Chapter 8: Teaching Good Manners to the Supreme Alpha

(POV: Lina)

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"I already said NO!"

"And I already said you don't control me!"

"Yes, I do! As your supreme alpha, you're obligated to submit to me. I am your mate, to whom you owe total obedience."

"I don't care," I say debauched, turning my back and trying to leave the room. "Let go of me!"

"You. Are. Not. Leaving. Here!" Nicollas speaks through gritted teeth. "Your place is here, with your mate!"

I stare at him for a few seconds, long seconds, and during that time, I get lost in the depths of his gaze. Then, without options, I sigh.

"I'm just going to get some clothes and stuff. I'll be back later," I pull my arm futilely from his grasp, and he looks into my eyes. "I promise," I say, rolling my eyes, raising my pinky finger to make him smirk. "Satisfied?"

Nicollas doesn't respond. With his other hand, he tightens his grip around my waist, cornering me between him and the wall. Startled, a small surprised moan escapes my lips, and before I realize what's happening, his hot and soft lips urgently capture mine in a fervent and delightful kiss. His tongue seeks entrance, and I surrender in total ecstasy to the pleasure of being kissed. My fingers tingle and I can't help it. I bring my hands to his hair, entwining my fingers in his silky locks and giving them gentle tugs.

We end the kiss for lack of air, and he lightly nibbles my lower lip. Oh my! This is exhilarating and addictive. Then he gives me several pecks and rests his forehead against mine.

"I'll go with you," he says, sliding his thumb over my lower lip, I'm sure it's red and swollen from the kiss.

"But you don't have to..."

"No buts, I'm going, period!"

He gives me another peck and releases our bodies. Instantly, I miss the warmth of his presence. With no arguments to protest, I gave in and together we left the house. Walking to Nicollas' car, a red Ferrari.

Did I mention how rich he is? No? Well, he's very rich! Besides being the supreme alpha, he also owns a network of large car manufacturers spread around the world.

The trip to the Moonlight Pack takes no more than a few minutes. It is practically our neighbor, located on the other side of the dark forest.

As we arrive, everyone on the street looks at the luxurious car passing by. This is unusual because this is the poorest pack in the entire northern region. But this fact does not make the blue-blooded members any more humble. So when a car of this caliber passes by, it means the beta or the supreme are around.

When we arrived at my humble home, Nicollas parked the car, and as we got out, the people around turned their necks to see who was getting out of the car. One of these people was Dayla, who, when she saw me, widened her eyes and ran out, probably to talk to Melanie. Unimportantly, I go to my door and open it, giving way to Nicollas, who, upon entering, observes everything; he says nothing and, without asking permission, walks out of the house.

I leave him to explore and head to my room. On top of the wardrobe, I grab a suitcase and open it on the bed. I gather the few clothes I have, then go to my bedside table next to my bed and take a picture frame with a photo of my deceased parents and a diary that I think belonged to my mother. After grabbing a few more things, I leave the room and find Nicollas sitting on the couch. Upon seeing me, he stands up and takes the suitcase from my hands.

"Is this all you're taking?"

"Besides the furniture, it's all I have."

"Okay, can we go now?"

"Can I say goodbye to my best friend and my trainer first?"

"Will that take long?"

"I can't say."

"Then let's go."

After we store my suitcase in the trunk of the car, we head to the gym. But before that, I take one last look at my hard-earned, sweat-drenched house.

Wherever we go, the female wolves sigh over MY mate, and it's starting to irritate me. And of course, he notices because he starts giving me those sideways smirks, making me even angrier and wanting to disfigure his handsome face.

When we arrive at the gym, it's closed. I knock on the entrance gate, and soon my trainer opens it. He looks like he just woke up, but upon seeing me, he breaks into a huge smile and hugs me tightly, almost depriving me of air. After a while, we let go of each other.

"Milly, she's back!"

"Who?" Milly appears too, looking like she woke up, dressed in heart-patterned pajamas. I look at her in surprise.

Upon seeing me, she freezes at the door and looks at me wide-eyed.

"Hi!" I wave my hand.

She doesn't say anything, just runs towards me and hugs me tightly, and of course, I return the embrace.

"I missed you so much!" she says, and we stop hugging. "What happened, Lina? Where have you been these past two days? You don't know how worried we were."

"So many things, Milly, but I can't explain now," I say, looking at Lukky and then at Milly. "Are you two together?"

"Yes," they both say, smiling at each other.

"How did that happen?"

"When I went to tell him that you couldn't go to the gym, we realized that we were made for each other," she recounts smiling, "but we preferred to wait a while before counting."

"Wow, really? I'm so happy for you guys." I give them both a hug.

"S... supreme," Lukky stammers, bowing to Nicollas, and then Milly does the same.

"Omegas!" Nicollas greets them rudely, which irritates me.

"We'll have a little talk with him later," Luna says. She didn't like his attitude either.

"Well, love of my life, he," I point to Nicollas, "is one of the things that happened. Well... he's my mate," I say, and their faces show pure astonishment and surprise.

"A-Are you... our Luna, Lina?" Milly asks, wide-eyed.

"Yes, I am the..."

"Yes, she is their Luna," Nicollas interrupts me, and I look at him, not understanding why.

Without saying a word, Lukky and Milly bow, which makes me uncomfortable.

"You don't have to do that," I say, feeling embarrassed.

"Yes, they do. They need to show respect for their Luna," Nicollas says, and I give him a deadly look.

"Do you want to come in?" Lukky asks uncomfortably.

"Yes," I reply, but Nicollas interrupts.

"No! We need to go back home."

If looks could kill, Nicollas would be a dead, buried, decomposing supreme alpha right now.

"I accept!" I say defiantly.

"We have to go, Lina!" Nicollas says, losing his calm. That's his problem. I'm not his daughter to blindly obey him.

"Then go, I'm not stopping you." I look at him angrily, and he returns my gaze.

"Lina, obey me. I am your supreme alpha," he says, visibly nervous and red with anger.

"I don't care."

"Lina, it's better to obey him," Milly whispers in my ear.

I look at Milly in disbelief, and she simply mouths an apology. So I give in and give them one last hug before silently returning to Nicollas's house.

As we arrive at Nicollas' property, he parks the car. Without saying a word, I step out of the car and slam the door forcefully. Nicollas also gets out, and I glare at him angrily, and he meets my gaze. He tries to say something, but I'm so furious that I just turn my back to him and head towards the house. Unfortunately, my luck being what it is, the door is locked, and I have to wait for Nicollas to come and open it.

When he approaches me with my suitcase, I roughly snatch it from his hand, and he looks at me confused. We stare at each other for a while, but he eventually looks away and opens the door. I don't wait for him to enter; I pass in front of him and almost run up the stairs. I enter the room and start haphazardly putting my clothes in the closet space that Nicollas allocated for me.

"Idiot, jerk..."

"I hope you're not cursing at your mate, Lina!" He appears at the closet door, startling me, but I manage to hide it.

"Well, it's precisely him that I'm cursing."

"Why are you angry with me, Lina?"

"You're still asking why?" I look at him incredulously. "How can you," I point my finger at him, "treat others rudely just because they're omegas?"

"Because that's how things work," he says simply.

"No! That's how you like to trample on them because they have less power than those considered 'blue blood.'"

"Lina..."

"No! I'm only here because you made me promise not to leave."

"But..."

"Oh! I remember, why didn't you let me say that I was the supreme luna, just a luna?"

"Because they don't know about the existence of a supreme luna, Lina."

"What do you mean? Isn't that the name for the position of the alpha's mate?"

"No, there's no difference in the title for mates, whether they belong to just one alpha or the supreme. They're all called luna."

"Then why did you say that when you met me, I had become a perfect supreme luna?"

"Because you're a supreme luna regardless of being the mate of a supreme alpha or not."

"So, what is a supreme luna?"

"When the alpha's daughter inherits leadership of the pack, she doesn't become an alpha?" I nod. "Well, then you're a supreme luna regardless of anything."

"How is that possible?"

"That is something I would also like to know. In the world there should only be two supremacies: the one of the north and the one of the east, which is me. And the one of the south and the one of the west, which is Leandro."

"But I'm not descended from any supremes."

"How do you know?"

"If I were, I would know, and I wouldn't have spent my whole life being humiliated for something I'm not. And I have memories, few but I do, of my parents and our humble house in the middle of a beautiful forest."

"Okay, but I really don't know how. You're a supreme, and apparently, you don't have a pack because from what you've told me, you only came here when you were ten years old. But it's alright; as my mate, I accept you into my packs."

"After living in Luna Nova for seven years, you're now officially giving me permission to be part of your pack?"

"Yes!" He gives me a smile. "Welcome, my supreme, but even though you're a supreme, I still have more authority than you. The territory is mine, and I am your mate, to whom you naturally owe obedience."

I blink my eyes several times to make sure I heard correctly.

"We're not just that, Lina," Luna says, and I become worried because Nicollas can also hear her. "Don't worry; I'm only speaking to you."

"Then what are we?"

"I can't say for sure; all I know is that we're not just supreme luna, we're something more, but I don't know what yet."

I look at Nicollas, and he walks towards me.

"I'm sorry." He tries to hug me, but I evade him.

"I don't want you mistreating them just because they're weaker than you," I look into his eyes. "Promise me."

"Lina, that's how things have to be."

"No! No one deserves to be stepped on by people who should protect them. After all, what is the duty of the 'blue blood'?" I cross my arms and raise my right eyebrow, and Nicollas lowers his head. "Tell me, Nicollas!"

"T-to protect t-the omegas," he says, still with his head down.

"And does protecting mean humiliating them?"

"N-no, but they have to respect us because we're their protectors, Lina." He looks into my eyes.

"No one respects someone by humiliating them. They only bow their heads to you because they're weaker, not out of respect."

"Alright, you're right," he admits, still with his head down.

"Promise me that you'll treat them with respect, Nicollas."

"I promise to try."

"For now, that's enough."

"Okay, now let's eat; I'm starving."

I close the closet door, and we head to the kitchen.