Broken Alpha by Paulina Vasquez (ebooks online reader TXT) 📕

after she shifted back. Dimitri and I stood with my father as my mother addressed her new pack.

“Beta Onassis, please step forward.” She called out. The crowd became silent and some exchanged nervous looks. “Some of you may have already heard, our oldest son and heir of Crescent Moon, Knox LaRue, is the mate of the Beta's daughter. This will now connect the packs in more ways than one. We are honored to have Raquel Onassis, from Zeus's Howlers as the future Luna of the largest pack in the world, Crescent Moon, and our daughter-in-law.” More applause and proud howls rang out.

“I have five Alpha sons. As mentioned my oldest, Knox LaRue, will be taking over Crescent Moon and his twin Peter LaRue, will be taking Dark Moon from his uncle. This means that we will have plenty of time to oversee things at this pack. It is my intention to eventually turn the pack over to my heir, my third son, Roman LaRue. He will receive training and oversight from my mate and I to ensure the success of this pack. If there's anyone who wishes to challenge me for the pack, please step forward.”

Silence.

“Very well, let's move along, we have a few orders of business to take care of. First, we will not tolerate any disloyalty or treachery. If you do not believe you are capable of being a contributing member of this pack, or you simply do not wish to be here, I will give you until sunrise tomorrow to peacefully leave the territory. Second, everyone will contribute to the pack, we will not keep slaves. We will have some paid staff members as well as duties that everyone contributes to. If any slave is interested in becoming a pack member, we will take them in and provide appropriate accommodations for them. If they wish to leave or return to their original pack, I will be happy to help them. Finally, does anyone here have any knowledge of the whereabouts of Odessa Theodorus?”

There was some low murmurs and nervous looks exchanged. Rocky's father spoke first. “Alpha Lucy, Georgios met with a few men at the edge of the territory last night and gave her to them. She was shackled in silver so she couldn't shift or escape. Georgios owed Eros or the mafia money and because Stefanos wanted her, he gave her to him, to clear his debts.”

“Thank you Beta.” My mother said. “You are all dismissed. We will have another pack meeting tomorrow evening to discuss pack changes and pledge our oaths.”

“YES ALPHA!” They said and began to disburse.

“Alpha, I'll have someone take care of the bodies. I trust you know your way around here, if you need anything, please feel free to let me know.” Rocky's father said.

“Thank you, I will. Let's meet in an hour to start discussing the changes we should implement Beta.” She told him.

“You still want me as a Beta?” He asked.

“Of course, we're family now Phillip. My son Roman, will likely want one of his cousins to come with him as his second. You have a great deal of knowledge and training to share with the future Beta in training.” She smiled.

“It will be a pleasure.” He returned the smile and bowed.

Dimitri and I followed my parents to the Alpha’s office. When the door was closed the four of us all breathed a sigh of relief. My mom was now the Alpha of this pack.

“That was incredible mom.” I said.

“Thank you. He was expecting you to come and had planned an ambush.” She said.

“So if Roman gets this pack, what do we do with Eros’ pack after we take it from Hades?” My father asked.

“Let's worry about that after I find my sister.” Dimitri said.

“Do we have any idea where Stefanos May have taken her?” I asked.

“My guess would be that he's in the city, hiding somewhere with her. Eros owns a lot of buildings and businesses that have been linked to mafia activities. There's also a possibility they're with Hades. Kosta was looking into it for me but we can't ask him until he wakes up.” Dimitri told my parents.

“Wakes up?” My father asked.

“He was found at our boarder, hardly breathing, beaten and shot with a silver bullet. Dr. Vovos was able to stabilize him, but he's not awake yet.” Dimitri said.

“Any guesses who it was?” My dad asked.

“Stefanos or his henchmen.” Dimitri said.

“Do you think he will actually hurt your sister?” My mom sounded worried asking that question.

“After my mother died, my father became a heartless monster. I was only twelve when he started beating me and Odessa was four. He didn't lay a hand on her until she turned eight, when he started beating her too, she ran away. She had crawled through a window and hid herself in the basement of the Beta’s house. Kosta was the Beta and had no idea Odessa was in his basement. When my father found her there, three days later, he thought that Kosta's mate had helped her hide from him. He punished her by raping her in front of Odessa and I, then he killed her. Kosta was devastated.”

“I'm so sorry.” My mother whispered in shock.

“My father turned into a monster when he lost his mate. Kosta fell apart after losing his mate. Kosta was our best fighter, he was as strong and tough as any Alpha. Seeing what happened to him, how it destroyed him from the inside out; it showed me how vulnerable a mate really makes you. My father continued to beat me, and I did my best to protect Odessa too. He made me hate the idea of having a mate, he