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one advantage on your side now, the fact that you
are a born Alpha."
And here they got to the crux of the matter. "Yes, and?
I'm not that rare. My brother is a born Alpha too. He's already mated. You
don't need me."
"Your brother is a very valuable member of the pack, but
that doesn't make you superfluous. The strength of the pups is waning. The
genes of born Alphas are known to produce stronger pups, and we need that for
the power of the whole pack."
"I'm sure my brother would be happy to provide you with
as many strong pups as you desire," Saul answered.
"Unfortunately, this full moon, we discovered Lisbet is
having some trouble conceiving," a third elder called Samuel said.
Terrence didn't seem happy at having that little tidbit
revealed, but Saul couldn't help it. He laughed. "Perhaps she'd have more
luck with it if she stopped spying on other people and used the full moon for
her own benefit."
"Her private life is none of your concern,"
Terrence replied bitingly.
"And yet, my private life seems to be the focus of the
entire pack. Love the double standard."
"Stop this," Margot intervened. "Here's what's
going to happen. You have until the next full moon to choose a female mate from
the pack. In the meantime, we will be watching you, and if you try to escape,
we will deem you rogue."
"And if I refuse to choose a mate?" Saul asked.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but as the humans would say, I'm as
queer as a three dollar bill."
Terrence grimaced. "Your sexual interests are your own
affair, but they don't keep you from doing your duty to the pack."
"I don't think you understand," Saul drawled.
"I can only impregnate a female if I actually fuck her, and my dick isn't
agreeable with that idea."
"You've coupled with females before," Margot
pointed out.
Saul hated to say it, but she had a point. During his youth,
when he'd been confused about his sexuality, he had slept with women. But now,
he couldn't be aroused by any other person except Gavin. "Well, it won't
happen again."
His father finally intervened in the conversation. "Fair
enough, Saul. We can't force you to pick a mate if you truly don't want to. But
Lisbet's accusations are serious, and I can't just let that slide."
"Lisbet is full of shit," Saul snapped back.
"The guy insulted me and I pinned him against the wall. He was so drunk he
probably won't even remember getting to that street. If he does recall
something, he'd imagine it was all a dream."
"Probably," his father said, repeating Saul's own
words. "You don't know that, and we can't go with guesses when it comes to
the safety of our kind. You're aware of this, Saul."
The entire affair disgusted Saul. "Father, I won't ever
mate a woman. I never thought you'd go along with what the elders say and
blackmail me into choosing someone I can't love. That's not what a real Alpha,
my Alpha would do."
That was what truly disappointed Saul. He'd come here because
he'd trusted his father to do the right thing, but apparently, he'd made a
serious miscalculation in that regard. Moon be blessed, his father had actually
seemed open to listening to reason before this meeting, but now, he was showing
his true colors.
His father narrowed his eyes at Saul. "Are you
challenging me, Saul? Be very careful with what you say."
"I'm just giving you something to think about,"
Saul answered. He had no desire to fight his father. Even if he did win—which
seemed likely given that he was one of the strongest wolves in the pack—he
didn't want to be the new Alpha, and he still loved and respected his father
too much to take that step.
"Well then, the matter is easy enough. You will do what
you're told. You don't even need to take a mate. I believe Lisbet would be
agreeable to carrying your litter."
Saul was quickly losing his patience with the entire conversation.
He couldn't believe any of them thought he'd touch his brother's mate.
"Lisbet is Finn's mate, and I have no interest in her. And with all due
respect,
are a born Alpha."
And here they got to the crux of the matter. "Yes, and?
I'm not that rare. My brother is a born Alpha too. He's already mated. You
don't need me."
"Your brother is a very valuable member of the pack, but
that doesn't make you superfluous. The strength of the pups is waning. The
genes of born Alphas are known to produce stronger pups, and we need that for
the power of the whole pack."
"I'm sure my brother would be happy to provide you with
as many strong pups as you desire," Saul answered.
"Unfortunately, this full moon, we discovered Lisbet is
having some trouble conceiving," a third elder called Samuel said.
Terrence didn't seem happy at having that little tidbit
revealed, but Saul couldn't help it. He laughed. "Perhaps she'd have more
luck with it if she stopped spying on other people and used the full moon for
her own benefit."
"Her private life is none of your concern,"
Terrence replied bitingly.
"And yet, my private life seems to be the focus of the
entire pack. Love the double standard."
"Stop this," Margot intervened. "Here's what's
going to happen. You have until the next full moon to choose a female mate from
the pack. In the meantime, we will be watching you, and if you try to escape,
we will deem you rogue."
"And if I refuse to choose a mate?" Saul asked.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but as the humans would say, I'm as
queer as a three dollar bill."
Terrence grimaced. "Your sexual interests are your own
affair, but they don't keep you from doing your duty to the pack."
"I don't think you understand," Saul drawled.
"I can only impregnate a female if I actually fuck her, and my dick isn't
agreeable with that idea."
"You've coupled with females before," Margot
pointed out.
Saul hated to say it, but she had a point. During his youth,
when he'd been confused about his sexuality, he had slept with women. But now,
he couldn't be aroused by any other person except Gavin. "Well, it won't
happen again."
His father finally intervened in the conversation. "Fair
enough, Saul. We can't force you to pick a mate if you truly don't want to. But
Lisbet's accusations are serious, and I can't just let that slide."
"Lisbet is full of shit," Saul snapped back.
"The guy insulted me and I pinned him against the wall. He was so drunk he
probably won't even remember getting to that street. If he does recall
something, he'd imagine it was all a dream."
"Probably," his father said, repeating Saul's own
words. "You don't know that, and we can't go with guesses when it comes to
the safety of our kind. You're aware of this, Saul."
The entire affair disgusted Saul. "Father, I won't ever
mate a woman. I never thought you'd go along with what the elders say and
blackmail me into choosing someone I can't love. That's not what a real Alpha,
my Alpha would do."
That was what truly disappointed Saul. He'd come here because
he'd trusted his father to do the right thing, but apparently, he'd made a
serious miscalculation in that regard. Moon be blessed, his father had actually
seemed open to listening to reason before this meeting, but now, he was showing
his true colors.
His father narrowed his eyes at Saul. "Are you
challenging me, Saul? Be very careful with what you say."
"I'm just giving you something to think about,"
Saul answered. He had no desire to fight his father. Even if he did win—which
seemed likely given that he was one of the strongest wolves in the pack—he
didn't want to be the new Alpha, and he still loved and respected his father
too much to take that step.
"Well then, the matter is easy enough. You will do what
you're told. You don't even need to take a mate. I believe Lisbet would be
agreeable to carrying your litter."
Saul was quickly losing his patience with the entire conversation.
He couldn't believe any of them thought he'd touch his brother's mate.
"Lisbet is Finn's mate, and I have no interest in her. And with all due
respect,
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