The Plan part 2

"Hi Ben, happy birthday. Tell Rose I said happy birthday as well." I say when he answers the phone.

"Thanks man. Can you believe I'm 18 now?" Ben says excitedly.

"So have you discovered your mate yet?"

"Actually, I have and it was amazing. It is the best feeling in the world. I cannot describe how happy I am and how much in love I am in such a short time. There is nothing better than being with my mate. She is the most beautiful female in the world."

He talked for a couple of minutes about how wonderful his mate is and how glad he is that the moon goddess gave him the perfect mate.

"Congratulations man. So how did you discover her and who is it? Is it someone from our pack?"

"Sorry Trev, I thought you knew. Its all over the pack. Well, our group of nine met up for breakfast this morning at the dinner. You know its Seleste's birthday as well." He says hesitantly.

I cringed a little when he said her name. I don't know why I know Seleste is not his mate.

"Yes, the three of you."

"So I walked into the dinner. Seleste, Mona, and my twin were already there. I smelled the most amazing smell I have ever smelled before. It was like chocolate-covered strawberries. I was on autopilot. I get to the table and the smell was coming from Mona. The moment she looked up at me was magical. Although her birthday is not until tomorrow, her wolf recognized mine as her mate. I immediate grabbed her up in a hug and man the sparks I felt from hugging my mate were awesome. Nothing compares to being with my mate. I can't wait until we can have our mating ceremony so we can fully mate and mark each other." Ben goes on and on about how great it feels to touch and hold his mate. I never got close enough to Seleste to touch her, so I don't know what that feels like. I'll admit that I'm a little jealous that I will not get to experience that. Even after I mark Shana, we will never have that connection. I will never feel the sparks like that.

"Ben, I am so happy for you and Mona. You guys are perfect together. I'm sorry that I missed the birthday breakfast with you guys, but it probably was for the best since it was also Seleste's birthday. I would have felt awful pushing her out of her on birthday breakfast just to hang with you on your birthday."

"Pushing her out? Why would that even be an issue? It's not like you guys are never with us as a group. Anyway. It was a perfect morning. Anyway, Mona is going to help Seleste get ready for the party tonight and I'm going to hang out with them while they are getting ready. Honestly, it is so hard being away from her for more than a few minutes, so I'll even play dress up with them just to get some extra time in." Ben says.

"I didn't realize it was like that between mates. I don't feel the urge to be around Shana all the time. I'm happy seeing her for a couple hours a day."

"Not bring up a sore subject, but Shana is not your mate, so there is no genuine bond there. If you had not rejected your true mate, you would understand how I feel. Honestly, I'm really sad for you, that you will never experience what its like to be with your true mate. I wish you would reconsider and give your mate a chance. The moon goddess knows what she is doing. She made you just for each other."

"Don't start Ben. I have already rejected her, and she already accepted. Its only a matter of time before I mate and mark Shana. I will be just as happy with her as you are with your mate." I say.

"Sorry to tell you this, but the bond that you will have with your chosen mate is only a fraction of what you would feel with your fated mate. There is no comparison. Don't worry, I will not lecture you. I know you think you know what you are doing. You already know that I don't agree with you, so I will leave it alone. I will see you at the party tonight. It's my and my twin's birthday and we plan to have a good time."

"Okay Ben, I will see you tonight." I say, ending the call. I can tell that he is eager to get with his mate. I really am happy for him. I wonder if anyone else in our group will end of being mates. That would be awesome. That means that we could all remain together as a tight group. Everyone except Seleste, that is. It is still my plan to get rid of Seleste out of our pack. It should be easy to convince everyone that Mona would be perfect for the gamma role, since she will already be the beta female. I think I will suggest that Talia take Seleste's place as the pack trainer. I think I have the best plan. Things are definitely looking up for me and my pack. I will have no one to challenge my authority.

I want to meet with my father about the announcement at the party. I can't tell him my full plan. He will not be happy about my replacing Seleste as my Gamma. I can't wait to see her face when I announce her cousin as my gamma instead of her and appoint Talia as a trainer.

I link my dad to see if he has a few minutes to meet with me about the party tonight. He says he can meet with me right now, so I get up, get dressed and run downstairs to my dad's office, which will be my office soon. As I get to the bottom of the stairs, I realize I must have been more tired than I thought after staying up all night. Running down the stairs took a lot out of me. That's a little strange considering how good a shape I'm in, but I've been a little off since I rejected Seleste, and I have not slept in two days. After tonight, I'll be able to rest and relax. All of my trouble will be over. I'll be able to push Seleste out of the pack, with no one knowing that she was my fated mate.

"I have told you that things will not go how you think, but you won't listen," Convel says while yarning. "I'm too tired to deal with you right now. I'm going back in my dark corner and wish for the day I no longer have to deal with you. I heard your thoughts about our mate. I will never forgive you for hurting her like you are planning. You will deserve every bad thing that's going to happen to you. You couldn't even wait and let her celebrate her birthday in peace." Convel cuts the link before I can reply. I don't care that it is her birthday. I need to get my pack in order. My pack will be the strongest with me as the alpha.

There will be no one to take the limelight from me. I will be the strongest wolf in the pack and everyone will respect me the most, not some female gamma.

I get to my future office door and knock to let my dad know I was here. He asks me to come on in.

"Hi son. How was your nap? Looks like you slept the day away. You most have had some night."

"Dad, I will not have that conversation with you. That is just not going to happen."

"Oh, loosen up, son. We are both mated. I know alpha wolves are more possessive and attracted to their mates that other wolves. It is rare for mated alpha wolves to be away from their mates for any length of time, at least until after they mark them. So I wouldn't be surprised if you move Shana into the pack house sooner than later."

"We haven't talked about her moving in yet. Everything is so new for us."

"Remember son, as an alpha, we feel thing a lot stronger than others. I'm not telling you to rush. I just want you to be aware of how things work for us with our mates. The bond between an alpha and their mate is the strongest bond there is. They are in sync in every way. Even our heart beats regulate to beat as one. Well, I know you didn't ask to meet me to talk about mates, so what's up?'

"Well dad, I just wanted to talk about officially announcing Shana as my mate and future Luna tonight at the end of the party since everyone from the pack will be in attendance. I would also like to announce my Beta and Gamma tonight as well." I say, holding my breath. I don't think there is any reason my dad should object to my request since we know he is going to hand the alphaship to me as soon as we have the mating ceremony.

"That sounds like a good idea. I will also announce that you will take over as alpha after your mating ceremony. Next Saturday is a full moon, we should have your ceremony then. It will be a good time for the pack. I think several of you friends have found their mates as well, so we can host the ceremony for all of you."

"Thanks dad, that will be great. Also, I wanted to see where you and mom were with planning the mate ball? I still want to have it. We still have a lot of wolves who have not found their mates, plus it will give me the opportunity to meet and build alliances with other alphas."

"Your mother has it set for 3 months from now. That will give us the chance to send out all the invitations and prepare the pack and the town for all the extra guests we will have. I will get with Seleste and the Elite 12 to go over security."

"Ok dad. Well, I'm going to go relax and get ready for the party. I will see you and mom there."

"See you later, son."

I took everything in me not to cringe when my father said he would get with Seleste about the security. Why does everyone turn to her for everything? My own father included. He is the alpha. Why does he need to consult with Seleste? When I become alpha, things will change. For one, Seleste will not be taking a lead role in my pack. No one with have that kind of power in my pack but me.

I spend the next hour thinking about how nice it's going to be after tonight. All my stress will be done. I pick Shana up early so we can arrive at the party together. We stop for cocktails first so that I can talk to her and let her know what my plan for tonight is. She agrees that it may be difficult for my mate to see me with another she-wolf. She is worried about being attacked by my mate if we push things too far. O don't believe Seleste will attack her. The one thing good I can say about Seleste is that she is a champion for the wolves in the pack. She would never purposely hurt someone weaker than her. She will leave before she hurts Shana. That's what I'm counting on. I guess there was some benefit in the years I spent as her friend; I know how she thinks. She teaches the warriors to study their opponent, and I have studied her. I assure Shana that she will be perfectly safe. My goal is to force Seleste out of the pack, not cause harm to anyone. Shana does not understand why I am pushing things this far since I have already rejected Seleste and chose another mate. She said she does not see the point in going this extra mile. She seems to think that my being with her is punishment or pay back enough for Seleste. Good thing I'm not with her for her thinking. She does not understand how I feel or how badly Seleste hurt me. I simply just don't want her around me, reminding me she could challenge me for my title and win. I will not live with that over my head and the moon goddess thought I would mate with someone who could be a threat to my rightful title as alpha. After a couple of drinks, Shana agreed to go along with my plan and tell my dad and mom that she does not feel safe with Seleste being responsible for protecting her, since Seleste is obviously in love with me. I wish I could get the guys to assist me with this, but I know they never go against Seleste unless she does something drastic. That's why I will parade Shana in front of her to get her to act out in anger. Once she loses control, all it will take is a couple of words to convince my dad and the guys that she needs to leave the pack for Shana's sake. I don't see how anything could go wrong.