Chapter 4 Normal Life

• Nero’s p.o.v.
• Dad has been asking Noah to attend the Mate meeting for a few years now, but even at the age of thirty one he refuses to go and Dad is smart enough to only suggest it once before he drops the subject.
• None of us wants to attend the Mate meeting as we all know there might be a possibility of a false Mate-bond.
• Grandfather taught us everything about the Mate-bond and how to detect a false Mate-bond. It is the one and only reason Noah refuses to attend the Mate meeting and if none of us will accompany him he won’t go.
• Dad had been careful when it came to Mara, but their Mate-bond is as strong as it should be and I am glad he found Mara after being alone for nineteen years.
• Mara is right though, with the merge of two Packs the changes of finding your Mate increases and a part of me hopes that I will find my Mate in Crimson Moon Pack.
• It will keep the Mate meeting out of my future and that of Nikolay if he finds his Mate as well, if he doesn’t find his Mate before the next Mate meeting he will also get an invitation.
• We can’t be forced to attend the Mate meeting but most Pack-members frown at Noah’s blunt refusal to attend.
• Most Pack-members that are older than Nikolay should know and understand why Noah refuses to go, but for some reason they conveniently forget every time that invitation arrives.
• Noah had a best friend that moved to a neighboring Pack when his Mother found a new Mate at the Mate meeting and they kept in close contact with one and other, a good thing if you ask me.
• Three years after they transferred to their new Pack he had called Noah in the middle of the night, his Mother’s Mate had been abusive for a few months at that time and Noah had warned him to keep an eye on his Stepfather.
• Even the phone call didn’t change a thing; Dad had warned Alpha Gordon who in return contacted the Alpha, but he had arrived at the house too late.
• Noah’s friend and his Mother were both beaten to death, we all believe it could have been prevented if the Alpha had given the Council of Elders his complete family file and that is the main reason Noah won’t attend a Mate meeting.
• He once told an Elder he would rather stay single for the rest of his life and die alone than attend that meeting.
• I for one won’t hold it against him and I hope the four of us will be lucky enough to find our Mate after we merge with Crimson Moon Pack.
• After dinner Nikolay and I decide to head down stairs to the main living room and spend some time with our friends before I get sucked in to the responsibilities of my new position.
• Ten minutes later I regret coming down to the main living room, I’m not saying that I am a saint but I never have nor will I ever sleep with a Pack-member and I know my Brothers think the same way about this.
• We don’t want our Mates to come face to face with a female we slept with and I know that some of these females will go out of their way to rub it in someone’s face if they slept with their Mate, not something I am willing to put my Mate through.
• Somehow they found out I will become the next Gamma and they are all trying to get my attention, but I have been ignoring them the best I can.
• Nikolay has placed himself between me and the only way one of these females can get close to me. “Thanks, Bro. I might start locking my door from now on, they might try to sneak into my bed otherwise.” I tell Nikolay through the mind-link, he suggests I swap rooms with Noah and before I can stop him he has pulled Noah and Nathan in to our conversation.
• Noah agrees with Nikolay and tells me that the four of us will swap rooms at random, just to make sure no one can sneak into my bed at night.
• I wouldn’t put it past any of these females to force a Mate-bond on me by claiming we mated or by claiming I got them pregnant, Miku growls in my head as he listens to my thoughts.
• He would never accept one of these females as his Mate and I know he will abandon me if I ever willingly took one of them as my Mate.
• After two hours of avoiding the females in the living room I am close to bursting, I swear if one of them makes one more remark about being the best fit for a future Gamma I am going to commit murder.
• One of my best friends happens to be a female and she is happily mated to one of my friends. She looks at me with a smirk on her face, “What do you and Miku look for in a Mate?” She asks and I know she gives me a polite way of putting these females in their place.
• “I am hoping for a Mate that can take care of herself, not just by being able to fight but also to be able to make a living. I need to know she will be able to provide for herself and our Pups if anything happens t me. I hope my Mate will know protocol when dealing with a visiting Alpha or if we ever have Elders visit the Pack and I hope she can handle my Brothers as well as Mara can.
• I don’t care what the color of her hair is or what the color of her eyes are, I don’t care about her height and I sure as hell don’t care about her rank. I will protect her with my life, I will keep her from harm and I will spoil her rotten if she gives me the chance.” I say and Nikolay knows I mean every word I said, all my Brothers feel the same way. We will accept any Mate our Lycans chose for us and we will all make sure our Mates are well taken care of.
• Noah and Nathan step into the living room and Noah tells me it is time to turn in for the night, that I will have a few busy days ahead of me. I groan as I think of everything I will have to take care of with Dad over the next few days and I know I will be glad when both Packs are merged. It will make my life a lot easier when it is finally taken care of and we can all get back to living a rather normal life.