Luna On The Run!

Again Beta Eric’s POV

Yes! So I became part of my Alpha’s mating mess.

After listening to Alexis, I know that I have every interest in Zane getting his affairs in order and Alexis returning to Blue Blood, at least for the time being.

My biggest challenge now is to advise Zane when he already suspects me of being in love with his mate or having an affair with her. To think that I should be the one to accuse him of all this. Only when Alexis is out of Midnight Moon can these twisted relationships finally be untangled.

But Zane is my best friend, I’m going to drag us both through this nasty soap opera and we’ll be fine. Just watch me!

I make my way to his office, his scent telling me he is still there. I open the door and see him leaning back in his desk chair with his eyes closed, the smell of alcohol wafting to me.

“Zane, please. Don’t give up. I know it’s a rough patch right now, but I assure you everything is going to be fine,” I tell him. He opens his eyes and looks at me for a moment as if he has yet to recognize me.

“How is everything going to be fine when my mate is chasing you instead of me? Are you going to take her away from me?” he snarls. He tries to get up from the chair but falls back. He must have had quite a lot of whiskey.

“I assure you that I will be the last to take your mate, Zane. I pledge my loyalty to you once again. I know you are going through a difficult time, but you are a strong Alpha and will overcome this,” I encouraged him.

“Kensley suggests I reject Ariel and give her to you. Seem like you are mates and in love too,” he points out. “It’s hard, Eric, but you’re my best friend. She has no feelings for me, the mate bond doesn’t work for her. And I give you more credit than that asshole Gorgio”.

“No. I don’t want your mate at all, and I’m sure the feeling is mutual. I suggest you reject this woman and send her back to her father’s pack. And then wait and see what Selene has in store for you,” I advised him.

“You don’t want her? Even though you clearly have a connection? Eric, be honest. If I send her to the Alpha King, it will be harder to get her back.” I nod. “Send her to her father after you reject her, Zane. I am not attracted to your mate, I would never covet my best friend’s woman,” I emphasize again.

” Okay, it’s your decision. I’ll do exactly as you say. Kensley suggested I give her to you, but now that you say you don’t want her, she will go to Blue Blood. There she can decide to go to Alpha Gorgio anyway.” We exchange a brotherly handshake and I sit back in the guest chair while he mind links with Kensley.

A few minutes later, the Head Warrior escorts Alexis into the room.

All eyes are on me, but I avoid Alexis’. At the moment, I cannot trust that my feelings for her will not become visible to everyone, changing Zane’s mind.

‘Eric, are you sure about this? If I say the words, there’ll be no turning back,’ Zane warns me in the mind link. ‘Proceed, Alpha,’ I urge.

He points to a chair.

“Ariel, I have called you here for an announcement.” Zane clears his throat, probably to find the courage to reject the woman in front of him. This must be hell for him.

“Since the mate bond is not working for you and we are not progressing in our mating process, I have decided to reject you and send you back to your father’s pack. I don’t think you and I can have a good relationship, it’s just not in the cards. Keeping you here would only harm me mentally and cause further stress to the pack,” he states evenly.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

Zane’s face has shrunk into a mask. A muscle in his throat betrays his inner pain. I feel so sorry for my best friend, but I think this is for the best. An unwilling mate is not what he needs or wants to risk a war for.

“Okay, I agree with you and I will accept your rejection,” Alexis replies, her eyes glued on me. But I don’t give in to the desire to look back at her, the magic of our kisses still in my mind. And Hunter is on cloud nine, unable to get over her soft hands on our body.

“I, Zane Mancini, Alpha of Midnight Moon, reject Ariel Vasconsellos, daughter of the Alpha King, as my mate. We hereby dissolve the mating bond and are free to accept another mate”.

“I accept your rejection, Alpha Zane,” Alexis replied solemnly.

And then all three of us men waited for the outcome of this rejection. Kensley and Zane stare dumbfounded as the expected pain of breaking the bond fails to happen. There is no sign of it on Alexis either.

“Then I’ll start packing, Zane. Can the plane be ready in an hour, please? I’ll let my father know I’m on my way, don’t worry about it”. She stands up and leaves the room as if she had just come from lunch.

“Zane, what’s changed in the script? Aren’t you supposed to be bent over in pain from breaking the mate bond?” asks Kensley, perplexed. He slowly gets up from his chair and walks over to the desk. Zane is also stunned.

“Shit. That wasn’t so bad. Maybe because we didn’t initiate the mating process or the feelings aren’t reciprocated, it’s painless this time,” he reasons. Kensley shakes his head in disbelief.

“No, I don’t believe any of that. Still, I’m glad you’re safe,” he replies, his eyes now fixed on me.

I nod at the men and leave the room.

Before my mate leaves pack land, I want to see her. So I get into a vehicle and drive to the landing strip to wait for her…