The Red Wolf

Baby Baby

Aiden

We were now wrapping up a meeting about the pack's recent politics.

"In short, according to our scouts' last report, Full Moon is keeping their side on the treaty. Our recently made alliances with the new European packs are thriving, and a security plan for the Alpha ceremony is almost ready to execute. " I summed up the meeting to everyone.

"Excellent report Aiden, gentleman you all did a fine job. I'm sure all of us will be proud of you in six days' time for the ceremony. Now, you all have assignments due and I expect everything to run smoothly in this crucial week. Starting today there are no excuses. For example, Orion since you were so kind to be late today, you will be responsible to gather a cleaning plan for the ceremony as well. Dismissed."

I looked over at my best friend's reaction to my father's statement.

He looked defeated.

Being responsible for the cleaning plan in other words is to be the last man leaving the ceremony and being held accountable if the packhouse wasn't cleaned properly.

And he will probably be late for his own after-party.

Me and Orion were the last men in the room after everyone left.

I looked at him with a grin, laughing at him.

"Don't start with me blondie," he said then smiled a little to himself.

"What are the chances your first time being late will get you punished like that, it's hilarious." I laughed at him as he organized his papers and reports.

He shrugged, he wasn't that bothered by me.

"What were you doing anyway? You are so punctual, your alarm clock needs to install a snooze button on you."

I thought it was pretty funny, but he just smiled to himself. It was weird, I'm too funny to be treated like this.

"Well?" whatever it is, it's gotta be pretty awesome to be punished with cleaning duty and come out happy about it...

He doubted himself if he should share for a minute, he looked shy about it.

"I came to the realization that I am now too old to have a mate so... I asked someone out, I think."

"WHATTT?" I beamed. "One of the many people who were telling me sleeping around will ruin my life, is now getting laid???"

I was truly astonished.

Orion would use to do me this talks about my recklessness and stupidity for cheating on my future mate along with Lily, my father, and some other friends. Once they even did a whole intervention thing about it, they read me these letters about how I was hurting their future Luna and by that hurting the pack and some other shit.

Orion frowned, "I'm not getting laid, I was wrong to talk about it with you." He came to leave but I stopped him.

"No, no, no, I'm sorry, I'll treat it with respect." I didn't know he was that vulnerable about it.

He thought for a second and decided against leaving.

"I just decided I don't want to be alone anymore. Don't get me wrong I still condemn what you are doing, and I don't plan on losing my virginity to just anyone or any time soon. I'm just old and lonely, and wolves my age don't get lucky anymore... Perhaps a chosen mate is what's meant for me..."Orion said.

I felt horrible for him.

Werewolves who don't find their mates by their mid-twenties usually go for a chosen mate, someone they choose to be with.