The Supreme Alpha

Author's note: This is from Luca's point of view

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I knew that this was coming, and I thought that I was ready, yet when it happened, the only thing I could do was watch Zoe running away into the forest.

My mate looked at me like I was unwanted. That was not Zoe I knew.

I saw Zoe happy, timid, nervous, scared, excited, but she would always look at me like I'm her safe place, a place where she can be whoever she was at that moment.

This was not right. This is NOT how things were supposed to happen.

Actually, since the blood oath, my whole world flipped.

The energy surge I felt a week ago, powered up not only my senses but my wolf, Shadow, as well.

When I came out of my daze, I heard him shout in my head, 'MATE!'

'What? Are you sure?'

I remember looking around.

Other than Serina, Calista, and Zoe, there was no other female present.

Serina was with Drago, and I knew that he would rip my head off without flinching if I have any funny thoughts about Serina.

Calista is a vampire and her smile creeps me out. Sometimes I have a feeling that she looks at me like I'm food.

I didn't even think about Zoe as my mate, because no matter how much I cared for her, a long time ago, I suppressed my feelings for her and shut them in a dark corner of my mind, never to resurface. She was convinced that she is Ash's mate, and my whole life I treated her as my sister. It didn't sound right.

Or should I be looking at guys?

I was never really into guys, but who knows what the Moon Goddess planned for me?

Was Ash my mate? Ugh… That guy was with so many girls that he probably has some STD, and Sergio is worse.

Drago? No, Serina would skin me alive.

But that was not my point. The thing was, how could Shadow recognize our mate before I became an adult? My eighteenth birthday was still months away.

'Are you sure it's mate?', I asked.

He growled in annoyance. 'The scent. Can't you pick up her scent?'

OK. Shadow said 'her' so it's female. That narrowed down my options to three.

I took in a deep breath, and I got dizzy from the sweet scent of caramel. It was a familiar scent, yet never this strong. And then it hit me… No. Not, Zoe.

'What's wrong with Zoe? She loves us. She is perfect.', Shadow grumbled.

'Let's talk about this later. She doesn't know, and I need to think…'

Before Shadow could respond, Ash and I shifted into our wolf forms and dashed into the forest.

I was grateful that Shadow respected my desire to keep this to ourselves for now, but while we ran he was bugging me, 'Is it because she is Ash's girlfriend? Or do you dislike that she doesn't have her wolf?'

'You know better than anyone what's the main reason', I told him. 'She thinks I'm her brother.'

'Half-brother', Shadow corrected me. 'You will tell her that you are not related and that will solve the problem.'

Shadow didn't get it. The truth was not the problem. The problem was that eight years ago I found out the truth and I didn't tell Zoe. I lied to her and Zoe hates lies.

I made her believe that we are siblings because I feared that if she finds out I'm not her brother, I will become nobody, and she will abandon me.

I was ten years old, and Zoe was the only person I had. I needed her and I decided that the truth won't change anything, so there was no need for her to know. How I saw it, Zoe was my sister, and she always will be no matter if we share blood, and I will be the best brother ever so that she never suspects that I am a fraud.

But then, I ended up cornered by my own lies. Is the Moon Goddess laughing at me?

I realized that for a long time I was attracted to Zoe. She is the most beautiful and kindhearted girl I ever met, and I was determined that I will keep those feelings to myself, as her so-called brother, but then it turned out that she is my mate.

I panicked at the thought that the clock was ticking, like a timer attached to a bundle of explosives, set to reach zero when Zoe becomes an adult and finds out who her mate is.

Maybe her wolf won't wake up, I hoped selfishly. In that way, I will get an extension. One more day, an hour, or a minute… I would take anything to prolong Zoe's ignorance until she finds out that I deceived her for nearly a decade.

My plan was to stay with Zoe and enjoy her proximity until she finds out we are mates and then I will face the music. I hoped that the mate bond will make her anger subside and she will forgive me. maybe.

However, when I returned from the run with Ash, I realized that I underestimated the pull of the bond.

She was blindingly beautiful, and I wished to hold her and kiss her and never let her go, and even when I closed my eyes or looked away, the scent of caramel was muddling with my mind. Damn it!

I needed to escape, and I decided to go to London with Ash until I figure out what to do.

I saw that Zoe was not happy, but I couldn't tell her the truth. Not yet. Not without a plan.

Staying away from Zoe was torturous. Every day I felt like I'm crumbling into myself, and Shadow's disapproval only made it harder.

He wanted to go to Zoe and mark her as ours, but I couldn't allow that to happen. Not before I explain. Not before she understands.

I had the worst week of my life while pretending that I care about stupid finances while avoiding Ash to touch me and potentially read my thoughts.

Ash was another variable in this whole situation. Now that I knew Ash was not Zoe's mate, I regretted not punching him a few more times during my birthday… HOW DARES HE PUT HIS HANDS ON MY MATE!?

I knew that Ash wanted to claim her. He was frustrated that Zoe refused to spread her legs for him after years of dating, and he was planning to take her on a romantic date and melt her reluctance away. OVER MY DEAD BODY!

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In preparation for today, I decided to tell Ash that Zoe and I are not related. I wanted him to know that I'm not a brother who will stand aside and watch him plot how to get into Zoe's panties.

Ash was always talking trash about the girls who swarmed around him, bragging how they would do anything he asks them to, and I won't allow that to happen to Zoe. I was determined that even if Zoe rejects me as her mate, I will make sure that Ash can't touch her. I don't care if I cripple the scoundrel in the process. My friendship with Ash is nothing compared to Zoe.

How I survived the last week with only a few measly video calls while my yearning for Zoe seeped into my bones? I have no idea.

I was eagerly waiting to reunite with Zoe, and at the same time, I dreaded this day.

I knew that Zoe sees me as her brother. Did she ever think of me as a man? Probably not. If she did, she would never climb into bed with me, or talk to me about how Ash makes her feel neglected. BASTARD!

Moon Goddess! She was hot in that ceremonial outfit. There is one string, only one string to pull and it would all come down. I stood like an idiot and stared at Zoe while Shadow urged me to pounce at her. Horny wolf.

I knew it was due to the bond, but that didn't make it easier to keep my hands to myself while walking downstairs to attend the ceremony with Zoe by my side. She was so close, and the scent of caramel was intoxicating.

I always loved caramel, just how I always loved Zoe.

I suppressed the growl that was building in my chest when I saw the way Ash was looking at Zoe. She is mine. MINE!

Part of me hoped that the bond will make Zoe forget about everything and just jump into my arms, but she looked at me like I am dirty, and then she escaped.

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