Alpha Benson's POV:"Hmm," Chief Priest Lucas hummed after he heard my father's questions.Chief Priest Lucas summoned his assistant who was standing nearby and was dressed in red.The assistant came forward and spread a mat on the ground, before Chief Priest Lucas sat on it and set his items on it."Permit me, Alpha Banks. I have to consult with the moon goddess to verify if Benson has a second chance mate or not," Priest Lucas sought permission from my father and I, and we nodded."Alright."Watching him, Priest Lucas set all his items from the marble stones to the cowries he used to consult his Oracle.After a short while, he smiled and looked at us."Yes, Alpha. I was informed that Alpha Benson already found a new mate," Chief Priest Lucas said, and my brows furrowed as she was not a member of this pack.Dad, sitting on the next couch and asked, "Who is she? We need to know her ASAP to crown her as the next Luna. Who is she, Chief Priest?"Priest Lucas peered at me and replied, "I
Alpha Benson's POV:"What?!" My mother gasped and asked, "Is this a joke? Benson, tell us this is a plain joke?"Mom walked up to meet me and stood right in front of me. "Where on earth did you get to see Alpha Bruce's daughter? Did you journey to the Bright Moon Pack at night to find her?" Mom demanded, and I shook my aching head and sighed."Tell them yeah, Alpha. You brought her here and saved her," Odin whispered in my head, but I looked away and replied, "All that isn't the major topic now, mother.""Of course it is. As the Bright Moon Pack is very far from our pack. So how did you get to see her? I am aware that Alpha Bruce doesn't treat his first daughter very well because she is an Omega. Hahaha." Mom laughed out hysterically while my sister stood silently with Celine, who looked at us in confusion, not knowing what the whole drama was all about.Bowen came into the living room, and the scent of Jasmine filled my nose and made me glare at him.Why does he have Mallory's scent
Alpha Benson's POV:"Big brother, is it for real that you are mated to Mallory Adonis, Alpha Bruce's daughter? I thought it was a joke or mere assumptions based on your reaction to her scent," Bowen asked me, but I glanced away from him and took off my shirt."I do not want to discuss her," I replied as I wanted to have my bath."But you have to make a choice because Mom, Dad, and the elders wouldn't accept her as your mate," Bowen said, and I nodded."I know, but you know that it is not safe to reject a pregnant woman too. So I cannot reject her," I replied."Mmm," Bowen sighed and muttered, "This is serious. Anyway, how about Emma? Are you going to take her back after all she did? She lusted after me, Dennis, and almost all the warriors. I do not know why Mom wants her as a daughter-in-law and cannot see beyond Emma's behavior.""Mmm," I sighed. "I cannot answer that. You should ask Mom why she wants a cheat as our Luna. Emma can continue to rule the pack, but she cannot force me to
Mallory's POVI awoke to the sharp pain in my back. "Ah!" I growled, sitting up on the bed."What am I doing here?" I asked myself as I looked around the room. Then the memory hit me hard. I recalled getting into an argument with Linda Zane, the female warrior who disliked me, and she whipped me with a sharp whip that inflicted deep pain in my back.Sitting up on the bed, I tried to reach out to Selena as I took in the room I was in."I am in the hospital. Selena, how about my babies? Are they safe?" I asked my wolf, as my hands flew to clutch my stomach, hoping that I hadn't lost the pregnancy as a result of the fight."Yeah. But I warned you to let go of Linda. She is a witch, and she already suspected that Alpha Benson likes you," Selena replied, and I sighed."I am not interested in Alpha Benson," I told Selena, and the hospital room door pushed open while a beautiful woman wearing a black dress came in with Dr. Chris.I wondered who she was as I sat up carefully on the bed."Good
Mallory's POV: I sat on the bed, thinking about what Luna Nova had said about me staying away from her son and that I won't become their Luna. I wondered how she got to know that I was her son's second chance mate. Did Alpha Benson tell her that I was his new mate? But he had sworn to reject me and warned me not to tell anyone. The hospital room door unlocked, as it was still nighttime. A health worker came in with a tray of my food. She was a middle-aged woman and she offered me a warm smile as she brought my food to me. "Thank you," I told her as she served the tray of food on the table beside my bed. I carefully moved out of the bed and reached to take the tray. It was a plate of jollof rice and fried fish, and it was better than the meal I had been given at the farmhouse. I ate the food docilely, not thinking that it was poisoned or the fact that Luna Nova and some others didn't like me. Once I finished eating the food, I covered the plate and kept it back on the table, then I
Alpha Benson;Earlier, Dr. Chris had contacted me the previous night and told me that Mallory had not been healing, and she was having a fever which could terminate her pregnancy if her wound did not heal up.I was not supposed to give a fα»₯ck about her. I do not want any woman in my life as Emma's betrayal still runs deep, and I was not ready to trust anyone so easily again. But then, Mallory is my second chance mate, and I cannot allow her to lose the pregnancy, even though she was not pregnant by me."Fine, I will be in the hospital in the morning to check on her," I told Dr. Chris so that he doesn't read into it that I am in love with Mallory.Part of the reason I did so was to protect her. If the pack members found out that I wanted her, they might hurt her, and her pregnancy was still in the early stages.I was trying to get over Emma, to avoid her presence as she was now living in the palace with me.The previous night, after my dinner with Vera, Emma came to my room to meet me
Alpha Benson;I stood there pacing about and waiting as Odin had risen to the surface to deal with the silly female warrior that had the guts to poison her whip with a wolf bane and devil's claws and she used it to flog Mallory. To show how her hatred for Mallory was deep-rooted.For how long has injustice been going on in this pack?Before, I did not want female warriors to be among the troop of warriors that we have governing the Crescent Moon Pack. But my father refused to abolish the law protecting the female warriors.These women cause distractions even at the warrior camp, allowing the men to have sex at the warriors' training camp in my pack. Not only that, they allow their emotions to outweigh their sense of reasoning.As a law-abiding warrior, it was wrong to allow your emotion to push you to punish a pack member out of jealousy. But the female warriors kept on going against the rule, and they keep on hurting other women they believe they were stronger than.I stood there awa
Alpha Benson;"Alpha Benson, we received the intel that my daughter was brought into your pack and that you have taken a liking to her," Alpha Bruce said, and I looked at him angrily. As he wore a black shirt and trousers, and also Ace, who glared at me and glanced away."Mmm. Is this why you are here?" I asked Alpha Bruce, and he smirked."Part of the reason that I am here. First, I want my daughter back as she is a member of the Bright Moon pack, and also, to take her home. As you do not want to negotiate business with my pack members," Alpha Bruce said, and I glared at him."For the record, you banished your first daughter and threw her out to the forest, not caring if she was eaten by a rogue or any forest wild animals. So why should I give her back to you? She is no longer a member of your pack, and you cannot come back here to take her away," I spoke to Alpha Bruce coldly. As it amazes me that he can just come into my pack and demand that I give Mallory back to him.Also, it rai
Mallory's POVKelvin and two other guys chuckled at me. Then he said, "It's a harmless bath in the stream near us. And it's not like we're going to do anything intimate. The women and men have their baths there. It's fun."I looked at Kelvin's face and pondered, 'What if Alpha Benson caught me with him? Well, it's not like he had accepted our mate's bond. Or has he?'Selena growled in my head, "Do not listen to them, Mallory. We should find Eunice and go and have our breakfast. I am so hungry."I looked at Kelvin and his friends' faces, seeing them all wearing black shorts with their masculine chests fully exposed."Um," I gulped, my cheeks flushed. "I am sorry. Maybe next time I will join you guys. But I do not bath with men. Take care."I quickly turned around and ran out of the barn. I could hear one of the men say to Kelvin, "She is so beautiful, Kelvin. Do you think she will accept to date you? You are a Delta wolf, and what can you provide for her as she is an Alpha?""Relax, gu
Mallory's POV.As I worked with the men, carrying the sack of grains to the waiting truck. The first man who spoke to me smiled and commented, "I never knew you were an Alpha. I admired your strength and almost passed out thinking you would collapse with that big sack of grains." He chuckled heartily, and I smiled."I am an Alpha, and I do work at home. Though not this type of task," I recalled my stepmother used to give me laundry work to do. She tormented me, saying that I have to be useful, and my father turned a blind eye to it. As only Sonia was being treated like a princess back home.How unfortunate, because now, I do not feel like I am a princess either, and I love my new work."I am Kelvin Johnson. Nice to meet you, what's your name?" Kelvin asked me with a friendly smile as we carried another sack each and walked to the truck to put it."I am Mallory Adonis. Nice to meet you, Kelvin," I told him, and he grinned widely."Hey, you two! No discussion in the barn!" The superviso
Mallory's POV."Mallory! Mallory! Are you in there?" Eunice's loud voice reached my eardrum, and my heartbeat calmed."Yeah! I am in the bathroom, and I will be through with my bath soon," I replied with a loud voice, hearing the excitement in her voice."Alright," Eunice replied excitedly. "I will be here waiting."I hastened with my bath and got out of the bathroom wrapped in a white towel. I met Eunice's smiling gaze as she donned a red top and black skirt, and she wore black sandals too."Mallory!" Eunice squealed, rushing to wrap me in a warm hug."Good morning, Eunice. How was your night?" I asked her, and added, "I was not expecting to see you today. I thought that you are now mated to Alpha Bowen, you will be at home and maybe stopped working and making plans for your future.""No!" Eunice said, laughing as she moved aside for me to find my dress."Yeah! You're right that I ought to have gone to the palace to meet Alpha Bowen. But he told me last night that he doesn't want to
Alpha Benson POVEmma grinned and asked, "Do you want more soup, Alpha?" She reached to serve more food onto my plate as I was done with the one she had given me."No. You do not have to worry," I stopped her just as her hand reached for the large plate to add more chicken pepper soup to my plate."How about the drinks? Aren't you going to have more to drink?" Emma asked, as she grabbed a red wine bottle for me to drink. But I shook my head and refused."No. I am fine and you do not have to stress about that," I told her in a calm voice. Just as I reached for a bowl of water to wash my hands.Emma's gaze dropped, but my mother spoke, "Benson, there is still more food if you are not satisfied.""Thank you, Mother, but I am fine, and I have to return to my room now. Goodnight," I rose from the chair to leave the dining room.As I made my way to the top floor, I went to my room to have my bath and to rest for the night.A few minutes later, as I got out of the bathroom with a towel wrap
Alpha Benson's POV As I got into my car, I sighed and ignited it. Then I drove back home, heading to the palace. As I arrived at the palace grounds, Bowen also arrived at the same time as me. The full moon was out, shining brightly, as it was already midnight. "Are you just running back home? I thought you wanted to spend time with your new mate?" I asked Bowen as he got out of his black car. His orange eyes looked calmer, back to their original color, and he smiled, shaking his head. "I thought I could ignore the mating bond, but I couldn't. Her scent is irresistible," he said, walking out of the driveway to meet me as I also got out of my car. "Yeah, it's very hard to ignore. But I cannot make the same mistake twice, so I'm going to reject Mallory," I told him, seeing my mother walking out of the balcony on the top floor to glance down at us. "You cannot do that, Benson. It will weaken you. Fighting the bonds weakens you, and you have to think it through before rejecting her
Alpha Benson's POVAs Mallory was my new mate, I could hear her heartbeat. I could read her mind. I heard her thoughts and desires, but I didn't want to accept her. The moon goddess had made everything about her special in my eyes - her smiles, her melancholy state, and of course, her angry glares. Everything about her amused me. But I had already sew my heart and could not break the thread. Trusting a woman would be my biggest downfall, especially a woman who was carrying another man's child.I tried not to look at her face, but her feminine jasmine scent filled my car.As we arrived at the pack farmhouse, I glanced at Mallory's face. She was already asleep, and I suspected she was tired from the day's events of meeting her family.It was already late, past 11 pm. I could have let Mallory spend the night in my car, but I knew it could be risky for me, as I was attracted to her.I wasn't concerned about potential attacks, but I had other responsibilities to attend to. My mother had
Mallory's POV "No, wait, Mallory," Eunice prevented me from leaving the living room. Her voice sharp and stopping me in my tracks. "Wait, I want you to stay until I cut my cake and make a wish," Eunice said, her voice pleadingly, and I sighed. "Alright." Eunice shifted her gaze to Alpha Bowen, who straightened up himself and offered a stiff smile, and he greeted her family, "Good evening, everyone. I am Alpha Bowen Banks, Eunice's mate." "Ahh! Aww. That's so lovely," the family in the living room looked elated as Alpha Bowen went to present the red roses to Eunice and told her, "Happy birthday, mate." Eunice's face flushed, as she hadn't expected Alpha Bowen to publicly declare her as his mate. I stole a glance at Alpha Benson as he languidly sat on the black couch and glanced away. His black eyes rolled with disapproval, indicating that he wasn't impressed with his younger brother's public display of love for his mate. "Congratulations, Eunice. You're so lucky to have a wonde
Mallory's POV "Oh," Eunice's mother replied, her yellow eyes darting to look from me to Alpha Benson. Probably, she had already grasped the situation that it was because of me that Alpha Benson was here. But I tried not to look at Alpha Benson's face."That's alright. I will get the drink and birthday cake ready. What would you like to drink, Alpha?" Eunice's mother asked, standing up from the couch as she appeared tense. Despite the fact that she worked for Alpha Benson and she was older than him, she showed him great respect, but I had already sealed up my heart not to be affected by my mate bond with Alpha Benson. He clearly doesn't like me, and I shouldn't place my hope on him.I made up my mind to train and be strong, so that I can protect my pups on my own."I'm fine, ma'am. You don't have to worry about getting me drinks. I was only curious to see where Mallory was heading, and since she is already here, then I guess I should be on my way," Alpha Benson rose to leave the livin
Alpha Benson's POVI looked at Justina's face. My gaze darkened as anger coursed through my veins after disconnecting my mindlink with Dennis."Are you tired of your job?" I asked Justina, her eyes widened in shock as she glanced at me."No, Alpha. I mean, it's past 7 pm, and you don't usually close by this time," she rambled, fidgeting with her fingers as she begged."Please, forgive me, Alpha. I did not mean to annoy you," Lady Justina lowered her head, her body trembling as she stood in my presence."Leave. And do not come to the office tomorrow. I will find someone to replace your work," I said, my tone acerbic and not giving room for negotiation."But Alpha Benson, please, I am sorry. I did not mean to insult you. Please, it's my daughter's 18th birthday, and I have to follow for the preparation," she said, begging me earnestly."Mmm," My gaze darkened, knowing that she had worked for my father."Fine. I will spare you, but you will have an assistant to join you tomorrow. Once yo