Saving His Mate

Ch. 21: The Alpha's Mate

It had to be a mistake, I couldn't be Almec's mate, much less the luna of the pack. It wasn't about my insecurities anymore, the people present at that moment agreed with me.

As soon as the alpha announced his mate the crowd turned to me ready to make me fall. Flaws that I didn't think I had came to light thanks to the cries of the inhabitants, even I started to think that I represented a threat to Wild Fangs.

With so many people in the world who could fill the spot, why did Moon Goddess choose me? I wanted to believe that there was something special about me that made me the one, a reason why I was destined to stay with Almec.

I didn't feel sure I could be the luna he deserved, but I didn't want to let him go either. My most selfish side was present every time I imagined him with someone else, I didn't even want him to show the most sensitive side of him to someone other than me.

When did I become so self-centered?

"She has no idea about our traditions!"

Kilma's voice brought me back to reality. He led my detractors with incredible passion. I didn't know that someone would want to kick me out so badly.

"You are a brainless brute and yet they left you in charge of a section of fighters," Wina defended me. "Traditions can be learned, the important thing is that she is a good person, and I assure you that Valentina is a much better person than you."

"The traditions are the pillar of our community, an outsider will never understand them the same way we do," he kept fighting.

"For someone so obsessed with rules, you're forgetting that our alpha's mate is automatically our luna, you have no right to deny her authority unless you have proof of her inability to take the position. Whatever she needs to learn, Almec will teach her," Adira said. "Have a little faith in your alpha."

"How can I trust him if he abandoned us all this time?" Kilma shouted, making the crowd quiet. "Just because in these last few months he started playing leader again doesn't mean he deserves my respect."

"Kilma, that's enough," Geldra warned, approaching him. "We have more important matters now."

"More important than defending our pack from ending up led by a whore?"

I lowered my gaze. Kilma's words finally managed to defeat me. There was a limit to how much humiliation I could take in public and I had long since surpassed it.

"What did you say about my mate?"

Almec sounded furious, so much so that I didn't even dare to look at him.

"You heard perfectly what I said, I called her a who—"

Kilma didn't insult me a second time, Almec took care of silencing him. He grabbed him by the neck and lifted him a few centimeters, the more Kilma moved, the more force Almec applied.

"You can't treat your luna like that. I could expel you from the pack for what you just said."

Kilma's face was almost as red as his hair and his kicks stopped completely. He tried to dig his nails into the hand holding his neck to free himself, no matter how much he scratched the skin, Almec didn't move an inch.

"I tried to be understanding. I stay away so that you can live in peace but there is a line that I will not allow you to cross. You can say what you want about me, but don't you dare disrespect Valentina or Faustina. I hope this serves as a warning to everyone."

I didn't feel like I was the right mate for Almec, still, he was the perfect man for me. He was a blessing that came to me after so much time of suffering, the person who I knew could help me build a new life.