Chapter 5 The Meeting
Lucian
With my speed, I soon reached the packhouse.
I was supposed to actually bring Aria straight to the packhouse but I had no idea how the elders were going to take her.
It wasn't like that was going to affect how I see her but I needed to do it for her sake.
I didn't want her to be where she wasn't really wanted. The elders have no choice anyways. They have no choice but to accept her.
“Everyone is waiting,” Ken, my gamma informed me as I stepped inside.
I walked past him, with a slight nod of my head. Truly, all the elders were already waiting for me.
Keeping them waiting wasn't my fault anyway. They were the ones who called an impromptu meeting.
“What's this meeting all about?” I went straight into business. I didn't even want to spend more time here unless it was very urgent.
In this case, it wasn't because I knew exactly why they had called this meeting.
“The pack has been without a Luna for too long. You are nearing thirty and you have no Luna, talk more of an heir.”
Exactly! I knew it! It was always the same thing over and over again. I have tried my best to endure it for the past three years but that's over now. I have a mate now.
“We need a Luna to keep everything in check. The pack needs their Luna.”
I groaned inwardly. “If the pack needs a luna, they will get it.”
“That's why we've agreed on introducing someone to you.”
What?
My gaze searched the faces of the elders for a moment.
“What are you insinuating? You are going to marry someone to me?”
“Well, getting an heir is very important now. But it doesn't look like it to you. You prefer to be bothered by the neighbouring packs and humans at large.”
I gathered skeptical brows. “Are you saying I should sit still and not secure my pack?”
“No, but we are saying, this is more important, but you handle it with such levity.”
“So, we've brought someone just according to your type.”
I groaned again, maybe a bit louder than the other time. My initial plan was to keep Aria away from them till she's ready.
“You guys know my type? I don't even know my type,” I laughed.
They all cleared their throat meaningfully.
“What we mean is that we got you someone based on the girls you've been with earlier,” Lucy took over.
Lucy was the oldest of all the elders and maybe the smartest and wittiest.
I bit back another laugh. “Let me guess. This child will be one of your daughters. Let's see, Lucy, isn't your daughter of marriageable age?”
“But she's really your type.”
I relaxed back in my chair. “You don't know my type. I mean I didn't know my type until three years ago.”
The actual fact was that I was really into girls. My wolf was stronger and most times, he was always doing extras. I always needed something to keep him in check. It was either I kill or I do a sex run.
And for the safety of innocent humans, most times I go for the latter.
But that was before I discovered who my real mate was. I've been celibate since then which is why the girls I have been with are nothing in comparison to how Aria is.
“Well, I have an announcement to make,” I cleared my throat meaningfully. “I have found my mate.”
Shock waves passed through everyone's face. But it only lasted for a few minutes before they all started bombarding me with questions.
“And she knows?”
“Which pack is she from?”
“Is she here?”
Now, this is going big.
“She used to be part of the Morwel Pack.”
“What! Morwel back!” One of the elders gasped.
I ignored this and continued. The worst is yet to come anyways.
“But she was sent away because she's human.”
“Wait, what! Your mate is a human being?”
I nodded once. “You heard me right.”
“Catastrophic!”
“Impossible!”
“Any problem?”
Lucy looked at me. “How can the Alpha mate be from the Morwel Pack? You and the Alpha are sworn enemies. And if that's not enough, she's human? Wolves don't get mated to humans! It's dangerous.”
I laughed. “I love danger. It's my middle name.”
“Well, we will not allow you to marry her. We will not have humans on our soil.”
I groaned again. “I didn't ask for your opinions. Aria is my mate and that's final.”
Everyone went quiet at this. They all had something to think of. Not that I'm bothered though. I do not seek their validation.
“Does she know?” Max asked eventually.
I looked at him. “That's she's my mate? No! But she will soon enough. And when she accepts, which she has no choice but to, we will proceed with the mating rite,” I said in a voice that left no room for more debates.
I am not going to stay here and watch them talk shit about my mate.
The door opened suddenly and Ben rushed inside. He hesitated and gave me a signal.
I turned to the elders. “If there's nothing more to say, we will end this meeting then,” I finished and stood up.
No one said a word as I walked out of the room.
Ben was suddenly beside me.
“Alpha, Aria escaped.”
What!
My legs stopped moving on their own. “What did you just say?”
He swallowed hard.
I looked at him. “You'd better start talking because I don't know how easy it is for a human to escape you all.”
“Well, she_” Ben released a sigh. “She saw Susan.”
Fuck!
“Susan was supposed to be at the packhouse. What's she doing at the mansion?”
“I guess she didn't know. She said you told her to come. She had no idea where. So, when Aria saw her, she got upset and tried to leave. When we tried to stop her, she started having anxiety attacks. I went to get the doctor while Susan went to get some water. But when we came back, she was gone.”
She must have faked the whole attack. She's crazier than I thought.
“So? It's not like she would have been able to get any farther. Aren't you all wolves?” I said, half yelling.
He hesitated. “She entered the forbidden forest.”
Fuck!