05

We finally showed up to the line about an hour later.

« Leave. » I mumbled as I refused to look at Deacon.

The thought of your own mate trying to wipe out your pack hurts.

« Wait. » Deacon said once he crossed the line. « What is your name ? »

« Ace. Alpha Ace. » I said standing tall and proud.

« We will need to talk about this Ace. » Deacon said.

I nodded. « I know. But not right now. I’m still trying to get over the fact that my mate is a ruthless alpha. »

Deacon narrowed his eyes at me. « It’s how you stay incharge. »

I scoffed but got cut off when Zylen walked over to us with Gabriel.

« He’s all yours. » Zyeln said as she refused to look at Gabriel.

Gabriel sighed and walked over to his territory.

« I’m impressed. You managed to catch my Beta. » Deacon smirked.

I matched his smirk. « Girl’s rule. »

« But if you capture anymore of my men, there’s gonna be problems. » Deacon said with a straight and serious face.

« Did he just threaten you ? » Zylen asked.

‘Let me at him !’ Ava yelled.

I growled and walked up to him.

Everyone seemed shocked that I crossed the border line and I would be too but I’m too busy being pissed off at the moment.

« If you fucking hit me, we will have problems. » I promised as I stared him in the eye.

It kinda sucks that he’s like a whole foot taller than I am, but I still will beat his ass if he lays a hand on me.

Deacon laughed and bent down so his mouth was right next to my ear. « I admire your boldness for crossing the territory line like that. But that wasn’t what I was talking about. If you’re thinking that I would hit you, you are badly mistaken. I may be a ruthless and evil alpha, but I would never hurt you. The punishment would be a different form of punishment. »

I gulped and stepped back to see his stupid smirk and his once bright silver eyes to be a raging storm of gray.

« Whatever. » I mumbled as I looked away from him.

Dammit. Don’t blush Ace. Don’t blush.

« Um Ace we got a problem. » Colby said not looking at me.

« Great ? What else could be a problem ? » I growled as I saw Deacon staring me down.

« Um. Maybe the fact that I found my mate. » Colby gulped as she pointed to their Third.

Wait. What did she just say ?

I looked over at him and he was staring dreamily at Colby.

Great. I’m mates with their alpha, my Beta is mates with their Beta, and my Third is mates with their Third.

What could possibly go wrong ?

Ace

« This entire thing is messed up. » Zylen said as he paced along the length of my office.

« Ya think. » I said as I placed my forehead in the palm of my hands.

« I can’t be mates with him ! » Colby yelled. « Like no ! They are all cruel and awful people. »

« And did he honestly expect me to jump into his arms ? » I asked myself with a humorless laugh. « He tried to burn my pack down. I am not being mates with him. »

« What should we do ? » Zylen asked as she looked over at me and Colby.

I sighed. « I want to reject him. »

« We should. » Colby spoke up. « Did you see the way they treated us. »

« Thinking they can take my land. » I growled.

« And don’t forget Gabriel acted like he was all that. » Zylen said as she rolled her eyes.

« And he yelled at you. » I said.

« Ya ! The nerve of some people. » Zylen said.

« Mine just gave me a creepy look. » Colby said. « But he was still in on the whole taking over this pack thing. And that is not okay. »

« I really want to reject him… » I said as my voice trailed off.

« But ? » Zylen asked.

« I don’t know. It’s this fucking mate pull ! » I growled as I punched the wall. « I need to take a walk. »

Zylen and Colby both knew what that meant.

They nodded and let me walk by them.

« Luna ? » Wes asked as he and Mike saw my look.

« I’m going for a walk. Get the patrol tight. I don’t want anything coming in or out of my territory. » I said sternly as I walked passed them.

« Yes alpha. » They said quickly.

I growled as I ripped the door open and slammed it shut.

Everything was going so fucking well.

Then Deacon had to fuck everything up.

‘Maybe if he wasn’t a killer.’ Ava growled.

‘Men fuck everything up. I was so much better on my own.’ I said as I made my way to the woods.

‘You’re right. We were doing so well. Being a boss alpha without any distractions.’ Ava agreed.

I continued to talk to Ava until I came up to the pack cemetery.

I sighed and slowly opened up the old iron gates.

I sniffled as I passed the graves of the pack members that we had lost that awful day.

My parents’ graves were in the very back underneath a large willow tree.

My dad had planted it because willow trees were my mother’s favorite. She had him plant more around the territory. So I saw it fitting that they were to be buried under the tree.

« Hey mom. Hey dad. » I sniffled as I sat down in front of their graves. « I need your help. »

I looked up as I felt a gust of wind flow around me.

I smiled and laughed softly.

« I’m stuck. I don’t know what to do. I found my mate. But he tried to take over my pack. » I closed my eyes as I remembered the looks on my pack members face when Deacon invaded my land yesterday.

Horror. And a lot of it.

« The looks on everyone’s face. » I said as I squeezed my eyes shut. « No one should feel that much fear. »

I felt the wind pick up a little bit and my hair started to flow through it.