ABL 06: Fit To Be Alpha

I walked into the packhouse with Willow hand in hand when I heard laughter coming from the kitchen. Entering the kitchen, I found my mother, Malakhi and Amanah having a blast together. Amanah looked very different from when she left the house.

She was now wearing a large hoodie and a pair of tights. She sat next to Malakhi facing my mother as she talked to them.

"Oh, hi there," my mother said sweetly, raising her mug to her lips. "I'm going to kill you," she said through the mind link and I smiled waving my hand.

"Hi everyone," I said and Amanah just stared at us before she turned back around to face my mother.

"Hey," Malakhi said, nodding and facing away as well.

"Oh come on, don't tell me you're mad too?" I asked him through the link.

"Extremely," he said.

"You don't even know the whole story," I said and he turned around to face me again and shook his head.

"Don't need to."

"So Ma, what were you saying about the tea?" Amanah asked my mother and I cocked my head to the side.

"Since when do you call her Ma?" I asked as I sat down in front of them with Willow.

"Since I told her to, she's my child now," my mother said, clicking her tongue at me.

"I thought only pack members were allowed to be here," Willow said and Amanah sighed as she rested her chin in her palm staring at Willow.

"Last I checked it was my house, and I can have whoever I want here Willow, I can also kick people out," my mother said with a smile and that didn't sit well with me. My mother was obviously favouring Amanah over Willow because she was just carrying my child in her.

"Mom," I said and she continued talking.

"And besides, my Amanah carries my grandchild, of course, I'll always want her here," she said holding her face and Amanah leaned into my mother smiling.

"It's alright Ma, Malakhi and I have to go now anyway," she said as she stood up.

"Oh yes, I forgot about that. Make sure you get everything you need okay?"

"I will," she said smiling.

"And please, watch out for Malakhi. He always gets excited there and won't come back quickly," my mother said and Malakhi gasped.

"Mom! That is not true," he said touching his chest and she giggled.

"Where are they going?" I asked, it seemed they kept talking about whatever their plans were without consulting with me first.

"Earth," my mother said as a matter of fact. "Since you won't take her, Malakhi offered to and I agreed," she said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Nobody told me about that, I should be informed if crossing over of realms is going to happen and-"

"You told her to take herself home, so you already knew about the cross over. Don't pretend as if you didn't know."

"But-"

"If you will excuse all of us, we have stuff to do. I have to prepare a room for Amanah and they need to go."

"Prepare a room? What for?" I asked standing up and my mother walked closer to me obviously showing me she wasn't intimidated.

"Amanah will be staying with me since you don't want her there," she said with her head raised. I looked at Amanah and she stared at us with soulless eyes.

"I'm Alpha," I said and my mother scoffed.

"Then act like it," she whispered, walking away. "Amanah stays with me until you get your act together!"

"Orion won't allow that!" I said to her and my mother cocked her head to the side.

"Then why isn't he saying anything?" I wasn't able to respond. Lately, Orion and I haven't been on par. He's been very disobedient and rude. He won't even come out to stretch, that's how pissed he has been at me. When he does reveal himself, he always wipes my memories of whatever he did when he did.

It feels like I'm living with a totally different person than when I was growing up with him. I saw the black square portal open with Amanah and Malakhi's backs to us.

"Woah, that's so cool," she said to Malakhi smiling.

"You'll like it even more in there," he said. "After you," Amanah stared at him with inquisitive eyes. "There's nothing bad, come on."

"No way, we go in together at the same time, hold my hand," she said to him as she put out her hand for him, he didn't hesitate in holding her hand, he didn't even think about it. I clenched my jaw as I watched them enter the portal together as they smiled at each other.

I wanted to be the one she would have her first portal experience with and yet I messed that up.

"Be sure to come back on time for dinner okay!"

"Yes, mom!" The portal closed and my mother looked at me and sighed annoyed.

"Willow, I'm quite sure there's training today?" My mom said with a slight head tilt and Willow stood up.

"Uhm, Miall said it's alright if I don't go," she said standing next to me, my mother smiled squinting her eyes.

"Mh, Miall says a lot of things without thinking. You're not Luna yet, so training grounds you go," she said and Willow wavered. "Miall won't save you from this one."

"It's alright, you should go," I said, placing a kiss on her cheek.

"I'll see you later?" I nodded and she smiled. She looked at my mom and bowed before leaving the house. My mom stared at me before she groaned and walked away.

"Was that necessary?" I asked as I followed behind her. She ignored me as she opened an empty room and removed the covers from the bed. "Mom?"

"What!?"

"Did you have to be that mean to Willow?" I asked her and she looked at me before laughing and shaking her head.

"I was mean to Willow by telling her to go train because she isn't Luna yet? That was mean?"

"Yes," I said and she laughed, putting her hands on her waist.

"Willow isn't Luna, just because she's your girlfriend doesn't mean she should be treated any special way. She was born a wolf, and she knows our rules and regulations. Why should she be given a free pass for sleeping with the Alpha?" She asked distastefully.

"That isn't the case-"

"Oh? Then what is the case?"

"Why are you so angry at me?" I asked her and she rolled her eyes whispering under her breath how dense I could be.

"You told Amanah to take herself home, you were unreasonably rude to her," she said softly, her eyes looking saddened.

"You don't know the whole story mom."

"All she did was stop you from kissing Willow."

"She was rude to Willow."

"She only asked who she was, and Willow lunged at her despite the fact of knowing she was pregnant. You told her she is only here because of Orion and you don't want her here!"

"Mom, how can you choose sides? I'm your son!"

"Son? Son, you say?" My mom questioned smiling before she shook her head.

"My son would never make someone feel unwanted. He would understand what that girl is going through even though she hides it so well. She's on a foreign planet, with a species different from hers, and she's pregnant with your child Miall, not Orion's but yours.

My son would take responsibility and stop blaming everyone else around him. If you're still unable to see your faults," she looked deeply disappointed as she said this. Shaking her head, the words she said next shattered me.

"Then perhaps you aren't fit to be Alpha just yet."