The Luna shivered for a second as the command took effect. She looked up at me with glazed over eyes. “Yes Alpha.”
I pushed more power into the next command. “You both will forget I was here, and if you see me again, you will both see me as another Omega. Is that clear?”
“Yes Alpha.” They both replied from the ground. I took my time putting my mask back on and then I slipped from the room and went into the next room, shutting the door behind me. I pressed my ear against the door, waiting for the two to snap back to themselves.
“You were as fantastic as always Bernard.” I heard a kiss from next door. “And if you tell anyone this happened…”
“You will make sure I am killed.” He replied, a smile clear in his voice.
They have weird foreplay.Megan grunted as she shook her head. Nix laughed.
I ignored my wolves as I waited for the door to open. “Where are you going?” Brittney hissed.
“I need to get back to my post before the ceremony starts.” The door shut again.
“Well, you have to wait here until I am back upstairs. I’ll pretend I changed my mind and go walk the fucking bitch down the aisle.” She groaned. “I don’t want to, but Vince is becoming more interested in my activities.” There was another kissing sound. “Wait here for a few minutes. Then go back to the ceremony space.”
“Fine, but hurry,” Bernard whined. The door opened, and I heard the confidant steps of the Luna fading away. A few minutes later, Bernard slipped away.
I slipped out after he did and made my way back upstairs. Might as well take the time to see what I can figure out before the ceremony. I slipped closer to the bridal sweet, and I heard Shannon crying. “You will?”
“Of course, sweetheart. You are mating my son. I said no before because I thought I had to help Vince with other duties. As you know, as the Luna, my duties to the pack come first over what I want.”
“Of course. I can’t wait to learn from you.” Shannon’s whiny voice she used to suck up to higher ranked wolves was still annoying.
I stepped away from the door. Nothing of importance there. I drifted towards the other side of the house, and Vince’s office. I muffled my steps, hiding the scent around my body when I was sure no one was around. I found a dark corner next to the office door, behind a pillar, and some giant plant that Brittney brought in for a pop of color. I used a soft spell to wrap darkness around me, making the corner dark enough to, hide myself in plain sight.
“I don’t want to do this,” Brandon whined.
“Well, you don’t have a fucking choice. You and Shannon planned this gaudy fucking masquerade so that you could fool around in front of Amy during your mating ceremony. Well now, you’re stuck with it.” Vince’s voice was harsh.
“Hey.” Morgan whined a little, but Brandon groaned.
“No offence, Morgan, but I don’t want to mate Shannon. She’s awesome, but she isn’t Luna material.”
“Well, that’s too fucking bad.” A dark voice called from within the room. “You and the mutt ruined one of the brotherhood’s longest running plans. You had won her over, and if you couldhave kept it in your pants for one more god damn year, you would have done it. You could have syphoned the power from the strongest wolf ever recorded. And now you’re stuck mating a whore.”
“But.” Brandon tried, but there was a huge growl.
“I don’t fucking care. You fucked up. This is your fucking penance. This or death, your fucking choice.”
There was silence in the office. Then Vince spoke up. “Garith, I don’t think that is really necessary.” He tried to push back, but Garith was having none of it.
“Pick boy.” There was an edge to his voice.
“I would listen to my father, Brandon. It’s not the end of the world mating the girl, is it?' Verity sighed. “I mean, look at your father. He still has his fun.” There was a pause. “Matings don’t have to be this sacred thing that some people make it out to be. Sometimes it’s just a way to leverage your position.”
“Leverage my position?”
Verity murmured an agreement. “Yeah. You use this one to entice others. When they see your bond isn’t something held in reverence that others are, it will give the stupid ones the idea that they could win you over, and they can become Luna.” She laughed. “But keeping this one around might be better than you think.”
“How is that even possible?” Brandon sounded like a whiny toddler. I sneered where I stood.
“She is ambitious. But also dumb. She will do whatever she can to keep her spot as Luna.”
Brandon was quiet for a moment. “Like my mother.”
Vince laughed this time. “Exactly. She has her uses. And she looks the other way instead of getting angry about the other women.”
