Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Joel's POV IN THE MORNING "Your Highness. We aren't challenging you or trying to take your inheritance from you. We are just saying that you should try to have an heir to your throne." The elders came to the pack house today to have a meeting with me. They are afraid that I might die one day without leaving an heir to take over the throne. I have been the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack since I turned eighteen. I have ruled this pack in peace and harmony and now they think I would just die like that. Are they underestimating me? "Your Highness please try to understand what we are saying. If you can't get married and have an heir in five days, we will be forced to do what we have in mind." "And what would that be?" I yelled clenching my fist as rage boiled inside me "Your Highness," the third elder said "Please this is not our intention and we don't want you to get angry. We just want to take precautions. Our enemies are never tired of plotting and attacking us. What we want you to do is simple. Get married to any lady of your choice and produce us an Alpha" How dare they challenge me to produce an heir or lose my position as the Alpha? "We don't want the royal line to end with you," another elder said "You have been alone and lonely since the Luna died in the war, and since then_ "Quiet" I ordered using my Alpha authority. I didn't want him to complete the sentence. Talking about my late mate and Luna of the pack poured salt on my open wounds " If not for the respect I have for every one of you here, I would have killed you all here and now." I glared at each of them. Each of them bowed down their head in submission. "The meeting is over". I walked out on all of them and went to my office. I was pissed. I couldn't control my anger and I didn't want to scatter my office or hurt anybody so I did the only thing that came to my mind there. I jumped out the window in my office, transformed into my wolf, and ran towards the forest at speed. ********** Tricia's POV I didn't know how long I had been sleeping but I felt so hungry and tired even after just waking up. I looked through the window and saw that the only light that shone inside my cell was through the small window that a person could barely pass through to escape. "Are you sure of what you are saying?" the first prison guard said. I leaned closer to the gate so I could hear what they were whispering about clearly. "Yes, I am. They want the Alpha to take a wife, mate with her, and produce an heir to secure the throne for the future." Another voice answered. "So whoever becomes his wife would become the Luna of the pack and his mate. "Yes of course. Everybody knows that." I tried to connect the dots and from what I just heard, the Alpha needed an heir, and to have an heir, he had to mate with a wolf to produce an heir. I smiled as an idea came to my mind. I don't know if he is going to agree to it but I was going to try. I want my child to have a good life and not end up dead for a false accusation by an unknown pack. All I needed to do now was to look for a way to speak with the Alpha. "The Alpha requested that the spy be brought to his office" a deep cold voice ordered and instantly, the gate that led to my cell was opened. They led the way and I followed. Behind me stood another guard just in case I had plans of escaping. We climbed the stairs, walked down the hallway, and stood again at the front of the office. The guard used mind link to talk with the Alpha again like before and when he was done, he opened the door and we all steeped in "Leave us" All the royal guards left and closed the door. The Alpha stood by the window and I took my time to check him out. He wasn't bad from the back. He is tall, has a nice broad shoulder with his muscles begging to be let out of the sleeve he wore, and a nice black long hair. He tied his hair in a ponytail. Just at that very moment, he turned from the window to face me and I must say I was stunned. I looked at him in awe as I stared at the drop-dead gorgeous and charming young man in front of me. He was alluring with his tanned skin and gorgeous hazel eyes. "Are you done staring" his question jolted me back to reality and I composed myself. I had something I wanted to discuss with him and I needed a way I could bring it up. "I can help you," I said, not knowing what to say to hide my embarrassment. "Help with what?" His voice was cold and sharp. " I know you need a mate and a child and I can help you with that. We could have an agreement and nobody would know it was planned" "And where did you get that information from?" he stared at me suspiciously as he took a step towards me, making me take two steps backward. "Emmm i_i_i heard it somewhere" I stuttered. "Where" "Look, it doesn't matter. What matters is that we both get what we want" I replied frustrated at his numerous questions. "And what do you want?" He asked curious to know why this whole plan "I want a place where I and my child would be protected. I want my child to grow knowing he has a father and a mother." I started sadly remembering everything that has happened since the beginning till now. For a few seconds, he looked at me suspiciously. The silence was what accompanied my ears "Are you pregnant". His eyes looked at my stomach as he made this statement out of the blue. "Yes I am" "Then this plan can't work" My world came crashing down at his words. I felt like a failure. I couldn't accomplish one simple strategy. My face droped. "Why are you this hard?" I yelled in annoyance. "We both need something from each other. Why are you so stubborn" I couldn't bottle up my emotions again. This man was driving me crazy and making me frustrated.