The Alpha's Surrogate [The Alpha's #1]

Chapter 21

ALPHA MARCELLUS STORM

Two eager she-wolves sat in front of him. They were thee second and fourth child of Alpha Romano, the Alpha of the Moon Shadow pack which was only a few hours' drive from the Lupum Griseo pack. While they were both very pleasant on the eyes and perfectly tolerable, it was evident to both his wolf and him that the younger daughter was far more interesting and intelligent than the elder.

With only a few years between the sisters, it was like comparing night and day.

The elder sister was far more concerned in her personal upkeep and was constantly grooming herself, whether it be playing with her hair or smoothing out the skirt of her dress between staring seductively at him and biting her lip every now again while the younger sister seemed to ask all the right questions. All the way from how he got started out with the pack to the training strategies that they currently had in place.

Marcellus had no doubt that the younger sister would make a great Luna and Alpha female however, she was not destined to be his Alpha female; something else which he had absolutely no doubt about.

"Alpha Marcellus doesn't want to talk about work, Carmella." Paulina gently chastised her younger sister before turning her head to continue batting her eyelashes at him. "I'm sure he would rather talk about exactly what he's looking for in a mate."

Marcellus blinked in momentary and paused to clear his throat, having not expected something such a simple and coherent idea to come from the woman who had previously only asked questions about money, monthly allowances and closet space. All of her conversation topics had screamed gold-digger at him and made him, his wolf and even her sister cringe, but this one he deemed appropriate and relevant.

"That's actually a good idea. What do you want to know?"

"What exactly are you looking for in a mate and life partner?"

"Well, I don't exactly know where to start but I'd like someone with a backbone, someone who isn't afraid to stand up against me when they think that I'm wrong or need to hear this; and don't get that confused with being rude or petulant. I know I'm an Alpha which can be very daunting to a lot of wolves, but it shouldn't matter to my mate and she shouldn't be afraid to put me in my place if she feels it is necessary."

His lips turned up into a soft smile a she spoke fondly of the mate and Luna that he could only imagine Anastasia would be if only he actually gave her a chance.

"More than just a Luna, I'm looking for an Alpha female, someone who can stand by my side and lead the pack with me instead of taking a backseat and focus on looking pretty. I'm not asking for a natural born leader who always knows what to do and every decision of theirs is completely perfect but rather, someone I can grow and learn with because only the Moon Goddess knows that I haven't got all my shit figured out with either."

He paused to chuckle, and was surprised that the two sisters didn't laugh at his joke. Clearing his throat awkwardly, he continued as he still wasn't finished describing what he envisioned in a mate.

"I would like for my mate to have her own dreams and aspirations, her own goals in life because such a demanding role can be really consuming and I've learnt the hard way that you can't just have the pack; you need a whole lot more to be fulfilled and happy in life and the last thing I want for my mate is for her to be unhappy. I know it sounds like I'm asking for a lot but if you put it all today, it really isn't much. Ultimately, I just want someone I can laugh and cry with, and grow old together with."

A moment of silence passed after his lengthy monologue; the two sisters only able to blink up at him in awe.

"She sounds unreal."