A Secret Alpha Mate

(Benjamin)

I waited for her to return, as much as she loved a dramatic exit, I knew she would come back. I was far too mad to chase after her, calling me a coward? After what I pulled off, after what I had to do?

I did what I did to elevate my line, a coward wouldn't have done anything. All I became was because of me, my gumption, my drive, a bit of her magic, yes, but it was mostly down to me. She would realize that, she probably already has. Why els would she stick around being an Alphas mistress locked away in the woods?

After an hour of her being gone, I rummaged around in her cabinets and found a bottle of whiskey and poured myself a glass. Sitting back at the table, waiting for her inevitable return.

The door creaked open and she walked in, leaves and dirt around the hems of her robe she stormed out in.

“You're still here?” She asks me icily, although I knew that she knew I never left.

“Il wanted to talk, my love. I don't like when we fight” I pour her a glass and push it across the table to the empty seat, sh follows my movements and scoffs.

“sit down, Valoria." I state cooly.

“Why should 1? This is my house!”

“Your house in my pack” I fight to keep my cool.

“I'm your mate, so doesn't this belong to me?” She motions around her, “I have the right to the Luna title. Luna of these mutts you care about so deeply.”

“Hal I thought you got over these accusations. You decided to stay with me a long time ago, and you haven't left. Don't ac like you're not just as much a part of this as I am.” She storms towards the table but doesn't sit down, placing her hands it towering over me.

“I stayed for you. You have given me nothing.’

“I thought you liked it here, a place to yourself to practice magic” I trail off looking around the hut that was still smaller than my Alpha chambers.

“Ym cut off from the world, Ben.” She turns around, “I used to have a separate life from this but this is all consuming, I ca stand it” She throws her hands up. I hesitantly stand up and encircle my arms around her.

“What can I do to help? How can I make it better?”

She sighs and turns around to embrace me, her scent was calming, nothing like I've felt with anyone before.

“I don't want to be out here anymore.”

“What is another option?” I ask, genuinely curious if she has one.

“Either you provide me with more people so that I can go as I please, not for long, maybe it will buy me a few weeks or days, or” She looks into my eyes. That would be hard to pull off if the Elders stuck to their word and would monitor the progress.

“You get rid of your Luna, and then I can live here in the pack freely without having to leave and keeping up your little secret” She runs her finger down my chest.

“What would the pack think?" 1 ask, that was out of the question, I couldn't get rid of her out of no where, then there was the public funeral that would have to be had, it was too messy.

“Of course we would stage an accident for her and then you take a chosen mate, me.” She raises an eyebrow at me.

“I can't just kill her off and take another mate at the same time, they would know what happened.”

“Oh no, my love. I can slowly help you poison her. The pack would know she was dying so when it happened it wouldn't b a surprise.” That was a better idea, but I still didn't understand why things couldn't stay the way they were. It worked for me, having her out here and Julianna as Luna. Even though I didn't love Julianna, I'm not sure if I ever did, she was comfortable with the role now, and I knew she would do as I said.

“How would I introduce you? They would know you're not a werewolf, I don't think they would accept someone that isn't one of them as their Luna” She rolls her eyes and turns around.

“They should be so lucky to have a powerful witch as their Luna, the things I could do for the pack.” She turns back to me “The things I could do for you."

I had to admit it was an appealing proposition, having her close, being able to help me out with everything, especially taking over Moonstone.

But I had to be realistic, and realistically, I didn't think it would work. She was my mate but she couldn't be controlled as easily as Julianna could be, and even she was a lot to manage some days.

No, I needed a Luna that would obey me, not one that had a mind of her own and her own agenda. I needed Val though more than anyone, especially this week so I could appease her and then make an excuse or find a way to put it off. indefinitely.

“Do you think you would be able to be the Luna of two packs?” 1 ask her.

“My love, what do you mean?”

I tell her about the challenge after the trial, her eyes go wide and fill with worry.

“He could kill you” She whispers.

“I thought you just told me that you would rather have me die a man." I retorted.

“Yes, but, I don't actually want you dead, what would I do?" She trails off, then turns sharply back to me, “We will make su that you don't lose” A wicked glint enters her eye.

I smile at her, this was going better than I expected, I thought I would have to bring it up to her, and after our fight I didn’ think she would want to help me.

“What are you thinking, my love?"

“There are many things we can do, I just need to choose the best ane, and I'll have to go away for ingredients, I am runnir low.” She thinks out loud.

“The Elders will be preceding over the challenge, it has to be discreet”

“Oh, discreet I can do.” She smiles at me and circles her arms around my neck, “I think I have an idea, but I will have to gc away for a few days."

“Do you need anything? Money? Food?”

She shakes her head, “I think I have it covered, I'll need to check my spell book and see what else I need, I can find some things in the forest but I'll also need to go back home to pick some things up. Can you stay tonight?”

“Yes, my love, I'm yours all night"

“And then every night in the future.” She smiles at me and I smile back, I needed her to give up that notion but not when she was about to help me gain control of the most prominent pack in the region.

“Let me go check my things, you stay here.” She bounds out of the door and I grab my glass of whiskey and go lay in her bed.

Things were looking up, after next week everything would be perfect. I

would even gain a little toy, I'm sure Isla will be broken over her mate and would need some comforting. I smile at that thought, she would be all mine soon and there was nothing she, or anyone else could do about it.

I just wished that Alpha Jackson would be there to watch me take her over and over again, but I would have to settle for I death.