Chapter 7

Benson's POV:

"Dr. Chris, you have been this pack's doctor for two years now since your father retired. I know that you are not the one who helped my rejected mate, Emma Collins, welcome her child. But after what Emma did to me, I do not find her fit to be welcomed back in the sacred palace or to become my Luna. So that calls for our separation. But I would like to have a DNA test done on Celine to know if she is really my daughter or if she belongs to someone else. You know...." I trailed off, not wanting to mention my father or brother's name here.

Dr. Chris looked at my face thoughtfully, as everyone in the pack was aware that I had rejected Emma and sent her away. She was still living with her family, and this had happened last month. But I was not going back or welcoming Emma back to the palace.

"Mmm. Okay, Alpha Benson. We can have the DNA test done and invite Emma and your child, Celine, to the hospital for it," Dr. Chris said, and I nodded.

"I will need a blood sample to know if Celine is really my child," I said, my eyes watching Dr. Chris's face, and he nodded.

"You don't have anything to worry about, Alpha Benson. I will send for my assistant or one of the nurses to send the invitation to Emma's father's house today," Dr. Chris assured me, and I stood up to leave his office, which was painted white and featured the anatomy of different kinds of humans and animals, most especially wolves.

"Alright. I will take my leave now," I said, to which Dr. Chris stood up and escorted me out.

"Alpha Benson, would you like to see the new foreigners who were brought in injured? One was from the Bright Moon Pack and claimed to be the Alpha's first daughter, which I am not yet sure of. But she is an alpha wolf. And the second one is from the Dark Moon Pack—a man and an Omega. But the last is a woman from the Shadow Pack," Dr. Chris concluded.

"All three of them are awake, except for the last one who is yet to reveal the pack she came from, marking them as three women and a man," Dr. Chris said, and I looked at the pack members coming in and out of the hospital lobby for their treatment.

They greeted me upon entering, but my focus shifted back to Dr. Chris.

"I would like to go and see them, but I have a business meeting to attend with the neighboring pack. Dennis will be here to get them as soon as he returns from his assignments. I have to go, and don't forget what we discussed," I said, to which Dr. Chris replied, "Understood, Alpha."

Thereafter, I marched away from the hospital lobby and walked out of the hospital. However, as I walked down to my car parked in the hospital grounds, I felt a pair of eyes watching me as I moved to my car to get in.

Taking a swift glance backward, I looked at the hospital room window, left ajar on the second floor, and saw an enchanting pair of blue eyes and a beautiful, short woman standing there.

As soon as her eyes locked with mine, she swiftly moved away from the open window and hid, making my brows furrow.

Odin, my wolf, rose again and muttered, "She is the one, Alpha. She is our mate."

"Mmm," I sighed and looked back at the open window once more to see if she would peek out her head. But I didn't see her.

"Is she the Alpha's daughter of the Bright Moon Pack that Dr. Chris spoke to me about? No way," I muttered to myself, unlocked my car door, and got in.

"Maybe she is the one. But she is mine," Odin said, but I shook my head and replied, "Don't be too excited. Who knows if she is a nymph like Emma? You should be more concerned about why her father banished her. Alpha Bruce is a very disciplined man, and I am certain she must have done something bad for her father to send her away. So don't get too excited about her," I warned Odin. He calmed down and shut me out again.

Sighing, I focused my attention on the road as I drove back to the office.

It was where I welcomed other pack Alphas to partner with them and discuss matters affecting my pack. The wars had ended between the top packs after we reached a business agreement. But for the upcoming packs, their lands were under threat, so they were on high alert in case of any intruders entering their territory.

I kept my gaze focused on the road, and a few minutes later, I arrived at the front of my company's gate, while the warriors stationed there pulled the huge black gate open and welcomed me.

"Welcome, Alpha," the two warriors greeted me.

"Thank you," I drove my car into the company's grounds and parked it.

As I got out, I saw that Beta Andrew had arrived too. However, he was not alone; he had arrived with a young man who looked like him, whom I assumed was his son, Ace Lennox.

I hadn't seen Ace, but I had heard many stories about him, and I was certain that he had heard about me too, as I heard that Alpha Bruce believed in sending Ace to destroy other poor packs and wage wars against them.

"Welcome, Alpha Benson. We have arrived about 30 minutes ago and were told to await your arrival," Beta Andrew said, as he walked up to shake hands with me.

However, Ace stood with a stern look on his face and a narrowed expression. He was seething with rage and trying to control it as his gaze swept over me.

"Ace, wouldn't you greet Alpha Benson? He is the new Alpha of this pack. Go on and submit to him," Beta Andrew said, but Ace looked away and replied, "Father, I am the next Alpha of the Bright Moon Pack. And you do not expect me to bow to any other werewolves."

"Mmm, what arrogance," I muttered, and Ace glared at me.

"Forgive him, Alpha Benson. Ace is still new to learning the Alpha's training and business strategies. So please overlook his rudeness," Beta Andrew said and shifted his gaze, looking at his son.

"Ace, what has come over you?" He yelled at his son, who sniffed the air, as if he were trying to track a scent.

Ace's brown eyes glowed as he moved to meet me and grasped my brown shirt. He then sniffed me in front of my company. He did not care to submit or bow to me. He muttered, "Why do you smell so much like Mallory?"

"Mallory?" I raised my eyebrows and wondered who he was talking about.

"ACE!" Beta Andrew yelled and marched up to meet us. He smacked his son on the back of his head and yelled, "Are you crazy, Ace? How dare you speak of Mallory here? She is your rejected mate, and you are forbidden to mention her. Moreover, she is dead, and we heard that she was eaten by some forest animals," he shouted, and Ace's gaze fell.

"I am sorry, Father... I got carried away by her scent. Forgive me, Alpha Benson," Ace quickly let go of my brown shirt and stepped back.

I looked at him and sighed, "Don't let this happen again. Otherwise, I will cut off my pack's partnership with yours."

"Thank you, Alpha Benson," Beta Andrew said, but I left them and walked into my company's building. The staff on the first floor welcomed me, while I made my way to the elevator and rode up to my office.

I have several companies, and those I am trying to build to help my pack members.