CHAPTER FIVE

ZANDER

The moment I heard Lucas say that we had a big problem and it was about Vivian, I refrained from sighing.

We had only been married for an hour so I didn't want to give Vivian the impression that something was wrong. The poor lady had been through a lot already.

I didn’t want her to hear what Lucas was about to say. I wanted to be the one to determine if I would tell her or not, so I decided to leave the room and go to my study.

“Alpha Zander, Is anything the problem? I heard your beta say my name,” Vivian quirked an eyebrow at me.

“I’ll be right back,” Was all I said to her before I left the room and headed to my study with Lucas.

Reaching my study we both went in and Lucas closed the door behind him. I made sure I made my study soundproof because this was where I always had confidential conversations with my Beta and Gamma.

Derek, my Gamma was already waiting for us inside which made me know that the problem may have been more serious than I expected.

I didn’t even sit down before I turned to Lucas and Derek. “How bad is the problem?”.

They both sighed before Lucas spoke up. “I guess it was because it didn’t occur to us to check in with her and we didn’t have much time to waste, else the wedding would have been called off and we all know how bad that would have been for you,” Lucas facepalmed.

“I agree. It would have been very bad if the wedding was called off,” Derek nodded in support of what Lucas said.

I was getting pissed about how they were beating around the bush so I snapped. “Can the two of you just go straight to the point and tell me what the hell the problem is?”

Lucas sighed before he spoke, “ We got the Red note,”.

Silence ensued afterward as my eyes widened and I couldn't help but be worried because this problem was worse than I initially thought.

I know you must be wondering what the Red Note means.

There is a reason why my pack rose to be the wealthiest since my Dad passed away. Originally we were the poorest pack until I became the Alpha.

The reason we rose to fame and wealth was because I had someone that no other pack in existence had.

She would always send me a Red Note as a warning that something bad was about to happen. Her name was Selene.

She was a witch and she could see the future. She would always tell me about how the stock market would rise or fall, lottery winning numbers and so on.

That was how I gathered wealth for my pack.

The moon goddess blessed Selene with the gift of sight. She was our witch and so far no one knew about her powers.

Witches had gone into extinction centuries ago because they became more harmful than good. So all the Alphas joined forces together, sort help from an organization named THE CIRCLE, and burnt all witches to ashes.

Selene was the daughter of our priestess, Tanya Grey who was in her late 40’s.

I collected the Red Note from Lucas and saw Vivian’s name scribbled on it. I let out a sigh and massaged my temples. Receiving a Red Note from Selene meant one thing.

It meant that I would have to see her so she could brief me on why she sent me the Red Note and why Vivian’s name was written on it.

Selene didn’t live around us. She lived deep in the woods close to a waterfall.

A car couldn’t even drive there so what we always did was that we always drove to the outskirts of the pack where no one lived and parked there because that would lessen our walk to where she lived, to two days.

“Alright, here is what is going to happen. Lucas, you’ll come with me,” I instructed and he nodded in understanding.

Then I turned to Derek. “Derek, you’re the only one I trust aside from Lucas. That is why the day after tomorrow, you will be the one to take Vivian to the hospital for the insemination. I’ll head to the hospital and give them my sperm before Lucas and I set out for Selene’s” I told Derek.

“Got it,” He nodded in acceptance.

I really wished that we could always go see Selene with one of my private jets but I couldn't risk it because doing that could arouse suspicion.

“Lucas, prepare and meet me outside in 10 minutes,” I told Lucas and left my study, heading to my room.

Reaching inside my room, Vivian was busy scrolling through her phone but raised her head when she heard the door close.

She stood up from the bed. “Is everything alright,” she asked me.

I didn't know if it was because of the whole Red Note Ordeal but she looked a bit nervous.

“Yeah. I’ll be away for a few days,” I answered with a blank look on my face.

I didn’t want to go deep into details because I wasn't sure of what exactly the problem was.

“What? Why? How about the insemination,” She asked me.

“Derek will take you to the hospital,” I said with an air of finality and went to my walk-in closet to get my things ready.

I knew she probably still had a lot for us to talk about but now wasn’t the right time.

By the time I was done packing and walked out of the closet, I saw Vivian in a towel about to go into the bathroom. She looked damn attractive.

But I had to avert my gaze because the sight of her at that moment was doing things to my body. What I found strange was that I was the only one feeling the mate bond.

It was either that or Vivian was a good pretender. I had so many questions to ask Selene which involved this mate bond issue.

“Make yourself at home. I don’t think there are pretty much any rules except you avoiding my Uncle and his family. They are very manipulative. Most of the things they say about me are all lies,” I told her.

“Okay,” she drawled.

“Have a safe trip,” She gave me a tight-lipped smile which I reciprocated with a nod.

I was about to leave when her voice stopped me and made me turn to her.

“This won’t do. Wait for me outside the door. I’ll be with you in a sec,” She told me before walking into my closet.

To give her some privacy I went outside and waited for her just as she wanted. I was curious to know what she wanted to do next.

The next time she came out of my room, she was dressed only in my polo shirt which was big for her and stopped mid-thigh. I swallowed as I took in the sight of her.

I opened my mouth to speak but I couldn't form words.

“We just had our wedding and you’re going on a business trip even before we have our wedding night. People need to think we had sex before you left and this is the best way to show it,” She smiled gesturing at my polo shirt she was wearing.

She was so full of surprises. I so much wanted to smile but held back and instead nodded in understanding.

She linked arms with me as she accompanied me to my car. She said we had to look like couples in love and that this was what couples in love do.

She hugged me and pecked me on my cheeks before I got into the car much to everyone’s surprise, especially Lucas.

When Lucas was driving us out, she waved us goodbye until our car left through the gates.

“She really does know how to put up an act,” Lucas chuckled with his eyes still on the road.

“Yeah,” I smiled.

“But why do you think she hasn’t realized that you are her second chance mate?” He asked me.

“There could only be one reasonable explanation for that,” I answered with my brows creased.

The look on Lucas’s face morphed into curiosity as he took his eyes off the road, taking a glance at me. “Which is?” He asked.