Ryder's POV
My head hurts like hell. I had to get out of there in a hurry, even though I, being the most powerful alpha, couldn't ignore the pull of the bond.
Damn! Eden tasted so sweet, especially when her perfectly oval breasts were exposed to me, I felt my d**k throbbing inside my pants.
But when I thought about the side of her lying in another man's arms like that too, anger made my desire quench and I just wanted to snap her neck.
But damn, I can't believe I didn't do that, and my wolf wouldn't let me. I remember clearly my anger when I learned that my partner was Eden. Eden's stupidity was something that all packs knew about, she acted nothing like a lady even though she was the daughter of an alpha.
But she put aside the Alpha's dignity! Her makeup made her look like a w***e who tried to play up to men, instead of an Alpha's princess.
How the hell did I end up this way? Of all the women I could have had as a mate, the Moon Goddess has chosen her for me.
Well this is bullshit, Moon Goddess! Did you hear me? Bullshit!
I need a strong woman by my side, not a f*****g spoiled brat like Eden Rae.
Shit! Everything in my office smells like her and is damned annoying.
I used to love the scent of rain after a hot summer day, because that's how she smells, but not anymore. Since I found her as my mate, that scent is killing me.
I turn around and open my office's windows so that the fresh air could calm my wolf, but Rock was still so angry that he even wanted to fight with me.
"You shouldn't turn her proposal down!Our mate needs support!" my wolf rock said angrily,
I didn't really want to pay attention to Rock because we couldn't agree on that; Rock was only interested in his MATE and never saw that Eden as a human side didn't really fit us.
"You can't ignore me forever , regarding this issue" he growls at me again.
"It was she who betrayed us! It's her disloyalty to our bond! And you think I as an alpha would put up with that kind of treatment?" I responded to him in a louder voice.
My teeth were already fighting just thinking about it, that Eden knew full well that I was her MATE, but she chose someone else over one of the strongest alpha's, but after she was betrayed, she actually wanted me to help her get revenge?
Let's make things clearer, that's why she dressed up like a w***e and begged me to agree with her? And switched to another way when I wasn't interested in her body.
Why did she think I would say yes to her? Of course not, I swear, never. It occurred to me that I hadn't had s*x with any she-wolves until I found my MATE, I had no interest in a woman's v****a, my interest was only in how to make my pack stronger, but I knew I wasn't staying celibate, I was waiting for my MATE, and my parents were always emphasizing the significance of a Luna.
But when I recognized Eden among others, I swear I I hope the moon goddess was joking with me when making me her mate.
One of the things I regret most now is that I didn't reject Eden on the spot at the dance, before she thought that the idea of a heartless butcher was just a rumor, and that's why she had the audacity to be touching my bottom again and again.
simply tell him and close the windows but doing it I realize that not the air is the problem here. I smell like her. Her little hands touched me everywhere as if she was imprinting herself on me, for the Goddess ‘'s sake.
"She's been hurt, and now she needs our help." Rock was defeated in the face of my anger, and I could hear the helplessness in the tone of his voice. I knew he must feel the pain of Eden's wolf.
So do I. As much as I hate to admit it, I suppress the urge to wrap her in my arms when I hear the sadness in her tone, and I wonder if it's just me, she seems to have really changed.
No! I quickly denied myself that no one could change easily unless she really came out of the ashes of death, and just as I was distracted, there was a knock on my office door.
I didn't want to see anyone, at least for now, but my threshold was never an issue for my mother, who pushed the door open vigorously and questioned me. "Why was Eden Rae here?"
Eden! Damn it, her name came up again in front of me.
"You know why she was here" I tell her and I want to walk past her, but she is stopping me.
"At least reject her, son," my mother says. "Choose a Luna if she is not good for you, even if I have no idea what you don't like about her." and again I try to walk past her but she growls at me.
"At least have the decency to speak with your mother!" and she is pissed off now. She will start again. See? That's why I hate Eden Rae. She ruined even my parents' mood, not just mine.
"Mother" and now I am damned serious. "I don't need a Luna. I don't need a woman by my side. I am just sick of women, they are clingy and all they want is my status. I am perfectly fine by myself."
" But this is not right!" my mother raises her voice at me.
"You can't be selfish when it comes to the safety of this pack. You need a Luna, Ryder. And is not an option, it is your f*****g duty to make sure that your pack members have someone to reel on when you as an Alpha are dealing with the safety part of this pack. They need a Luna to help them remain calm. And also you need an heir!"
And here we start again.
"Mother, excuse me, but I don't believe that this is your problem."
She has been asking for an heir since my Alpha ceremony. This is all she knows. Heir, heir, heir!
Well, I have enough time for that and I really am not in the mood to explain myself.
"I am fine the way I am mother!" I tell her and this time pass her but she grabs my arms stopping me.
"I am old, Ryder. And you father too. And we lived our lives working for the good of the New Moon Pack. I am not going to let you ruin all our good work here, just because you are not in the mood to do what is needed out of selflessness!"
"I don't need a f*****g Luna by my side, mother!" I tell her using my alpha command, which has no effect on my own mother but I do it anyway because she pissed me off.
"Rather than having that horrible woman by my side, I will run alone with this pack, I did it in the last three years and the pack is just fine."
"But you can't always be strong, just like your father and me!" My mother growls at me. "The Committee has talked to your father and me many times about this, and they want to ensure the safety of this pack even if you are in danger. Otherwise they will doubt your ability to handle the position of Alpha. So, Ryder! Do not be stubborn again! You should never ignore your heir!"
Heir! Again! She had repeated so many times! f**k! But I couldn't retort my mother. Heir is every werewolf pack's issue. However, I am too young to discuss about this issue.
The worry on my mother's face forced me to take the issue back to heart, and Eden's face re-entered my head. f**k no! Why is this woman always messing with my mind?
"I'll take care of it." There were enough problems for one day, and there was no point to argue with my mother. I pulled the door open and let her out.
"Since, you don't want your mate, you will have to accept my arrangement for a blind date and your father and I will arrange a she-wolf for you to mate with as soon as possible." Mother said firmly before she left.
Fuck! Why did she just refuse to let me deal with this issue in private?