Ricky‘s POV
One month ago
“I think you know why I called you in here,” My father, Alpha Robin of the Dark Moon Pack began as I entered his office.
“I have no idea about why I’m here, Father. I only came as soon as I heard you call for me.” I said, standing in front of his father’s desk.
I knew why I was here but I wasn’t going to give him that satisfaction, he wasn’t going to get it from me
Ricky’s POV“She deserves a lot more than she’s getting from the both of you and you know it,” Cole growled as he pointed his finger at me and Jules, who had a rather bored expression on his face as he tapped away on his phone. “Aren’t you taking this chivalrous movement of yours too far, brother?” I asked as I sighed, massaging my temple. “Don’t use that tone with me, Ricky. I’m not one of the servants.” Cole glared at me. “You’re acting up and it’s getting on my nerves, Cole.” I began again. “I’m tired of your tantrums and it has to end instantly.” “The reason I’m raising my voice is because the both of you are failing to carry out your duties and it’s getting on my nerves.” Cole retorted. “We have a duty and an obligation to our mate but the both of you have entirely neglected that aspect of our life and you’re not worried about the implications.”“You’re being riled up for no particular reason, brother.” Jules finally spoke. “You think Father doesn’t know that we don’t approach
Ricky’s POV“Your plan,” Jules began, staring at me. “Is it going to change our father’s mind?”“I can only hope it does,” I replied. “We have to give this our best shot, otherwise we’ll fade into history without leaving our mark on anything if we end up accepting an Omega wolf as our mate. It would be as good as dying.”“So what’s this whole plan about?” Jules cleared his throat, drawing my attention to himself. “And how do we go about it?” “I’ve been thinking about different scenarios and different possibilities and I’ve been trying to come up with a plan, what if we find a mate for ourselves?“There’s something we’ve tried to do several times and each time, we end up empty-handed,” Cole cut in. “Father was the driving force behind Shannon becoming our mate and it eventually succeeded after we tried and failed by ourselves several times. Do you think he’s going to be pleased with your decision to throw Shannon under the bus?” “It’s either he lets us decide or we’re going to have t
Ricky’s POV“You don’t look so well, Father.” I began as we stopped in front of the table. Our discussion could wait, his health was more paramount. “It’s nothing to concern yourselves with, boys.” My father began, coughing slightly. “You have more important things to worry about. Besides, I’m in good hands. My wife and doctors take care of me already.”“The doctor said you were getting better,” Jules began this time. “But you look far from it. You should be self-healing by now but it doesn’t seem to be happening.” “I got tired of lying in bed all day, so I threatened the doctor to discharge me else I would have his family hanged first thing tomorrow morning.” My father replied in a serious tone and I couldn’t figure out if he was calling bluff or telling the truth. But knowing the kind of man he was, I wasn’t going to leave it to chance. “These men aren’t from our pack and from the way they’re suited up, it’s almost as if you’re expecting to head into war anytime soon.” I looked
Robin’s POV“Father, you should listen to us first before you give your verdict. We have no intention of soiling your good name or that of our pack but marriage is a lifelong affair, we don’t want to end up in a loveless marriage, we deserve better than that.” My eyebrows quirked as a smile made its way to my lips. I couldn’t help but wonder what my sons were up to, it seemed like they were up to a plan to get me to reverse my verdict. Cole seemed to be the only one satisfied with Shannon being their mate and it was rather surprising seeing as he was the most impulsive of my sons. Attempting to bring a new mate at their convenient time was something they knew I wouldn’t approve of. They wanted to put me in a chokehold and I was rather impressed with their plan, I could see all shades of myself in each of them. “I should listen to you?” I began, sitting upright as I held their unwavering gazes.“Yes, Father.” My eldest son, Ricky began, clearing his throat as he stepped forward. “W
Robin’s POV“I also understood the fact that my duty came first before pleasure,” I answered. “A fact that has been lost between you and your brothers.”“The reason we failed to do this earlier is because we were patient. I’m sure that you must have gotten wind of our promiscuity but none of those women could spark the fire within any of us. We wanted to pick the best of the bunch and present her to you but we know you as a man of tradition, we don’t want to taint our legacy by birthing an unworthy heir to take after us when our time is over.”“Your actions have put me in a tight spot and I’m not pleased with any of these,” I replied grimly.Ricky resisted the urge to smirk, he was halfway into convincing his father to overturn his threat and decision of making Beta his heir. He just had to push him a little bit further and let him take the bait. “Nevertheless, we have to put our family first. We would understand if you reject the idea of the woman we have in mind but you ought to al
Ricky’s POVI stared warily at my father as the words left his mouth. He wore a stoic expression on his face but I knew that didn’t tell the whole story. I sensed a premonition of imminent disaster and I knew I wasn’t the only one. A glance at Jules’ crestfallen face revealed all I wanted to know, he could sense it too. “What do you mean by this, father?” Jules managed to blurt out.It was rather obvious that he had lost every trace of his composure but he was trying to maintain a calm demeanor. I had to give him props for his perseverance, I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes right now and I was sure that no one would want to be either not even Cole who had gone behind our backs to betray us. Unlike our father and myself, Jules’ facial expression was rapidly changing. It seemed like he was undecided on how to feel about the tense situation. He wanted nothing to do with this and he was incensed by our father’s decision but deep down, I doubted if there was anything we could do about
Ricky’s POV“Everything I own belongs to you until my heir is named officially. Use everything at your disposal to ensure that she becomes yours and then, you can be sure of being named as the next Alphas.”I couldn’t believe the words flowing out of my father’s mouth with ease, it made me feel irritated at myself. This wasn’t the standard he was supposed to lower himself to but after barely surviving being disowned, there was little I could do at this moment. I shared a look with my brothers, unspoken words passed between us but we understood the message. We had no other choice, we had a plan and a vision to get what we wanted but somehow, we ended up losing the only trick we had up our sleeve and we were now at the mercy of our ruthless father who wouldn’t take anything other than positive confirmation for the task he has set out for us.Cole hadn’t said a word ever since Father approved of his plan. I couldn’t understand the silence as he had gotten what he wanted. For Jules, it
Shannon’s POV The alarm chimed for the fourth time this morning and I snoozed it while tying my shoelace. I didn’t know how to turn it off because it was spoiled and I couldn’t afford to replace it. I found it one time when I was coming home from school. It was not of good quality but it was the best I could find so I decided to take it back home.I had thought about asking my mom for a new one but I haven’t been in the mood to talk to anyone recently, not after everything I heard from my supposed mates, the Mayert triplets a week ago. Dinner had been awkward but Alpha Robin and my mother had been oblivious to the tension in the room or they feigned ignorance. Whatever it was, it didn’t help matters as Ricky and Jules constantly glared daggers at me while Cole offered me a comforting smile now and then. Now, it chimed repeatedly every morning until it decided that it was ready to stop. I slept heavily last night and it was already past the time when I usually went to school. A heav