Reagan’s POV
I kissed both my parents goodbye. I know that I will not be seeing them for a while, but I know that dad will take care of me. He always comes through for me, and I am glad that he loves me like he does. They both love me and doted on me my whole life. They valued me the most, and my heart is breaking as the reality that I have no one, really hits me. I have never had to be alone, to have just myself to depend on, and it is not a good feeling to have. I am crying real tears and seeing that the whole ranked team, with the exception of Travis, is happy at me realizing the situation that I am in.
I get in the back seat, with Alpha Aaron, and the men get up front. I am sure he is going to lay some ground rules out for me. I was absolutely sure of it. He waited as we navigated the now-paved road out of Black Moon. The pack had greatly improved since we arrived here a little over three months ago. The road was now wide enough for two vehicles to pass each other and not get on the grass anymore. Blake was very proud of the improvements that had been made in the pack. I assumed that his goodwill at all that dad had done had included me in his being happy. I was stunned to find out, that it had not, he had ignored me at every turn. I thought I had a chance that first night. He had flirted right back at me. But after that showdown with Sierra, he only had eyes for Cheryl after that.
He wanted a strong Luna, and I would be one, I could be one, I just wasn’t a fighter. You didn’t have to be a warrior, to be a Luna. We were not supposed to fight, it really depended on the pack itself. my mother had not been trained to fight. We were supposed to protect the pack by loving them, taking care of them, and doing our own special job duties to take care of the pack. I was supposed to help get the women and children to safety in case of an attack. I was good with all of that. I wasn’t planning on getting ripped, and fighting alongside my mate. That was also the reason for taking a chosen mate, instead of my real mate. You could die if your true mate died. You are much less likely to do so if you had a chosen mate. You could live on, and find another chosen later on, the bond was just less strong unless you really fell in love with your chosen.
As soon as we hit the highway, I watched the direction that we were going, so I could find my way back if I needed to, to see my parents. I would just stay outside the gate, so they wouldn’t kill me. I don’t know how this thing at Blood tracker is going to go, and I needed to keep my head on the swivel, for at least the first month. None of them could be trusted as far as I was concerned. I needed to make this work, but I already know that the deck was stacked against me. Blake and Cheryl will never let me get a pass on what I did. They want me to fail, and they are about to find out just how stubborn, and strong, I truly am.
“So, Reagan, I am Alpha Aaron. My Gamma, Clive Conner, is driving, and my Delta, Michael Danes, is in front of me. I hear you have been up to a few things in my cousin Blake's pack. I want to speak to you about what is expected of you at Blood Tracker” Aaron told me. Yes, I expected this, knew it was coming. I will play along. He wants to flex, and I will let him. I catch Clive giving me another look in the rearview mirror and then giving me a wink. So Clive is already on board with me, and Michael has been sneaking looks at my legs several times so far, trying to be stealthy. I am just wearing plain shorts and a t-shirt, and I guess I look good to him. I had showered to wash the cell smell off me from last night as soon as I got to the room. I was clean, and they both had reacted to me when I exited the packhouse at Blood Moon. I am not getting excited, because I don’t know the setup at Blood Tracker. They could both have girlfriends or mates, that would like nothing more than to kick my ass once we get there. I need to be careful here and wait.
“Yes, nice to meet you. I guess I do have a reputation that proceeds me” I tried to laugh it off a little, but after the warning that they got, and knowing that Garrett was speaking to both Clive and Michael outside, they know full well how much I was despised by him at Blood Moon. The only thing that I can do now, is downplay it, that is my only option here.
“You will not be getting a free ride here. I am not a taskmaster, but even though you will help us create strong pups, you will still have to help out. You will no longer have the free life of laying around and doing whatever you want. My pack is only about 343 wolves, 344 with you coming. I know you heard what Blake said, about your Alpha blood helping us achieve that very purpose. He was serious about wanting you dead. I had to pay him some money for you” Aaron said, and that caught me by surprise. Blake managed to get paid on both ends and had basically sold me to Aaron. That I didn’t know and it left a bad taste in my mouth.
“You said you paid him, that is odd. My dad paid him too, to not kill me. A great deal of money. Dad is planning on doing the same for you. He mentioned to me before I left that if I get treated well, that he will help you get additional land. He specifically mentioned land between what he just bought Blake, and your own pack, if you would be interested in that. It will help you to achieve your goal, of more pack members, and a bigger pack” I told him and gave him a small smile to see if he got what I was throwing down. That particular deal that I was mentioning, was absolutely conditional on my being treated well.
He got it, and smirked, “Of course, that would be wonderful. You won’t be working all day and night. You can pick what you want to do to help out at the pack. But we all work there, even the warriors help out. They help in the garden, and even in the kitchen. I heard you do not train very much, and that will be changing too. I require all my pack members to be able to defend themselves well. As an Alpha she-wolf, you should catch on quickly and probably even excel at it. I will let you have a day or two before you decide where you want to work but rest assured, you will be working. We all do, we chip in because we are all working together to make our pack as strong as it can be. You will only be exempt from training when you reach 4 months pregnant. You can do a modified training from 3 to 4 months, we don’t want to hurt you, or the baby. But we take our training seriously” Aaron said and was proud to talk about the pack.
“So you will indeed be using me to strengthen your pack?” I asked and felt eyes on me, to see Clive smirking at me in the mirror again. Oh yes, he wants the first go-round, but I am not committing to anyone until I know what is going on at Blood Tracker. I remember Sierra trying to attack me, and I shudder at the thought of that multiplied by potentially four she-wolves for these ranked wolves.
“Yes, indeed we do plan on it. None of my men have been able to get their girlfriends pregnant, and none of us have met our mates. I have been looking for mine, for a while now. I haven’t found her yet, and unfortunately for you, that means that I am off-limits to you until I do find her. I will let her know of the arraignment, and if needed we can do my child with you invitro, so she won’t feel the pain of betrayal with it. But my Beta, Gamma, and Delta are all unmated wolves. You can choose who you want to start with yourself. No one will be forcing themselves on you unless we have to do that to get you to comply with your new role. But you will produce an heir for all three of them. Hopefully, by that point, I will have found my mate, and can also get additional heirs from both you, and her. My mate will carry the heir to my pack, not you. You can help create the other children, but not my heir. I have seen your work with my own eyes, we all have in fact, and each of my men is willing and able to want you to carry their young. That video was the very reason that we were willing to cough up the funds to have you, that and the strong pups you will provide” Aaron told me and looked at me to let me know he knew exactly what I looked like naked. That stupid video was the worst idea that I have ever had. I wish to the Goddess that I had never done it. Dad was right. If I had left it alone, I would still be at Silver Blade right now, out shopping, or driving my car. Man, I miss that car.
“What exactly, do you need for me to do in the pack? I do not know how to cook, I have never tried to. I do not know what I could possibly do to help, other than carry the ranked wolves' pups" I told Aaron, with a completely serious face. Again I feel Clive’s eyes on me, and he gives me a smirk this time. I see Michael sneaking a look again at me, and this time his eyes raise up to mine. I can clearly see the lust he has for me in them, and although they are both good-looking strong men, I don’t want to sleep with them. I like to choose who I sleep with and of the three of them, it would be Aaron. Not just because he is the Alpha. It is because he is the strongest, and most attractive of them all. Hopefully, the Beta is hot, that would help, but I guess it could be worse. They could all be ugly, and that would really be the very worst option. All women want the best options for a father for their children. The best protector, the most attractive, it isn’t just me, a lot of women like that, it is ingrained in our DNA. To want to produce the strongest babies that we can, and of course, we want them to be attractive too.
That reminds me that I had heard that Raven was pregnant with Brandon’s baby. That is probably the reason that he didn’t hurt her after my video, because she carried his heir. I swear that bitch has all the luck. She has two of the most attractive wolves that I have ever seen. I managed to get Justin myself, and he was very good in bed, even with his first time. I missed him, I wanted him still. I have to stop thinking about him. I closed my eyes to calm myself down and felt the SUV swerve a little. My eyes fly up to meet Clive’s in the mirror and see that his smirk is gone, and his eyes went from brown to black. His wolf is now present, and he has a very tight grip on the wheel.
“You cannot blame him for that, we can all smell your arousal little wolf. We are just men, and that scent is very hard to ignore” Aaron said, and his wolf is peeking out at me too. I looked at Michael, and his eyes are fierce as he stares back at me. He is having a hard time not reaching out to touch me.
“I was thinking about my former mate, I am sorry,” I told them, and growls sprang from all three of them. That was the wrong thing to say. I need to get their attention off of the arousal that is still in the air, and onto something else.
“Won’t your girlfriends be angry? Over me coming in and taking you away from them?” I asked them. I see Aaron smile at the change of subject and look up at the front seats at the two members of his unit, waiting for them to answer.
“I am not with anyone right now. I no longer have a girlfriend, she found her mate while in the city, and she went to his pack” Clive said, and he seemed sad at the loss.
“I don’t have a girlfriend, just a regular, but she has not gotten pregnant yet, and we need to get the pack built up with strong blood. I cannot wait to get to know you better” Michael said to me, and his intentions were clear. If no one else stopped him, The Delta was going to be the first to take me. His intentions were obvious in his gaze, and he had big plans for me. I find myself hoping that Clive will protect me, and I glanced back at the mirror to see him looking at me again.
“She isn’t going to attack me, is she?” I asked Michael in fear.
“I have no idea, I would hope not, we are not supposed to attack members of our own pack, but she is a fighter, so you never know,” Michael said with a grin. I can feel the blood rush out of my face. This is going to be worse than I thought.
“I already told you that I do not have a mate, but I do have a jealous girlfriend. I do not mind bedding you too, but I will use protection with you until my heir is here. I already told you that I want my mate to carry my child, and produce the heir to the pack. I am fair game too, but my girlfriend is a warrior, and she will in all honesty probably take a shot at you. I will make sure that they know that your face is off-limits. You are a rare beauty, and I will not allow someone to mar you like that. You will train, and you will learn to protect yourself soon enough. Maybe they will give you an incentive for you to be willing to learn how to spar, and defend” Aaron said and my heart sank. I am in for a world of hurt from those women. Maybe I should stick with Clive first, he would be my safest bet, and he is clearly just as interested in me, as Michael is. They all are, and I feel like I need to ask about the beta, just so I can make an informed decision.
“And your Beta, does he have a girlfriend?” I asked Aaron.
“He does, and she doesn’t like sharing either” Aaron’s laughter rings out in the vehicle. He knew where I was going with it, and Clive’s smile got even bigger. He knew too and winked at me in the mirror. He knew it as well as I did, for the moment, he was a clear choice while I learned to defend and protect myself. I wonder if the pack knows why I am coming, and that would be the worst-case scenario. How shameful to be known as the pack breeder. Everyone will be looking down on me, and I feel the tears coming back to my eyes. I swear I will remember every single pain I get from this, and pass it on to Raven. She is the reason that I am here, Yes, I made some bad choices, but she refused to back down, and admit defeat on being the next Luna of Silver Blade. I am here because she didn’t know her proper place. I was the heir, and it was mine, it had been since birth. Just because she wasn't aware of it, didn’t mean I didn’t find out, after I tried to kill her. Dad wanted me to calm down, to leave her alone, to know that it was always coming to me, since the day we were born.
“Awe, beauty, don’t be so sad. You get to be with us, and we are not bad guys. We will take good care of you. You don't have to be scared, you just need to learn that you don’t get to just exist anymore. You will have to work just like the rest of us, and when playtime comes around, do not worry, we will take even better care of you” Clive said, and at the end, I could hear the timber of his voice lower, as his wolf started to come out. He wants me, and since he is the only one who doesn’t have a girlfriend, he will probably be the father of my first pup. I have been on birth control since I started having sex at 16, so almost 2 and a half years. This won’t be instant pregnancy, even if I stopped taking them today.
I liked him calling me beauty, and that gave him bonus points, but it is hard going from being doted on, to being a servant overnight. I don’t know how to do anything. I never had to cook, clean, or do my own laundry. Even if I had been given an option, I wouldn’t have chosen to do it. I will need to sort this quickly, as I need to have it set in stone before I exit the vehicle. We have been driving for 20 minutes, so I know we are getting close to his pack now.
“What are my options for the “pulling my own weight” mean? I am the daughter of an Alpha, I have never had to cook, clean, do laundry, or anything else. I hate having to ask, but I don’t want to have even more people against me than I already have. I want to do as you have asked, and I do want to comply with your wishes. I just seriously don’t know what I can do to help out at your pack” I looked at Aaron and told him.
“Don’t worry beauty, I got you. I already know you don’t want to get your ass handed to you by the jealous she-wolves in the pack. I help in our garden as my part. It will be a good thing, you can sun, and I can show you how to pull weeds, water, and how long you need to water each one. I will have you getting a green thumb in no time. That way I can also start training you in self-defense too. I can assure you, when and if you move on to the next guy, you are going to need it. You can stay with me in my house, and that should protect you enough from the others. I will be with you when we work and train. They may make comments, but it is because they will be jealous of you. You will be, hands down, the most beautiful she-wolf in our pack, and that won’t endear you to the others. You are pretty big competition. I just lost my girlfriend last month, and I was still deciding who would replace her. I had my eye on two she-wolves, but lucky for you I hadn’t let them know they were even in the running. I am free and clear to be with just you, and protect you” Clive announced to the vehicle, and I can hear Aaron’s low laughter.
Aaron already knew that I was going to have a hard time, from the get-go because of the situation. He was not going to allow me to be defended, and I was suddenly very thankful for Clive. He knew I was scared, he was probably watching me the bulk of the time coming back. As the Gamma, he would be the most in tune with me anyway. That was the Gamma's job in the pack, to soothe the Luna, protect her, and help train. As a Luna, despite my official title being stripped from me when we had to run from Silver Blade. He still felt it, he felt me, and my feelings. He is offering to help and I gave him a hard look in the mirror as he slowed down and expertly turned into the pack. He was handsome, with a square jaw, streaked blonde hair that tells me that he spent a lot of time in the sun and soft brown eyes. Yes, our children would all be blonde and cute as they could be. I can work with this and then started to look around at the scenery passing by us. I need to know which way to run if this thing goes south for me.
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