REASONING

“Alpha, If I may?” My gamma says.

I was so caught up in my conversation with my beta, I didn’t even notice him coming into the office. That was not very alpha-like of me. I can’t believe this situation has me so mixed up that someone could sneak up on me like that.

“Go ahead gamma,” I say.

“Alpha, I am with Luna Zell almost every day. I sit in on most of her meetings with the other alphas, especially Alpha Richard. She has always maintained professionalism in every meeting. Outside of the meetings, I have never seen Luna Zell act inappropriately toward another male. She is completely in love with you.”

“First, she is not the Luna anymore.”

“All due respect alpha, she is my Luna until death.” My gamma says.

I forgot that once the gamma forms a bond with the Luna of his pack, that bond is unbreakable. The only thing that could break that bond is death or a sacred ceremony agreed upon but both individuals. It is very rare for the Luna and Gamma to voluntarily break their bond. It is only second to the mate bond.

“I would expect you to take up for her. You know gamma, your name is one of the names that come up in connection with her cheating.” I growled.

“That’s bullshit alpha and you know it. I have always been loyal to my pack and my alpha. Everyone knows that I am waiting for my mate. I have never touched another female. The only female I will ever be intimate with is my goddess-given mate. Let whoever made that claim say it to my face.” The gamma says through gritted teeth.

“Stand-down gamma,” I say and take a deep breath. “I believe you gamma. I know that you are still waiting for your mate and would never betray me like that.”

My beta just looks at me and shakes his head.

“Something you want to say beta?” I asked.

“I’m just amazed. You believe the word of your gamma without question but refuse to even consider the word of the person you say is fated to you. Being mated myself, this is not adding up. There is not a fated person I know who would not stand by their fated mate. No one I know mated or not would take the word of such an unreliable source over their fated mate. In fact, I would not even entertain it and would probably be in trouble for murdering a pack member. The thing is you allowed it and entertained it. Kosta, be honest with us so that we can be prepared for the fallout, are you using this as an excuse to get rid of Zell? You don’t have to go about it this way. I’m sure if you would have just told Zell that you need time or even a break away from things, she love you enough to give you what you need. You don’t have to do this to her. You don’t have to ruin all of the relationships you are about to ruin and put the pack in a worse position than we were before Zell came.”

“Why do you keep questioning if Zell and I are fated? Of course, we are fated and no I am not using this as an excuse. Can you see that I am hurting?”

“Truthfully Kosta, as your friend, I can tell you that your actions are not the actions of a fated mate. It looks to me and probably several others that you are looking for any excuse now to remove Zell as Luna and place Khalis in her place. Khalis has been telling all the omegas that they don’t have to respect Zell anymore because she is the next Luna. I know you have seen Zell being disrespected around the pack. No fated mate or chosen mate for that matter can stand back and watch their mate be disrespected no matter what happened between them.” Beta James said.

“She is not the Luna of this pack right now,” I huffed.

“Even so, she is still supposed to be your mate! She is also an alpha female. She at least should be treated like an honored guest until she leaves or the two of you work it out. The disrespect continues because you allow it and Khalis encourages it. Most of the unranked members believe that Khalis will be Luna soon. The only thing stopping Zell from being hurt is her releasing her alpha aura when she is out amongst the pack. The lower ranks know to stay away from her.” Beta James said.

“Maybe if she had not cheated on me. If she had not turned to another male, we could have worked this out,” I deadpan.

“Alpha, there is no way the Luna could have cheated on you and I believe you know that,” Gamma says.

“Kosta, let us be real. It has gotten around to everyone in the pack and our allies know that you have refused to be intimate with Zell. There have been comments made around the pack and to her face about her being unwanted. I have even heard her crying to my mate about you not being attracted to her anymore. You have not touched Zell in 3 weeks and almost everyone in the pack knows it because your whore continues to spread it that you are pushing Zell aside for the next Luna. It has been said that she is no longer useful to the pack. Now when I heard that, I thought it was all a vicious rumor started by a vicious woman, but your actions have given credibility to the rumors. You asked why I question if you are really fated?’ My beta says.

“It’s simple Kosta. No mated male can go that long without touching their mate when they share a bed with them every day. I can’t go more than a few hours without wanting to drag my mate to our room and I have been mated longer than you. I may have had my player days before I met Trina, but once Trina walked into my life, everything else disappeared. I have not seen that with you. You gave the impression of being happy and maybe at one point, you were when Zell was winning you all the best alpha accolades, but you never truly acted like a mate.”

“I agree with Beta James Alpha. I know more than anyone how much Luna Zell has suffered over the past few weeks. I had crawled into my bed exhausted almost every night from using my gamma charm throughout the day trying to soothe Luna’s pain. Some days, my using the gamma charm is the only thing keeping her from completely losing it. A few times in the last week, I’ve had to call my dad to help because her pain was too much for me to handle alone. All of her pain is centered around you. The person who is supposed to love and protect her. I may not have my mate yet, but even I know that mates should not hurt one another this way. If you are her fated then I know you can feel her pain. I don’t understand how you can continue hurting her like that.” Gamma says.