, I grab Nate’s hand as we go up the stairs to his bedroom. I don’t refer to it as ‘ours’ simply due to the fact that I haven’t fully moved in, despite some of my clothes being in the closet. 

Upon opening the door, I see that Nate's room is clean as always. How he keeps it so clean all the time is beyond me. My room back at home is a mess with clothes all over the place and random things all over my dressers and desk. Mom gave up on trying to get me to keep my room clean, it always returned to the original state after a day.

Nate’s room is furnished with the same beige colored walls and light colored wood furniture. The bed set is beige sheets and white duvet with two head pillows. Needless to say, his room is boring. If and when we fully mate, this room is getting a complete makeover.

Walking over to the closet, I grab an oversized shirt and night shorts before walking towards the bathroom to shower. I haven’t showered all day and I’m in serious need of one. Nate was in the closet to change and most likely check emails on his phone while I showered. This was our normal routine. While one of us showers, the other will be on the phone till we go to sleep. Of course we share a goodnight kiss, but nothing more. There are some nights where I do want more, but we made a promise and I never break my promises.

After the hot water from the shower relaxed my muscles and I was all freshly clean, I got out and dressed before walking out to head to bed. To my surprise Nate was already asleep,which never happens. I can’t fault the man, it’s not easy being alpha and we stayed up later than normal working on paperwork. Getting into bed, I leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead.

“Goodnight Nate,” I snuggled under the covers listening to his breathing.