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Zalia 

Alpha Brad called me to his office a minute ago and I ask Nyx to keep track of the time, I need to know how long I had to take it off for this meeting. It will affect my plans for the rest of the day and I would like to get some sleep before I head out to Amber Moon Pack. 

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I walk into the Pack–house to find Donovan and Gibson waiting outside Alpha Brad’s office, both of them smiling when they see me approaching and Twilight is growling in my head. I say good morning to them as I walk past them to the door, I knock on it even though it is opened wide and Alpha Brad tells me 

to come in. 

I sit down in the chair across from him and Donovan and Gibson follow my lead after Gibson has closed the door, “Zalia, Donovan asked for this meeting, he has something he wants to discuss with us.” Alpha Brad says and we both turn our heads to Donovan. 

“Zalia, I am sorry if you thought I didn’t want you as my Gamma. I should have said something when Rick. made that remark, but I was to stunned to react. You have proven time and again that you are Gamma, you see and understand things most wouldn’tand I apologize if I gave you the impression that I 

a good 

– would refuse you the position of Gamma.” He says. 

“Doesn’t he realize that we know him better than anyone else Twilight growls in my head. “Donovan, I appreciate you apologizing to me.” I say and I see a smile appear on his face. The look in his eyes tells me he thinks I am dumb enough to fall for his apology and I allow him to make a fool of himself. 

-Thank you, Zalia. Dad, I know that I need to prove to you and Mom that I can be the Alpha our Pack needs and I promise that I will prove it to both of you. I am not sure if Elinor will be able to find a Gamma, that is right for our Pack and I will accept any time you demand for me to prove my worth.” Donovan says. 

I shake my head as Alpha Brad looks at me, “No, Donovan. I will never become your Gamma, not because you didn’t stand up for me to Rick. I will never become your Gamma, because you and Gibson are the kind of males I hate from the bottom of my heart. You apologize for not standing up for me, but you forget that both of you have ignored me ever since we got back from the Palace. 

You were angry with Slater for accepting a position in another Pack, you probably think no one saw but Twilight and I did. You made up excuse after excuse to leave the room whenever I entered, but you didn’t even bother coming up with an excuse if no one else was around. I thought we were best friends, but apparently that was one–sided. 

Elinor has already chosen her Gamma and my Dad is already training her. They 

will take over when our Fathers step down, you better get used to answering to your baby Sister and if I ever hear that you are making trouble for her I will hunt you down and kick your fucking ass.” I say before I walk out of Alpha Brad’s office. 

Alpha Brad doesn’t stop me from leaving and I hope he will give both of them hell for what they did to me, for what they tried to do today. I head straight up to my room when I get back to Gaia’s home and I pull out my phone to call Asha, I need someone to talk to who doesn’t live in this Pack. 

Princess Asha 

I feel my phone buzz and I look at the screen to see who is calling me, “Ammon, I need to answer this call. It’s Zalia.” I say through the mind–link and he gestures for me to get out of the room. The moment I have closed the door behind me, I answer my phone, “Hello, Zalia. What is going on?” I ask her because I know. she wouldn’t call me if she could talk to someone else. 

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I sit down on my bed as I listen to her, “Has Donovan tried to apologize before today?” I ask her. 

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“I don’t know, I have been living with Gaia and today was the first time I set foot in the Pack–house.” Zalia answers me and I ask her if he ever tried to link her, she tells me he didn’t 

“What will you do when Alpha Brad gets approval from Alwin to give Donovan’s position to Elinor?” I ask her and she asks me what I mean. 

“Alpha Brad has to inform Alwin about the change in leadership for Moon Stone Pack and he has to explain why he doesn’t want to hand it over to his first born, not having a Gamma isn’t a valid reason. 

Alpha Brad will have to explain to Alwin that Donovan never wanted to accept you as his Gamma and I think it will be difficult to prove that fact.” I explain and for a moment she is quiet, then she asks me if a taped confession will do.. 

“Yes, if someone could tape Donovan while he confesses that he never wanted a female as his Gamma. Alwin will accept it and he will allow Alpha Brad to hand over the Pack to Elinor.” I answer. 

“Now I want you to answer my question, what will you do when Alpha Brad’s request gets approved?” I ask her again and she tells me that she will travel for a while to find her Mate. “And if that fails I can always move to the Palace and get adopted by Alwin and Axelle.” She says and both of us are laughing our asses 

off. 

“Ammon would like that a lot.” I finally say after I have caught my breath. “He really likes your attitude and the fact that you lack a filter. The Palace has been a little more quiet since the meeting ended and everyone misses you around here. Oh, before I forget. How is Slater doing?” I ask her. 

She tells me she went to visit him, “Only to find out he found his Mate and neglected to tell his family, but with everything going on in his life who can blame him? Besides, Bellona is a very lovely girl and just looking at them tells you that they love one another a let. She answers. 

I tell her I will inform the others at dinner about Slater and Bellona, that she will always be welcome at the “Palace if she needs to and before I disconnect the call I wish her luck with the competition. I have just put 

my phone down when Sila walks in and I quickly tell her why Zalia called. 

Sila grabs my arm and pulls me with her as she walks out of my room, she quickly makes her way down. the hall to Alwin’s private office and after knocking she immediately walks in. “Alwin, did you get a request from Alpha Brad?” She asks before she site 

down in a chair and he tells us that he did get a request from Alpha Brad. 

Zalia 

I never knew an Alpha had to have permission from King Alwin to hand over the Pack to another heir and I think back on a conversation I heard between Alpha Brad and Luna Hester before I went to my first meeting. Donovan had just turned sixteen and it would be our first time attending the meeting, Alpha Brad didn’t take us along after Donovan turned fifteen. 

He had told us he didn’t like the fact that most Alphas and Lanas used the meeting to hunt for a Mate for. their Daughters, so he refused to take Elinor, Kali and Slater along until they asked if they could come along. They wanted to see for themselves if the stories we told them were true and after the first day of the meeting, Elinor had told me she regretted coming along. 

But something had been bugging me during the entire meeting, the conversation I had heard between Alpha Brad and Luna Hester and no matter how I looked at the conversation it never made sense. It still doesn’t make sense, but at least now I understand that they feared someone would find out that they did 

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something against the law. 

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I had only heard bits and pieces of the conversation between Luna Hester and Alpha Brad, I had heard them mention Donovan’s name and something about relative of Alpha Brad that I didn’t know he had. Luna Hester had sighed in relief when Alpha Brad told her that the only person who could reveal the truth wouldn’t be attending the meeting that year. 

Remembering the conversation and adding the information Asha gave me I now understand that they did something against the law, but I I don’t understand what it is they did or why Luna Hester was reluctant 

to take Donovan to his first meeting. 

Maybe after the competition is over I should talk to Asha about this, she might be able to understand what could have happened or what they had been talking about. Right now I have to concentrate on the competition because tonight I will pay Amber Moon Park a visit to take out their leadership and get a picture of their hint. A hint I need to find their reward and with the hint from Sundown Pack I will go to the palace to find both rewards in one night. 

Tonight at eight the fourth day of the competition will start, I will take the fifth day of the competition off to rest and come up with a plan to retrieve the rewards from the hints. I will also use the day to ask Gaia’s brother to help me get a confession from Donovan, as a male he will probably be able to make Donovan confirm that he never intended for me to take over the position of Gamma and I know that the King will need it to approve Elinor to become the next Alpha of Moon Stone Pack. 

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