Chapter 4

Boston*

My heart still raced at a billion per second from the moment I walked away from Alisa’s house.

Alisa was sure as fuck the most beautiful girl I had ever met. Much more beautiful than Sasha if I'm being honest. But she's nothing but a skinwalker. An abnormality among the werewolves.

I could never be seen with someone like that, it would ruin and reduce my authority among my peers. Just looking at her for the past few months gets me hyped up. My wolf, Tansil keeps pestering me to claim her. I can but I won’t.

I won't unless if I want to give up my position as next in line to become the alpha.

she's still underage, well, that is until today because she just turned eighteen. But mostly, because I cannot have her, she will stain the alpha blood line with her curse. I need someone who can help me strengthen this pack, not weaken it. I won't deny that the mate bond is stronger and I kind of have a little crush on Alisa before the mate bond, and I want her so badly. I was close to claiming her back there in her house, but I will not go against my priorities. To become the alpha and take over my father’s legacy.

I stormed into the pack house on my way to the alphas office. I needed to talk to him and mom about Sasha and me. I know I promised Sasha she will become my luna , but I need to sort some stuff out before I announce it to everyone. It will just have to wait. I hope she can understand, but the ceremony has to be solely about my position of becoming the new alpha.

"There you are. My sweet cup cake,why didn't you tell me the good news? I guess rumors were correct, huh?" mom says as she pulls me into a hug as I make it halfway through the pavement.

"What are you talking about, mom?"

"Don't play dumb with me. Everyone has been talking about it, and Sasha just confirmed it. She told me that you and she just made it official. I knew she was your mate, I just knew it." she says, clapping her hands. Sasha smiled with her hands crossed over her chest.

I clenched my jaw, narrowing my eyebrows. She wasn't supposed to tell anyone yet,I had asked her to keep quiet until after I became alpha tomorrow at the ceremony. I guess now I had to do things the way we had planned at first. I smiled, covering up my anger, she'll have to deal with me later.

"Well, I wanted it to be a surprise. But I guess the cat is out of the bag now, isn't it?" I said, gritting my teeth and glancing at Sasha. She lowered her head in shame, she knew I was pissed off. She knew better than to go against my word, and she was going to face the consequences soon.

"We have to tell your father. He is going to be so happy!" she says, with a bright smile on her face.

"Luna? We have a little situation in the kitchen. I was wondering if you could please spare a minute?" The pack caretaker came to interrupt us.

She looks between us and I didn't mind letting her know it was fine. She smiles and Sasha grabs her hand as they walk away with the pack caretaker. Mom and Sasha have become inseparable. I was glad in a way, Sasha can be clingy as fuck sometimes. Besides, it was in their best interest for her to leave as well before she had to face me.

I ran my hands through my hair and sighed. Time to face my father and see what trashy people we gotta deal with now.

Knowing the Luciens are coming, only meant one thing, there WAS trouble. They are the ones that protect our pack from bigger packs around us.

Though our pack is tough, we are still outnumbered because we are a small pack. We lost almost half when we were invaded by a large pack of werelion years ago. Our pack went from five hundred members to half a number.

We have gradually prospered financially since then, and thanks to the Luciens along with the Volcan pack, we have been getting back on our feet. I was a bit at ease now that I was getting rid of Alisa.

She'll be one less burden. If I was lucky, become a slave to the Luciens Alpha. I've heard of how they torture rogues to death, making them beg to be killed.

I was getting excited and happy just thinking of how they would torture her. She deserves it...

Thinking she would become my luna. Disgusting.

But, I worry. I can't deny that dad has managed our pack poorly. Most of our members are weak as fuck. For the last few months, the high-rankers have tried to help me keep order. If it wasn't for us, this pack would not exist anymore. My dad is far too greedy, and incompetent even if I am not alpha yet, they have all learned to respect and obey me more than they respect him.

Which I think was a good thing.