The Spare Mate

Unhappy Comprises

Chapter 3

Xavier’s pov

I was so angry at my parents when they welcomed Raquel so easily into our family and wanted to celebrate her being here. How could they not think that their actions would upset me or, more importantly, my love Danielle, they are being so inconsiderate towards her feelings.

Danielle, being the amazing person she is said we should have a party for her. I know this must be hard on her, and she is still worried about others and wanting to try and do what she feels is the right thing. I don’t want her to feel like she has to compete with another woman for everyone’s affection.

I am so angry by the time we get to the conference room, I just hope that they don’t do anything else to pi.ss me off. They may be my parents, but they are also my Alpha and Luna, and I have to try and respect that fact until I am the Alpha, but they are already making that a difficult task.

“Sit down son, so we can discuss this calmly” my father says in a tone that yells don’t argue with me, I reluctantly sit down next to my beautiful mate, she is the only one that can keep me calm.

“What was all that about? Why on Elysium were you so rude to your mate? She really should be here for this discussion as it is about her” mum says, annoyed and disappointed.

“Stay out of this mum. It is not your concern. You have the cheek to have a go at me when you didn’t stop to think for a second about how your actions will affect Danielle” I say, raising my voice.

“Don’t speak to your mother like this” dad roars at me “remember son, Raquel is also Danielle’s mate, and she wants what is best for her too. Maybe you should be asking her what she wants and not deciding for yourself what you think she wants” dad says, annoyed.

“Fine, what do you want to do? You don’t have to agree to anything just to please others or because you feel like it is the right thing” I say much more gently now I am talking to my love.

“I want to have a party for our mate, she didn’t ask for any of this either, and now she is alone in our room, in a new place probably feeling like she is not wanted. I want her to feel welcome” she says, full of emotion, sh.it, I guess I have something to confess.

“She is not exactly in our room” I admit sheepishly, hoping I don’t upset her anymore.

“What do you mean, Xavi? Where is our mate?” She asks, looking slightly pi.ssed.

“I got Craig to put her in the room across from us. I know I am not entirely comfortable with this yet, and she is probably feeling overwhelmed too, so I thought it would be best that she had her own space until everything settles” I admit just bullsh.itting ever so slightly.

“What is there to get settled? If I remember rightly, you had me moved in, marked and mated the same day you found out we were mates. Raquel should be with us. It is only going to hurt all three of us and our wolves more, keeping us separated” she says sadly.

Fu.ck I don’t know what to do now, I would give Danielle the world if I could, but I am not ready to share her even if it is with our mate, especially since it is a mate I never asked for or wanted. Danielle is enough for me, and I should be enough for her as well.

“I thought I brought you up better than that. Raquel is your mate for a reason. You always trusted that the goddess knew what she was doing, so why don’t you now?” Mum asks even more disappointed in me. I hate my mum being disappointed in me, I was always a model child, and this is the first time I have heard that tone or seen that look, and I really don’t like it.

“Look we can look at our living arrangements another time. I am not prepared to change that just yet. We have other things to sort out just now” I said as calmly as I could.

“Fine but you, Danielle and Raquel, really need to spend some time together and sort this out. Now, are we all agreed to hold a party to announce Raquel as the future luna?” Mum says with a slight warning in her tone.

“Danielle is my Luna, and she will be my only luna, I will agree to her being announced as our mate, but not future luna” I say firmly.

“You can’t do that. What about when you have pups? The ones you have with Raquel will wonder why their mum is treated differently from their siblings mum” mum says, outraged while Danielle looks just as shocked at my statement.

“I promised Danielle that she would be my only luna and the mother to my heirs, and I don’t plan on breaking that promise” I say starting to get more and more angry, why the hell can’t they understand what I am saying and feeling.

“That was before my love. Things have changed since then. We didn’t know then that we would be blessed with another mate. Any child we have will be all three of our child, regardless of who gives birth to it, I will love any child that comes from Raquel as much as the ones that come from myself” Danielle says softly as if trying to coax me.

“Thats another conversation for later, one we should have in private” I state, not wanting to discuss this further in front of an audience.

“This isn’t over. Mum I think we should ask Raquel to help organise the party, I want her to have something that she loves, and I am sure she will know what she is doing with being a royal, so she will be a great help, and with three of us doing it we can have it next weekend” Danielle says jumping into luna role easily as she organises things, making me even more proud of her, even if it is to organise something that I don’t want to happen.

“Thats a wonderful idea, we can ask her at dinner. It will give the three of us a chance to bond together. You know that Raquel coming along will not make me love you any less dear, I have watched you grow from a baby into the beautiful, kind woman you are today, and I am proud to call you my daughter” my mum tells Danielle.

“I know, mum, there is more than enough love to go around, and I am not jealous of my mate, I want you to love her as much as you love me. I want to invite my parents over so they can meet her properly” she says, smiling at mum.

“Thats a wonderful idea, I will let the cooks know that there will be another four people for the private meal tonight, just link your parents and let them know when to come dear” mum readily agrees happily.

Why the hell is everyone so fine with this? Do they not understand how strange it is and how other people may not understand the situation, and will question this strange mating. Who knows what the hell the other alpha’s and Luna’s will think when they hear about it. We are already probably the topic of gossip, I am just thankful the press was not around at the time or it would be all over Elysium by now.

I see Danielle’s eyes glaze over as she talks to her parents. Her bright smile on her face tells me that her parents will be joining us for our meal this evening. I love my in laws but I am dreading this meal and what they are going to think, Gavin is already overprotective of his daughter, I just hope that he doesn’t think I am scr.ewing her over with this whole extra mate thing.

For now, I just want to forget about everything and relax until this sh.it starts up again tonight. How Doris and Gavin react to the news should hopefully be a good indication of how the pack will take to the change of circumstances.

All I know is that I don’t want Danielle to be hurt by all of this mess, and I feel like if I give in to the bond, she will be. I will always worry that she might feel like she isn’t getting as much attention or that I may like Raquel more than her, and that’s the last thing I want to happen.

I need to stay away from Raquel as much as possible to stop the bond from growing too much. Which is going to be hard, as she is a walking temptation. She looks nothing like Danielle but is just as stunning, and the bond pulls me towards her. Casper is not helping any, he wants her lycan Raven as much as he wants Danielle’s wolf Honey, and I don’t think he is going to shut up until he gets what he wants even if it destroys what peace we had.