Not Your Mate Anymore

We arrived at yet another lycan pack thanks to my uncle Deacon. 

It was huge with just over a 2000 normal  pack members and a 1000 warriors ran by one alpha. We had to buy our way in and I didn't want to ask my father how much he had to pay so we're not treated as pack omegas. 

"Welcome to Red Creek Pack. We are one of the oldest standing packs since the beginning of time. We don't normally take in any new members but your sizable donation will help greatly and ensure your stay is comfortable." One very tall and muscular guy said.

He walked closer to us and held out his hand to greet my grandfather. 

"My name is Lucas, the beta of this pack. My alpha is away on business  but he should return soon." He says as they shake hands. He then turns to me and bows his head. 

He led us to my apartment in the pack house. It took up the entire floor. Definitely too big for Adrastos and I alone. 

"I take it your stay is only temporary sir?" He asks looking at my grandfather. 

"Yes. I'll only be here for a few days to help my granddaughter settle in. I can't stress this enough, her being here is to stay secret. Word of it does not leave this pack." He says sternly to Lucas. 

"Yes. That was the agreement and we will keep our word." He says. 

He bids us farewell and close the door.

I go into my room to settle down and put my son to sleep while I freshen up. I make a pillow fort around him and head into the ensuite. It was white and modern. 

Just perfect. 

After freshening up and giving Adrastos a bath, I walk out, Adrastos in mu arms to sit with my grandfather who seems to have company. 

"Who's this?" I say as I make myself comfortable on the couch. 

"Hello my lady. My name is Margot and I will be helping you with whatever it is that you need. I can look after your son or also do some housekeeping. If you don't want to dine with the pack, I can also cook for you." She says to me. 

She was probably around my age. 

"Oh don't you have school?" I ask her. 

"I do but my duties come first." She says to me and my heart sinks. 

"Do you have any family?" I ask her and she brightens up at that question. 

"Yes. My mother and father who are at home and I have two older brothers who are warriors of the pack. My parents and I are very proud" She beams at me. 

"Oh and your mother and father?" I ask. 

"My father is retired my lady and my mother was recently fired from her last job. That is why I'm here as nobody would hire her." She said. 

"If you don't mind me asking, why was she fired?" I ask. She shifts on the couch uncomfortably. 

"She was accused of stealing." She says looking down. I gasp loudly. 

"That's a serious accusation Margot." I say to her, now worried if she won't do the same. 

"She didn't do it my lady. She was falsely accused but nobody would believe the word of an omega over a higher ranked wolf." She says as tears fill her eyes. 

"I'd like to meet your mother then. I can hire you both so you can attend school but I'll have to have a word with her first before I make my decision." I say to her as a smile makes it's way on her face. 

"I can get her right away!" She chirps and I nod my head at that. She scurries out of my apartment, leaving me with my son and grandfather. That got me thinking about how I will be able to pay Margot. 

"Grandfather, how will I access my money without tipping Max off?" I ask him. 

"Cj has set up a new identity for you and the boy. New accounts and everything. He had your money up in a way that is untraceable. Something about hacking and stealing and IP addresses." He says to me and I laugh at him. 

I'll have to call Cj to have him explain all of it to me. 

"It will be a while before your bank details are delivered so until then, you'll have to use cash. The money is in the two duffel bags I put in your room. The beta told me you have a safe in your room behind a painting. Make use of it." He says to me and I nod. 

An excited Margot comes rushing in and dragging an older looking woman behind her. She sits down followed by the older lady. My grandfather takes that as his cue to leave and go in to the extra bedroom. 

"My lady, this is my mother, Dorothy." She says to me. I shake my head at her.

"Call me Sabrina, please." I say to her and she bows at me. I then look at her mother. 

"It is nice to meet you Dorothy. Margot here has explained your current dilemma and I wanted to hear it from you." I say to her. 

"Hello Sabrina..." She says as she looks at me nervously. I nod at her to continue. 

"I was working on the floor above you, the alpha quarters. See, the entire alpha family lives up there and I've even raised our current alpha." She says to me. Her eyes look glassy but she takes in a deep breath to calm herself down. 

While saying this, her heartbeat has been steady and I've been listening in to see if she lies to me. 

"One day I caught the youngest daughter of the previous alpha, our current alpha's little sister, doing dirty bits with a young boy. I reprimanded her like I've done with all the alpha children when they were young. She continued this behaviour until one day I told her I'll tell on her. She didn't change her ways but instead she planted her mother's expensive brooch in my cleaning supplies closet and had me fired." She said as tears broke out and stained her face. 

She looked broken. I felt really sorry for her. 

"I'm so sorry Dorothy." I say to her and she gives me a small smile. 

"All those alpha babies, I raised. I will plead my case with the current alpha but he's been away for some time now. I can only speak to him when he returns." She says to me. I nod in understanding. 

"Until then, you will work for me. You have better experience at looking after children than Margot and I'd like it if she didn't have to miss school." I say and the mother looks at me with her eyes about to pop out of her face. 

"How much was the alpha family paying you?" I ask her. 

"No no no. I can't expect you to pay me what that family was. You only have one child." She says but I smile and raise my eyebrow at her waiting for an answer. 

"The beta already paid me for 6 months of work." Margot chimes in. 

"Since you've already been paid, your mother will find some work for you to do after school and on weekends around here. Dorothy, your pay will stay the same until the alpha returns. I'm stubborn so you can only agree." I say to her and Margot laughs. 

After some minutes of explaining how I want things done, I had Margot go change so she can accompany me to their mall so I can buy clothes and supplies since I didn't get to pack anything. Dorothy met my grandfather and insisted they will both stay behind with Adrastos while I went shopping.

The beta showed me to the car my grandfather asked him to borrow me. It was a pickup truck, nothing crazy. I was missing my super car now but the truck will do as I needed a lot of things. I got in with Margot and followed her directions. 

"So you wanna go to the commoners mall or where the higher ranking wolves shop?" She asks. I look at her confused. 

"You mean, you guys don't shop at the same place?" I ask her and she shakes her head no. I shake my head in disbelief. 

Bloody Lycans. 

"I want designer. So take me to where the alphas shop." I say and she sits up excitedly. 

"I've never been inside before! I can't wait to see all the shops they have." She says and I laugh at how cute she was being. 

We pulled up to the mall and it looked like a tall skyscraper. 

We walked in and the cool air hit us. Margot followed me everywhere from shop to shop just looking at everything in awe. I had to remember to buy her something before we leave. 

We walked in with a duffel bag full of money and walked out of the mall with it all empty. I definitely know how to waste money. I also passed by a baby store less expensive to buy baby stuff. I couldn't buy Adrastos designer clothes if he's only going to wear them for 2 minutes. No ways. 

I got Margot a pair of designer sneakers but I didn't tell her. I'll have to give it to her when I drop her off. 

"Sabrina, I've never seen anyone spend as much money as you have on clothes. That was crazy." She says to me. 

"Wait until you meet my sister then!" I say as I chuckle remembering  my father's angry face when Josey maxed out his credit card. 

"You must come from serious money then." She says looking at me. 

"I come from a beta family. Before our pack was attacked anyway." I say to Margot. 

"I'm sorry Sabrina. That must've sucked" She said. 'That's not the half of it!' Athena says in my head. 

"It's okay. Here's to new beginnings." I say and I smile at her. Deep down I was heartbroken but I was going to embrace this new change, even if it took everything out of me, I will take this new life and raise my son. 

We arrived back at the pack house. I parked the car and Margot ran out to get someone to help carry the shopping bags. 

I was waiting outside the car as it was too hot to stay inside. The beta made his way towards me with someone following right behind him. I couldn't see who it was as the sun's Ray's were blocking his face but he looked to be a tad bit taller than Lucas and definitely carried more muscle. 

"Sabrina, I'd like to formally introduce you to the alpha, Xander. Alpha Xander, this is Sabrina, the one I told you about." Lucas says. He moves out of the way to reveal a man cut out of a magazine catalogue. 

Perfection. 

His muscles were stretching the poor shirt and don't get me started on his legs. Does this guy ever miss leg day?  Me and my still bloated belly stood still taking in the sex god. 

"Hello Sabrina." Xander says to me. 

Honestly, it could possibly lead to war

was good enough. Can't say no when someone dangles an insane amount like that around. I'd like to hear more of your story. Once you're all

from nowhere and

never this friendly." Margot says to

loves beautiful women." The other girl says to me.

my floor. I silently left

in to find my grandfather eating something that smelled amazing.

on the floor in my room. Margot and her friend follow shortly after and do the same. We make our way to the

at the same time and starts handing us our

get the shopping bag that

all day." I say handing

didn't...!! So when you asked for my shoe size... Nooo" She squeals

to freshen up before I go up

boyfriend jeans and my new white air jordans. I'll leave my hair to air dry. I put on some chapstick and walk out

son is still sleeping so I tell my grandfather about the alpha

honest Sabrina. You need him on your side." My grandfather says.

promise." I say and quickly walk out to go meet the alpha.

large brown wooden

alpha drowning in paperwork. I chuckled at

many times I had to teach Max my father's filing system so

being away for so long." He says and motions

enough if Xander decided to take me on

and beta had you pay off your uncles debt to be allowed in. I'm sorry about that but

chosen mate. I could sit here for hours explaining everything, or I could show you." I

asks with

of the table.

I ask and he nods at me. I take hold of his hand with both of mine. Oh a

is wrong with

I ran away from Percy. I then showed him my time with Max as his mate and Luna. I showed him the war that transpired

I saw a tear fall on Xander's hand and it hit me

asks me ignoring my tear stained

makes sense." I say to him. He

the attraction I was?

this

your power?" He asks smiling at me, looking like a school kid that just discovered a

All of it and then

walking towards me until my back

his

I expect to see you on the training fields every day at

can stay? What about Maximus?"I

my father Sabrina, I can get greedy and I'm not gonna lie, I can put you to good use." He says that but I pick up the double meaning behind it and I wet my

his eyes shut. He

Reel it

these parts so you'll come in handy and if your mate decides to pay us a visit, I'll leave that for you to decide. I do promise you, our

also finish school." I

school by 8am. Your mail came

I say

He calls

say looking back at him. He takes a second as he checks me out again.

to Red Creek." He says to me sending me that killer smile.

room to take a shower but I was also 

he slept most of the time. Around

and share a few laughs with

bedding, the curtains and

5am so I can quickly pump before I have to go for training. I went to bed around 9pm, nervous

being the

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Max's POV

to my friends sitting around the table in

Nicole asks me. She's been giving

I wanted but my wolf is feeling a

don't want to hear about Sabrina anymore." She says to me. The rest of the guys remain quiet, afraid to say

of the pack living in my pack house to move houses. She still isn't happy about being forced

hand couldn't care. If she's so strong, then she can survive anything. She doesn't need any of us, she proved that when she took on all those warriors and regained her energy within minutes while I was

I say to her. They all

ask and they all shrug and pretend to

pushing my pack harder during training, I added extra hours. I doubled the number of patrols on our borders. I was a control maniac but if it prevented another attack, then

a time when they feared him as he ruled with an iron fist. He made his way

as he runs his chin.

doing with your life now?" My father asks. He wasn't happy with me

we never get attacked like that ever again." I say.

strength. She is the most feared wolf and her being here was good for the pack. Now, you're just a normal Lycan with intimidating muscles." He says to me.

My fist hits the table as I get up and leave the dining room to go to

way to my chair knowing very well I was about to get an earful. He

a number on all of you and from my experience, he wasn't trying to get rid of Sabrina for nothing. That jackass will be back and you played right

is! I am powerful. I shifted in to my wolf when I could barely recite the alphabet. I was the top student at the alpha training and my record was still standing until a few months ago. I worked hard to deserve this and what did she do? She was born that way. Didn't have to

Couldn't take the pain of being replaced. So what if I took on another mate? All she had to do was fight her. That was the lycan way. She was supposed to rip her to shreds after finding out about her. She was the fucken Luna. All she had to do was yield that power but she didn't and

those powers?" My father asks me and I

is so undeserving! She's always complaining about how

all of this if you don't tell her? Also, why are you expecting her to have the same beliefs as you when you were brought up

for her." I say through

was raised and with reason. You didn't even give her time

done lecturing me on being a good mate, a lecture you of all people shouldn't be giving, please leave me alone. I have work to do." I say in a cold

am the man my father raised. If he has a problem with it, he can take it up with himself.

if I'm not training or patrolling around the borders. I'm not stupid, I know Reginald will be back. His children are still in my cells and he can't push his agenda

in there and I give them one meal a day so they stay weak. I've even turned them in to vegetarians, an

meat was probably insane and very soon, they'll do anything to my bidding for a taste. They were still under Sabrina's mind control, which means they will kill their father at first contact and I plan on using his kids

a very skimpy outfit trying to seduce me but I was not in the mood. I have not been in the mood since Sabrina had our marks removed. Just the thought of her taking another Male and not knowing about it was enough

but I've had him since I was a kid so I know how to control him. I like

Sabrina. 

want to know where she is so I know what she plans to

Luna can challenge her alpha for the title if she feels he is not suited for the title anymore. Half the pack would've supported her but she didn't know that. That's why I had the pack move houses

want you and don't ever think you can walk in to my office whenever you want." I say to

stomps out of my

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Sabrina's POV

and I groaned in my head afraid to wake king Adrastos. I had just passed out

to take some getting used to.

and sweat. Don't want to put off anyone

I'll be good as new soon. I slip on my black Nike

the feed later on in the day. Dorothy should be arriving at 5h50 so I have a

hear a knock on the door at 5h45 and I rush to go open the door thinking Dorothy was early but as soon as I opened the door and met with a shirtless man, I knew that wasn't my

I ask but he shakes his head no and walks right in to my apartment like he owns it,

I'd check in with you,  having a newborn and all. I have a younger sister and some cousins, I know how new mothers appreciate their

first day of training. I can slack off in a week or two."

to be honest, I could pass out

and I mentally swoon at the sound, imagining a very naked

Xander pulls her

says and I just shrug. I was not about to tell him how

good hands." He says and I see the sincerity in his eyes. This man loved Dorothy like a mother but I hope after hearing her side of the story he doesn't take her back. I need

have to convince me. She sold that story to me yesterday. How could I not hire her?" I ask playfully.

of the house. "Don't want Sabrina late on her first day." She says as she points at her phone

the stairs as he laughs at my actions. I stop at the bottom

I'm the alpha right?" He asks me. Well

door handle so we can go outside but Xander let's out a growl and puts his hand on the door, pushing it shut.

a low but warning

the floor right under the alpha. Your shewolves won't like that and I'm not trying to give them

will I survive

They'd be stupid to take you on." He says stepping back

friends without them thinking I'm your latest conquest and I'm abusing your alpha power." I say in all honesty. Xander laughs out loud

me in for a hug and

talk about." He says and

that? Now I smell like you!"