Luna On The Run!

Again from Alpha Zane’s POV

“You’re a liar!”

Gorgio yells in my face, hurling all sorts of accusations at me. Since we arrived in my office, his temper has been all over the place. He seems unable to control himself, and his wolf often gets the upper hand. It is the King’s Lycan aura that keeps him from shifting.

“You’ve been eyeing my mate for a long time, it seems. You’re jealous of our relationship because you can’t find a fated yourself. And this is your trick to steal her from me,” he shouted furiously. “You know my wolf will weaken without her. And then you think this is your way into my land. But you are in for a surprise, Alpha Zane. Promised!”

My confession that Luna Ariel is also my fated mate only meets with resistance from the man.

He cannot fathom that he must now share his Luna with me. Many of my attempts to come to an arrangement as grown men failed. Alpha Gorgio continues to grumble, and the Alpha King and King Jasper become despondent. Queen Rain is already resting her head on her hand, not quite sure what to do with the man.

“Since when does a fully mated wolf get another mate? Unmated wolves with several mates are more common. Then they are all still unmated. UNMATED! Did you hear that? My Luna and I have completed the mating process, there is no place for a third between us!”

He continued to shout, barely taking the opportunity to catch his breath. His face was blood red with anger and I fear he might have a heart attack at any moment.

“Alpha Gorgio. You can get as angry as much as you want, but it does not change the fact that Ariel is my mate as well as yours. We need to find a way out of this,” I quickly interjected before he started the next volley of abuse.

“It will take some time to get used to it, it will be an uncomfortable situation at first, but we have to make the best of it. The advantage is that we are practically neighbors, so the distance is quickly bridged. I’m not giving up on Ariel, Alpha,” I added harshly. My last sentence seems to inflame him again.

“Let’s stop this. I am so tired of this behavior of the two Alphas”. King Jasper banged his fist down hard on my desk. “One is daring the other to lose his temper. Grow up! Both of you,” he growled in annoyance.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

“We need to get to the CCTV footage. Then we can check what actually happened. With the facts, we can move on. I have no desire to listen to any more accusations,” the Alpha King sighed.

I wave Eric over and he plugs the USB stick into his laptop. We turn to the big screen on the wall. The footage will prove my innocence and make Gorgio look down his nose.

We watch as Ariel drives the flashy Bugatti through the gates and parks in front of the hotel. The warriors take her luggage from the trunk and they enter the hotel. Then we see Alvin, the Head Warrior, talking to the receptionist while Ariel moves into the restaurant.

Everyone stared at the image until the moment Ariel joined the guest outside the conference room doors. That was the moment my wolf began to sense her, even though he had been cheerful since the morning and knew something drastic was about to happen.

The footage clearly shows her entering after the protocol ladies invited the guests to take their seats in the room.

Ariel walks in with the Head Warrior, standing still at one point. Sniffing the air, she scans the attendees until her eyes meet mine. We stare at each other, her eyes turning into saucers.

Eric freezes the image.

“It looks to me like two mates have met. The Luna’s reaction says a lot,” my Beta explained dryly. And then he lets the video play on. Ariel turns on her heels and flees into the car park. In a hurry, she gets into the Bugatti and drives away at high speed. When she reaches the gate, Kensley tries to talk to her, but she waves him away.

Of course, Kensley cannot defy an order from a Luna, and we see him reluctantly open the gate. Damn it! If only he had used the mind link! Didn’t he see that her behavior was extremely odd? Where did he think she was going? To buy a lollipop in another pack? I have such an urge to smash my laptop against the wall out of frustration.

This one mistake on my high ranking has robbed my whole pack of their Luna. And me from my dearest mate.

“No signs of abduction here. Are you reassured now, Alpha Gorgio?” asked the Alpha King.

We all turn to the man who is now staring intently at the screen.

“Ariel. Ariel. I won’t lose you. You are mine, mine alone, as you promised,” he whispered, more to himself.

“Alpha, you will not lose her. You and Zane must first come to a clear agreement on how you will complete this mating. It is obvious that you are both mates of Ariel, but not to each other,” the Queen stated in a low tone. “And you are both Alphas with strong personalities. I fear the rivalry will alienate Ariel. You might want to make real peace if you want her back. Otherwise, I fear that you will both remain mateless.”

“And you will have to give up your pride, Gorgio. She has already marked you so your wolf cannot be without its mate. The impact of her departure will be hardest on you,” the Alpha King added.

“Before my mate came here, we were happy in my pack. Of course, that wretched Alpha had to make sure that my life would be miserable”.

Gorgio’s anger flared up again.

“I want to get my relationship with my mate back on track. Without this annoying appendage. I will see to it that she rejects him! I have made up my mind”..