Chapter 0001

“Luna. Do you have a moment?” Khalis asked

“Khakis, you know you don’t have to call me Luna. We’ve been friends since pre-k.” I say.

“Yes, but what I want to talk to you about will definitely change our relationship,” Khalis says.

That’s just weird. How would a conversation change our relationship? Why is she acting so strange lately? First Kosta has been acting distant, and now my best friend is acting weird.

“Zel, she is up to something. I’m getting a bad feeling about this. Her wolf is mad at her about something, but won’t tell me what it is. You should talk to her in your office so we can record what she says.” Sapphire says.

“I think you are right Sapphy.”

“This sounds serious. Let’s go to my office so we can talk in private.”

Khalis and I walk into my office. I sit behind my desk and push my security button to start secretly recording us.

“Give me 1 sec Khalis, I need to ask my assistant not to disturb us so we can talk without interruptions.”

I linked my Gamma to let him know that there is no emergency since he gets notified if I hit the security button. I let him know that I just wanted to record my conversation with Khalis. He was a little curious about why, and I just told him that Sapphire had a bad feeling and told me it needed to be done. Tima understands how intuitive Sapphy can be, so he left it alone after that.

After linking my Gamma, I open my laptop and make sure that the footage is going to the private server my brother set up for me.

“So Kay, what did you want to talk to me about?” I ask.

Sapphire sits up. She is really interested in what Khalis has to say. I can feel her unease. Whatever this is about is not going to be good. Sapphire has been a little jumpy lately and is very protective. We just found out that we are pregnant after trying for the past 6 months. Kosta and I finally feel like we were in a good place since our pack is now ranked number 3 in the nation. I guess I should give Khalis my undivided attention and hear whatever it is she is pressed to talk to me about.

“Well Zel, I just wanted to let you know that I plan on being the Luna of this pack, and your days as Kosta’s mate and luna are numbered. I have decided that I deserve to be luna of the third strongest pack in the nation. I mean why should you get everything and I get stuck with nothing?” Khalis says.

Is this bitch serious? I just sat there staring at her for a few seconds. Not much shocks me, but this is something else. I knew Khalis was selfish, but this is on a whole other level. There have been rumors about Khalis sleeping with mated males, but I always gave her the benefit of the doubt. I never thought we would be having this kind of conversation. We have been friends since elementary school. Her father and brothers are elite warriors in my father’s pack. She was with me when Kosta declared we were mates. She even encouraged me to go with him when he begged me and my father to let me come to his pack with him before I turned 18. She moved to this pack with me, hoping to meet her own mate. She knows Kosta is my fated mate. The moon goddess chose for him me. We both have known Kosta for most of our lives. Kosta is one of my brother’s best friends. I keep thinking about everything we have done together and now this bitch is sitting in my office telling me she plans to take my mate. I’m really speechless. This is a new low, even for her.

“Just so that I am clear, what exactly do you mean that you want my goddess-given mate and title,” I asked.

“I mean exactly what I said. I want Kosta. I want to be his luna and I am going to make that happen. I’ve already started the process. I deserve to be a luna.”

“So you just want to come in here and tell me that you want my mate? What about your own mate? Have you thought about that? If the goddess meant for you to be a luna, you would have been fated to an alpha.”

“I waited for my mate. I gave the goddess a chance to do right by me. She gave everyone around me an Alpha. My sister got one, my little ugly cousin got one and even you got one, but what did I get? I got a lowly elite warrior as a mate.” She spat.

“How can you speak like that about elite warriors? Your father and your brother are elite warriors.”

“I know, and I deserve better than that. I deserve to be a luna. I deserve to have people respect me and cater to me.”

“Well, obviously the goddess did not agree with you,” I said. "Just to clarify, you're saying that even though you found your destined mate, the one that was made specifically for you by the goddess, you're still interested in my mate? You are unbelievable. What is wrong with you?”

“It’s simple. I’m not meant to be the mate of a warrior. I am meant to be a luna. The moon goddess got it wrong and I am correcting her mistake. As soon as I scented my fated mate and realized he was a warrior, I rejected him and he accepted my rejection. Good riddance.”

“So you think you know better than the goddess?” I asked.

I am still somewhat shocked. I have a hard time reconciling this cold-blooded bitch to the person that has been my best friend for over a decade.

“Zell, I told you a long time ago not to trust her. She has always been this person. She just pretended with you.” Sapphire said.

“This isn’t personal, Zell. It’s simple since the moon goddess did not give me an alpha, I’m going to take one.”

This bitch is sitting here calmly telling me she is going to take my mate from me like we are talking about going shopping. She actually thinks this is ok. How could I have been so blind for so long? Everyone tried to warn me about her, but she was my only friend and I just didn’t want to believe that about her. I convinced myself that the others were just jealous of her.

“Do you really think it is ok to try to break your best friend’s mate bond?” I say.

“Oh Honey, I’m not going to try. I’m going to do it. He will be mine. I’m just giving you the courtesy of walking away with your dignity. You might as well start making arrangements for yourself because once I am the luna, there is no way that I will let you remain in my pack. He may keep some tender feelings for you. After all, you are fated.”

“You got one thing right; Kosta and I are fated. You are not the first she-wolf to try to break our mate bond and since he is an alpha, I’m sure you won’t be the last. I will tell you what I tell them all, If you can get Kosta to cheat on our bond, you can have him. If he can do that, then he is not the man I have believed him to be and wouldn’t deserve me. You would be welcome to him. Just remember, it is because of me and my family that this pack is ranked third. All of that goes with me, but you would be more than welcome to whatever is left.” I say.

“It’s not an if, it’s a when it happens. And when you leave, Kosta will still be the alpha of this pack. You will just be the ex-luna of the pack. I will be the luna.”

“That’s where you are wrong. I am alpha born; a pure-blooded alpha. If I leave, I will still be an alpha and you will still be that whore on the side. Some males may be dumb enough to sleep with you, but I have not seen any of the mate men you’ve been accused of leaving their mates for you. Even the ones who got rejected didn’t choose to be with you. Now I suggest you leave my office while I am still being nice or else you will find out why I am feared by others. And if you are successful, don’t think for a minute that my family will let either of you go.”

“I will leave for now. Enjoy this office while it is still yours. Your arrogance will be your downfall. Why should I fear you or your family? They have not even been around since your luna ceremony. I’ll give you 1 week to make arrangements for yourself. In 7 days, all of this will be mine and you will be out. I will break you and completely disgrace you. I have to thank you for working so hard to build this pack up for me to take over. I will be sure to enjoy the fruit of your labor. I and my children will enjoy this. I am glad he listened to me early on when I told him to wait to have children so you could live your life first. I had to set the groundwork just in case. Now it’s time for you to go before you give him an heir.” Khalis says and walks out of my office like nothing happened.

“What do you think, Sapphi? Do you think she really will get Kosta to cheat on our mate bond? Do you think Emil will let it happen?”

“I honestly don’t know Zell. Last year I would have said that our bond was solid, but Kosta has been acting funny lately. Emil has been a little distant as well. Khalis is a little too confident. She is definitely up to something and Kosta isn’t acting like our mate right now. Also, Jen, Khalis’ wolf is mad at her about something that she won’t tell me about.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t listen to all the warnings you were giving me about her. I should have never moved her with us. I invited that snake into our home. I open the door for her to get her paws on Kosta, but if he allows it, he does not deserve us.”

“I Feel sorry for her mate and her wolf. They did not deserve what she did to them. But at least her fated mate will get a second chance mate. One much better.”

“Zell, I think we should wait and see what happens before will tell Kosta about our pup. I would burn this whole pack if something happened to our pup.”

“I agree Sapphy. We will do whatever we have to do to protect our pup.”

I finished my conversation with Sapphire and linked my Gamma to let him know that the meeting with Khalis ended. He would have come over if he didn’t hear from me. I reassured him that I was fine, but asked him to keep an eye on Khalis. My Gamma is a person who does not trust her and really does not want her in our pack. She has caused a lot of chaos since coming to this pack. I just didn’t realize her character before now. I thought she was misunderstood. Now I know I was just naïve. It appears that I was the only person blind to her true nature.