A Gold Alpha For A Silver Alpha

How dare he accuse me?

I am his mate, doesn't he trust me?

My wolf growls angrily.

Of course not you idiot, how can he when you weren't there when he needed you.

He claims to me in disgust, and I growl in response.

You think I don't know that, I've been miserable since the second you disappeared into the woods!

Rae barks a command into Logan's and my mind, her voice so furious its like daggers are stabbing through my entire bei and from the grimace of her beta I can guess he felt her power too.

She starts walking towards her tent and we follow her with heads bowed and feet shuffling.

vep, we look like a couple of rookie puppies waiting for a scolding from their Alpha.

As s00n as we enter, the curtains that serve as a door close, isolating the three of us inside.

-S0, which one of you is going to explain your inexcusable behaviour?

-Rae...

Alpha...

Logan and I speak at the same time and that makes us grunt at each other and stop looking at the floor and look each other in the eyes.

Stop it!

Rae shouts.

-An explanation, a 00d, reasonable one that will prevent me from disciplining you two for disobeying my orders.

But Logan and I remain silent.

“Won't either of you say anything?

He asks as he raises an eyebrow and his eyes flash.

I press my lips together into a thin line.

The truth is, I could tell him, tell him what happened, but that wouldn't fix what's going on between us, in fact, it would only make it worse.

But seeing that his beta won't say anything either is a surprise, Logan's eyes darting everywhere but to her.

I let out a small sigh, she won't say anything, I don’t know why she's keeping it a secret from me, but I appreciate it. Well, since none of us will say anything..".

And he looks back and forth between us, and a spark of sadness glimmers in his beautiful silver eyes.

-Logan, from this moment until further notice you are removed from your position as my Beta, and demoted to Delta,” sh is silent for a moment, “Dannia has been warned, she will take your place until she decides otherwise.

A scream leaves Logan's lips and on his arm where he had two lines tattooed a third one is added, in the distance the scream of a woman is heard, but I guess it's Dannia.

Horror and sadness cloud Logan's eyes, but he chooses to say nothing.

-And you, Jason, at this moment my wolves are leaving your territory, we are going outside the borders of your border to the East, from this moment on my pack will no longer protect yours, your sick will no longer be our responsibility, your enemies will no longer be ours, and my soldiers will not die for your sake, it should be noted that the other packs will do the same by my order.

-What does that mean?

I say furiously, marking each letter.

That means that your pack is no longer in charge, no one will take or follow your orders anymore, at least not outside of your people, and this is my last word until I say otherwise.

And then my skin begins to burn, my left forearm specifically and a small scream escapes my lips, my scream is joined by another and another and another, hundreds of voices sounding as one, and as quickly as it began it quickly ends.

I fall to my knees as I press my arm against my chest, my breathing is rapid and beads of sweat are running down my bac I slowly pull my arm away and examine it, on my skin lies a tattoo, of a moon with a dagger through it.

“That, is the tattoo of the damned, and none who possess it will be welcomed by any of our kind.

My wolf howls in pain and a treacherous tear escapes from my right eye and runs free down my cheek, I stand up with all my willpower, and walk to the exit, I hear a weight fall to the floor and small sobs fil the void, before leaving I stop and turn my head, the image of Rae on the floor in the fetal position while her face is covered in tears is burned into my memory.

I'm sorry.

And my meaningful words have an immediate effect as her eyes fill with more tears and she turns her head, ending our contact.

I look straight ahead and flick the curtain aside and the sunlight falls on my face, blinding me for a moment.

My legs move quickly carrying me home, as I pass through Rae's pack, my eyes briefly note that her wolves are packing everything up to move.

I'm sorry...

The words I didn't utter and meant to echo in my head and accompany me on my way.

'm sorry I didn’t say anything...

Ym sorry I didn’t come after you...

'm sorry I was a coward...

I'm sorry that your Beto has to bear the punishment of my secret...

I'm sorry for the fight I caused...

But most of all

I'm sorry you're not the woman who carries my puppy in her womb...

And this last thought fills me with anger and 1 slam the door of my house.

Noel tries to get in my way, surely trying to placate my anger and ask me for an explanation of the tattoo that also adorn: his arm.

But with a shove I push him out of my way and run up the stairs and into my room, locking the door behind me.

Can you explain to me how the hell you're pregnant with my child?

I say with menace permeating my every word.

And the golden-haired, blue-eyed woman sitting on my bed smiles innocently at me.