Alpha's Abused Mate

Chapter 5 Meeting The Pack Part 2

Above is what I would think Jackson would look like, his dad would like like an older version of this.

Braxton's POV

"Do I really have to" I asked softly. "Nothing bad will happen. It's just a celebration for your arrival. Nothing more than that" Ryder soothed. "but what if people don't like me" I whimpered. "they will love you" Ryder smiled. I wasn't so sure of that but I didn't want to disappoint him. I followed him up the stage and people turned towards us. "thank you all for coming. A few days ago I met my mate." Ryder announces and waits for all the cheers to stop. "so now I want you all to meet him. I introduce you to your Luna, Braxton" Ryder cheered and signaled me to step forward. I slowly walked towards him, keeping my eyes on him. It seemed like the only thing that would keep me from not freaking out at the moment. When I got to him, he smiled softly to me and so I looked at the crowd. There were a few glares but not as many as I expected. Most were from females anyway so I could only guess that they might have been jealous. But everyone else seemed happy. I continued to look through the crowd until I met deadly eyes. The eyes that instilled fear in me since I was little. Ricker's glare. He was glaring dead at me. Not trying to hide that fact that he was unhappy. But he didn't say anything. He didn't even yell. That is what scared me the most. That meant he was planning something and this little party would not end well at all. Ryder grabbed my hand and I could feel the sparks fly in between us. It calmed me down quite a lot to know he was by my side.

"Um...it's very nice to meet all of you. every one of you are really kind and you all are willing to trust me to guide you as a Luna should. I've never had this kind of responsibility before and so I don't have the experience. But I would hate to let you all down and think that because of that, I won't try to protect you. I will make mistakes but I will learn from those mistakes. I will risk my life for everyone here today and I hope that one day you might feel the same way even if I was not your Luna. I don't want this title to make everyone feel like they are beneath me. I am only as strong as my bond with my pack. So I hope that you all will stick by me and we can become a strong pack together" I finished. Man if someone boo's, I will die. It was completely silent. "Well, speak up. What do you have to say to your Luna" Ryder asked the crowd. Then everyone seemed to snap out of the daze and cheered as loud as they could for me. I could have cried if Tyler wasn't doing such a weird dance that I burst out laughing.

"What if people don't like me, huh" Ryder teased. "Shut up" I pouted and pushed him away. this is the greatest feeling I have felt in such a long time. I found people, a pack, that has accepted me. I don't think anything could make me feel such a sense of peace as I feel now. "You are such a fucking heart string puller" Natalie cried and hug me tightly. "Sorry" I smiled. "Well, now we can just mingle with everyone" Tyler cheesed.

Ryder's POV

Everyone loves him. There was no reason for him to be so nervous. We have been talking with everyone and having fun but I am still alert. I can feel the glares of some people towards us. Seems like a certain pack doesn't like these new changes. Not that I give a damn anyway. But I don't plan to let them anywhere near him if they continue to be threat. No one will put a finger on my mate or they will die a slow death. "You got a splendid mate" Alex commented. He is the alpha of the neighboring pack near me and he is really cool. He treats everybody with respect. "Yes, I do" I agreed and looked towards Braxton who was talking with some of our pack. "But there is something that I want to talk to you about" he whispered. "What is it about" I asked. "It's about his former pack, the Silver Forest pack" he gritted. "You don't like them either" I inquired. "There are some things about that pack that others don't know. Now that they don't have him, things will get dangerous" he said. "What do you mean by that" I asked, getting even more threatened by them being here. "Not here, it will stress you and your mate out. It's supposed to be a celebration. After this, we can talk" he argued. "Yeah, but now I really want to know" I sighed.