Sold To The Alpha
Chapter 29

'You never told us' said Mary quietly, the hurt evident in her voice.

Aaron met his mothers gaze and stubbornly replied, 'sorry mother, but I don't really want to discuss my s*x life with my parents!' though a trace of guilt crossed his face.

Alistair rolled his eyes, 'Obviously, we don't want a step by step breakdown of what happened between the two of you son, but it would have been nice to know that you had excepted each other as mates' he said before muttering, 'finally!' with an exasperated growl under his breath. 'It also would have been an important piece of information to know that Charity had been through her first heat, solidifying our belief, before Alpha Marcus filled us in, that Charity is indeed part werewolf! You kept important information from us son' he concluded, meeting his son's gaze with his own stern look.

Aaron hung his head slightly, 'i'm sorry father' he said, more respectfully, 'I was just trying to protect Charity, she wasn't brought up in our world, I didn't think she'd want the whole pack knowing about it, despite how normal it is to us! Mary reached over and patted his arm comfortingly, 'we know sweetheart' she said softly, with a small smile, 'you did what you thought was best. Looking around the room she raised her voice slightly, 'well what is done is done, most likely Charity is already with cub.' 'WHAT??' interrupted Charity, her voice shaking with shock.

Mary looked at her kindly, 'That's how it works little one, when we go into heat, we are extremely fertile, I have never known a mated she-wolf to not fall pregnant during heat unless their mate is miles away at the time. Our mates can sense our heat from a great distance, we silently call for them at that time, they cannot leave us until the heat is over. It's like a built-in survival mechanism within our species' she said, before turning back to the group. 'Firstly we need to keep Charity safe, shes a white wolf with lineage to the Red Moon and Silver Moon packs, she will be highly prized by other packs hoping to increase their power. But also, now we know she is most likely with cub, that makes her doubly valuable' she continued strongly, 'Secondly, we need to start researching this curse, try to replace a way to end it, there is a 50/50 chance that we have nothing to worry about, but I for one am not going to sit idly by for the next 8 months on the hope our first grandchild is a male' she said emphatically.

Marcus looked toward Charity, 'I would be honoured if you would consider a visit to our pack grand daughter' he said softly

'No way!' growled Aaron forcibly, his hands tightening on charity's shoulders, 'her place is with me! I have to protect her!'

Marcus smiled at the angry young man in front of him, 'young man' he said quietly, 'I truly could not have asked for a better mate for my grand daughter, I know with every ounce of my being that you love her completely and will give your life to protect her. I am not trying to take her from you, I just want to show her her heritage, where her mother grew up, her birth right!

Alistair held up his hand as Aaron started to argue again, 'Son' he said, 'This is not our decision, Charity must make her own mind up as to what she wants to do.'

Lucian, who had remained silent through the entire meeting, rose from his chair by the fireplace and walked toward the Alpha's table, 'Alpha Marcus, Alpha Alistair, Future Alpha Aar on, if I may speak' he requested crisply.

Alistair gestured for him to continue, Lucian turned to face Aaron, 'As you know, I am the Beta of the Red Moon Pack, I took over after my father, Alpha Marcus' best friend, was killed in battle. Annalise was my friend when we were children. I swear an oath on the pack of the Red Moon, to the Goddess herself, that should Lady Charity wish to visit our territory, I and a small group of my most trusted men will protect her with our lives. We will guard your Luna day and night, at no point will she be left unattended. It would be an honour Lady Charity to act as your personal bodyguard during a visit' he said turning to Charity, 'It would also be a tribute to my good friend Annalise who I know would kick my a*s if I allowed anything to happen to her daughter' he added as Marcus and Charity both chuckled despite themselves.

Charity looked up at Aaron and squeezed his hand before returning her gaze to Marcus, 'Grand father, I would love to visit with you for a couple of weeks, to see my mothers home and hear as much about her as you can tell me' she replied sweetly, 'I do ask that you allow me to bring someone with me though!

Looking surprised Marcus asked, 'who would you like to bring? we have many skilled fighters to protect you, though not to cast any kind of doubt on the skills of your warriors Alpha Alistair' he added quickly.

Charity smiled 'I would like to bring my best friend Chloe' she said easily

Lucian lent toward Marcus and whispered, 'James, Alpha' before straightening up and stepping back. Understanding illuminated Marcus' face, 'Of course my grand daughter, your friend is more than welcome to join us at our pack house. The protection supplied to you will of course be extended to her too.'

Charity smiled happily, 'Would you be amenable to us visiting in a weeks time?' she asked, 'It will give us both time to pack and calm certain individuals down' as she rolled her eyes ever so slightly in Aaron's direction.

As the room stifled their laughter and Aaron growled semi angrily, Marcus nodded, 'I shall send Lucian with a car in one week, he will be here at 2 pm if that is acceptable?'

Standing from his seat, Marcus extended his hand to Alistair, who stood and grasped it in a handshake. 'Thank you, Alistair, for your hospitality, and the chance to meet my grand daughter' he said gruffly.

Alistair nodded, 'You are welcome Marcus, thank you for filling us in on Charity's past, I will get Jared to show you out!

Nodding Alistair turned toward the door and followed Jared out with Lucian close behind him. As the door closed behind them Mary looked over at Charity.

'Are you sure dear?' she asked carefully

'I need to know who I am' replied Charity, 'plus their library is the most likely place to replace information on the family curse' she said stiffly, sobering the mood in the room instantaneously.

Mary nodded with understanding, 'You are correct little one' she replied, 'you best go start packing, I assume Marcus will be true to his word and a car will be outside the door bang on 2 pm next week' she said with a hint of amusement.

Charity stood ready to leave, Aaron next to her, 'oh one other thing' said Mary, halting their attempt to leave, 'should Chloe decide not to return with you after your visit, tell her she will be sorely missed by myself and the Alpha, but has our blessing and best wishes to join another pack if she feels the need.

Smiling widely at Mary, Charity ran round the table and threw her arms around the older woman's neck in a tight hug. Laughing Mary patted her hair fondly, 'hey, not too tight! remember my grand child is in there! I don't want them flattened like a pancake' she admonished with a playful twinkle in her eye.

Blushing slightly, Charity made her way back to Aaron and they left the office, heading back toward Aaron's room.