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The One He Betrayed Chapter 3: Calvin’s Proposition
Hunter
Over breakfast the morning afterying Alpha Carter and Luna Amy to rest, I watch the Lunas
embrace and circle Sophie with their love and friendship. They include Amelia in the circle, but you
can see that it’s not the same. Sophie has built strong,sting rtionships with these women and
Amelia has not.
“We need to talk about this pack, Hunter,” Calvin begins as we and the other Alphas keep watch
over our mates.
“It’s not just this pack,” I sigh, tuming my attention to the men. “We have Owen’s pack now which is
leaderless. I don’t know about you two, but I can’t continue to house that number of people without
significantly growing the size of my packhouse or adding houses on my packnds,” I say to Robin
and Kayce.
“Same, and while I’m willing to do that, most of the disced pack members want to return to the
pack that has been their home their entire life,” Robin says.
“And based on your conversation with your mate and what she’s been telling everyone here, I’m
guessing we’ll have another leaderless pack once you take ric out as well,” Ezra says.
“What about Camden?” I ask, looking at Robin.
“He’ll be eliminated as soon as I hunt down the coward,” he growls.
The One He Betrayed Chapter 3: Calvin’s Proposition
“I’m pretty sure he’s running ric’s pack right now. I could be wrong, but I know ric isn’t in any
shape to be running his pack,” Dutton says.
“And Koden is still out there, somewhere. He’s also going to be a problem,” I say.
“As is Aiden,” Dutton agrees.
“Owen’s pack is the easiest to take over, but none of us live right next to his pack. Who do we get to
take that on?” Calvin asks.
I look at the others before sighing. “I think we have to open it up.”
“What do you mean?” Kayce asks.
“Give anyone who wants an opportunity to be the leader of that pack the option to fight for it.
It’s how it used to be done. Alphas would fight for their position in the packs. All of us have strong
Betas and most of you have strong Gammas. We could give them the chance to earn their right to
be an Alpha,” I
say.
“You’re suggesting that we give up our Betas?” Calvin asks, appalled.
“Give up‘ isn’t the term I would use, Calvin. Why wouldn’t you want to give your Beta a chance to
rise up. Opportunities like this rarelye along and while I would hate to lose my Beta, l‘ d be
thrilled to have another Alpha in our alliance, making it even stronger than it already is,” Robin says.
Calvin looks at me. “Do you really think that Sophie and Amelia
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are going to agree to this? Amelia is technically the heir to this pack as the oldest child of Alpha
Carter and Luna Amy.”
“Are YOU going to run this pack?” Ezra asks him. “Are you nning to leave your mate here to run
this pack while you go back to yours? Of all of us, your pack is the farthest away. How would that
even work?”
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I’ll admit, I’m a bit disappointed in Calvin’s thought process. He‘ s thinking like the other Alphas,
about gaining power, but not thinking through the ramifications. I’m much closer than he is, and I
have no intention of trying to figure out how to manage my pack and this one.
Calvin scrubs his hands over his face. “I’m just saying, they should first right of refusal.”
I turn and look at my mate. ‘Soph, can youe here please? I have a question for you,’ I say in the
mind link.
Her head snaps up and she looks at her friends before walking over. I tap my thigh and she curls up
in myp. I wrap my arms around her, kissing her forehead. I hate the sadness I still feel inside her
and I know it will be there for a long time toe.
“We’re talking about what to do with your parents‘ pack. Would you or Amelia want to take the Alpha
role for this pack?” I ask her. I’m not sure what Amelia would say, but I know my mate.
She sits up and looks at me. “How would that work? Our pack is too far away for us to effectively run
this pack. Until ric is destroyed and even after that, this pack needs on–site leadership, as does
our pack. We can’t split our time between two packs, Hunter. We would be doing a disservice to
both of them. Even if we had strong Betas and Gammas in both packs,
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it would put a strain on us and we’re going to have a pup in a few months. I have no intention of
staying in one pack while you go manage the other. No, we need toe up with a better idea,
something that will work for the pack members here as well,” she says, turning to the other Alphas.
“Don’t you agree?”
“Some do, not all,” I say, pulling her back against me.
“Who doesn’t agree?” she asks, sitting up again. My mate is about to go all Alpha on Calvin. I hope
he’s ready for it.
“Your sister is in line to take over this pack now that your parents are gone, Luna Sophie.”
“Amelia? She never wanted to an Alpha. Why would you even think that?” Sophie asks, as if he
should know his mate better than she does, which he should.
“It’s not a matter of what she wants, it’s about duty,” he says.
“Duty to whom, Alpha? To you? Because it certainly wouldn’t be dutiful to this pack. Are you
nning to leave her here to run things while you go home? Are you going to send her to your pack
while you stay here and manage this one? To keep them safe from ric? That makes no sense
and if you don’t know it, I can tell you that Amelia wouldn’t want that.”
“I’m pretty sure I know my mate better than you do,” he says, condescendingly.
“It doesn’t appear so,” my mate says angrily.
“This all seems very tense,” Nikki says, walking over and curling up in Robin’sp.
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“Very tense,” Allison agrees, sitting on Kayce’sp.
Dutton somehow manages to have both twins sit in hisp, one arm around each of them. Amelia,
however, is still the odd one out. Rather than sitting on Calvin’sp like the others have done, she
sits beside him. He takes her hand, but it’s a stark contrast between them and the rest of us.
“What’s all this about, Calvin?” Amelia asks, seeing my mate and hers squaring off.
“If nothing else, our son should be heir to this pack,” Calvin says, still focused on Sophie.
“Luna Amelia,” I say, interrupting whatever Sophie was about to spit out to Calvin. I can feel her
anger at Calvin, and I don’t me her. “We’re discussing what should happen with your parents‘
pack.”
Amelia looks at Calvin and frowns. “You want me to take over as Alpha?” she asks him, catching up
quickly.
Sophie sits back and I wrap my arms around her, cing my hands on her growing stomach. She
puts her hands over mine, intertwining them.
“It’s your right. Alpha Hunter suggested opening up the packs to allow others toe in and take
them over. For a pack like Owen’s, I would agree, but you are the rightful heir to this pack, Amelia.
You should take your ce here, as Alpha.”
She looks at him like he’s lost his mind. “How would that even work?”
“We’d have to figure that out, Ame, but it’s your right. Our son’s
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right.”
“What son? Your first–born son? Your second? Because right now, all you have is a future
daughter,” Sophie says snarkily.
‘Easy, baby. Let Amelia take on her mate. I think both of them have forgotten that she’s an Alpha,‘ I
say in the mind link.
“Sophie’s right, Calvin. They’re closer to having an heir for this pack than we are. And what are you
even suggesting? That I live here, and youe for conjugal visits from time to time? That I stay
here with our pups, and when we someday have a son, I send him to live with you and keep the
others here with me to raise? Is that what you want? To live separate lives?”
“Amelia, you’re getting yourself worked up…”
“You’re damn right I am, Calvin,” she says, standing up. “I’ve never wanted to be an Alpha. I
certainly never wanted to be mated to a man that didn’t even want to live in the same pack as me,”
she says, tears filling her eyes. My mate sits up, wanting tofort her sister.
Amelia turns to look at Sophie, holding up her hand. “I think I need to be alone right now. My mate
has given me much to think about,” she says, saying mate às if it’s distasteful.
“Amelia, we can talk about this,” Calvin says, standing.
“It sounds like you’ve already made the decision, Calvin, just like always. What more is there to
discuss?” she asks, spinning on her heels and walking away before he can answer.
Calvin watches her walk away, looking stunned. When he finally looks around, it’s as if he
remembers that he has an audience.
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“Please excuse me,” he says, walking away, and not in the direction that his mate went.
“You’d think after how hard he’s worked to gain her trust, that he wouldn’t do something this stupid
to betray it again,” Nikki says thoughtfully.
“I don’t think he’s looking at it from her perspective, my mate. He’s looking at the situation as an
Alpha, not as Amelia’s mate. He knew he hadn’t put everything together yet, but I can’t think of a
way that this would work, Sophie and Hunter came to the same conclusion almost immediately and
they aren’t fighting to keep this pack for one of their pups either.”
Nikki turns to look at Robin. “It’s a good thing you listen to me,” she says.
“WHEN you tell me something,” he rifies, putting his hands are her still–t stomach, “I listen. You
wouldn’t let me get away with not listening to you.”
“True and I already apologized about not telling you I was pregnant.”
“I’d be more inclined to ept your apology if I thought you meant it,” he growls, leaning forward
and nipping at her lip.
“So, what do we do now? About this pack? I’m assuming Dutton would like his Beta back,” Ezra
says.
“I would, especially considering that Aiden is still out there and maye for my mates again,”
Dutton says, as the twins snuggle closer to him. He purrs helping to settle them.
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