Their Alpha: Fated to The Silver Wolf

Lilith's POV

"Mate" the words I had heard him say before only they were to me. Mykel stood there his eyes pitch black as he stared at the woman that had just entered the room. She was stunning. Her hair a chestnut brown her blue eyes bright like my own. The poor thing looked scared out of her wit. Her eyes refusing to meet Mykel's as an older man gripped a hold of her arm.

"Your mistaken young alpha. She is spoken for" A sinister smile spread across the guy's face as he shoved the woman away and towards the table. Tripping over her own feet the aggressive man pulled her up and shoved her into a chair. Mykel growled and turned away storming out of the room. Keeping my calm composure I walked after Mykel, my walk turning into a run as I tried to catch up with him. Gently I closed the door to his office to give us some privacy.

"Mykel what was that? Who is she?" I sat opposite his him and scowled as he poured himself a scotch. I had hoped he wouldn't drink while the meeting was taking place, he would need a clear head.

"I don't know who she is. I can't explain it, but I know she's my mate" I watched as he downed the entire glass before pouring himself another.

"But I'm your mate, we felt the sparks on my eighteenth birthday" I was extremely confused. It was rare to have two mates at the same time but that wasn't to say it didn't happen.

"Out of the love and respect I hold for you I will not claim her. You don't need to worry Lil. It's just caught me off guard"

"Mykel you know I'm a firm believer in everything happens for a reason. Maybe the loss of our pup was a sign. Perhaps I'm not the woman that's meant to provide you with a family. I won't stand in your way Mykel. I know how much having a family means to you" Mykel walked around the table and pulled me to my feet. Crushing me against his chest he inhaled deeply as he buried his face in my neck.

"Come on, let's get to this meeting and we will deal with this after... ok?" Gripping my chin, he tilted my face to meet his. The love this man has shown me since the day we met has been nothing short of amazing even though we had our dark days. Standing on my tip toes I placed my lips on his.

Twenty-four hours earlier...

The pack house was full of life today and it sent butterflies swarming in my stomach, a small smile playing on my lips as I watched everyone rushing about. For the last three years it had been empty, no one other than me, Mykel, beta Elijah and the few omegas that worked here had come inside. It could be extremely lonely at times especially when Mykel was busy with work. I may be the Luna to the Mountain Forest Pack, but it doesn't mean I'm involved in everything. Mykel was overprotective when it came to me, he wouldn't allow me outside unless he or Elijah were with me. Some may call him controlling, but they would be wrong. I however call it love. He never used to be this way, he used to be fun, loving, and carefree. Though with me he's never been intentionally cruel, but when he has, I know it isn't his fault. Usually, it was other pack members that caught the brunt of his anger. The days when dark clouds covered the sky were the days pack members steered clear of him. It was safer that way.

"Sorry excuse me Luna Lilith we wanted to check what colour napkins you'd like?" Looking at the samples the omegas held out I looked them over before finally settling with the silver. It wasn't as boring as the cream or beige, yet it wasn't as tacky as the gold. The silver also held a meaning. Mykel's wolf was silver, a breed of wolf known for their extraordinary gifts.

This year was our turn to hold the annual Alpha meeting. Ever since Mykel stepped up and took over from his father, he had avoided each one with the excuse he wasn't ready. But not this year, had we refused to accommodate it would have been seen as a great disrespect to the surrounding packs as well as those who are coming from further away.

Truthfully? I could do with the distraction. See a few months ago we buried our pup. He died two months before he was due to be born, a tragedy that not only affected us but the entire pack. The first-born son of the alpha said to be stronger than the generation before him, but now if I had another, I knew the pack would think he was weak.

Today was the first day I had made it this far without crying. Some may think I'm weak for not holding my emotions together, but had they been in my situation I don't think they'd fare any better. There's no pain greater than the loss of a child. Where some get the idea that being Luna meant I should remain strong no matter what has happened blows me away. Mykel, he had been my rock, just as I was his when he lost his family.

After checking the downstairs was in order, I headed upstairs to inspect the guest rooms. We were due to have six Alphas stay the night, their packs being too far away to travel back and forth in one day. I had hoped that some would bring their Lunas with them, it'd be nice to get to know some. To form contacts of my own and who knows maybe a friendship or two.

The day seemed to fly past and before I knew it the sun had disappeared from the sky. The night expanding over the horizon like black Angel wings protecting the earth while she sleeps. Though I wish I could protect Mykel while he slept, protect him from the nightmares I know will plague his dreams again tonight. Stopping by his office on the way to our room I could hear him arguing with someone. Knocking as I entered the strong scent of scotch burnt my nostrils making me instantly regret walking in. Great he was drunk again I think to myself as he motions for me to sit on his lap. I wanted to turn and leave but I knew things would be worse if I did, so swallowing my fear I went to him.

"Rough day?" I asked eyeing the half empty bottle that sat on his desk, Mykel growling when he sees the irritation in my eyes.

"Don't start again Lilith. We have this poxy meeting tomorrow and if he walks in, I will kill him or die trying" and I knew he would, the pig of a man that tried to force himself on me was likely to make an appearance as much I prayed he wouldn't. Mykel's hand gripped the glass he was holding tighter causing it to shatter. "Fuck" he grumbled pushing me from him and cleaning up his mess.

I turned to leave and head upstairs only for Mykel to grab my hand and pull me to him. His hand tangled in the hair at the back of my head as holds me close, his lips smashing into my own. The sour taste of the alcohol on his tongue left me feeling nauseated as it roamed every inch of my mouth. The roughness of his kiss, his touch and sloppiness all evidence of the amount he had drank. Using one arm to clear his desk he forced me against it. Shredding my top leaving my breasts bare his mouth moved to my nipples that harden with the cool air. Mykel wasted no time in spinning me around and removing my shorts before bending me over his desk. I wasn't aroused in the slightest, I hated having sex with him whilst he's like this and he knew it. But when he was drunk, he didn't care, and it bode well for me to keep my mouth shut.

The force of his slap on my ass cheek sent a searing pain through me my eyes watering as a result. I tried to get up, but Mykel holds me down slapping my ass again. A scream left my lips at the impact not liking how rough he could be the alcohol bringing out his darker side. Lining his member at my entrance he thrusted into me, my walls gripping him as he pulled out. Again, he thrusted into me while using his thumb to rub circles on my clit. Arousal forced from me as he slams into me again and again, a lustful moan finally escaping me. It wasn't long until an orgasm rippled through me, Mykel stilling inside me seconds later. When he was done, he pulled out and did his zip back up.

"Go to bed I'll be up soon" his voice void of any emotion as he returned his attention back to whatever he was doing before I came in. Grabbing the blanket from the sofa I wrapped it around myself before opening the door. "I love you Lil" his eyes black as night as he watched me leave, his wolf coming forward sensing his human had hurt me.

"I know you do" I couldn't say anything else not at the moment. I knew he loved me, and I loved him, but loved him more when he was sober. I headed straight to our room and into the bathroom. Locking the door, I turned on the shower and stepped in. Sitting on the floor under the water the dam I'd been holding finally burst. Tears ran down my face taking my makeup with them. All the nervousness, the hate and the shame washing down the drain leaving me empty and numb.

How I longed for the day my Mykel would heal, to become the man he used to be again. I don't know how long I'd been in the shower but when I got into the bedroom, Mykel still hadn't come up. I missed the affection he would shower me with when we were alone, though I missed the evening cuddles more. I just hoped tomorrow would go well, that the man who dared touch what wasn't his wouldn't make an appearance and stir more shit with my mate. However, as I've learned over the last few months nothing ever goes to plan.

Mykel's POV

I was at lunch with Lilith when the schools warning alarms began blaring throughout the canteen. Teachers and students everywhere running like crazy. Security guards was trying to rein the students under control as they screamed and shouted unsure of what was happening. I was about to follow the teacher when my father's erratic voice mind flitted into my head. We were under attack, and he was telling me to get to the bunker when the link suddenly ended. I knew something was wrong by the knot that had formed in my stomach. Standing from my chair I went to run out of the canteen when Lilith grabbed my arm. Tears were falling from her beautiful blue eyes as she pleaded with me to stay. To let the warriors do their jobs. But I couldn't, this pack would one day be mine and the fact my dad ended our link so abruptly it wasn't like him.

I quickly kissed Lilith promising her I'd be ok, that I would come and find her when it was safe. She begrudgingly let me go before running with the teacher to find safety in one of the school's hidden bunkers. Running out the doors it didn't take long for me to shift into my wolf. Pushing off the ground with as much speed as I could muster, I took off in the direction of the pack house. Wolves everywhere were fighting, bodies of both this form and human littered the ground. The once green grass now tinted red. I was stopped in my tracks when I reached the pack house, what I saw had my heart beating rapidly. A large man with a sadistic smile on his face had my mum over his shoulder, only her scent was off.

"You can have her back now" was all he said as he threw her to the ground like she was nothing more than trash. A loud whimper left me as I took in the sight of the woman that had raised me. Her blonde hair stained red with blood; her skin had been clawed apart leaving her almost unidentifiable. There was no doubt she hadn't put up a fight, but what suffocated me was seeing that her throat had been ripped out, that and her scent had mixed with his. Her ripped dress gave view to the bruising on her inner thighs, the bastard had raped her before ending her life. I waited for the man to walk away before scurrying over to her and shifting back. I cradled her body in my arms letting the tears fall. At that moment I couldn't care less what anyone thought about me crying. That's when I heard it, my father's almighty roar. My eyes whipped up scanning the grounds to find him. I watched as he fell to his knees his hands clutching his throat as the blood seeped through his fingers. His eyes, that cold stare that stayed locked on me until his head hit the ground.

***BEEP BEEP BEEP***

I jumped upright in the bed and shut off the alarm. Getting out of bed I headed to the shower needing to rinse the sweat from my body. It had been three years since that day. Three years since I lost my parents along with half our pack. And still each night when I close my eyes, I relive it, the worst day of my life. Slowly I turned to drink hoping it would let me forget, but instead all it did was make me angrier. I knew Lilith hated it when I drank, and I wished I could stop for her. But until I find the pack responsible for the reoccurring nightmares I can't.

"Mykel? Are you ok?" Lilith's silky voice instantly calming the rapid beating of my heart as she wrapped her arms around me, resting her head on my back. She knew I suffered when I closed my eyes, I think that's why she tolerates me. She felt it all through our bond, the fear the hate every emotion I felt that moment in time. I had expected her to run a mile after that day, I'd changed; I wasn't the happy go lucky guy I previously was. It was that day I was forced to leave school and become Alpha and the day I discovered my wolfs gift. I'm a silver wolf, and each of my kind are gifted by the moon goddess. My so-called gift is I can control the weather, though with my anger it's more like a curse.

I thought I'd be on my own to rule and lead our pack through the tragedy because I had become miserable and angry, but I was wrong. A few months later I turned eighteen and found out that Lilith was my mate. I couldn't have been happier; she was my first everything just as I was hers. Her family joined the pack when we were younger, I don't know all the details, but I do know they were seeking sanctuary from one man. He wanted Lilith for his son, but her father refused, not willing to sign his daughter's life away to anyone that wasn't her mate. As a result, he destroyed her pack. Her father died the same day for he was the packs beta, but her mother survived, running and ending up here.

For a while the nightmares left, the sparks of our mate bond shooing them away, I thought just maybe I could finally be happy again. But then you know what they say about bad luck; it always comes in threes. First I lost my parents, second, we lost our pup and third? Thirdly we found out It's our turn to host the annual alpha meeting.

"I'm sorry for last night, I was wound up and I took it out on you when I shouldn't have" I turned to face her placing my own arms around her. Breathing in her scent always calmed me down, well for the most part.

"What happened?" Lilith always asked to be involved with pack business and by pushing her away I thought I was keeping her safe.

"That arsehole who groped you is coming and has requested to stay in the pack house. I don't want him anywhere near you, but I can't keep you locked away. As my Luna you need to be present" the way she looked at me, the love she held in her eyes. It was enough to make you think nothing else mattered and I wished more than anything that we could take a trip just the two of us. "Elijah will remain with you while I do the council conference, then when he leaves for patrol, you are to stay by my side" the hurt in her eyes left me feeling guilty, but I'd rather feel guilty for this than had anything happen to her. I'd never forgive myself for not protecting her, my soulmate the love of my life.

"Mykel you must trust me, I dealt with him the first time I'll deal with him again should the need arise. The only man for me is you. You have nothing to worry about" using all her strength she squeezed my waist making me chuckle. She may be small, but she definitely had some strength. Tilting her head up to mine I kissed her gently, our tongues dancing with one another. Lilith's arousal became stronger as she deepened the kiss her hands going to my cock.

"Mykel there's someone here to see you" Elijah's voice entered my mind and I groaned.

"This better be important" my teeth grazing my mark on Lilith's neck causing her to whimper as pleasure shot through her.

"One of the Alphas has arrived early and is requesting your presence" the tone he used had me curious as to who the Alpha was. "Tall, lanky and can't keep his hands to himself. In case you're wondering" he laughed knowing it would instantly piss me off. Releasing Lilith, I walked out the bathroom my cock now limp as fuck. Lilith came out after me, I told her what was going on and her face dropped. Neither of us wanted him here, me most of all. Benjamin was an alpha from England, he came last year in the hopes or signing a treaty with me only he left empty handed. The bastard just couldn't keep his hands to himself, only he tried it on the wrong woman. My woman, the guy tried to rape her, tried to place his own mark over mine only Lilith overpowered him for he was drunk.

Getting dressed both Lilith and I headed down to the dining room hand in hand. I was adamant not to let his presence get to me and to get through these next couple of days without losing it.

Mykel's POV

"Benjamin to what do we owe the displeasure" the moment we entered the dining hall his eyes became fixated on Lilith. Her grip on my hand became tighter only proving how uncomfortable she felt around him.

"Good morning Mykel, Lilith always such a pleasure" I growled at his informal introduction. He was visiting us; he didn't know us personally so for him to not use our titles was a massive sign of disrespect. "Oh, aren't you moody this morning. I just thought I would arrive early and... enjoy the scenery before the meeting" His eyes trailed over Lilith a snarl leaving my lips had him smiling at my reaction.

"Fine but I'm warning you. You keep your fucking hands to yourself. After last year your lucky you still have them" Elijah snarled from behind me. He hated this man as much as I did. Not only had he tried to rape Lilith, but he also spiked Elijah's sister's drink. What he hadn't known was that she was pregnant and as a result lost her pup. A feeling both myself and Lilith were all too familiar with.

Benjamin went to protest but I wasn't going to give him the chance. Standing behind Lilith I walked blocking his view knowing all too well he would be staring at her ass. Entering my office I sat at my desk with Lilith on my lap, Elijah took a seat opposite us. My office was massive, after becoming alpha I'd had an extension built onto the side of the pack house. It honestly didn't need it, but I was struggling with my grief and wanted to keep myself busy. So as a result, I increased the size of my pack house along with building a bigger hospital. Had the hospital been the size it is now when my father was Alpha we wouldn't have lost as many wolves as we had on that one fatal afternoon.

"Elijah, I need you to stay with Lilith today. I've got a video conference with the council in an hour, and I don't want that bastard anywhere near her"

"Mykel I will be ok. After the humiliation he suffered last year, I doubt he would be stupid to try again" The way she looked at me melted my insides. She was so god damn beautiful both inside and out. I trusted her with my life, more than I trusted Elijah who happened to be both my beta and best friend. It was Benjamin I didn't trust. There was no way he planned on letting what Lilith did slide, which I personally think is the real reason he arrived early. Only little did he know he wouldn't remotely get the chance to enact any revenge.

"You know I'll protect her you don't even need to ask. What kind of Beta would I be if I didn't watch out for my Luna" Elijah placed his hand over his heart feigning hurt. Lilith just chuckled at his actions. A small part of me was jealous that she was relaxed when around him, that she would laugh and joke with him in ways that she wouldn't me. But I understood why. I hadn't been entirely there for her lately. My drinking had become worse, and I knew she hated it, hated how I would act but what she didn't understand was it helped dull the pain.

Once they let my office, I got the attendance list from my draw. I had heard of most Alphas however I hadn't met them all. I wanted to keep my pack isolated, to protect it with everything I had. What happened three years ago would not happen again. When it hit 10am the tablet lit up. I was going to be formally introduced to the entire wolf council. Something that was a necessity as I was holding the this year's alpha meeting.

"Good morning Alpha Mykel, how are you on this fine morning?" Elder Bruce was the only member I knew, he and my father had been close. Before Bruce became an elder, he was the Alpha to an allied pack of ours. His son Dante took over the pack when he turned twenty-one and would be arriving later.

"It was ok until we had an unwanted guest, however it's being dealt with" I didn't need him to know of the issues I had with Alpha Benjamin. He would lose his shit for me not having reported the attempted rape of my Luna. But with the beating the bastard received I felt it had been dealt with.

"I see, well try not to let it sour your day. Now before I introduce you to these other gentlemen and this lovely lady, I am to ask if there are any issues you wish to report. Now is the time to do so. Should I remind you that grudges are to be left at the door when the meeting begins" by the cold stern look on his face he knew something was going on. He had been like a second father to me growing up and didn't want me getting into shit.

"No sir, nothing to report. A couple of Alphas have arrived early and are being shown and settled to their rooms as we speak"

"Perfect. Now Alpha Mykel allow me to introduce you to Elder Kate, Elder Owen and our newest member Elder Shaun." I had heard most of their names before, they were brilliant well-respected Alphas. Elder Kate however was the first female to be welcomed, an invitation that would have been sent to my mother had she not been murdered.

After greeting each Elder individually, we got down to business. They informed me of my role as host to this year's annual alpha meeting. The one role that did pique my interest was how to handle a challenge. Should one Alpha challenge another they are not to back out. They are to take it straight outside and fight. It could be in either wolf or human form. It really was dealers' choice. Should the challenged Alpha refuse to participate I had the power to dissolve their pack. It gave me an idea, one that would hurt a certain alpha in attendance while giving my mate the confidence and freedom she craved. A freedom I had been denying her though it hadn't been out of control but out of love. I wanted to keep her safe and if her resenting me was the price I had to pay, it was one I would pay in a heartbeat. I'd rather have her hate me and have her remain at my side then the alternative.

The video conference lasted three hours and now I had a headache. All I wanted to do was have a lay down but I had to find Lilith and together we would greet the arriving Alphas.

*****

"Afternoon I'm Alpha Mykel and this is my mate, Luna Lilith"

"Such a stunning young woman, sorry I tend to blab I'm Luna Ruth and this is my husband, Alpha Raymond. Love this is Alpha Mykel and Luna Lilith" I couldn't help but chuckle as she waved her husband over.

"Sorry I got stuck talking to Benjamin. I had hoped he wouldn't attend this year but never mind" it was strange for a Luna to introduce herself and the alpha. Though they seemed like nice down to earth people. Our packs had been neutral for the last ten years, so I planned on making them allies.

"Tell you what Luna Lilith once the meeting becomes adjourned later, how about we grab a drink and have a chat. It's been a long time since I've met another Luna and to be honest I could do with blowing off some steam"

"Oh, please call me Lilith. As long as Mykel doesn't mind, I'd love to. Thank you" I could see the hope in my mate's eye's. She hadn't had a girl's night since taking the title of Luna.

"As long as Elijah is present then it's fine"

"Elijah?" It was impossible to miss the confusion on both Ruth and Raymond's faces.

"He's our Beta. He is to stay by Lilith's side while we have certain visitors" my eyes glanced in Benjamin's direction.

"I see. Well not to matter a girls evening it is. I shall let you greet the last few and see you later" once we said our goodbyes and had greeted the remaining guests we headed inside. The meeting was due to begin, and I was nervous as hell.