The Rejected Life Of Mala Luca – Chapter 32

Mala thought a lot about what Aston had told her in his office, about his curse and what he wanted from her, to be his Luna. Had not seen that one coming at all. There was barely a moment of quiet when she didn’t think about it. Wondered how many in the pack knew the complete truth about their Alpha? She doubted many at all.

Definitely the entire Alpha Unit, they had all been looking at her over the past few days. It seemed they too, were waiting on her answer or her reaction to their Alpha’s imparted news.

Mala was currently sitting in the pack house dining room having breakfast with Ben, Bella, and little Benny junior. It had been four days since he’d told her about this Mate Bond with Carmel and the curse.

t them, she and Suki were going to duel her, rip that woman’s head off for the death of their Luna. Would take great satisfaction in having a piece of that b***h, for the hideous nature of her and a

la had offered herself to take his brother out to make Carmel feel the same pain. The pain of one losing your Mate.

ing forced to do something she clearly didn’t want to do.

the same pack to see it. How did she know? Made her wonder if that she-wolf, felt when he was with another in some way. Seeing as she was still so clearly attached to him,

o him, all willing to fight and die not just for him, but for each other, to protect each other.

ondered if Carmel had killed Roberta out of sheer jealously that she was with Aston, for being Mated to him when Carmel was not. Or spite after knowing he had created a be

front of all here in the dining room, blinked up at him. She had not expected him to do that. He’d been giving her complete space for the last four days.

hem lose control had simply thought it normal to react so violently to one from their past touching them and trying to reclaim them.

he corrected herself.

and not rank. “I’ll join you this morning.” He stated and then w

between her and their Alpha. Aston didn’t seem to mind or care at all, just smiled at her and let them discuss it openly.

em smiled at her “Mala.” They all stated, in unison.

was not at all used to this kind of direct attention, dealt with them all the time, trained with them all the time.

her before turning his attention to his breakfast and then started chatting away with the rest at the table. He knew, she knew what he was doing.

it be Mala.” He commented “It’s not weird for me. I like you a lot, I intend to date you and we’ll simply go from there Mala.” He announced his plans almost as if he was trying to tell the whole dining room, which would spread quickly through the rest of the pack, what was about to happen between them. “I’m co

and his lips touched her ear softly “I like it when you get all nervous around me. I can see you like me and more than a little.”

t was highly amusing, her reaction to their Alpha’s interest in her.

y kind of relationship at all. She and Ben, it had just been s*x, when one or the othe

d. Better than good, it had been damn hot, but a relationship? to date the Alpha? She didn’t even know how that would go, what was expected of her. What to expect from him either, and found that it was more than making her nervous. The

t that. Though Aston had told her she could take years to consider it, that was also interesting to her.

ome questions; I’d like to ask you.”

and smiled right at her.

e after breakfast, Simon she noted strolled along behind them, even came into the office and closed the door behind the

“We have no secrets, Mal

ed her attention. “When is he here when you are not?” she asked with a s

nodded as she sat down.

him and Simon. Aston sat across from her, and Simon sank down in the chair next to him and made

aliate on Carmel, after the Luna’s death?” she had her theory and wanted to know if it was cor

nd so is Raymond, she has to suffer the brutality of his wolf.”

kill him at the warrior challenge?”

the hope I would retaliate in kind, setting her free unwittingly. That is the very reason I never sent you after her. The curse affects myself and Raymond, it’s not on her specifically. So, if I let you kill her, that would not be fair

e?”

t hunt one of them down for Roberta’s death, I did, a lot. Killing Raymond would only release Carmel from the curse’s effects. And with killing Carmel could hurt some innocent down the line. I’m not about to put some unsuspecting innocent she-wolf in the path of Raymond’s end of the curse. It’s not who I am.”

dded “So you don’t think that he would tell them about t

wants people knowing things like that about them, or being rejected for it. I’m also willing to bet some part of him way down deep, enjoys what happens during her heat. He can be a very vicious man. I did tell you he enjoys beating his wolves. He likely enj

.”

“I ne

nt and talked to him later that night.” She’d not liked it then. Simon knew this and had told her to stay out of it.

them. He was the one to always participate. I never went.”

Did you tell hi

eard Simon s

ow me?”

ena when you were wolf-less.” Aston smiled right at her “Never missed one, he saw you in action back then. Now he knows y

hing then.”

im what rank you were now, did not surprise him much. Expe

Simon’s face.

said before turning back to Mala “Do you want to know what the Pack Beta said to m

curious as to how a Beta could make an Alpha feel fear. “Might as well get all th

n “Go on Beta.”

next Luna.” He looked right at her.

what you were supposed to be who your Mate was. You were supposed to be a full Warrior Luna. With Aston by your side here leading this pack with him, that’s exactly

bout it then?”

rs later. Something Ben said not long after he found Bella, actually.”

er head “Trust Ben to say something.”

train one day and he walked right passed me, stated with a full smirk on his face, ‘She should be a Luna by now, don’t you think.’ And I looked at you and agreed with his comment. Still took a few more of his hints for me to get the message though.”

st one I heard was after a pack run, Suki was still out, chasing a rabbit or something, and you know Titan never releases back to Aston till all his wolves had shifted back. Ben was leaning on a tree with myself, saw him look right at Titan, and state ‘Hey Titan, don’t you just want to bury y

words. Mala herself, raised an eyebrow at him.

e I heard.” Aston laughed softly “Told me you had stamina in spades, were up for anything and very bendy.” You had just shifted back from Suki after wolf training, and I was looking right at you all naked. Shot one hell of an image into my brain I can

ou for years now?”

started looking at you, like really looking, like I’d not done before. I guess just like all the others

“But?”

y face, he was here to claim you and take you back as his Luna. Even Titan snarled inside of me at the thought of him with you. We did not like it.

rowned a

oo has concerns. As to how you and Suki would react to that curse.”

.”

y, not waited like I did with Roberta. We want you to think about it carefully. How you think you and Suki might respond to something like that. I don’t really want to end up dead from Suki killing us, I also don’t think you’d do well, with hurting us or killing us either.”

, always.

ut didn’t quite pull it off, she realised as she heard the slightest tremor in his voice at the end.

mind, still sat and looked at their Alpha “Doesn’t appear to want to discuss it at this point.” She answered honestly.

r enough

ve to both want to be the Luna to the Pack, both want to be Marked and Mated to Aston and Titan.

n deep thought.”

he is ready.”