My Alpha and Beta

Ch. 6 - A Night to Forget

-Liam Russel of the Silver Moon Pack-

Liam's POV

I spent the last ten years of my life building up my pack. I was born a powerful Alpha and trained everyday to take over when I turned 21. The problem was I had too much strength that my parents didn't know how to tame me.

We usually have our first shift at 16 but it was common a strong wolf, usually an Alpha, shifted earlier. It was my twelfth birthday for me. A day that changed my entire life. I lost my father that day and my mother never forgave me.

We tried to hold out until my eighteenth birthday before I fully took over but my mother was too weak after losing her mate to carry the responsibility. After everyone saw the destruction my power could cause few ever came around me. I was feared by my friends, siblings, and of course my own mother. There was only one person that stood by my side and he was the only person I could truly rely on. I took over my pack at 17 and I made my best friend, my only friend, my Beta.

We went strong for years as the perfect team making our pack the strongest in the world. The only pack that we feared was the last Lycan pack left in this world. They resided in Canada and didn't like my rise to power. The Alpha of the Lycan's had a witch test me because he thought I was spelled somehow or worse a hybrid, but it turned out I was just abnormally powerful.

I didn't care to reign over everyone or bully weaker packs so the Lycan Alpha let me live and returned me back to my home after his tests. From that day forward I never trusted that man though. I was always waiting for the day he came back to kill me. It was what I deserved anyways.

There were rumors how the Alpha Lycan had a harem of mate's and treated them all with a strong fist. I saw the emptiness in his eyes and knew he wasn't someone to piss off. So, I kept my head low and followed all his rules.

Everything was fine until the day I found out who my mate was. Any supernatural can sense their mate on a silver moon, which occurs 3 to 5 times a year. It was a particular full moon when magic was at its fullest strength, that only supernaturals could sense. In rare cases a strong wolf can find their fated on any given full moon though.

There are a lot of events held around the world trying to pair them together on these silver moons. A pack's strength comes from their people and their leaders. The more mates and strong willed wolves, the stronger the pack.

The Alpha Lycan had told me that I had to mate with an Alpha female, whether she be chosen or fated, and that no one could ever mark me. He obviously expected me to bare many heirs, which would be impossible once marked.

He was curious about my wolf and wanted to ensure I had some children that carried the same genes. He seemed threatened by my strength yet wanted more of my kind so it didn't make much sense. Either way, I wasn't rocking that boat which could lead to my pack getting slaughter, so I agreed.

When I found my mate we both knew we couldn't be together. At least not fully marked and mated. For years we hid our relationship but exactly 14 months ago my mate gave me an ultimatum. I was to accept our bond or reject it. Until I made a decision then we wouldn't be together.

That was pure torture for an Alpha, especially a powerful one like me. We needed to mate and every day a need for my own pups was itching away at me. Even though I was only 22 it was imbedded in my soul to lead and procreate.

My wolf Maverick was not happy with my decisions but he understood too. Maverick was more primal and spontaneous. He would take my mate in a second not caring what the consequences were, but he would also claim another just to spread his seed too, especially during the silver moons when it was our mating season.