I
Drew was in his room. He could feel that another wrong move on his side, it will be his total downfall and Lexus will have the Golden She-wolf. Trixie is a no for him. Although Trixie might be his mate, but he does not want her. She will not be the best Luna for him. Therefore, whatever he felt for Trixie, he will deny and control it. He will reject her if it is necessary in order to make things in accordance with his plans and wishes.
After some contemplation, he went out from his room and walked toward the office of his Alpha Father. After knocking twice someone opened the door and Lexus’ face swung before him.
“What are you doing here, Lexus?” Drew immediately asked, irritated. Of all the people that he wanted to see, Lexus is the last one that he wanted to lay his eyes on.
Instead of answering him, Lexus just looked at him and gave him a space to enter the office of Alpha Daedos.
“Drew, it’s good that you came while Lexus is here. Have a seat.” Alpha Daedos said. He glanced at Lexus and waited until Drew has been seated before he spoke again.
“Lexus and Drew, it is time to decide about the Golden She-wolf,” in a low yet firm voice, Alpha Daedos said. He looked at Lexus then Drew. Both were looking at him with questions in their eyes.
“What do you mean, Alpha?” It was Lexus who asked.
“Tomorrow, I will have a meeting with Ms. Daffodil. We cannot decide who amongst of you is her real mate since both of you are claiming her as your mate. Now, the Council of Elders has different opinions. Half said that since Drew is the soon-to-be Alpha of this pack, he deserves to have the Golden She-Wolf as his mate and future Luna, to make this pack a stronger pack. However, half of the Council of Elders’ opinions are different. They believe in the sanctity of the real mate bond. So, whoever between you is truly fated by the Moon Goddess to Golden She-wolf, these half of the Council of Elders believes that Ms. Daffodil can tell whom she felt is her real mate.” Alpha Daedos said in a long statement. From time to time, he was looking at the expression of Lexus and Drew. Drew was agitated while Lexus was just calm and relaxed.
“That would be unfair to me, Father. We know for a fact that Lexus cheated already. He marked the Golden She-wolf, so definitely, the Golden She-wolf will feel that mate bond with him because of that!”Drew stood up. His face was fired up as he darted a fiery look at Lexus.
“Drew, even if Lexus marked the Golden She-Wolf, if he is not the fated mate for her, she will never feel the real love toward Lexus that a she-wolf could have to her real mate,” Alpha Daedos retorted, but he was still calm. “Stay seated, Drew,’ he ordered using his Alpha’s tone and Drew abided by him.
“It is better to do this through a contest or maybe a duel.” Out of the blue, Drew suggested that made Alpha Daedos forehead to narrow.
II
Lexus side glanced at Drew, in an outright manner when he heard his suggestion. “Are you sure about your suggestion, Drew? I hope we should not reach that point where we are going to hurt each other physically or even killed just to know who is the real mate of the Golden She-wolf. I believed, half of the Council of Elders’ suggestion is more feasible and fair. We cannot force Ms. Daffodil to take any of us if she could not feel that love or mate pull to whoever wins between us. She has all the right to choose based on what she feels.”
Drew looked at Lexus with a smirk on his lips. “ I will not agree to that. You agree to that because you know that you are in an advantageous position already.”
Alpha Daedos who was just listening shook his head and looked at each of the two men in front of him.
“I will think about your suggestion, Drew. I will also lay that down to the Council of Elders to know their side on that. But, tomorrow, my meeting with the Golden She-Wolf will still be pursued. I wanted to know more about her and what is really inside her heart and mind.” Alpha Daedos stood up after stating his last statement. “Both of you can leave my office now,” he added and motioned to the two men the door of his office.
Lexus and Drew stood up simultaneously and bowed their heads to their Alpha before they left the office.
They just got out of the Alpha’s office when Trixie came, approaching the office of Alpha Daedon. She called on Drew when she saw him.
“Drew!” Trixie shouted the name but Drew did not even bother to look at her. He walked straight not even greeting her. Trixie with a pained look, followed Drew’s back with her eyes, while Lexus was observing the scene.
When Trixie looked at Lexus, she could not contain her embarrassment and her heartache at the same. Her tears fell down and she ran to Lexus. Anyhow, Lexus is still her good friend. She hugged Lexus and leaned her face on his chest.
Surprised by Trixie’s action, Lexus was almost out-balanced. As his right senses returned, pity for Trixie suddenly filled his heart. He caressed the woman’s head to pacify her.
“Lexus, why would no man want me? You don’t want me as your partner and Drew, even if he is my mate, he was trying to deny it and seems like, he is going to reject me.” She sobbed and Lexus stiffen when he heard what she said.
“What did you say, Trixie? You are Drew’s mate?” he asked with a furrowed forehead. “Are you sure about such claim of yours, Trixie?” he added.
Trixie suddenly fell silent and sobbed more. Drew will be getting madder at her if he will know that she divulged the truth about them to Lexus.
“Trixie, I am asking you. Is that true?” Lexus asked her again and she suddenly felt a surge of fear and then confusion. To Lexus’ surprise again, Trixie removed her arms around his body, and then she quickly ran away from him.
Lexus’ eyes narrowed as he followed with a look, at Trixie’s retreating frame. His mind was in deep thoughts. If Trixie’s claim is true and Drew would acknowledge and accepted her as his mate, then the problem is actually a solved one, however, based on what he witnessed just a while ago, it seems like Drew is denying Trixie as his mate.
With that, Lexus was drawn into thinking wisely on what to do next before the Council of Elders and Alpha Daedos would approve the contest or duel between him and Drew.