Raised Among Alphas

27 - Discipline

Alora POV

"So... Sophia. I can finally put a name to the foreign scent that refuses to leave yours. Where is she?" Sophia was part of a conversation I did not want to have right now. I don't know their story or how to feel about it yet.

I can't be totally furious at him because I had also loved someone else before. In that sense, I understand him, but having a child with another? That conflicts me as his mate, although since I had a chance to connect with the tiny beat, I don't have any rage at him. That little pup has something special. I don't want to say that I love him already, but I will surely die protecting him.

"She is inside with my Beta and a couple of my best warriors. I have to check on her soon."

Ouch, I can't say hearing him saying that did not hurt because it really did sting. My face must have been pretty obvious because he continued to explain his reasons.

"I can't be far from her. My instincts won't allow it. I have to guard my pup." He showed no remorse or guilt in his words for leaving me.

"My instincts want to tackle you to the ground and rip your eyes out, but I manage to resist them." Discontent and annoyance were first in line in my voice and expressions.

Becker chuckled in response as if I was being unreasonable.

"So, what's your story?" I asked, unsure if I wanted to know the details about my mate's love life before me.

"I've known her since we were kids. We grew up together in the Forest. Her mate was the Alpha of the Wetlands..." He paused for a second as we walked together around the bonfire.

"After he died, I took her under my protection. She's my oldest friend, an honest advisor and a brave woman. You'll like her." Becker continued with his story, which didn't quite strike me as a love story so far.

"I know you are new to this war, but we have been struggling with it for years. I tried to wait for you, as I knew you were alive. I felt you were ready for me the day you turned twenty. We were returning home after saving Sophia, and then Dolus, my wolf, went feral trying to find you. We tried to get to you, but we had so many enemies surrounding us. Years passed, and I had to focus on winning the war instead of continuing my quest for you. War threatened the survival of my pack. I had to ensure that even if I died, my pack would have a future. Sophia understood it, and we decided to have a child together, giving our pack some hope." He revealed so many parts of his life to me I had no clue of.

It took me by surprise as I couldn't see any image relating to those moments when I browsed his soul earlier.

Even with my gift, I have a minimal glimpse of information about his life. The only way to have the complete picture will be by getting to know him better and letting him reveal his life to me.

"Do you love her?" I know this was a trick question. He obviously loves her, that's evident. I mean, they are having a baby together. There's got to be some kind of love in there.

My question was more directed toward their love relationship. Not once, when Becker was telling me his story, did he mention he loved her as anything more than a friend.

"She is very important to me, but I look at her in the same way Jathred loves you." That's a bold comparison coming from Becker. I would've never had sex with Jathred, not without it feeling like incest. I flinched in disgust at the mental picture of me with my Alpha and wiped the image off my mind with imaginary bleach.

"So she's your Jathtred and not your Kasthor..." I was hesitant about adding Kasthor's name into the conversation, but since we are coming clear about our love lives, we might as well bring that topic to the table, too.