The Alpha Second Mate

Another Possibility

17. Another Possibility
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"I am expecting a pregnant female to come in today Luna" Hannah reported, I was helping her organize some files, I frowned at the title, though Kaden had claimed me in front of his pack, the binding ritual was not done yet and I have began to see Hannah as a friend, three weeks has gone by since my mating with Kaden, and approximately two weeks and six days since I had my shift and Kaden suggested we gave our relationship a try.

"Okay—Hannah I would prefer if you still called me by my name" I voiced. I still had trouble sleeping, I still believed this all to be a dream and I woke up each morning dreading that Kaden would once again despise me but he hasn't, he still held my eyes to the dining halls, he still fed me and walked me to the clinic and came in the evening to walk me back, then we would have dinner and he would cuddle me to sleep, we don't have much of a conversation but I know Kaden is trying and I don't want to push him,

"But you are Luna" Hannah pointed out, giving me a knowing look like I was struggling with my identity.

"Not yet and before then I would prefer you see me as a friend or colleague rather than someone above you, I would even prefer if you remained calling me my name even after the mating ritual" I explained, everything was overwhelming and it appeared as if everything was piling up at once, I was barely Kaden's mate now I was to become Luna.

"Very well, I shall call you by your name" Hannah smiles, I should be ecstatic at becoming Luna, this is what Ciara was dying for yet I am not, I am afraid of the responsibility that would be put on my shoulders and I am afraid that if I fail or even make a mistake I will be scrutinized and I will be judged by my past, I already imagined words like in quote 'what did we expect, her father failed as a Beta no surprising that she cannot handle being Luna' and words like 'Luna Freya was better, warmer and more head straight, she is a scatter brain' and special words from Ciara would be 'so disappointing, I would have made a better Luna not this broken whore'

"When does she come in?" I asked trying to distract my mind from the negative thoughts, Kaden said one step at a time, maybe he understood what I was going through that he had not brought up the conversation yet or maybe he also thought I was not ready to take on such responsibilities, he is the only one in this pack that has seen my scars and my pains almost completely , the others have only heard of it or caught a glimpse.

"In half an hour, she wants to travel out of the pack, she is not yet showing so she wants to mask her scent and hide the pregnancy"

"Why?" I was curious

"She is traveling with her mate to his family pack, they do not accept her because she has no ranking, her mates belongs to a beta family, they find her undeserving that's why she remained here and her mate joined her" Hannah explains

"Oh, but she did not choose him, they were fated to be together, their family should understand that this is something they cannot control" I was livid, the werewolf community has really changed a lot in the past few years.

"The mating process is not well respected by family of influence anymore, werewolves are seeking greater power and they don't want to risk having a weak bloodline" Hannah explains

"How do you know all these?"

Hannah chuckles before saying "my sister suffered a similar fate when she found her mate, he was about becoming an Alpha but his father refused to pass it to him because of who he was mated too, he wanted his son to mate with the neighboring pack Alpha's daughter who was an only child to merge the packs together"

"Oh!" I mumbled, if this was getting common why did Kaden not reject me when he learnt the truth of my identity, though I had beta blood running in my veins, Kaden stands to lose a lot by mating with the daughter of a criminal