Girl Alpha

Athena sighed with relief. Lorraine did not sound winded or distressed, so everything was okay.

That meant it was not a dangerous intrusion. But…

“They have him?” Raymond asked immediately.

She looked at him in surprise. Wait, how did he…? Never mind.

“Yes, they have him. They are almost here.”

This time, she did not bother wasting her breath again when he fell in step beside her as she headed for the door.

“I am also coming.”

“No, Zaya,” they both chorused.

Zaya looked like she wanted to argue when they both turned to her.

A look at their forbidding faces and she threw her hands up in surrender, “Okay, okay. I will just treat this as a five-star hotel. I will make your soldiers serve me while you are gone dealing with adult matters,” she muttered in annoyance.

“Knock yourself out,” Athena tossed over her shoulder as she stepped out the door.

She walked briskly down the hall, frowning. Who could that be? she wondered.

Rogues had been the main intruders since she started building Moonvale back.

Those who showed interest in joining the pack were undergoing trial training at the moment.

There is already a system in place for handling any new rogues.

Lorraine would not bring the intruder to her if it was just a rogue.

As she stepped out of the house onto the porch, Lorraine emerged down the driveway with another soldier and a young-looking man.

Athena's gaze was fixed on the man, who was looking around curiously.

His black hair was in a mohawk style, the shaved sides leading to pierced ears.  He had on baggy jeans, oversized jumper and boots.

Attitude oozed off him even before he finally stood before Athena.

“Your Majesty, we found this intruder at the border. He refused to state his intentions until he sees the alpha.”

Athena raised her brows at that as she looked at the young man.

He was looking back at her with defiance in his eyes.

His golden eyes reminded Athena of someone.

“You are welcome to Moonvale. Why are you here?” she requested.

He looked from Athena to Raymond, and responded.

“I only want to talk to the alpha,” then to Raymond, “Are you the alpha? You are the one I need to talk to.”

“You just ignored the alpha of this pack, idiot,” Lorraine snapped.

The man looked back at Athena in surprise, “A girl? I was told the alpha is a male.”

He lost Athena's consideration for privacy the moment he used that condescending tone.

“You have a minute to state why you are here before this girl alpha shows you what happens to people who enter her land uninvited,” her commanding tone whipped out.

He hesitated, then blurted, “I am looking for a man. I was told once I find the alpha of this pack, I would find him.”

Whoever told him that must think her father was still the alpha.

That spiked Athena's curiosity.

“Who is the man you are looking for?”

His hesitation died as he looked at Lorraine's stern face.

“Mr. Mackavelli.”

Mackave…

Athena's skin prickled as the hardly-used surname registered in her mind.

Beta Lupo?

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Who is the young man, you say?

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