Amelia’s p. o. v
“Are you okay?'” Nana asked as we walked in the pack corridor.
“Yes, I’m just a little nervous.” I answered honestly.
I woke up to an empty bed and ate breakfast without Ian. I didn’t want to ask where he was or go around searching for him, because he was a busy man. As the alpha of the pack, he was obviously taking care of important things, that’s why I decided to take a bath, dress, and visit Toni. But Nana showed up once I was done dressing up and then asked me to join her outside the pack. When I asked if something was going on, she told me it was Ian’s orders.
I didn’t know why he would ask for me and that only made me feel even more nervous the closer we moved to the entrance.
“You don’t have to be, Ian is your mate. I’m sure he just misses you.” She answered softly when we came out of the pack house.
“Aurora what do you think?” I asked silently.
“Trust him.” She answered then kept quiet.
We went to the training field where loud noises were coming from. Immediately my eyes were set on the pack members, I stood still and stopped moving.
“Amelia?” Nana called in concern.
I looked at her with a rapid beating heart then shook my head.
I wasn’t going to go ahead no. The pack members still scared me.
“Dear, what’s wrong?” She asked softly.
I was about to tell her that I was going back to my room when I inhaled Ian’s beautiful scent.
I quickly looked ahead and saw him approaching us.
“Babe.” He called softly once he was in front of me.
I bit my lower lip then looked at the members who were all looking at us.
“I can’t face all these pack members, I’m scared.” I said honestly through our mind link.
He moved, closing the little space between us, and embraced me.
“Mother, go and stand next to Neo. I will join you in a few minutes.” He instructed calmly.
“Alright, excuse me.” She answered then walked away.
“You know that you are an Alpha queen and my Luna right?” He asked softly.
“Yes.” I answered after a few seconds of hesitation.
“Besides that, you are the woman I love and chose to stand with.” He whispered then took a step back and looked me in the eyes.
“I understand that you are nervous and scared to face our pack members right now. And because of the bond we share, I can feel your emotions babe.” He said, then extended his hand to me.
“You said you love me and Axel, and you promised to bear our pup and give us our own family. It may be hard for you but the only way to do that is to stand your ground as my woman fearlessly in front of everyone. Yes, they may judge you and some may hate you, but as long as I am alive and beside you, I will never let anyone harm or hurt you in any way. I promise.” He whispered softly.
I swallowed hard then took his hand. I wanted a family with him and he was the man I treasured, acting like a weak she-wolf was only going to make the pack members look down on me and him for choosing me over his past Luna.
I wasn’t as strong as Aurora was, but I was still an Alpha queen and a part of her, so I was going to be strong.
“That’s my woman.” He whispered softly then turned and walked with me to where the pack members were standing.
We stood in front of them next to Neo, Nana, Blade, and Logan who had their eyes fixed on the ground.
“Don’t dare lower your gaze babe.” Ian whispered through our mind link then looked at me with a smile and nodded.
I gave his hand a squeeze then looked at everyone seriously, with my head high.
“Neo.” He called softly.
“Yes alpha.” He answered then stepped in front of us facing the members.
“I’m sure you must all be wondering why you have been called out here while some are in disbelief and have a lot of questions as to why our alpha is happily standing next to an Alpha Queen who recently had vowed to take over everything. Well, I’m here to answer those questions. But before that, I have an important announcement to make.“ He said on top of his voice.
“What would be more important than him explaining why our Alpha is with the Alpha queen who nearly killed our warriors?” One she-wolf asked in the crowd.
“I too was wondering.” Another answered.
When a loud growl of warning came from Ian, the noise immediately went down.
“Now then, to get to it.” Neo said then cleared his throat.
“As of today, the wings will be demolished and the slaves will no longer be treated badly or cruelly, they will actually be accepted as part of our pack and respected as we would respect one born from this pack.” He said as loud murmurs broke out.
“In a few coming months, we will rebuild the wings and make sure it has everything a warm nice house would have. Unlike how they are used now, they will be occupied only by mated members of our pack.” He said.
“What!. That doesn’t even make sense, our pack can’t have mates!” A huge warrior said out loud.
“No warrior, it’s not that our pack can’t have mates that we are mateless, it’s because our wolves who are able to tell who our mate is, keep it quiet.” Ian answered.
“What?” The twin warriors asked together.
“You heard me. Yes, we are under a curse that makes it hard to know who is our true mate, but that doesn’t mean our wolves don’t know. To those who have experienced this, haven’t you found it weird how you are constantly attracted to just a certain she-wolf or male? You want no one to touch them and you just can’t seem to forget about them, your body reacts to them, and your emotions are all over the place just because of them!” He said loudly as a few warriors and she-wolves looked at each other.
“That same attraction you feel you have never felt with anyone and yet you can’t find a reasonable explanation as to what makes them special. That’s exactly how I felt with my mate Amelia the Alpha queen. While I was with Sherry I couldn’t stop thinking about her and wanting her so fucking bad. I had denied myself how I felt a few times and thought she was seducing me, but everything came to light when Axel admitted that she was our mate. It turns out we can’t feel the mate pull and can’t tell who our mate is, but our wolves can. I still don’t know why they choose to keep us in the dark, all I know is that it feels so fucking amazing when you accept and embrace who the goddess has given you.” He said then looked at me with a smile.
My heart fluttered and I couldn’t stop myself from smiling back at him.
“We were living a horrible disgusting life and we thought it was how we should all live.” He continued then looked back at them.
“Raping, killing, hitting, and abusing the weak is the worst one could ever do. We are a pack, a large big family who should live right and set a good example to our young pups. Would you be okay if we were ambushed and taken in as slaves just to be treated the same way we did to them? I’m sure the answer is no, so what makes everything different?” He asked.
Everyone was silent and listening attentively.
“I never want to be like my father who cared less about everyone and did things that were disgusting. I want to live my life leading my pack as a worthy Alpha and standing by my mate’s side happily. That’s why as of today we are abolishing every bad rule and act we have been following. The wings too. I have also appointed Neo, Blade and Logan to be the disciplinary warriors. Their job will be to make sure that no one goes against the orders I’m giving today. All of you will be kind to one another and act accordingly. Anyone who dares to go against me or them will be harshly dealt with, I hope I make myself clear.” He said in nearly a growl.
“Is there anyone who thinks our alpha is unfair or crazy? If so, please step in front and say it to his face.” Neo said loudly.
Most pack members began to slowly lower their gaze to the ground while some kept looking at us in silence.
“Good, now to continue. So I recently discovered that Alpha Ian is my biological brother, Nana is my biological mother and Sherry was my rightful mate.” He said as loud noises broke out yet again.
“I know, it is still shocking even to me. At first, I was so pissed and wanted nothing to do with everyone but now everything is different, I am happy to have my family next to me and running the pack beside my brother is a blessing by itself.” He said happily.
“What about your mate then! Have you forgotten that she is married to our Alpha!” One asked loudly.
“What do you mean married? Sherry and I were never married, I called her my wife because she wouldn’t stop begging me to and there was never a day when she and I had ever marked each other.” Ian answered coldly.
“Sherry was the one who poisoned our Alpha and manipulated me into running away with her. She later abandoned me and chose to pin everything on me. Rejecting her was the only right thing I could do. If the Alpha would permit me, I want her punished severely by death.” Neo said seriously.
Although most members seemed not to detect the sadness in his voice I did.
“Ian, instead of killing her, why can’t you banish her from the pack?” I asked through our mind link.
“No, there is no telling what that bitch would do if she was set free.” He answered.
“Then how about killing her wolf.” Aurora suggested.
He frowned for a second then smirked.
“Perfect.” He answered.
“My Luna and I have decided not to kill her.” Ian announced loudly.
“Why?” Asked a she-wolf.
“Because we will banish her out of this pack right after killing her wolf.” He answered as gasps erupted.
That was one of the worst tortures one could ever receive. Losing their wolf.
Most prisoners went through the same. Every day they were given a huge dosage of wolfbane which would make the wolf weak and in just a few weeks it would kill the wolf or make it dormant forever. Most pack members would later commit suicide while some went insane.
“Alpha, forgive me for asking this, but what becomes of the curse our pack faces?” One of the twins asked.
“I will still have to find a very powerful witch or a direct descendant of the one that had cursed this pack for this curse to be lifted.” He answered, then let go of my hand and took a step forward.
“We have endured so much as a pack and lost a lot when my father was alpha, but everything changes now! We will live well because we are smarter!”
“Yes!” A few warriors shouted happily.
“Stronger!”
“Yes!”
“And the best pack there ever is.” Ian screamed on top of his voice as loud cheers filled the air.
I happily moved and stood beside him linking my hand to his.
He truly was everything I wanted in a mate.
Although we still had to face the alpha king who was definitely going to come for my life I didn’t care. At that moment I understood how amazing it felt to be part of a pack and a family.