"What do you mean by that ? Are you saying that the position of Alpha had left my family, that is totally impossible.
“You can't just tell me that I need explanations”. Robina yelled loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear what she was saying.
She had returned from Moonvale Pack three days ago, tired and disturbed by pregnancy hormones she has stayed back hoping that Ian could come and visit.
Buh he had neither visited nor called her and now she was standing before some of the prominent and leading wolves in the Pack who knew all about the rules and regulations guiding the Pack.
"What nonsense is this? How can you tell me that I can never be a Luna remember my father was Alpha of this great Pack."
"You actually don't know about that and it is none of our business, what we are saying is that the position of Alpha had left your family. "Beta Swiss retorted.
This was more than shocking, it was impossible,it had been seven months when she left the Pack to go and learn all about leadership in Moonvale Pack only to come back and hear this.
Where was Ian she needed him now more than ever.
"I need to hear from my mate he alone will understand the trash you all are vomiting."
She turned around as the big oak door opened, Ian walked in expensively dressed, he looked different from the Ian she had left seven months ago, more like a ruler, dressed in a charcoal black suit his strides were tall and filled with pride.
He held a cute little baby girl of about a year in his arm, she could see the unmistakably fatherly love and care with the way he carried her.
Worst he didn't even look at her direction as he handed her over to a nanny.
She wanted to run to him, to hug him, to tell him how much she had missed him but for the first time in her life, her legs betrayed her, they felt glued to the earth.
What was going on? Her heart hammered loud enough for everyone to hear, she must be in a dream.
She watched him as he strode passed her and went up to the raised podium and sat on the same chair her father always sit whenever he had cases to preside over.
"Welcome." He said to her.
She blinked, just welcome? What was going on? Is it some kind of prank or what?
"I heard you arrived three nights ago, how was your trip? splendid I guess”. He answered himself
Really, her eyes bugged out in surprise and confusion swirled in her eyes.
"Ian." She said in a whisper, more like she didn't say anything because she wasn't sure if she even heard her own voice.
"What's going on here?"
"Just as you heard, I was told that you wanted to see me, what do you want?”
"I don't get it, what is going on here?" She shook her head trying to shake off the confusion." I don't understand the position of the alpha leaving my family, Ian. I need explanations."
“There's nothing to get confused about, I bless the name of the moon goddess. Macalister here had given you the necessary explanation and I'm quite sure you still retained that level of smartness you had before you went over to Moonvale Pack."
"You can't do this to me Ian, you are in no position to sit on that seat as the alpha of this Pack."
"Oh yes I'm sitting on it, so what are you going to do about it?”
The authority, the pride, the confidence and everything shocked her, this was definitely not happening.
"Would you mind telling people present at this honorable gathering what we both discussed before I left ."She said, her voice breaking in tears.
"Did we ever discuss anything? The only discussion I had was with your father, he instructed that after his death I was to rule, based on the fact that you are weak and cannot rule the Pack."
" Lies Ian, all those are lies my father never said such I was the one who discussed with you I told you to rule instead, to oversee the affairs of the Pack while I was away, why would you hurt me this way?"
Already she couldn't control it, the tears streamed down her face in rivulets.
“I know nothing of what you speak of, I was only following the orders of your father beside he told me how.... he paused and waved his hands in the air to emphasize on the particular word which seemed too heavy for him to speak. How promiscuous you are”.
The last sentence broke her, she could never believe it, even in a million years that Ian, the man she loved and cherished and would give her life to, would betray her and take her position from her.
"Just take a look at you Robina, you were your father's pride but see ,you came back pregnant and I'm sure you don't know who the father is”.
His words were enough to raise even the dead, he just disgraced her, made her look stupid before everyone.
"Ian”. She calls softly." What happened to you? Tell me what's going on?" she cried in pain.
"I came here to see you, to talk about our plans of ruling together as mates."
"You didn't come to see me Robina, be truthful for once ,you came to see your lover."
“What lover?” She yelled.
"Why would you betray me Ian?”. She couldn’t bring herself to tell him she was carrying his baby.
"Enough I will not sit here and watch you slander my name, getting pregnant out of wedlock is a huge offense, most especially from a Luna”. He blunted out aggressively.
“You had better tell us who is responsible before you drag me into a filthy mess I know nothing of. I’m pretty sure I’m not responsible for the thing you called pregnancy”.
He finished and stretched his hand and one of the wolves placed a scroll on it.
He stretched his hand again and another took it from him and handed it to Robina who read it, her body convulsing from the shock and betrayal.
"That was a written agreement between your father and I.”
“So I'm the Alpha, accept it. Now these are my terms, you can live in this Pack but you are not to come anywhere near royal grounds.”
"What!" She shrieked."That...."
“I'm not done."
He stood up."Robina Mary Adams,I reject you as my mate."