Rejected Luna, Chose Single Daddy as My Mate

Mate

Ryan's POV

I have been invited to a party. I don't like parties, and I don't attend them often. However, it is the alpha's birthday party of the Silver Moon Pack. As the alpha of the Red River Pack, I have to maintain relations with some of the packs in the area. Ever since my Luna died, I have had a hard time socialising. If it weren't for my triplet, whom I love today, I would have become a rogue. I do not believe I could have lived without Elsa if it weren't for our children.

I don't want to think about Elsa today as I get dressed for the party. I am only going in the evening because I do not want to stay there the whole day. The children are excited because they don't get out of the pack ground very often. They can't be impossible sometimes. However, I cannot think about anything right now, as we have to go to the party.

We arrive at the Silver Moon Pack’s celebration just as their Luna steps forward to give her toast. I do not want to stay too long. I am only here to do my duty. But fate has other designs. A video plays.

Scandal unfolding in vivid detail. The Alpha and his mistress are laid bare before the entire gathering. Lucas’s roar cuts through the gasps of the crowd: "Guards! Seize her! Throw her in jail!"

For what? She did nothing wrong!

"Daddy, please do not let them throw the pretty lady in jail! She's a brave Luna, I don't want to see her get hurt!" Tammy, my little girl, cries.

I wink at my daughter as I walk forward. There are a few others that is doing the same, but they step back as they see me walking forward. They all know me. I am known as a fierce Alpha who does not tolerate unfairness. Some even call me the alpha king. Most of the packs are afraid of me and my pack, as we are the strongest pack around here.

What a fantastic woman. She is a great Luna, and Lucas just threw away a great woman for a little bimbo. I admire Amelia's determination, intelligence, and tenacity.

"Not so fast, what did the Luna do wrong? She exposed you and your lover. How can you blame her for something you did wrong? If anyone belongs in jail, it is her so-called friend who betrayed her to become your luna, and you who had an affair behind your Luna's back." I looked at Lucas and said.

"Stay out of this, Alpha Ryan. She is my wife, and I can do with her whatever I like!" Lucas growled.

"You are so melodramatic. And with all this drama in your life, you should become a theatre actor. You are an alpha without any morals. You should relinquish your alpha title and pursue a career as an actor. Your life is one big drama. You will not touch the Luna! If you dare as much as touch her, I will kill you." I threatened him before walking over to Amelia and pulling her behind me. I will protect her.

'Mate!'

Just as I touched Amelia's hand, my wolf yelled in my head. It hadn't been as thrilled and excited as this since Elsa died.

This cannot be. I only had one mate, Elsa!

I can see the surprise on Amelia's face as well. Does she feel it as well? However, she quickly masks her feelings. It makes my blood run cold. Doesn't she want me?

The warmth coming from my hands brought me back to my senses. Now was not the time to discuss the mate bond with Amelia. She is holding my hand as if her life depended on it, and I believe it does. Well, I came for a party, but walked into a drama. I admire Amelia for her strength and determination. What a strong she-wolf she is! Lucas has made a mistake by rejecting her for that bimbo. Technically, she was the one rejecting him, but I know that in his heart, he had already rejected her a long time ago. He started having an affair with her best friend, and that is as good as a rejection in my eyes.

I need to get Amelia out of here. I do not want her to stay here because I know that there is nobody in this pack who will try to save her, and one of those alphas who wanted to save her might try to take advantage of her. She is gorgeous. Lucas's blindness might be the greatest mystery of all. How could any wolf look at Amelia and not see her worth?

"This is all my fault!" Leona's voice cracks through the tension like shattered glass. Tears streak her face as she reaches for Lucas. "I never should have loved you! I'm sorry-"

But he shoves her away, his expression torn between fury and devastation. He never meant to lose Amelia. Not truly. He'd been greedy, wanting the stability of a Luna at his side while keeping Leona's passion in the shadows.

"Amelia! I warn you, stop! If you walk out of here, you will never be able to return!" He shouts.

"I do not want to return. I do not want to see you, your pack, or Leona ever again. I went through hell and back because of the two of you. I am not going back to hell. The only people who will go to hell are the two of you!" Amelia says.

I'd noticed her before, of course. I'd caught glimpses of her at pack gatherings where a strange pull would tug at my chest. However, I never thought she was my second chance at love. And because she was mated to Lucas, I never thought of her that way. But now that she is free. My wolf surges forward with a possessiveness that shakes me to my core.

'MINE!' He growls, the word vibrating through my bones. After years of mourning Elsa, fate has granted us a second chance.

However, I can sense that Amelia is afraid. I can sense that she is not ready for another bond. She shivers, and I know it is because she is terrified of something or someone. I need to find out what happened to her. I need to find out why she is so afraid.

My claws lengthen instinctively. She may not be ready to accept this bond, but that changes nothing. As my second-chance mate, she falls under my protection now. Let any wolf foolish enough to threaten her try. They'll learn what happens when you provoke an Alpha who's already lost too much.