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. 

it could possibly lead to war if Max found out where I was but he took me in any

more of your story. Once you're all settled, come to my office." He smiles at me and then walks away, with Lucas following

from nowhere and beams at me.

never this friendly." Margot says to me. Another omega comes

and we all know the alpha loves

be hush and to help her carry out the shopping bags to my floor. I silently left them to

my grandfather

all the bags on the floor in my room. Margot and her friend follow shortly after and do the same. We make our way to the kitchen, all following the lovely scent of

smiles as we all walk in at the same time and starts handing us

I go to my room to get

I got you something to thank you for helping me shop all day."

when you asked for my

to freshen up before

I'll leave my hair to air dry. I put on some chapstick

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

You need him on

honest, I promise." I say and quickly walk out to go meet

scent. It was behind a large brown wooden

to see the alpha drowning in paperwork. I

teach Max my father's filing system so

Excuse the mess. I'm trying to find my way around after being away for so long." He says and motions for me to sit on one of the chairs opposite him,

enough if Xander decided to

is my father and beta had you pay off your uncles debt to be allowed in. I'm sorry about that but my father can be a greedy man. Why did you run

Green Forrest pack. He is the father of my child and my chosen mate. I could sit here for hours explaining everything, or I could show you."

asks with one eyebrow

and walk to his side of the table. I point to his

take hold of his hand with both of

is wrong

showed him my time with Max as his mate and Luna. I showed him the war that transpired and how I saved everyone. I showed him the aftermath of said war and why I had to run

pulled away I saw a tear fall on Xander's hand and it hit me that I was crying. I stepped back and

that?" Xander asks me ignoring my tear

the moon. If that even makes sense." I say to him. He rubs his chin looking at me, taking me all in slowly.

feeling the attraction I

I this horny for him?

looking like a school kid that just discovered a store that gave away free

All of it and then

and walking towards me until

his throat.

on the training fields every day at

about Maximus?"I ask him

like 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 panties at

takes in a deep breath and forces his eyes

goddess Sabrina!! Reel it in girl...

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 border is impenetrable. There is absolutely no way he can get to you without warning." He says to me and I

finish school." I tell him

6 to 7am and be at school by 8am. Your mail came in today with your new identity and new bank accounts." He says handing over an envelope to me.

For everything." I say as walk to the door.

He calls out.

He takes a second as he

He says to me sending me that killer

to take a shower but I was also  missing my baby boy. I've been out and about all

cuddling with my baby even though he slept most of

to them all and share a few laughs with

taste. The bedding, the curtains and throws. I put all my toiletries and perfumes in the bathroom. I

to 5am so I can quickly pump before I have to go for training. I

hate being the

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Max's POV

gone. I can feel it." I say to my friends sitting around the table

Nicole asks me. She's been giving me hell for abandoning

wolf is feeling

I don't want to hear about Sabrina anymore." She says to me. The rest

my alpha tone to force Nicole in to submission when I ordered the rest of the pack living in my pack house to move houses. She still isn't happy about being forced to abandon a pregnant Luna but she couldn't go against alpha orders. Although she had Tristan

keeping her alive. Well my wolf was glad. I on the other 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 kept by

her ever again." I say to her. They all look at

all shrug and pretend to be engrossed with simple

number of patrols on our borders. I was a control maniac but if it prevented another attack, then that's what I'll

and everyone seems to relax. I remember a time when they feared him as he ruled with an iron fist. He made his way to my table and sat on the Luna

at me as he

that you have scared off Sabrina and my grandson, what do you plan on doing with your life now?" My father asks.

will run this pack and make sure we never get

feared wolf and her being here was good for the pack. Now, you're

up and leave the dining room to go to my

I was about to get an earful. He closes the door with so

truly protect the pack from Sabrina's crazy uncle because he pulled a number on all of you and from my experience,

that fears and respects it's Luna over their alpha. I will also not rule a pack that half blames Sabrina for what happened to us. Sabrina this, Sabrina that. I am tired of hearing how powerful she 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 push herself beyond what she's already used to."

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

if she was given a choice she'd choose those powers?" My father

that is why she is so undeserving! She's

are you expecting her to have the same beliefs as you when you were brought

I say through gritted

not the way she was raised and with

good mate, a lecture you of all people

man my father raised. If he has a problem with it, he can take it

left me to my work. I spend most of my time in the office 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

has blood or eye retina lock. Only I can open or close it. His children are in there and I give them one meal a day

anything to my bidding for a taste. They were still under Sabrina's mind control, which means they will

office wearing 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 to

My wolf loves her but I've had him since I was a kid so I know how

Sabrina. 

her Kimberley anymore because that was for when I cared for her. Now I just want to know where she is so I

why I had the pack move houses so that she would be alienated and think that everyone hated her. I worked too hard to have some ungrateful wolf strip me of my

don't want you and don't ever think you can walk in

my office and bangs the

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Sabrina's POV

5am and I groaned in my head afraid to wake king Adrastos. I had just passed out from feeding

take some

bed to shower away dried milk and sweat. Don't want to put

with all the training, I'll be good as new soon. I slip on my black

even though I'm not around. I will watch the feed later on in the day. Dorothy should be arriving at 5h50 so I have a few minutes to make my

with a shirtless man, I knew that wasn't my helper. I try to blink away the nasty thoughts in my head from seeing such nakedness so early in the morning but that didn't work so I tried the next

no and walks right in to my apartment like he owns it, which he

a newborn and all. I have a younger sister and some cousins, I know how new mothers appreciate their sleep but it seems like you're coping just fine."

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

to be honest, I could pass out any

joke and I mentally swoon at the sound, imagining

apartment and Xander pulls her in for a hug. Whoa, messed up. Miss

steal away the one lady that can shout at me and live to see the next day." He says and I just shrug. I was not about to tell him how Dorothy came to work for me and besides, I was still trying to maintain eye contact with a shirtless

I see the sincerity in his eyes. This man loved Dorothy like a mother but I hope after hearing her side of the story

story to me yesterday. How

on her first day." She says as she points at her phone

hand out the door and down the stairs as he laughs at my actions. I stop at the bottom of the stairs and look at him.

the alpha right?" He asks

we can go outside but Xander let's

roll your eyes at me." He says in a low but warning tone. It should've scared me but I was beyond turned on.

an omega but I'm living on the floor right under the alpha. Your shewolves won't like that and I'm not trying to give them more reason to hate me."

will I

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

conquest and I'm abusing your alpha power." I say in all honesty. Xander laughs out loud as we walk to the training field.

a hug and

something to talk about." He says and I

Now I smell like you!" I say.