Alpha’s Cursed Mate

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Leo’s POV

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“Alpha, Alpha!!!” A voice yelled in my head. I jerked up instantly.

And why do I get the feeling that this day is replaying again?

“We have a complaint.” The voice said again.

“And what is it this time?” I groaned and facepalmed.

“The pack members are finding it hard to shift.” The voice said and I looked up straight in shock.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“What do you mean by that?” I asked him.

“I also don’t know. Your attention is needed as bad as the situation is.” He said before I blocked him. As I stood up to wear the pair of baggy joggers, Rose groaned next to me as she tossed to other side of the bed. I exhaled and tucked her properly under the bed sheet. She held me by my hand and a faint smile tugged at my lips as I removed her hands gently.

As I walked towards the door and was about to open the door, her voice stopped me.

“Where to?” She asked and I paused. I turned towards her.

“Some urgent issues I need to attend to.” I said and exited the room. I looked around the pack house and saw just how vacant it was.

Why was I having a bad feeling about this?

Negative thoughts, No!

Positive thoughts, Yes!

As I got outside, I saw almost half of the population of my pack. I darted my gaze from one person to the other until it rested on my Beta who had a worried look on his face.

“Alpha,” They all acknowledged me with an undertone of begrudge. I raised my eyebrows at the disrespect and they all bowed as if they knew noticed.

“What is with all these not shifting of a thing?” I asked.

“Ever since the Luna came back, things has not been how they were. We have not been able to shift since yesterday and we kept it low. But as it seems,…”

“Are you saying your Luna is the one at fault for you not being able to shift?” I cut him off with a glare. I will fight for her. Whether life or death. She is my mate.

“I dare not, Alpha sir. But I think she is the cause. Who knew what they did to her after they kidnapped her.” The man said and my nose twitched as I forced my wolf, Jeff, not to rip his head from his shoulders. I breathed out and curled my fist into a ball and looked ahead of them.

“This is a serious case and we cannot take it lightly,” Blake said in my head and I looked at him.

“I know right.” I said and shook my head.

“Alpha, please.. help us. My wolf is suffocating. He needs to be free.” A young boy said as he went on his knees. My heart literally broke at the sight.

Why is this happening to the pack when I became the Alpha?

I went to him and bent down to bring him up.

“Your wolf will be free soon. Give me more time to think about it.” I said with a reassuring smile.

“No!” A voice yelled.

“The Luna must leave. Who knows if she was cursed or something. She has brought this misfortune over us and we will stand up to it. Why is that we are the only one affected by it? Why are you not affected or the Beta and his family? I know what she is trying to do, she wants us to be slaves in this pack. She wants us to worship her like some Greek god. But we will not stand it. We must fight for our freedom.” The masculine said all in one go. It took me all the efforts in my body not to go grab him by the neck.

“You feel like your Luna is the one at fault for what happened to you?” I asked, well more like growled. They all moved back slowly and paved way for me to see the man that had the stupid and groundless guts to speak back at me.

Jeffery could not take the blasphemy against his mate anymore. I think I need to let him put some scoundrel in his seat. He was the one who volunteered to be the Alpha by the way.

Jeff took over and my eye color changed.

He had this smirk on his face. Guess they have not met their Alpha’s wolf yet. And I would say it’s good timing by the way.

“What were you saying?” He asked in a surprising calm voice as he counted his fingers. The man looked at me with glare but deep down he was pissing and shaking in fear.

“All I was saying is that the Luna needs to leave. Who knows if the curse will stop as soon as she leaves.” He repeated.

“You’ve got the guts!!!” I growled so loudly that the earth shook to its core. They all fell to their knees. My breath was ragging as Jeff fought for control.

He knew he needed to be patient.

“My. Mate. Won’t. Leave. This. Pack.” I spelt out with my nose twitching and my jaws clenched.

“I will leave.” That fragile voice said from behind me. I turned to look at her. She already changed to a better cloth. She walked towards me.

“If my pack requests me to give them sometime to be able to regain their strength, I will. If they request me to step down from the position, I will. If they ask me to sacrifice myself for their redemption, I will. Since I took this responsibility, I vowed to do as they say. I accept that I am the cause of them not being able to shift and I am going to give them the time they need. I also have things to solve. For the past three days that I came back here, it’s like I don’t know myself. It’s like I am living a borrowed life. So I better not put the entire pack in jeopardy.” She said and they all looked at her with awe. Her left eyes twitched as she looked at me.

“Leo is a good Alpha. He has always done things the best way it could fit you all. Give me sometime to find out what is wrong with me.” She pleaded and I could see how their faces softened at the words she said.

She came towards me.

“I will be at mother’s place,” With that said, she leaned closer and gave me a peck on my cheek. And she walked off like that. Just like that!.

I couldn’t hear her sobbing as she ran towards the forest. I stood there, unable to move.

She was making the sacrifice. She chose this pack over me.

“Ahrghh!!!” I yelled and the breeze blew heavily.

Jeff wanted to be out. He wanted to chase after his mate. He wanted to bring her back to his side. The loss he felt when she was away from him, he was slowly getting over it but now she just… Left him. He pulled the last string and won. I shifted, my clothes stripped apart as I ran into the woods.

I ran inhumane speed across the woods but she was nowhere to be found.

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It’s been three hours since Rose left and I was still seated at the little river nature gifted this pack. Yes, it would be this pack I call it till my mate comes back.

“Leo,” Blake called out through the mind link.

“What?!” I shouted at him, not minding at all.

“Come back.” He said and I closed my eyes and walked into the river. I played around, no, not play, I vented my anger in the water, still in my wolf’s form.

After what felt like more hours, I stood up on wobbly legs and staggered my way towards the pack.

I changed into my human form and pushed the door open, not minding who I meet there.

“Eww, Leo. You could at least get some short.” Blake said as he covered his mate’s eyes. I scoffed and walked to my room.

I came back downstairs after putting on some clothes. I tried not to get attached to the room as her scent still lingered in the room.

I looked at Blake’s mother who offered a cup if water. I took it and gulped it down in seconds.

“I don’t know what’s happening. I feel like it’s an inside job.” Austin said. He had come over when he heard about what happened.

“How’s she doing?” That was what I asked instead. He looked at me.

“She’s fine. She is learning some things from Nora.” He answered.

So she is doing all these things to forget me?!

“Leo, this is just like a trial in your relationship. You should be thankful that it’s not like mine. Where I had to wait twenty-three years to regain my wolf and also meet the love of my life.” He said and patted me on the shoulders. I breathed out.

“Where do we start from?” I asked.

“The party!” A voice said all of a sudden. My eyebrows furrowed as I heard that voice.

Leticia?

I turned to look at her.

“What are you doing here?” I asked her.

“Blake had contacted me that your pack was under some sort of spell or something. So since they have a godmother as a witch. I cannot let them down.” She said in that annoying voice I probably hate to hear.

“Give me something that was used at the party or tell me where the party took place.” She said and we took her to the dining room.

“Whosoever did this is an expert and a witch at that. She cleared her tracks.” She said after some minutes.

“So is there a way to get her?” Blake asked.

“Nope!”

And my hope chattered just like that.