Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 34

Aaron rolled his eyes at his wife, huffing 'Spit it out Mrs Cross, what am I not going to like?' he asked g 'No!' replied Charity, laughing at his disgusted facial expression, 'Hell to the no to that suggestion!' 'OK OK, who is it then?' Aaron asked, eyeing her suspiciously.

'I think Justin and Hazel should take over the Oakridge pack' Charity muttered looking anywhere but a A short silence followed her words, finally looking back at her husband she saw he was deep in thoug 'Really?' Charity said surprised 'You are not going to kick off about me stealing your Beta, leaving you Huffing Aaron glared at his wife 'I do not need back up' he growled 'I am an Alpha and I can take care Charity slipped her arms around him, planting a soft kiss on his lips, feeling him relax slightly 'I know Aaron kissed his wife back his eyes softening as he took in her worried face, 'No you're not, he'll alway obviously not as amazing as me, but a close second' he continued as Charity laughed and pushed him march up here with a team of my own warriors and we will kick their asses all the way back down the Hugging him tightly, Charity kissed Aaron's neck, causing him to release a low hiss 'You are possibly th Grinning Aaron nipped her neck with his teeth as she groaned loudly 'I do what is right for my pack, a

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Walking into the dining room Aaron and Charity were greeted by their pack members who were busy Oakridge women walked in holding trays of food, plates and cutlery, that they placed in the middle of Chatting among themselves, the three packs members got to know each other, laughing and joking as 'Oh my goddess, these are better than s*x' moaned Justin as he forced an entire sausage into his mou 'You obviously ain't doing it right then mate' replied Aaron, smirking as Hazel's cheeks took on a pink 'I heard no complaints last night' Justin shot back grinning, throwing his arms around the now crimso 'That poor girl is not going to want to share your bed again if you keep on mister' admonished Charity,

y, 'Goddess, you are not going to suggest that Lucas bloke are you!' he suddenly growled looking horrified.

usband.

brow creased as he stared unseeingly at the door leading to the en suite. 'You know, thats really not a bad idea' he conceded finally. t back up, blah blah blah' she asked cagily.

back, my family and myself' he grumped.

r big bad Alpha' she replied softly 'but you and Jus have been best friends since forever, i'm basically asking you to give him up'

y best mate, he just wont live in my pack house anymore' he said encircling her body with his arms and pulling her onto his lap. 'Jus is an amazing warrior, ully. 'He could lead a pack easily, he's got the balls to protect them, the kindness to treat them well and if anyone tries to mess with him or this pack I will ain' he growled.

Alpha in the world do you know that?' she asked breathing into his neck as he growled into her hair.

ridge is now a part of that, the best thing for them is Justin and with Hazel by his side I think they will make a formidable team.

g out long wooden tables and benches that had been shoved into an a joining room at some point in the past. As the last bench was put next to a table, the bles before every seated themselves and started to eat. ountains of food was quickly demolished.

I whilst she hid her face in his chest.

og her fork toward their Beta as he roared with laughter,

'Char, once you had a taste of this fine hunk of beef steak you ain't ever going back to ham and eggs baby' grinned Justin, waving his hand down himself as he spoke, causing Charity to roll her eyes at him, chuckling.

'Pfft, Beef steak?' asked Aaron sniggering, 'more like a tin of spam' whilst Justin flipped him the bird and started to kiss his mate's neck, feeding her pancakes off his fork whilst whispering in her ear causing her to blush further despite the smile creeping across her face.

As they finished, the door slowly creaked open and Carmen stepped inside making her way shyly toward the tables.

Leo who was sat at the end of the table, stared at her, his fork hovering near his mouth forgotten as his eyes widened. Drawn to his gaze, Carmen looked toward him, taking a deep breath as their eyes connected.

'Mate' whispered Leo, scrambling to his feet and walking over to her, taking her hands softly in his as his eyes traveled over her face, ingraining her features into his memory. 'You are the most beautiful person I have ever seen' he whispered, his voice heavy as he continued to gaze at her.

Charity walked over to the two of them, her face amused, 'Leo?' she called, drawing his attention to her, as he turned a confused face toward her as if surprised to see her next to them. 'Why didn't you say yesterday that Carmen was your mate?' she asked softly. Leo looked uncomfortable and a bit embarrassed, 'Well Luna, you were kind of doing your Luna thing and making this big speech, I thought it would be rude to interrupt you' he admitted, looking at his feet.

Charity giggled 'OK I can accept that' she admitted, 'anyway, Carmen, this is Leo, he is 'currently' from the Red Moon pack' she said, emphasizing 'currently' whilst Carmen blushed and Leo grinned happily. 'Leo, why don't you do a sweep of the village for us, let the residents know that we will be ready to meet anyone who wishes an audience in an hours time, Carmen can go with you, make sure you don't get lost and help you spread the word'

Leo nodded enthusiastically before lacing his fingers in Carmen's and bounding from the room. Charity smiled to herself as she watched them leave, turning back toward the table she saw the warriors grinning at her.

'What?' she asked crossly, folding her arms tightly across her chest.

'Nothing my love' replied Aaron getting up from his place at the table and walking over to envelop her in his arms, 'you are just the most amazing Luna, you take so much pleasure from seeing people replace their mates, it just made us smile' Charity shrugged grinning up at him 'I can't help it, I want everyone to replace their happy ending' she admitted hugging him tightly.

The warriors soon left the dining room, taking the plates and dishes through, clearing up before going out into the village to get to know the Oakridge members. Soon it was just Aaron, Charity, Justin and Hazel sat around the top of one of the table, talking quietly before opening the doors to the pack members.

'So' grinned Justin 'Who is the lucky wolf who gets the Oakridge pack to run?' swinging his chair back so he was balancing on the back two legs looking between his two friends expectantly. 'Is it one of the warriors? not all of them were assholes' he asked chuckling as Aaron gave Charity a hard look, silently telling her to get on and tell him.

'Oh what about Doctor Nat? he's a sturdy wolf' pondered Justin, tapping his chin as he ran through the various wolves in his head.

Charity cleared her throat uncomfortably 'Umm actually I was thinking about one of our men' she said, watching Justin closely.

The Beta nodded his head thoughtfully, 'Darius would be a strong choice' he agreed 'not sure his mate would want to up sticks and move here though, Merrick? same with him though, would Avery be ok living so remotely?'

Charity caught Justin's eye, holding his gaze 'Actually, Aaron and I were thinking that you would be a good choice to take over as Alpha' she said slowly, watching his face as the words sank in.

Shock fluttered across Justin's face as he started to stutter, 'Wha.. when... why... he began before swallowing hard and starting again 'what do you mean me? i'm a Beta, not an Alpha!' he argued, staring between the pair like they had lost their minds. 'Mate, you may be my Beta, but that doesn't mean that you are not Alpha material' interjected Aaron gruffly 'You are a good man and a good warrior, no-one would look after this pack better than you' he said earnestly.

Justin shook his head incredulously 'seriously guys, I can't even beat Aaron in a fight' he blustered whilst Aaron tried to suppress a smirk that threatened to break through on his face.

'It's true, I am an awesome Alpha' Aaron agreed, dodging sideways as Charity went to slap his hand, glaring at him, 'BUT' he added, glaring at his Beta sternly, 'That does not mean that you can not also be an awesome Alpha.

Justin did not look convinced and gave a sideways glance at Hazel who was sat silently, looking between the three of them, her expression unreadable.

Grabbing her hand, Justin pulled her eyes to his, 'What do you think of this?' he asked worriedly 'Is it a mad idea?'

Hazel smiled lightly, placing her hand gently on his cheek, 'I think you would make an amazing Alpha for this pack' she admitted 'You are brave and loyal, caring and respectful to everyone you meet, but I know that leaving your pack would cause you pain and I don't want you ever to feel that. You need to choose what is right for you, not what is right for the pack. I will go where you go' she finished with a shy smile as Justin pressed his lips to hers, breathing heavily.

Pulling away, Justin stared at the ceiling for a moment, the others silently watching him as he mulled over everything they had said before finally bringing his gaze back to Charity and taking a deep breath..