Deep In The Woods| ✅

Chapter 9: The Alpha's Conflict

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Alpha Anton:

It was past midnight when I finally finished with all the paperwork. Maintaining a huge business also means I would have a lot of paperwork to update, file, and maintain. Also, being an Alpha means  I need to maintain all the wolves' records, abilities, rank, and the Pack that they belong to. Yes, Pack. I maintain several packs under my rule.  My empire of wolves is by far the strongest one in this country. The Arnoux Were Empire.

A good number of packs had surrendered to me since they found it difficult to cope and defend against the increasing rogue attacks.  I have their fighters trained in my pack vigorously and sent back when they're capable enough. I've been doing it for seven years now, ever since I turned eighteen and took after my Father. Our empire had doubled ever since I began to rule.

I made my way to my suite with my mate on my mind. I dismissed Olive and I stepped inside only to be hit by my mate's enticing scent. The moonlight lit up the room which would otherwise be enveloped in darkness. I spotted my mate fast asleep on the couch. I shrugged off my clothes and approached her sleeping form.

My eyes drank in every little detail of hers, the way her chest rose and fell with every breath she took, the way she had cutely curled up in a fetal position, the way her lips parted as she silently snored, her small nose, those eyelashes sweeping her high cheekbones and her dark raven hair framing her face. Although she had an athletic body, she was still small and fragile. 

So many thoughts swirled in my brain. But, nothing made any perfect sense to me. Why did the Goddess give me a human as a mate? As an Alpha, I had a reputation to keep. There were rules. Any human that stumbled upon the pack or any wolf, in general, were to be taken as slaves to make sure our identity doesn't fall out.  

They are not to be abused in any way, especially sexually. But, they still cannot leave. If they cause issues, we kill them. They're supposed to submit and obey us because they are below us. If I don't keep that up, I won't have that respect among my wolves. The empire will be weakened. Now, my mate is human. I can't show partiality. They might not accept a human Luna. She has to submit to me in front of my pack for that and she must remain submissive. My wolf, Farkas hummed in agreement with my thoughts.

I just gathered her into my arms and placed her into the bed. As I got into it, I felt a link connect in my mind. It was Mathew. I sighed. I quickly realized what that meant. It took a while to get the image of what might be happening in my sister's room out of my head. 

Time flies so fast. I had known her as an ignorant little girl who loves to break rules and gets into trouble often. She isn't a trouble maker, but she often feels suffocated by the number of guards I keep around to guard her and keep her safe. But, she is often grounded in the packhouse because of her pranks on her guards to rid them.

"You're no fun!" She always pouts and tells me.

Although she is a twenty-year-old grown woman now, she will always be my baby sister. I'm glad that her mate is a strong wolf. He will stop at nothing to protect her.

I just fell asleep breathing in my mate's scent. I felt peace for the first time in my life. 

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