The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate

Quinn’s heart pained as she stood breathlessly behind the tall, oak tree by the pack borders. She had known it for a while now, after three years of never-ending love between her and her mate, the bond was finally fading. Unlike before, there was a distance between them, he only spoke to her when it was necessary and the intense lovemaking they used to indulge in was now no more. He barely ever touched her and now she knew exactly what the reason was… It was because of the sweet and innocent omega he currently stood before, the redhead that Quinn called a sister. Their affair had been obvious, but Quinn pretended to be blind. She had seen the way they looked at each other, the desperate glances, the shy smiles…she had seen them all, especially from her sister, but she had decided to trust her mate. However, that was the worst decision she’d ever made…for trusting him only made his betrayal even more painful.Quinn wiped her eyes when tears graced them, she never thought he was capable of doing something like this to her, he was an alpha, but he had always been a gentle one…he used to treasure her. Back when they had found out about them being mates, he had wooed her with sincere words and delicate touches against the shoulder and the waist until he had found his way around her heart. It had been like a Cinderella story, she had found her prince and she was his princess…but now it seemed the glass slipper couldn’t fit her anymore… Damn! Quinn’s hand clenched tighter against her chest when more pain weighed down on her. She shouldn’t have done this, shouldn’t have sprayed herself down with a mask and followed him. If she hadn’t, then the betrayal she now felt would not have been bestowed upon her. She’d still be in bed, feigning her trust for him, desperately trying to hang onto a bond that was obviously breaking… Pathetic, she knew, but she loved him too much to just leave, even after discovering just why he’d been so distant. It was shameless, but she’d try, she’d try to fix the bond between them, to strengthen it. She’d get him to love her again, they were mated for a reason, and she would not lose him to someone who’d soon get a mate of their own. She loved her sister, but Delilah would be better off saving herself for her mate. Twisting on her feet, Quinn walked away from the scene. She went back to their house, the one Jeo had built for them. He had been so happy, he was so sure that he’d love her forever. ‘This is the spot, Quinn…we’ll build a house here…a nice house…one nice enough that our kids would still want to live in it after we become old and die.’ Quinn had been happy too, excited even. She had helped him, the pack members had helped as well, and now three years later, this house that was once full of love felt lonely and suffocating. Stepping up onto the porch, Quinn shoved the door open and went up to their shared room, laying back down against the cold sheets. His scent was all over it… Mint and cinnamon… It was a scent that used to calm her, but now it was a scent that made her anxious. Quinn reached for his pillow, hugging it to her chest as fresh tears glossed over her eyes. She shouldn’t cry, she was ranked a beta…she was stronger than this… Everything would be fine; he’d probably soon find out that the love between them was stronger than lust. He’d come back to her…she just had to trust him and wait. Hours passed before the door to the bedroom was finally pushed open and Jeo’s ~short for Jeovanni~ scent flooded in. Quinn closed her eyes, feigning sleep as he walked into the dark room. He was done having his fun, and now he was back to a place he probably didn’t even want to be. She heard him sigh, and then her body stiffened when he swiped her fiery, red hair out of her face, his soft lips that had kissed her sister’s forehead barely brushing against hers. “I love you, Quinn, but I’m sorry…” He drew for the sheets, tucking her in before laying beside her. Quinn’s heartbeat quickened when his arms draped around her, and tears dripped from her eyes. If he loved her, then why was he doing this? Why was he sorry? She heard him sigh again, the breath of air sounding as if he was in deep torment… If he truly loved her…if he truly loved her, then he wouldn’t be sneaking around with her sister. “Quinn I…” Quinn’s hand clenched against the sheets as his head nestled against her back. “I think I…” he shook his head, becoming silent for a while. “No…it’s not just a thought…it’s something that I know…I’m sure of my feelings.” His words were whispered lowly in the dark, and each one taunted Quinn in the most dreadful way possible. Her mate…he was telling her that he loved somebody else, wasn’t he? She wanted to turn around, to ask him why, but the answer to that question would only cause her more pain. She thought this was forever…she thought they were compatible, she thought he understood her, and she completely understood him too, but she didn’t understand this… This was a side of him she didn’t know…a side she did not wish to see. She wanted the past back, those days when he’d frown if she took too long to say ‘I love you’ back. Those days when he’d literally beg her to kiss him before he left out…those days, those nights of long and relaxing conversations. She wanted it all back, she couldn’t just let all that love go to somebody else. Jeovanni was hers, they were fated…the goddess up above had tied them together with a bond, and though it was slowly withering…though it was slowly withering… Quinn held back a sob that had climbed up her throat, it was almost suffocating to cry silently, but she didn’t want him to hear just how pathetic she was… She was supposed to be strong; she was Luna for a reason…this pack could not live without her. She had contributed so much of her life to it and even more of her life to Jeo… If she had known it was going to turn out like this, then she wouldn’t have given him her all…her heart; she would’ve just given him half of it…so that her chest wouldn’t feel as empty as it did now. She regretted it, she regretted it…! But there was no way in hell she regretted him. She couldn’t say she wished they never happened…because he was still the best thing that had ever happened to her. Wiping her face against the pillow, she listened as his breaths turned into low snores. He was lucky that he could sleep, for she couldn’t… This was all so painful…but she’d live through it. Turning to face him, her index finger ran along the outline of his beautiful face. It was okay…he said he loved her, didn’t he? Quinn woke up to a hand shaking her shoulder, her eyes squinting open. She didn’t know when she fell asleep, but the sun was out now. She twisted towards Jeo who stood over her. “Wake up, Quinn…it’s today.” Quinn rubbed her face as she sat up on the bed. Her sore eyes wandered over his face, remembering the whispered words he told her last night, and they twitched with tears. “W-Where were you last night? When I woke up, you were nowhere here.” She already knew the answer to that question, she wasn’t even sure why she was asking him. She was probably hoping he’d tell the truth and then beg for her forgiveness…for she’d foolishly forgive him…just to regain what they had in the past. “I was just…I was…” He trailed off… ‘Tell the truth Jeo…Tell me the truth…’ Quinn begged mentally. “I was just…I…I was at the borders…The patrol team needed some company.” Quinn’s heart broke once again in her chest, her glossy eyes glancing away from him. Liar…he was so cruel. Even in the despair, Quinn sat in, the outline of his face tempted her, and those lips that had been on her sister…Quinn wanted to place hers against them… “Is that the truth?” He nodded, giving her that distant smile. “Yeah…anyway, it’s today…don’t you remember? You need to get ready.” “What’s today?” “The contract…I want an alliance with the wounded moon pack…it’s the strongest pack among many if not all, I need there to be peace between our pack and theirs.” “The wounded moon pack? Isn’t that the pack led by the Alpha king?” “Yes…I’m sending you a few pack members…they’ll take along with them some weapons and some gifts to enhance their trust in us. It’ll probably take you about two days to get there and two days to get back…So you’ll be gone for four days…” Quinn nodded. “Are we leaving now or later?” “Now Quinn and I are not coming.” “You’re not? It’s important, wouldn’t it be better for the alpha to go…?” It’d be disrespectful to only send the Luna, the man they were going to meet was strong, he’d fought from the bottom to the top to be as infamous as he was now. To become alpha king, this man had to battle and win the prior alpha king… He was the only alpha who had the guts to even propose a battle…and Jeo did not want to greet him? Why…? “I have some things to take care of here…I can’t make it.” His words were cold and final, his expression blank, and those eyes Quinn was trying so desperately to search would not meet hers…she couldn’t read him. “Okay…I’ll get ready and go.” “Good…” And with that, he walked out of the room, leaving her alone with a heart that was utterly broken.

Quinn bowed to her mother; Kathrine and her father, Derrick as she adjusted her bag straps on her back. “I’ll be back…I’ll be gone for about four days.” “I heard…Delilah told me you’d be leaving for the wounded moon pack…do you know the way?” Derrick asked. “I don’t, but the pack members who do will be leading the way…” “Good…come back in one piece and then come spend some time with us.” “I will…” “Bring Jeovanni as well.” Quinn chuckled, trying to hide the sadness that appeared in her eyes. “I will dad…I will…” Her eyes glanced over to her little sister and with trembling fingers, she ruffled her red hair. “Behave while I-I’m gone, Delilah.” Her voice broke as she spoke…she felt betrayed, but she couldn’t let it show. Delilah twisted her fingers in front of her, smiling from ear to ear. “I’m always on my best behavior…come back soon…bring me meat.” “I will if I get the time…for mom too.” Kathrine glanced over at her daughter, her eyes cold…like they’ve always been. “There’s still meat in the fridge from what you brought back last time…save your time…use it to do something else.” “Mother y~” Derrick chuckled, throwing his arm over Quinn’s shoulder, leading her away from the rest of the family. “Don’t mind her, just go sweetie…I’d be delighted to receive some deer meat.” Quinn smiled at her father’s words. “Alright…I’ll go now…take care of them while I’m gone.” He nodded and Quinn headed off, meeting the pack members who’d accompany her by the pack borders. Her mother had become distant ever since she became the luna of the pack… Perhaps it was because she was disappointed that Quinn didn’t get to become the beta she had initially trained to be…but her father cheered her on regardless. He was a good man, the best… He always told her that her mom would come back around, but Quinn didn’t think it was possible…her eyes had changed, even her voice was harsh now…hopefully some day she’d really come around. Sighing, Quinn gestured towards the head warrior, Jeo’s gamma ~Cannon~. “Ready?” “Yeah, everything’s set…the weapons are packed…Henry will carry them for now…we can switch the weight from person to person on the way.” Quinn nodded, glancing at Henry who had already transformed into the beautiful gray fur of his wolf. On his back was a box, tied to him with a rope. “Alright…let’s go…lead the way, Cannon.” She took a look back at the pack lands before reluctantly crouching and transforming into her silver-colored wolf. She wasn’t sure why, but her wolf was whimpering in her chest as though it feared leaving. Likewise, she did too, goddess knows what’ll happen between Jeo and Delilah while she was gone, but she was assigned a mission, as Luna, it was something she had to fulfill. But a day in, and she felt like she could not fulfill that mission. She was anxious to a point where her skin felt itchy, and when night fell down onto the land, her eyes were red with tears and it wasn't clear to her why she was crying… Her wolf was scraping against the mental walls in her mind and Jeo’s mark on her neck burnt incessantly…she felt like she was dying, and somehow it was related to Jeo…it had to be. Quinn rubbed her eyes as she looked off towards the direction they came from…The fire in front of her was burning away at the woods, just like the pain was doing to her heart. It was almost crippling…she felt…sh… “Hey Cannon…” She turned to Jeo’s gamma who sat beside her. “I…I think I need to…I thin~” “Hey, Quinn…are you alright?” “I~I feel sick…I must go back…I have t-to go back.” She stood to her feet, but Cannon grabbed her hand. “I’m sorry, Quinn…I was told not to let you go back until after this mission is completed.” “Let go…I-I must go.” “It’s an order from the alpha…” “And I’m his f*cking luna…let go of me, Cannon…complete this mission without me.” Cannon looked up at her with confused and indecisive eyes before reluctantly letting go of her hand. “It’d have been better if you didn’t go…you’re strong…but anyone can falter, and I’m certain that you will.” Quinn hissed at him as she ran off, transforming back into her wolf amidst her run. The pain had lessened, but it was still there; tearing away at her chest, and it continued to until she made it back to the pack borders. It was dead night and the pain…right then it increased, almost paralyzing her. Her wolf whimpered, falling onto its belly…it felt like she was getting sliced incessantly from the inside, she felt like she was bleeding, but there was no blood… Her wolf howled out in pain, clawing at the dirt beneath it…it was painful…to a point where she changed back into her human form involuntarily. Wha…? The bond…it was already withering away, but now it felt like it was tearing…forcibly breaking…what was happening? Naked and weak, Quinn crawled forward, barely managing to stand to her feet. She stumbled into the pack lands, following the loud noise she heard. It brought her to the meeting grounds and there, every single pack member stood, watching something that was going on on the podium. Quinn stepped closer, spotting Jeo, Delilah and an elder in the center of it. Wha…? Was this a…a mating ceremony? Tears glided down her cheeks as she stepped even closer, holding tight to her chest when pain scourged her again…How could he…no, how could they do this to her? Her mother… Her sister… Her own mate… Where was father…? Was he a part of this too? How could they…? Why would they do…? A sob climbed through her lips as she pushed through the crowd. With shaking legs, she climbed atop of the podium, ignoring the crowd when the noise became higher. Jeo turned away from Delilah, his eyes meeting hers with a great deal of surprise in them. “Quinn?! What are you doing here?” |-_-| /-_-\ |-_-|