Chapter 43

Silver’s POV

“Alpha, it seems your wife is concerned for you,” Shirley said, her eyes narrowed at me as a smirk appeared on her lips. “It’s very sweet, but this is wolf business. It’s not something you would understand, considering you are a wolfless.”

“The fact that I don’t have a wolf has nothing to do with this,” I snapped, my teeth gritted in anger as I glared at her. “This is about Elliot. He needs time to recover; not be thrown to the wolves! If you cared about him, you’d be saying the same thing.”

She laughed bitterly as she slowly stood to her feet. She wore a red short-sleeved dress that fit tightly around her perfect form and rested just above her knees, showing off her incredible legs. The red dress brought out the red in her hair and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t jealous of the figure.

Shirley was quite beautiful and like Elliot, she was powerful.

“You are speaking out of emotional terms,” Shirley went on to say, her composure calm and her tone sounding whimsical like she was mocking me. It made the other Alphas in the room snicker at my expense. “This is exactly why a wolfless girl has no business being a luna. It’s as I was saying many times before, you are too weak. This proves it, does it not, Gentlemen?” She asked the room.

“Girl, you are making a fool out of yourself,” one of the Alpha’s shouted at me.

“You have no business being here,” another said, his lip curling up in disgust.

“A wolfless as a Luna? I never heard of such a thing!” Another scoffed.

Shirley gave me a victory grin as she took her seat beside Elliot who had his fists clenching and his knuckles white.

“I know what you all must think of me, and I don’t blame you. Honestly, I was surprised when Elliot told me he wanted to marry me. I’m nothing more than a wolfless and I was raised ot think I was less than everybody else.” My eyes flickered to my father who paled but said nothing, I turned my attention back to the others. “But I care about my Alpha and if you had any sense, then you wouldn’t let him—”

“Silver, that is enough!” Elliot’s voice boomed across the meeting room, silencing me immediately and causing an icy chill to creep down my spine. My eyes found his and I could see how furious he was from my words.

He was standing up now and his lip was curled in anger. It was a look I had never seen toward me before and without thinking, I took a step away from him.

“You need to leave,” he said through his teeth.

I opened my mouth to say something, anything, but Shirley spoke first, her tone icy and mocking.

“How dare you tell your Alpha what to do,” she hissed. “You need to learn your place, girl.”

With one more smirk in my direction, she turned her attention back to Elliot and puckered her plump pink bottom lip, putting a hand on his shoulder.

“I do believe she might be right though, Elliot. It seems the rogues used some silver because your wounds are taking much longer than usual to heal. How about we postpone the investigation until your wounds heal? We can double up on border patrol and send some gammas out to do another sweep. But until you are completely healed, it’ll be better if we don’t antagonize any more rogues.”

My mouth hung open; was Shirley actually agreeing with me about something? What was her motive?

After a brief pause and a staring contest between Elliot and me, he finally relented and pulled his gaze away from me, breaking me from the trance I was in.

“You’re right. I’ll take some time to rest and heal. But when the time comes, I’d like to be the one leading the team,” he said with finality.

“Agreed,” the others murmured in unison.

Shirley smiled up at him as she ran her fingers up the length of his arm and across his shoulders.

“While you recover, I’ll take on some extra duties around your pack. I’ll become the pack’s agent. I’ll take on the financial responsibilities, and the overall welfare of the pack. If they have any concerns, they can come to me, and I’ll be more than happy to help them.”

My stomach twisted.

I might not know a lot about being a Luna, but I knew for a fact that those were Luna responsibilities. Now, it was making sense. She wanted to prove to Elliot that I wasn’t fit to be a Luna and that she was the prime choice to rule the pack by his side.

“I’m sorry but if I’m not mistaken, aren’t those Luna responsibilities?” I asked, folding my arms across my chest and glaring at her.

Annoyance flashed in her eyes.

“And is that a problem with you?” She so boldly asked.

“As Alpha Elliot’s wife and the Luna of this pack, yes I do have an issue with this,” I told her, raising my brows.

She let out a humorless laugh.

“If I’m not mistaken, Elliot hasn’t marked you. Until you are marked and mated to him, you are not a Luna, you are just his wolfless wife.”

Fury boiled inside of me and as soon as I opened my mouth to speak, Elliot slammed his fists on the table, making us all flinch from the sound.

“That is enough out of both of you. We are in the middle of a meeting, and I won’t have this childish argument interrupting things,” he said through his teeth, his eyes flashing as his wolf made himself known to us. I involuntarily stepped backward, suddenly feeling uncomfortable. Elliot turned to look at Shirley, who kept her head held high. “Shirley, she is a right. She is the rightful Luna of this pack whether I had marked her or not. Until she proves incapable of taking on the responsibilities while I recover. I expect you not to put up a fight with her.”

Shirley paled at his words, but she pressed her lips firmly together and gave him a curt nod as she took her seat once again.

I stood frozen; unable to believe that he backed me up. Part of me thought he might take Shirley’s side.

“Beta Leo,” Elliot called; I hadn’t realized Leo was in the room until he was summoned. But he stepped out of the corner of the room.

“Yes, Alpha?” He asked, waiting for orders.

“Take Silver to the Luna office and get her set up. If she wants to take on the responsibilities, she will get started right away. Spread the word and let the pack know of this.”

“Will do,” Leo said, motioning for me to follow him.

I still felt uncertain and frozen in my place. It wasn’t until my eyes found Elliot’s and he gave me a small nod that I was snapped out of my stooper.

I turned and left with Beta Leo. He walked me down a long hallway until we reached a doorway. He opened it and stepped inside. My mouth nearly fell open at the size of the gorgeous office. The entire back wall was a gorgeous window that overlooked the gardens. The floor was made from rose gold marble and the desk was completely glass with brand-new-looking office material, including a large desktop computer.

It was beautifully decorated with framed pictures of past Lunas and purchased artwork from different galleries; some artists I recognized and some I didn’t.

There was a beautiful soft pink rug in the center of the room in front of the desk; a couple of white cushioned chairs in front of the desk and a large white couch with a flat-screen TV on the far side of the room, along with a coffee table with a potted plant.

“This place is gorgeous,” I whispered, more to myself than to Leo.

He nodded in response, also looking around.

“Yes; it’s the Luna office,” he replied. “All past lunas have done their work here.”

“What kind of work do Luna’s do exactly?” I stupidly asked him.

I know I fought for this position with Shirley, but I had to be honest that I wasn’t really sure what a Luna did.

Leo smiled as if he expected that question.

“The Luna has all the same power as their Alpha male. That’s why it’s important for Lunas and Alphas to mark one another. Once Alpha Elliot marks you officially, you’ll share his powers and be able to command other wolves of your pack.”

“Oh, I see,” I said, shifting my eyes downward, suddenly feeling vulnerable.

“However, Luna’s role is to be a mother figure and teacher to her wolves. You are the protector of women and children, like a mother. You provide the resources needed for women and children. You are the key negotiator between the pack and the Alpha. He is a very busy man and can’t always be here to deal with minor pack issues and wants, so they will come to you when they need something. With the Alpha in recovery, you will also lead the pack during his absence and make decisions on his behalf. Once again, if you were to be marked by him, you would be able to calm his wolf with just a touch and that’s important for an Alpha because they are known to lose control easily, especially when things don’t go their way,” Leo explained.

“I understand,” I said, nodding, knowing that I could already calm Elliot down; he admitted as much to me. It was why he insisted on me sleeping with him every night.

“You are also in charge of coordinating events,” Leo continued. “Do you have any questions?”

I shook my head.

“No, I think I get it. Thank you, Beta,” I told him, trying to sound as proper as I could.

He nodded and then walked around the desk. He opened one of the drawers and pulled out a large folder with a huge stack of papers.

“These are pack complaints and wishes,” he informed me. “Even without a proper Luna, they still filled these forms out.”

He dropped the stack of papers on the desk and my mouth nearly fell to the floor.

He gave me a crooked smile before walking towards the door, but he paused before leaving and said over his shoulder, “Good Luck, Luna.”

With that, he left me alone to deal with all the stress.