Alpha's Blind Luna novel Chapter 31

Leo went to open his mouth but I gave him a swift glare and he shut it.

“If I become Alpha, I won’t be able to see her. The Elders would be up my ass and they wouldn’t approve of a human mate. Faith agreed to be my chosen mate for show because her mate died when they both were young. I gave her a safe place and a name for herself, whereas I was covered in regards to a mate.”

Rubbing my forehead, I sighed. “Does your mate know about you? What you are?”

He shook his head and I groaned. “She doesn’t know. She just knows she loves me and has a pull to me. We can be apart for longer periods of time because she is human and it isn’t as strong but…Uncle, I can’t reject her. I love her.”

“How long have you been seeing her?”

His head fell. “Three years.”

Sighing, I leaned forward, putting my elbows on the desk and placing my head in my hands. My eye contact being lost with Leo seemed to make him feel that he was free to speak.

“Are you fucking kidding me? Are you stupid? You not only didn’t reject a human mate, but you also haven’t told her about us after three years? How the hell do you think it’s going to go now?”

“Leo…”

He growled. “Don’t you ‘Leo’ me. You guys gonna get married and one day she is going to catch you shifting? Or better yet, she is gonna see you have a double life living with another woman? How is that going to go? Or got forbid you get her pregnant and your pup has their first shift!”

Owen growled. “I know! I know but I want to make it work! She is my mate! She was chosen for me! It doesn’t happen often but it does and I refuse to reject her just because of that!”

Suddenly, I started to laugh. My earlier conversation with Auri coming back in my mind. “We have been too closed off. Our pack has been too closed off from the rest of the world for too long and the moon goddess is forcing us to move forward.”

“What?” Leo looked at me and I smiled.

“I am leaving. I will be joining the Golden Moon pack and leaving with them after they are done.”

Both of their heads whipped to me, no longer glaring at each other but at me. Their eyes were as shocked as the Elders had been.

“Excuse me?” Leo growled.

“I am leaving. I will no longer be Alpha.” Smiling, I nodded and laced my fingers fingers together. “I was not meant to be Alpha. My position was placeholder for you, Owen. It always was. You are supposed to usher this pack into the future. That means opening up more and not keeping us so closed off. Traditions are great but we are too holed up here.” Chuckling, I shook my head. “It seems even the moon goddess agrees if she’s give then rightful Alpha a human mate. Something the Elders are going to just have to deal with.”

Owen shook his head. “I won’t subject Kiki to that. I won’t force her to be part of the pack as a human.”

Taking a deep breath, I looked over at Leo. “Then Leo would be the one to be Alpha.”

“Excuse me?” Both Owen and Leo said it at the same time.

I shrugged. “One way or another, this pack will be ushered into a new age. They will either have an Alpha with a human mate or an Alpha who isn’t a Silver.”

“What the hell are you spewing? I’m not going to be Alpha! I’m a Beta!”

“You are my brothers Beta, and mine. If an Alpha is not available to take over the pack, it would fall to the Beta, Leo. You know that. That would be you.” I smiled sweetly and he growled.

He stood and started to pace, his hands running through his hair. “Owen should be the one to take over. So what if his mate is human? The important people don’t give a shit.”

“How can you say that? Kiki would get fucking bullied the moment she stepped onto the territory.”

“Owen, our pack is ready to move forward and join the rest of the world. There are only a few who cling to the traditions and all of them are getting old enough to die. You would be Alpha and you could tell them how it is. Your mother would get over it, though your grandmother wouldn’t.” I smirked, thinking of the heart attack my mother would have.

Owen growled and shook his head, leaning forward. “Why are you even leaving? You’ve been Alpha, a great Alpha, this whole time. You’re…”

“Thirty, Owen. I’m thirty. There so many reasons why I need to step down. One, I’m old. I know there are older Alpha’s but when a perfectly healthy, stronger Alpha is already grown, I am being pushed out already. Every action I make is second guessed and apparently someone said I looked like I was dying.”