“Why will it cause an uproar?” I ask, raising an eyebrow. This is something new.
“Every Alpha in the country will be there, including the Alpha of Alphas. You may be their Queen now, but they won’t take that lightly, they may challenge you.” Mateo explains.
I furrow my brows. How does that make any sense? “Now, why would they do that?”
Mateo sighs and exchanges a look with Ezra. I cross my arms in front of my chest and wait for an answer. He groans and shakes his head. “Because it is no secret what you did at Jackson’s pack. Rumors have circulated that the Goddess has returned, reborn, made a Queen and blessed you. The current Alpha of Alphas is not going to like to know that you pull a rank over him. They will sense it the moment you step in there.”
“So you think he may challenge me for it?” Mateo nods.
Before I can ask another question, or even try to make sense out of men and their stupid egos, Ezra sighs. “I didn’t think of that. Fine, but you go back on them straight afterward. But Kat, you will have no excuses left after we return home.”
I roll my eyes and focus on the most important matter rather than involve myself in another argument with Ezra. “I don’t see why Dominic would feel threatened. It’s not like I am taking his title.”
“No, but you are female and overrule his title now. The Moon Goddess was always our Luna Queen, our Goddess. Kat, you changed her blessing. You changed everything. Werewolf society has never had Kings and Queens of Alphas. Well, until now, and technically, Ezra is King because I submitted to him and stepped out of the Alpha role. But if push comes to shove, I am still your mate. Even I would pull rank over Dominic. So to Dominic… Kat, we are a threat in his eyes.” Mateo explains.
Ezra nods at his words. “I didn’t think of that, Beta King.” Ezra chuckles as he teases the words and Mateo slaps his arm.
I roll my eyes at how quick these two can change. One moment, they are so goddamn painfully serious, just to turn into a duo of clowns the next. “Ah, this is stupid, I don’t need this stress now.” I groan and run a hand though my hair, barely fighting the urge to tug on it. “So what happens if they challenge me or either of you?”
“They would be stupid to try.” Ezra growls. As always, he appears to be ready to jump into action to defend me. As much as I admire his attempts to show me how much he cares, sometimes I wish he could give me more space.
Mateo is right, at least with some of the things that he pointed out. As soon as we all appear there, our presence will cause quite a ruckus, so I need to be able to stand up for myself. I will never do that if my mates always try to jump in front of me.
Just as I part my lips to point that out, Mateo perks up. “Unfortunately, we heard rumors that Dominic doesn’t believe you are blessed by the Goddess and said that he will never bow down to anyone.” He scoffs, as if he can’t believe that someone would ever say something like that.
The thing is that I very much believe that it’s something Dominic could say. The guy is a dick, the only thing that is bigger than his ego is his audacity.
I can’t stop the growl that forces its way out of me. “So he is going to cause drama? Great!”
I’m so damn frustrated by this situation. Why can’t we have a day, or an event, that doesn’t bring our life more unnecessary problems? Don’t we have enough on our plate already? I get it, the Moon Goddess blessed me, and that’s super cool to some, but I doubt anyone would say the same if they were to stand in my place.
Some say the Goddess gives the hardest battles to the strongest, and if I meet her again, I need to ask her when did I sign up for a fucking war.
“Simple, if he doesn’t bow, you make him,” Ezra presses, pulling me out of the miserable thoughts.
“I don’t like using my aura.” I retort, pointing out what he already knows. In fact, he should know that better than anyone, so I don’t understand why he mentioned it. It’s not going to make the situation any better.
“Well, you will have to, or go hand to hand, depending on what he challenges you with, I say he will want to challenge your aura.” Ezra hums to himself.
“Well, that’s stupid,” I chuckle. Although I’ve never met him, I have heard enough about Dominic, and I know he is bad at accepting defeat. I guess he’s in for the surprise of his life, if he thinks he can pull that stunt without consequences.
“Yes and no. Dominic is also touched by the Goddess. Rumor has it that he has certain abilities that put him at the top, but you are a deity yourself, and nothing is stronger than that.” Ezra adds.
Alright, that is something I haven’t heard about him. I mean, his reputation has always traveled faster than he does, but no one mentioned anything like that to me before now. Even the Moon Goddess herself never mentioned anything about Dominic or the gifts she might have given him.
I furrow my brows and look at Ezra. “What sort of abilities?”
“Not sure, most of it is a rumor, no one gets close enough to him to be sure,” Ezra explains.
“But he is the Alpha of Alphas.” I point out the obvious that we already know. The Alpha of Alphas shouldn’t have any extra abilities.
Ezra shakes his head, clearly amused by how confused I am. “Exactly, Kat, no one challenges an Alpha of Alphas. I believe that the only reason he is even coming to the annual Alpha meet is to call you out. He sent a personal invitation, insisting you be there. Whether you like being Moon Blessed or not, Kat, there is no way of avoiding it, you are their rightful Queen, and they will challenge that.”
I push my fingers through my hair, suddenly nervous about tomorrow.
All this pressure that lies on my shoulders is making me feel sick to my stomach. I never asked for any of this or extra responsibilities.
Perhaps I still have enough time to try to reach out to Seline and ask her what gifts Dominic has received from her? It is strange to think I now have a direct link to her, but she has actually grown to be a friend.
On one hand, it is truly amazing how a person can suddenly lose all the people they previously called friends once they have children. On the other hand, while everyone is too busy or tired with their own lives, Seline seems to be happy to see me whenever I call on her. No matter how busy she is.