His Little Mate

Lucian has been treated like a prince his entire life. He was the youngest out of five kids, and the only boy. Though his sisters are clearly loved very much, since he was the first born male of the Alpha and Luna, he was destined to become the next Alpha the moment he was born. The Everpine Pack isn't the worst of the five pack in the region. He's been friends with nearly every pack member since he was a pup. But they are very strict on the rules. Which include:

The Alphas must be directly related to the Guardian Ancestors who served the Moon Goddess long ago. The first werewolves to exist. Which means, any adopted pups of the Alpha family will be loved and accepted like any other Alpha pup, but they will not grow up to take on the throne.

As well as...

The heir can only be a male sired from the Luna of the Alpha. Meaning, no pups born from any woman other than his true mate can take the throne after the Alpha resigns.

Lucian is now twenty-eight years old this coming autumn. And he has a bit of a problem. When you lose your mate, you feel it. It's a horrible, burning pain that leaves a scar somewhere on your body, meant to show how your mate had died. Lucian lost his mate before he even met them. For Luc, the scar was a jagged mark on his collarbone. He was meant to bear that mark for the rest of his life.

Because of this, the pack was pretty much doomed. The members tried to urge Lucian's parents to try and have another pup, but they were getting old. Having a baby wasn't as easy as it used to be.

Lucian was prepared to live through the shame of having sentenced his pack to death. But, his Beta soon showed up with a human woman and a five year old boy. If that wasn't strange enough, his bond scar had mysteriously disappeared five years before this event.