The chosen mates

Blake's plan

*Blake’s POV

After I called Alpha William, I felt disappointed in myself, I don’t want to go, but something deep inside of me is telling me I should. I know very well that Luke is the one putting these f*cking images in my head of me finding my mate and stuff like that, but I don’t know if part of me wants that.

It’s not happening, can you please get over it? – I ask Luke through our link. He doesn’t answer as I think he is mad at me. But I don’t get it, he knows I don’t want a mate and not just for me. FOR HIM. We went through so much. When Allyson rejected me, we almost died, the pain was excruciating, Luke was mad at everyone for days straight and we got into a lot of fights with pack members. We are good now, we found a way to manage the pain and use it to focus on our pack. Allyson rejected me because Spencer’s pack was much bigger than mine at that moment. I must admit that the first year or two I worked that hard because I wanted her back and thought the only way was to have the best pack in the region. But I was wrong. I understood my pack was the most important thing and that Allyson was not a good person, she never wanted me, she wanted me because I was an Alpha.

After my pack was bigger and better than Spencer’s I really thought that it would hurt Allyson, but at that point, I didn’t care anymore. She could think whatever she wanted.

Do you really think we don’t need a Luna? ­– Luke asks me. What about our heir, what about someone to take care of the Luna’s duties? Don’t you think your mom is tired and wants to rest? – He has a fair point, I need an heir, I need to leave the pack to someone.

I need to clear my mind. There are a lot of things that I’m thinking right now, I can’t think clearly. I go outside to the pack and walk for about ten minutes, to the forest that is still part of my territory. Silverstone owns a large portion of land, very large. I let Luke take control so he can get a run, lately, it is the only thing that actually calms me down.

After about one hour of Luke running, I tell him to stop anywhere so I could think. The forest has always given me certain calm and clearness. He does exactly what I asked him to. We stop near one of the lakes that are in our territory, one of our favorite spots.

What is it? I’ve never seen you like this… – Luke says, he is right. What he told me before got my head all messed up.

I know the pack needs a Luna, Luke… I know that I need an heir. I don’t want a mate, I refuse to go through all that pain again. – I affirm not knowing if I am talking to him or just to myself. How can we achieve that, without having a mate?

The moral answer is that we shouldn’t do that and that we need and want a mate, but the truth is that I don’t know if I really want to go through that again. So the answer I have right now is that we find a bride, not a chosen mate, just a bride, it obviously has to be an Alpha’s daughter – he finishes and waits for my answer.

You have a point, Luke… – the idea doesn’t stop going around in my head. I believe this could be good. A bride… I can choose, I can have whoever I want. That would fix all my problems. My mom would leave me alone, she could stop working. I would have an heir. We can find a Luna at the reunion, don’t you think? – I say to him, more like affirming it. I will do that.

When I arrive at the pack once again, I go straight to my parents' house. I need to speak to my dad, he always manages to say something wise. Once I was there, my mom receives me very happy as she always does. Her smile fades away when I tell her I’m there to speak with my dad. But she smiles at me again and guides me to my dad’s office.

“Hey, dad…” I say coming into his office. “May I talk to you?” I ask and close the door behind me.

“Sure, son,” he says and motions me to sit in front of his desk.

“Dad, I have been thinking and I know what I'm about to say may sound like I'm crazy. But please, bear with me,” I say and put my elbows over my knees. “You know I don’t want a mate…” I start the conversation, my dad is well aware I don’t want a mate, he doesn’t share my feelings, but he respects them. “But I do understand and agree that I need a Luna. For a lot of reasons, the most important ones are that I need an heir and that I want mom to stop working as the Luna. So, to achieve that, I want to choose a Luna, not a mate. I don’t want one, I just want a Luna, a bride, so she can give me the heir I need, and she can be Luna. It’s a win-win,” he looks at me like I'm losing my mind, I know that might be true.

“Wow…” was all he manages to say. “I know you don’t want a mate and you know I don’t agree with this, but I know everything you have been through since…” he stops right there and looks at me, I nodded in sign of gratitude. “But taking a Luna? How do you even plan to do that?”

“I’m going to find her this weekend at the reunion, dad. Who wouldn’t want to be with me? I’m the most powerful Alpha.” I speak.

“That’s one hell of confidence, Blake. I won't deny your idea of giving us an heir and a grandchild is attractive. But your idea is twisted, son.” He says looking at his computer. “I have one condition and terms.” He finally says.

“I imagined you would say something like that,” I affirm and motion him to keep talking.

“First, she needs to be a daughter of an Alpha, or Beta, not less. If you’re bringing someone to be Luna to this pack, it must be someone ranked. Second, I don’t want to have someone coming here and being unhappy for the rest of her life, you have one year to make her want to stay here. If the she-wolf doesn’t want to be here after that, you'll have to give in your role.” He says.

“Are you insane?” he is insane, this is not the point of this whole situation. “Dad, this is not the point…”

“I know, but do you really think I’m going to cope with that just like that? If you want to do that, you must deal with the consequences. Did you really think I was going to let you do something like that to a girl without making it hard for you? You may be an Alpha or whatever you want, but you sure are crazy sometimes.” He says and stands up from his desk. F*ck it, he was right. And I really respect him so much that I am willing to go with his flow, just to achieve what I want. I’m not going to fall in love, nothing like that, I will just give her a good life, the best life. I have the biggest f*cking pack of them all. It’s a win-win.

Luke is excited, I know he still has a little hope that we could find our second chance. Yeah, sure. Not happening. But the plan is on.