Rouges Against the world

Chapter 3

Roan

She looked at me weirdly. Her expression was unchanged for the past 5 seconds before she looked down at her hands and realized. I was being serious.

I lifted up her chin and looked her straight in the eyes, seeing disbelief in them. "W-what? But Alpha Roan, we are both Females. The role of the luna is to produce an heir. With all due respect, Alpha Roan. There is no way that we could be soulmates."

She spoke with such conviction that I almost wanted to agree but I was smarter than that, I knew otherwise. I shook my head and looked at her sternly. "The role of the luna is not only to give an Alpha an heir but also to rule beside the Alpha, You are supposed to rule beside me,"

"But how about your father's blood line, who will become the Alpha when your time comes?" I thought over it for a moment before shaking my head. "I will cross that bridge when it comes to it. I did not tell you that you were my luna to immediately talk about roles in the wolf community, I think both of us know that I don't really plan on sticking with those rules,"

She looked away slightly and then looked back at me. "So, you are my mate? I supposedly have to go to your.. 'pack' and live with you..." I shook my head, making this wonderful woman arch a brow.

"I admit I did not want a mate in my life. But now, you're here. You get to choose if you want to come to my lands or not. If not, I will.." I hesitate a moment, swallowing my pride. "I will find another to mate with somewhere along the line. Of course I wont stop you for wanting to come to my lands in the future. But I'm talking about the far future,"

I looked away from her slightly, suddenly realizing what I just sputtered out. Did I really just say that? As if a mate isn't a gift from the moon, herself. Would I really be willing to throw my gift away? Am I really the Alpha my people need if I don't have a rock to lea-

"Well..." she starts, cutting off my train of thought, "I would like to stay here until my brother finds his mate." Hearing this disheartened me. Maybe I wont be the one throwing my soulmate out.

"Because if I leave this pack with my idiotic brother, this whole pack is going to fall apart." Oh, I was overthinking again. I blink a couple times before finally speaking. "You.. don't trust your Beta Blooded brother to take care of this pack?"

She looked at me with this odd look on her face which I could only describe as disappointment? "You, yourself, know that this wolf economy let a bunch of man-childs to rule the packs,"

My eyes widen, "I mean—if I may, I thought you were all brainwashed to think that men were superior," there was that odd look of disappointment, I hate to think I was the cause of that look. "Not all of us are as dumb as you think we are, Alpha."

Now I felt really guilty, I was the one who called her an intelligent wolf yet I am also the one that was quick to doubt her abilities. "I deeply apologize, I went out of line,"

I look at her expression to try and gauge her reaction but I'm not exactly great at seeing reactions, that's why I don't do the talking when I get angered. But I saw her smile, she looked beautiful. "Well, Alpha Roan. I must go back to my beta duties," She bowed and quickly left.

Before I could even say anything else she has already left. I felt empty, without her. I frowned and looked at myself in confusion. I didn't want to have a mate, so why am I feeling so... incomplete? I just met her. She is nothing to me and I am nothing to her. At least, I believe so, seems the Goddess has other plans.

I push the thoughts away when my Beta comes in. "Alpha Roan. Our Luna is running away, should I go after her?" I shook my head and stood to grab my belongings and go to the blond beta. Patting his shoulder and gesturing out to the elevator

"We need to go already, I've talked with her. She's not coming to our lands..." I felt sadness but I push my feelings away and shook my head and followed Axel down to where the warriors met up. As soon as I got there I started barking orders to get ready for the journey back to our lands.

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Leah

Well that was... surprising, to say the least, though I had a sneaking suspicion that I had a certain connection with the Rogue.

But Mate? What were the chances of me ever getting an Alpha soulmate, let alone a female one. I do admit I never had any actual male crushes during my awkward face. But I don't believe I had any female ones.

That... I.. Remember..

I walk back to me and my brother's room in the pack house. And before I could even reach our room ;what do I see here? My dearest brother flirting once again with one of our omegas. I sigh and grabbed my incompetent brother away from the obviously uncomfortable Omega.

"Sorry Megan, you know how your Beta is," I told the sweet omega with a pointed look to my brother. I could feel him tense up from my words. Megan thanked me before we go on our way, me practically dragging my slightly shorter brother.

"Seriously Liam?! You need to get your shit together if you really want to be a Beta without me. I swear, I can't keep doing the work of two wolves at the same time, Brother. I'm going to find my mate and leave you someday, you know that. Right?" I saw the sorry look on his face in which I just rolled my eyes at and sighed. Always with that face of his.

"Look, you better find your mate at that gathering or I swear brother dearest. I will shove every last lesson of being a Beta down your throat until you get it right. Do you hear me?" My brother huffs in response and crosses his arms, I cannot believe this absolute man-child. "Fine.  But if I find my mate~ could you train her?"

I gave him a dead-pan look. It would be better if I was the one who actually trained her.... not like Liam could even start on training her. I heaved a heavy sigh and gave a curt nod in response.

My nod was greeted with a round of cheers, which I initially wanted to silence, but decided not to.

Hears to me hoping he finds a girl with a head on her shoulders.