His Mate, His Girlfriend

Chapter 26

An Heir

Ellis

| was eating with my Grandmother. She requested an audience with me. No, demanded we eat together.

You seem gloomy, my grandson. Are you alright?” she asked gently. | gave her a small smile and nodded

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Just work,” It wasn’t. It was Love.

She wanted to be with him. What could | do but let her be? After the talk we had at the cafe. | realized we couldn’t be together. Things wouldn't go back as they were. David was the one who made her happy, not me, and she loved him. It hurts badly, but | love her too much to hold on to her. 1

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Is anyone giving you trouble? | can deal with them immediately and regret ever causing trouble for you,”

CC was part of an Elder council in the realm and a fierce leader. She took over the pack after my grandfather's sickness killed him. Even though many alphas challenged her position, she refused to give up and ruled with an iron fist. She gained respect and popularity. No one messes with her without severe consequences.

I'm just tired, CC,” | told her, ” Why did you want to have dinner?”

Why can’t we have dinner with my grandson? | rarely see you,” she barked. | smiled and brought her hand to my lips, kissing it. She

snarled but hid a smile.

“Your uncle’s illegitimate son is back again,” she told me.

My father’s elder brother, Osward, forfeited the alpha position because he wasn’t strong enough for the post. So, he left the pack, 1/5

his wife, and two young girls for another woman.

Now, their first son, Maleck, came to the pack for the first time a few years ago and wanted to take the pack from me, but that’s not how it works. He had no claim to it since his father was never alpha and didn’t marry his mother with our grandmother’s blessing. Maleck was not born of this pack. He went to the council with his plea, but they declined him several times.

“He has no claim to my pack. He doesn’t know the first thing about running a pack as big as this one, and he’s half Lycan,” | pointed.

Grandmother was still worried.

“This time, he says you're incapable of having kids and giving the pack an heir,” She said, annoyed. An heir, that issue has been brought up to me multiple times since | became alpha at twenty years old.

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Grandmother, you know | — | just can’t right now. A lot of things are going wrong, and Charlotte-”

“| don’t want that woman to carry the future heir of a great pack like this one. | want you to reject her and take someone else, a woman of high status so that you can have a strong and healthy heir, Ellis,” She said vehemently. She had tried making such arrangements, but | rejected the women she sent.

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Son, you're 28 years old, and you need an heir. Love is gone. You betrayed her, and it’s all on you, so you need to move on,” She said. Grandmother was fond of Love. She approved of our relationship and always bragged to her friends about the kind of children we would have since we were both born of strong alpha bloodlines.

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‘She’s back,” | informed her. She puts the spoon down and narrows her gaze on me.

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‘What, and she hasn't come to see me?”

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Love came back to the city,”

This is wonderful. Get back with her, Ellis. She is the right one for you. | honestly don’t know why you were paired with the rogue omega, but something is amiss. You belong with Love Chasia,”

She explained her thoughts. | was sure in my heart that Love was my destiny. She was mine, but why was | paired with Charlotte? My heart was cold towards her, and | couldn’t deny my feelings for Love. Even after five years, | loved her more than | did before.

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“| will have to speak to Love,” Grandmother murmured.

‘She’s with David Kofflin now,” | said through my teeth. | balled my hand in a fist, and anger bubbled inside me.

What?”

“Yes,”

Her face fell, and she reached to touch my hand, ” I’m sorry. | know

how much you adore her,”

| only nodded and drank my liquor.

“You need an heir, Ellis. We have to secure your rule and avoid doubts. Maleck is adamant on taking what's yours, and soon, the Elders might think so too,”

One of the duties of the elders is to make sure that packs are secured, and in doing so, they want heirs of the family bloodlines. Love’s Pov

Since my talk with Ellis at J’s cafe, | haven’t been seeing him. It was a good thing. | could focus on my work without my heart almost leaping when | smelled him. His scent still drove me crazy!

| was in the studio, focused on the new design. | felt hands wrapped around my waist. It was David. | turned around and kissed his lips.

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