Chapter 9

Zyon hadn't been around since Kraig started hanging out with Keira as if they were a couple. He had given an ultimatum, and Kraig ignored it. The problem is that with Zyon gone, Kraig had been having trouble performing tasks like heavier workouts. His father still didn't know about the mate situation, so he just understood that it was due to stress, which was normal.

Keira had been trying more and more to seduce Kraig, after all, they were actually dating. However, even if in front of Delina he showed himself to be a man in love with his girlfriend, inside he felt he was dying. And, of course, when they were alone, he ignored her most of the time.

"Baby, let's go for a walk!" Keira begged, pouting with her mouth. Kraig hated that, and the childlike voice that accompanied those honeyed requests of hers.

"Keira, please. I've got a hell of a headache and you're not helping at all." He said, sitting at the desk in his room. Keira bit her lip and approached him from behind, placing her hands, her huge, sharp nails painted hot pink, on his shoulders. He felt chills whenever he felt her touch.

"Let me make you relax, then." She said, speaking close to his ear. He was glad she couldn't look on his face how disgusted he was with her.

"I better not." He said, taking her hands off him. Keira was certain that if she and Kraig slept together, he would not resist her as his female and mark her at all.

"Sweetheart, c'mon." She bent down and crawled under the table. Kraig looked at her in confusion.

"What do you think you're doing, Keira?" He pushed the chair back a little to make room for her to get out of there and stand up. She, on the other hand, placed both hands on his thighs, giving him a meaningful look.

"I'll help you relax." He swallowed hard as he realized what she wanted to do. He got up quickly.

"I think you better go."

"But lov-"

"Go!" He used the Alpha tone and she, with no choice, left, hurt. Keira didn't know that Kraig already had a mate, as he had not told her that. After all, if she already treated Delina badly without knowing it, imagine if she did?

Finally alone, he dropped into the chair and took a deep breath, throwing his head back. He had to be strong and make what had to be done. Maybe when Delina accepted rejection, he wouldn't be so disgusted with Keira, or any other female. In two weeks it would all be over, he had it on his mind, as he was graduating from high school at the end of this week, and the next week he would be awarded an Alpha.

The two weeks passed quickly, with Delina avoiding going to the school graduation party. Elenora noticed how sad the girl was. At first, she thought that Delina might be trying not to get in Nora's way, now that she had a mate and had even been marked. Eleora didn't like that much, but she, as a shewolf, understood the situation well. Now, with regard to Delina, she didn't understand that well, though.

"Honey?" She knocked on the girls' bedroom door. "Can we talk?" Elenora asked and Delina put the pen down and nodded.

"Of course, mom."

"Honey, what's going on?"

"What'd you mean?" Delina asked, trying to be sly.

"You know very well. You don't eat well, you don't sleep well, and you avoid leaving the house except for school." Elenora ran her hand over Delina's head.

"I think I'm kind of sad because I don't have a mate." Delina spoke. Elenora knew that it could happen, a werewolf and a human could be mates, but it was rare. And, of course, surrounded by that kind of interaction and not knowing if it would happen to her, Elenora understood that the girl could become depressed. She already expected this.

"My angel, maybe you will have one. He may not be from here at all. Or, you will walk out of our pack and find a human who will love and respect you."

"Thanks Mom." Elenora smiled at her and stood up, patting the girl on the shoulder.

"Anything, you can talk to me." Delina nodded and went back to what she was doing before: counting. She needed to have all the likely expenses to be able to move before she actually wanted to move.

Tonight would be the ceremony, in which Kraig would become the pack's new Alpha. Delina didn't want to attend, but despite Kraig's orders, it was the obligation of every member of the pack, herself included, to pay tribute to the new Alpha. She glanced at her watch and saw that the ceremony was still four hours away, and while the females were all getting ready to look perfect tonight, Delina decided she would wear a simple outfit, showing up just so she wouldn't be undone. The current Alpha and Kraig's father, Bernard, despite not being as close to her as Isla was, still, he allowed Delina to remain there and at no time did he treat her with contempt or as an inferior member. She owned him respect.

"Del!" Nora ran into the room. "We need to get ready! Kendric will prepare along with Kraig, as he will be announced as the pack's new Beta. And I will be there with him."

"I'll help you get ready." Delina spoke calmly

"We're going to get ready." Nora declared. "You're not going to show up there looking like a poor thing. You'll go beautiful, so that asshole can see the wonderful woman he's losing. And I don't want to argue about it!" Nora took Delina's arm and led her into the bathroom. In the end, the two got dressed and Delina looked at herself in the mirror.

"Is that for real?" Delina asked, seeing how the cherry dress outlined her body, especially her waist and bust.

"Yeah, very real. You are beautiful, perfect. If he continues to resist you, you send him to hell and get some handsome man there." The two looked at each other and burst out laughing. Delina couldn't have wanted a better person in her life than Nora. Kendric was really nice too, but Nora was totally special.

Elenora wore a long, well-behaved black dress. After her husband passed away, she didn't date anyone and she was glad about that. She looked at the two girls and felt proud to have such two beautiful daughters. The three arrived at the pack house's ceremony room twenty minutes before the announcement. They drank and talked, until a voice on the microphone caught everyone's attention. Until then, Kraig and Kendric had not been seen. Keira, dressed like a whore, all in gold, was standing right in front of the stage, proud of herself.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the ceremony is about to begin. Please come further." That was Bernard. "Good evening, everyone! Be all very welcome! As you all know, I am Bernard Gewählt, Alpha of the Hamza Dum Pack, but not for long. My son, Kraig Gewählt will occupy this post from this night on. Kraig." He called and his son took the stage, drawing sighs from many shewolves present there. Keira looked around, smugly indicating that he was her male. Delina, however, rolled her eyes. She felt that something bad was going to happen.