Mated To My Best Friend's Lycan Alpha Brothers

(Author’s POV)

”Al ... what do you think about it?” Sara called out to Alaric, asking for his opinion.

She waited but Alaric was so into his own thoughts and kept gazing at his phone screen. He didn’t realize what conversation was going or that Sara was calling out to him.

”Al ...... Alaric?” Sara enunciated his name but that guy was just busy in his own little world.

Everybody looked at him, he was certainly waiting for someone’s call or message.

Elio had to almost yell, ”Bro. Al ...”. That’s when Alaric noticed they were talking to him and he came out of his inner monologue and back to his senses.

He shook his head and questioned, ”Yes .... What happened?”

Alaric soon realized that everyone was looking at him, as he pursed his lips.

”Are you alright? Sara just asked you something but you seemed absent minded. Are you busy with something? Am I holding you up?” Eleanor commented.

Sara looked at Alaric with a stern expression. She had ordered Alaric to accompany her and Eleanor today. Because, in her eyes, he has been working nonstop. Either, he was in the office or on a urgent business trip. So, she wanted him to relax a bit but Alaric, as stubborn and workaholic person he is, he wouldn’t listen if she phrased it like that.

So, in the end, she had to command him to spend a day with Elder Moore, to gain knowledge and experience, as part of the heir training.

Alaric could tell she would rip him a new one if he dared to excuse himself and go anywhere. So, he stopped himself just in time and changed his answer, ”Elder Moore, it is my honor to accompany you. My assistant messaged me about some business matters. So, I was just instructing her. It is all done. She won’t be disturbing me now.”

Eleanor relaxed as Sara asked him again, ”We were discussing about your future. Elder Moore was asking, what do you think about Alpha of the Blue Mountain Pack, Almond Winston’s daughter? She seems to have taken a liking to you. What do you think about taking her as your chosen mate?”

It took some time for Alaric to process what Sara was suggesting. After all, Sara has always pushed her children to not settle for political or business marriage. Rather, she encouraged them to seek their fated mates, if they had any or find a person they can truly love. She or Noah never interfered in their personal and love life. So, this was totally new and unexpected.

His eyebrows wrinkled at his mother’s questions as he said, ”I don’t have any plans of getting married just yet.”

Sara was about to say something when they heard a familiar voice, coming from the entrance, ”Why not young Alpha Alaric? You are already twenty five this year, same as young Alpha Brave and the supposed successor to the Lycan King’s throne. So, isn’t it time for you to consider getting married?”

Without looking at the source, Alaric’s expression turned ugly. Just by the voice and multiple footsteps he could tell who it was. Elio and Dion were irked by their comment as well.

Maximus and Clement strode forward with their usual arrogance and dominance.

Eleanor asked them, her face straight, ”Maximus Corbin, Clement Sanders, weren’t you supposed to returned by the evening?”

Clement answered in his usually poised yet haughty manner, ”The meeting got postponed so we came back together. What happened Elder Moore? Did you not want us to come back?” He said a bit spitefully.

”Did I say that, Clement?” Eleanor clapped back with the same tone he used.

This annoyed him greatly but he didn’t say anything back. Instead, he turned towards Alaric asked him, ”Young Alpha, you haven’t answered to any of our question. After all, if you want to stabilize your position as the heir you should start looking for matches. A Lycan King should have his Luna to help him rule beside him, isn’t it?”

Alaric wasn’t in any mood to talk about that topic but he could not simply ignore the Elders.

Maximus added, ”Sally Winston, Alpha Almond Winston’s daughter, she will be a great match for you and your family. Don’t you think so, Young Alpha?”

Sally Winston was the girl that was flirting and trying to get in Alaric’s pants at Nora and Elio’s birthday celebration banquet. She posed herself to be poise and elegant in front of others, always behaving meekly and humbly. But reality was different.

She would instigate fight between other she wolves whom she feels threatened with and sow discord amongst them. And after achieving her goal, she would then comfort them, playing the good girl. If someone was prettier than her, she would dig up dirt about that person, their dark secrets and spread it afterwards, destroying them completely. No one was aware of this information except her family and Alaric.

When Brave was still the heir and yet to meet Hannah, she tried to make a move on him. When she didn’t succeed in her plan and Hannah came into Brave’s life. She provoked other she wolves to bully Hannah but still didn’t succeed.

Later on, something happened and her father sent abroad in the name of gaining experience in the human world. But truth was she was punished and sent to Damona.

When she returned. She changed her target from Brave to Alaric. Alaric was well aware of her ways and what she was really after.

All his life, he has seen countless she wolves and human girls like her. But others were unaware of her true nature. So, he blurted out without thinking, ”I have already someone in mind.”

The room went dead silent and everyone looked at him like they have seen a ghost. No one in the room could believe what they heard, even Alaric himself was stunned by his own words, ’What did I say?’

Amongst all the brothers, Alaric was least likely to give such a statement. He wasn’t the romantic type. He was either working in his office or busy attending to pack matters.

Dion arched his eyebrows as he asked, ”Who is she? Do we know her? Why haven’t you introduced us to her, Al?”

Everyone was anticipating, waiting to know about the girl’s identity. They were curious to know who could capture the ice king’s heart.

When he heard Dion’s questions, the first person that came to his mind was none other that Myra Miracle.

His pupils contracted at her thought as he hurriedly dispersed her smiling image, ’Why am I thinking about her? I don’t even like her. Go away.’

Alex chimed and commented, ’But you do like her Al. After all, she is our mate. It is not wrong for us to think about her.’

Alaric ignored his wolf’s blabbering. He steadied his mind and answered, ”I will introduce her when the time is right.” He wanted to brush it off but Maximus pushed him further. ”That is not fair, Young Alpha Alaric. Whosoever your partner is, she is going to be the Luna of Moon Shine Pack. It is important for everyone to know her identity because this won’t just affect your life alone but it will affect your entire pack.”

As this tug of war was going on, Nora came downstairs and heard some of the conversation. She was pissed by their rude comments and jabs. They have been constantly belittling her and her siblings just because they were the members of Elders Council.

She couldn’t hold herself back and blurt out, ”Elder Maximus, with all due respect. Whoever Brother Alaric marries is his own choice. After all, he will be the one spending his whole life with that person. He has the freedom to choose his partner and no one else.”

Maximus was fuming at her, he barked, ”How rude and mannerless. Princess Nora, your upbringing has been mediocre because you have been living with the humans. That is why you don’t understand what we are talking about. There are four pillars to maintain a stable and successful pack. The pack’s Luna is one of them. She has to be worthy enough to acquire that title.”

He was cursing Nora inside his mind, ’How dare she? This backwater girl is going to tell us what is right and what is wrong.’

All the Everests as well as Eleanor were furious at Maximus’s crass choice of words and they way he was treating Nora.

Alaric was the first one to clap back, ”Maximus Corbin, how dare you talk to an Everests like that? She is the Princess of Moon Shine Pack. A Lycan by heart and by blood. Just because you hold the position of an Elder doesn’t give you any right to spout bullshit about my sister.”

He had completely lost his temper at this point.

Clement interrupted, ”Young Alpha Alaric, mind your language. You are talking to a dignified member of Elder’s Council.”

To Be Continued . . . . . . . .