Alpha’s Rue: His Shunned Luna (Athena Enchanted) novel Chapter 3

My answer is instant, obvious. “She changed, and the things she did—”

“Forget them,” Dad groans, his tone bored. “Aeliana is going to be your Luna. You will marry her, and only her if you desire for the handover to proceed as planned.”

My eyes shift to Mom and she nods, of course she’d agree with him. They’re a team, something Aeliana and I can’t be. “Your father is right, you have to marry your true mate, or you’ll curse our bloodline.”

“The bloodline will be fine. I’m not the first to reject a mate.”

Anger flashes in Dad’s eyes, “You will not reject her.”

“I already have,” I argue. He will drop this obsession with true mates, he didn’t think I had a mate until minutes ago.

“And that better be the last time you say it, Son. Unless you want to pass on being Alpha.”

I scoff. “Don’t you think that’s a bit too far?” I ask, an eyebrow raised. I have worked so hard for this pack, I earned the handover not only because I’m his first or oldest. “I can’t just marry her, I have—”

“That lost omega who can’t see left or right without you?” Mom chuckles.

I pause.

Shocked. She loves Audrey, everyone does. But suddenly Aeliana appears, and she’s degrading her? “No, my love. You will drop her. The girl is sweet, but she doesn’t have what it takes to be Luna.”

“And Aeliana does?” I almost laugh. “What does Audrey have to do to become qualified? Is sleeping with random men the—”

My cheek flares up.

It takes a second for me to realise I’ve been slapped. Damien lowly chuckles when I go silent, touching my cheek. My Mom’s gaze hardens, “If you don’t want her say the word and your father will have one of your brothers be Alpha, but if you want this pack still? You will respect your Luna, Kingston.”

Dad rises from his seat with a smirk that says, I had that slap coming the second I disagreed with him. “Come on, my Luna. It’s late.” He says.

They leave the room without so much as a goodbye. Aeliana has only been here a few minutes and everything is falling apart.

My leg swipes one of the chairs and it hits the little table at my left, breaking the glass vase on top of it. “Wooo,” my brother whistles, nursing a bottle of beer. “Kingston,” He calls out, proceeding to get close despite my silence. “Listen, if you’re so attached to Audrey, keep her as your mistress.” The idiot smirks, “Nobody cares, but is that pussy worth passing out on the keys to the kingdom…”

“Shut up,” I groan, caressing my temples. I’m trying to soak in the last hour, and he won’t quit talking.

“I don’t get it, big bro, you’ve wanted this, and not for the reasons I did. You care about this pack, and you’re just going to give it up? For Audrey?” He sneers, “You’re smarter than that Kingston.”

I shoot him a glare.

“Don’t shoot the messenger because he’s right.” He smirks, raising his hands in defeat. “Just take my advice, the pack is safer in your hands. I’d ruin it, Callum would fuck it up. And Rowan could be better but he’s not eligible unless he overthrows our father. Which is highly unlikely, Rowan kisses father ass he can’t challenge him.” He reminds me, his gaze shifting. “Oh, here’s Row now.”

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